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• Post #4309015

  Hey #bookstodon and #bookclub friends, I read a good batch of books in May. Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg --AMAZING BOOK! Before I finished, I used its teachings to revise an old short story. Brilliant advice. Brilliant book. Tenth of December by George Saunders -- A solid short story collection by a phenomenal writer. 1/2

• Post #4309014

  One of the feral cats we look after. Tabitha in the sun on a #caturday morning.

• Post #4309013

  I'm 89 days sober today. About two months ago, dissatisfied with the sobriety trackers out there, I vibe coded my own using Claude Code to help me. I'm not a coder. But we made a cool app that I use for my own sobriety and the app is like having a really supportive quiet robot friend who is looking after my days. I'm ambivalent about using Claude. More to follow. Here's what the app home screen looks like. I'm thinking of putting it on the Google app store...

• Post #4309012

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou/116789236859406940 I counted one woman visible in this clip.

• Post #4309011

  Hot hot hot. Dutchess County, NY

• Post #4309010

  I'm having my first experience reading Robert Coover. I started with The Public Burning. It's an absolute knockout. I'm a little over halfway through. I wonder if anyone out there has read this and what your experience was like. Keep in mind I'm midway through. The subject(s) couldn't be more timely. #robertcoover #thepublicburning #bookstodon

• Post #4309009

  Cat. #caturday

• Post #4309008

  The Public Burning by Robert Coover This is an extremely ambitious and wildly insane book. It's kind of like Dickens and Twain and LSD and vaudeville smashed together in the Large Hadron. I'm thrilled to have had the experience of reading it. And I'm left wondering how it ever got written and what Robert Coover was really like. Great book. Crazy book. Timely as ever. #bookstodon #bookclub

• Post #4309007

  Finding myself very heartbroken over the news of the death of Glen Hansard. If you don't know his music, he's incredible. What a loss.

• Post #4309006

  I only today figured out I can scroll a live feed of just the #forkiverse and I'm happier for it. I am not a power user here. Obvi.

• Post #1697250

  Bright I Burn by Molly Aitken This is one of those books that you just have to read. While it might not be everyone's cup of tea, I loved it. It's up there among my favorites I've read this year. Molly Aitken has a long terrific future ahead of her as a storyteller. My advice is, if you read a synopsis of the book first, just forget it when you read the book. It creates a false impression of what the book truly is. (Luckily I had forgotten the synopsis.) #bookstodon #b...

• Post #1697249

  Wink #caturday

• Post #1697248

  It occurred to me, while thinking about predicted future devastating climate change outcomes, that all of the best zombie movies, like all good speculative art, have been preparing us for the days ahead when millions - billions - will be struggling for survival, attempting to breach the walls of fortified retreats the . 01% have hidden themselves within, seeking anything to eat, maybe even including brains.

• Post #1167663

  @Pepijn They had the brazenness to say this while using advanced technology that for some people is financially out of reach. Lol.

• Post #1167662

  I took my foot off the gas a little in March. Still, I'm happy to have read these four diverting books. I went on a bender with Murderbot and finished up with a classic tale of murder murder murder (and murder). The Murderbot Diaries: Rogue Protocol The Murderbot Diaries: Exit Strategy The Murderbot Diaries: Network Effect By Martha Wells The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett I think April needs to lighten up a little. Less sarcasm&cynicism, more sincerity&hope....

• Post #1167661

  I'm watching the live coverage of the moon flyby portion of the Artemis II mission. I don't think I'll ever be cynical about space exploration. I'm covered in goosebumps. Go #nasa - Go #science - Go crew of the Integrity.

• Post #1167660

  I want to go on the record.* I am opposed to genocide. What the Trump administration is doing is unconscionable, illegal, immoral, heinous. *Just in case they drag the entirety of the US citizenry to the Hague.

• Post #1167658

  It is taking me my entire life to understand that I'm not very good at friendship. I'm a kind person, I can be a great friend, but I just don't do friendship very well because I don't want to bother anybody. I suppose I don't understand why people would want me around. It's a terrible place to be intellectually, mentally. I should work on it.

• Post #1167657

  Wink sees all your #caturday posts and approves.

• Post #803161

  Damn, Julius Caesar assassinated! Didn't see that coming. #idesofmarch

• Post #803159

  Um, fuck this guy. And the gold plated toilet he road in on. #dictator

• Post #803157

  Network Effect by Martha Wells A Murderbot Novel What an exciting addition to the Murderbot series - a full length novel! I've read the first four novellas in order and this fifth one in the series was a terrific book which eclipsed them all except for maybe the first one, because how can anything be better than that? Martha Wells writes action really well and navigates the fascinating terrain of Murderbot's pysche expertly. #murderbot #bookstodon #bookclub

• Post #803156

  Winter is nearing its end and so my voracious reading will come to an end too. I read 16 books over Jan and Feb and three in March. My writing needs to take priority over reading and house projects and work will probably edge out my writing. I've been struggling mentally and intellectually for at least half a year and I'm doing my best to stay out of complete darkness. Slowly and consistently, I've been getting back to an exercise regimen and that is huge. Onward. #writin...

• Post #648626

  There's a sale on! https://apnews.com/article/us-citizenship-state-department-ab78db7aced64919edff3de26eebb681

• Post #648624

  Wink is taking a nap. I want to to also. #caturday

• Post #648621

  Horses could walk on their hind legs and stand ten feet tall if they wished, but they choose not to in order to avoid stooping through doorways. #animalfacts

• Post #637514

  I guess, I'm just wondering, WHY THE HELL DIDN'T THIS GET INVESTIGATED? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/epstein-new-mexico-zorro-ranch-search.html

• Post #637513

  Yeesh, what a week. Is it #caturday yet?

• Post #606358

  Rogue Protocol The Murderbot Diaries #3 Martha Wells sure was onto something with our old friend Murderbot. This one was breezy and over in a flash. Not a lot to chew on but these are fun snacks in between some of the heavier bites I've had. #bookstodon #bookclub

• Post #606357

  The Murderbot Diaries: Exit Strategy by Martha Wells #4 in the series was a hoot. Taken as a while, it's been a blast relaxing with these slim volumes while the world goes to complete shit and while I stare down my next reads. If I were in charge of doing a Season 2 for the Apple show, I'd condense #2 and #3 into a two or three episode set up for #4 to take up the majority of a ten episode run. Exit Strategy was a worthy follow up to the original book. Loved it. #bookstodon...