maria would prefer not to
@dreadanddonuts.bsky.social
A decent storyteller but a subpar poet. Consumer of existential dread and donuts. One of those MFA snobs. Legit ghostwriter. Twitter ex-Pat. Futurist and sci-fi writer on the NASA CAS Project. Old-timey things and cats are cool.
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I am deep right now helping my NASA teammates write sci-fi-like scenarios, and Rod Sterling keeps trying to dictate my words.
a man in a suit and tie says " fortune favors the bold stay tuned a strange experience ami "
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " fortune favors the bold stay tuned a strange experience ami "
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March 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I am deep right now helping my NASA teammates write sci-fi-like scenarios, and Rod Sterling keeps trying to dictate my words.
Mt. Etna, my doppelgänger, oh how we rumble at our core until our soul ruptures with melodramatic pyroclastic fashion
February 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Mt. Etna, my doppelgänger, oh how we rumble at our core until our soul ruptures with melodramatic pyroclastic fashion
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I've been writing a series of essays for PBS on men whose style I admire. The latest is about James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I've been writing a series of essays for PBS on men whose style I admire. The latest is about James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
the biggest crime you can commit in this country is wanting to live a happy life.
February 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
the biggest crime you can commit in this country is wanting to live a happy life.
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Mass layoffs at NASA. Budget cuts coming. And it's only the beginning. It should disturb EVERY sensible person in the US that Elon Musk - the owner of the world's largest private space corp - NASA's second biggest contractor - is inside hacking and slashing. This was unthinkable a few years ago.
February 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Mass layoffs at NASA. Budget cuts coming. And it's only the beginning. It should disturb EVERY sensible person in the US that Elon Musk - the owner of the world's largest private space corp - NASA's second biggest contractor - is inside hacking and slashing. This was unthinkable a few years ago.
“These public servants — many of whom are just starting their careers— represent the future of NASA. Their removal does not reflect their abilities or commitment to advancing U.S. interests in space, only that they chose to join the nation’s space agency within the past year.”
The Planetary Society Strongly Opposes Mass Layoffs of Probationary…
Sudden, indiscriminate layoffs at NASA do not serve the national interests in space leadership.
www.planetary.org
February 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“These public servants — many of whom are just starting their careers— represent the future of NASA. Their removal does not reflect their abilities or commitment to advancing U.S. interests in space, only that they chose to join the nation’s space agency within the past year.”
every Drump supporter who has lost their job that is now saying, “i voted for him, but i didn’t think this is what he meant by cutting back government spending.” i don’t know what else you possibly thought he meant. Where did you think your salary came from? God?
February 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
every Drump supporter who has lost their job that is now saying, “i voted for him, but i didn’t think this is what he meant by cutting back government spending.” i don’t know what else you possibly thought he meant. Where did you think your salary came from? God?
i mean i guess firing thousands of IRS employees during tax season makes a lot of sense when you don’t want people to see your taxes
February 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
i mean i guess firing thousands of IRS employees during tax season makes a lot of sense when you don’t want people to see your taxes
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I meet my doppelganger in the confectionery aisle.
Same specs & lisp & woolly hat, but she's my inner wild.
Filling up her pockets with handfuls of pick and mix.
I bet we share a bloodline & she's from the scribbly bit.
Life is thweet, she tells me, when you get away with it.
#vss365 #vssdaily
Same specs & lisp & woolly hat, but she's my inner wild.
Filling up her pockets with handfuls of pick and mix.
I bet we share a bloodline & she's from the scribbly bit.
Life is thweet, she tells me, when you get away with it.
#vss365 #vssdaily
February 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Moonstruck is a perfect movie.
a man in a white tank top is screaming and saying `` i lost my hand '' in a warehouse .
ALT: a man in a white tank top is screaming and saying `` i lost my hand '' in a warehouse .
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February 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Moonstruck is a perfect movie.
it’s like my rants about romantasy put into intelligible words.
electricliterature.com/why-doesnt-b...
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Why Doesn’t BookTok Think Plot Is Hot? - Electric Literature
Romantasy readers want “spice,” but all sex and no story leaves little room for the erotic
electricliterature.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
it’s like my rants about romantasy put into intelligible words.
electricliterature.com/why-doesnt-b...
electricliterature.com/why-doesnt-b...
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February 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
i watched a pbs special on The Gilded Age and i’m sad to report history does repeat itself.
February 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
i watched a pbs special on The Gilded Age and i’m sad to report history does repeat itself.
It's me. I'm Gollum.
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It's me. I'm Gollum.
Ah, done for the week! Brain hurts and my poor broken nerves are misfiring like crazy. Feels like pop-rocks under my skin. Hygge time!
February 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Ah, done for the week! Brain hurts and my poor broken nerves are misfiring like crazy. Feels like pop-rocks under my skin. Hygge time!
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February 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Raindrops in puddles
Hypnosis inducing scene -
Fixed in fungal form
#fungifriends #haiku #naturephotography #波紋
Hypnosis inducing scene -
Fixed in fungal form
#fungifriends #haiku #naturephotography #波紋
February 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Raindrops in puddles
Hypnosis inducing scene -
Fixed in fungal form
#fungifriends #haiku #naturephotography #波紋
Hypnosis inducing scene -
Fixed in fungal form
#fungifriends #haiku #naturephotography #波紋
February 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
holding space
my friend’s grief
close to my own
my friend’s grief
close to my own
February 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
holding space
my friend’s grief
close to my own
my friend’s grief
close to my own
I’m not saying that my playlist is the best but… it’s the best 😉
Now that our End of the Eras Tour #TaylorSwift Song Draft has been out in the world for a few days, it's time to vote for a winner! Pick your favorite #Swiftie mix, then sound off in the comments to rally support for your favorite playlist! #Swifties
VOTING LINK: mediaslashlit.weebly.com/polls.html
VOTING LINK: mediaslashlit.weebly.com/polls.html
February 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I’m not saying that my playlist is the best but… it’s the best 😉
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February 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
skyrockets in flight
imposter syndrome’s delight
imposter syndrome’s delight
February 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
skyrockets in flight
imposter syndrome’s delight
imposter syndrome’s delight