Lili Saintcrow

lilithsaintcrow.comQuestionably Blest | Lili SaintcrowMade both benchmarks and wordcount on two projects yesterday, which doesn’t happen often–benchmarks are handholds, plot places necessary to achieve before the story can go on, and wordcount, well, speaks for itself. Most of the ... Read more

Questionably Blest

In which considerations are weighed, the phrase "nutmeg burps" arises, and experience tells the difference.

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For a moment I thought I’d put too much pumpkin spice in my morning gruel but then I realised there is no such thing. THE SPICE MUST FLOW.

(the phrase “nutmeg burps” comes to mind) (yes I know this is cursed knowledge) (you’re welcome)

lithub.comHow to Find the Perfect Writing SoundtrackThis first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. I discovered my favorite writing music in the winter of 2023, at an audio art exhibition in Berlin. It was an otherworldly…

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"The first phase is the music one listens to while thinking about writing, and the second is the music one listens to while actually writing."

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In honour of the season, the code "SPOOKYTIME" at checkout will get new subscribers (Latte's Worth, Crow's Nest, and Nest Egg tiers) 50% off their first month at my Patreon, until 10/31.

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@deck.blue

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if you want to follow ANYTHING from what elected Lula here in brazil, this is the most important lesson and change of mindset that happened here just don't give them the attention they want. let them speak amongst themselves and let us win by silencing them with our voices

Calli Giovanini COMMS CLOSED@calligiovanini.bsky.social

The online part was important too, of course. We collectively decided to not interact with any right wing post or comment ever. Trolls and bots lost their power. This is a good lesson.

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Isn’t it strange how a problem the cable internet provider’s chatbot swears “will require a technician visit, for which there will be a charge” vanishes once one threatens to switch providers? It’s almost magical how that happens.

Michael Van Vleet (he/him)

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(Related: I loathe Comcast so, so much…)

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[Freeze frame on Dracula tearing me in half] VO: Yup. That's me, getting torn in half by Dracula. I bet you're wondering how I found myself in this particular pickle...

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Made benchmarks *and* wordcount on both projects today (the two are not the same), and am feeling like I have more in the tank. I may save it for tomorrow, though; it's always best to leave a little; keeping the pump primed, as it were.

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Wendy Xu

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start paying artists you fucks!!!! the potential of you reaching nirvana depends on it!

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A Halloween costume, a genie, and a historical mystery--DESIRES, KNOWN is $2.99USD in ebook until 10/31. books2read.com/desiresknown

dnyuz.comA new $724 million museum is a visually stunning train wreckLOS ANGELES — Seen from the air, the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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"No museum I’ve visited is as relentlessly hostile to curiosity, exhausting and ultimately depressing."

bookshop.orgDaywalker's LemanThe first installment of a scorching new dark vampire romance series by the New York Times bestselling author, Lilith Saintcrow. Everything went according to plan until Bea actually drove the stake…

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"Everything went according to plan, until Bea drove the stake into the monster's heart..." DAYWALKER'S LEMAN (Tales of the Sanguinant #1) is $2.99USD (and CAD) in ebook, until 10/31. Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL9NVCHX B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daywalkers... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

lilithsaintcrow.comTrue Luxury | Lili SaintcrowI was just about to expire of desiccation when voila and hallelujah, the rain moved in. I am transported, relieved, overjoyed. My soul uncramps once more. Boxnoggin, however, was not nearly so pleased. We didn’t ... Read more

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For the lunchtime readers: True Luxury

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In which my soul uncramps, Boxnoggin resists (until turnaround), and the creative well must be filled.

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Yet more outrageous BS from our tech overlords. And remember, they do this first to authors and artists. Soon they'll be doing this to everyone.

Jordan Kurella De Vil@jordankurella.com

hey all i dont know what authorsdaily dot com is? but they have an "Interview" with me posted that i - never gave - is full of lies - has my wrong pronouns - is full of things i dont do - or would never say? so i emailed them and told them to take it down but jfc, i am tired

Was gonna go for another cuppa, but I need something with a bit more punch on this rainy Monday. A couple quadshots oughta do it.

futurism.comBanks Preparing for Aftermath of Unprecedented Catastrophe Caused by AIMajor financial institutions are starting to implement "day after" plans for hypothetical AI-driven financial crises.

"That’s become a major liability for top banks like Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo, which are scrambling to implement security procedures and policy updates to get ahead of the AI swarm."

There's a couple different things here, of which the security issue is the largest. The article also mentions "'AI' agents" "optimizing the cheap deposits" banks depend on to extend loans, comparing it to a casino in which the house loses.

Which is, of course, no casino at all, and I suspect that paragraph is a bit of media poisoning by the relentless grifters pushing "AI" everywhere. Nevertheless, when the *banks* start getting nervous, it's a sure sign of the bubble deflating. (More of a wheeze than a pop, but still...)

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Today’s run was an intense pleasure. Perfect weather, just enough fallen leaves, a Very Good Dog in a yellow raincoat, and a goodly portion of my zen is returned.

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Another Sons of Ymre sale! JAKE (Sons of Ymre #2) is $1.99USD (and CAD) in ebook at these retailers, until 11/3. books2read.com/sonsofymre-jake

theparisreview.orgMurano Parsnips: The Unexpected Literary History of the Dildo by Izabella ScottOctober 22, 2026 – “The poem treats the dildo with the inflated seriousness of a mock epic, describing its hero with astonishing material precision.”

"Yet little remains of this ingenuity. Some examples survive in glass and ivory, but exhibits are scarce; leather rots, wax deforms, glass breaks. Even when a dildo survives, it may be given another name..."

guess which square-headed canine dumbass lunged for a rabbit and got himself tangled in hops vine while still in his harness and strapped to Yours Truly?

this dog is a continual delight. you can’t pay for this kind of entertainment. (or contusions.)

and now he’s finally eating his breakfast all is well in the land of Boxnoggin

Geese crying overhead, and the entire neighbourhood smells of wet cedar and late apples. My very favourite season finally, FINALLY commences.

True Luxury

In which my soul uncramps, Boxnoggin resists (until turnaround), and the creative well must be filled.

In honour of the season, the code "SPOOKYTIME" at checkout will get new subscribers (Latte's Worth, Crow's Nest, and Nest Egg tiers) 50% off their first month at my Patreon, until 10/31.