J.R. Vernham
@jrvernham.bsky.social
writer of comedic speculative fiction | artist | queer, disabled, canadian | cat guy | 35+ | plausibly absurd
I don't think he/she/they knows a drabble is 100 words long, Pip.
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I don't think he/she/they knows a drabble is 100 words long, Pip.
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I want to start doing a little world-building experiment for Foofaraw with short tweet-length “stories” on social media—heavily inspired by Night Vale. Do I have any writers interested in doing something like that?
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I want to start doing a little world-building experiment for Foofaraw with short tweet-length “stories” on social media—heavily inspired by Night Vale. Do I have any writers interested in doing something like that?
I wonder if American editors notice that my documents have metric indents....
October 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I wonder if American editors notice that my documents have metric indents....
Adventures from the mall:
heard a french teenager shout "where's the cum!?" in the dollar store
(the more things change the more they stay the same)
heard a french teenager shout "where's the cum!?" in the dollar store
(the more things change the more they stay the same)
September 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Adventures from the mall:
heard a french teenager shout "where's the cum!?" in the dollar store
(the more things change the more they stay the same)
heard a french teenager shout "where's the cum!?" in the dollar store
(the more things change the more they stay the same)
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The upcoming proposed rules surrounding NSFW art are bad and the Bsky mod team should feel bad.
Fellow artists: Remember that even if you don't make NSFW art, rules like these eventually come back to bite us all, especially if we make works about queerness.
Fellow artists: Remember that even if you don't make NSFW art, rules like these eventually come back to bite us all, especially if we make works about queerness.
September 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The upcoming proposed rules surrounding NSFW art are bad and the Bsky mod team should feel bad.
Fellow artists: Remember that even if you don't make NSFW art, rules like these eventually come back to bite us all, especially if we make works about queerness.
Fellow artists: Remember that even if you don't make NSFW art, rules like these eventually come back to bite us all, especially if we make works about queerness.
There's a concept in pro wrestling called heat: i.e. when the crowd is feverish with hatred for the loathsome villain. This is good.
There's also something called "go away heat."
When a reader calls your character "unlikeable" they mean they have go away heat; they just want to see less of them.
There's also something called "go away heat."
When a reader calls your character "unlikeable" they mean they have go away heat; they just want to see less of them.
September 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
There's a concept in pro wrestling called heat: i.e. when the crowd is feverish with hatred for the loathsome villain. This is good.
There's also something called "go away heat."
When a reader calls your character "unlikeable" they mean they have go away heat; they just want to see less of them.
There's also something called "go away heat."
When a reader calls your character "unlikeable" they mean they have go away heat; they just want to see less of them.
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NEW FICTION:
"Bury the Lede" by @catouttawater.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
flashpointsf.com/2025/09/19/b...
"Bury the Lede" by @catouttawater.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
flashpointsf.com/2025/09/19/b...
Bury the Lede
The Diamond Valley Sheriff’s office hereby announces the death of one William A. Gautier, male, age undetermined.
flashpointsf.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW FICTION:
"Bury the Lede" by @catouttawater.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
flashpointsf.com/2025/09/19/b...
"Bury the Lede" by @catouttawater.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
flashpointsf.com/2025/09/19/b...
I've been doing a lot of editing/reviewing this year and it's been a really interesting experience! (positive)
September 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I've been doing a lot of editing/reviewing this year and it's been a really interesting experience! (positive)
One of the great things about being a contrarian in my writing choices is I usually have a really solid way to justify rejections to myself
September 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
One of the great things about being a contrarian in my writing choices is I usually have a really solid way to justify rejections to myself
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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Here is the current schedule for tomorrow's stream!!! I will be on all day, and Emily will be on and off intermittently! See you tomorrow at 10 am PST— donations are already open! www.youtube.com/live/iQ1FbkI...
January 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Here is the current schedule for tomorrow's stream!!! I will be on all day, and Emily will be on and off intermittently! See you tomorrow at 10 am PST— donations are already open! www.youtube.com/live/iQ1FbkI...
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I saw a cute animal today. That will almost always cause music to happen. #improv #music #ukulele #BaritoneUkulele
youtu.be/uoQCum0gtPk
youtu.be/uoQCum0gtPk
Chill Aquatic Mammal: Improv 2,010 (Kala baritone ukulele)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
youtu.be
January 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I saw a cute animal today. That will almost always cause music to happen. #improv #music #ukulele #BaritoneUkulele
youtu.be/uoQCum0gtPk
youtu.be/uoQCum0gtPk
Have I posted bread on this account yet?
January 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Have I posted bread on this account yet?
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January 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I don't think the mechanical act of parsing characters into sounds is very important to the experience of enjoying a book? I'm honestly baffled that people think there is some kind of stolen valour in listening to audiobooks.
This debate over whether or not audiobooks count as reading has made me realize that lots of people view reading as a kind of chore. “I got more reading points than you!” It’s weird and sad.
January 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don't think the mechanical act of parsing characters into sounds is very important to the experience of enjoying a book? I'm honestly baffled that people think there is some kind of stolen valour in listening to audiobooks.
Since I started making my own bread I have really come to understand the idiom "the best thing since sliced bread."
idk how people get such clean slices, you must have a much more powerful karate chop than I
idk how people get such clean slices, you must have a much more powerful karate chop than I
January 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Since I started making my own bread I have really come to understand the idiom "the best thing since sliced bread."
idk how people get such clean slices, you must have a much more powerful karate chop than I
idk how people get such clean slices, you must have a much more powerful karate chop than I
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Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
My unreasonable audiobook pet peeve: when a character is described as "french canadian" but the narrator voices them with a france-french accent.
January 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My unreasonable audiobook pet peeve: when a character is described as "french canadian" but the narrator voices them with a france-french accent.
Show me one picture from Star Trek that perfectly embodies your aura
January 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Show me one picture from Star Trek that perfectly embodies your aura
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Today's the last day we're open to submissions. Give it a final edit and send it in before we close! #drabbles
The Maze Runner The Scorch Trials GIF
ALT: The Maze Runner The Scorch Trials GIF
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Today's the last day we're open to submissions. Give it a final edit and send it in before we close! #drabbles
I want things to be saved on my physical computer in my physical house.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I want things to be saved on my physical computer in my physical house.
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Announcement:
Psychopomp is relaunching Fantasy Magazine
WELCOME BACK, FANTASY!
full details here:
psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...
Psychopomp is relaunching Fantasy Magazine
WELCOME BACK, FANTASY!
full details here:
psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...
January 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Announcement:
Psychopomp is relaunching Fantasy Magazine
WELCOME BACK, FANTASY!
full details here:
psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...
Psychopomp is relaunching Fantasy Magazine
WELCOME BACK, FANTASY!
full details here:
psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...
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very few things bring me more joy than when i trot out a new erotica book and someone comments 'i just finished camp damascus and started following the author what the heck is happening'
January 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
very few things bring me more joy than when i trot out a new erotica book and someone comments 'i just finished camp damascus and started following the author what the heck is happening'
PSA - if you're pulling a mask out of the mask dispenser and you take two by accident, don't try to put the extra one back. Just keep it. NO-ONE wants a pre-stretched face-mask of unknown provenance.
January 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
PSA - if you're pulling a mask out of the mask dispenser and you take two by accident, don't try to put the extra one back. Just keep it. NO-ONE wants a pre-stretched face-mask of unknown provenance.
Oh no it's that feeling where at 98.5% project completion I suddenly start eyeing new projects
January 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Oh no it's that feeling where at 98.5% project completion I suddenly start eyeing new projects