Kat Bradbury
@coffeecupkat.bsky.social
https://thatdarnkat.com
🦝 probably 3 raccoons in a trenchcoat
🌍 Content Geek @ #WorldAnvil
✒️ Writes fantasy, sci-fi and romance
🌵 Tucson transplant from the Midwest
🪺 Bird launcher of 2 functional adult humans
🐈 Supervised by 1 dysfunctional cat
🦝 probably 3 raccoons in a trenchcoat
🌍 Content Geek @ #WorldAnvil
✒️ Writes fantasy, sci-fi and romance
🌵 Tucson transplant from the Midwest
🪺 Bird launcher of 2 functional adult humans
🐈 Supervised by 1 dysfunctional cat
Gonna need letters of transit signed by Charles deGaulle just to get back to Indiana to see my kid by this summer.
I just checked in at the Atlanta airport and the kiosk wanted me to show a "passport or permanent residence card."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
March 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Gonna need letters of transit signed by Charles deGaulle just to get back to Indiana to see my kid by this summer.
Addendum: it's also always STFU Friday, so if people don't see you broadcasting what you're doing... it might be because you're doing it right.
Hey, an occasional reminder:
Should you be fighting fascism here in the US? Yes, you should!
Are you the one who decides how best you can do that? Yes, you are!
Should the people who decide that you're not doing it right (i.e., the way they want you to) fuck off into the sun? Yes, they should!
Should you be fighting fascism here in the US? Yes, you should!
Are you the one who decides how best you can do that? Yes, you are!
Should the people who decide that you're not doing it right (i.e., the way they want you to) fuck off into the sun? Yes, they should!
March 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Addendum: it's also always STFU Friday, so if people don't see you broadcasting what you're doing... it might be because you're doing it right.
Good morning moon 🌝
March 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Good morning moon 🌝
For anyone who saw me on the "Worldbuilding While Neurodivergent" panel at #WorldbuildingCon 2025, you will be happy to know I'm finally getting my boba. 🧋😆
March 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
For anyone who saw me on the "Worldbuilding While Neurodivergent" panel at #WorldbuildingCon 2025, you will be happy to know I'm finally getting my boba. 🧋😆
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Watching Jurassic Park, where a computer nerd with a debt problem and delusions of grandeur tears down all the safety systems, with no understanding of the consequences, so he can better facilitate his planned espionage and theft.
March 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Watching Jurassic Park, where a computer nerd with a debt problem and delusions of grandeur tears down all the safety systems, with no understanding of the consequences, so he can better facilitate his planned espionage and theft.
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Our 99th interview is here! Join us for a chat with TTRPG powerhouse, @howdylovedarlin.bsky.social
When Meadow isnt playing in a myriad of stellar actualplay shows, they're also a professional GM, TTRPG content creator & indie game designer!
ko-fi.com/post/Feature...
When Meadow isnt playing in a myriad of stellar actualplay shows, they're also a professional GM, TTRPG content creator & indie game designer!
ko-fi.com/post/Feature...
March 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our 99th interview is here! Join us for a chat with TTRPG powerhouse, @howdylovedarlin.bsky.social
When Meadow isnt playing in a myriad of stellar actualplay shows, they're also a professional GM, TTRPG content creator & indie game designer!
ko-fi.com/post/Feature...
When Meadow isnt playing in a myriad of stellar actualplay shows, they're also a professional GM, TTRPG content creator & indie game designer!
ko-fi.com/post/Feature...
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Imagine better worlds! Are you ready for #WorldbuildingCon25 ? Join us at wanvil.com/WBC25Day1 on MARCH 15-16 for expert advice on how to build a better setting for your fantasy/sf novel or tabletop RPG campaign.
March 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Imagine better worlds! Are you ready for #WorldbuildingCon25 ? Join us at wanvil.com/WBC25Day1 on MARCH 15-16 for expert advice on how to build a better setting for your fantasy/sf novel or tabletop RPG campaign.
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Join me at @worldanvil.com - a free, virtual conference on YouTube March 15-16. I'll be giving the keynote address on Saturday, March 15 at 12 PM ET, and there are many interesting talks worth sticking around for. Learn more: worldbuildingcon.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Join me at @worldanvil.com - a free, virtual conference on YouTube March 15-16. I'll be giving the keynote address on Saturday, March 15 at 12 PM ET, and there are many interesting talks worth sticking around for. Learn more: worldbuildingcon.com
My Circle of Stars druid was based on Yvaine from Stardust (and my DM was happy to literally drop her out of the sky into the campaign). But I am increasingly playing her like Phoebe from Friends - upbeat, unbothered & chipper *because* of her horrible backstory. #dnd
March 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My Circle of Stars druid was based on Yvaine from Stardust (and my DM was happy to literally drop her out of the sky into the campaign). But I am increasingly playing her like Phoebe from Friends - upbeat, unbothered & chipper *because* of her horrible backstory. #dnd
I once took a "raptor watching" lake cruise and learned that bald eagles often don't fish for themselves - they steal fish other raptors catch. Geese however are the reason I believe birds descended from dinosaurs.
‘“Nature has its way of taking out the weak and the not so well and the injured. The eagle likely thought it would be able to take it out quite easily,” Sequeira [the Ontario-based photographer] said. “But, it wasn’t.””
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I once took a "raptor watching" lake cruise and learned that bald eagles often don't fish for themselves - they steal fish other raptors catch. Geese however are the reason I believe birds descended from dinosaurs.
Got a lot done but I don't have a single solitary spoon left. Hubs is gonna have to gently ladle me into bed like the fragile dumpling I am later. 🥟
March 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Got a lot done but I don't have a single solitary spoon left. Hubs is gonna have to gently ladle me into bed like the fragile dumpling I am later. 🥟
Today's video editing work for @worldanvil.com was all about the value of satire and social commentary in #sci-fi and whooooboy was that a timely assignment.
March 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Today's video editing work for @worldanvil.com was all about the value of satire and social commentary in #sci-fi and whooooboy was that a timely assignment.
I had a story idea, but the story wants to be letters. It wants to be actual, physical mail from your quirky aunt Tabitha, who is a hedge witch with a raccoon familiar. It wants to encourage you during a difficult year.
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I had a story idea, but the story wants to be letters. It wants to be actual, physical mail from your quirky aunt Tabitha, who is a hedge witch with a raccoon familiar. It wants to encourage you during a difficult year.
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Ever the antidote.
• Wendell Berry •
• Wendell Berry •
February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ever the antidote.
• Wendell Berry •
• Wendell Berry •
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It's my understanding the current administration was humiliated by its betters today, an observation that will be evergreen for the next three years, ten months
February 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It's my understanding the current administration was humiliated by its betters today, an observation that will be evergreen for the next three years, ten months
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Small men always grow angry when they are confronted with the type of man they wish people saw them as, but can never be.
February 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Small men always grow angry when they are confronted with the type of man they wish people saw them as, but can never be.
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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
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Nice! A kind DM mentioned us in this article as a positive website to help folks feel happy and inspired. www.cracked.com/article_4559... #hopescrolling
24 Pleasant Websites That’ll Put a Smile on Even the Most Serious Doomscroller’s Face
It’s bird time
www.cracked.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Nice! A kind DM mentioned us in this article as a positive website to help folks feel happy and inspired. www.cracked.com/article_4559... #hopescrolling
Exactly how pissed do you think the Pevensies were to realize the Blitz was still going on after spending a couple decades in a bottle universe?
February 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Exactly how pissed do you think the Pevensies were to realize the Blitz was still going on after spending a couple decades in a bottle universe?
This whole thread is excellent, but it has me thinking about our "how to write villains" video from @worldanvil.com last week. We have an older, more evergreen video on hero archetypes, but this specific thread is worth exploring in a whole essay.
If you want to write heroes in the year 2025, you have to decide what they stand for, and then stand for it. The mealy-mouthed, offend-no-one approach no longer works. People respond to the Walter Whites bc you can put truth in their mouths. So put truth in the mouths of the good guys.
February 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This whole thread is excellent, but it has me thinking about our "how to write villains" video from @worldanvil.com last week. We have an older, more evergreen video on hero archetypes, but this specific thread is worth exploring in a whole essay.
Working on this video helped me gain some perspective on real world events. And aside from that, #WorldBuilding is a creative hobby that's good for your mental health, and a form of positive escapism which can be a balm for the soul in difficult days.
The fall of a civilization is rich with storytelling potential and possibilities... In this video, Janet shares 4 common mistakes in post-apocalyptic worldbuilding, along with advice to spark inspiring approaches to the end of the world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q85X...
How to Worldbuild a Better Post-Apocalyptic Setting
YouTube video by World Anvil Worldbuilding
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Working on this video helped me gain some perspective on real world events. And aside from that, #WorldBuilding is a creative hobby that's good for your mental health, and a form of positive escapism which can be a balm for the soul in difficult days.
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I'm delighted to be speaking at the all-virtual Worldbuilding Con by @worldanvil.com March 15-16. Click here to learn more, see the other fabulous speakers, and get reminders: worldbuildingcon.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm delighted to be speaking at the all-virtual Worldbuilding Con by @worldanvil.com March 15-16. Click here to learn more, see the other fabulous speakers, and get reminders: worldbuildingcon.com
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Sure, a sympathetic villain (with or without redemption arc) can be fun. But have you considered... EEEEEEVIL?! Janet explains when a true "Big Bad Evil Guy" is the RIGHT choice - and how to make a villain whose moral compass points "DO EVIL" compelling!
youtu.be/XdcOL88cpWw
youtu.be/XdcOL88cpWw
Simply evil villains *can* work. Here's how.
Sure, a sympathetic villain (with or without redemption arc) can be fun. But have you considered... EEEEEEVIL?! Mwahahaha! 😈 Janet makes the case for why *sometimes* a true "Big Bad Evil Guy" is the RIGHT choice for your story - and how to make a villain whose moral compass points "DO EVIL" into an
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February 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sure, a sympathetic villain (with or without redemption arc) can be fun. But have you considered... EEEEEEVIL?! Janet explains when a true "Big Bad Evil Guy" is the RIGHT choice - and how to make a villain whose moral compass points "DO EVIL" compelling!
youtu.be/XdcOL88cpWw
youtu.be/XdcOL88cpWw
GUESS WHO HAS 2 THUMBS AND JUST GOT HER ADHD MEDS BACK BAY-BEE
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
GUESS WHO HAS 2 THUMBS AND JUST GOT HER ADHD MEDS BACK BAY-BEE
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If you're working on a multi-book fantasy series with intricate #worldbuilding, might we suggest you give us a look? 👀 🫶
And if you're curious about the #Romantasy genre - the tropes, tips, and more - we did a video on it: youtu.be/6dBFSINabEE
And if you're curious about the #Romantasy genre - the tropes, tips, and more - we did a video on it: youtu.be/6dBFSINabEE
‘Romantasy’ novel hits sales record | LinkedIn
“Onyx Storm,” set at a “war college for dragon riders” has become the fastest-selling adult novel in 20 years, per Circana BookScan data.
www.linkedin.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
If you're working on a multi-book fantasy series with intricate #worldbuilding, might we suggest you give us a look? 👀 🫶
And if you're curious about the #Romantasy genre - the tropes, tips, and more - we did a video on it: youtu.be/6dBFSINabEE
And if you're curious about the #Romantasy genre - the tropes, tips, and more - we did a video on it: youtu.be/6dBFSINabEE