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The rewrite of my #sapphic #fantasy novel A DEMON’S NAME continues! Talia and Lucia move from their brief encounter with highwaymen to the equally terrifying prospect of socializing...

(I’m slowly posting the entire rewrite free on my blog below!)

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing #romance

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“Please,” she said. “Just Talia, between old military hands,” and she did a passable chuckle. Gods, this woman was useless on this conversational battlefield. I could believe she had been raised from the common people; she was entirely out of her depth in even these friendly waters, military bearing or no.

“She doesn’t like to think of her time in the service,” I said smoothly, and I took my ‘wife’s’ arm again. “Though, if you must know, she’s really a hopeless romantic at heart. My captain,” and I sighed dramatically as I laid my head down on Talia’s shoulder.

Talia opened her mouth, closed it, then blinked a few times.

December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM

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ali alkhatib

@ali-alkhatib.com

h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social

holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content

What happens when ChatGPT cites to a real case but misstates what the case stands for?

That doesn't fly for Judge Behm in Michigan.

The court says that while a litigant could make the same error based on faulty reasoning, LLMs can't, because they can't reason.

And while a litigant might get away with similar overstatements because they could, perhaps, reason their way to showing how a case's stated holding might extend to novel situations, an LLM does not reason in the way a litigant must. To put it in a slightly different way, LLMs do not perform the metacognitive processes that are necessary to comply with Rule 11.

When an LLM overstates a holding of a case, it is just piecing together a plausible-looking sentence

December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM

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Ana Valens | 🔞

@acvalens.com

This is your sign btw that you should call Mastercard

Ana Valens | 🔞 @acvalens.com · 26d

Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season

November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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Ash

@bsartsss.bsky.social

Got my stunning artbbook from @amithompson.bsky.social its so damn good😩👌

November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM

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Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

I finished the third and final part of my #spooky #sapphic Halloween tale BONE AND SPIRIT. Read it below!

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing #fantasy

bone and spirit, part iii / madi's blog

madikonrad.me

November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

I finished the third and final part of my #spooky #sapphic Halloween tale BONE AND SPIRIT. Read it below!

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing #fantasy

bone and spirit, part iii / madi's blog

madikonrad.me

November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM

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yikes

@thorst-jpg.bsky.social

💋💋💋
#harlivy #dccomics

July 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

Well, it took longer than I intended, but I’ve written the second part of my #spooky #sapphic Halloween tale I’ve titled BONE AND SPIRIT… and there’s going to be a third part before it’s done.

Read part 2 below!

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing

November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM

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Wikipedia

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The future of knowledge is yours to protect. #Wikipedia25

Donate now ➡️ donate.wikipedia25.org

November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM

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Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them)

@ddwardiswriting.bsky.social

Yes. I will happily accept any praise!

HoliDani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · Nov 8

On behalf of all self-published authors, I authorize you to reach out & tell us if you really enjoyed something we wrote.

We’re all dog-paddling in a sea of self-doubt & impostor syndrome & those little messages mean a lot.

Unless stated otherwise, our DMs/inboxes are always open for kind words 💞

November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

New blog post! I run a weekly #Pathfinder2E Kingmaker #TTRPG campaign; and we’ve been fine-tuning a system for “squad-level” mass combat to simulate war in our fantasy setting. Read all about it below!

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

commanding a squad / madi's blog

madikonrad.me

November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and job history and know that I am #OpenToWork

If You Add Popehat, That’s Extra @kenwhite.bsky.social · Nov 3

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and govern yourself accordingly.

Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · Nov 3

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.

November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

The rewrite of my #sapphic #fantasy A DEMON'S NAME continues:

To arms! Chapter IV sees our protagonist Lucia help Talia deal with a highway robbery!

(I’ll be posting the entire rewrite free on my blog below!)

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing

chapter iv / a demon's rewrite / madi's blog

madikonrad.me

November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM

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Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

Happy Halloween!

In the spirit of the holiday, I’ve written the first half of a #spooky #sapphic Halloween tale I’ve titled BONE AND SPIRIT. I’m currently working on the second half.

Read part 1 below!

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing #fantasy

bone and spirit, part i / madi's blog

madikonrad.me

October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

Happy Halloween!

In the spirit of the holiday, I’ve written the first half of a #spooky #sapphic Halloween tale I’ve titled BONE AND SPIRIT. I’m currently working on the second half.

Read part 1 below!

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing #fantasy

bone and spirit, part i / madi's blog

madikonrad.me

October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM

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Indie Book Spotlight

@bookspotlight.bsky.social

🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship

🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Ebook cover for ‘A Light for the Dead to Follow’ by Rebecca Crunden. Cover image is of a skull surrounded b y red-pink flowers. There are vines at the top beside the title. The title font is black and maroon, the name font is white.

October 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM

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Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

The rewrite of my #sapphic #fantasy novel *A Demon’s Name* continues. Chapter III presents much-needed exposition, as Lucia decides on a plan of action!

(I’ll be posting the entire rewrite free on my blog below!)

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#IBlog #Writing

The cover of a book entitled A DEMON'S NAME UPON YOUR LIPS. At the bottom is the subtitle: A Sapphic Romance of Melodia, by Madeline Konrad. A woman in a red flowing corseted dress, on the right, looks longingly upon another woman in blue military dress. The woman on the left bears a hardened expression. Surrounding them is a border of various specific flowers.

October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

The rewrite of my #sapphic #fantasy novel *A Demon’s Name* continues. Chapter III presents much-needed exposition, as Lucia decides on a plan of action!

(I’ll be posting the entire rewrite free on my blog below!)

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#IBlog #Writing

October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM

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Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

The rewrite of my #sapphic #fantasy *A Demon’s Name* continues. Chapter II has our freshly-summoned demon take a peek at the world she’s been summoned into!

(I’ll be posting the entire rewrite free on my blog!)

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing

October 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM

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Schubladentiger

@schubladentiger.bsky.social

Hello Folks,

I stumbled upon this novelette yesterday and it let my live shine brighter! 🌠
It is such a beautiful and heart warming story. I want to share it with you! 🥹❤️

I recommend reading it. And I'd like to support Madeline. She is a queer artist from US.

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹 @madikonrad.bsky.social · May 9

My bittersweet #sapphic #fantasy novelette, "The Sea", is out TODAY! Grab it at the links below!

itch link: thepinkhydra.itch.io/the-sea

books2read (including Amazon, B&N, Kobo, etc.) link: books2read.com/thesea

Aaaaah, this is so exciting!

The cover of a book entitled "The Sea: A Sapphic Romance of Melodia," by Madeline Konrad. A primarily-blue starfield is foregrounded by a shattered sphere of glass, with two red hands reaching towards it from both sides of the cover.

October 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

The rewrite of my #sapphic #fantasy *A Demon’s Name* continues. Chapter II has our freshly-summoned demon take a peek at the world she’s been summoned into!

(I’ll be posting the entire rewrite free on my blog!)

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#writing

October 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Madeline Konrad 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢⚧🌹

@madikonrad.bsky.social

I took a break from my novel re-writing to write about #Silksong and its themes! SPOILERS abound at the link below:

madikonrad.me/posts/2025-1...

#essay #writing #VideoGames

a song of silk... and resistance / madi's blog

madikonrad.me

October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM

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Miss Moxie

@esmelaroh.bsky.social

Made these for a friend a while back. It's Mae Borowski from Night in the Woods! Two facets of her, at least. Really oughta replay that game at some point, especially now that it's autumn... 🍂

#art #nightinthewoods #maeborowski #knife #weirdautumn

Drawing of Mae Borowski from the game Night in the Woods. She is an anthropomorphic cat with dark blue fur with red highlights in her hair, and big red eyes. She is holding a knife.

October 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM

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Miss Moxie

@esmelaroh.bsky.social

I found some old fan art I did of October Santerelli's story Glimmers in the Night. This is the main character Jeth, the witch's son, pre and post the events of the story. Go check out October and their excellent work at: @okwrites.bsky.social

#fanart #magic #witch #characterart #transauthor

Drawing of a young man before and after an arcane transformation. On the left, he has dark hair, wears a long hooded coat and fingerless gloves, and carries a messenger bag. On the right, he appears more confident, his skin more saturated and his hair white. His coat is more tattered, but is covered in sparkling star-like dust. He holds an arcane jar in one hand that he is looking at with a somewhat cheeky expression.

October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM

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Miss Moxie

@esmelaroh.bsky.social

Old sketches I thought were fun. I should do more buckwild full pages like the first two again, get real weird with it.

#sketchbook #myart #surrealism #tarot #sketches #drawing

October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM

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