whoisnot
@whoisnot.bsky.social
writer (free to read short stories at https://medium.com/@gaborcsigas ) / sometime cover designer / ttrpg gm
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whoisnot
@whoisnot.bsky.social
· Aug 26
#flashfiction inspired by #Lovecraftian stories. First published back in 2020 as a text only post (on FB.)
What's new is that I added a photo of mine to it as a simple background, because why not. Trying to summon the spooky season already.
Hope you like it.
What's new is that I added a photo of mine to it as a simple background, because why not. Trying to summon the spooky season already.
Hope you like it.
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Very disappointed in the new Nebula Award eligibility information from SFWA that allows partially-generated works to be on the ballot. See 9.11.2.
www.sfwa.org/complete-neb...
This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
www.sfwa.org/complete-neb...
This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Very disappointed in the new Nebula Award eligibility information from SFWA that allows partially-generated works to be on the ballot. See 9.11.2.
www.sfwa.org/complete-neb...
This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
www.sfwa.org/complete-neb...
This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
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The future will be stupider than you can possibly imagine.
December 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The future will be stupider than you can possibly imagine.
If you see this, post your bird art 🐦
#birds
(I'll make it three, two drawings and a free to read magical realism (?) #shortstory at gaborcsigas.medium.com/the-echo-of-... )
#birds
(I'll make it three, two drawings and a free to read magical realism (?) #shortstory at gaborcsigas.medium.com/the-echo-of-... )
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
If you see this, post your bird art 🐦
#birds
(I'll make it three, two drawings and a free to read magical realism (?) #shortstory at gaborcsigas.medium.com/the-echo-of-... )
#birds
(I'll make it three, two drawings and a free to read magical realism (?) #shortstory at gaborcsigas.medium.com/the-echo-of-... )
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Absolute bullshit, and authors, if Harlequin has your foreign rights, you should also complain.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Absolute bullshit, and authors, if Harlequin has your foreign rights, you should also complain.
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My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
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December 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
No idea who this guy is, just stumbled upon this randomly, but yeah, this is interesting and probably good to know about #Hungarian (the language) in case you missed it:
(A comment from www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorl... )
(A comment from www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorl... )
December 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
No idea who this guy is, just stumbled upon this randomly, but yeah, this is interesting and probably good to know about #Hungarian (the language) in case you missed it:
(A comment from www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorl... )
(A comment from www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorl... )
A Lord of the Rings band called Helm's Deep Purple
(They probably play Khazad-dûm metal instead of hard/prog rock, though. Even so, they proved a fan favorite at Mirkwoodstock.)
(They probably play Khazad-dûm metal instead of hard/prog rock, though. Even so, they proved a fan favorite at Mirkwoodstock.)
A lord of the rings band called Flock of Nazgûl
A lord of the rings band called Palantirs for Fears
December 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A Lord of the Rings band called Helm's Deep Purple
(They probably play Khazad-dûm metal instead of hard/prog rock, though. Even so, they proved a fan favorite at Mirkwoodstock.)
(They probably play Khazad-dûm metal instead of hard/prog rock, though. Even so, they proved a fan favorite at Mirkwoodstock.)
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Hello Thursday.
Palazzo dei Priori (Assisi), Grotesque with owl. C14th/15th.
Palazzo dei Priori (Assisi), Grotesque with owl. C14th/15th.
December 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Hello Thursday.
Palazzo dei Priori (Assisi), Grotesque with owl. C14th/15th.
Palazzo dei Priori (Assisi), Grotesque with owl. C14th/15th.
Okay, okay, that single like there came out of seven (!!!) total views, so it's not so bad, after all… right? 🤣
www.artstation.com/artwork/rlNDkG
#artstationrecap2025 #artstation #yetanotherrecap
www.artstation.com/artwork/rlNDkG
#artstationrecap2025 #artstation #yetanotherrecap
December 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Okay, okay, that single like there came out of seven (!!!) total views, so it's not so bad, after all… right? 🤣
www.artstation.com/artwork/rlNDkG
#artstationrecap2025 #artstation #yetanotherrecap
www.artstation.com/artwork/rlNDkG
#artstationrecap2025 #artstation #yetanotherrecap
Dr. Frankenstein gave his monster the finger.
All of his fingers. Not to mention his heart.
Well, someone's heart. And someone's finger.
He meant it, he meant it all, nonetheless.
#flashfiction #microfiction #frankenstein
All of his fingers. Not to mention his heart.
Well, someone's heart. And someone's finger.
He meant it, he meant it all, nonetheless.
#flashfiction #microfiction #frankenstein
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Dr. Frankenstein gave his monster the finger.
All of his fingers. Not to mention his heart.
Well, someone's heart. And someone's finger.
He meant it, he meant it all, nonetheless.
#flashfiction #microfiction #frankenstein
All of his fingers. Not to mention his heart.
Well, someone's heart. And someone's finger.
He meant it, he meant it all, nonetheless.
#flashfiction #microfiction #frankenstein
(via @tychebooks.bsky.social )
Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.
-- Rob Reiner
-- Rob Reiner
December 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
(via @tychebooks.bsky.social )
'(…) a mighty Devil folded in black clouds hovering on the sides of the rock; with corroding fires he wrote the following (…):
“How do you know but every bird
that cuts the airy way
Is an immense world of delight,
closed by your senses five?” (…)'
—Blake: The Marriage of Heaven & Hell
#BookWormSat
“How do you know but every bird
that cuts the airy way
Is an immense world of delight,
closed by your senses five?” (…)'
—Blake: The Marriage of Heaven & Hell
#BookWormSat
December 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
'(…) a mighty Devil folded in black clouds hovering on the sides of the rock; with corroding fires he wrote the following (…):
“How do you know but every bird
that cuts the airy way
Is an immense world of delight,
closed by your senses five?” (…)'
—Blake: The Marriage of Heaven & Hell
#BookWormSat
“How do you know but every bird
that cuts the airy way
Is an immense world of delight,
closed by your senses five?” (…)'
—Blake: The Marriage of Heaven & Hell
#BookWormSat
Hard City (a narrativist rules lite film noir game by the same guy who created Neon City Overdrive)
Dragonbane (OSR-adjacent classic fantasy w/ a modern system, dangerous fun)
Mage: the Ascension (you wanted magic? here's magic)
ALIEN RPG (an awesome exploration of the franchise by Free League)
Dragonbane (OSR-adjacent classic fantasy w/ a modern system, dangerous fun)
Mage: the Ascension (you wanted magic? here's magic)
ALIEN RPG (an awesome exploration of the franchise by Free League)
If you wanted to run say, four different games that weren't Dungeons & Dragons in hopes of showing people the breadth of the TTRPG hobby, what games would you run for them? Assume that they are sort of familiar with 5E.
December 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Hard City (a narrativist rules lite film noir game by the same guy who created Neon City Overdrive)
Dragonbane (OSR-adjacent classic fantasy w/ a modern system, dangerous fun)
Mage: the Ascension (you wanted magic? here's magic)
ALIEN RPG (an awesome exploration of the franchise by Free League)
Dragonbane (OSR-adjacent classic fantasy w/ a modern system, dangerous fun)
Mage: the Ascension (you wanted magic? here's magic)
ALIEN RPG (an awesome exploration of the franchise by Free League)
In case you missed this a million years ago, "Always…", the 1992 gothic (also kinda death/doom) metal album by The Gathering is still one of the best of the genre, imo.
thegathering.bandcamp.com/album/always
Thanks for the reminder, @underworldmetal.bsky.social 🤘🏻
thegathering.bandcamp.com/album/always
Thanks for the reminder, @underworldmetal.bsky.social 🤘🏻
Always..., by The Gathering
8 track album
thegathering.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In case you missed this a million years ago, "Always…", the 1992 gothic (also kinda death/doom) metal album by The Gathering is still one of the best of the genre, imo.
thegathering.bandcamp.com/album/always
Thanks for the reminder, @underworldmetal.bsky.social 🤘🏻
thegathering.bandcamp.com/album/always
Thanks for the reminder, @underworldmetal.bsky.social 🤘🏻
hello new unfollowers
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December 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
hello new unfollowers
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Random intriguing find of the day (incl. comments)
"Autistic individuals are more prosocial towards strangers and people they barely know compared to their non-autistic peers. These differences were not driven by repetitive responding that is typical of autism. "
www.reddit.com/r/science/co...
"Autistic individuals are more prosocial towards strangers and people they barely know compared to their non-autistic peers. These differences were not driven by repetitive responding that is typical of autism. "
www.reddit.com/r/science/co...
From the science community on Reddit: Autistic individuals are more prosocial towards strangers and people they barely know compared to their non-autistic peers. These differences were not driven by r...
Explore this post and more from the science community
www.reddit.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Random intriguing find of the day (incl. comments)
"Autistic individuals are more prosocial towards strangers and people they barely know compared to their non-autistic peers. These differences were not driven by repetitive responding that is typical of autism. "
www.reddit.com/r/science/co...
"Autistic individuals are more prosocial towards strangers and people they barely know compared to their non-autistic peers. These differences were not driven by repetitive responding that is typical of autism. "
www.reddit.com/r/science/co...
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Heh.
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Heh.
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Yes. This. Exactly.
Also: Art matters. Literature matters.
Every fucking one of these creative people does something to make the world better for someone else. Cherish that.
Also: Art matters. Literature matters.
Every fucking one of these creative people does something to make the world better for someone else. Cherish that.
If you tell people you like the art they make, you will eventually reach the creative people who screencap compliments and save them in a special folder to read through when times are hard. I have 5MB of one individual being rad about my writing. They have their own FOLDER. Be that person.
It rocks to tell people their shit rocks. Every single person who has ever been nice about my work has been appreciated for doing so. I take time to say I love stuff and it’s always the right time to remind somebody you value their work! You don’t need to get into detail either. Just say it rocks
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Yes. This. Exactly.
Also: Art matters. Literature matters.
Every fucking one of these creative people does something to make the world better for someone else. Cherish that.
Also: Art matters. Literature matters.
Every fucking one of these creative people does something to make the world better for someone else. Cherish that.
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM