Vicky MacDonald Harris
@vickymharris.bsky.social
Work in: @janusliterary.bsky.social @strangehorizons.bsky.social
@ellipsiszine.bsky.social @Greatlakesreview @paragraphplanet.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, @rfpress.bsky.social http://linktr.ee/vickymharris
@ellipsiszine.bsky.social @Greatlakesreview @paragraphplanet.bsky.social @whaleroadreview.bsky.social Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, @rfpress.bsky.social http://linktr.ee/vickymharris
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'to treat peer review as a throughput problem is to misunderstand what is at stake. Review is not simply a production stage in the research pipeline; it is one of the few remaining spaces where the scientific community talks to itself.' 1/3
AI is not a peer, so it can’t do peer review
If we still believe that science is a vocation grounded in argument, curiosity and care, we can’t delegate judgement to machines, says Akhil Bhardwaj
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
'to treat peer review as a throughput problem is to misunderstand what is at stake. Review is not simply a production stage in the research pipeline; it is one of the few remaining spaces where the scientific community talks to itself.' 1/3
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You know, Helen of Troy was fathered by a swan and born from an egg but I’m not hearing any swan complaining she doesn’t represent them accurately. Probably because the swans are aware of how mythology works and that she is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER.
February 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
You know, Helen of Troy was fathered by a swan and born from an egg but I’m not hearing any swan complaining she doesn’t represent them accurately. Probably because the swans are aware of how mythology works and that she is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER.
I respect this transparency on clearly a hard decision so much!!
Hey all, @beansbaker5.bsky.social here. After much deliberation, and many missed deadlines, we've decided to end submissions to JAKE indefinitely on Feb. 15th (two weeks from today). All open submissions will receive a response, and all announced/scheduled work will release, but we're winding down.
February 3, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I respect this transparency on clearly a hard decision so much!!
Current popular blush trends are the same now as the band Visage in 1981l's Fade to Grey. What's old is new again. #synthpopdancevideos
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Current popular blush trends are the same now as the band Visage in 1981l's Fade to Grey. What's old is new again. #synthpopdancevideos
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college:
1. Women in the Bible (prof, an ex nun married to an ex priest, both worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls dig.)
2. Jewish Holocaust Lit (at the local synagogue)
3. Archeology (prof lurved Schliemann)
4. Latin (urhg)
5. Canadian Poli Sci
1. Women in the Bible (prof, an ex nun married to an ex priest, both worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls dig.)
2. Jewish Holocaust Lit (at the local synagogue)
3. Archeology (prof lurved Schliemann)
4. Latin (urhg)
5. Canadian Poli Sci
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college:
1. Great Books (ancient Greek classics)
2. Drafting (CAD & paper)
3. Scenic Design
4. Costume History
5. Acting I
1. Great Books (ancient Greek classics)
2. Drafting (CAD & paper)
3. Scenic Design
4. Costume History
5. Acting I
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college:
Scene painting
Lit crit
Geology 101 (rocks for jocks)
Philosophy
Lighting design
Scene painting
Lit crit
Geology 101 (rocks for jocks)
Philosophy
Lighting design
January 31, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college:
1. Women in the Bible (prof, an ex nun married to an ex priest, both worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls dig.)
2. Jewish Holocaust Lit (at the local synagogue)
3. Archeology (prof lurved Schliemann)
4. Latin (urhg)
5. Canadian Poli Sci
1. Women in the Bible (prof, an ex nun married to an ex priest, both worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls dig.)
2. Jewish Holocaust Lit (at the local synagogue)
3. Archeology (prof lurved Schliemann)
4. Latin (urhg)
5. Canadian Poli Sci
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Indiana, Minnesota and North Dakota. Includes Skittles, Pringles, Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Heinz Ketchup, Crisco Oil, Pepto Bismol, Axe body spray, Q-Tips, Fancy Feast cat food, Gillette razors, and more. "Rodent excreta, rodent urine, and bird droppings." (Can cause salmonella or leptospirosis.)
There's a massive food recall (including Cheerios, how I found out) yet the only news article I can find about it is on People dot com. What is going on?
Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste
The company is urging consumers who purchased the affected products to “destroy the products as soon as possible,” per the recall announcement
people.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Indiana, Minnesota and North Dakota. Includes Skittles, Pringles, Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Heinz Ketchup, Crisco Oil, Pepto Bismol, Axe body spray, Q-Tips, Fancy Feast cat food, Gillette razors, and more. "Rodent excreta, rodent urine, and bird droppings." (Can cause salmonella or leptospirosis.)
Quote with 5 jobs you've had
1. Globe and Mail newspaper telephone sales
2. Police dept. circus telephone ticket sales (only job from which I was fired tg)
3. Telephone vacuum cleaner sales, (quit as the boss grabbed me)
4. Waitress (for one week, laid off, restaurant closed)
5. Book bindery clerk
1. Globe and Mail newspaper telephone sales
2. Police dept. circus telephone ticket sales (only job from which I was fired tg)
3. Telephone vacuum cleaner sales, (quit as the boss grabbed me)
4. Waitress (for one week, laid off, restaurant closed)
5. Book bindery clerk
Quote with 5 jobs you've had
1. Chocolatier shopgirl
2. Men's accessories sales
3. Packaging machinery customer service
4. Door-to-door vacuum cleaner sales
5. Technical translator and interpreter (Italian-English)
1. Chocolatier shopgirl
2. Men's accessories sales
3. Packaging machinery customer service
4. Door-to-door vacuum cleaner sales
5. Technical translator and interpreter (Italian-English)
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. Lifeguard
2. Cashier
3. Store Manager
4. Customer Support Manager
5. Product Manager
1. Lifeguard
2. Cashier
3. Store Manager
4. Customer Support Manager
5. Product Manager
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Quote with 5 jobs you've had
1. Globe and Mail newspaper telephone sales
2. Police dept. circus telephone ticket sales (only job from which I was fired tg)
3. Telephone vacuum cleaner sales, (quit as the boss grabbed me)
4. Waitress (for one week, laid off, restaurant closed)
5. Book bindery clerk
1. Globe and Mail newspaper telephone sales
2. Police dept. circus telephone ticket sales (only job from which I was fired tg)
3. Telephone vacuum cleaner sales, (quit as the boss grabbed me)
4. Waitress (for one week, laid off, restaurant closed)
5. Book bindery clerk
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
This writer is new to me, but if they ever make a biopic of his life, Lee Pace could play him. They look remarkably alike. poeticoutlaws.substack.com/p/the-fascin...
The Fascinating yet Tragic Life of a Poet in Exile
The final days of Benjamin Fondane
poeticoutlaws.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This writer is new to me, but if they ever make a biopic of his life, Lee Pace could play him. They look remarkably alike. poeticoutlaws.substack.com/p/the-fascin...
Quote skeet a gif with a clue of where you’re from… Spoiler, it's not Detroit. Though I could see it from my porch.
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Quote skeet a gif with a clue of where you’re from… Spoiler, it's not Detroit. Though I could see it from my porch.
Pick up nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence. Paul Verlaine, Confessions of a Poet. "Chronologically speaking, I should have said "The second of December and my illness."" I'm going to continue because it's cool. 1/?
January 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Pick up nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence. Paul Verlaine, Confessions of a Poet. "Chronologically speaking, I should have said "The second of December and my illness."" I'm going to continue because it's cool. 1/?
Molten salt towers, incredible. Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Molten salt towers, incredible. Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
POTD, by Stewart Sanderson, found on @northseapoets.bsky.social's substack email. 👏https://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/issue37/Unland
Unland by Stewart Sanderson | Northwords Now
I know a word for the weather-beaten places a word for where nothing will grow but what we cannot e...
www.northwordsnow.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
POTD, by Stewart Sanderson, found on @northseapoets.bsky.social's substack email. 👏https://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/issue37/Unland
TBH still pouting about this. XP was the best. From FB memories. "On this day 16 years ago: wishes that Vista defragmenter had the same pretty graph image that XP did. ::pouts::"
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
TBH still pouting about this. XP was the best. From FB memories. "On this day 16 years ago: wishes that Vista defragmenter had the same pretty graph image that XP did. ::pouts::"
TBR piles show you are supporting writers, maybe your friends, and its good insulation even if you never get to it. First learned back in the day when sewers would say, who ever dies with the most fabric wins. Nope, you're fine, good insulation.
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 AM
TBR piles show you are supporting writers, maybe your friends, and its good insulation even if you never get to it. First learned back in the day when sewers would say, who ever dies with the most fabric wins. Nope, you're fine, good insulation.
Waawiyaataanong, or as it's known now, the Detroit River. Grew up a block away.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Waawiyaataanong, or as it's known now, the Detroit River. Grew up a block away.
Fun fact: a $53k scotch's delivery is only $9.99. Reserve Bar, you made me laugh.
January 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fun fact: a $53k scotch's delivery is only $9.99. Reserve Bar, you made me laugh.
I finally started submitting again for this year. Last year was a near drought after '24's welcoming vivaciousness. Hope springs, next year country ... no promise but hope.
January 10, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I finally started submitting again for this year. Last year was a near drought after '24's welcoming vivaciousness. Hope springs, next year country ... no promise but hope.
Lafayette Coney Island, or American Coney Island, in Detroit. Best I've ever tasted. For my own, just mustard and tomato. www.detroitpbs.org/news-media/o...
January 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Lafayette Coney Island, or American Coney Island, in Detroit. Best I've ever tasted. For my own, just mustard and tomato. www.detroitpbs.org/news-media/o...
I've never gone in this hard with stew before, but if you use 3 cups of beef stock, and 3/4 bottle of red wine, it turns out quite well. This link, mostly. I cubed the beef into 1 inch pieces, and floured it. Roasted two heads of garlic separately and added later. laurenslatest.com/arm-roast-re...
Slow Brasied Arm Roast Recipe - Lauren's Latest
This Arm Roast Recipe is slow braised in the oven with red wine, beef stock garlic and herbs. Get ready for a fall-apart tender roast.
laurenslatest.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I've never gone in this hard with stew before, but if you use 3 cups of beef stock, and 3/4 bottle of red wine, it turns out quite well. This link, mostly. I cubed the beef into 1 inch pieces, and floured it. Roasted two heads of garlic separately and added later. laurenslatest.com/arm-roast-re...
Do watch, worth every spin!
I am WHEEZING. PLEASE watch all the way to the end
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Do watch, worth every spin!
So funny. I'm not one to talk because I thought at the end of the first movie, the ring would have been dealt with. So surprised it wasn't. I'd only read the Hobbit book at that point.
Ah, yes. That famous chapter in LOTR - "The Scraping of the Barrel"
Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood will reunite as Gandalf and Frodo in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
January 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
So funny. I'm not one to talk because I thought at the end of the first movie, the ring would have been dealt with. So surprised it wasn't. I'd only read the Hobbit book at that point.
They thanked "viewers like you" almost every time. 💔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7d...
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Logo History (#117)
YouTube video by ConnerFan2007Productions
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 AM
They thanked "viewers like you" almost every time. 💔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7d...
Tripped over a large exercise ball. I hadn't realized it had rolled in front of me, fell over it and concussed myself. Roads to exercising can be fraught. Oh, another, I think I tore my meniscus by rolling over in bed.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
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January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Tripped over a large exercise ball. I hadn't realized it had rolled in front of me, fell over it and concussed myself. Roads to exercising can be fraught. Oh, another, I think I tore my meniscus by rolling over in bed.
Went to the Monet in Venice exhibit yesterday, and my fav painting there was this one, clearly not a Monet. The Antiquary Shop by William Merritt Chase. Stunning work. I love a museum surprise. museums.co/products/the...
The Antiquary Shop by William Merritt Chase
Museums.Co produces art prints of the Brooklyn Museum art collection. We use hi-res files from the museum, the latest-technology printers, and archival inks and paper to achieve the highest quality pr...
museums.co
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Went to the Monet in Venice exhibit yesterday, and my fav painting there was this one, clearly not a Monet. The Antiquary Shop by William Merritt Chase. Stunning work. I love a museum surprise. museums.co/products/the...