Jack Badelaire
@jbadelaire.bsky.social
Novelist from Boston. Career in Higher Ed academic support. 48 y/o Cat Dad. Posts a lot about old books, food, and drinks. Occasionally tells other guys how to dress better. Supports writers and artists. He/Him
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Jack Badelaire
@jbadelaire.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Fellow authors, I love you all, but this is not Twitter. Please think about ditching that habit of repeatedly spamming the same link to your one book over and over again. Post your pets, share a photo of the flowers you saw today. Bring some Joy here with you, we all need it now more than ever.
I shall never draft words in a manner that sets cursed and foul Clankers afore thy blessed and noble readers wrought from flesh and blood.
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I shall never draft words in a manner that sets cursed and foul Clankers afore thy blessed and noble readers wrought from flesh and blood.
"This was written by AI, no one really uses that word" is going to become the "This is Photoshop, I can see the pixels" from like 20 years ago.
So I'm against AI, as most of you know, if you've been paying attention. Recently, a few weeks ago, I think, 15yo got into trouble in school because a paper she submitted got flagged because the AI detector her teacher uses determined that it was AI generated. It was not.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"This was written by AI, no one really uses that word" is going to become the "This is Photoshop, I can see the pixels" from like 20 years ago.
Waiting for my bus in the new Boston South Station Bus Terminal and the muzak over the speaker system is currently a very soft, tinkling piano version of 4 Non Blondes' What's Up. I'm officially old now.
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Waiting for my bus in the new Boston South Station Bus Terminal and the muzak over the speaker system is currently a very soft, tinkling piano version of 4 Non Blondes' What's Up. I'm officially old now.
I get such an immense thrill when I find film novelizations for movies I love. 🥳
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I get such an immense thrill when I find film novelizations for movies I love. 🥳
If someone called my spouse an "empty egg carton" I would immediately fall into a red haze of unthinkable violence and only become aware of the world when someone tried to take from me the bloody femur I was gnawing upon.
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If someone called my spouse an "empty egg carton" I would immediately fall into a red haze of unthinkable violence and only become aware of the world when someone tried to take from me the bloody femur I was gnawing upon.
I'm not gonna lie, I just immediately ran to the Internet and bought a used copy of this book. I need it, I need to possess it so badly.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'm not gonna lie, I just immediately ran to the Internet and bought a used copy of this book. I need it, I need to possess it so badly.
HE WAS THE BEGINNING AND THE END. THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA. THE GOD AND THE SLAYER OF GODS. THE WELLSPRING AND THE WATER. SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW. FIRE AND ICE. HEAVEN AND HELL.
when the full Olivia Nuzzi book streets Bluesky is going to collectively experience something akin to the ecstasies of the Bacchae
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
HE WAS THE BEGINNING AND THE END. THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA. THE GOD AND THE SLAYER OF GODS. THE WELLSPRING AND THE WATER. SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW. FIRE AND ICE. HEAVEN AND HELL.
Just had a student come by looking to check our lost and found because he lost his Gucci wallet and I just looked up the prices for men's Gucci wallets and I'm sorry, kid, but no one's turning that wallet in. It's gone. Go spend $500 on another one.
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Just had a student come by looking to check our lost and found because he lost his Gucci wallet and I just looked up the prices for men's Gucci wallets and I'm sorry, kid, but no one's turning that wallet in. It's gone. Go spend $500 on another one.
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he’s just like me fr
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
he’s just like me fr
I used to have an almost perfect 30-minute walking commute to work every day and although I take public transportation now, I miss that easy walk every day. Also, soooooo many Bean Soup Syndrome comments on this post. Cry harder, ding-dongs.
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I used to have an almost perfect 30-minute walking commute to work every day and although I take public transportation now, I miss that easy walk every day. Also, soooooo many Bean Soup Syndrome comments on this post. Cry harder, ding-dongs.
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Bumping for the evening folk: this is my radio show, and you can listen anytime, anywhere! New theme every week- it’s like if 120 Minutes was also storytime for smart weirdos.
Bedtime stories & lullabies for people who never sleep. It’s Late.
Free/ad-free/no Ai
Bedtime stories & lullabies for people who never sleep. It’s Late.
Free/ad-free/no Ai
This one's all about Beatniks, man. I'll talk about madness, be-bop, drugs, & beatniks in cartoons. I’ll read words from the oft overlooked women of the movement, + music by Duran Duran, Charlie Parker, Kim Gordon, Babs Gonzales, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti Smith + more
www.mixcloud.com/KOPN/late-wt...
www.mixcloud.com/KOPN/late-wt...
Late w/Taffeta V. - Beatnik
This one's all about Beatniks, man. I'll talk about madness and be-bop and drugs and beatniks in cartoons. I’ll read words written by the often overlooked women of the movement, plus I’ll play songs f...
www.mixcloud.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Bumping for the evening folk: this is my radio show, and you can listen anytime, anywhere! New theme every week- it’s like if 120 Minutes was also storytime for smart weirdos.
Bedtime stories & lullabies for people who never sleep. It’s Late.
Free/ad-free/no Ai
Bedtime stories & lullabies for people who never sleep. It’s Late.
Free/ad-free/no Ai
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This one's all about Beatniks, man. I'll talk about madness, be-bop, drugs, & beatniks in cartoons. I’ll read words from the oft overlooked women of the movement, + music by Duran Duran, Charlie Parker, Kim Gordon, Babs Gonzales, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti Smith + more
www.mixcloud.com/KOPN/late-wt...
www.mixcloud.com/KOPN/late-wt...
Late w/Taffeta V. - Beatnik
This one's all about Beatniks, man. I'll talk about madness and be-bop and drugs and beatniks in cartoons. I’ll read words written by the often overlooked women of the movement, plus I’ll play songs f...
www.mixcloud.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This one's all about Beatniks, man. I'll talk about madness, be-bop, drugs, & beatniks in cartoons. I’ll read words from the oft overlooked women of the movement, + music by Duran Duran, Charlie Parker, Kim Gordon, Babs Gonzales, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti Smith + more
www.mixcloud.com/KOPN/late-wt...
www.mixcloud.com/KOPN/late-wt...
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Why do I spend so much time making my radio show that only a handful of folks listen to? The action is the juice, baby. New Late, later today 💋🎙️🎧
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Why do I spend so much time making my radio show that only a handful of folks listen to? The action is the juice, baby. New Late, later today 💋🎙️🎧
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i hope there is a photo of donald trump blowing bill clinton bc i think "giving your bestie a bj isn't gay" is a necessary next step in america's cultural evolution
November 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
i hope there is a photo of donald trump blowing bill clinton bc i think "giving your bestie a bj isn't gay" is a necessary next step in america's cultural evolution
Yes.
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Yes.
Paul Williams is a punk-ass weenus.
Philip K. Dick took 40 amphetamine pills a day and they named a writing award after him
November 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Paul Williams is a punk-ass weenus.
This right here. I watched it earlier this week and honestly one of the most entertaining fantasy flicks I've seen in AGES. Checks every box for me. Check it out!
Ever wonder what Conan directed by Sam Raimi would look like? Especially if it featured amazing practical effects and starred one of the foremost ass-kickers in the business? Then Steven Kostanski made just the flick for you. This thing was engineered in a lab for me to love it. Fucking fantastic!
November 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This right here. I watched it earlier this week and honestly one of the most entertaining fantasy flicks I've seen in AGES. Checks every box for me. Check it out!
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Sandahl Bergman as Valeria in Conan the Barbarian ‘82
July 11, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Sandahl Bergman as Valeria in Conan the Barbarian ‘82
Diving into DEATHSTALKER (2025) with a drink at hand. It seems kinda... amazing?
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Diving into DEATHSTALKER (2025) with a drink at hand. It seems kinda... amazing?
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
The mentioning early on of someone asking you out just to prank you when you say yes had me in a PTSD flashback flop sweat, but man, a good column on how to shoot your shot in the age of viral cringe.
There're days when graduating in the mid-90s really does feel like catching the last chopper out of Saigon
NEW COLUMN: He wants to ask out one of the popular girls at his school, but he’s afraid of becoming someone’s TikTok content. How can he avoid viral infamy?
ASK DR. NERDLOVE: I Want To Ask Out My Crush, But I’m Afraid Of Going Viral For Being Cringe!
ASK DR. NERDLOVE: I Want To Ask Out My Crush, But I’m Afraid Of Going Viral For Being Cringe!
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The mentioning early on of someone asking you out just to prank you when you say yes had me in a PTSD flashback flop sweat, but man, a good column on how to shoot your shot in the age of viral cringe.
HEY YOU! TAKE FIVE MINUTES AND SAVE THOSE OPEN FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER! CLOSE A FEW TABS! RUN THOSE UPDATES! DON'T BE A DOUCHEBAG!
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
HEY YOU! TAKE FIVE MINUTES AND SAVE THOSE OPEN FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER! CLOSE A FEW TABS! RUN THOSE UPDATES! DON'T BE A DOUCHEBAG!
Hydrated, moisturized, in cozy clothes, eating ice cream and watching YouTube videos about tanks. 🤷
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Hydrated, moisturized, in cozy clothes, eating ice cream and watching YouTube videos about tanks. 🤷
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A woman on TikTok did a social experiment where she had sound effects of a crying baby and called up churches saying she ran out of formula and asked if the church would feed her starving baby.
Over 75% said no.
She'd then ask if they're a pro-life church at which point most hang up.
Over 75% said no.
She'd then ask if they're a pro-life church at which point most hang up.
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A woman on TikTok did a social experiment where she had sound effects of a crying baby and called up churches saying she ran out of formula and asked if the church would feed her starving baby.
Over 75% said no.
She'd then ask if they're a pro-life church at which point most hang up.
Over 75% said no.
She'd then ask if they're a pro-life church at which point most hang up.
If we ever claw ourselves out of this fascist hellmouth, we need to do something about fixing medical care pricing. Yes it all needs an overhaul but at the very least, people need to know what things cost, clearly and up front. I had a minor surgical procedure two weeks ago and I have gotten (1/3)
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If we ever claw ourselves out of this fascist hellmouth, we need to do something about fixing medical care pricing. Yes it all needs an overhaul but at the very least, people need to know what things cost, clearly and up front. I had a minor surgical procedure two weeks ago and I have gotten (1/3)