Mark McElroy
@markmcelroy.bsky.social
Note maker (Capacities, Obsidian). Author of a dozen trad and #indie books, including Parallel Lines (a gay sci-fi romcom). Lots more at markmcelroy.com.
So proud of the little church I attend in Mississippi, that welcomed folks to rainbow cakes and donuts this past Sunday.
June 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So proud of the little church I attend in Mississippi, that welcomed folks to rainbow cakes and donuts this past Sunday.
Every YouTube tech review ever, in eight seconds. (Actually, the first high-quality video clip with sound I've used Veo to generate. I made this in less than one minute with five lines of text. This is insane.
May 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Every YouTube tech review ever, in eight seconds. (Actually, the first high-quality video clip with sound I've used Veo to generate. I made this in less than one minute with five lines of text. This is insane.
I wish my #Kindle #ColorSoft looked this vibrant all the time — and not just when I place it directly under a halogen lamp.
May 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I wish my #Kindle #ColorSoft looked this vibrant all the time — and not just when I place it directly under a halogen lamp.
A great addition to the New Albany food scene.
April 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A great addition to the New Albany food scene.
April 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today's stock market performance, according to certain relatives of mine:
April 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Today's stock market performance, according to certain relatives of mine:
April 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Years ago, I had a vague idea of a novel in which a man confronts versions altered by different past choices. Today, I stumbled on this quote from @scalzi.com that became one of my touchstones when writing PARALLEL LINES in 2022. #PKM #Readwise #Obsidian
Guard your "slipbox." It's valuable.
Guard your "slipbox." It's valuable.
March 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Years ago, I had a vague idea of a novel in which a man confronts versions altered by different past choices. Today, I stumbled on this quote from @scalzi.com that became one of my touchstones when writing PARALLEL LINES in 2022. #PKM #Readwise #Obsidian
Guard your "slipbox." It's valuable.
Guard your "slipbox." It's valuable.
I visited Greenland on a cruise ship, and I've been there longer, seen more of actual Greenland, and met more native Greenlanders than VP Vance.
Please, y'all. Don't think we're all like this.
Please, y'all. Don't think we're all like this.
March 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I visited Greenland on a cruise ship, and I've been there longer, seen more of actual Greenland, and met more native Greenlanders than VP Vance.
Please, y'all. Don't think we're all like this.
Please, y'all. Don't think we're all like this.
I liked the juxtaposition of this photo from a "Unique Photos" Reddit community and the ad inserted beneath it.
Reaches for audiobook ...
#audiobooks #Audible #ReadingIsFundamental
Reaches for audiobook ...
#audiobooks #Audible #ReadingIsFundamental
March 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I liked the juxtaposition of this photo from a "Unique Photos" Reddit community and the ad inserted beneath it.
Reaches for audiobook ...
#audiobooks #Audible #ReadingIsFundamental
Reaches for audiobook ...
#audiobooks #Audible #ReadingIsFundamental
Newest member of the family: a quiet shelter dog who is slowly coming out of her shell to become the Fastest Dog in the World. Here's a shot from today's 5:530 a.m. football game, because who doesn't want to play football at 5:30 a.m.?
March 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Newest member of the family: a quiet shelter dog who is slowly coming out of her shell to become the Fastest Dog in the World. Here's a shot from today's 5:530 a.m. football game, because who doesn't want to play football at 5:30 a.m.?
Local shop has a big sale going on pre-teen … bridal dresses?
March 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Local shop has a big sale going on pre-teen … bridal dresses?
Historian Heather Cox Richardson is promoting an economic blackout as a form of protest on February 28. I'm in. How about you?
#EconomicBlackout #BuyNothing #TurnOffTheEconomy
#EconomicBlackout #BuyNothing #TurnOffTheEconomy
February 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Historian Heather Cox Richardson is promoting an economic blackout as a form of protest on February 28. I'm in. How about you?
#EconomicBlackout #BuyNothing #TurnOffTheEconomy
#EconomicBlackout #BuyNothing #TurnOffTheEconomy
My icicle peppers are about ready for pickin’
February 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My icicle peppers are about ready for pickin’
Oh, Atlanta. Even in the fog, you make my heart leap.
February 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Oh, Atlanta. Even in the fog, you make my heart leap.
No eruptions today, but the caldera was simmering like crazy at Volcanoes National Park!
February 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
No eruptions today, but the caldera was simmering like crazy at Volcanoes National Park!
Catchin some rays.
February 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Catchin some rays.
To be someone who says he isn't very beachy, I admit I look pretty happy here. Can you tell I've got on an inch-thick coating of sun block?
February 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
To be someone who says he isn't very beachy, I admit I look pretty happy here. Can you tell I've got on an inch-thick coating of sun block?
Here are photos of the bizarre and beautiful sights you'll see under water at the Molokai Crater. The third one is the rare Irish albino whale.
February 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Here are photos of the bizarre and beautiful sights you'll see under water at the Molokai Crater. The third one is the rare Irish albino whale.
While we've seen whales in Alaska and elsewhere, we've never been around them during the mating season. Whales were everywhere today: leaping out of the water, slapping their tails one, two, three, four times in a row, spouting and turning, often in groups of five or more. Incredible.
February 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
While we've seen whales in Alaska and elsewhere, we've never been around them during the mating season. Whales were everywhere today: leaping out of the water, slapping their tails one, two, three, four times in a row, spouting and turning, often in groups of five or more. Incredible.