Nicole Sune Sbitani
Mostly microfiction, with little sprinkles of personality between. #amwriting #amreading Personal account, not representative of Department of State or USG.
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- "I love you so much." "I love you so much!" "You could never leave me. #Ghost me, I dare you." "You know? What a relief!" "Holy shit, where did you go?" "I'm here!" "Why can't I see you?" "Because... I'm a... isn't this what you asked for?" "I..." "...didn't mean that kind. I see that now." #vss365
- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniAt the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.
- Reposted by Nicole Sune Sbitanineil gaiman watching the epstein news thought bubble "oh yeah that reminds me"
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- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniAuthors, please talk about your books. We needs breaks from the suck or we won't make it.
- Reposted by Nicole Sune Sbitanitag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniAs someone who wrote in 'snatched time' for many years, and still writes at the kitchen table, this resonates. (I gave up my office so my kids could have their own rooms.) I would love 'a room of one's own,' but for most people, and female caregivers in particular, that's just not possible.
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- While @michaelhobbes.bsky.social was talking in this episode, I unlocked a core memory I haven't thought about in 10+ years: the fact that THREE unrelated men at THREE unrelated points in my life said they didn't like me pushing back on them and I should read How to Win Friends and Influence People
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- Howl's Moving Castle. The depiction of age (especially in the context of womanhood) and the critique of war were executed so beautifully.
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- Reposted by Nicole Sune Sbitaniwhile my mom was pregnant with me, she was delivering chinese food on bike in new orleans. i like to think that the music she heard in the streets made me the way i am now. happy new year everyone!
- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniHere's a really easy New Year's Resolution: If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow. If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious. By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
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- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniFrom fine china to model trains, millennials and Gen Xers stand to inherit much more than money.
- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniConventions, if you use AI do not be surprised if creators turn down your invitations to be guests or even to be on panels. Do not use tools trained on stolen work from creators and then tell them you want to honor or uplift them - that’s not what you’re doing. You’re stealing and being lazy.
- Reposted by Nicole Sune Sbitanianother robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniTalking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniJust gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question: Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends. Make. Friends.
- Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
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- I spent a good chunk of my Christmas binging A Philosophy of Thieves by @franwilde.bsky.social! HIGHLY recommend to any lover of great heists, complex families (biological and found), and interesting social questions through the lens of speculative fiction. I couldn't put it down!
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- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniThe act of writing is *thinking*. If you do not allow yourself to think thoughts that feel wrong, you will never get a feel for what feels *right*.
- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniThe point of writing crap is not that you should barf out anything. It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
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- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniAbsolutely right. AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there. Let me illustrate …
- I try to have an attitude of #gratitude, you know? So even though the party foiled my grand plot this time, at least they lost a few members on the way. Plus, they unintentionally brought me the cursed amulet I need to make my next plan unstoppable! #vss365
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- Just a stress #fracture, I tell myself when I can't Do a single thing #haikufeels
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- I thought keeping chickens would be fun for the children. They could learn where their food came from and help gather eggs. I didn't realize what it would be like for them to see a fox tear a #chicken apart for the first time. Poor things didn't even want to go outside after that. #WildWalkPrompt
- Reposted by Nicole Sune SbitaniYou can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
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