Cheryl
@cherylflinn.com
Fondly remembering haunting used bookstore stacks.
Writer of stories. Owner of impressive TBR piles.
Writer of stories. Owner of impressive TBR piles.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 867:
Your authorial voice is the product of your background, your education, your experiences, all the books you have read. It may change with time, and depending on the narrative voice you adopt, but will keep the same range and register. Celebrate it. It's unique.
Your authorial voice is the product of your background, your education, your experiences, all the books you have read. It may change with time, and depending on the narrative voice you adopt, but will keep the same range and register. Celebrate it. It's unique.
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 867:
Your authorial voice is the product of your background, your education, your experiences, all the books you have read. It may change with time, and depending on the narrative voice you adopt, but will keep the same range and register. Celebrate it. It's unique.
Your authorial voice is the product of your background, your education, your experiences, all the books you have read. It may change with time, and depending on the narrative voice you adopt, but will keep the same range and register. Celebrate it. It's unique.
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I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
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Please note not AI. Never AI. Just as NFT means No Fucking Thanks, AI means Arseholes Involved.
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Please note not AI. Never AI. Just as NFT means No Fucking Thanks, AI means Arseholes Involved.
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"Your brain doesn't believe what's true. It believes what you repeat. Your thoughts shape your feelings. Your feelings drive your actions."
There's no mention of science, arguments, or evidence. That's why it's so hard to change people's minds with facts.
#GoodMorning, everyone
There's no mention of science, arguments, or evidence. That's why it's so hard to change people's minds with facts.
#GoodMorning, everyone
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
"Your brain doesn't believe what's true. It believes what you repeat. Your thoughts shape your feelings. Your feelings drive your actions."
There's no mention of science, arguments, or evidence. That's why it's so hard to change people's minds with facts.
#GoodMorning, everyone
There's no mention of science, arguments, or evidence. That's why it's so hard to change people's minds with facts.
#GoodMorning, everyone
Back from vet. (annual check, not a crisis, tho new issue was spotted... )
Relieved there are such things as credit cards (were that it were not so)
Now having bowl of #oatmeal and farro to fortify myself.
Relieved there are such things as credit cards (were that it were not so)
Now having bowl of #oatmeal and farro to fortify myself.
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Back from vet. (annual check, not a crisis, tho new issue was spotted... )
Relieved there are such things as credit cards (were that it were not so)
Now having bowl of #oatmeal and farro to fortify myself.
Relieved there are such things as credit cards (were that it were not so)
Now having bowl of #oatmeal and farro to fortify myself.
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your moment of calm: huddled least sandpipers on a floating log
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
your moment of calm: huddled least sandpipers on a floating log
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Happy Birthday, Alan Moore
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy Birthday, Alan Moore
Quite enjoyed the musings @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social :)
My musings on nature and all the latest from my neck of the woods.
New subscribers warmly welcomed!🔥💚
New subscribers warmly welcomed!🔥💚
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Quite enjoyed the musings @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social :)
yeah
baseball
baseball
That was the greatest baseball game I’ve ever seen.
November 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
yeah
baseball
baseball
Just for the record, Cornish pasties are entirely decadent
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Just for the record, Cornish pasties are entirely decadent
An Online Trove of Historic Sewing Patterns & Costumes
An Online Trove of Historic Sewing Patterns & Costumes
As Halloween draws nigh, our thoughts turn to costumes.
www.openculture.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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All of these are good. I also
a) take a shower or go swimming
b) watch a terrible movie
c) type out part of a story by a writer whom I love (and have very little obvious writerly DNA in common with)
a) take a shower or go swimming
b) watch a terrible movie
c) type out part of a story by a writer whom I love (and have very little obvious writerly DNA in common with)
Three simple tricks to getting over writer's block that work for me:
1. take a walk
2. print out and reread your work
3. get incredibly high
4. do more research
You can try each independently or in combination.
1. take a walk
2. print out and reread your work
3. get incredibly high
4. do more research
You can try each independently or in combination.
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
All of these are good. I also
a) take a shower or go swimming
b) watch a terrible movie
c) type out part of a story by a writer whom I love (and have very little obvious writerly DNA in common with)
a) take a shower or go swimming
b) watch a terrible movie
c) type out part of a story by a writer whom I love (and have very little obvious writerly DNA in common with)
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Valley Times, North Hollywood, California, October 26, 1955. #31DaysofHalloween
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Valley Times, North Hollywood, California, October 26, 1955. #31DaysofHalloween
How can you not be altogether intrigued by this title:
*The Cellar Below the Cellar
Just announced for presale by Apex Book Co.
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
#folk #horror
*The Cellar Below the Cellar
Just announced for presale by Apex Book Co.
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
#folk #horror
The Cellar Below the Cellar
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 2/18/26 A playfully dark, coming-of-age folk horror inspired by the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and the mythology around Frau Perchta, set under the blazing...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
How can you not be altogether intrigued by this title:
*The Cellar Below the Cellar
Just announced for presale by Apex Book Co.
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
#folk #horror
*The Cellar Below the Cellar
Just announced for presale by Apex Book Co.
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
#folk #horror
@catsofyore.bsky.social Spotted a wee cat in the header photo of today's Sweary History (On this day in history) ... and it was featured in the short tale, as well.
jamesfell.substack.com/p/going-over...
Always enjoy your posts. Thanks :)
jamesfell.substack.com/p/going-over...
Always enjoy your posts. Thanks :)
Going Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel
On This Day in History: October 24
jamesfell.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@catsofyore.bsky.social Spotted a wee cat in the header photo of today's Sweary History (On this day in history) ... and it was featured in the short tale, as well.
jamesfell.substack.com/p/going-over...
Always enjoy your posts. Thanks :)
jamesfell.substack.com/p/going-over...
Always enjoy your posts. Thanks :)
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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🚨📣 PSA: Criterion is having a flash 50% off sale for 24 hours til noon ET tomorrow 📣🚨
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚨📣 PSA: Criterion is having a flash 50% off sale for 24 hours til noon ET tomorrow 📣🚨
Bat Conservation Inter'l free webinar on vampire bats.
30 October
Sign-up: www.simpletix.com/e/the-social...
(I am) not affiliated; just a (bat) fan
30 October
Sign-up: www.simpletix.com/e/the-social...
(I am) not affiliated; just a (bat) fan
The Social Lives of Vampire Bats - Webinar Tickets | Bat Conservation International
Join us Oct 30 for a special Bat Month webinar with Dr. Gerald Carter, the world’s leading expert on vampire bats. Discover the surprising truth about these misunderstood animals—and how science can t...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Bat Conservation Inter'l free webinar on vampire bats.
30 October
Sign-up: www.simpletix.com/e/the-social...
(I am) not affiliated; just a (bat) fan
30 October
Sign-up: www.simpletix.com/e/the-social...
(I am) not affiliated; just a (bat) fan
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This from @kristenarnett.bsky.social's latest "Am I the Literary Asshole" is going to every single artist I know who has even ever been tempted by the machine: lithub.com/am-i-the-lit...
![You need to stop putting your work into these platforms, immediately.
[HIGHLIGHTED]I could get up on a high horse and give you a million reasons why you should not ever, under any circumstances be doing this when it comes to the greater collective (theft of others work and effort and time, the fact that it depletes our natural resources). But I only need tell you that you are ruining your chance at creative happiness. It’s ruining your brain. I know this because it’s making you bleed joy.[END HIGHLIGHTING]
Your letter troubled me, friend. I worry that you have decided to just let go of all thought and let a computer think for you. That’s not what writing and passion and creativity is about. It’s not art. You do not need generative AI to give you story ideas. You do not need a robot to tell you whether your work is good. Only you can do that. Stop roadblocking your own writing life.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3qwscvjsncjpibfnzmkoqvif/bafkreihwvqoxydedzbg3uvf5dz6a5hsaquykpyxt5huhkineb2wzu5zt7e@jpeg)
October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This from @kristenarnett.bsky.social's latest "Am I the Literary Asshole" is going to every single artist I know who has even ever been tempted by the machine: lithub.com/am-i-the-lit...
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Book Cover of the Day:
October 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
Joy
You guys. Your suggestions are amazing and appreciated. I've listened to Cabaret 3 times, and I'm currently on Chicago, on my way to
I don't know who this person is, living in my skin, but I'm so glad he's here; he's a lot of fun to hang out with while we discover this stuff together.
I don't know who this person is, living in my skin, but I'm so glad he's here; he's a lot of fun to hang out with while we discover this stuff together.
October 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Joy
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Does anyone here print their own zines? Since the cost of printing zines with Mixam has gone way up, I'm looking into the idea of getting a printer for zines and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with DIY zine printing. I'm thinking it would be cheaper in the long run.
October 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Does anyone here print their own zines? Since the cost of printing zines with Mixam has gone way up, I'm looking into the idea of getting a printer for zines and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with DIY zine printing. I'm thinking it would be cheaper in the long run.
So a very “fall” (autumn) day and launching right into baking mode. Strawberry pecan quick bread recipe I’m trying out here—then, this afternoon, grape pie.
Excuse, pls, the condition of the oven window etc
#baking
Excuse, pls, the condition of the oven window etc
#baking
October 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So a very “fall” (autumn) day and launching right into baking mode. Strawberry pecan quick bread recipe I’m trying out here—then, this afternoon, grape pie.
Excuse, pls, the condition of the oven window etc
#baking
Excuse, pls, the condition of the oven window etc
#baking
immense and useful thread 🧵
(disclaimer: I've not finished reading it all; very long)
#writing #writingcommunity
(disclaimer: I've not finished reading it all; very long)
#writing #writingcommunity
"transparent prose" is overdone as writing advice, but when someone actually honest-to-god nails it and you read an entire book like it's nothing, like it's actually happening around you-- that's magic.
October 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
immense and useful thread 🧵
(disclaimer: I've not finished reading it all; very long)
#writing #writingcommunity
(disclaimer: I've not finished reading it all; very long)
#writing #writingcommunity