ParaSocial Investigations
@psinvestigations.bsky.social
Website: https://parasocialinvestigations.com/
Podcast research and script writing!
Information and science literacy!
Freelance reporting and writing!
Podcast research and script writing!
Information and science literacy!
Freelance reporting and writing!
Definitely both -- preferably within the same story! But I'll take it either way. 😊
April 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Definitely both -- preferably within the same story! But I'll take it either way. 😊
And they're basically saying in that good-bye email "hey if you have all your writing stuff stored on our servers, good luck getting that back while thousands of other folks scramble to do the same." #nano
April 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
And they're basically saying in that good-bye email "hey if you have all your writing stuff stored on our servers, good luck getting that back while thousands of other folks scramble to do the same." #nano
As of a few seconds ago, their website is still up, including the donation page. They do say they'll be shutting that down slowly and that they've cancelled all recurring donations, but I'll be very curious as to how smoothly this goes.
Less than a year after a full-throated embrace of AI, NaNoWriMo is shutting down :
April 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As of a few seconds ago, their website is still up, including the donation page. They do say they'll be shutting that down slowly and that they've cancelled all recurring donations, but I'll be very curious as to how smoothly this goes.
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#AutismAcceptanceMonth starts tomorrow. Please don't give to Autism Speaks; their $$ rarely supports autistic people/families, and their 'awareness' work portrays autistic people as burdens, not humans. From @autisticadvocacy.org, a good org to support instead.
autisticadvocacy.org/considerthef...
autisticadvocacy.org/considerthef...
Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families.
autisticadvocacy.org
March 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#AutismAcceptanceMonth starts tomorrow. Please don't give to Autism Speaks; their $$ rarely supports autistic people/families, and their 'awareness' work portrays autistic people as burdens, not humans. From @autisticadvocacy.org, a good org to support instead.
autisticadvocacy.org/considerthef...
autisticadvocacy.org/considerthef...
Fun fact: I sent a Doctor Who spec script to the BBC 12 years ago and they rejected it because I'm not British and then I got Pete Davidson (the celery one) to autograph it at DragonCon's 50th DW anniversary celebration. He wrote "sorry!" on it.
... I think it might be time to try again. 😁
#writing
... I think it might be time to try again. 😁
#writing
Don’t worry, the hour you lost at the weekend is being stored securely in a giant hourglass by qualified timelords and will be returned to you later this year when the clocks go back again. NB: the hour that is returned to you may contain advertising unless you subscribe to the premium service.
March 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Fun fact: I sent a Doctor Who spec script to the BBC 12 years ago and they rejected it because I'm not British and then I got Pete Davidson (the celery one) to autograph it at DragonCon's 50th DW anniversary celebration. He wrote "sorry!" on it.
... I think it might be time to try again. 😁
#writing
... I think it might be time to try again. 😁
#writing
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If you are a neurodivergent reporter, I cannot stress the importance of blocking at least 30 minutes between meetings, phone calls or Zoom interviews to go to the bathroom, review research, eat food, stretch and generally give your brain time to rest and transition in between focused conversations.
February 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If you are a neurodivergent reporter, I cannot stress the importance of blocking at least 30 minutes between meetings, phone calls or Zoom interviews to go to the bathroom, review research, eat food, stretch and generally give your brain time to rest and transition in between focused conversations.
Me: I gotta go poke around in the woods this weekend.
My partner: For a story or for yourself?
Me: Yes.
My partner: For a story or for yourself?
Me: Yes.
February 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Me: I gotta go poke around in the woods this weekend.
My partner: For a story or for yourself?
Me: Yes.
My partner: For a story or for yourself?
Me: Yes.
Trying to follow my own advice to not get antsy waiting on a potential source to get back to me by researching spooky stuff for another client.
#writing #journalism #research #podcasts
#writing #journalism #research #podcasts
February 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trying to follow my own advice to not get antsy waiting on a potential source to get back to me by researching spooky stuff for another client.
#writing #journalism #research #podcasts
#writing #journalism #research #podcasts
💯Where can I sign up for both parts of this (both Auntie and Aunt-ee)?
Forget armed bodyguards: I need someone to invent an Auntie app. It pairs you with an Auntie (any gender/race) about a generation older than you. They spend the day on the phone with you, tell you not to worry because you’re amazing, and make you give the phone to strangers so they can talk you up
February 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
💯Where can I sign up for both parts of this (both Auntie and Aunt-ee)?
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Me, working on my little articles and book projects in February 2025:
February 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Me, working on my little articles and book projects in February 2025:
"well as long as it's age appropriate" no fuck you guys actually, i read adult books when i was 12 and now i'm weird as hell, as i SHOULD be
February 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is the part of reporting-based writing that is both the most agonizing and the most transcendent. It's what keeps me at it. #writing #journalism
one of the goofiest parts of my job as a features writer is trying to corral my ADHD brain's spider-web-like understanding of a complicated issue into something organized, interesting, and understandable by a general audience
February 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is the part of reporting-based writing that is both the most agonizing and the most transcendent. It's what keeps me at it. #writing #journalism
Time to get off here and get to work.
February 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Time to get off here and get to work.
Support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting!
(Also stick to the Washington Post while you're at it.)
Support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting
(Also stick to the Washington Post while you're at it.)
Support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting
Not sure what the Washington Post's doing wrong because Assigned Media subscriptions are way up.
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January 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting!
(Also stick to the Washington Post while you're at it.)
Support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting
(Also stick to the Washington Post while you're at it.)
Support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting support trans reporting
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I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
January 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
I'm awkward at this part of my job so please let me mention that I would love to research and write cool evidence-based stuff for your podcast or publication.
parasocialinvestigations [at] gmail [dot] com
I will emerge from the info ether just for you #writing #podcasts #research #freelance
parasocialinvestigations [at] gmail [dot] com
I will emerge from the info ether just for you #writing #podcasts #research #freelance
January 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm awkward at this part of my job so please let me mention that I would love to research and write cool evidence-based stuff for your podcast or publication.
parasocialinvestigations [at] gmail [dot] com
I will emerge from the info ether just for you #writing #podcasts #research #freelance
parasocialinvestigations [at] gmail [dot] com
I will emerge from the info ether just for you #writing #podcasts #research #freelance
Writing apocalyptic short stories is keeping me sane, and @bluevilla.org was kind enough to publish one ("Butt of the Spear") last month. Go read it and the excellent company it keeps:
Melanie Griffin - Butt of the Spear - Blue Villa
Butt of the Spear Melanie Griffin Hang on, what’s that? Deep breath, Georgie. You’ve been walking too long, maybe, and you’re hallucinating. Maybe. But look — Hank’s frowning in that way he does when ...
bluevilla.org
January 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Writing apocalyptic short stories is keeping me sane, and @bluevilla.org was kind enough to publish one ("Butt of the Spear") last month. Go read it and the excellent company it keeps:
Hi everybody! Back to post about the awesome live episode that @arcanecarolinas.bsky.social put out from Ret-Con. It's about the Pope Lick Monster, which led to some interesting unrelated research results. But here's the relevant spookiness! arcane-carolinas.libsyn.com/ac-00115-ken...
#podcasts
#podcasts
Arcane Carolinas: AC 00115 - Kentucky Fried Goat-Man - Do Not Go to the Trestle of Death - Live from Ret-Con 2024
As the episode title says, and as we say in the episode, DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. IT IS ILLEGAL AND IT IS VERY EASY TO DIE THERE. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT. Goat-human hybrids: science gone wrong? Or...
arcane-carolinas.libsyn.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hi everybody! Back to post about the awesome live episode that @arcanecarolinas.bsky.social put out from Ret-Con. It's about the Pope Lick Monster, which led to some interesting unrelated research results. But here's the relevant spookiness! arcane-carolinas.libsyn.com/ac-00115-ken...
#podcasts
#podcasts
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Recent events have shown that the effects of climate change are not distant fears, but current realities. From historic flooding to hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, pandemics, and more, we need each ot...
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October 1, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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@theferocity.bsky.social Really needed to hear this at this exact moment! Thanks for the psychic inspiration!
I got you, boo.
The first draft of a piece of creative writing is a radical act. It literally defies capitalism. You’re doing it for the LOVE. You’re risking possibility.
The blank page isn’t the canvas. The canvas is the first draft. Get it all down, then get to work. Joyful rigor. LET’S GO!
The first draft of a piece of creative writing is a radical act. It literally defies capitalism. You’re doing it for the LOVE. You’re risking possibility.
The blank page isn’t the canvas. The canvas is the first draft. Get it all down, then get to work. Joyful rigor. LET’S GO!
Like I wish the first draft could be extracted from my brain while I sleep. I find it painful.
September 30, 2024 at 5:59 PM
@theferocity.bsky.social Really needed to hear this at this exact moment! Thanks for the psychic inspiration!
"Her last note is 'penis joke,' so she's definitely writing it all down."
IT'S CALLED BACKGROUND COLOR, MA'AM
#writing #reporting #interviews
IT'S CALLED BACKGROUND COLOR, MA'AM
#writing #reporting #interviews
September 24, 2024 at 4:12 PM
"Her last note is 'penis joke,' so she's definitely writing it all down."
IT'S CALLED BACKGROUND COLOR, MA'AM
#writing #reporting #interviews
IT'S CALLED BACKGROUND COLOR, MA'AM
#writing #reporting #interviews