Chris J. Karr
@cjkarr.bsky.social
I wear a lot of hats: software developer, entrepreneur, weird fiction publisher, writer, non-profit founder, election worker, local handyman, open-source creator, and Macross fan.
Latest updates can be found at notesfromthevoid.cc.
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Chris J. Karr
@cjkarr.bsky.social
· Sep 23
It's pub day for the latest @underlandpress.bsky.social book, Kozy Krampus, a feast of holiday-themed cosmic horror. The third in a fantastic trilogy of anthologies exploring the cozy, the cosmic, the horror!
Grab your copy below.
firebirdcreative.myshopify.com/products/koz...
Grab your copy below.
firebirdcreative.myshopify.com/products/koz...
Snag yourself a copy and read my holiday love letter to tamales, chile peppers, and chupacabas!
#KozyKrampus #CozyHorror #CosmicHorror #HolidayHorror
#KozyKrampus #CozyHorror #CosmicHorror #HolidayHorror
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November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Is this Trump threatening to invade Amazon and other online retailers?
I'm going to guess that he's not going after the landlords asking for astronomical rent because of how they last financed their buildings? He's probably NOT outlawing "rent minimums" through executive orders.
I'm going to guess that he's not going after the landlords asking for astronomical rent because of how they last financed their buildings? He's probably NOT outlawing "rent minimums" through executive orders.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Is this Trump threatening to invade Amazon and other online retailers?
I'm going to guess that he's not going after the landlords asking for astronomical rent because of how they last financed their buildings? He's probably NOT outlawing "rent minimums" through executive orders.
I'm going to guess that he's not going after the landlords asking for astronomical rent because of how they last financed their buildings? He's probably NOT outlawing "rent minimums" through executive orders.
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Cast her as Bond, you cowards.
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Cast her as Bond, you cowards.
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Trying to explain how Ambrosia Sky is Powerwash Simulator meets Donkey Kong Bananza but about being wistful for a home you can't go back to and leaving the midwest and grief for lost people & endeavors alike and also there's a grapple hook
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Trying to explain how Ambrosia Sky is Powerwash Simulator meets Donkey Kong Bananza but about being wistful for a home you can't go back to and leaving the midwest and grief for lost people & endeavors alike and also there's a grapple hook
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Every comic book writer is listening to this novelist whinge about how hard it is to bring a character back from the dead like, “bruh”
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Every comic book writer is listening to this novelist whinge about how hard it is to bring a character back from the dead like, “bruh”
You make a Bond film where Bond is doing stuff, but is never seen until the final shot. He's some anonymous actor placed throughout the film, but not recognized until the reveal. The second viewing is much different than the first.
"Fight Club" it and no one will care how the last fellow bit it.
"Fight Club" it and no one will care how the last fellow bit it.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
You make a Bond film where Bond is doing stuff, but is never seen until the final shot. He's some anonymous actor placed throughout the film, but not recognized until the reveal. The second viewing is much different than the first.
"Fight Club" it and no one will care how the last fellow bit it.
"Fight Club" it and no one will care how the last fellow bit it.
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Overhauled the data ingestion system and we should be good for the next two weeks. Over the next week or so, I'll be ingesting the next two MONTHS' of data, so this past week's data gap should be an entry in the back issue bin.
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Overhauled the data ingestion system and we should be good for the next two weeks. Over the next week or so, I'll be ingesting the next two MONTHS' of data, so this past week's data gap should be an entry in the back issue bin.
Discussing "alpha" negates whatever "alpha" one might have.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Discussing "alpha" negates whatever "alpha" one might have.
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In Valles Caldera…
New Mexico…
New Mexico…
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In Valles Caldera…
New Mexico…
New Mexico…
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Oh no, another cursed John Byrne drawing of a child
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Oh no, another cursed John Byrne drawing of a child
What I wouldn't give for a scene between Jackson Lamb and KA$H Patel...
this is just like the diplomat
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
What I wouldn't give for a scene between Jackson Lamb and KA$H Patel...
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"Don't worry. I negotiated an extraordinarily favorable deal with the Americans—went straight to the top!"
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Don't worry. I negotiated an extraordinarily favorable deal with the Americans—went straight to the top!"
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BRING IT!
An early cold snap will chill much of the U.S., potentially breaking records in the Southeast
Early Arctic Chill Could Break Records—And Bring Falling Iguanas to Florida
An early cold snap will chill much of the U.S., potentially breaking records in the Southeast
www.scientificamerican.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
BRING IT!
"Star Wars" has grown and changed a lot since I watched the original three films at my grandmother's all those years ago. We've had sequels, prequels, extended editions, and more.
However, the one version that still carries that "authentic" Star Wars "aura" the most for me are the NPR radio dramas.
However, the one version that still carries that "authentic" Star Wars "aura" the most for me are the NPR radio dramas.
Star Wars: A New Hope Radio Drama - Definitive Edition
YouTube video by MrPoke
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Star Wars" has grown and changed a lot since I watched the original three films at my grandmother's all those years ago. We've had sequels, prequels, extended editions, and more.
However, the one version that still carries that "authentic" Star Wars "aura" the most for me are the NPR radio dramas.
However, the one version that still carries that "authentic" Star Wars "aura" the most for me are the NPR radio dramas.
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This and the "Then it will burn brightly" speech. Luthen gets one very important thing right: that people have to see how bad the Empire and its true intentions truly are, in order to rebel. It has to be allowed - provoked - to reveal itself, and they have to feel it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This and the "Then it will burn brightly" speech. Luthen gets one very important thing right: that people have to see how bad the Empire and its true intentions truly are, in order to rebel. It has to be allowed - provoked - to reveal itself, and they have to feel it.
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Republicans were overwhelmingly getting blamed for the shutdown.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Republicans were overwhelmingly getting blamed for the shutdown.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.
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It's 20 years since @seanphillips.bsky.social and I exchanged a sketchbook back and forth in the mail, a drawn &painted call and response. INTERSECTIONS may be out of print but here is a flip through that sketchbook. You can still find the book out there :)
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's 20 years since @seanphillips.bsky.social and I exchanged a sketchbook back and forth in the mail, a drawn &painted call and response. INTERSECTIONS may be out of print but here is a flip through that sketchbook. You can still find the book out there :)
AWESOME!
One of the things I love most living in Chicago is that we have distinct seasons. Winter is probably my favorite.
One of the things I love most living in Chicago is that we have distinct seasons. Winter is probably my favorite.
OMG!
Winter Storm Warning for Chicago begins at 9 p.m.; snow totals up to 12 inches possible - CBS Chicago www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Winter Storm Warning for Chicago begins at 9 p.m.; snow totals up to 12 inches possible - CBS Chicago www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Winter Storm Warning for Chicago begins at 9 p.m.; snow totals up to 12 inches possible
A winter storm warning begins Sunday evening and could bring snow totals of 8 to 12 inches in areas where lake effect snow plumes form.
www.cbsnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
AWESOME!
One of the things I love most living in Chicago is that we have distinct seasons. Winter is probably my favorite.
One of the things I love most living in Chicago is that we have distinct seasons. Winter is probably my favorite.
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the liberal version of The Heritage Foundation doesn't exist but it should
we need a Reconstruction 2029 plan that half of our candidates have to disown for its extremism
we need a Reconstruction 2029 plan that half of our candidates have to disown for its extremism
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
the liberal version of The Heritage Foundation doesn't exist but it should
we need a Reconstruction 2029 plan that half of our candidates have to disown for its extremism
we need a Reconstruction 2029 plan that half of our candidates have to disown for its extremism
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I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
"Predator: Badlands" was an EXCELLENT samurai film set in the Weyland-Yuani cinematic universe.
They goofed up in one MAJOR way by NOT backing a dumptruck full of $$$ at the headquarters of Mongolian folk-metal warriors, The HU, and commissioning a concept album for the film.
#TheHU #Predator
They goofed up in one MAJOR way by NOT backing a dumptruck full of $$$ at the headquarters of Mongolian folk-metal warriors, The HU, and commissioning a concept album for the film.
#TheHU #Predator
Predator: Badlands Teaser Trailer Music | Wolf Totem by The HU
YouTube video by Solicate
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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November 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM