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ktempestbradford

@ktempestbradford@wandering.shop

I'm an award-winning science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction author 💖 Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion! 💖 a creative writing teacher for Writing the Other (aka https://botsin.space/@writingtheother_bot and also https://writing.exchange/@writingtheother), on the steering committee for the Carl Brandon Society, and a Black Girl who is Magic.

DMs are closed but contact info is on my website!

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annaleen, (edited ) to random
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Guess what? I'm on book tour this summer. Come see me discussing the history of psyops and the future of peace with these astonishing conversation partners! Be sure to say hi!

ktempestbradford,
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@annaleen YEAH. and when you come to Portland this time I will not hide in my house and actually see you.

ktempestbradford, to random
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Didn't realize that by coming to this airport I was entering the 3rd circle of hell....

Oscar Mayer branded gummy bacon
Oscar Meyer branded gummy hot dogs. All of these candies look like the products they're based on, adding extra horror to the proceedings.

ktempestbradford, to random
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@FlipboardCS @Flipboard any updates on rss?

ktempestbradford, to random
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@jasonsanford, as always, has a clear explanation of the current WorldCon/Hugo Awards issue/discussion. I very much appreciate him calling out Kevin Standlee on his disingenuousness. Because I'm sure there are many palm-colored people screaming SEE? SEE? WE TOLD YOU! rn even though the problem here is not only with the Chinese government.

(thread incoming)

https://www.patreon.com/posts/genre-grapevine-96916543

ktempestbradford, to random
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Can my librarian and teacher friends speak to this epidemic of young people not knowing how to use computers? Cuz... wow

https://www.tumblr.com/s-leary/748660000648495104?source=share

ktempestbradford, to random
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There are several folks who want to leave Substack (if you don't know why, tell me) but are having a hard time finding a replacement. Mostly they're people who have free newsletters they have no desire to monetize.

What are the Newsletter options for people like this? Which services won't charge you based on the number of subscribers or emails you send? Are there any?

Tagging @pluralistic

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Read my short story "The Copper Scarab" in Sunspot Jungle, edited by Bill Campbell

It's my first foray into writing steampunk in an ancient Egyptian setting and is all about the power of matriarchy.

The anthology is available in paperback and eBook: https://ktempestbradford.com/bibliography/sunspot-jungle-vol-1/

ktempestbradford, to random
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I legit thought I was going mad for a second as I stared at this wholly incorrect map 😂😂😂

https://mastodon.com.br/@xkcd/111585323279272734

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I have never screamed "hell no" louder than when I read this.

ktempestbradford, to random
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someone please explain to me like I'm 2 why Joel Edgerton keeps getting roles when he is, at best, a mediocre actor? Every time I see him in something I spend most of it going "Why is this man still here?"

ktempestbradford,
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It is a mystery on the level of why Sam Worthington still has a career. Dude has been the LEAD in multiple blockbuster films and I bet you can't even recall what he looks like. He is the ultimate Stock White Man from central casting and has about that same level of talent. Yet time and time again I see his name in the credits and I go "wait... which guy was he??"

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Even before I clicked on the article I had a feeling this would be about Bluestockings. They're the kind of community-focused space that would do this kind of thing. I hope they can resolve this. And I wish people would stop talking out their anger at societal problems on the entities trying to help.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/neighbors-upset-with-new-york-city-bookstore-for-giving-out-narcan-kits/

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YES. THIS. Thank you @pycon for continuing to protect the most vulnerable.

Other cons, take note. (WORLDCON yeah I'm looking at you.)

https://masto.machlis.com/@smach/112462436451472935

ktempestbradford, to random
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I've never wanted to punch a website before, and yet here we are....

ktempestbradford, to random
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The scene: My boomer dad and I are watching TV. A commercial for a show called MILF Island (or something).

Dad: Points to MILF What does that mean?
Me: Mother I'd Like to F---
Dad: chuckles Okay, what does it really mean?
Me: I'm not kidding, that's really what it means. I explain the general concept
Dad: Shakes his head in elderly disbelief
Me: contemplates the life choices that have led me to the moment where I have to explain MILF to my father

ktempestbradford, to random
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SBF only got 25 years? Really?

ktempestbradford, to random
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Okay okay okay can we just talk about how BEAUTIFUL the actress who plays Penelope is? (I don't know her name, sorry.) She's obviously going for the glowup in this season, but she has always been such a cutie. Here she's radiant. I'm losing my mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4JYAx5rNRA&ab_channel=Netflix

ktempestbradford, to random
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Wow, this is possibly the stupidest, greediest, most predatory abuse of copyright I've seen in a while.

A person can't post a photo of a room with wallpaper that has a licensed image even if the wallpaper was legally bought? That's not how this is supposed to work!

"She didn't credit me in the caption."

WHO TF LOOKS UP THE NAME OF THE WALLPAPER ARTIST WHEN POSTING VACATION HOME PHOTOS?

https://petapixel.com/2024/05/22/photographer-sues-grandma-over-wallpaper-photo-copyright-infringement/

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On Dec 23rd the inaugural BIPOC Book Fair kicks off in Portland, OR! The fair features books by BIPOC authors with BIPOC characters. Every child or teen who attends gets a free book of their choosing.

I'll be there with other local authors autographing and leading fun activities.

Even if you can't attend, please support the book fair by boosting the signal and donating to the fund for books and future fairs!

Details, Tickets, & Donations: carlbrandon.org/bbf/

ktempestbradford, to random
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Saw someone on here the other day giving all the reasons they won't vote because all the choices are bad and there's no lesser evil and etc. Meanwhile, one choice for president will very definitely try to become a dictator while the other will not. So.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-ian-black-if-trumps-acquitted-hell-be-an-unstoppable-terror?ref=home

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They will literally put internet connectivity in anything.....

At some point it will be impossible to buy a new toilet that doesn't come with a monthly subscription to a service that will likely cease to exist long before the toilet needs replacing.

https://hypebeast.com/2024/1/kohler-purewash-smart-bidet-ces-2024

ktempestbradford, to random
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Every dang time I read one of @pluralistic 's blog posts I learn 2 - 5 things that piss me off. Things that are important to know, yet things that are enraging, nonetheless.

Today's Thing 1: "Bing is also the primary source of results on Duckduckgo"

Gaaaaahhhhhhh

https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/05/the-map-is-not-the-territory/#vapor-locksmith

phildini, to linux
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Oh, hey, yes: if you want help switching to , I’m happy to help, but I’m also not going to try and say you must switch
https://fursuits.online/@tilton/112510442861399719

ktempestbradford,
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@phildini I have an old Chromebook that can't have an OS update. Help me put Linux on that sometime?

ktempestbradford, to random
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📣 Hey Writers! Do you know about the On Demand Courses available from Writing the Other?

Webinars, Master Classes, and self-guided Deep Dives to help you , available for purchase any time, day or night, in any time zone, on any planet in this solar system 🌌

https://writingtheother.com/on-demand-classes/

Help me boost this across the pleeeeze 🙏🏾 Thanks! 🥰

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100% in agreement. I really want the Galaxy Ring, but not if it costs as much as an Oura and requires a subscription. Especially as a galaxy phone user!

"We need to stop letting companies double-dip with high upfront costs and required subscriptions | Android Central"

https://www.androidcentral.com/wearables/we-need-to-stop-letting-companies-double-dip-with-high-upfront-costs-and-required-subscriptions

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