Carter Payne
@carterpaynewrites.com
At 41 years old I decided to write a novel and my neurodivergence was like "we got this."
Gamer
Coffee lover
Musician
He/Him
🚫 GenAI
WIP: Tales From The Marigold Mining Corporation
www.carterpaynewrites.com
Gamer
Coffee lover
Musician
He/Him
🚫 GenAI
WIP: Tales From The Marigold Mining Corporation
www.carterpaynewrites.com
At my parent's house for Thanksgiving and they have Hulu Live TV. I don't watch live TV ever, and I wonder how many others like me had no idea how pervasive ads for GenAI are. I swear nearly every commercial break has had some ad for some GenAI "product"
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
At my parent's house for Thanksgiving and they have Hulu Live TV. I don't watch live TV ever, and I wonder how many others like me had no idea how pervasive ads for GenAI are. I swear nearly every commercial break has had some ad for some GenAI "product"
Post something random or you'll have an awful December.
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Post something random or you’ll have an awful December.
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December.
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Livin' the dream
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Livin' the dream
That first post-abdominal surgery sneeze was simultaneously terrifying and, thankfully, uneventful
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
That first post-abdominal surgery sneeze was simultaneously terrifying and, thankfully, uneventful
My thoughts, which no one has asked for and which, frankly, they shouldn't because there are way, way smarter people in the world discussing these things is this:
Does your chatbot have its own ambitions and thoughts outside of your conversation with it?
Does your chatbot have its own ambitions and thoughts outside of your conversation with it?
this has a really good interview with David Chalmers in it. I am not as smart as David Chalmers but I remain skeptical about how useful the question is; still, if there's literally anyone in the world whose opinion I'd be interested in hearing on the topic, he's the guy
Is ChatGPT Conscious?
Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something.
nymag.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My thoughts, which no one has asked for and which, frankly, they shouldn't because there are way, way smarter people in the world discussing these things is this:
Does your chatbot have its own ambitions and thoughts outside of your conversation with it?
Does your chatbot have its own ambitions and thoughts outside of your conversation with it?
If your kink is whatever diseases and parasites infest this sewage-swimming vaccine-scare-mongering worm-eaten-brained nepo-baby then...uh...sure?
The women drawn to RFK Jr. see an intoxicating cocktail of romance and danger—whether it's getting attacked by a yak or texting about taking metaphorical bullets for each other.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr.
How can such ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer some clues.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If your kink is whatever diseases and parasites infest this sewage-swimming vaccine-scare-mongering worm-eaten-brained nepo-baby then...uh...sure?
Transgender care is medical care is life-saving care.
Full stop.
Full stop.
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Transgender care is medical care is life-saving care.
Full stop.
Full stop.
Reposted by Carter Payne
I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly.
But this one...
But this one...
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly.
But this one...
But this one...
What it's been like here in the Payne house the past few days. Not a lot of writing, or anything productive, goijg on. Comic is a classic from. @theawkwardyeti.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
What it's been like here in the Payne house the past few days. Not a lot of writing, or anything productive, goijg on. Comic is a classic from. @theawkwardyeti.bsky.social
Right now I'm just hoping I occasionally use a really good word. #Writing
"You can't really succeed with a novel anyway; they're too big. It's like city planning. You can't plan a perfect city because there's too much going on that you can't take into account. You can, however, write a perfect sentence now and then. I have." —Gore Vidal#Writing
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Right now I'm just hoping I occasionally use a really good word. #Writing
The Gallbladder of Malicious Intent has been successfully removed!
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Gallbladder of Malicious Intent has been successfully removed!
Yes
I nominate KEY & PEELE for this vital role.
Yes yes, Nosferatu (2024), Frankenstein (2025), Werwulf in 2026
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yes
Stuck at the hospital tonight. Fingers crossed they can get this damn gallbladder that's decided to cause problems out of me.
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Stuck at the hospital tonight. Fingers crossed they can get this damn gallbladder that's decided to cause problems out of me.
Betrayed! And by my own gallbladder, no less.
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Betrayed! And by my own gallbladder, no less.
I havent gotten a rejection in a while. Of course I haven't gotten any responses in a while, either.
Written over 35K words so far this month, though. So there's that.
#writing #Writingsky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Written over 35K words so far this month, though. So there's that.
#writing #Writingsky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I havent gotten a rejection in a while. Of course I haven't gotten any responses in a while, either.
Written over 35K words so far this month, though. So there's that.
#writing #Writingsky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Written over 35K words so far this month, though. So there's that.
#writing #Writingsky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
The percussion work on Cold at Night by @themountaingoats.bsky.social is *chefs kiss* perfect
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The percussion work on Cold at Night by @themountaingoats.bsky.social is *chefs kiss* perfect
What the hell is this
Why is this shit in my feed
Discover? Ugh, why?
Why is this shit in my feed
Discover? Ugh, why?
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
What the hell is this
Why is this shit in my feed
Discover? Ugh, why?
Why is this shit in my feed
Discover? Ugh, why?
Reposted by Carter Payne
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Or(or(oreos)eos)eos
Well...this is dystopian as hell
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Well...this is dystopian as hell
It definitely doesn't have anythingnto do with corporations buying up single family homes. Nope. Don't look over at that, it's the immigrants, obviously.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It definitely doesn't have anythingnto do with corporations buying up single family homes. Nope. Don't look over at that, it's the immigrants, obviously.
Reposted by Carter Payne
On this Veterans Day, I'm reflecting on the fact that our Commander-in-Chief is a lying draft dodger who kicked out 5,000 trans service members who, unlike him, were serving ably and honorably, after hiring a white supremacist, alcoholic TV chatterbox to run our military.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
On this Veterans Day, I'm reflecting on the fact that our Commander-in-Chief is a lying draft dodger who kicked out 5,000 trans service members who, unlike him, were serving ably and honorably, after hiring a white supremacist, alcoholic TV chatterbox to run our military.
Hah! I'm both and still have to prove my worth to society by working in the Corporate Machine of America.
"Virtually every writer I know would rather be a musician." —Kurt Vonnegut
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hah! I'm both and still have to prove my worth to society by working in the Corporate Machine of America.
Could leaves the possibility that people won't go hungry. Millions will go hungry.
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Could leaves the possibility that people won't go hungry. Millions will go hungry.
States rights, but not like that! Take away women's autonomy, and dismantle LGBTQIA+ protections, not feed people!
USDA orders states to stop paying full SNAP benefits and "immediately undo" steps taken to issue them for November. Follow live updates.
https://cnn.it/47LOq3z
https://cnn.it/47LOq3z
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
States rights, but not like that! Take away women's autonomy, and dismantle LGBTQIA+ protections, not feed people!