Erin Copland
@erincopland.bsky.social
Writer, reader, Army vet, total nerd, late diagnosed AuDHD, flaming bisexual. RTs not only = endorsements, I sometimes shout them in public (she/her) https://www.chillsubs.com/profile/erincopland1
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Erin Copland
@erincopland.bsky.social
· May 22
*sound of many mousetraps snapping like fireworks*
Me: Hey guys I found some cheese. Kinda bitey tho
Me: Hey guys I found some cheese. Kinda bitey tho
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I think about this tweet every day
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I think about this tweet every day
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Lydia Millet once told me "when in doubt, tinker"—don't try to plow ahead when things aren't flowing, go back and refresh your relationship to the material. For me, this often looks like typing instead of handwriting. Today, I move from notebook to typing for the first time on this new project.
December 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Lydia Millet once told me "when in doubt, tinker"—don't try to plow ahead when things aren't flowing, go back and refresh your relationship to the material. For me, this often looks like typing instead of handwriting. Today, I move from notebook to typing for the first time on this new project.
Did AI make that steel beam image because it looks like ass
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Did AI make that steel beam image because it looks like ass
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With alt-text bc what a beautiful answer
(I mean don't use AI to build a robot, please god don't do that, but the rest of it yes lol)
(I mean don't use AI to build a robot, please god don't do that, but the rest of it yes lol)
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
With alt-text bc what a beautiful answer
(I mean don't use AI to build a robot, please god don't do that, but the rest of it yes lol)
(I mean don't use AI to build a robot, please god don't do that, but the rest of it yes lol)
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This level of petty is by far the most creative! 😂
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This level of petty is by far the most creative! 😂
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You GOTTA stop being so desperately afraid of the audience. Look at me. Look in my eyeballs. Stop being so desperate for approval. Stop writing for the whiny babies in your audience and start writing for the freaks who like cool fucked up shit
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You GOTTA stop being so desperately afraid of the audience. Look at me. Look in my eyeballs. Stop being so desperate for approval. Stop writing for the whiny babies in your audience and start writing for the freaks who like cool fucked up shit
For a second I was ready to be astonished that andalite is a rock but it is not. It's still one if the alien species in the Animorphs books, so everyone at ease
![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
For a second I was ready to be astonished that andalite is a rock but it is not. It's still one if the alien species in the Animorphs books, so everyone at ease
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I went FT freelance in 2019 to write my books, but the majority of my income came from freelancing for places like syfy or a writer's room where my name will never show up on the things I made. Then those ended and I had to go back to a day job. Can't survive on what my writing alone makes.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I went FT freelance in 2019 to write my books, but the majority of my income came from freelancing for places like syfy or a writer's room where my name will never show up on the things I made. Then those ended and I had to go back to a day job. Can't survive on what my writing alone makes.
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the sky when you're in a parking lot:
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
the sky when you're in a parking lot:
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I know a lot of people are already spreading this info, but hoping to spread it a little further: donating to a food bank, food pantry, or food distribution mutual aid group is really important right now, as TFG and the fucking GOP are shutting down snap benefits on November 1. I'll link to a few
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I know a lot of people are already spreading this info, but hoping to spread it a little further: donating to a food bank, food pantry, or food distribution mutual aid group is really important right now, as TFG and the fucking GOP are shutting down snap benefits on November 1. I'll link to a few
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Once again:
oliviarafferty.substack.com/p/50-spotify...
oliviarafferty.substack.com/p/50-spotify...
October 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Once again:
oliviarafferty.substack.com/p/50-spotify...
oliviarafferty.substack.com/p/50-spotify...
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This sign @glopan.bsky.social spotted made me laugh
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This sign @glopan.bsky.social spotted made me laugh
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My favorite aspect of the Columbus legend is him getting rejected by the Portuguese gets spun as them not recognizing the genius of his idea. No - he went into a roomful of expert navigators and made basic math mistakes, they thought he was a moron, and they wouldn't fund his idea on that basis.
October 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My favorite aspect of the Columbus legend is him getting rejected by the Portuguese gets spun as them not recognizing the genius of his idea. No - he went into a roomful of expert navigators and made basic math mistakes, they thought he was a moron, and they wouldn't fund his idea on that basis.
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5 minutes. That's all it takes to start fighting book bans.
It's #LetFreedomReadDay. We're asking you to do at least one thing today to fight censorship. Then keep doing it!
bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay
We're stronger TOGETHER.
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
It's #LetFreedomReadDay. We're asking you to do at least one thing today to fight censorship. Then keep doing it!
bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay
We're stronger TOGETHER.
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
5 minutes. That's all it takes to start fighting book bans.
It's #LetFreedomReadDay. We're asking you to do at least one thing today to fight censorship. Then keep doing it!
bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay
We're stronger TOGETHER.
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
It's #LetFreedomReadDay. We're asking you to do at least one thing today to fight censorship. Then keep doing it!
bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay
We're stronger TOGETHER.
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
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Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
March 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
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This remains one of my all time favourite pieces of writing.
October 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This remains one of my all time favourite pieces of writing.
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1/n A few days ago, an article appeared in The Atlantic with a bold headline “Left-wing terrorism is on the rise.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
For the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right.
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
1/n A few days ago, an article appeared in The Atlantic with a bold headline “Left-wing terrorism is on the rise.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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just learned the scientific name for coyotes and Canis Latrans would be an amazing furry drag name
September 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
just learned the scientific name for coyotes and Canis Latrans would be an amazing furry drag name
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Yes, this. You aren’t changing minds, you are merely participating in engagement farming which benefits them more than it does you.
It also sends an unfortunate message that their ideas are worth treating with *respect* and therefore socially *acceptable*. It suggests they offer a *legitimate* pov.
It also sends an unfortunate message that their ideas are worth treating with *respect* and therefore socially *acceptable*. It suggests they offer a *legitimate* pov.
all i know is that normalizing debate with fascists has only facilitated the rise of fascism.
September 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Yes, this. You aren’t changing minds, you are merely participating in engagement farming which benefits them more than it does you.
It also sends an unfortunate message that their ideas are worth treating with *respect* and therefore socially *acceptable*. It suggests they offer a *legitimate* pov.
It also sends an unfortunate message that their ideas are worth treating with *respect* and therefore socially *acceptable*. It suggests they offer a *legitimate* pov.
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Writing vs editing
September 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Writing vs editing
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The life of the writer is literally the hardest one to ever live, ever
September 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The life of the writer is literally the hardest one to ever live, ever
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Some pockets near Boston: KTonic Demon Hunters
September 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Some pockets near Boston: KTonic Demon Hunters