Mastodawn

#WritersCoffeeClub 3/25 What do you feel when a loved one reads your work?

*deep breath*

WELL!

I'm okay with most of my stories being read by my family. My Dad even liked my German paranormal detective, and he doesn't generally enjoy fantasy. Same as the rest of my family...

But I have a very spicy SF series, and I can feel myself blush at the idea of them reading it.

Ahem.

#WritingCommunity

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Natasha

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Interviewer: Can you perform under pressure?

Me: I can do the Bowie part, but I don't have the upper range to sing the Freddie part.

Ellen's Very Southern Voice 13h ago

“It’s hard now as an immigrant pantry organization to constantly hear about the decrease in crime when the humanitarian crisis that it’s creating is being ignored,” Hampton said. “Because there is a real serious humanitarian crisis within this community in Memphis right now. We see it every day. We work with it every day. And it’s like a tale of two cities, basically.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/ice-memphis-food-pantry-immigration

#Memphis

(I apologize if this is behind a paywall--the quote says it all)

ICE made their neighbors ‘prisoners in their own homes’. So 130 Memphis residents signed up to deliver food

As US raids spread, a grassroots pantry delivers food, medicine and basics to immigrant families too afraid to leave home

The Guardian

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swachter 1d ago

I can’t fix everything, but I can fix this sweater.

#MakeDoAndMend #visibleMending #sewing #moveSlowAndFixThings #solarpunk

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cetan 1d ago

Today, for many reasons, was a good day. Best of all was that I saw a blue-tailed skink in the wild and managed to photograph it before it ran off.
Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
#southernillinois #lizard #skink #illinois #photography #nature

Ellen's Very Southern Voice 1d ago

This 2nd piercing has thrown me off my earring game. I never leave the house without earrings. Except now I have an earring in, but not my normal earring. And my watch has noticed my decrease in active calories--no swimming for 2 weeks.

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Tim Ruppert 1d ago

Once Upon an Inflatable Mattress

#InflatedMoviesOrPlays
#HashTagGames

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Jane Friedman 1d ago

After years of reporting on AI, I've put together this FAQ to answer questions of fact regarding AI and copyright. No opinions, no advocacy, just information about where we stand today, particularly focused on what the US Copyright Office has said and what current case law says.

These issues are not straightforward and even I have trouble keeping it all straight.

https://janefriedman.com/ai-and-publishing-faq-for-writers/