zzclaybourne

zzclaybourne, 2 days ago to random

Obvious Things Said Cheap: Becoming a productive member of society shouldn't be a suicide pact.

zzclaybourne, 8 days ago to random

No fanfare. No pantinglers and whootoorpits. Just somebody happy to get a book out.

And it's out. Amazon, B&N, Smashwords and all. Your local bookstore can order it. Your ebook device can read it.

If it becomes the #1 fantasy in the world, pantinglers.

zzclaybourne, 1 month ago to random

Being hit with strong pie thoughts today. Mighty mighty need

zzclaybourne, 1 month ago to random

The Detroit Public Library's 2024 African American Booklist is now online. This year's focus: the Black Fantastic. You get a profile of me, an essay from Nisi Shawl, and enough reading suggestions to satisfy your scifi-fantasy-horror jones till the next full eclipse! Download a copy with this link (will need to scroll the page a bit).

https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/african-american-booklist

zzclaybourne, 2 months ago to random

2 things that don't stop:

Party.
Psychological warfare.

I know you're tired. Rest when you need to.

zzclaybourne, 2 months ago to random

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill...

zzclaybourne, 3 months ago to random

Life is hard a lot. Watch Miyazaki movies.

zzclaybourne, 4 months ago to random

Obvious Things Said Cheap: This whole thing about not owning physical things like books, music, etc is just psychological warfare against your sense of permanence, ensuring that you remain the product.

zzclaybourne, 4 months ago to random

2024 energy: May at least one of your friends reveal themselves to be 12 loving weasels in a trench coat and you still wildly hang with them.

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

Thank you

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

Please enjoy this wonderful cacophony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJzjpLUQb8E

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

Obvious Things Said Cheap: No, they don't need cookies nor use them to enhance your web experience.

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

Little-known ornithological fact: There's this bird whose trill sounds exactly like a guy from Jersey saying "This is fucking amazing." All day long, for everything. "This is fucking amazing." The fact that it's rarely heard is not the bird's fault. It has no control over your outdoor activities. Put the beer down, Hoss. Nature awaits.

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

A reminder that "Thank you for your service" was a propaganda slogan pumped up--along with flag lapel pins--to deflect criticism of the machinery behind the lie that was the Iraq war, and continued primarily for the purposes of filling that machine's extensive coffers. Peace is the only honor.

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

Always remember that at least you're not so broken you want to be part of "Moms For Liberty."

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

I know the world is aflame, but I have a sourdough donut that I warmed in the oven till perfectly crispy on the outside. There's piano jazz playing. I can and will complain, but I'm going to finish this donut. Going to let the piano notes tickle brain nodes. Then get back to the rest of life.

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

My annual 2-line Halloween story:
When John stressed he ate; nothing unusual about that. It was what he ate that gave the jury so many problems.
The End

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

There's probably a Lord of the Rings porn movie made every other day and every one of them uses the name Frodo Throbbins without hunting each other down, so the likelihood that the general populace of the Earth should be able to get along a hell of a lot better is actually quite high.

zzclaybourne, 6 months ago to random

We've crossed $9000!!! THAT'S HUGE. That's finding a cookie u forgot about. That's having the person in the cavernous movie theater NOT sit next to u. That...is stepping into the shower and nailing either 'The Beautiful Ones' or 'Purple Rain.'

Gratitude.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidiansky/breath-warmth-and-dream-book-one-of-the-khumalo-trilogy

mwl, 7 months ago to random

Three days left on the "Breath, Warmth, and Dream" kickstarter @zzclaybourne is running, and: look, folks. We're a ways off from that magic $9,999 that means I get to taunt Zigs with the possibility of interviewing him, but not actually have to do it.

I know my followers. Y'all are better taunters than that. So come on, "help" the dude out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidiansky/breath-warmth-and-dream-book-one-of-the-khumalo-trilogy