Diana Gill

So my grandmother passed last week and unsurprisingly, for her, did not have anything set up for her death. I am also about to enter lean times as a chronically ill person who has not recovered enough for work and yet won’t have a job as of November! So, I need 2k to bury her without burying myself.

Is the skeleton on the right… a. A helpful friend OR b. A ruthless enemy of the skeleton on the left?

Might have hit a snag — impossible number for anyone to wreck or ruin. Win some, lose some

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I agree. I'm usually a "boo before flu" person -- I get the flu shot right after Halloween -- but I got it over the weekend because there are signs the season is starting early.

Today's the 39th anniversary of "Black Monday" when the Dow fell 22.61% in a single day. Issues at the time: "concerns over inflation, a weakening dollar, rising oil and commodity prices, protectionism, tensions between the United States and Iran, and the potential end to a long economic expansion."

Hey y'all. So normally I am a reasonably private person despite appearances which makes this sort of humiliating. My life is more or less in the process of burning down. There's a family wedding coming up in 3 weeks. I'd like to go.

Witchmark by C. L. Polk is $2.99! This series is magnificent! bookshop.org/a/1382/97807... link.amazon/B0faPjLpB

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

For those of you struggling with correcting disagreements in your Anthropic settlement claims portal, things are happening, albeit slowly.

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Re the recent U of C news, AePhi was considered the worst frat when I was there centuries ago, so yeah... Abolish frats.

One mural costs 325 tote bag or t shirt sales. Or 283 advent calendars. Or 1625 stickers. I want to make more biodiversity murals in 2027…have you visited our shop lately? SquidFacts.net

I mean, HOW MANY quest stories have begun with this?

I was photographing this Red-tailed Hawk just after sunrise this morning and suddenly its wings turned golden. I think I gasped as I glimpsed it through my lens. ☀️☀️☀️ #Hawks #CentralPark #birdsseenin2026

WHAT IN THE FUCK. No. Absolutely not. That is not a search for evidence. That is a fucking targeted piece of bullshit.

We're now at $55/400! Struggling to afford groceries & AC & making Oct rent. Even just $5 helps. Bewst if you can! Please help us & our elderly cats! #Crowdfunding #MutualAid #HelpFolksLive2026 #RentHelp #ClimateRelief #DisabilitySky venmo.com/LAKnight89 paypal.me/LAKnight89

many years ago i was in a Q&A with Holly Black and asked her about a scene in one of her books where ~2/3rds of the named character very suddenly die in a botched assassination-turned-massacre. most of the time, this makes me check out. but this one kept me very engaged. "how did you do that?"

In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

🌊 “Direct” — By Jon Foreman at Poppit Sands, Wales, UK 🇬🇧 Strange Finds (8 Photos) https://streetartutopia.com/2026/10/05/unusual-public-art-and-architecture/

"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"

This is Huckleberry, an animal ambassador at the Nashville Zoo. Huckleberry is a Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) & I think he is amazing, but you need to meet the rest of the ferret-badger crew (babies incoming 😃). Let's learn about ferret-badgers!

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

Your 3rd dose today of Anthropic settlement madness (at least from me). Authors, CHECK YOUR CLAIMS! Your situation may have changed, per this email from the settlement administrator that some authors are receiving (subject heading: Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Allocation Updates)

Hello. I am widening my submissions categories to include: - Epic Fantasy - Space Opera - Near Future/High Concept SF - Horror Details here: www.dongwonsong.com/submission-g...

If you haven't read WITCHMARK and its sequels, GO DO

Be careful, friends—this scam is everywhere writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/w...

This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.

If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:

In small gestures, would donate to a reputable kickstarter to help the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario restore the mid-century stained glass window through which bullets were shot on Yom Kippur. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

THIS IS THE KIND OF SHIT I WANT MY GOVERNMENT TO DO Hold large corporations accountable. Distribute the proceeds to the workers. Rinse, repeat.

Ancillary Review is looking for more editors! Message me if you're interested in copy-editing, dev editing, or graphics creation for a Hugo finalist magazine of spec fic criticism! It's volunteer-based and fits with your schedule <3

A freelance client ran into this recently, and scammers are getting very elaborate. PLEASE be careful out there. Here's their story: 1. Someone reached out to this client, claiming they were an editor with a big 5 imprint. 2. They said they had found my client's self-published book on Amazon

As the end of the year barrels down on us, sort through those unfinished goals you set back in January and pick one to see through in the time that remains: nepheletempest.substack.com/p/one-true-f...

Crowned Woodnymph at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #birds #hummingbirds #nature

Reposting this would be very helpful. We're having a tough month at Skype a Scientist between much of my energy being devoted to Academy of Natural Sciences stuff. I need help!!

Everyone who's excited for the Neagley tv show and/or loves Reacher, I have to plug @slhuang.com's absolutely fantastic ZERO SUM GAME and sequels. Cas is a short, brown female Reacher who maths. I'm biased, but they're fantastic. www.slhuang.com/book/zero-su...

For UK authors - I'm not a tax expert but have had plenty W8s approved by US publishers. Enter your details, using your UTR from your self-assessment as foreign tax reference, this wording should be good for part 2, sign and date the form

Humaning.