ZK Hardy
@zkhardy.bsky.social
Bald, funny, pretty nice. Principal Writer & Editor at inkdrift.substack.com. Cozy fiction & functional writing is what I'm about. (they/them)
New post in my serialized story Rainbow Station now available for free on my Substack. Check it out if you like science fiction, space stations, sassy AI, or just incredible, original art produced by @sabinalewis.bsky.social.
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#scifiart
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#scifiart
Dinosaurs and Hermit Crabs
A new visitor to the system invites some tension between Leah and V
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March 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New post in my serialized story Rainbow Station now available for free on my Substack. Check it out if you like science fiction, space stations, sassy AI, or just incredible, original art produced by @sabinalewis.bsky.social.
inkdrift.substack.com/p/dinosaurs-...
#scifiart
inkdrift.substack.com/p/dinosaurs-...
#scifiart
My gender is female software running on male hardware. #enbythoughts
March 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My gender is female software running on male hardware. #enbythoughts
New chapter on Rainbow Station for paying subscribers (with fantastic original art by @sabinalewis.bsky.social). Check it out here: inkdrift.substack.com/p/honesty-no...
#fiction
#fiction
Honesty: Nothing More, Nothing Less
Leah chats with V about everything it has missed over the last couple centuries.
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February 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
New chapter on Rainbow Station for paying subscribers (with fantastic original art by @sabinalewis.bsky.social). Check it out here: inkdrift.substack.com/p/honesty-no...
#fiction
#fiction
I’d like to get some writing done today but unfortunately I’m stuck under a cat
February 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’d like to get some writing done today but unfortunately I’m stuck under a cat
Best writing advice I can give: Think about every story you've ever read. What would happen next?
New Story Syntax now live on my Substack.
New Story Syntax now live on my Substack.
Be the AI you want to see in the world
Humans are the original large language model
inkdrift.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Best writing advice I can give: Think about every story you've ever read. What would happen next?
New Story Syntax now live on my Substack.
New Story Syntax now live on my Substack.
Tomorrow, I talk about how we're all AI if you look at things the right way, on Story Syntax. #programming
January 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Tomorrow, I talk about how we're all AI if you look at things the right way, on Story Syntax. #programming
Check out the Case Study on ABCD story structure, character want vs need, and callbacks in "the Most Dangerous Game", arguably one of the most famous short stories ever, now live on my Substack for paying subscribers!
https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/case-study-the-most-dangerous-game
https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/case-study-the-most-dangerous-game
January 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Check out the Case Study on ABCD story structure, character want vs need, and callbacks in "the Most Dangerous Game", arguably one of the most famous short stories ever, now live on my Substack for paying subscribers!
https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/case-study-the-most-dangerous-game
https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/case-study-the-most-dangerous-game
Tomorrow, I talk about Want vs Need, ABCD Story Structure, and Callbacks in the short story "the Most Dangerous Game". I first talked about Want vs Need and ABCD story structure in Maryann Pelland's Pen2Profit Substack here:
#writingtips
#writingtips
Decoding the Art of Short Fiction: The ABCDs of Short Stories
A perfectly easy formula for writing short stories quickly
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January 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Tomorrow, I talk about Want vs Need, ABCD Story Structure, and Callbacks in the short story "the Most Dangerous Game". I first talked about Want vs Need and ABCD story structure in Maryann Pelland's Pen2Profit Substack here:
#writingtips
#writingtips
Tomorrow, I launch my first Case Study on Want vs Need, ABCD story structure, and callbacks in "the Most Dangerous Game" on my paid Substack. Come check it out!
January 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Tomorrow, I launch my first Case Study on Want vs Need, ABCD story structure, and callbacks in "the Most Dangerous Game" on my paid Substack. Come check it out!
This is the grid I used for figuring out V's dialogue in the chapter Unexpected Guests that came out last week. I go through the full process on my Writer's Diary (which is now live!)
https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-diary-unexpected-guests
https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-diary-unexpected-guests
January 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is the grid I used for figuring out V's dialogue in the chapter Unexpected Guests that came out last week. I go through the full process on my Writer's Diary (which is now live!)
https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-diary-unexpected-guests
https://inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-diary-unexpected-guests
Reposted by ZK Hardy
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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January 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
Check out the Writer's Diary for Unexpected Guests out tomorrow. I go through the process of writing dialogue for an AI who is 200 years old!
January 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Check out the Writer's Diary for Unexpected Guests out tomorrow. I go through the process of writing dialogue for an AI who is 200 years old!
Reposted by ZK Hardy
Be gay, do empathy.
Commit the sin of empathy.
January 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Be gay, do empathy.
This episode is now for free for anyone!
New episode of Rainbow Station for paying subscribers up at inkdrift.substack.com/s/rainbow-st...
I don't know about y'all, but today I could use a little escapism....
Original art by the incomparable @sabinalewis.bsky.social
I don't know about y'all, but today I could use a little escapism....
Original art by the incomparable @sabinalewis.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This episode is now for free for anyone!
Reposted by ZK Hardy
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
You can get chaotic good at home!
Chaotic good at home:
Chaotic good at home:
I am resigned to the fact that the D&D alignment that best describes me is Lawful Good, nevertheless from time to time I will indulge in some Chaotic Good, as a treat
January 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
You can get chaotic good at home!
Chaotic good at home:
Chaotic good at home:
I keep switching between different social media sites as if something is going to make me feel better today.
January 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I keep switching between different social media sites as if something is going to make me feel better today.
This is my first inauguration since coming out as non-binary and I gotta say...this is not my favorite thing in the world.
January 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is my first inauguration since coming out as non-binary and I gotta say...this is not my favorite thing in the world.
New episode of Rainbow Station for paying subscribers up at inkdrift.substack.com/s/rainbow-st...
I don't know about y'all, but today I could use a little escapism....
Original art by the incomparable @sabinalewis.bsky.social
I don't know about y'all, but today I could use a little escapism....
Original art by the incomparable @sabinalewis.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New episode of Rainbow Station for paying subscribers up at inkdrift.substack.com/s/rainbow-st...
I don't know about y'all, but today I could use a little escapism....
Original art by the incomparable @sabinalewis.bsky.social
I don't know about y'all, but today I could use a little escapism....
Original art by the incomparable @sabinalewis.bsky.social
Reposted by ZK Hardy
January 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
When I first saw this piece created by @sabinalewis.bsky.social for my chapter "Unexpected Guests", I literally said out-loud "Holy shit."
January 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
When I first saw this piece created by @sabinalewis.bsky.social for my chapter "Unexpected Guests", I literally said out-loud "Holy shit."
This is an incredibly nerdy thought but I really wish that my favorite applications (like Finch and @todoist.com ) were open source so I could contribute to making them better.
January 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is an incredibly nerdy thought but I really wish that my favorite applications (like Finch and @todoist.com ) were open source so I could contribute to making them better.
It isn't always easy to remember that this is a world worth saving. But it is.
January 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It isn't always easy to remember that this is a world worth saving. But it is.
"There’s no faster way to kill creative speechifying than making rules to govern that speechifying."
Curious as to my thoughts while I was working on the latest episode of Rainbow Station? Become a paid subscriber to find out!
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Curious as to my thoughts while I was working on the latest episode of Rainbow Station? Become a paid subscriber to find out!
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Writer's Diary: Troubleshooting
Thoughts and commentary on the second chapter of Rainbow Station: A Ship Called Aspiration
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January 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"There’s no faster way to kill creative speechifying than making rules to govern that speechifying."
Curious as to my thoughts while I was working on the latest episode of Rainbow Station? Become a paid subscriber to find out!
inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-di...
Curious as to my thoughts while I was working on the latest episode of Rainbow Station? Become a paid subscriber to find out!
inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-di...