Shecky
@shecky.bsky.social
Geek. SF/F copyeditor (450+ works edited, rehomes feral commas, hot-glues dangling participles, etc.). Quantum comma mechanic. He/him. (Avatar by Howard Tayler) sffcopyediting.com
I honor the dad joke here, but also: sorcerer.
What word, even when spelled without any mistakes, is still spelled incorrectly?
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I honor the dad joke here, but also: sorcerer.
@effinbirds.com says it best in this sticker I have on the back of my e-reader. Gotcher performative finger right fucking here.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@effinbirds.com says it best in this sticker I have on the back of my e-reader. Gotcher performative finger right fucking here.
I've always read everywhere. Only reason I don't read in public anymore (except for the laundromat, which is inevitable) is that I'm not IN public anymore 'cause I have trust issues and y'all nasty.
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I've always read everywhere. Only reason I don't read in public anymore (except for the laundromat, which is inevitable) is that I'm not IN public anymore 'cause I have trust issues and y'all nasty.
Mamdani is going to implement Sharona law. NYC will now be forced to muh-muh-muh-my Sharona.
Mamdani is going to implement Shandalar law. NYC will now be forced to drift throughout the Multiverse.
Mamdani is going to implement Sharona law. All Monk episodes with Natalie Teeger will be banned.
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Sharona law. NYC will now be forced to muh-muh-muh-my Sharona.
FYI, I post the lyrics for two reasons: first, for people like me with auditory-processing issues (the vast majority of songs, I simply cannot understand the lyrics as sung), so we can appreciate the *words*, and second, to maybe prompt folks to go give the song a listen. It's *gorgeous*.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
FYI, I post the lyrics for two reasons: first, for people like me with auditory-processing issues (the vast majority of songs, I simply cannot understand the lyrics as sung), so we can appreciate the *words*, and second, to maybe prompt folks to go give the song a listen. It's *gorgeous*.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
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None of these people should ever know peace.
It's official - 8 D AYEs
Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Rosen
Fetterman
Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Rosen
Fetterman
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
None of these people should ever know peace.
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Never have. Never will. Not interested in going anywhere *near* a crap app built out of countless millions of hard-won words stolen from my colleagues, the use of which will (bonus!) begin progressively to degrade my cognitive skills and blunt the edge of the tool I’ve spent half a century honing. 🤨
Hands up if you've never used Chat GPT ✋
(I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)
(I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)
Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Never have. Never will. Not interested in going anywhere *near* a crap app built out of countless millions of hard-won words stolen from my colleagues, the use of which will (bonus!) begin progressively to degrade my cognitive skills and blunt the edge of the tool I’ve spent half a century honing. 🤨
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sound on. I’m still laughing
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
sound on. I’m still laughing
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Our rescue (arfpnc.com) helps a lot of folks with free food for their pets. So I can confirm that donating food to rescues can really help.
And if you find yourself needing food for your pets? Reach out to a local rescue. If they can help, they will.
And if you find yourself needing food for your pets? Reach out to a local rescue. If they can help, they will.
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Our rescue (arfpnc.com) helps a lot of folks with free food for their pets. So I can confirm that donating food to rescues can really help.
And if you find yourself needing food for your pets? Reach out to a local rescue. If they can help, they will.
And if you find yourself needing food for your pets? Reach out to a local rescue. If they can help, they will.
That's right there in the name: a SUPERfamily. *now imagines all of 'em in heroic Superman poses*
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
That's right there in the name: a SUPERfamily. *now imagines all of 'em in heroic Superman poses*
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this administration reminds me so frequently of the line about how the US didn’t win the Cold War, we just lost it last.
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
this administration reminds me so frequently of the line about how the US didn’t win the Cold War, we just lost it last.
Lamp is gonna light YOU up.
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Lamp is gonna light YOU up.
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Post you from a different era.
Me almost exactly 36 years ago today, sitting atop the Berlin Wall before it came down. (No, I can't take credit for that happening.)
Me almost exactly 36 years ago today, sitting atop the Berlin Wall before it came down. (No, I can't take credit for that happening.)
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Post you from a different era.
Me almost exactly 36 years ago today, sitting atop the Berlin Wall before it came down. (No, I can't take credit for that happening.)
Me almost exactly 36 years ago today, sitting atop the Berlin Wall before it came down. (No, I can't take credit for that happening.)
\m/
Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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@scalzi.com A little help, if you can. I seem to recall years ago that you and a number of other authors came up with something along the lines of "the ultimate fantasy novel title," and it was this glorious long Frankensteinian name, but my search skills are failing.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
@scalzi.com A little help, if you can. I seem to recall years ago that you and a number of other authors came up with something along the lines of "the ultimate fantasy novel title," and it was this glorious long Frankensteinian name, but my search skills are failing.
Genuinely ticked off over TV (specifically in this case TV fandom). "Reports" say that Sanguinet will not be in Shoresy season 5. Yes, I know, Shoresy's sposta coach, but FIGGER IT OUT.
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Genuinely ticked off over TV (specifically in this case TV fandom). "Reports" say that Sanguinet will not be in Shoresy season 5. Yes, I know, Shoresy's sposta coach, but FIGGER IT OUT.
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roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
Just finished my 499th project (I'd've said "copyedit," but a handful have been proofreads); tomorrow, I begin my 500th. Could be I'm an established professional now or some such nonsense. May not have much else going for me, but there's that, at least.
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Just finished my 499th project (I'd've said "copyedit," but a handful have been proofreads); tomorrow, I begin my 500th. Could be I'm an established professional now or some such nonsense. May not have much else going for me, but there's that, at least.
HOLY FUCK A NEW-TO-ME GALLUS STORY I'M HAVING A COUGHING FIT FROM LAUGHING SO HARD
I really needed this. Gallus, you came by your chaos-magnet-ness honestly.
I really needed this. Gallus, you came by your chaos-magnet-ness honestly.
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
HOLY FUCK A NEW-TO-ME GALLUS STORY I'M HAVING A COUGHING FIT FROM LAUGHING SO HARD
I really needed this. Gallus, you came by your chaos-magnet-ness honestly.
I really needed this. Gallus, you came by your chaos-magnet-ness honestly.
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My dude needs wheels after a jerk wrecked his car. He's almost there.
He's not even looking for fancy wheels, just something that will get him through Detroit. You know, the basics.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-zig-r...
He's not even looking for fancy wheels, just something that will get him through Detroit. You know, the basics.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-zig-r...
October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My dude needs wheels after a jerk wrecked his car. He's almost there.
He's not even looking for fancy wheels, just something that will get him through Detroit. You know, the basics.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-zig-r...
He's not even looking for fancy wheels, just something that will get him through Detroit. You know, the basics.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-zig-r...
