Cory O'Brien
@bettermyths.bsky.social
Advanced swearologist. Author of Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, and Two Truths and a Lie
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TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE by @bettermyths.bsky.social
- gay MC
- in a near-future LA, a combat-drone vet lives simply in a storage container
- until cops show up about a murder: not by him, but his ex
- noir sci-fi where data is currency & your own brain is used for storage, but that use corrupts memory
- gay MC
- in a near-future LA, a combat-drone vet lives simply in a storage container
- until cops show up about a murder: not by him, but his ex
- noir sci-fi where data is currency & your own brain is used for storage, but that use corrupts memory
Two Truths and a Lie: A Novel
A Novel
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November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE by @bettermyths.bsky.social
- gay MC
- in a near-future LA, a combat-drone vet lives simply in a storage container
- until cops show up about a murder: not by him, but his ex
- noir sci-fi where data is currency & your own brain is used for storage, but that use corrupts memory
- gay MC
- in a near-future LA, a combat-drone vet lives simply in a storage container
- until cops show up about a murder: not by him, but his ex
- noir sci-fi where data is currency & your own brain is used for storage, but that use corrupts memory
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This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
Sorta wondering what forms of exercise other people are perverts for. Any curlers in the chat?
I wrote a post about what swimming does for me. bettermyths.com/love-being-w...
Love Being Wet
I know I like swimming because it’s a pain in the ass and I still do it. I need earplugs, because my sinuses are a Borgesian labyrinth optimized for harboring infection. I need goggles, which leave re...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Sorta wondering what forms of exercise other people are perverts for. Any curlers in the chat?
I wrote a post about what swimming does for me. bettermyths.com/love-being-w...
Love Being Wet
I know I like swimming because it’s a pain in the ass and I still do it. I need earplugs, because my sinuses are a Borgesian labyrinth optimized for harboring infection. I need goggles, which leave re...
bettermyths.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I wrote a post about what swimming does for me. bettermyths.com/love-being-w...
Fun new trend of people sending me cold emails with AI generated text or art pretending to represent "book clubs" or "a consortium of reviewers" who will "promote my novel" for "a small tip or convenience fee"
October 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Fun new trend of people sending me cold emails with AI generated text or art pretending to represent "book clubs" or "a consortium of reviewers" who will "promote my novel" for "a small tip or convenience fee"
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If there's someone doing work out there on the fringes that matters to you, please let them know, because this world is going to tell them the opposite every day.
September 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
If there's someone doing work out there on the fringes that matters to you, please let them know, because this world is going to tell them the opposite every day.
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Haven’t seen a proper #JOOP in a bit, but here are some enjoyable JOOP-Adjacent tire covers from the past month
“Jeepsy Soul” is possibly the worst(best?) I’ve ever seen, thank you @bettermyths.bsky.social for the photo
“Jeepsy Soul” is possibly the worst(best?) I’ve ever seen, thank you @bettermyths.bsky.social for the photo
September 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Haven’t seen a proper #JOOP in a bit, but here are some enjoyable JOOP-Adjacent tire covers from the past month
“Jeepsy Soul” is possibly the worst(best?) I’ve ever seen, thank you @bettermyths.bsky.social for the photo
“Jeepsy Soul” is possibly the worst(best?) I’ve ever seen, thank you @bettermyths.bsky.social for the photo
Thank you, Bex, for reminding me of this strange, kind, lonely man. Another story about Cuba, from way back in 2017: bettermyths.com/how-i-met-cu...
September 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thank you, Bex, for reminding me of this strange, kind, lonely man. Another story about Cuba, from way back in 2017: bettermyths.com/how-i-met-cu...
Patriot, on Amazon Prime. Criminally ignored because it's called "Patriot" and it was on Amazon Prime before they had anything good.
September 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Patriot, on Amazon Prime. Criminally ignored because it's called "Patriot" and it was on Amazon Prime before they had anything good.
People love to say that violence "accomplishes nothing", or that it "has no place in society," but if that's actually true, why do we do so much of it?
New blog post: bettermyths.com/violence-is-...
New blog post: bettermyths.com/violence-is-...
Violence is an Answer
I thought about writing something when Luigi Mangione shot that healthcare CEO, but by the time I figured out what I wanted to write, the media had moved on. So thoughtful, then, for another lone shoo...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
People love to say that violence "accomplishes nothing", or that it "has no place in society," but if that's actually true, why do we do so much of it?
New blog post: bettermyths.com/violence-is-...
New blog post: bettermyths.com/violence-is-...
My wife told me Charlie Kirk died and my first reaction was "that can't be, I literally just read a bad tweet by that guy."
September 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
My wife told me Charlie Kirk died and my first reaction was "that can't be, I literally just read a bad tweet by that guy."
Taking the opportunity to say that Two Truths and a Lie is still published, it's still gross as hell, and I still love talking about it. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741701...
September 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Taking the opportunity to say that Two Truths and a Lie is still published, it's still gross as hell, and I still love talking about it. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741701...
100% agree. The blind panic I felt as my book's opening weeks came to a close. I felt like I hadn't done enough, and now I'd never have a chance. Even though it's gonna be out for like a million more years.
Worst thing to happen to book crit was getting mercilessly synced to pub dates. writer gets 97% of the coverage they're ever getting by the end of week 2, & if the book is widely reviewed (positive or not) in prestige places some of your would-be audience burns out on takes & skips the book itself.
September 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
100% agree. The blind panic I felt as my book's opening weeks came to a close. I felt like I hadn't done enough, and now I'd never have a chance. Even though it's gonna be out for like a million more years.
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For real, if you've ever been considering reviewing / interviewing / etc. someone but stopped yourself because the book was released months ago... do it! We love getting coverage after pub day.
Worst thing to happen to book crit was getting mercilessly synced to pub dates. writer gets 97% of the coverage they're ever getting by the end of week 2, & if the book is widely reviewed (positive or not) in prestige places some of your would-be audience burns out on takes & skips the book itself.
September 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
For real, if you've ever been considering reviewing / interviewing / etc. someone but stopped yourself because the book was released months ago... do it! We love getting coverage after pub day.
Despite my never accumulating enough swag to actually post on tumblr, that website is easily responsible for the majority of Zeus's sales. God bless that writhing pit of sex perverts
Just finished ‘Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes’ by @bettermyths.bsky.social, which I was convinced to check out by this Tumblr post describing it as “what would happen if Deadpool wrote a mythology book”, and I’d say that’s both an accurate description and high praise. Good irreverent fun. Check it out.
August 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Despite my never accumulating enough swag to actually post on tumblr, that website is easily responsible for the majority of Zeus's sales. God bless that writhing pit of sex perverts
Several years ago at GDC I had friend ask, in good faith "what about using generative AI to fill in the gaps in a team's budget?" My answer was, and remains, that any problem "solved" by genAI is better solved by reducing scope.
At Gamescom, one sentiment remained consistent: We need to make games quicker. And to do that, more and more studios are turning to AI.
www.gamesindustry.biz/at-gamescom-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/at-gamescom-...
At Gamescom, it felt like the industry now has a plan: make games quicker | Opinion
And at least part of that plan involves AI
www.gamesindustry.biz
August 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Several years ago at GDC I had friend ask, in good faith "what about using generative AI to fill in the gaps in a team's budget?" My answer was, and remains, that any problem "solved" by genAI is better solved by reducing scope.
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Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
August 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
This is fascinating not only because of the content, but because of the way people are being encouraged to alter their own human writing in response. Never has adherence to the Elements of Style had such stakes.
This is really fascinating
Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
August 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is fascinating not only because of the content, but because of the way people are being encouraged to alter their own human writing in response. Never has adherence to the Elements of Style had such stakes.
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It’s time for a fair contract. Our union is fighting to protect what makes @kickstarter.com special, and we need your support. Sign onto our petition to show your solidarity: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ks...
An Open Letter to Kickstarter Creators: Why We, Kickstarter United, Are Fighting for a Four-Day 32-Hour Workweek
Dear Kickstarter Creators & Allies, We’re writing to you as Kickstarter United—the union of designers, support specialists, product managers, engineers, and more who power this platform and are h...
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August 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It’s time for a fair contract. Our union is fighting to protect what makes @kickstarter.com special, and we need your support. Sign onto our petition to show your solidarity: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ks...
I was trying to "stay engaged" on this "platform" but after like a week and a half I ran out of shit to say. How do yall keep finding stuff to say on here?
August 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I was trying to "stay engaged" on this "platform" but after like a week and a half I ran out of shit to say. How do yall keep finding stuff to say on here?
My life's work is a folded cocktail napkin containing one knock-knock joke. I call it Finite Jest.
August 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My life's work is a folded cocktail napkin containing one knock-knock joke. I call it Finite Jest.
Just finished Simplicty by @mattielubchansky.com. Really beautiful illustration of how the personal becomes the political, whether you want it to or not. Plus it's horny af. If that sounds like you then go buy it www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739012...
Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky: 9780593701126 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of horror sensation Boys Weekend, a vibrant new graphic novel about a timid academic sent out from the walled dystopian security territory of New...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Just finished Simplicty by @mattielubchansky.com. Really beautiful illustration of how the personal becomes the political, whether you want it to or not. Plus it's horny af. If that sounds like you then go buy it www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739012...
