Mary Layton

@MaryHerself
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Artist, author. Elizabeth Burleigh in Second Life. SFF geek girl. Imperfect ally but trying. She/her
M'websitewww.marylayton.net
M'radio stationwww.bmaradio.com
M'Patreonwww.patreon.com/MaryHerself
Mary LaytonJan 13, 2023
Please, Goddess, let me have at least one friend in this world who isn't falling for the lies of the Sussex haters. :(
So disappointing when people you expected to be smarter just drink the koolaid. It's not as bad as with Trumpism/MAGAness, but still. Obvious lies, easily disproved lies (like TK Maxx saying they "don't do sales" whilst holding a "Winter Clearance" sale), and still - they HATE.
Mary LaytonDec 21, 2022
Blessed Yule!
Mary LaytonDec 20, 2022
Sheril KirshenbaumDec 20, 2022

For thousands of years, fermenting beer was considered a household task for #women.

By the Middle Ages, some sold beer at English markets. Female brewers wore tall, pointy hats to be easily spotted. They stood by cauldrons & often had cats to keep mice away.

Sound familiar? It should.

You see, when male brewers felt threatened, they accused the women of witchcraft. These rumors may have led to some witch iconography we still recognize today.

https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940 #history #HistoryRemix

Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in

Today, beer is marketed to men and the industry is run by men. It wasn’t always that way.

The Conversation
Show threadMary LaytonDec 20, 2022
@charlotteclymer I've been watching "Love, Actually" every Solstice/Yule (21st Dec) for the last few years. And, m'husband and I always watch "Polar Express" on Christmas Eve. With hot chocolate, of course. My mom's coconut pie is a staple of the hols, too (I've low-carbed it, and it's almost as good as the original - hard to replicate that ready-made Pilsbury pie crust, though). :D
Mary LaytonDec 12, 2022
I freely admit that I threw myself right in the path of the Little Drummer Boy this season, so if you're playing the LDB Challenge, do not click this link, unless you want to hear/see one of the best versions of the tune, like, ever.
#Music #XmasMusic #LDB #forKINGandCOUNTRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I3ZM2XUk48
for KING + COUNTRY - Little Drummer Boy (Rewrapped Music Video) [LIVE]

YouTube
Mary LaytonDec 8, 2022
Chuck WendigDec 8, 2022

well HELLO there, I had some thoughts about this whole pesky AI art thing

https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2022/12/08/why-im-done-using-and-boosting-ai-art/

Why I’m Done Using And Boosting AI Art

Let’s just put it out there and up front — earlier, I was glad to play around with AI art, but that has ended. I have no intention at present of mucking around with AI art, signal-boost…

Chuck Wendig: Terribleminds
Mary LaytonDec 8, 2022
Richard 🏳️‍🌈Dec 6, 2022

L - Lesbians aren’t shooting things up.
G - Gays aren’t shootings things up.
B - Bisexuals aren’t shooting things up.
T - Transgender people aren’t either.
Q- Queer people are safely on the list.

It’s radicalized right wing fascist MAGAs that are shooting things up.
Republicans are a bigger and more widespread threat to children.

#lgbtq
Speak up now, because they may come for you next.

#politics

Mary LaytonNov 28, 2022
ScalziNov 28, 2022

Author friends, of which I know there are several here: Today (11/28/22) is the start of the Whatever 2022 Holiday Gift Guide, and today is specifically for traditionally-published authors, with tomorrow being for indie/self-pubbed authors. So if you're interested in promoting your work to my site's tens of thousands of daily readers (plus additional promo on my socials) these are the days. The link for today's post is below, and all the details you need are there.

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2022/11/28/whatever-holiday-gift-guide-2022-day-one-traditionally-published-books/

Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2022, Day One: Traditionally Published Books

Welcome to the first day of the Whatever Shopping Guide 2022 — Our way of helping you folks learn about cool creative gifts for the holidays, straight from the folks who have created them. Today’s …

Whatever
Show threadMary LaytonNov 28, 2022
@georgetakei Good lad, Brad! Ooo! I made a rhyme! :)
Mary LaytonNov 28, 2022
Being as the season of giving approacheth, I'd like to boost some friends and favourites over the next few days (weeks?). Today, I'd like to highlight Strange Brew - fantastic, fun coffee - and they will ship it to you! https://strangebrewcoffee.com/ #holidays #shopping #yule #christmas #smallbusiness #womenowned #coffee
Strange Brew Coffee – Fresh Coffee – Espresso Catering