Reena
@reenamccarty.bsky.social
I write things and like to walk in the woods. She/her #uglydogs
The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains, 4/7/26
The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains, 4/7/26
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Reena
@reenamccarty.bsky.social
· Aug 27
The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains is out 4/7/2026! It has things like:
~Hiking!
~contracts!
~that 1000 year old immortal you dated when you were a teen, which seems a little weird now that you're almost 30 and have had some therapy!
~discussion of the likelihood that faerie dinosaurs existed???
~Hiking!
~contracts!
~that 1000 year old immortal you dated when you were a teen, which seems a little weird now that you're almost 30 and have had some therapy!
~discussion of the likelihood that faerie dinosaurs existed???
It's absolutely bizarre that "I do not want to get sick" is a mockable position now. Like, people mask for lots of reasons, but "sick bad" is so basic? I don't! want to get sick!!
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's absolutely bizarre that "I do not want to get sick" is a mockable position now. Like, people mask for lots of reasons, but "sick bad" is so basic? I don't! want to get sick!!
I don't know if "lake monster" is a job so much as a calling, really.
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I don't know if "lake monster" is a job so much as a calling, really.
somewhere in this apartment is a folder full of piano-vocal sheet music. I have no idea where, but I know for a fact I came into this house with an audition book and I never would have thrown out such a painful relic of my lost dreams.
Brb, about to go pay for my hubris.
December 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
somewhere in this apartment is a folder full of piano-vocal sheet music. I have no idea where, but I know for a fact I came into this house with an audition book and I never would have thrown out such a painful relic of my lost dreams.
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Knives out: the upper middle class are squabbling vicious children who do not deserve their inheritance
Glass onion: the new elite are the stupidest murderous cunts alive and deserve your scorn
Wake up dead man: those preaching anger as salvation are leading you to death, hope and kindness matter
Glass onion: the new elite are the stupidest murderous cunts alive and deserve your scorn
Wake up dead man: those preaching anger as salvation are leading you to death, hope and kindness matter
December 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Knives out: the upper middle class are squabbling vicious children who do not deserve their inheritance
Glass onion: the new elite are the stupidest murderous cunts alive and deserve your scorn
Wake up dead man: those preaching anger as salvation are leading you to death, hope and kindness matter
Glass onion: the new elite are the stupidest murderous cunts alive and deserve your scorn
Wake up dead man: those preaching anger as salvation are leading you to death, hope and kindness matter
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I cannot emphasize enough how good reviews provide your fave authors with both happiness and algorithmic favor.
Most people find new books via Amazon, and Amazon picks the books they want to show you (in part) from sales velocity and reviews.
Most people find new books via Amazon, and Amazon picks the books they want to show you (in part) from sales velocity and reviews.
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I cannot emphasize enough how good reviews provide your fave authors with both happiness and algorithmic favor.
Most people find new books via Amazon, and Amazon picks the books they want to show you (in part) from sales velocity and reviews.
Most people find new books via Amazon, and Amazon picks the books they want to show you (in part) from sales velocity and reviews.
Brb, about to go pay for my hubris.
December 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Brb, about to go pay for my hubris.
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If I've liked your hilarious meme or beautiful picture but not reposted it, it might be because you didn't include alt text
What's alt text? Why is it important on Bluesky? How do I write it? Where am I? What's going on?
Alt text 101 for Bluesky | Digital Philosophy by Manning Krull
Hi! You may be here because I or someone else sent you this link in response to a conversation about alt text on Bluesky. Welcome! This is a short article about alt text, its importance, and how to wr...
manningkrull.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If I've liked your hilarious meme or beautiful picture but not reposted it, it might be because you didn't include alt text
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Trump is gross for so many reasons. When you focus on his weight, I see your derision. Not for him, but for fat people.
BEING FAT IS NOT A MORAL FAILING.
BEING FAT IS NOT A MORAL FAILING.
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump is gross for so many reasons. When you focus on his weight, I see your derision. Not for him, but for fat people.
BEING FAT IS NOT A MORAL FAILING.
BEING FAT IS NOT A MORAL FAILING.
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Typical Americans, pretending that Tiny Tim living is a happy ending. You realize that kid has to live in the Omelas basement now??
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Typical Americans, pretending that Tiny Tim living is a happy ending. You realize that kid has to live in the Omelas basement now??
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love that software developers are advertising AI functionality in every single app now and it's up to you to try to figure out if they mean "this has spellcheck" or "everything you create in this app will sync in real-time to sam altman's personal laptop" or something in between
December 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
love that software developers are advertising AI functionality in every single app now and it's up to you to try to figure out if they mean "this has spellcheck" or "everything you create in this app will sync in real-time to sam altman's personal laptop" or something in between
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Disconcerting to hear "We don't need purity tests" from the party that is going to have to fix the FDA.
December 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Disconcerting to hear "We don't need purity tests" from the party that is going to have to fix the FDA.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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people always laugh when bears run away from housecats because they're so much bigger but like. imagine you were in the woods & you ran into a weird little guy that looks kinda like you but like 1/5th the size & his head is shaped weird & he is running toward you full tilt yelling. what would you do
December 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
people always laugh when bears run away from housecats because they're so much bigger but like. imagine you were in the woods & you ran into a weird little guy that looks kinda like you but like 1/5th the size & his head is shaped weird & he is running toward you full tilt yelling. what would you do
Stop touching the cursed amulet!!!
"Chess" needs to close early because thinking about that musical is making me literally insane.
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Stop touching the cursed amulet!!!
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I really think that people not knowing how to learn things and then think about them is a huge problem.
December 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I really think that people not knowing how to learn things and then think about them is a huge problem.
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TOMORROW IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. It is time for the women (defined broadly) to hunt the Year King through the woods and tear him apart with their bare hands!
December 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
TOMORROW IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. It is time for the women (defined broadly) to hunt the Year King through the woods and tear him apart with their bare hands!
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you can cheer when the rats flee the ship, but you do not need to invite the rats over to your ship. the rats are icky. let those fuckers swim
our emotional & practical survival over the next year is going to depend on us developing the emotional depth to say "hahaha fuck yeah, shit has gotten so bad that even [terrible person] is trying to save themselves" without being like "so they're not terrible anymore, maybe?"
You do not in fact gotta hand it to Mitt Binders Full of Women Romney!!!
December 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
you can cheer when the rats flee the ship, but you do not need to invite the rats over to your ship. the rats are icky. let those fuckers swim
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a sequel:
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
a sequel:
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
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And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
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If someone used LLMs or generative AI in ANY PART of their creative process, then I have zero respect for them as fellow "creators"--and, frankly, as human beings.
And if YOU did it, person who is reading these words? I hope you feel shame.
And if YOU did it, person who is reading these words? I hope you feel shame.
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If someone used LLMs or generative AI in ANY PART of their creative process, then I have zero respect for them as fellow "creators"--and, frankly, as human beings.
And if YOU did it, person who is reading these words? I hope you feel shame.
And if YOU did it, person who is reading these words? I hope you feel shame.
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Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
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This framing is dishonest. It was a bipartisan bill. Enough Republicans actually defected and voted no to kill the bill. Three Democrats crossed over to save it.
They should be stripped of their committee assignments and thrown out of the party, quite frankly.
They should be stripped of their committee assignments and thrown out of the party, quite frankly.
Today House Republicans voted 216-211 to pass MTG’s bill to criminalize gender-affirming care for minors nationwide, marking the first time a national ban on care for trans youth has reached — and passed — the House floor.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Bill Punishing Doctors And Parents Clears House Floor
If passed, the bill would punish doctors and parents who provide or consent to a minor receiving gender-affirming care.
www.huffpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This framing is dishonest. It was a bipartisan bill. Enough Republicans actually defected and voted no to kill the bill. Three Democrats crossed over to save it.
They should be stripped of their committee assignments and thrown out of the party, quite frankly.
They should be stripped of their committee assignments and thrown out of the party, quite frankly.
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Yeah I only use AI for the fun part right at the beginning where we're kicking ideas around and not worried about budget or expectations. Just the best part of any group creative endeavor, me and my team challenging each other with our most visionary ideas, I'm looking to automate that
"look we're not using AI in the final product we're just using it to speed up the conceptual stage" is what a lot of dopes affecting an enlightened middle position keep saying. I truly do not get that one. You hate imagining stuff? You don't like thinking and conceptualizing? Get a grip
December 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Yeah I only use AI for the fun part right at the beginning where we're kicking ideas around and not worried about budget or expectations. Just the best part of any group creative endeavor, me and my team challenging each other with our most visionary ideas, I'm looking to automate that
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Here’s how midweek gusts impacted cities and towns.
Power outages, downed trees, overturned semis: Winds tear through western and central Montana
High-speed winds nearing 100 mph tore through much of western Montana on Wednesday.
montanafreepress.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Here’s how midweek gusts impacted cities and towns.
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!