Here is a lengthy piece about the latest #enshittification of the #Amazon #Kindle. I've seen articles and YouTube videos speculating about the reason for the removal of the #download option. Most of the reasons just didn't track for me. So I did some digging, and I think I found the real reason for the change. (As always it comes down to money...but not in the way you might think.)

I also wanted to talk (possibly a bit too much) about what this all has meant for me. You might find some of that discussion interesting. There is still plenty more to say, so I will probably write another article about the things that I didn't cover in this article.

Please give the article a #read, and let me know your thoughts on the Amazon Kindle situation, or the situation with #eReaders in general.

https://www.unattributed.cc/the-newest-kindle-enshittification/

#ebooking #ebooks #ebook #readitnow #readers #readersofinsta #readersofpixelfed #readersofig #readersclub #readingisfun #reading

It was strange how we clung to hope until the last moment. I would never understand why, though.

#shortstory #fiction #family #sliceoflife #thoughtprovoking #quickread #readers #readersofig #readersofsky

https://thepagesof.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/azure-a-journey-through-life-and-loss/

The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 3/20

I have a NyQuil hangover today and am moving very sloooowllly. It's cold and snowy out. How are things with you?

#bookstadon #bookchallenge #booknerd #reading #readersofig #booklovers

Couldn't help but write a little poem (maybe more of an adult nursery rhyme) for the story I posted on Fiction Bites. If you're curious about it, then give this story a try and let me know what you think.

More stories to come out this Friday and others until mid December.

Fiction Bites: https://llvh.substack.com/p/when-ass-run-wild

#FictionBites #whattoread #horrorstories #writingcommunity #readersofig #justread

https://specstories.substack.com/p/harnessing-the-power-of-creative

"Creative Visualization"
on SPECULATIVE ENCOUNTERS.

#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #readersofig #indieauthors #goodreads #bookboost #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #booktweeters #readers #BookTwitter #booktok #speculativefiction #fictionreaders #reader #substack #journals #journal #storyideas #fictionauthor #fictionwriter #fictionwriters #creativewriter #creativefiction #creativevisualization

https://specstories.substack.com/p/ink-and-shadows

"Ink and Shadows"
These articles explore the multifaceted nature of character in fictional stories.

#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #readersofig #indieauthors #goodreads #bookboost #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #booktweeters #readers #BookTwitter #booktok #speculativefiction #fictionreaders #reader #substack #journals #journal #storyideas #fictionauthor #fictionwriter #fictionwriters #creativewriter #creativefiction

https://specstories.substack.com/p/shadows-of-the-thicket

"Shadows of the Thicket"
a TellTales micro Horror story

#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #serializedfiction #serials #readersofig #indieauthors #goodreads #bookboost #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #booktweeters #readers #BookTwitter #booktok #speculativefiction #fictionreaders #reader #substack #TellTales #horrorstories #horrorstory #microstory #flashfiction