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
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On one hand I’m worried about the snacks cabinet and on the other hand I’m worried about WW3. I don’t even have hands
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 AM
On one hand I’m worried about the snacks cabinet and on the other hand I’m worried about WW3. I don’t even have hands
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"God don't like ugly", and yes, when we said it, we meant on the inside:
This is so real that it took me a few seconds to understand that someone might not naturally know that being ugly (physically) and being ugly (spiritually) are two separate concepts - never occurred to me that might be a Southern thing. Is it even?
January 7, 2026 at 7:32 AM
"God don't like ugly", and yes, when we said it, we meant on the inside:
FAFO [hilarious]
The minimum sound level for a ship horn at 1 meter distance for a ship >200m is 143dB. For a vessel less than 200m but larger than 75m it should be a minimum of 138dB. She didn't expect that... 😅
January 7, 2026 at 12:14 PM
FAFO [hilarious]
WHEEZING
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
WHEEZING
The snorts I snurted.
January 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
The snorts I snurted.
Tom Cardy with ANOTHER fuckin' banger.
January 7, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Tom Cardy with ANOTHER fuckin' banger.
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"mute the names of all the countries the US is threatening to invade"
you mean... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pOF...
you mean... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pOF...
Nations of the World - With Lyrics - Animaniacs
YouTube video by Rachel Young (Victoria Ravenlock)
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:42 AM
"mute the names of all the countries the US is threatening to invade"
you mean... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pOF...
you mean... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pOF...
Short thread on the newest Wayward Children book (if you haven't yet started the series, this is a GREAT time to treat yourself; you *will* thank yourself for doing so). As always, *excellent* stuff. (Transparency: I'm the series copyeditor, so you could easily say I'm biased, but there's a REASON.)
GATES OF GARNET AND GOLD comes out tomorrow, and takes us back to the story of Nancy Whitman and her days in the Halls of the Dead. As this is an odd-numbered book, it takes place *after* EVERY HEART A DOORWAY: she's already been sure. She's gone home. So why are we seeing her again?
January 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Short thread on the newest Wayward Children book (if you haven't yet started the series, this is a GREAT time to treat yourself; you *will* thank yourself for doing so). As always, *excellent* stuff. (Transparency: I'm the series copyeditor, so you could easily say I'm biased, but there's a REASON.)
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Anyway, please buy my book from a bookstore near you. Or a bookstore near me, some of which have or will have signed copies:
www.brickandmortarbooks.com/item/MWp_c1q...
www.brickandmortarbooks.com/item/MWp_c1q...
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire | Brick and Mortar Books
A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Selection!A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series.
www.brickandmortarbooks.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Anyway, please buy my book from a bookstore near you. Or a bookstore near me, some of which have or will have signed copies:
www.brickandmortarbooks.com/item/MWp_c1q...
www.brickandmortarbooks.com/item/MWp_c1q...
For those not playing the home game, I've been fortunate to be able to work nap-taking into my standard daily schedule, so my tendency to get insufficient sleep has been more blunted the past year or so. I usually set a just-in-case alarm on my phone when I lie down to try to nap, but I forgot to
January 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
For those not playing the home game, I've been fortunate to be able to work nap-taking into my standard daily schedule, so my tendency to get insufficient sleep has been more blunted the past year or so. I usually set a just-in-case alarm on my phone when I lie down to try to nap, but I forgot to
BINGO. Do this and bring back "weird."
"If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money."
I keep thinking about this post and how it's one of the best, most succinct messages Democrats could use in 2026 campaigns.
I keep thinking about this post and how it's one of the best, most succinct messages Democrats could use in 2026 campaigns.
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM
BINGO. Do this and bring back "weird."
CE had been observing HHS shenanigans under this regime long enough to realize that it was *not* an error, simply a statement of fact.
Stet.
Stet.
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
CE had been observing HHS shenanigans under this regime long enough to realize that it was *not* an error, simply a statement of fact.
Stet.
Stet.
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i fail to see the error here
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
i fail to see the error here
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There’s so much Miller on the timeline, cleansing with Dolly Parton and a cat ✨
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
There’s so much Miller on the timeline, cleansing with Dolly Parton and a cat ✨
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Well, shit.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.
nyti.ms
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Well, shit.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't one of the main lie/whines by Republicans "political arrests"?
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't one of the main lie/whines by Republicans "political arrests"?
January 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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You’ll survive, but you’ll be funnier in a way that worries people
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 AM
You’ll survive, but you’ll be funnier in a way that worries people
"This entire panel is made of blow! Do you realize the street value of this panel?"
Blow-in straw seems to be getting traction in some countries. Can you see why? #strawbuilding #strawhouse #biobased #renewables Foto: bioblow.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 AM
"This entire panel is made of blow! Do you realize the street value of this panel?"
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Pretty sure that if someone suggested this to my wife with a terrycloth lining at the base for underboob sweat, she'd empty at least one savings account.
Once again failing to find sufficiently powerful thermal bras for this weather, and once again putting forward this prototype
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Pretty sure that if someone suggested this to my wife with a terrycloth lining at the base for underboob sweat, she'd empty at least one savings account.
This business of being awakened at 2 and then unable to get back to sleep is bullshit.
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 AM
This business of being awakened at 2 and then unable to get back to sleep is bullshit.
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Jaysus. This is what we in D&D call an Overchanneled Fireball with Sculpt Spell: maximum damage to one fucknugget and *nobody else around him*.
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Jaysus. This is what we in D&D call an Overchanneled Fireball with Sculpt Spell: maximum damage to one fucknugget and *nobody else around him*.