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Richard Pearce Moses
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Retired archivist. Fellow, Society of American Archivists. Author.

The Order of Lazarus (https://hamlit.org/the-order-of-lazarus/).
Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (https://www2.archivists.org/glossary-old)
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This year on Bluesky I wrote 84 posts and 375 replies. I received 883 likes, whereas 75 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "read" and 😁!

(No surprise, most of my chats were with @jpspalding.com.)

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pearcemoses.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out pearcemoses.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!
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January 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Read 78 books this year (not counting several DNFs). A few I really liked:
❧ Lavanya Lakshminarayan, The Ten Percent Thief
❧ @maryrobinettekowal.com, The Martian Contingency
❧ Cherie Dimaline, VenCo

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RPM Book Report: Author Summary
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January 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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I have written a dozen endings for my short story. The most recent is about a hundred words. As opposed to the others, which kept turning into a novel.
#Writing
#Sci-Fi
#ShortStories
December 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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@sachacoward.bsky.social's Queer as Folklore was the perfect Christmas gift for my husband! We both look forward to diving in.

(Now need to figure a way to get Sacha to the Pacific Northwest so he can sign the book!)
December 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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A beautiful day, and thanks to the elf who snuck in and got my computer unstuck this morning. Mountains just north of the Canadian border, east of Vancouver BC.

Happy holidays to all the nice people here on Bsky.
Panoramic view of snow covered mountains just north of the Canadian border, green field with a small pond in the foreground.
December 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
pearcemoses.bsky.social
It's a fun book! Recommended!
jpspalding.com JP Spalding - #amQuerying SciFi 🪐 @jpspalding.com · 19d
it’s the latest point in the year you can still order a Christmas gift. Know someone who loves birds? 🪶 Loves books? 📚 Loves SHORT books?

Check out Black Throated Blue Warbler, a #cozy #nature #fiction

I recommend the audiobook, narrated by @jessmorannarration.bsky.social

#booktok #BookSky 💙📚
Audiobook ebook and paperback versions of black throated blue warbler Holding the paperback copy Me posing with my lil’ paperback The ebook version!
December 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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jpspalding.com
it’s the latest point in the year you can still order a Christmas gift. Know someone who loves birds? 🪶 Loves books? 📚 Loves SHORT books?

Check out Black Throated Blue Warbler, a #cozy #nature #fiction

I recommend the audiobook, narrated by @jessmorannarration.bsky.social

#booktok #BookSky 💙📚
Audiobook ebook and paperback versions of black throated blue warbler Holding the paperback copy Me posing with my lil’ paperback The ebook version!
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
pearcemoses.bsky.social
For anyone curious why the Pacific Northwest is getting so much rain, a graphic of the "Pineapple Express" blowing from Hawai'i towards Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
#Weather
#Rain
#AtmosphericRiver
#PacificNorthwest
Swirling green lines showing wind patterns leave a blue line that stretches from the Hawai'i Islands in the lower left to the Pacific Northwest in the upper right.
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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All hands on deck!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
pearcemoses.bsky.social
Cherie Dimaline's VenCo is one of the best books I've read in recent memory (and not what I normally read). A filled with great characters and wonderful descriptions. Brilliantly crafted. Highly recommended.
#Reading #Novels
#Fantasy #Magic #Witches
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/600424...
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline | Penguin Random House Canada
From the bestselling author of Empire of Wild, a wickedly subversive, deliciously imaginative, deeply feminist novel of contemporary witches on the rise—a book that only the supremely gifted storytell...
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
pearcemoses.bsky.social
I just wrote the year 2026 for the first time, and not quite sure what that portends.
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Anxiety makes everything feel very big or very small, depending on which is more hurtful in the moment. Being suddenly relieved of anxiety in this moment gave her a clear understanding that this was the life she had been running towards. — Cherie Dimaline, VenCo.
#Writing #Sentences
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
pearcemoses.bsky.social
It's Superman! by Tom De Haven is a brilliant book, a great backstory of Superman's early life. As much as anything, the writing—so clear and crisp—make the book a delight. Love how De Haven incorporates real world people from the time period into the novel.
#Sci-Fi
#Reading
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
pearcemoses.bsky.social
One editing trick I learned was to search for 'that' in my draft: it can often be deleted, and rewriting the other places makes my sentences stronger. (Amazing how many times the word shows up.) Today, I learned 'look' is another of my weasel words that I over use.
#Editing #Writing
November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Just finished @maryrobinettekowal.com's The Martian Contingency, last in the Lady Astronaut series. I really admire MRK's use of the language to evoke a classic SF tone, but more I love how she shows the cultural complications of US history. maryrobinettekowal.com/writing/the-...
#Reading #Sci-Fi
The Martian Contingency
(Tor Books March 18th, 2025) Mary Robinette Kowal returns to Mars in this latest entry to the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Lady Astronaut series. “Kowal masters both science and historical accurac…
maryrobinettekowal.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
pearcemoses.bsky.social
Money well spent! Highly recommended.
maryrobinettekowal.com Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · Nov 28
Between now and midnight ET on Dec 2, I'm offering a discounted price on my Patreon tiers. Read unpublished stories, ask me questions, attend live-streamed classes, and get weekly accountability to put words on the page. Use code LETSGO to save 30% on your first month: patreon.com/maryrobinette
Over a black background the words, "Black Friday 30% off. Use the code LETSGO to get 30% off your first month of any tier of Mary Robinette Kowal's Patreon. Now through Tuesday, December 2 at 11:59 PM ET. Patreon.com/maryrobinette." Over a black background, the words in yellow: "Patreon Tiers on Sale 30% off first month with code LETSGO" In blue: "For Readers" and a strikethrough of "$5.00" followed by "now $3.50". In white text: "Exclusive access to works in progress and other unreleased stories, including an entire unpublished urban fantasy novel." In blue text: "Q&A" with a strikethrough: "$15.00" followed by "now $10.50" In white text: "Join me for a monthly Ask Me Anything session. Questions can cover writing, teaching a cat to talk with buttons, puppets, crochet... anything goes! You'll also receive access to the Reader content." Over a black background, in yellow text: "Patreon Tiers on Sale 30% off first month with code LETSGO" Blue text: "Live-Streaming Classes." With a strikethrough: "30.00" followed by "now $21.00" In white text: "Attend a monthly writing class, taught by myself or a guest instructor who's an expert on the topic. You'll also get access to the back catalog of 70 hours of prior classes." In blue text: "Make Me Write." With a strikethrough: "$150.00" followed by "now $105.00" In white text: "Meet with me weekly, in a group setting, to unpack challenges, celebrate successes, and participate in writing sprints." A white text box over a black background. The text inside says, "“Since joining Mary Robinette's Patreon, my writing skills have taken off. I'm more able to diagnose story problems, to get stories across the finish line, and to create stories out of thin air. It's AWESOME. I'm a big fan of Make Me Write sessions on Sunday and the Q&A times. “Mary Robinette is incredibly generous with her expertise and her time.” The quote is attributed to Tara King, with a photo and the URL Patreon.com/maryrobinette
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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tomtomorrow.bsky.social
my current "grab a book to read on the train" re-read is It's Superman by Tom DeHaven and I love this book so much. A retelling of Superman's origin story set in the Great Depression, by the poet laureate of comics-adjacent novels.
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Got to have dinner with @mdbell79.bsky.social. What a great time!
Two guys in a friendly hug at a restaurant.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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I've described my WIP as "Moby Dick goes to space." And I've gotten feedback that it's slow paced and filled with digressions. So imagine my joy when I discovered @thelincoln.bsky.social's
countercraft.substack.com/p/your-novel...
Your Novel Should Be More Like Moby-Dick
Why not put some whale facts chapters in your WIP?
countercraft.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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mkirschenbaum.bsky.social
This work should really have more recognition than it does; inquiries should go to:

LEAD GRAFFITI | NEWARK, DELAWARE| LEADGRAFFITI.COM|RAY@LEADGRAIETTI.COM
@leadgraffiti.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Finished Sam J Miller's Red Star Hustle and loved it! A fun adventure!
#Sci-Fi #Novels
@sentencebender.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Some good news today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Such a great expression, I used it when I contacted my senators.
lynnemthomas.com Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · Nov 9
@durbin.senate.gov No one is answering the phones in your office.

Any deal that doesn’t have some sort of guarantees for ACA subsidies, or guarantees period beyond “we swear, this time we’ll play ball” isn’t a deal.

It’s Lucy, holding the football, and you’re Charlie Brown.

No quarter, Senator.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
pearcemoses.bsky.social
25 people who signed up for a writing workshop Saturday will miss it because the instructor's flight was canceled. It'll be rescheduled for the spring, and the instructor is going to give a shorter workshop via Zoom. Incredibly gracious and generous of him. Nice reminder good people are out there.
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Next Saturday, I'm in a day-long, F2F workshop with @mdbell79.bsky.social. His Refuse to be Done is the best craft book I've read, and having taken several short, online lectures, he's a brilliant teacher. I AM SO PSYCHED!
November 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM