Gerard Houarner
@gerardhouarner.bsky.social
Writer, mostly dark, sometimes mixed with humor...The Beast That Was Max series/universe, Painfreak, Dead Cat (with Gak), as well as many horror, fantasy and sf short stories;Space and Time Fiction editor; Licensed Mental Health Counselor, retired
Waiting for skritches
April 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Waiting for skritches
Fez is suspicious...
March 1, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Fez is suspicious...
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Just landed on a Wikipedia page with information that was obviously incorrect and followed the citation link which directed me to ChatGPT generated news garbage. Wikipedia has long been almost impossibly resilient, but LLMs are really reallllly going to strain this resource
February 23, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Just landed on a Wikipedia page with information that was obviously incorrect and followed the citation link which directed me to ChatGPT generated news garbage. Wikipedia has long been almost impossibly resilient, but LLMs are really reallllly going to strain this resource
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The book banners who are trying to destroy the lives of teachers for political purposes have a website to report and harrass teachers for teaching anything they don't like.
Let's all leave it alone and totally not flood it with messages/uploads about how great teachers and the freedom to read are.
Let's all leave it alone and totally not flood it with messages/uploads about how great teachers and the freedom to read are.
Indiana AG's new "report a teacher" portal is truly something else. Not only can people upload "supporting documentation", but there's a curated collection of those documents for users to browse. It's a state funded website to facilitate targeted hate campaigns.
www.in.gov/attorneygene...
www.in.gov/attorneygene...
Eyes on Education
www.in.gov
February 23, 2024 at 11:43 AM
The book banners who are trying to destroy the lives of teachers for political purposes have a website to report and harrass teachers for teaching anything they don't like.
Let's all leave it alone and totally not flood it with messages/uploads about how great teachers and the freedom to read are.
Let's all leave it alone and totally not flood it with messages/uploads about how great teachers and the freedom to read are.
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Why to read past headlines: You saw the story about Justin Mohn posting a video with his father's head while he ranted about "woke mobs."
But I connect this to the trend of MAGA violence and explain why "mental health" is not a good excuse to ignore it.
www.salon.com/2024/02/01/r...
But I connect this to the trend of MAGA violence and explain why "mental health" is not a good excuse to ignore it.
www.salon.com/2024/02/01/r...
MAGA murder in Pennsylvania: Trumpist violence hasn't disappeared, but just went local
Denouncing Biden and "far-left woke mobs, the alleged killer showed his father's decapitated head on YouTube
www.salon.com
February 1, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Why to read past headlines: You saw the story about Justin Mohn posting a video with his father's head while he ranted about "woke mobs."
But I connect this to the trend of MAGA violence and explain why "mental health" is not a good excuse to ignore it.
www.salon.com/2024/02/01/r...
But I connect this to the trend of MAGA violence and explain why "mental health" is not a good excuse to ignore it.
www.salon.com/2024/02/01/r...
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First time in unabridged audio - TIES THAT BIND by Barbara Nickolae ! This is performed by Cathi Colas.
Ties That Bind
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The masters of suspense hailed Barbara Nickolae’s smashing debut novel FINDERS KEEPERS... MARY HIGGINS CLARK called it “GRIPPING.” TONY HILLERMAN pra...
www.audible.com
January 24, 2024 at 3:05 AM
First time in unabridged audio - TIES THAT BIND by Barbara Nickolae ! This is performed by Cathi Colas.
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Now in unabridged audio - Kathleen King performs THE CHOSEN by master of extreme horror - Edward Lee!
The Chosen
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Restaurant manager Vera Abbot has come to The Inn to embark on the job of her dreams. But from the day she arrives, her dream turns into a harrowing nightma...
www.audible.com
January 24, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Now in unabridged audio - Kathleen King performs THE CHOSEN by master of extreme horror - Edward Lee!
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Do Not Weep for Me - a collection of dark tales by Tony Tremblay - performed by Lou Del Bianco - now in unabridged audio...
Do Not Weep for Me
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Goffstown, New Hampshire has seen its share of supernatural mayhem, murder, and monsters. With the banishment of the demon James Moore, some in the town bel...
www.audible.com
January 24, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Do Not Weep for Me - a collection of dark tales by Tony Tremblay - performed by Lou Del Bianco - now in unabridged audio...
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The Prestige (2006)
That shadowy place way out there? That is beyond our borders. You must never go there. That is the Big Boy graveyard.
January 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM
The Prestige (2006)
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Artists who take commish: there's a scam going around where people ask for a sketch, then ghost you and autocomplete your sketch with gen AI.
It's been happening for a while, but this is the first video I watched that detailed how it's being done.
It's been happening for a while, but this is the first video I watched that detailed how it's being done.
getting SCAMMED by ai (and how YOU can avoid it)
digital artist gets owned by ai art bros...wooapp: procreate brush: https://www.viyaura.com/product/glossy-jelly-anime-brush-setdevice: ipad pro 12.9 inch (4...
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Artists who take commish: there's a scam going around where people ask for a sketch, then ghost you and autocomplete your sketch with gen AI.
It's been happening for a while, but this is the first video I watched that detailed how it's being done.
It's been happening for a while, but this is the first video I watched that detailed how it's being done.
Katt Williams sure dropped a nuke on the comedy game... special dude, sure went out to get life lessons early, incredible focus and commitment
January 6, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Katt Williams sure dropped a nuke on the comedy game... special dude, sure went out to get life lessons early, incredible focus and commitment
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"The Color Purple" just had the 2nd largest Xmas opening of all time. 5 days ago, the novel it was based on was banned in Florida schools due to the efforts of groups like Moms4Liberty, which appears to be some sort of GOP rape club and Hitler support group. www.thedailybeast.com/the-color-pu...
‘The Color Purple’ Removed From Schools Under New Florida Law
Alice Walker’s classic is among 673 titles taken out of Orange County classrooms to comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ law requiring schools to remove “sexual content” from shelves.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 26, 2023 at 6:57 PM
"The Color Purple" just had the 2nd largest Xmas opening of all time. 5 days ago, the novel it was based on was banned in Florida schools due to the efforts of groups like Moms4Liberty, which appears to be some sort of GOP rape club and Hitler support group. www.thedailybeast.com/the-color-pu...
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After years of not publishing ANY books while I worked on screenwriting (and my most painful novel), in the past 18 months I've published THREE!
The Reformatory is the biggest launch of my career - but I also published The Wishing Pool & my FIRST graphic novel, The Keeper!
Books are great gifts :)
The Reformatory is the biggest launch of my career - but I also published The Wishing Pool & my FIRST graphic novel, The Keeper!
Books are great gifts :)
December 16, 2023 at 7:04 PM
After years of not publishing ANY books while I worked on screenwriting (and my most painful novel), in the past 18 months I've published THREE!
The Reformatory is the biggest launch of my career - but I also published The Wishing Pool & my FIRST graphic novel, The Keeper!
Books are great gifts :)
The Reformatory is the biggest launch of my career - but I also published The Wishing Pool & my FIRST graphic novel, The Keeper!
Books are great gifts :)
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Giant tunnels made by extinct giant sloths is the content I'm here for www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Brazil’s mysterious tunnels made by giant sloths
These tunnels were once believed to hide religious fortunes deep in their chambers, but the real treasure is found in who – or what – created them.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2023 at 6:38 AM
Giant tunnels made by extinct giant sloths is the content I'm here for www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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A temporary program for “dangerously mentally ill” patients has continued for five decades, despite calls from critics to provide better care.
Soon, Idaho will be the only state still using prisons to house patients who face no criminal charges.
Soon, Idaho will be the only state still using prisons to house patients who face no criminal charges.
Idaho Keeps Some Psychiatric Patients in Prison, Ignoring Decades of Warnings About the Practice
A temporary program for “dangerously mentally ill” patients has continued for five decades, despite calls from critics to provide better care. Soon, Idaho will be the only state still using prison...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2023 at 11:02 AM
A temporary program for “dangerously mentally ill” patients has continued for five decades, despite calls from critics to provide better care.
Soon, Idaho will be the only state still using prisons to house patients who face no criminal charges.
Soon, Idaho will be the only state still using prisons to house patients who face no criminal charges.
It's all fun and games until the SIM card fails....
December 11, 2023 at 6:29 PM
It's all fun and games until the SIM card fails....
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Dan Green's daughter Galen has put together a beautiful gallery show of her dad's work. My wife and I just spent two sweet, sad hours with her, taking in the power and beauty of Dan's art and keeping the candle of remembrance burning.
November 28, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Dan Green's daughter Galen has put together a beautiful gallery show of her dad's work. My wife and I just spent two sweet, sad hours with her, taking in the power and beauty of Dan's art and keeping the candle of remembrance burning.
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During this afternoon's below-freezing walk, I thought about @judithsonnet.bsky.social's new book getting banned from Amazon; about new delivery systems like Substack, Patreon, and Godless; and about this article (linked below). Will post my take on Patreon in a few. www.thefp.com/p/the-fight-...
The Fight for the Future of Publishing
Ideological fanatics and fear have crippled the major houses. But new book publishers are rising up to take the risks they won’t.
www.thefp.com
November 28, 2023 at 8:44 PM
During this afternoon's below-freezing walk, I thought about @judithsonnet.bsky.social's new book getting banned from Amazon; about new delivery systems like Substack, Patreon, and Godless; and about this article (linked below). Will post my take on Patreon in a few. www.thefp.com/p/the-fight-...
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This comment from @zwolf.bsky.social on my piece for @chuckwendig.bsky.social’s Blog really nails the heart of what @marysangiovanni.bsky.social and I hope to achieve: a place where all of speculative fiction’s generational voices share the same real estate. terribleminds.com/ramble/2023/...
Brian Keene: “Let’s Open A Bookstore!”
Brian Keene is awesome. So is Mary SanGiovanni. And they’re opening a bookstore. Read on for Brian’s words about the why and how of it, and also how you can help — It was summer o…
terribleminds.com
November 28, 2023 at 1:45 PM
This comment from @zwolf.bsky.social on my piece for @chuckwendig.bsky.social’s Blog really nails the heart of what @marysangiovanni.bsky.social and I hope to achieve: a place where all of speculative fiction’s generational voices share the same real estate. terribleminds.com/ramble/2023/...
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Margaret St. Clair was born on this day, so here's some magazine art illustrating her tales (artist: Earle Bergey, Virgil Finlay, Hannes Bok and [uncredited]):
November 22, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Margaret St. Clair was born on this day, so here's some magazine art illustrating her tales (artist: Earle Bergey, Virgil Finlay, Hannes Bok and [uncredited]):
So FB blocks shares after a few of them...thanks for reducing my distractions...
November 22, 2023 at 2:50 PM
So FB blocks shares after a few of them...thanks for reducing my distractions...
Left a can of food out becauae Fez rejected, but now delayed for gym cause this guy spookedwhen i opened the door ... Hope he leaves a tip, and not the #2 type
November 20, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Left a can of food out becauae Fez rejected, but now delayed for gym cause this guy spookedwhen i opened the door ... Hope he leaves a tip, and not the #2 type
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For Weston's fans, here's an update on the status of MONSTERS OF SAIPAN: www.briankeene.com/news/monster...
Monsters of Saipan Update — BRIAN KEENE
www.briankeene.com
November 19, 2023 at 1:30 PM
For Weston's fans, here's an update on the status of MONSTERS OF SAIPAN: www.briankeene.com/news/monster...