Tiah Marie Beautement
@mstiahmarie.bsky.social
Writer, She/her, Bookworm, Lives w/dogs, cat(s), hens & humans, Rides horses & motorcycles
Love this.
So much.
So much.
Part 162 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Czech photographer Miroslav Tichý’s camera: constructed from cardboard tubes, tin cans, and bits of string, he made thousands of photographs with his homemade cameras from the 1960s until 1985
Czech photographer Miroslav Tichý’s camera: constructed from cardboard tubes, tin cans, and bits of string, he made thousands of photographs with his homemade cameras from the 1960s until 1985
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Love this.
So much.
So much.
The person who knew me best is gone and often it feels like I now live around a lot of (friendly) strangers, many of whom I love but don’t know me.
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The person who knew me best is gone and often it feels like I now live around a lot of (friendly) strangers, many of whom I love but don’t know me.
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
I’m 47…so outside the age bracket for American women who moved abroad.
Yet here I am, a broad abroad.
Yet here I am, a broad abroad.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I’m 47…so outside the age bracket for American women who moved abroad.
Yet here I am, a broad abroad.
Yet here I am, a broad abroad.
True.
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
True.
But her emails…
~ The New York Times
~ The New York Times
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
But her emails…
~ The New York Times
~ The New York Times
"You're a writer and you can't spell..."
Because storytelling and being a human dictionary are not the same.
Storytelling originated as an oral art form. It is part actor and part musician.
Two art forms that do not require the artist to be excellent at languages or auditory processing.
Because storytelling and being a human dictionary are not the same.
Storytelling originated as an oral art form. It is part actor and part musician.
Two art forms that do not require the artist to be excellent at languages or auditory processing.
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
"You're a writer and you can't spell..."
Because storytelling and being a human dictionary are not the same.
Storytelling originated as an oral art form. It is part actor and part musician.
Two art forms that do not require the artist to be excellent at languages or auditory processing.
Because storytelling and being a human dictionary are not the same.
Storytelling originated as an oral art form. It is part actor and part musician.
Two art forms that do not require the artist to be excellent at languages or auditory processing.
I teach this to youth writers and the kids always look at me like I've grown another head.
But it works.
But it works.
Unfortunately I discovered a few years ago that reading a book out loud really helps when you’re doing that last pass and polishing the language.
So if you meet me in the next days and my voice is scratchy, it’s because I am just about to turn in a book.
So if you meet me in the next days and my voice is scratchy, it’s because I am just about to turn in a book.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I teach this to youth writers and the kids always look at me like I've grown another head.
But it works.
But it works.
Woke up to the news that my little YA book won the SALA Youth Award.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Woke up to the news that my little YA book won the SALA Youth Award.
I’m a decade too old to be here, apparently.
(Yes, I’m only making the branding issue worse. Mea culpa…)
(Yes, I’m only making the branding issue worse. Mea culpa…)
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I’m a decade too old to be here, apparently.
(Yes, I’m only making the branding issue worse. Mea culpa…)
(Yes, I’m only making the branding issue worse. Mea culpa…)
This is amazing.
Well done, Begley.
I salute you.
Well done, Begley.
I salute you.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This is amazing.
Well done, Begley.
I salute you.
Well done, Begley.
I salute you.
47,672 words.
First draft of the third book for the year is complete.
(Client wanted 45,000-50,000.)
First draft of the third book for the year is complete.
(Client wanted 45,000-50,000.)
43,333 words in 24 days.
In addition to the following in the same time period:
- 2 horse shows
- 2 night, 3 day motorcycle trip
- And editing 200ish of 700+ photos
- Teaching a couple puppy classes...
I'm tired. 1/2
In addition to the following in the same time period:
- 2 horse shows
- 2 night, 3 day motorcycle trip
- And editing 200ish of 700+ photos
- Teaching a couple puppy classes...
I'm tired. 1/2
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
47,672 words.
First draft of the third book for the year is complete.
(Client wanted 45,000-50,000.)
First draft of the third book for the year is complete.
(Client wanted 45,000-50,000.)
I live in an area with a large number of Afrikaans first language speakers. So I rely on Google translate to get the gist of many communications.
In the last few weeks it has told me:
“The child will be caged.”
(Child was grounded.)
“The dog has no ears.”
(The dog is not listening.)
In the last few weeks it has told me:
“The child will be caged.”
(Child was grounded.)
“The dog has no ears.”
(The dog is not listening.)
A reminder: AI is a bad translator--it will give you in a pinch the meaning (if it doesn't get hopelessly confused) , but i will not create something that reads like a book.
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
"Amazon propose une traduction par IA pour les livres Kindle auto-édités"
Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃
Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I live in an area with a large number of Afrikaans first language speakers. So I rely on Google translate to get the gist of many communications.
In the last few weeks it has told me:
“The child will be caged.”
(Child was grounded.)
“The dog has no ears.”
(The dog is not listening.)
In the last few weeks it has told me:
“The child will be caged.”
(Child was grounded.)
“The dog has no ears.”
(The dog is not listening.)
43,333 words in 24 days.
In addition to the following in the same time period:
- 2 horse shows
- 2 night, 3 day motorcycle trip
- And editing 200ish of 700+ photos
- Teaching a couple puppy classes...
I'm tired. 1/2
In addition to the following in the same time period:
- 2 horse shows
- 2 night, 3 day motorcycle trip
- And editing 200ish of 700+ photos
- Teaching a couple puppy classes...
I'm tired. 1/2
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
43,333 words in 24 days.
In addition to the following in the same time period:
- 2 horse shows
- 2 night, 3 day motorcycle trip
- And editing 200ish of 700+ photos
- Teaching a couple puppy classes...
I'm tired. 1/2
In addition to the following in the same time period:
- 2 horse shows
- 2 night, 3 day motorcycle trip
- And editing 200ish of 700+ photos
- Teaching a couple puppy classes...
I'm tired. 1/2
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
There is a lot of fire in the cease.
What ceasefire??? The IDF is still mass-murdering Palestinians and razing what remains of Gaza
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
There is a lot of fire in the cease.
Very much enjoying sharing the Mamdani rap video with those who were not aware.
It. Is. Joy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1O...
It. Is. Joy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1O...
Young Cardamom, HAB - #1 Spice (From "Queen of Katwe")
YouTube video by DisneyMusicVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Very much enjoying sharing the Mamdani rap video with those who were not aware.
It. Is. Joy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1O...
It. Is. Joy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1O...
~ “28 September, 2025. I am ________ from Khan Younis. I am being moved although they haven’t said where. Today Israel legalised death penalty for Palestinian prisoners.” ~
Zukiswa Wanner on being held at K’tzi’ot Prison after the boat she was on was illegally raided.
Zukiswa Wanner on being held at K’tzi’ot Prison after the boat she was on was illegally raided.
Israel: Five days in an apartheid state prison
While Francesca Albanese’s Mandela Lecture chronicled the suffering of the people of Palestine, South African author Zukiswa Wanner experienced first-hand the brutality of the Israeli regime when she ...
mg.co.za
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
~ “28 September, 2025. I am ________ from Khan Younis. I am being moved although they haven’t said where. Today Israel legalised death penalty for Palestinian prisoners.” ~
Zukiswa Wanner on being held at K’tzi’ot Prison after the boat she was on was illegally raided.
Zukiswa Wanner on being held at K’tzi’ot Prison after the boat she was on was illegally raided.
And did he use that power for good?
No.
No.
Cheney, who served under President George W Bush, is widely considered as the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies At 84
Cheney, who served under President George W Bush, is widely considered as the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.forbes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
And did he use that power for good?
No.
No.
I am so happy for NY.
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I am so happy for NY.
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Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed. It is shameful that this is still ongoing.
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed. It is shameful that this is still ongoing.
Look, I know TikTok and Reels are the THING.
But some of us are not camera-ready in our day-to-day lives.
I pretty much always look like I was dragged backwards through a barn.
Very much not destined for an "on screen" career.
But some of us are not camera-ready in our day-to-day lives.
I pretty much always look like I was dragged backwards through a barn.
Very much not destined for an "on screen" career.
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Look, I know TikTok and Reels are the THING.
But some of us are not camera-ready in our day-to-day lives.
I pretty much always look like I was dragged backwards through a barn.
Very much not destined for an "on screen" career.
But some of us are not camera-ready in our day-to-day lives.
I pretty much always look like I was dragged backwards through a barn.
Very much not destined for an "on screen" career.
My South African GP had me do this when we thought I might have to visit the US.
ObPeriodicReminder: If you were born before 1982 and don't have conclusive, *documented* proof of getting 2 doses of MMR, get another dose unless it's counterindicated. The second dose wasn't added to the schedule until later and a lot of us never got the catchup dose.
Genuinely begging you to re-up your MMR & get your kids vaccinated if you can. Between this & Kennedy talking about breaking it up into separate vaccines thus providing opportunities for missed inoculations &, thus, increased infections, public health policy is not looking great, for the foreseeable
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My South African GP had me do this when we thought I might have to visit the US.
Last night, I went to pour myself a drink and discovered the dogs had locked Husband in the TV/braai room and let the cat out of her room.
Utter chaos agents.
Utter chaos agents.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Last night, I went to pour myself a drink and discovered the dogs had locked Husband in the TV/braai room and let the cat out of her room.
Utter chaos agents.
Utter chaos agents.