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Marie Vibbert
@reasie.bsky.social
Hugo and Nebula nominated author with over 100 works in print, computer programmer, weirdo from Cleveland.
Class-conscious science fiction. Unionize the world.
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Time for a new pin-able post. I just can't get enough of these two covers!
https://www.marievibbert.com/novels/
The first heavy snow of the year should be an automatic city-wide holiday. Think about it: every location gets increased accidents on this day. It would save a lot of money, and even lives!

The snow falls on a weekend? GREAT. Let the weekend workers win for once!
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When you order a cardboard box in Animal Crossing New Horizons, it comes in a box... so shouldn't your inventory get TWO boxes?
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Tuesday, I don't want to fight with you. Come on, be nice.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Tuesday, thou vartlet! Thou ingrate!
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Predator: Badlands" is the best buddy cop movie since the last time Eddy Murphy made a buddy cop movie.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My dog absolutely loves the snow. She springs with puppy-excitement every moment of walkies.

I get it... I felt that way about snow when I was ten, too.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It's getting so when an old friend contacts me and says, "I know we disagree politically," I feel like... no. You are understanding. We aren't talking about sports teams here. We're talking about basic human rights and the rule of law.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
ICYMI, my story "Knit Three, Save Four" is live on Escape Pod! https://escapepod.org/2025/11/06/escape-pod-1018-knit-three-save-four/
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
... maybe getting anything done on a rainy Sunday is asking too much of myself.
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Today I need to finish grading these papers, and then maybe I'll type in this short story I wrote in my journal.
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Great day teaching at Lake Erie Ink’s teen writing conference.
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
No, I'm not bringing anything ostentatious to the house warming, just a little candle holder. It goes with anything.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I'm editing an anthology! 3 cents a word original, 1 cent for reprints. Full guidelines here: https://www.parsecink.org/submissions

Image is a screen cap from this game I'm working on.
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ee! A listing on the submission grinder has words I wrote!

I'm having such delight at being a baby editor. This is the golden stage... that is, before I have to actually edit. :D
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/Market/Index...
Triangulation Anthology Series - The Submission Grinder
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Reposted by Marie Vibbert
Greetings, sapients! Are you ready for a tale of spaceships, knitting, and the evils of capitalism in space? Whether you are or not, this week we have "Knit Three, Save Four" by @reasie.bsky.social for your eyes, ears, and other sensory organs!
Escape Pod 1018: Knit Three, Save Four
The ship was two days overdue for docking, more or less. As a stowaway, I didn’t have access to status reports. My passive data sniffer patiently checked for the docking station network, telling me…
escapepod.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A great article from Signal Cleveland about the Teen Writer's symposium I'll be presenting at this weekend! 
https://signalcleveland.org/lake-erie-ink-teen-writers-symposium-helps-young-writers-cleveland/
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
All web content managers should simply ignore/delete any <span> tags when content is pasted into the editor.
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Here's my motivation for today. Get through the work... and then... (Picture from back in the summer, hitting Flight in the Old Arcade after Literary Cleveland's Inkubator conference.)
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Reposted by Marie Vibbert
St. Christopher Crossing the Water with Christ on his Shoulders https://clevelandart.org/art/1923.248
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Illustrated blog post: How NOT to be a writer: 
https://www.marievibbert.com/how-not-to-be-a-writer/
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Wordle 1,600 5/6

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November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ICYMI, my first poetry collection will launch next year from Dancing Girl Press! I'm so excited to share my science-fiction-adjacent poetry!
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I decided today to get a croissant and cappuccino from the bakery at the end of my street while walking the dog. As I tied her off to the bike rack, a kind stranger offered to go in and get my order so I could stay with my dog.
Then a fiddler set up on a bench nearby!
Sunshine, blowing leaves, joy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The thing I was procrastinating on was not as hard as I feared.

(Evergreen post.)
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In other news, I was in a research study these past three weeks, exploring the effects of artificial sweeteners on Crohn's disease. I had to go without any diet coke for a month! Then I had to eat measured doses of sucralose for two weeks. Glad to help science, but also glad to get back to normal!
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM