Stockton Smith

Stockton Smith

@stocktonsmith.bsky.social

Mystery writer. Permanent research phase. Wrote some goofy mysteries about stoners and a serious one. Like the Old Days (the serious one) is out now in ebook and paperback! https://stocktonsmithbooks.com/

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Stockton Smith
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the best thing about new tv is it's all shit i've seen already, so i can make small talk and still have time to read instead of doing the homework.

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com

New posters for CAPE FEAR. Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson star. The 10-episode series will make its global debut June 5 with a two-episode premiere on Apple TV, followed by new episodes every Friday. Produced by Spielberg & Scorsese.

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Isabel J. Kim
@isabel.kim

if u wanna see a bunch of people read some cool stuff (including me) and ur free may 9..... :3

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Stockton Smith
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had this conversation too many times since moving to a "blue" state about what "red" states are really like...

Ghostly Bree@mostlybree.kitrocha.com

General reminder that I once did the literal math on that stupid "Jesus Land vs The Real America" map and fully half of Trump voters live in the ~blue~ states y'all are posting this dumb shit from.

Stockton Smith
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this seems bad considering the bike lane has pedestrians in it and is a lane of traffic..

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social

"Waymo has told advocates that expecting it to respect bike lanes is 'too high a bar' because customers expect to be dropped off in them." To be crystal clear, it's illegal for a car to be in a bike lane. It doesn't matter what Waymo's customers expect; the company shouldn't be doing it.

nyc.streetsblog.orgWaymo Is Not In The 'Vision Zero' Toolbox: Data - Streetsblog New York CityAt least two of the cities where Waymo operates have not experienced declines in traffic-related injuries and deaths.

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Emily St. James
@emilystjams.bsky.social

Write what you think the section is in as few words as possible. Under 100 is good. Under 50 is better. Now retype that. Retype it again. Retype it until new words start to suggest themselves.

Ashley Schofield is looking for work! 🐉@ashlikeadragon.bsky.social

any advice from writers for when you desperately need to start writing something but you can't because you're terrified of it being terrible

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After Dinner Conversation®
@afterdinnerconversation.com

We go to writer groups every month or so to talk to writers about what literary magazines are looking for, the inner workings how decisions are made, and how the finances work. If you ever want our editor to come to one of your writer groups, we're happy to set up a zoom call to your event.

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Weedle
@weedle.bsky.social

Exactly one year ago today:

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social

NEW: Growing fears of food shortages on USS Tripoli & other US ships in the Middle East. This photo is the kind of meals now being served. It was sent by a sailor to her family. Families are now trying to send food parcels to the ships. Full story 👉 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Stockton Smith
@stocktonsmith.bsky.social

i was already driving less. maybe i can start walking 20 miles back and forth and eliminate driving completely?

Paul J. Dauenhauer@pauldauenhauer.bsky.social

"Chevron executive Andy Walz suggests Americans should drive less amid high gas prices" www.cbsnews.com/news/chevron...

cbsnews.comChevron executive Andy Walz suggests Americans should drive less amid high gas prices"People should try to drive less. They should try to conserve energy," Andy Walz told CBS News. "We should be doing that all the time. Energy's essential for people's lives, but we should conserve it....
Stockton Smith
@stocktonsmith.bsky.social

here's a novel solution: use all that money wasted on dhs to subsidize gas so we can sell it at lower prices. the president gets to line his pockets but we can all still get to fucking work

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"The story is simple: a stranger arrives, buys a decaying mansion from the local bigshot, and through cunning (and the support of a hilarious, bizarre cast of misfit relatives) cons everyone in his path until he's fleeced the whole town." Review: The Hamlet stocktonsmithbooks.com/notes#the_ha...

stocktonsmithbooks.comCase NotesThere's a reason I keep writing 65,000-word novels. And no, it's not to stiff the reader on word count. Die-hards will tell you quantity wins out: more pages, better book (they think the consumer thinks)!
Stockton Smith
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The tax billionaires talking point obscures that that money was stolen, and this "radical" position merely reframes injustice to say certain thieves should pay restitution and keep what they stole. These people are economic vampires. We can't concede to letting them eat responsibly.

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Karl Bode
@karlbode.com

In case you missed it, the Trump administration is illegally threatening to withhold billions in already awarded broadband improvement grants from states that attempt ANY regulation of AI or ANY oversight of price-gouging telecom giants

benton.orgThe Trump Administration is Using BEAD Funds as a Cudgel. Is that Legal?The Trump Administration is threatening to withhold funds from states that lawfully regulate AI and broadband. Those threats are likely unlawful.
Stockton Smith
@stocktonsmith.bsky.social

"The story is simple: a stranger arrives, buys a decaying mansion from the local bigshot, and through cunning (and the support of a hilarious, bizarre cast of misfit relatives) cons everyone in his path until he's fleeced the whole town." Review: The Hamlet stocktonsmithbooks.com/notes#the_ha...

stocktonsmithbooks.comCase NotesThere's a reason I keep writing 65,000-word novels. And no, it's not to stiff the reader on word count. Die-hards will tell you quantity wins out: more pages, better book (they think the consumer thinks)!
Stockton Smith
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this is honestly funny because i'm pretty sure a steady diet of scifi as a kid is what made me one of the "wokes"

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

Saw someone griping about the fall of science fiction as a viable category of fiction and blaming "wokeness," and also, me specifically, for it. In the real world, in 2025, science fiction sales were up 22%. I published two novels last year. YOU'RE WELCOME. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

publishersweekly.comPrint Book Sales Rose Slightly in 2025A mild rebound in children’s book sales helped to offset softness on the adult side, resulting in a 0.3% increase in unit sales of print books in 2025 over 2024. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins was last year’s top-selling title.
Stockton Smith
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wow, kinda surprised nobody remembered to call me to get on in this...

The Associated Press@apnews.com

A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for these new customers.

bit.lyNewly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcementA group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for those users.

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ☃︎ ❄︎
@moxiest.art

"I can not believe America has becom--" bitch, we have Andrew Jackson on our money. our default money. the only money the bank robot knows how to hand out.

Stockton Smith
@stocktonsmith.bsky.social

This is a beautiful split second snapshot of the world we live in, amz went down cause it does (at respectable, seasonal intervals), and monopolies are crazy, but literally a wild AI has appeared and informed us that actually, it caused this outage..

James GHOULizio 👻@theswweet.myatproto.social

Good news, folks. Everyone blaming GenAI are the best type of correct, technically correct.

Stockton Smith
@stocktonsmith.bsky.social

feels like we're in They Live and everyone's wearing the sunglasses but like half of them are mad at the people saying actually the glasses are making them reconsider some shit

Crowsa Luxemburg@quendergeer.bsky.social

love how experimental hormones are fine if you're a) cis and b) trying not to be a fatty www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

theguardian.comIs a new weight-loss drug making people fall out of love?Some people using retatrutide, which is not yet approved, are reporting ‘emotional flattening’, but experts point to a more complex picture
Stockton Smith
@stocktonsmith.bsky.social

i wear underwear with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights printed on it as a subtle but pointed statement to the growing crowd around me chanting america uber alles

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it's also beyond parody that the answer is buying freedom merch and wearing it to signal your lifestyle and subculture to the dude dismantling your profession and painting you as a public enemy. like this is how you get people saying media institutions are already cooked and hopeless.