Monica Valentinelli π¦
@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.
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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.
That wire work is A+++++! Wow!
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
That wire work is A+++++! Wow!
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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
I also went through all the ad recommendations and turned them all off, too. Hopefully that helps. Fingers crossed!
January 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I also went through all the ad recommendations and turned them all off, too. Hopefully that helps. Fingers crossed!
I've got a ton of links to go through before I can delete it. Does anyone have an AI-free/less spammy alternative to Pinterest?
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I've got a ton of links to go through before I can delete it. Does anyone have an AI-free/less spammy alternative to Pinterest?
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 itβll start testing out a new AI Inbox tab, which will analyze the contents of a userβs 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 acβ¦
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January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
"On Thursday, Google announced that itβll start testing out a new AI Inbox tab, which will analyze the contents of a userβs 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?
Very popular mascara for an incredible value is Lash Princess made by Essence.
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Very popular mascara for an incredible value is Lash Princess made by Essence.
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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 β unbelievably important work!
Theyβre 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 β unbelievably important work!
Theyβre 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 β unbelievably important work!
Theyβre 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 β unbelievably important work!
Theyβre 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.
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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.
They are also very afraid of 47's rhetoric and being assassinated. So I do understand to a point that this is not like prior administrations.
January 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
They are also very afraid of 47's rhetoric and being assassinated. So I do understand to a point that this is not like prior administrations.
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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:
βOur Grandmotherβs Wordsβ 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 dadβs first language. It was originally published in the fab @bcsmagazine.bsky.social here:
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/our-...
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Our Grandmotherβs Words by M.H. Ayinde
There was a horrible power in the Ishanisβ 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...