Monica Valentinelli 🦖
@booksofm.com
Award-winning narrative designer, author, artist, and teacher writing about magic, mystery, mayhem. CV on https://BooksOfM.com. Support: https://ko-fi.com/A527F5H All links! https://linktr.ee/booksofm
Opinions are my own. She/her.
Opinions are my own. She/her.
Off to make shizzit for work and fun. Hopefully, I'll finish this piece over the weekend. Woo!
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Off to make shizzit for work and fun. Hopefully, I'll finish this piece over the weekend. Woo!
Human creators matter. I don't want to puke up lines of code that regurgitates what other people made. I want to support human creators whether we're friends or not--not just because of capitalism.
People are far, far more valuable than any line of code.
People are far, far more valuable than any line of code.
January 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Human creators matter. I don't want to puke up lines of code that regurgitates what other people made. I want to support human creators whether we're friends or not--not just because of capitalism.
People are far, far more valuable than any line of code.
People are far, far more valuable than any line of code.
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Who wants to snap up the last fidget pendant from this batch? Just tiger's eye left, ready to be shipped:
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
(If you're looking for another stone, I will be updating soon.)
#Handmade #Stim #Fidget
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
(If you're looking for another stone, I will be updating soon.)
#Handmade #Stim #Fidget
January 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Who wants to snap up the last fidget pendant from this batch? Just tiger's eye left, ready to be shipped:
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
(If you're looking for another stone, I will be updating soon.)
#Handmade #Stim #Fidget
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
(If you're looking for another stone, I will be updating soon.)
#Handmade #Stim #Fidget
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do not mistake
my silence
for forgiveness.
some things
i simply stopped
explaining.
[sometimes closure is quiet]
#poetry #micropoetry
my silence
for forgiveness.
some things
i simply stopped
explaining.
[sometimes closure is quiet]
#poetry #micropoetry
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
do not mistake
my silence
for forgiveness.
some things
i simply stopped
explaining.
[sometimes closure is quiet]
#poetry #micropoetry
my silence
for forgiveness.
some things
i simply stopped
explaining.
[sometimes closure is quiet]
#poetry #micropoetry
Saved tons of patterns and ideas on Pinterest for digital inspo, but now even the gardening pins are rife with AI. There's also a mega-butt ton more drop ship/scammy ads that promise to erase my wrinkles, give me a smooth complexion, turn my boobs into astronauts, and eliminate all cellulite. Sigh.
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Saved tons of patterns and ideas on Pinterest for digital inspo, but now even the gardening pins are rife with AI. There's also a mega-butt ton more drop ship/scammy ads that promise to erase my wrinkles, give me a smooth complexion, turn my boobs into astronauts, and eliminate all cellulite. Sigh.
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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"On Thursday, Google announced that it’ll start testing out a new AI Inbox tab, which will analyze the contents of a user’s emails, summarize them, and suggest action items."
AI summaries are coming to (for?) your Gmail
It's the week of circling back on those emails to sources you sent in December, and soon Google may determine whether you get a reply.On Thursday, Google announced that it'll start testing out a new AI Inbox tab, which will analyze the contents of a user's emails, summarize them, and suggest ac…
www.niemanlab.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
"On Thursday, Google announced that it’ll start testing out a new AI Inbox tab, which will analyze the contents of a user’s emails, summarize them, and suggest action items."
Anyone building a rage playlist? If so, what's on it?
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Anyone building a rage playlist? If so, what's on it?
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#TTRPG Designers, players, & related nerds:
@ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work!
They’re seeking participants for interviews.
@ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work!
They’re seeking participants for interviews.
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
#TTRPG Designers, players, & related nerds:
@ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work!
They’re seeking participants for interviews.
@ttrpgcataloging.bsky.social is a group of Library & Information Science MA students are working on a research project focused on improving cataloging for TTRPGs — unbelievably important work!
They’re seeking participants for interviews.
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The thread is getting long so I'm going to continue it over here. Raising about another $700 or so if I can. I appreciate all the looks and shares.
I might be coming for you.
Rainbow moonstone, size 7, can make it up to 8 or 8.5 upon request without any resizing cost. $45. Stamped .925 sterling. Just slap a note on the order if you need me to.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Rainbow moonstone, size 7, can make it up to 8 or 8.5 upon request without any resizing cost. $45. Stamped .925 sterling. Just slap a note on the order if you need me to.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Hillary's Moonstone Comet | Peculiarity Shop
A gorgeous .925 sterling ring with a moonstone flash that's blue on one side and rainbow on the other.Lead/nickel free.
www.peculiarityshop.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The thread is getting long so I'm going to continue it over here. Raising about another $700 or so if I can. I appreciate all the looks and shares.
Down periscope. Be well.
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Down periscope. Be well.
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Take care of yourself.
Take care of your loved ones.
Take care of the vulnerable and in need.
We need to work together to get us all to the other side of this because there will be an other side of this someday.
Take care of your loved ones.
Take care of the vulnerable and in need.
We need to work together to get us all to the other side of this because there will be an other side of this someday.
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Oof, this is powerful and heart-rending and important:
“Our Grandmother’s Words” is about the more insidious side of colonialism, the way language connects us with culture, and my grief at not being able to speak my dad’s first language. It was originally published in the fab @bcsmagazine.bsky.social here:
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/our-...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/our-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Our Grandmother’s Words by M.H. Ayinde
There was a horrible power in the Ishanis’ twisted words, something not of the gods at all. I did not know if it was the feather or the scroll, or perhaps the act of bringing the two together, but wha...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oof, this is powerful and heart-rending and important:
No NY resolutions this year. F-bomb them.
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
No NY resolutions this year. F-bomb them.
I just keep repeating "a government is not its people" over and over again.
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I just keep repeating "a government is not its people" over and over again.
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It is the last day of 2025 and we are heading into the end of the year-end sale
YESSS I AM GOING TO GO MARK THINGS DOWN LIEK WOAH
BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW I GET
www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
(The sale will still be going tomorrow, January 1, for anybody still figuring themselves out.)
YESSS I AM GOING TO GO MARK THINGS DOWN LIEK WOAH
BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW I GET
www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
(The sale will still be going tomorrow, January 1, for anybody still figuring themselves out.)
December 31, 2025 at 6:21 AM
It is the last day of 2025 and we are heading into the end of the year-end sale
YESSS I AM GOING TO GO MARK THINGS DOWN LIEK WOAH
BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW I GET
www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
(The sale will still be going tomorrow, January 1, for anybody still figuring themselves out.)
YESSS I AM GOING TO GO MARK THINGS DOWN LIEK WOAH
BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW I GET
www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
(The sale will still be going tomorrow, January 1, for anybody still figuring themselves out.)
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From 12/8-1/1, several of my ebooks are 25-50% off in ebook at Smashwords for the 2025 End of Year Sale. (These ebooks can be side-loaded to Kindle, by the way...) www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
From 12/8-1/1, several of my ebooks are 25-50% off in ebook at Smashwords for the 2025 End of Year Sale. (These ebooks can be side-loaded to Kindle, by the way...) www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
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The last promo post of 2025 is for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon on January 3rd. I’ll be working on my novel and fighting fascism at the same time. Please consider donating to cheer me on. Donate here: square.link/u/Qh9lZMsi and be sure to put my name in. Thanks!
Donation to the Anti-Fascist Write-athon - Not a Pipe Publishing
Thank you for supporting a participant, all the artists, poets, and authors creating the Antifa Lit Journal, and all the charities we support through that journal! Be sure to write the name of the aut...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The last promo post of 2025 is for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon on January 3rd. I’ll be working on my novel and fighting fascism at the same time. Please consider donating to cheer me on. Donate here: square.link/u/Qh9lZMsi and be sure to put my name in. Thanks!
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#Booksky Check our storefront at DriveThruFiction! Amongst other cool reads, you can find an ebook bundle featuring the Captain Ramos books by Alex Acks and SSBA Award finalist TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE by Michael Merriam for the princely sum of $10!
www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5...
Weird West Bundle [BUNDLE] - Queen of Swords Press | DriveThruFiction
This special bundle product contains the following titles:
Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered AdventuresRegular price: $4.99Bundle price: $4.00Format: Multiple Formats Airs...
www.drivethrufiction.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#Booksky Check our storefront at DriveThruFiction! Amongst other cool reads, you can find an ebook bundle featuring the Captain Ramos books by Alex Acks and SSBA Award finalist TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE by Michael Merriam for the princely sum of $10!
www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5...
Heya, I was gifted a botanical oracle deck called the Oracle of the Roses. Designed by Cheralyn Darcey. I love the integration between gardening knowledge and a deeper, thematic meaning.
I'm happy to draw a card for you if you reply to this thread. www.rockpoolpublishing.com/oracle-of-th...
I'm happy to draw a card for you if you reply to this thread. www.rockpoolpublishing.com/oracle-of-th...
three red roses against a black background with the number 73 on the bottom right
ALT: three red roses against a black background with the number 73 on the bottom right
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December 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Heya, I was gifted a botanical oracle deck called the Oracle of the Roses. Designed by Cheralyn Darcey. I love the integration between gardening knowledge and a deeper, thematic meaning.
I'm happy to draw a card for you if you reply to this thread. www.rockpoolpublishing.com/oracle-of-th...
I'm happy to draw a card for you if you reply to this thread. www.rockpoolpublishing.com/oracle-of-th...
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Affirmation Coyote knows the holidays aren't easy for everybody.
Take care of yourselves. Try to help others in these situations.
Take care of yourselves. Try to help others in these situations.
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Affirmation Coyote knows the holidays aren't easy for everybody.
Take care of yourselves. Try to help others in these situations.
Take care of yourselves. Try to help others in these situations.
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For the entire month of December, my homage to blood-drenched, determined cyborg-assassin motherhood (not to mention Westerns and manga), SHE-WOLF AND CUB, is a Kindle Monthly Deal at $1.99USD (and CAD) in ebook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHL48T5C
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For the entire month of December, my homage to blood-drenched, determined cyborg-assassin motherhood (not to mention Westerns and manga), SHE-WOLF AND CUB, is a Kindle Monthly Deal at $1.99USD (and CAD) in ebook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHL48T5C
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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BREAKING: Instacart is ending all price testing on its platform in the wake of this report.
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
BREAKING: Instacart is ending all price testing on its platform in the wake of this report.