As the World Stearns

The world is too often unbearably heartbreaking. In lieu of all that, here is my cat, Maeby. I love her.

If you're looking for a Halloween listen to share with your kids, these three spooky/funny audiobooks are all available from wherever you go to get your audiobooks, from Audible to the indie-friendly Libro.FM! #Halloween #Spooky #BookSky

I think the lesson from Lula is not never talk about the opposition; it's articulate a positive vision that's basically, We Can Just Do Things. That's why Mamdani-ism is so popular - voters have an intrinsic sense that their electeds have agency they're not using

what is even happe ning

Imagine running up on THEE dictionary…

You guys can keep repeating this all you want, but it doesn’t make it true. America was founded as a secular republic, not a Christian nation. The Constitution is pretty clear about that.

The last half of this quote wasn't circulating nearly as much yesterday, but it's actually the clincher. God bless this brilliant, gifted, absolutely deranged man.

Hell yes. Let’s normalize saying no to AI crap. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are “the world’s largest knowledge predators” and possess dangerous monopolistic powers, according to this meticulous study by Cecilia Rikap. This is a forceful argument for dissolving tech monopolies and democratizing digital innovation. @VersoBooks buff.ly/v2grlq5

gawd i wish we would stop listening to and giving respectability to charlatans and dipshits

Got into it with a tech bro "You're gonna get left behind if you don't embrace AI, ppl aren't always gonna read your books" Me: maybe not but it will always be me writing them" 😎

💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥

Happy heavenly birthday to one of my favorite singers, Julie London. #BOTD

This left me blind with laughter.

hey if you get an email from "authoraharrow@gmail.com" it's not me!!!! it's my sloppelgänger!

Trans people are a slightly LARGER percent of the US population in 2026 than Jewish people were in Germany in 1933. Assholes who say trans folk aren’t worth defending because of population size are telling us exactly who they would have been in Nazi Germany.

If I find out that I am secretly Ai I am going to be SO PISSED. Every night I count my fingers.

So we want to livestream the rally tomorrow from the Save The Academy instagram account, but the accounts needs 1000 followers to allow livestreaming. Please please please can everyone go follow this instagram account? www.instagram.com/savetheacade...

Every kid should have free lunch in public school. This should not be controversial

This is just to say... I have stolen the work that you spent years creating and which you were probably hoping would pay your bills But online sharing doesn't count It's actually a compliment So fuck you BTW, I'm a fan

I need some real solidarity. On Friday, I published this article about why Zuckerberg should resign. It’s being throttled on Meta products and I’ve had several attempts to hijack my fb acct. Please repost this article, esp on your Meta accounts. #ZuckMustGo www.theguardian.com/technology/c...

I would like to report on the literary agents who are claiming a percentage of their clients' Anthropic settlement. But I need some authors willing to share info about who these agents are (privately - no need to go on the record). Reach out: hello@janefriedman.com

Good morning

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

Things that count as reading: * Short books * Smut * Graphic novels * Audiobooks * Fanfic * Too many other things to list Things that don't count as reading: * Having ChatGPT fart out a "summary" for you.

people who smile at people for no reason save lives more often than they could ever know

Yessss. More people should be open about rejecting the job here. It makes it much more visible that it really is a choice.

normal person: hi nice to meet you me: here are all the deeply upsetting stories i have all at once without any pauses

These people are monsters and worse, without exception.

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 2, aka Whistler’s Kitty

This epic thread appears to be *still going* and it’s 🎯 😘

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Just a reminder for those of you working on hybrids or graphic novels, MAKING COMICS by @scottmccloud.bsky.social is still, hands down, the best technical reference out there. #graphicnovel #authorillustrator #sequentialart

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Writers! Why be humble? Why not put this on the title page of your next novel?

Someone in DC set up a “little free blockbuster” with DVDs inside instead of books lol

To anyone who follows me, or doesn’t, please contribute to @richardkadrey.bsky.social ‘s extremely urgent new Go FundMe. His cat’s depending on you too. I don’t know a harder-working writer, and what he produces is always wonderful. Please re-skeet!

PSA on the Victoria Line tube in London. Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.