SpoonMan
Husband, Dad, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Whatever Writer, Musician, Geek, Terry Pratchett Superfan, T1D, predominantly (like, totally!!!) Inattentive ADHD, Aphantasia, Ally
- @aptshadow.bsky.social saw this at Bricktober in Perth and it made me think of God's waiting room, in Service Model...
- Reposted by SpoonManIn an interesting trend of massive Tory-based self-deceptions, this excellent article identifies the key disconnect after Kemi Badenoch declared herself a Terry Pratchett fan.
- Has anyone written a book with (multiple) foreign language words/sentences in it? Did you translate the words, and how (e.g. a glossary, footnotes, endnotes, square brackets, etc.)? #WritersCommunity #AmEditing #ComedyUrbanFantasy #Vampires #English #Greek #Thai #Swahili #Latin #German
- Reposted by SpoonManI enjoy a well-thought-out, rule-based magic system in fiction as much as anyone, BUT I also think that we should give more props to what Terry Pratchett did in the Discworld books, where it was less about rules and more about vibes and, more importantly, what fit a given story the best. 🧵
- My favourite part of Albanese's acceptance speech was when he told off an audience member for cheering Dutton's loss and said, "In Australia, we treat people with respect." Hopefully this is indicative of how the next four years will go! #AustralianElection
- You know the world is a hellscape when the nicest story you've seen today is about a neglected/abused sheep! #Sheep #ItsAFunnyOldWorld
- Missed greatly by anyone who appreciates fine... *not* literature!!!
- #GNUTerryPratchett #TenYears 😭 I wrote this eulogy at the time: wp.me/p8YcHa-A ...and this piece of fan-fiction shortly afterwards: wp.me/p8YcHa-r Apologies if you've read them before, but if you haven't I hope they make you feel less alone on a day that is difficult for all Pratchett fans!
- I just forgot the name of #DeathInParadise and accidentally called it "Desert Island Deaths", and now I can't unthink it!
- Anyone else write lots of comments like this to themselves, when editing their own manuscript? #AmEditing #WritersLife #Rewrite #Writing #Editing #ComedyUrbanFantasy #Vampires
- With the #AustrlianElections coming up soon, I thought it would be a good time to remind people that if they don't want this country to turn into an analogue of... that other one *shudder*, then you need to make sure that Dutton and his cronies don't get into power! #Vote #Politics #DoTheRightThing
- Our cat is not winning hide and seek any time soon!!!
- A reply I posted seemed to bring much joy to those who saw it, so I thought I might start posting my collection of messages from HEX - the Discworld's premiere thinking machine. But, in case you're interested, here's the background to how it all started... #Discworld #TerryPratchett #HEX 🧵
- Reposted by SpoonManIs it okay that I pronounce DOGE as 'doggie.' I don't wish to be offensive but I just see the word and I hear my mind say doggie. Maybe we should all pronounce it that way.
- A new meaning of "ambiguous" which I've not heard before, meaning "non-existent"!
- There are Star Wars LEGO MOCs, and then there is this guy!
- Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
- There are many things about Monty Python which make it difficult to watch in this day and age but, apropos of nothing, this has been stuck in my head all day. You're welcome! #MontyPython
- Reposted by SpoonManIF YOU TRULY CRUSH FOR ME MATTHEW then you will do something kind for someone where you are THAT IS HOW YOU SHOW YOUR CIS HETERO MAN CRUSH
- Have you seen this, @bobbyllew.bsky.social
- This is how I'm feeling at the moment... How's everyone else doing?
- She's not wrong!
- Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi is an extremely fun read. An excellent distraction! app.thestorygraph.com/books/af548a...
- Reposted by SpoonMan@kithrup.bsky.social -- while I doubt shipping to Ireland is feasible for the Book Burrow, you give away enough books a month that perhaps you can share this and ask recipients of your largesse to help a small bookshop out.
- If you see this, post a gif from one of your comfort shows.
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- Reposted by SpoonManAs Trump post lies on "Truth Social" The Californian state water agency is obliged to correct him
- Reposted by SpoonManHeil to the Chief. You won’t see us being Nazi to The Donald anymore🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Our new issue of The Eye on sale now!
- Lol!
