R. A. Meenan (Sammie)
@zyearth.com
Furry magepunk author | The Zyearth Chronicles | BOOKS: https://www.zyearth.com/ | ADHD, She/they, pan/demi | Sonic and Shadow are my boys! | FWG Coffeehouse Host | SFWA Member
NO AI ART/WRITING | 🚫 No Zoos or pedos! 😡
NO AI ART/WRITING | 🚫 No Zoos or pedos! 😡
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Today Order #69 came through the Zyearth website since I put my books up for sale there a few weeks ago.
Nice. XD
Nice. XD
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today Order #69 came through the Zyearth website since I put my books up for sale there a few weeks ago.
Nice. XD
Nice. XD
Fanfiction, absolutely! Go for it. Official collabs though... I'd be really wary. I'd only allow it for people I personally know and whose writing style I'm familiar with.
I really like my world and I like being in control of it. Honestly, I'd even be wary about like, show or movie rights.
I really like my world and I like being in control of it. Honestly, I'd even be wary about like, show or movie rights.
Okay. #WritingCommunity, would you every let others write in your settings/worlds?
Why/why not?
Under what circumstances/rules?
Why/why not?
Under what circumstances/rules?
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Fanfiction, absolutely! Go for it. Official collabs though... I'd be really wary. I'd only allow it for people I personally know and whose writing style I'm familiar with.
I really like my world and I like being in control of it. Honestly, I'd even be wary about like, show or movie rights.
I really like my world and I like being in control of it. Honestly, I'd even be wary about like, show or movie rights.
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New #WriterBeware blog post: Yet another in the growing catalog of AI-driven writing scams from Nigeria: a multi-layered marketing/editing referral scheme that begins with a message or email from someone purporting to be a well-known author writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New #WriterBeware blog post: Yet another in the growing catalog of AI-driven writing scams from Nigeria: a multi-layered marketing/editing referral scheme that begins with a message or email from someone purporting to be a well-known author writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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Pick your preference!
Werecreature <--> Vampire
Wolf <--> Fox
Feathers <--> Fur
Prehistoric Dinosaurs <--> Modern Birds
Lion <--> Manul
Harpy <--> Phoenix
Rat <--> Mouse
Werecreature <--> Vampire
Wolf <--> Fox
Feathers <--> Fur
Prehistoric Dinosaurs <--> Modern Birds
Lion <--> Manul
Harpy <--> Phoenix
Rat <--> Mouse
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Pick your preference!
Werecreature <--> Vampire
Wolf <--> Fox
Feathers <--> Fur
Prehistoric Dinosaurs <--> Modern Birds
Lion <--> Manul
Harpy <--> Phoenix
Rat <--> Mouse
Werecreature <--> Vampire
Wolf <--> Fox
Feathers <--> Fur
Prehistoric Dinosaurs <--> Modern Birds
Lion <--> Manul
Harpy <--> Phoenix
Rat <--> Mouse
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“Standing for our neighbors, we shall not be moved”
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Standing for our neighbors, we shall not be moved”
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Happening now: clergy protest ICE detention center in Chicago.
“Why are you still here? Greg Bovino already left.”
“It’s an internment camp…no medicine…toilets don’t work”
“Why are you still here? Greg Bovino already left.”
“It’s an internment camp…no medicine…toilets don’t work”
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Happening now: clergy protest ICE detention center in Chicago.
“Why are you still here? Greg Bovino already left.”
“It’s an internment camp…no medicine…toilets don’t work”
“Why are you still here? Greg Bovino already left.”
“It’s an internment camp…no medicine…toilets don’t work”
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Also: reach out to your local officials BEFORE you have a problem and don't be afraid to say hello. I know my city mayor and my senator.
Federal officials might be a little more difficult to introduce yourself to, but change starts at the local level anyway.
Federal officials might be a little more difficult to introduce yourself to, but change starts at the local level anyway.
Six 6️⃣ tips on communicating effectively with politicians.
From @jacquelyngill.bsky.social some time ago.
From @jacquelyngill.bsky.social some time ago.
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Also: reach out to your local officials BEFORE you have a problem and don't be afraid to say hello. I know my city mayor and my senator.
Federal officials might be a little more difficult to introduce yourself to, but change starts at the local level anyway.
Federal officials might be a little more difficult to introduce yourself to, but change starts at the local level anyway.
Finally got some writing done!! Nearly 1400 words and a whole chapter finished. Glad to get through that problem chapter!!
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Finally got some writing done!! Nearly 1400 words and a whole chapter finished. Glad to get through that problem chapter!!
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Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
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So the streamer Ludwig recently found out that one of his earliest regular viewers, who was trans, passed away and tonight he's doing a charity stream for the Trevor Project. So far he's raised over $46,000 in about 5 hours. www.twitch.tv/ludwig
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So the streamer Ludwig recently found out that one of his earliest regular viewers, who was trans, passed away and tonight he's doing a charity stream for the Trevor Project. So far he's raised over $46,000 in about 5 hours. www.twitch.tv/ludwig
Marriage is all over the Zyearth Chronicles. Izzy is already married. Book 5 starts with a poly wedding. And though I didn't plan it initially, the current plan for my novels will end one of my principal characters getting married. But I have relationships all across the board!
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Marriage is all over the Zyearth Chronicles. Izzy is already married. Book 5 starts with a poly wedding. And though I didn't plan it initially, the current plan for my novels will end one of my principal characters getting married. But I have relationships all across the board!
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TOMORROW !!!!
👇👇👇👇
👇👇👇👇
Are you a furry, and do you need a powerful FREE laptop?
Well I'm raffling a Dell XPS 15 7490 with a 4K OLED screen!
RULES:
- Follow me here on BSKY
- Repost (RT) this post
- Leave a comment saying what you'd do with it
RAFFLE ENDS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 9PM EASTERN
Well I'm raffling a Dell XPS 15 7490 with a 4K OLED screen!
RULES:
- Follow me here on BSKY
- Repost (RT) this post
- Leave a comment saying what you'd do with it
RAFFLE ENDS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 9PM EASTERN
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
TOMORROW !!!!
👇👇👇👇
👇👇👇👇
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I've been discussing this for a decade.
The concept I've called "brand bypass" is where brands can no longer talk to consumers. Instead, middlemen, like Google or Amazon, decide what a consumer sees and purchases. Amazon's SEO decides what a consumer buys. For commoditized products, it's crushing.
The concept I've called "brand bypass" is where brands can no longer talk to consumers. Instead, middlemen, like Google or Amazon, decide what a consumer sees and purchases. Amazon's SEO decides what a consumer buys. For commoditized products, it's crushing.
Google is infusing AI into just about every part of online shopping: browsing for products, calling local stores to ask about inventory (!!), and actually purchasing the item for you. This is a warning shot to influencers and news orgs doing buying guides:
www.theverge.com/news/819431/...
www.theverge.com/news/819431/...
Google will let users call stores, browse products, and check out using AI
There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how shoppers will make decisions.
www.theverge.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I've been discussing this for a decade.
The concept I've called "brand bypass" is where brands can no longer talk to consumers. Instead, middlemen, like Google or Amazon, decide what a consumer sees and purchases. Amazon's SEO decides what a consumer buys. For commoditized products, it's crushing.
The concept I've called "brand bypass" is where brands can no longer talk to consumers. Instead, middlemen, like Google or Amazon, decide what a consumer sees and purchases. Amazon's SEO decides what a consumer buys. For commoditized products, it's crushing.
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We close our #WriterWednesday blog crawl and bedheaded biographers' bippity-boppity-boo with our credo: feed an author, leave a review.
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
We close our #WriterWednesday blog crawl and bedheaded biographers' bippity-boppity-boo with our credo: feed an author, leave a review.
hahahaa, I love this.
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
hahahaa, I love this.
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You’re allowed to mourn the softness you lost by hardening your heart to protect it from the world
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
You’re allowed to mourn the softness you lost by hardening your heart to protect it from the world
"Once you’ve known true hunger, your body will always remember."
This breaks me. This was my family growing up, after my dad died and my stay at home mom struggled to find a job and go back to school to support us.
These are the people on SNAP. www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-b...
This breaks me. This was my family growing up, after my dad died and my stay at home mom struggled to find a job and go back to school to support us.
These are the people on SNAP. www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-b...
I Rely on SNAP To Feed My Kids. Here’s The Terrifying Reality Republicans Refuse To Acknowledge.
"The thought of losing SNAP this month doesn’t just scare me. It breaks something open in my chest."
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"Once you’ve known true hunger, your body will always remember."
This breaks me. This was my family growing up, after my dad died and my stay at home mom struggled to find a job and go back to school to support us.
These are the people on SNAP. www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-b...
This breaks me. This was my family growing up, after my dad died and my stay at home mom struggled to find a job and go back to school to support us.
These are the people on SNAP. www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-b...
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Canadians this also exists in some places up here. (Edmonton for sure)
USAians, if you don’t already know about Too Good To Go, you should check it out.
It’s a free app that works with local restaurants & bakeries to help them sell (at steep discounts) unsold food at the end of the day—and helps you find cheap good food
apps.apple.com/us/app/too-g...
It’s a free app that works with local restaurants & bakeries to help them sell (at steep discounts) unsold food at the end of the day—and helps you find cheap good food
apps.apple.com/us/app/too-g...
Too Good To Go: End Food Waste App - App Store
Download Too Good To Go: End Food Waste by Too Good To Go on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Too Good To Go:…
apps.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Canadians this also exists in some places up here. (Edmonton for sure)
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“You must never give in to despair. Allow yourself to slip down that road and you surrender to your lowest instincts. In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength.” — Uncle Iroh
Your enemies are counting on you to lose hope. Despair is one of their greatest weapons, for it leads you to stop fighting for yourself. Hold on to hope, no matter how hard it is, and refuse to join your enemy in bringing you down.
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“You must never give in to despair. Allow yourself to slip down that road and you surrender to your lowest instincts. In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength.” — Uncle Iroh
Sometimes I wish I wrote romance centric stories so more people would be interested in reading my stuff.
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Sometimes I wish I wrote romance centric stories so more people would be interested in reading my stuff.
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I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
I have a picture and story for this one! :D Matt can juggle AND ride a unicycle. Read about it here! www.zyearth.com/the-unicycle
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I have a picture and story for this one! :D Matt can juggle AND ride a unicycle. Read about it here! www.zyearth.com/the-unicycle
Drew a random colorful ice cream cone with my kiddo's cheap markets to stave off the insanity from grading dozens of terrible essays full of AI.
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Drew a random colorful ice cream cone with my kiddo's cheap markets to stave off the insanity from grading dozens of terrible essays full of AI.
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first it's pensions, then it's healthcare, then vacation, finally it's the wages, pretty soon you're just going to one box to work all day for no money and going to another to get the rest of snap to eat, which sounds a lot like how they described the soviet union to me in the 80s but what do i know
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
first it's pensions, then it's healthcare, then vacation, finally it's the wages, pretty soon you're just going to one box to work all day for no money and going to another to get the rest of snap to eat, which sounds a lot like how they described the soviet union to me in the 80s but what do i know