Jonathan Stamper
@jonathanstamper.bsky.social
Pen name. Querying “Lament of the Black Sparrow — A Wayfinders Story.” It’s a heisty dark fantasy Western. If that doesn’t make you run screaming, consider repping me.
Opinions my own. #AmWriting through hellscape.
Opinions my own. #AmWriting through hellscape.
Pinned
Never forget that Star Wars begins with an info dump then jumps to action in medias res for what’s effectively a prologue.
Write it however you want. Just do it well. #Skywriters.
Write it however you want. Just do it well. #Skywriters.
November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Never forget that Star Wars begins with an info dump then jumps to action in medias res for what’s effectively a prologue.
Write it however you want. Just do it well. #Skywriters.
Write it however you want. Just do it well. #Skywriters.
So, Pedro Pascal is the new Sean Bean, huh? ☠️
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So, Pedro Pascal is the new Sean Bean, huh? ☠️
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This with bells on
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This with bells on
If I eat a block of cheese and an entire box of wheat thins every time I edit a chapter, someone is going to publish this WIP posthumously
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If I eat a block of cheese and an entire box of wheat thins every time I edit a chapter, someone is going to publish this WIP posthumously
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Welp
A winning party will have room for candidates that excite (like Mamdani) and defy gravity (like Golden).
We’re doing this backwards and in heels thanks to redistricting, algorithmic bias, and our reluctance to cheat (a good thing). All hands in, or we lose. Period.
We’re doing this backwards and in heels thanks to redistricting, algorithmic bias, and our reluctance to cheat (a good thing). All hands in, or we lose. Period.
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Welp
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My congratulations to all Baseball Perverts. It was their "super bowl" last night and it seems they all had a very bad time (in their culture that's how you have a good time)
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My congratulations to all Baseball Perverts. It was their "super bowl" last night and it seems they all had a very bad time (in their culture that's how you have a good time)
Resharing since we’re all beating up on Ezra Klein today. His latest piece misses plenty, but he’s asking the right question.
What is the winning coalition that gets us reliably to 51 percent? If you can’t — with NUMBERS not vibes — get there with your cool platform, then you need to make room.
What is the winning coalition that gets us reliably to 51 percent? If you can’t — with NUMBERS not vibes — get there with your cool platform, then you need to make room.
Skimming post-election autopsies, all variations on “first, we need to organize. Second, it’s time to dig in.”
What’s the win number. What is the voter coalition to get there. What do they want, and who is the right standard-bearer.
Everything else is cope, or a plea for the profitable status quo
What’s the win number. What is the voter coalition to get there. What do they want, and who is the right standard-bearer.
Everything else is cope, or a plea for the profitable status quo
November 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Resharing since we’re all beating up on Ezra Klein today. His latest piece misses plenty, but he’s asking the right question.
What is the winning coalition that gets us reliably to 51 percent? If you can’t — with NUMBERS not vibes — get there with your cool platform, then you need to make room.
What is the winning coalition that gets us reliably to 51 percent? If you can’t — with NUMBERS not vibes — get there with your cool platform, then you need to make room.
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People lining the streets in Fairport NY. This is about 10% of the route. Great turnout. No Kings!!
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
People lining the streets in Fairport NY. This is about 10% of the route. Great turnout. No Kings!!
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No Kings
Rochester, NY
Genesee Gateway Park
Mr. Potato Head!
Rochester, NY
Genesee Gateway Park
Mr. Potato Head!
October 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
No Kings
Rochester, NY
Genesee Gateway Park
Mr. Potato Head!
Rochester, NY
Genesee Gateway Park
Mr. Potato Head!
For the uninitiated, Webster ain’t Chelsea or Manhattan. It ain’t even Albany or Syracuse.
Historically republican, maybe trending independent.
Historically republican, maybe trending independent.
October 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
For the uninitiated, Webster ain’t Chelsea or Manhattan. It ain’t even Albany or Syracuse.
Historically republican, maybe trending independent.
Historically republican, maybe trending independent.
Rewatch continues. S2 “Omega Red” arc hits harder now…
DNC probably should have paid to rerun that on Twitch instead of reading talking points while playing Mario Kart
DNC probably should have paid to rerun that on Twitch instead of reading talking points while playing Mario Kart
“Enjoying” (it’s terrible) my X-men rewatch, but how did this cartoon launch a generation of Wolverine Stans?
Nevermind he’s insufferable… bro doesn’t land a punch this whole season.
I know adamantium claw attacks wouldn’t make it past the censors, but dude goes down more than a bond henchman.
Nevermind he’s insufferable… bro doesn’t land a punch this whole season.
I know adamantium claw attacks wouldn’t make it past the censors, but dude goes down more than a bond henchman.
October 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Rewatch continues. S2 “Omega Red” arc hits harder now…
DNC probably should have paid to rerun that on Twitch instead of reading talking points while playing Mario Kart
DNC probably should have paid to rerun that on Twitch instead of reading talking points while playing Mario Kart
AI at its peak
October 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
AI at its peak
Convinced autocomplete is a diabolical plot to harm the ADHD community.
I did not need help completing that sentence, but I’m ABSOLUTELY on a brain tangent about what the words you suggested might have meant.
I did not need help completing that sentence, but I’m ABSOLUTELY on a brain tangent about what the words you suggested might have meant.
October 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Convinced autocomplete is a diabolical plot to harm the ADHD community.
I did not need help completing that sentence, but I’m ABSOLUTELY on a brain tangent about what the words you suggested might have meant.
I did not need help completing that sentence, but I’m ABSOLUTELY on a brain tangent about what the words you suggested might have meant.
“Enjoying” (it’s terrible) my X-men rewatch, but how did this cartoon launch a generation of Wolverine Stans?
Nevermind he’s insufferable… bro doesn’t land a punch this whole season.
I know adamantium claw attacks wouldn’t make it past the censors, but dude goes down more than a bond henchman.
Nevermind he’s insufferable… bro doesn’t land a punch this whole season.
I know adamantium claw attacks wouldn’t make it past the censors, but dude goes down more than a bond henchman.
September 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“Enjoying” (it’s terrible) my X-men rewatch, but how did this cartoon launch a generation of Wolverine Stans?
Nevermind he’s insufferable… bro doesn’t land a punch this whole season.
I know adamantium claw attacks wouldn’t make it past the censors, but dude goes down more than a bond henchman.
Nevermind he’s insufferable… bro doesn’t land a punch this whole season.
I know adamantium claw attacks wouldn’t make it past the censors, but dude goes down more than a bond henchman.
Gosh if only there was an alleged first amendment champion with experience being fired from ABSee who could extend his take to a conservative audience. Not sure who that might be tho.
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Gosh if only there was an alleged first amendment champion with experience being fired from ABSee who could extend his take to a conservative audience. Not sure who that might be tho.
The ‘girls on trampolines’ guy got cancelled by the right, huh?
September 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The ‘girls on trampolines’ guy got cancelled by the right, huh?
Pretty much where books 2 and 3 sit right now.
September 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Pretty much where books 2 and 3 sit right now.
Sometimes the biggest contribution you can make in a writers group is just to shout SUBMIT THIS RIGHT NOW, ITS PERFECT.
Y’all, this one… killer piece from @mamuscript.bsky.social #writerslift #writing
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/09/emil...
Y’all, this one… killer piece from @mamuscript.bsky.social #writerslift #writing
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/09/emil...
Emily's Bones by Sarah Arceneaux
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Sometimes the biggest contribution you can make in a writers group is just to shout SUBMIT THIS RIGHT NOW, ITS PERFECT.
Y’all, this one… killer piece from @mamuscript.bsky.social #writerslift #writing
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/09/emil...
Y’all, this one… killer piece from @mamuscript.bsky.social #writerslift #writing
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/09/emil...
Got within sight of the editing finish line and the day job side-swiped me for about 3 weeks. Trying to breathe through it and not get discouraged but… man.
Irony is that the writing gets sharper as I get more burned out at the other thing.
Irony is that the writing gets sharper as I get more burned out at the other thing.
August 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Got within sight of the editing finish line and the day job side-swiped me for about 3 weeks. Trying to breathe through it and not get discouraged but… man.
Irony is that the writing gets sharper as I get more burned out at the other thing.
Irony is that the writing gets sharper as I get more burned out at the other thing.
Loudly announcing to the tasting room that the wine has notes of Gushers and Fruit by the Foot.
August 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Loudly announcing to the tasting room that the wine has notes of Gushers and Fruit by the Foot.
Please don’t send the second text. I’d never know if I wasn’t “successfully unsubscribed” anyhow.
But congrats, person I’ve never heard of, on launching your campaign in that R+25 seat I guess.
But congrats, person I’ve never heard of, on launching your campaign in that R+25 seat I guess.
August 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Please don’t send the second text. I’d never know if I wasn’t “successfully unsubscribed” anyhow.
But congrats, person I’ve never heard of, on launching your campaign in that R+25 seat I guess.
But congrats, person I’ve never heard of, on launching your campaign in that R+25 seat I guess.
I shouldn’t have to even know what half these words mean.
Elon is now posting AI slop videos of himself going on a date with his AI waifu in the Tesla diner while the stock is crashing after hours
July 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I shouldn’t have to even know what half these words mean.