M. Lonie
@mlonie.bsky.social
A little writing goblin. Writing weird things. Technical writer by day. Consulting on Scots and Scottish Culture.
They/She. Scottish. Autistic.
Human/Goblin/Dwarf art only. No to AI.
Profile pic by https://bsky.app/profile/rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social
They/She. Scottish. Autistic.
Human/Goblin/Dwarf art only. No to AI.
Profile pic by https://bsky.app/profile/rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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✍️ We’re hiring! Link to apply in our stories and the link in our bio.
For the first time in over two years we are looking for an individual (maybe you!) to join our team as a bookseller and social media manager.
Apply: forms.gle/UUKUjuis1ZSum9gT7
(1/3)
For the first time in over two years we are looking for an individual (maybe you!) to join our team as a bookseller and social media manager.
Apply: forms.gle/UUKUjuis1ZSum9gT7
(1/3)
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
✍️ We’re hiring! Link to apply in our stories and the link in our bio.
For the first time in over two years we are looking for an individual (maybe you!) to join our team as a bookseller and social media manager.
Apply: forms.gle/UUKUjuis1ZSum9gT7
(1/3)
For the first time in over two years we are looking for an individual (maybe you!) to join our team as a bookseller and social media manager.
Apply: forms.gle/UUKUjuis1ZSum9gT7
(1/3)
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Artist! Quote with your fantasy art 🌌
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Artist! Quote with your fantasy art 🌌
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i'm sorry but I can't stop thinking about how funny it is to write a song called "the fate of ophelia" and have it be an upbeat pop song about your quarterback boyfriend. thank god I found a man so I don't have to kill myself
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
i'm sorry but I can't stop thinking about how funny it is to write a song called "the fate of ophelia" and have it be an upbeat pop song about your quarterback boyfriend. thank god I found a man so I don't have to kill myself
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Adjusted for inflation Spirited Away cost $22 million to make. The Triplets of Belleville cost $16.5 million, Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers cost $14.28 million, and Oscar winner Flow cost only $4 million. These critically acclaimed, made by real people films, cost less than this pile of actual vomit.
OpenAI confirms they're helping make an AI-generated movie called 'Critterz'
• Goal is to finish production in 9 months
• Budget is ~$30M
• Plan is to debut the film at Canne
• 'Paddington 3' writers penned the script
• Art will be fed into Chat GPT 5 and other image models
(via WSJ)
• Goal is to finish production in 9 months
• Budget is ~$30M
• Plan is to debut the film at Canne
• 'Paddington 3' writers penned the script
• Art will be fed into Chat GPT 5 and other image models
(via WSJ)
September 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Adjusted for inflation Spirited Away cost $22 million to make. The Triplets of Belleville cost $16.5 million, Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers cost $14.28 million, and Oscar winner Flow cost only $4 million. These critically acclaimed, made by real people films, cost less than this pile of actual vomit.
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HUMAN artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you
September 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
HUMAN artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you
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Saw a psa last night about how pirate streaming could let people steal your private info and ID, and I have to say that's rich coming from the UK government who are mad for AI and want to feed it all our art for free
September 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Saw a psa last night about how pirate streaming could let people steal your private info and ID, and I have to say that's rich coming from the UK government who are mad for AI and want to feed it all our art for free
The monster that @efaru.bsky.social and I have created for #FensGuide is based on this lil guy :D
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ska...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ska...
Shellycoat is a type of Brownie from Anglo-Scottish Borders folklore, found near rivers and other water bodies. His name, from the coat of shells he wears. He is relatively harmless unless humans trespass on his territory
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#folklore #goblinweek
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#folklore #goblinweek
August 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The monster that @efaru.bsky.social and I have created for #FensGuide is based on this lil guy :D
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ska...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ska...
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one of my FAVOURITE language things is hearing words from different languages and being like wait are they related. welsh "ceffyl" and french "cheval" (horse) are cousins! theyre both descendants of proto-celtic "kaballos", which got to french through gaulish!
August 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
one of my FAVOURITE language things is hearing words from different languages and being like wait are they related. welsh "ceffyl" and french "cheval" (horse) are cousins! theyre both descendants of proto-celtic "kaballos", which got to french through gaulish!
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This:
August 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This:
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160 more Blizzard staff have unionized, this time across the Story and Franchise Development making it the "first in-house cinematic, animation, and narrative studio to form a union in the North American game industry."
August 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
160 more Blizzard staff have unionized, this time across the Story and Franchise Development making it the "first in-house cinematic, animation, and narrative studio to form a union in the North American game industry."
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Much of civil society actively wants, or 'politely' beckons, an end to trans existence. And you cannot 'not choose'. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Polari prize nominees and judges withdraw after inclusion of John Boyne over gender identity views
800 writers and publishing workers have signed a statement objecting to the LGBTQ+ book prize’s nomination of Boyne, who described himself as a ‘terf’
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Much of civil society actively wants, or 'politely' beckons, an end to trans existence. And you cannot 'not choose'. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Keeping track of people withdrawing from the Polari Prize Longlist over the inclusion of proud self-described "TERF" John Boyne.
Let me know as we get updates on authors pulling their books in protest.
Let me know as we get updates on authors pulling their books in protest.
August 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Keeping track of people withdrawing from the Polari Prize Longlist over the inclusion of proud self-described "TERF" John Boyne.
Let me know as we get updates on authors pulling their books in protest.
Let me know as we get updates on authors pulling their books in protest.
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Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Grok 4 is going into private preview, for now
buff.ly
August 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
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I cannot sanction this buffoonery.
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I cannot sanction this buffoonery.
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Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.
AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.
August 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.
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I have some more £10 commissions available now, please let me know if you would like one, thank you very much!
I also do character sheets for £40, where I will draw the character and items that they carry or things they like
I also do character sheets for £40, where I will draw the character and items that they carry or things they like
August 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I have some more £10 commissions available now, please let me know if you would like one, thank you very much!
I also do character sheets for £40, where I will draw the character and items that they carry or things they like
I also do character sheets for £40, where I will draw the character and items that they carry or things they like
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Well, we tried to stop the portal, but it looks like it’s opening anyway. Oh well. We open for submissions at midnight. Ish.
Horror. Up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints: you may submit one of each.
Don’t agonise over your cover letter. Just send us a brilliant story.
Horror. Up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints: you may submit one of each.
Don’t agonise over your cover letter. Just send us a brilliant story.
July 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Well, we tried to stop the portal, but it looks like it’s opening anyway. Oh well. We open for submissions at midnight. Ish.
Horror. Up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints: you may submit one of each.
Don’t agonise over your cover letter. Just send us a brilliant story.
Horror. Up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints: you may submit one of each.
Don’t agonise over your cover letter. Just send us a brilliant story.
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My Illustration for @damesprod.bsky.social ’s current kickstarter, CHARIVARI - MASKS AND SWORDS
Based on a certain infamous helmet from the Royal Armouries Museum.
3 days left to back the kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dam...
Based on a certain infamous helmet from the Royal Armouries Museum.
3 days left to back the kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dam...
July 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My Illustration for @damesprod.bsky.social ’s current kickstarter, CHARIVARI - MASKS AND SWORDS
Based on a certain infamous helmet from the Royal Armouries Museum.
3 days left to back the kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dam...
Based on a certain infamous helmet from the Royal Armouries Museum.
3 days left to back the kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dam...
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If you're a writing community org that also wants to stand with creators of adult content & LGBTQIA+ content, we'd love to hear from you and potentially find ways to work together to fight censorship
You can reach us at weeknightwriters@gmail . com
You can reach us at weeknightwriters@gmail . com
Official #WeeknightWriters statement on Itch, payment processors, and censorship
We do not condone censorship of adult content or LGBTQIA+ voices, and creators of adult and/or LGBTQIA+ content will always be welcome in our community spaces
We do not condone censorship of adult content or LGBTQIA+ voices, and creators of adult and/or LGBTQIA+ content will always be welcome in our community spaces
Statement on Itch, Payment Processors, and Censorship - Weeknight Writers
On Wednesday, July 23, Itch.io, a well-loved indie marketplace for games, books, and other digital content, de-listed tens of thousands of adult and LGBTQIA+ works. This came as a massive shock to the...
weeknightwriters.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you're a writing community org that also wants to stand with creators of adult content & LGBTQIA+ content, we'd love to hear from you and potentially find ways to work together to fight censorship
You can reach us at weeknightwriters@gmail . com
You can reach us at weeknightwriters@gmail . com
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OSA is gonna make us lose access to fucking wikipedia
write to your MPs.
write to your MPs.
July 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
OSA is gonna make us lose access to fucking wikipedia
write to your MPs.
write to your MPs.
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We’re so, so chuffed for Dave on this win! He’s part of the ESFF mod team and staff, and now we get to call him “award-winning author David Goodman” — how cool is that? Massive congrats from everyone at ESFF!
#writingcommunity #edinburgh
#writingcommunity #edinburgh
The face of a gobsmacked debut writer. Still absolutely reeling. More soon!
July 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
We’re so, so chuffed for Dave on this win! He’s part of the ESFF mod team and staff, and now we get to call him “award-winning author David Goodman” — how cool is that? Massive congrats from everyone at ESFF!
#writingcommunity #edinburgh
#writingcommunity #edinburgh