Kevin Gooden
@kevingooden.bsky.social
Speculative fiction writer who messes around with numerous other types of writing, too. I also enjoy reading, photography, technology, and science. Last book read: The Ministry of Time
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Kevin Gooden
@kevingooden.bsky.social
· Nov 16
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I want workers like Dennis to know that they can have a good, fulfilling career in the trades — one that lasts decades.
April 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I want workers like Dennis to know that they can have a good, fulfilling career in the trades — one that lasts decades.
Does the U.S. really subsidize Canada, like Trump says it does? www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
Does the U.S. really subsidize Canada, like Trump says it does?
U.S. President Donald Trump has made various and repeated claims about his country's trade relationship with Canada to justify his tariff threats.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Does the U.S. really subsidize Canada, like Trump says it does? www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
Nuclear blast fury-wind scorches #silhouettes into brick walls far enough from the epicentre to not be obliterated.
Radiation negatives.
Lives no longer developing.
Born of evil; children of darkness.
Macabre museum exhibits by day.
And hunters by night.
#vss365
Radiation negatives.
Lives no longer developing.
Born of evil; children of darkness.
Macabre museum exhibits by day.
And hunters by night.
#vss365
December 19, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Nuclear blast fury-wind scorches #silhouettes into brick walls far enough from the epicentre to not be obliterated.
Radiation negatives.
Lives no longer developing.
Born of evil; children of darkness.
Macabre museum exhibits by day.
And hunters by night.
#vss365
Radiation negatives.
Lives no longer developing.
Born of evil; children of darkness.
Macabre museum exhibits by day.
And hunters by night.
#vss365
“See? There's an #overfit issue with our AI's training response.”
“THAT'S why we're rejecting twice as many claims. What do we do now?”
Silence.
“What do we do?”
“You saw our most recent profits, right?”
Visions of hefty Christmas bonuses beckoned. They exchanged winks, said nothing.
#vss365
“THAT'S why we're rejecting twice as many claims. What do we do now?”
Silence.
“What do we do?”
“You saw our most recent profits, right?”
Visions of hefty Christmas bonuses beckoned. They exchanged winks, said nothing.
#vss365
December 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
We imagine an ability to reach distant worlds, #propagate through the galaxies.
And as our only home chokes, withers, and dies, we chuckle about Nero fiddling while Rome burned, turn our lights off an hour early once a year for Earth Day, and dream of the stars.
#vss365
And as our only home chokes, withers, and dies, we chuckle about Nero fiddling while Rome burned, turn our lights off an hour early once a year for Earth Day, and dream of the stars.
#vss365
December 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
We imagine an ability to reach distant worlds, #propagate through the galaxies.
And as our only home chokes, withers, and dies, we chuckle about Nero fiddling while Rome burned, turn our lights off an hour early once a year for Earth Day, and dream of the stars.
#vss365
And as our only home chokes, withers, and dies, we chuckle about Nero fiddling while Rome burned, turn our lights off an hour early once a year for Earth Day, and dream of the stars.
#vss365
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Canada's counteroffer to becoming a 51st state.
December 11, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Canada's counteroffer to becoming a 51st state.
Frustrated at perpetual dormancy, the #latent ability quivered, demanding freedom.
The quivers ricocheted within their core, amplifying to a tremble, spreading like an undeniable truth, impelling muscles to move, tendons to tense, and finally, fingers to flex.
The writer began to write.
#vss365
The quivers ricocheted within their core, amplifying to a tremble, spreading like an undeniable truth, impelling muscles to move, tendons to tense, and finally, fingers to flex.
The writer began to write.
#vss365
December 10, 2024 at 3:16 PM
“Space is directionless” the instructions claimed
Yet, so many ups and downs in the cold chasm of space-time since evacuating Earth
10,000 of humanity's best
A #descent into a black hole of anarchy, violence,
has begun
Our own best chance—and last chance
Begins today
With you
END MSG
#vss365
Yet, so many ups and downs in the cold chasm of space-time since evacuating Earth
10,000 of humanity's best
A #descent into a black hole of anarchy, violence,
has begun
Our own best chance—and last chance
Begins today
With you
END MSG
#vss365
December 9, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Reload. Again.
Bugger.
Genetic modification tomfoolery!
Automatic limb regeneration, boo-hoo humanitarian idealists voted yes.
BAM! BAM!
Soldiers cross-bred with #planaria, wounds regen in seconds.
Heart-head double kill shot works, sometimes.
I thought robot dogs were bad…
#vss365 #scifi
Bugger.
Genetic modification tomfoolery!
Automatic limb regeneration, boo-hoo humanitarian idealists voted yes.
BAM! BAM!
Soldiers cross-bred with #planaria, wounds regen in seconds.
Heart-head double kill shot works, sometimes.
I thought robot dogs were bad…
#vss365 #scifi
December 8, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Weird. Don't usually get maintenance callouts, just breakdowns. A CEO parked underground . Sweet ride, but what 's the panic?
I put my #creeper down, get on, roll myself under, flashlight darting about… and see it.
IED, wires linked to starter motor. Ah.
“Nothing here. He's good to go.”
#vss365
I put my #creeper down, get on, roll myself under, flashlight darting about… and see it.
IED, wires linked to starter motor. Ah.
“Nothing here. He's good to go.”
#vss365
December 7, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Every #parameter measurement confirmed the planet was #ill
A few countries set “reduction targets”
Most did naught
…..
#vss365 #vssdaily
A few countries set “reduction targets”
Most did naught
…..
#vss365 #vssdaily
December 5, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Every #parameter measurement confirmed the planet was #ill
A few countries set “reduction targets”
Most did naught
…..
#vss365 #vssdaily
A few countries set “reduction targets”
Most did naught
…..
#vss365 #vssdaily
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Steinbeck. One of the greats. With words.
December 4, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Steinbeck. One of the greats. With words.
Reposted by Kevin Gooden
Query letter quandaries: pro tips from the pros
"Stories are living and breathing entities, and they need to be pitched as such." --W. Janczuk
https://buff.ly/3DFyJL0
#amquerying
"Stories are living and breathing entities, and they need to be pitched as such." --W. Janczuk
https://buff.ly/3DFyJL0
#amquerying
Query letter quandaries: pro tips from the pros
What stands out in a strong query letter? What red flags in query pitches warn literary agents that a manuscript isn't ready for representation? The simplest answer: a lot in both directions. Here's…
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December 4, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Query letter quandaries: pro tips from the pros
"Stories are living and breathing entities, and they need to be pitched as such." --W. Janczuk
https://buff.ly/3DFyJL0
#amquerying
"Stories are living and breathing entities, and they need to be pitched as such." --W. Janczuk
https://buff.ly/3DFyJL0
#amquerying
December 1, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Items in the Tech Museum #souvenir shop were a mini tech-thru-the-ages tour: gramophone, transistor radio, desktop computer, smartphone, Alexa assistant.
Expensive place.
Did I have money? Asked my bot. It told me, handled the transaction, drove me home.
Told me what to do next.
#vss365
Expensive place.
Did I have money? Asked my bot. It told me, handled the transaction, drove me home.
Told me what to do next.
#vss365
November 30, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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Even viruses have a #home
My host was so kind, before his debilitation, taking me to global business meetings
Now I'm stuck here, but good news,
my kids are coming for Christmas!
Silly humans denigrate them with names like ‘variants'
To me, they're just family
Gonna be a great time!
#vss365
My host was so kind, before his debilitation, taking me to global business meetings
Now I'm stuck here, but good news,
my kids are coming for Christmas!
Silly humans denigrate them with names like ‘variants'
To me, they're just family
Gonna be a great time!
#vss365
November 29, 2024 at 3:36 PM
I continued to #train for Race for Life, the top-rated sensation watched by a billion subscribers
Running
cycling
swimming
Hand-to-hand combat
Single blow death
Drone evasion
Battle bot vulnerabilities
Winner, rich
Losers, buried
Not after the prize
My ex boss is in it, too
#vss365
Running
cycling
swimming
Hand-to-hand combat
Single blow death
Drone evasion
Battle bot vulnerabilities
Winner, rich
Losers, buried
Not after the prize
My ex boss is in it, too
#vss365
November 28, 2024 at 2:43 PM
“I hate to #complain, doc, but this medication's useless. Still got that pain in my chest.”
“The wooden stake's still there. You have to get it removed!”
“It makes the hunters ignore me.”
Sigh. “Ok, upping your dose. I hate night calls, you know?”
“You’re lucky I've had breakfast.”
#vss365
“The wooden stake's still there. You have to get it removed!”
“It makes the hunters ignore me.”
Sigh. “Ok, upping your dose. I hate night calls, you know?”
“You’re lucky I've had breakfast.”
#vss365
November 27, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Ran across this yesterday. Should you write "fairy-tale" or "fairy tale", i.e. with a hyphen or without?
According to Merriam-Webster:
Write "fairy-tale" when using as an adjective
and
Write "fairy tale" when using as a noun
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/f...
#writingtips #writing #writers
According to Merriam-Webster:
Write "fairy-tale" when using as an adjective
and
Write "fairy tale" when using as a noun
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/f...
#writingtips #writing #writers
Definition of FAIRY-TALE
characteristic of or suitable to a fairy tale; especially : marked by seemingly unreal beauty, perfection, luck, or happiness… See the full definition
www.merriam-webster.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Ran across this yesterday. Should you write "fairy-tale" or "fairy tale", i.e. with a hyphen or without?
According to Merriam-Webster:
Write "fairy-tale" when using as an adjective
and
Write "fairy tale" when using as a noun
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/f...
#writingtips #writing #writers
According to Merriam-Webster:
Write "fairy-tale" when using as an adjective
and
Write "fairy tale" when using as a noun
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/f...
#writingtips #writing #writers