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
The look on her face!
February 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The look on her face!
Found it. vt.tiktok.com/ZSatykfa6/
TikTok - Make Your Day
vt.tiktok.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Found it. vt.tiktok.com/ZSatykfa6/
I've been trying to find the vid, but now I just get references to it.
February 4, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I've been trying to find the vid, but now I just get references to it.
Her bathing in a roadside farm ditch when pregnant let the world know everything they needed to.
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Her bathing in a roadside farm ditch when pregnant let the world know everything they needed to.
Reposted by Vicky MacDonald Harris
'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
Reposted by Vicky MacDonald Harris
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.
You're welcome. Writers get left hanging with no response or reason when journals close or go on hiatus too often. Transparency and acknowledgment is the professional thing to do IMO.
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
You're welcome. Writers get left hanging with no response or reason when journals close or go on hiatus too often. Transparency and acknowledgment is the professional thing to do IMO.
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!!
Now that's a gorgeous cover!
February 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Now that's a gorgeous cover!
Mine came the other day. I love catching up with the town.
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Mine came the other day. I love catching up with the town.
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
LOL I just googled and I think he's still alive. That was 44 years ago and he was old then.
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 AM
LOL I just googled and I think he's still alive. That was 44 years ago and he was old then.
Nice. That was my issue with the electives. It was a science or a language. I picked Latin as it would have been useful for my English deg. Prof was horrible, mocked students in addition to the grading, so I switched to science for nonmajors for the 2nd semester. Same as HS sci, so I was good.
January 31, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Nice. That was my issue with the electives. It was a science or a language. I picked Latin as it would have been useful for my English deg. Prof was horrible, mocked students in addition to the grading, so I switched to science for nonmajors for the 2nd semester. Same as HS sci, so I was good.
And when I say the prof lurved Schliemann, he literally did. If he could've time traveled he absolutely would have. Kinda sweet tbh.
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 AM
And when I say the prof lurved Schliemann, he literally did. If he could've time traveled he absolutely would have. Kinda sweet tbh.
Now that's cool!!
January 31, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Now that's cool!!
Latin course sucked. Every student but me & one other guy spoke multiple languages. I didn't do was well as I wanted but knew I aced the final. The prof gave me a low passing grade. I asked to see my exam. He refused, said they were destroyed. He shared my grade with the next semester class. Jerk.
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Latin course sucked. Every student but me & one other guy spoke multiple languages. I didn't do was well as I wanted but knew I aced the final. The prof gave me a low passing grade. I asked to see my exam. He refused, said they were destroyed. He shared my grade with the next semester class. Jerk.
For the Women in the Bible class, the prof had us all get different versions. We compared passages with women and saw how differently they were depicted. Whether by tone, translation. Really cool course.
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 AM
For the Women in the Bible class, the prof had us all get different versions. We compared passages with women and saw how differently they were depicted. Whether by tone, translation. Really cool course.
Because I can never not add more. The Jewish Lit course was me and two other college students, and all the rest were retirees who survived the Holocaust. The prof was a Rabbi. The brutal memory, insight they had as to why Jewish lit was the way it was after the war. I think of them regularly.
January 31, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Because I can never not add more. The Jewish Lit course was me and two other college students, and all the rest were retirees who survived the Holocaust. The prof was a Rabbi. The brutal memory, insight they had as to why Jewish lit was the way it was after the war. I think of them regularly.
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
And worse still, revision.
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 AM
And worse still, revision.
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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.)
Herd it was great!
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Herd it was great!
Jobs for young people in the late 70s were difficult to find, because of all the Big 3 auto factory layoffs in Windsor, all those jobs went to the laid off men. Or you had to know someone which I didn't.
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Jobs for young people in the late 70s were difficult to find, because of all the Big 3 auto factory layoffs in Windsor, all those jobs went to the laid off men. Or you had to know someone which I didn't.
I quit the vacuum sales telephone job as the boss was creepy and grabbed me. I think I was 16. My coworker would send him to fake appts out in the country to get him out of the office. Kudos Anna.
January 29, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I quit the vacuum sales telephone job as the boss was creepy and grabbed me. I think I was 16. My coworker would send him to fake appts out in the country to get him out of the office. Kudos Anna.