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megansantucci.bsky.social
@megansantucci.bsky.social
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Author, editor, reader, mom, general chaos gremlin. She/her

Hire me here: https://www.fiverr.com/megansantucci

Read my short story, "Tethered," here:
https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Rust-Glass-Speculations-Midwest/dp/1736772856/
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clairewillett.bsky.social
and I just like ????? don’t want that in my escapism, first of all, but it’s also more of a jump scare where you do an emotion TO the reader as opposed to going on an emotional journey WITH the reader

which is often a habit young writers grow out of as they get more life experience
September 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
"if you're gonna wave your dick around, wave it ALL around!!!!" is actually a flawless description of a common artist bad habit where you deploy the trappings of a raw emotional experience without REALLY Going There. a TV main character's shock death just to generate a big reaction, for example
splendid.land splendidland🌱 @splendid.land · Sep 10
i think often about this discussion between Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hideaki Anno. it's one of the funniest ways anyone has ever talked about restraint vs self indulgence in art.
Anno: Oh, I’m critical of Porco Rosso, myself. Tomino: What was wrong with Porco? Anno: As a picture, nothing. But because I know Miyazaki-san personally, I can’t view it objectively. His presence in the film is too conspicuous, it’s no good. In other words... it feels like he’s showing off. Tomino: How so? Anno: He has the main character act all self-deprecating, calling himself a pig... but then puts him in a bright red plane, has him smoking all cool-like, even creates a love triangle between a cute young thing and a sexy older lady. Tomino: Ha! I see what you mean. He and | are around the same age, though. So I get how he feels, unconditionally. So I may think, “Oh boy...” but I can’t stay mad at him (laughs). Anno gets a little too into talking about underpants, and Tomino of all people has to check hit Anno: From my point of view, he’s being very presumptuous. Tomino-san, you put so much of yourself into your works, it is like you’re dancing naked in them. I like that! (balls fists) In Miya- san’s recent works, he makes you fhink he’s dancing naked... but on second glance, you realize he’s still wearing underpants. (getting carried away) I hate that! I feel like shouting: “Take it all off!” (getting really carried away) And to add insult to injury... he’s wearing fancy underpants! Tomino: You don’t beat around the bush. We get it, we get it already. Anno: (shrinking) Excuse me. Tomino: i do get what you mean, and i don’t mean to play devil’s advocate for Miyazaki, but... generally speaking, that’s just how you get when you age. It’s the same for me, surely. That was my first time hearing it put so frankly... but you get what I mean already. It does feel nice letting it all hang out, waving your dick around. That’s how movies ought to be! Anno: Yes, I agree. I don’t like it when people try to obscure themselves like that. If you’re gonna wave your dick around, wave it all around! If you don’t have the guts to do that, then wear the best clothing you can. Tomino: Right... Dress yourself to the nines! Anno: Commit yourself to putting on a show. He couldn’t do that. I felt betrayed. Like, this guy isn't really naked!
September 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
megansantucci.bsky.social
Violet (calico girl) is also getting plenty of cuddles
A calico kitten is sprawled in a human's lap, looking very relaxed. The human is gently scritching between her ears.
September 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
megansantucci.bsky.social
To be loved is to be changed
Two kittens stand just in front of a parked car eating churu off the ground. A third tortie kitten is half hidden under the car because she is too scared to come out. The formerly scared tortie kitten curled up in a human's lap, looking extremely cozy
September 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
megansantucci.bsky.social
She's only 3.5 pounds but already taking up a good portion of the king sized bed 😂
A tiny calico kitten sleeps in the middle of a giant bed, half covered in a large blanket
August 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
megansantucci.bsky.social
Fans of @scalzi.com and @scamperbeasts.bsky.social do not mourn! For I have former foster kitten pics for you!

Names still pending but Violet seems to be winning for the calico.
A dilute tortie and a tabby calico kitten stare through the mesh of a cat carrier
August 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
megansantucci.bsky.social
@kikidoodle.bsky.social spotted in the wild! (Okay fine at a cat show, exactly where you'd expect to find this kind of thing 😂)
A coloring book for The International Cat Association, showing a variety of cartoon children and cats playing with each other A close up of one corner with text saying "illustrated by Christine Kopp"
August 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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swilua.bsky.social
“God doesn’t want you to be trans”

God created the platypus, a venomous egg-laying mammal that sweats milk, can sense electric fields, and glows turquoise under UV light

God is not that serious!

Happy #Pride 🌈❤️
June 1, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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franzanth.bsky.social
Incredible story for science/scifi writers.

These cockles have see-through windows on their shells that are essentially natural fiber optics that can project high-resolution images (fig 4)
December 10, 2024 at 9:17 AM
megansantucci.bsky.social
I hope she knows it's saved so many of our lives too 🩶
December 2, 2024 at 8:25 PM
megansantucci.bsky.social
This is something I've been working on lately (as a person who is Hella Depressed™️). Maybe we can't fix everything. Maybe we can't fix *anything.* But we can warm ourselves for a moment on the little sparks regardless.
catsofyore.bsky.social Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · Dec 2
Yes. I do not love the attitude that finding sparks of hope and joy is somehow naive. As someone who was diagnosed with a chronic illness at a young age and has been involved in activism most of my life I can tell you that seeking out happiness is not a luxury, it’s an essential survival skill*.
aoc.bsky.social Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Nov 12
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
December 2, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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mariahaskins.com
If you're here looking for the speculative fiction community, my starter packs will help you find a LOT of places that publish science fiction, fantasy, horror, and points in between:

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November 6, 2024 at 11:17 PM
megansantucci.bsky.social
Omg I need this immediately
goblinmixtape.bsky.social Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · Oct 28
THE WORLD WE LEFT BEHIND is out now!

In this worldbuilding game, play as astronauts trekking across an abandoned planet. Draw symbols on playing cards to represent flora, fauna, and vestiges of the past.

What happened to the aliens who called this planet home?
The cover art of The World We Left Behind. Depicts an astronaut looking over an alien landscape, which is dotted with playing cards. The colors are pastel pink, purple, and blue.
October 30, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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hanvanderhart.bsky.social
Shout out to the anxious lovers—this one is for you 💙
psalteryandlyre.bsky.social Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Oct 28
"For the space of / this poem, I have only / thought of you // and several disasters."

- @hanvanderhart.bsky.social's "Tornado warning of my heart on a clear day"

psalteryandlyre.org/2024/10/28/t...
Tornado warning of my heart on a clear day
by Han VanderHart
psalteryandlyre.org
October 28, 2024 at 12:34 PM
megansantucci.bsky.social
Amazing that they were able to create the exact experience of scrolling through social media decades before it was invented 🤣
phoebebarton.bsky.social Phoebe Barton 🚀🇺🇳 @phoebebarton.bsky.social · Oct 27
in the original magazine these were one page apart

pivoting immediately from "ten men presumed dead" to "look at this cute cat"
Two photo triptychs under the "Life's Miscellany" header from the November 13, 1944 issue. The first reads "Bombing Accident Over Berlin," with one photo of a bomb falling toward a B-17, a second photo with one horizontal stabilizer having been torn off by a bomb while more bombs fall, and a third of the damaged B-17 having lost significant altitude. The second is titled "Cat Unlatches Door," with one photo of a black cat sitting next to a door gazing up at the latch handle, a second of the cat having jumped up to seize the latch, and a third of the cat having successfully pushed the door open.
October 28, 2024 at 2:32 AM
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morgangd.com
This will now live in my brain

- Orange dragons hanging off a cliff and forgetting to fly
- Orange dragons getting into fights with ice cliffs when they can see their own reflection
- Orange dragons biting their own tails
- Orange dragons destroying a castle by sitting in the wrong place
boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · Oct 23
The problem with the “dragons are just big cats” thing is that means somewhere there would be an orange dragon brainlessly trying to fight a waterfall.
October 23, 2024 at 10:46 AM
megansantucci.bsky.social
There's an orthodontist's office directly next to the local middle school and every time I see it I imagine what it must feel like to be those guys. Knowing your competitors couldn't buy that kind of advertising with any amount of money, what it feels like to be God's favorite, etc.
October 23, 2024 at 11:57 AM
megansantucci.bsky.social
That's a weird way to spell "awesome perk"
boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · Oct 23
The problem with the “dragons are just big cats” thing is that means somewhere there would be an orange dragon brainlessly trying to fight a waterfall.
October 23, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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courtneymilan.com
Jane Austen. She would do murder.
zyla.top Shadow Roses Island @zyla.top · Oct 22
you may resurrect one dead artist who would be an amazing shitposter. Who is it?

Kurt Vonnegut for me
zackdavisson.com Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · Oct 21
you may resurrect one dead artist who would be an amazing shitposter. Who is it?

Ambrose Bierce
October 22, 2024 at 8:37 PM
megansantucci.bsky.social
This is me with basically any media, I have brain worms 🤣
ardenpowell.bsky.social Arden Powell 🍂🍁 @ardenpowell.bsky.social · Oct 20
I just finished the Reacher show on Prime and what I'd like to watch next is more of that again, but the version I've rewritten in my head to be better and more engaging.
October 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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lindzmcleod.bsky.social
I would love to get a few more adds on Goodreads for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET so I'm asking the community for help: if you're into historical romance, queer Austen-esque works, or you just love love (or know someone else who does) please add the book to your lists and tell you friends!
The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet
"After procuring several fervent assurances that his wi…
www.goodreads.com
October 19, 2024 at 10:45 AM
megansantucci.bsky.social
"Having kids is cheap" they say, as though that kid isn't gonna wake up one chilly morning 11 years later and suddenly need you to drop $80 at Target because he outgrew all his winter clothes.
October 17, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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macnult.com
counting sheep never helps when i have trouble sleeping. every time it starts to work a goat in a sheep costume sneaks into the mix and i can’t not laugh
October 4, 2024 at 4:16 AM
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internethippo.bsky.social
There should be a maximum number of problems you're allowed to have
October 4, 2024 at 2:00 AM
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megan2wheels.bsky.social
any chance to share one of my favorite memes—
a meme of Henry Cavill posing handsomely on a red carpet, in a polished suit and styled hair, with the words “William Blake secure in having written the most notable tiger poem” superimposed on his image in yellow text. Behind Cavill you can see the actor Jason Momoa, more casually dressed, sneaking up in a crouch with a diabolical grin on his face. Superimposed on Momoa’s image: “Nael, age 6”.
October 4, 2024 at 3:00 AM