Ute Orgassa
@uteorgassa.bsky.social
Author, playwright, strange human being.
https://www.uteorgassa.com/
Member of https://www.penandpier.com
https://www.uteorgassa.com/
Member of https://www.penandpier.com
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For so long Amazon has had a monopoly on selling self-published books. Good to see that @bookshop.org is ready to compete in the space! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Bookshop.org Teams with Draft2Digital
The online bookselling platform has partnered with the self-publishing company to allow self-published authors to sell e-books on its site.
www.publishersweekly.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
For so long Amazon has had a monopoly on selling self-published books. Good to see that @bookshop.org is ready to compete in the space! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
For my artist/photography friends:
Seeking cover art
Submit up to 5 pieces of art/photography to underbellypress@gmail.com with the subject 'Cover art'. Submissions open until the end of the month. If shortlisted, we would love to include your piece as inside artwork for the contents pages.
No AI-generated or AI-assisted submissions.
Submit up to 5 pieces of art/photography to underbellypress@gmail.com with the subject 'Cover art'. Submissions open until the end of the month. If shortlisted, we would love to include your piece as inside artwork for the contents pages.
No AI-generated or AI-assisted submissions.
February 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
For my artist/photography friends:
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Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica | TechCrunch
The child, whose age is not public, sustained minor injuries according to Waymo. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating.
techcrunch.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
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RIP to the icon, Catherine O'Hara.
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
RIP to the icon, Catherine O'Hara.
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Day 27! I read Undefined by @uteorgassa.bsky.social published in @cursedmorsels.bsky.social. Wherever you go, where are you? Read my review here:
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S/D/Y Jan 27 – Undefined by Ute Orgassa – Cursed Morsels
I love liminal spaces, I love creepy horror, and I’m really getting into short punchy stories with a nice slow build. Undefined was all of those. You can feel the space, feel what the charact…
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January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Day 27! I read Undefined by @uteorgassa.bsky.social published in @cursedmorsels.bsky.social. Wherever you go, where are you? Read my review here:
mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/s...
mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/s...
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Amazing little poem here:
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Amazing little poem here:
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One of my first reads of the year is a little anthology called Rough Seas & Strange Yarns, co-edited by my good friend @uteorgassa.bsky.social, comprised of members of her group, Pen & Pier. You can find the book here: www.amazon.com/Rough-Seas-S... 1/🧵
January 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
One of my first reads of the year is a little anthology called Rough Seas & Strange Yarns, co-edited by my good friend @uteorgassa.bsky.social, comprised of members of her group, Pen & Pier. You can find the book here: www.amazon.com/Rough-Seas-S... 1/🧵
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With the new year I’m trying a new project: photo stickers! Great for decorating your water bottle, notebook, laptop, etc with views the from trails of San Luis Obispo County. Which ones are your favorites? www.etsy.com/shop/JoeGrem... #hiking #swag #sanluisobispo
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
With the new year I’m trying a new project: photo stickers! Great for decorating your water bottle, notebook, laptop, etc with views the from trails of San Luis Obispo County. Which ones are your favorites? www.etsy.com/shop/JoeGrem... #hiking #swag #sanluisobispo
Doing some deep thinking about goals and purpose. It feels intensely weird to do so while news is the way it is.
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Doing some deep thinking about goals and purpose. It feels intensely weird to do so while news is the way it is.
Been on a nostalgia trip all morning listening to The Piano had been drinking (The band). Koelsch words to Tom Waits melodies. I saw them in concert once.
January 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Been on a nostalgia trip all morning listening to The Piano had been drinking (The band). Koelsch words to Tom Waits melodies. I saw them in concert once.
@lindzmcleod.bsky.social I just read the Introduction, the Foreword, and the first story (both parts) of your craft book 'An Honor and A Privilege'. What a joy of an approach! I will let this story sink in and read the next one tomorrow.
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
@lindzmcleod.bsky.social I just read the Introduction, the Foreword, and the first story (both parts) of your craft book 'An Honor and A Privilege'. What a joy of an approach! I will let this story sink in and read the next one tomorrow.
I started the year by writing over 600 words. So, yay!
January 2, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I started the year by writing over 600 words. So, yay!
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Well that sucks
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Well that sucks
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
An enthusiastic YES! to this:
"Write what you know" is bullshit, limiting and entirely backwards.
Know what you write. That's important. Some of the most fun I've had in writing is researching stuff or making sure some wild shit I made up is internally consistent.
Know what you write. That's important. Some of the most fun I've had in writing is researching stuff or making sure some wild shit I made up is internally consistent.
December 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
An enthusiastic YES! to this:
I have a flash piece in this. Go check it out!
Just in time for the winter limbo period, the void has gifted us Issue Twelve: Candlelit Curses! Officially live and available for you to fall in love with for free from our website - go and check it out, but make sure you light a candle, it's dark out there 🕯
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I have a flash piece in this. Go check it out!
I have a new story out!
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I have a new story out!
A poem by a good friend of mine.
If you want to read the whole poem, find our anthology 'Rough Seas & Strange Yarns' here: www.amazon.com/Rough-Seas-S...
December 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A poem by a good friend of mine.
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Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
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Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Waymo stopped its service across San Francisco on Saturday after numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams in the city.
missionlocal.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
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You absolutely love to see it. Indies keep my heart beating.
December 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
You absolutely love to see it. Indies keep my heart beating.
My local newspaper had an epic typo today:
'Steady rain could delay fights at airports and travel, while bringing snow to desperate Sierra ski resorts.'
'Steady rain could delay fights at airports and travel, while bringing snow to desperate Sierra ski resorts.'
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My local newspaper had an epic typo today:
'Steady rain could delay fights at airports and travel, while bringing snow to desperate Sierra ski resorts.'
'Steady rain could delay fights at airports and travel, while bringing snow to desperate Sierra ski resorts.'
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
This is strangely hopeful.
This is strangely hopeful.
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
This is strangely hopeful.
This is strangely hopeful.