The Gaza Evacuation Fund Book Auction is live, and it has INCREDIBLE items for an incredible cause; everyone come outbid me!

32auctions.com/gazabookauction

I’ve been working on two stories set in Maine’s textile mills in the 1850s. I was inspired by all the historical horror I’ve been reading and loving lately, and wanted to recognize some of it here.
Tananarive Due - The Reformatory Adam McOmber Disgruntled Haradrim Victor LaValle Michelle Paver Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Yes please

New ghost story by Rebecca Turkewitz: 'Maud began to talk to the dead girls in January. Elizabeth and I listened to her whispering at night, urgent and furtive, for weeks. We became accustomed to the sound of it...'
unchartedmag.com/stories/knocki…

Lots of good writing news today! Also found out HERE IN THE NIGHT is a finalist for the Maine Literary Award! AND two of my students are finalists in the youth categories, which makes me so happy.
mainewriters.org/events/2024-fi…

Just been to a scarecrow festival with the theme of sci-fi. I was unprepared for how folk horror it was.
A thread 🧵 of images...

Ooh it’s almost “trying to bully my husband into wearing shorter shorts” season.

Look, I KNOW—but I actually liked 2018 Susperia better than the original.

“they should teach media literacy in school” brother that’s what they’re trying to do english/lit classes but you keep saying “it’s not that deep the curtains are just blue”

1/ Two years ago today, on 4/25/22, Twitter’s Board accepted Elon Musk’s offer to acquire the company at $54.20/share.

As an ex-director for civic integrity at Twitter, I’ve watched what Musk has done since then.

And today is my last post on this platform.

I’m leaving.
🧵>>>

1. Less alcohol. More water.
2. Rx tretinoin + SPF 50.
3. Strengthen your core (helps back pain!)

My wedding bouquet was colorful and whimsical (I even stuck some artificial butterflies in there). Now it’s a pair of bookends. (For Clevelanders, the bouquet was a la cart from Blossom Flower Bar and I highly recommend.)

Just found the 'AI crawlers' setting in Squarespace, turned on by default, letting my site's content be used to train AI models.

I've been a Squarespace user for years - no idea when this was added. This is the problem with opt-outs.

What’s up amateurs. I’ve invented a new level of writing procrastination where you “have to” renovate your office/gym before starting a new project.

Looking at you, Lit Twitter 👀 (via Timothy McSweeney) buff.ly/3vY73lW

The process of creating is crucial to learning and growing as an artist. You make discoveries, have revelations, come up with new approaches, techniques, ideas. The process is something most artists enjoy and value deeply. If it feels like 'mundane drudgery,' ask yourself why.

Yes, AI requires an absolutely massive amount of energy, but you have to keep this in perspective. It also generates terrible images and the worst writing you’ve ever read.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I mean…

It was a delight to wake up this morning to a wonderful review of HERE IN THE NIGHT by fellow Maine writer Genanne Walsh in my local paper, Portland Press Herald! 💜

Must-read. I didn't realize this: organic milk producers can't give their animals antibiotics, and apparently many of them resort to horrible quack cures like packing eye infections with salt.