David Wellington
@davidwellington.bsky.social
Author of MONSTER ISLAND and the Red Space trilogy, among others. He/him.
Professional realtor’s trick: when staging a room, make sure to give your mind goblins a game or a small victim to play with so they don’t sneak their way into your pictures.
What could go wrong using AI to help stage a few listing photos?
February 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Professional realtor’s trick: when staging a room, make sure to give your mind goblins a game or a small victim to play with so they don’t sneak their way into your pictures.
“I see this as a writing role.”
Then just hire a fucking writer! The person you hire is going to have to rewrite everything anyway. It’s faster if they don’t have to clean up after the slop machine!
Will this “specialist” be doing fact checking? If not how could anyone ever trust your paper again?
Then just hire a fucking writer! The person you hire is going to have to rewrite everything anyway. It’s faster if they don’t have to clean up after the slop machine!
Will this “specialist” be doing fact checking? If not how could anyone ever trust your paper again?
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
“I see this as a writing role.”
Then just hire a fucking writer! The person you hire is going to have to rewrite everything anyway. It’s faster if they don’t have to clean up after the slop machine!
Will this “specialist” be doing fact checking? If not how could anyone ever trust your paper again?
Then just hire a fucking writer! The person you hire is going to have to rewrite everything anyway. It’s faster if they don’t have to clean up after the slop machine!
Will this “specialist” be doing fact checking? If not how could anyone ever trust your paper again?
The democrats are afraid of sounding too radical, I get that. So here’s a platform they could run on instead:
The purpose of govt in the 21st century should be to protect the people against corporate abuse and misinformation.
…I mean, who’s going to be scared off by that?
The purpose of govt in the 21st century should be to protect the people against corporate abuse and misinformation.
…I mean, who’s going to be scared off by that?
February 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The democrats are afraid of sounding too radical, I get that. So here’s a platform they could run on instead:
The purpose of govt in the 21st century should be to protect the people against corporate abuse and misinformation.
…I mean, who’s going to be scared off by that?
The purpose of govt in the 21st century should be to protect the people against corporate abuse and misinformation.
…I mean, who’s going to be scared off by that?
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Alert! The e-book of Richard Matheson's classic haunted house novel HELL HOUSE is on sale for just $1.99!
Hell House
Hell House - Kindle edition by Matheson, Richard. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Hell House.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Alert! The e-book of Richard Matheson's classic haunted house novel HELL HOUSE is on sale for just $1.99!
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Kilauea's erupting, too. Dramatically.
[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
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February 16, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Kilauea's erupting, too. Dramatically.
I think the way the Olympics have joined their fate with the Paralympics is one of those great human rights stories nobody ever talks about. Proof that not everything in this world is run by corporate shareholders.
February 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I think the way the Olympics have joined their fate with the Paralympics is one of those great human rights stories nobody ever talks about. Proof that not everything in this world is run by corporate shareholders.
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Happy Friday the 13th to all who celebrate!
it 's friday the 13th ! beware !!!
Alt: it 's friday the 13th ! beware !!!
A skeleton doing an old-fashioned dance
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February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Happy Friday the 13th to all who celebrate!
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whatever this cat is doing involves only getting to ask it one question
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
whatever this cat is doing involves only getting to ask it one question
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also i will NEVER forget that when it was Mamdani vs Cuomo, the blue no matter who people didn't say a word about voting for the Democrat no matter what. everyone saw that.
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
also i will NEVER forget that when it was Mamdani vs Cuomo, the blue no matter who people didn't say a word about voting for the Democrat no matter what. everyone saw that.
What, am I made of stone?
February 13, 2026 at 8:14 AM
What, am I made of stone?
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"It's fucked."
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
"It's fucked."
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Have we not eaten while another starved? Will you punish us for that? Will you reward us for the virtue of starving while others ate? No man earns punishment, no man earns reward. Free your mind of the idea of deserving, the idea of earning, and you will begin to be able to think
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Have we not eaten while another starved? Will you punish us for that? Will you reward us for the virtue of starving while others ate? No man earns punishment, no man earns reward. Free your mind of the idea of deserving, the idea of earning, and you will begin to be able to think
Contemplated calling myself “The Real David Wellington” today and almost instantly I was like, “but am I?” and then fell into a complete existential spiral wondering if I actually exist at all.
Pretty sure I do. Will update if I learn otherwise.
Pretty sure I do. Will update if I learn otherwise.
February 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Contemplated calling myself “The Real David Wellington” today and almost instantly I was like, “but am I?” and then fell into a complete existential spiral wondering if I actually exist at all.
Pretty sure I do. Will update if I learn otherwise.
Pretty sure I do. Will update if I learn otherwise.
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Very fond of this Mr Hyde by Grickle, look at that lovely Mr Hyde face
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Very fond of this Mr Hyde by Grickle, look at that lovely Mr Hyde face
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A friendly reminder that my new collection MONUMENTS IN DARKNESS is available in paperback and e-book! I think it contains some of my very best short work, and I'm extremely proud. Its publication also marked my 25th anniversary as a professionally published author. I hope you'll give it a read!
Monuments in Darkness
Check out Monuments in Darkness - <p>This volume commemorates Nicholas Kaufmann's twenty-five years as a writer of weird fiction, which began with the story "La Bête Est Morte" (2000). In this diverse...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
A friendly reminder that my new collection MONUMENTS IN DARKNESS is available in paperback and e-book! I think it contains some of my very best short work, and I'm extremely proud. Its publication also marked my 25th anniversary as a professionally published author. I hope you'll give it a read!
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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Nesse amun is trending again you know what that means @steelydad.bsky.social
Which brings us back to the funniest video in internet history.
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Nesse amun is trending again you know what that means @steelydad.bsky.social
I love the fact that the next generation’s ability to own homes, to work jobs they love, to retire before they die all depends on a bunch of investors as skittish as small forest mammals.
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I love the fact that the next generation’s ability to own homes, to work jobs they love, to retire before they die all depends on a bunch of investors as skittish as small forest mammals.
Feels like watching life on an alien world.
Sixty orchid mantis babies hatch at once, turning from fragile noodles to tiny kung fu fighters in minutes.
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Feels like watching life on an alien world.
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Phantom Constellations:Strange Tales and Ghost Stories from Cemetery Dance Publications on an anvil.
At the My Bloody Valentine event in Port Jervis, NY.
Feb 7, 2026
At the My Bloody Valentine event in Port Jervis, NY.
Feb 7, 2026
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Phantom Constellations:Strange Tales and Ghost Stories from Cemetery Dance Publications on an anvil.
At the My Bloody Valentine event in Port Jervis, NY.
Feb 7, 2026
At the My Bloody Valentine event in Port Jervis, NY.
Feb 7, 2026
That’s one way to get more fiber
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
That’s one way to get more fiber
Putting aside how criminally awful it would be to flood the book market with AI slop (I know, it’s already happening)…
Why would you pay anyone to teach you how? Why not just ask AI how it’s done? Hell, just tell AI to do it for you. I’m sure nothing could go wrong.
Why would you pay anyone to teach you how? Why not just ask AI how it’s done? Hell, just tell AI to do it for you. I’m sure nothing could go wrong.
This person is a scam artist. They’re offering financing on whatever their “founding membership” is. Evil
February 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Putting aside how criminally awful it would be to flood the book market with AI slop (I know, it’s already happening)…
Why would you pay anyone to teach you how? Why not just ask AI how it’s done? Hell, just tell AI to do it for you. I’m sure nothing could go wrong.
Why would you pay anyone to teach you how? Why not just ask AI how it’s done? Hell, just tell AI to do it for you. I’m sure nothing could go wrong.