Abby Aakhus
@authoressa.bsky.social
Writer, artist, coffee fiend, Medieval torture connoisseur and animal lover.
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I once heard somebody say that Lucky Charms are just proof of how much dry cat food children are willing to eat to get half a handful of marshmallows and I think about that a lot
April 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I once heard somebody say that Lucky Charms are just proof of how much dry cat food children are willing to eat to get half a handful of marshmallows and I think about that a lot
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Fun fact: Microsoft Teams is actually the Hellraiser cube for desktop.
April 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fun fact: Microsoft Teams is actually the Hellraiser cube for desktop.
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Pope Francis has died this morning at the age of 88.
His final message, on Easter Sunday, called for an end to “deplorable” violence in Gaza, Sudan and around the world
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
His final message, on Easter Sunday, called for an end to “deplorable” violence in Gaza, Sudan and around the world
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope at Urbi et Orbi prays for an end to all violence, from Gaza to the Sahel - Vatican News
Pope Francis dedicates his Easter Urbi et Orbi message to calling for peace worldwide, for global disarmament and for the release of prisoners.
www.vaticannews.va
April 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Pope Francis has died this morning at the age of 88.
His final message, on Easter Sunday, called for an end to “deplorable” violence in Gaza, Sudan and around the world
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
His final message, on Easter Sunday, called for an end to “deplorable” violence in Gaza, Sudan and around the world
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
ADHD thought this morning: If I can't finish a coherent thought, how the hell can I finish a coherent novel? #adhd #amwriting #impostersyndrome
April 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ADHD thought this morning: If I can't finish a coherent thought, how the hell can I finish a coherent novel? #adhd #amwriting #impostersyndrome
Allergy season is definitely in full swing here! I can't seem to stop sneezing today!
April 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Allergy season is definitely in full swing here! I can't seem to stop sneezing today!
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Today we march—nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!
April 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Today we march—nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!
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This year I’m gonna practice channeling my inner canadian goose (the bird in the picture)
April 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This year I’m gonna practice channeling my inner canadian goose (the bird in the picture)
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Help the authors you love:
- Buy their books
- Review their books
- Order their books at your local library
-Attack people on public transport with a copy of their book so the cover gets featured on the news
- Follow their social media
- Share their posts
- Buy their books
- Review their books
- Order their books at your local library
-Attack people on public transport with a copy of their book so the cover gets featured on the news
- Follow their social media
- Share their posts
March 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Help the authors you love:
- Buy their books
- Review their books
- Order their books at your local library
-Attack people on public transport with a copy of their book so the cover gets featured on the news
- Follow their social media
- Share their posts
- Buy their books
- Review their books
- Order their books at your local library
-Attack people on public transport with a copy of their book so the cover gets featured on the news
- Follow their social media
- Share their posts
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Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.
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MY DOG'S VET: who's a good boy? who's the handsomest boy? do you want a cookie? does the handsome good boy want a cookie? does the handsomest best boy ever want a cookie?
MY DOCTOR: you look fatter and paler than I remember, sit down
MY DOCTOR: you look fatter and paler than I remember, sit down
March 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
MY DOG'S VET: who's a good boy? who's the handsomest boy? do you want a cookie? does the handsome good boy want a cookie? does the handsomest best boy ever want a cookie?
MY DOCTOR: you look fatter and paler than I remember, sit down
MY DOCTOR: you look fatter and paler than I remember, sit down
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Jenn is wise.
ASK THE AGENT question of the day: I'm struggling to control my anxiety around my 2026 book release amid all the chaos of the world, etc - advice?
Well, I don't know you, so I'm surmising a lot here, but I have some advice that MIGHT be helpful, and SORRY IT'S LONG:
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
Well, I don't know you, so I'm surmising a lot here, but I have some advice that MIGHT be helpful, and SORRY IT'S LONG:
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
@literaticat · Ask the Agent:
Hi- I work in a field that's been all but decimated by the new administration and I'm struggling to control my anxiety. My book comes out in 26 and I suddenly feel so much pressure for it to do well…
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March 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Jenn is wise.
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Honestly if you think losing one little hour of sleep to daylight savings is enough to ruin my weekend you are absolutely right I hate it here
March 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Honestly if you think losing one little hour of sleep to daylight savings is enough to ruin my weekend you are absolutely right I hate it here
March 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Reminder that today is an economic blackout. Don't buy from chains or big box stores!
However! You are still encouraged to shop at local and small businesses, and you can, of course, still buy medicine, food and emergency supplies.
Good explainer here:
www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...
However! You are still encouraged to shop at local and small businesses, and you can, of course, still buy medicine, food and emergency supplies.
Good explainer here:
www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...
A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Reminder that today is an economic blackout. Don't buy from chains or big box stores!
However! You are still encouraged to shop at local and small businesses, and you can, of course, still buy medicine, food and emergency supplies.
Good explainer here:
www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...
However! You are still encouraged to shop at local and small businesses, and you can, of course, still buy medicine, food and emergency supplies.
Good explainer here:
www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...
February 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The hubby is putting brand new shower heads on both our showers today and I cannot be more excited to test them out. Being an adult is wild.
February 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The hubby is putting brand new shower heads on both our showers today and I cannot be more excited to test them out. Being an adult is wild.
February 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
When I start writing for the day my husband always giggles at me because I light a candle for "ambiance." But seriously, it soothes me to have a candle going on my desk in my office while I get some wording in. #amwriting
February 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
When I start writing for the day my husband always giggles at me because I light a candle for "ambiance." But seriously, it soothes me to have a candle going on my desk in my office while I get some wording in. #amwriting
So much for vacuuming. I guess I’ll just have to write instead since my means of procrastinating has been thwarted . #cats #amwriting
February 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
So much for vacuuming. I guess I’ll just have to write instead since my means of procrastinating has been thwarted . #cats #amwriting
Listen, just because I'm a writer doesn't mean I am ANY good at writing a synopsis to tell you what my story is about. Just... please don't ask me to do that. Please. #amwriting
February 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Listen, just because I'm a writer doesn't mean I am ANY good at writing a synopsis to tell you what my story is about. Just... please don't ask me to do that. Please. #amwriting
February 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
Having one of those days where I absolutely do not have it in me to deal with stupid people. Not even a little bit. No.
February 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Having one of those days where I absolutely do not have it in me to deal with stupid people. Not even a little bit. No.
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A lot of us have been socialized into swallowing our anger and being "civil." (That's not always wrong.) But a lot of us also had no choice but to push back, because laying low and being "civil" wasn't an option. And right now? That's all of us.
Go make a scene.
Go make a scene.
Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out.
Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal.
Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home.
That.
Do that.
Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal.
Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home.
That.
Do that.
February 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A lot of us have been socialized into swallowing our anger and being "civil." (That's not always wrong.) But a lot of us also had no choice but to push back, because laying low and being "civil" wasn't an option. And right now? That's all of us.
Go make a scene.
Go make a scene.