LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻
@lorifontanes.bsky.social
Writer/educator/community advocate. Cats & catastrophe. More better food 4 all. Bewaring billionaires bearing tech.
yet another fantastic program from @saloneurope.bsky.social in #Paris last evening! talented readers from all over Europe shared fiction, CNF & poetry—merci @deborahzafer.bsky.social @bdiggswrites.bsky.social & @norami.bsky.social for hosting 🙏
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
yet another fantastic program from @saloneurope.bsky.social in #Paris last evening! talented readers from all over Europe shared fiction, CNF & poetry—merci @deborahzafer.bsky.social @bdiggswrites.bsky.social & @norami.bsky.social for hosting 🙏
#writer skeeps! wondering about #publishing in today’s crazy world 🧐
check out this convo featuring the always talented & thoughtful @jamestatehill.bsky.social with literary agents on the front lines 👇
check out this convo featuring the always talented & thoughtful @jamestatehill.bsky.social with literary agents on the front lines 👇
And here it is! First few seconds seemed to get cut off by CrowdCast. www.youtube.com/live/4fFYD0x...
TWC Live! Literary Agents on Publishing in a Time of Unrest
YouTube video by AWPWriter
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#writer skeeps! wondering about #publishing in today’s crazy world 🧐
check out this convo featuring the always talented & thoughtful @jamestatehill.bsky.social with literary agents on the front lines 👇
check out this convo featuring the always talented & thoughtful @jamestatehill.bsky.social with literary agents on the front lines 👇
no words 😳
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
no words 😳
*we’re* the product we don’t get to be picky 😜
if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
*we’re* the product we don’t get to be picky 😜
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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Paris ne vous oubliera jamais, et toujours, nous nous souviendrons.
Vous êtes pour l’éternité dans notre cœur et nos mémoires : ici, dans votre jardin, et dans toute l’âme de Paris.
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur.
Vous êtes pour l’éternité dans notre cœur et nos mémoires : ici, dans votre jardin, et dans toute l’âme de Paris.
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur.
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Paris ne vous oubliera jamais, et toujours, nous nous souviendrons.
Vous êtes pour l’éternité dans notre cœur et nos mémoires : ici, dans votre jardin, et dans toute l’âme de Paris.
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur.
Vous êtes pour l’éternité dans notre cœur et nos mémoires : ici, dans votre jardin, et dans toute l’âme de Paris.
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur.
humans can’t have AI “relationships” any more than they can have one with a piece of furniture
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
humans can’t have AI “relationships” any more than they can have one with a piece of furniture
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Pope Leo to Adolescents and Youth AI Conference: “Governments and international organizations have a responsibility to design and implement policies that protect the dignity of minors in this era of AI.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo XIV: Children and adolescents are vulnerable to AI manipulation - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV warns that young people and children could easily be manipulated by artificial intelligence and insists that 'safeguarding minors' ...
www.vaticannews.va
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Pope Leo to Adolescents and Youth AI Conference: “Governments and international organizations have a responsibility to design and implement policies that protect the dignity of minors in this era of AI.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
a penny for your thoughts 🧐
The US Mint has ended production of the penny after 230 years.
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
a penny for your thoughts 🧐
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No agent? No problem.
The 5th Edition of our Indie Press Guide is available to pre-order!
With over 750 editors to choose from, there's never been a better time to take control of your writing!
mslexia.co.uk/shop/indie-p...
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #writers
The 5th Edition of our Indie Press Guide is available to pre-order!
With over 750 editors to choose from, there's never been a better time to take control of your writing!
mslexia.co.uk/shop/indie-p...
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #writers
Indie Press Guide (5th Edition) - Shop : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Indie Press Guide (5th Edition) - Shop : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
No agent? No problem.
The 5th Edition of our Indie Press Guide is available to pre-order!
With over 750 editors to choose from, there's never been a better time to take control of your writing!
mslexia.co.uk/shop/indie-p...
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #writers
The 5th Edition of our Indie Press Guide is available to pre-order!
With over 750 editors to choose from, there's never been a better time to take control of your writing!
mslexia.co.uk/shop/indie-p...
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #writers
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
speaking of flight issues, check out this sly banger from the always amazing @bsherm36.bsky.social, just in time for your own Thanksgiving drama 😜🦃🍗
A woman on Thanksgiving brings the latest guy over for scrutiny.
Read "Turkey," by Beth Sherman @bsherm36.bsky.social
vestalreview.net/turkey
Read "Turkey," by Beth Sherman @bsherm36.bsky.social
vestalreview.net/turkey
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
speaking of flight issues, check out this sly banger from the always amazing @bsherm36.bsky.social, just in time for your own Thanksgiving drama 😜🦃🍗
lost my PPO & had 2 get ACA in NYS only to discover that not only was it crazy expensive (even then) for an adjunct professor but none of my doctors would take it i guess cuz there were many incredibly rich folks in the area, they didn’t need to! had 2 go cross-county for basic care if lucky to find
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
lost my PPO & had 2 get ACA in NYS only to discover that not only was it crazy expensive (even then) for an adjunct professor but none of my doctors would take it i guess cuz there were many incredibly rich folks in the area, they didn’t need to! had 2 go cross-county for basic care if lucky to find
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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@markhertling.bsky.social’s thoughtful, inspiring reflection worth a read on #VeteransDay 🇺🇸
"That is my quiet lesson of Veterans Day. Our country endures because of what we believe—and how we act when belief demands sacrifice in serving each other. Veterans remind me that a republic survives only when its citizens choose responsibility over indifference."
www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
Who We Choose to Be: A Reflection on the Character of Veterans
A shared culture of service.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social’s thoughtful, inspiring reflection worth a read on #VeteransDay 🇺🇸
what’s perplexing is why a company would use the word perplexity to name something that supposedly provides clarity
oh wait, maybe they asked an AI 🧐
oh wait, maybe they asked an AI 🧐
Cybersecurity experts warn AI agents, chatbots that do the work humans do online, like buy a plane ticket or add events to a calendar, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers
u.afp.com/Snq4
u.afp.com/Snq4
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
what’s perplexing is why a company would use the word perplexity to name something that supposedly provides clarity
oh wait, maybe they asked an AI 🧐
oh wait, maybe they asked an AI 🧐
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President Trump is pursuing a policy of climate-change acceleration. His actions are fueling global warming—and may leave places in the United States uninhabitable by mid-century, Vann R. Newkirk II writes.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
President Trump is pursuing a policy of climate-change acceleration. His actions are fueling global warming—and may leave places in the United States uninhabitable by mid-century, Vann R. Newkirk II writes.
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“it may have profound implications for society and what it means to be human”🧐
uh, no
a human is a human and a data processor is not human
spare us the AI homilies 🙄
uh, no
a human is a human and a data processor is not human
spare us the AI homilies 🙄
Concerns are growing that, as AI companions get better at alleviating loneliness, they may displace normal social relations, whether romantic or friendships
A new industry of AI companions is emerging
It may have profound implications for society and what it means to be human
econ.st
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“it may have profound implications for society and what it means to be human”🧐
uh, no
a human is a human and a data processor is not human
spare us the AI homilies 🙄
uh, no
a human is a human and a data processor is not human
spare us the AI homilies 🙄
‘tis the season to re-read one of my favest spooky collections (edited by @datlow.bsky.social naturellement)
just finished scary & satisfying @garthnix.bsky.social’s micro, “Last Drinks at Bondi Beach” & having been to Sydney at Christmas (& dined at Bondi!), this lands super hard 🙀 🎄🩸
just finished scary & satisfying @garthnix.bsky.social’s micro, “Last Drinks at Bondi Beach” & having been to Sydney at Christmas (& dined at Bondi!), this lands super hard 🙀 🎄🩸
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
‘tis the season to re-read one of my favest spooky collections (edited by @datlow.bsky.social naturellement)
just finished scary & satisfying @garthnix.bsky.social’s micro, “Last Drinks at Bondi Beach” & having been to Sydney at Christmas (& dined at Bondi!), this lands super hard 🙀 🎄🩸
just finished scary & satisfying @garthnix.bsky.social’s micro, “Last Drinks at Bondi Beach” & having been to Sydney at Christmas (& dined at Bondi!), this lands super hard 🙀 🎄🩸
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Pope Leo XIV encourages participants in a Vatican-organized conference to help ensure that artificial intelligence does not replace interpersonal relationships in the field of healthcare. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope: AI use in healthcare must ensure quality of care and relationships - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV encourages participants in a Vatican-organized conference to help ensure that artificial intelligence does not replace interpersonal ...
www.vaticannews.va
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Pope Leo XIV encourages participants in a Vatican-organized conference to help ensure that artificial intelligence does not replace interpersonal relationships in the field of healthcare. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Heads up!
We're back to rolling terms for everything, so send us what you've got for Gone Lawn: fiction (no length limit), prose poetry, novel excerpts (≤200 words), cover art, other media!
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
We're back to rolling terms for everything, so send us what you've got for Gone Lawn: fiction (no length limit), prose poetry, novel excerpts (≤200 words), cover art, other media!
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
Gone Lawn : Submission Guidelines
gonelawn.net
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Heads up!
We're back to rolling terms for everything, so send us what you've got for Gone Lawn: fiction (no length limit), prose poetry, novel excerpts (≤200 words), cover art, other media!
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
We're back to rolling terms for everything, so send us what you've got for Gone Lawn: fiction (no length limit), prose poetry, novel excerpts (≤200 words), cover art, other media!
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
quelle surprise 🙀
Intelligence artificielle : OpenAI face aux doutes sur son modèle économique
Intelligence artificielle : OpenAI face aux doutes sur son modèle économique
Le fondateur de la start-up, Sam Altman, a démenti chercher des garanties de l’Etat pour ses investissements dans les data centers et a cherché à rassurer sur ses 1 400 milliards d’engagements.
www.lemonde.fr
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
quelle surprise 🙀