Paddy
@paddy.carvers.com
I'm kind of half here. Find me at paddy.carvers.com or mastodon.cloud/@paddy. Hopefully more the former than the latter, over time.
Mostly here to follow, not to post.
Mostly here to follow, not to post.
I like one (1) braggart
October 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I like one (1) braggart
I still have a signed copy of this book! He was very kind to me when I was a teenager and discovered he lived in my city. Chatted with me and a bunch of other people interested in writing. Gave me a Word doc with the text of Am I Blue? to share with people. And Full Cast Audio is really cool!
October 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I still have a signed copy of this book! He was very kind to me when I was a teenager and discovered he lived in my city. Chatted with me and a bunch of other people interested in writing. Gave me a Word doc with the text of Am I Blue? to share with people. And Full Cast Audio is really cool!
It's Dylan, Dylan is the nice things Kupo sleeps on
September 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It's Dylan, Dylan is the nice things Kupo sleeps on
The real mismatch I've found is that Asciidoc expects you to be writing the entire document in it, but what people mostly end up writing in markdown are fragments of a page 😞
But yeah, Asciidoc is so much nicer and feels more thought-through
But yeah, Asciidoc is so much nicer and feels more thought-through
September 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The real mismatch I've found is that Asciidoc expects you to be writing the entire document in it, but what people mostly end up writing in markdown are fragments of a page 😞
But yeah, Asciidoc is so much nicer and feels more thought-through
But yeah, Asciidoc is so much nicer and feels more thought-through
I wish Asciidoc(tor) footnotes were implemented better, support for outputting multiple pages was better, that Asciidoctor wasn't the elephant in the room and non-standard, and that editors actually existed, tho
September 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I wish Asciidoc(tor) footnotes were implemented better, support for outputting multiple pages was better, that Asciidoctor wasn't the elephant in the room and non-standard, and that editors actually existed, tho
Proud of you, swole husband
September 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Proud of you, swole husband
It's just a failure of imagination. We have an opportunity to invent a whole new, impossible way for speech to sound, to bring something new into the world, and we're just like "nah"
September 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It's just a failure of imagination. We have an opportunity to invent a whole new, impossible way for speech to sound, to bring something new into the world, and we're just like "nah"
I don't think I've said it yet so I'll say it now: I really enjoyed Long Live Evil and am glad you wrote it, it's a Very Good Book
May 16, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I don't think I've said it yet so I'll say it now: I really enjoyed Long Live Evil and am glad you wrote it, it's a Very Good Book
Wait you can't just say it's easy for you to pick a favorite book you wrote and then not tell us what it is!
May 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Wait you can't just say it's easy for you to pick a favorite book you wrote and then not tell us what it is!
Does preordering All Hail Chaos help?
May 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Does preordering All Hail Chaos help?
I'd love to see @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social do more with In Other Lands
May 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I'd love to see @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social do more with In Other Lands
I could also be misremembering things.
September 24, 2024 at 1:21 AM
I could also be misremembering things.
I could've sworn John Oliver mentioned this
September 23, 2024 at 11:27 PM
I could've sworn John Oliver mentioned this
... is it streaming somewhere I can buy it, tho? Or is there a physical copy I can buy? I would like to see it!
June 22, 2024 at 1:57 AM
... is it streaming somewhere I can buy it, tho? Or is there a physical copy I can buy? I would like to see it!
I can't stop in the middle of a series or I forget everything that's happened, so I either read everything back to back or I abandon things 😭
April 9, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I can't stop in the middle of a series or I forget everything that's happened, so I either read everything back to back or I abandon things 😭
Having read all 9 of the released books, I can confirm I did, in fact, Like Them! Can't wait for the next one to come out.
April 9, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Having read all 9 of the released books, I can confirm I did, in fact, Like Them! Can't wait for the next one to come out.
It took me an embarrassingly long time to understand the genre of story Jack of Thorns is, but can confirm I liked it and am moving on to Knight of Flames!
January 9, 2024 at 2:50 PM
It took me an embarrassingly long time to understand the genre of story Jack of Thorns is, but can confirm I liked it and am moving on to Knight of Flames!
I have been trying to figure out macarons and just got gifted a cookbook of Mexican desserts, so, uh, RIP to you I guess
January 8, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I have been trying to figure out macarons and just got gifted a cookbook of Mexican desserts, so, uh, RIP to you I guess
Wait, am I reading this right that KD can be sent baked goods
Asking for a friend
Asking for a friend
January 8, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Wait, am I reading this right that KD can be sent baked goods
Asking for a friend
Asking for a friend
Lmfao, mood.
Wild! Looking forward to reading it.
Wild! Looking forward to reading it.
January 2, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Lmfao, mood.
Wild! Looking forward to reading it.
Wild! Looking forward to reading it.
Am I reading this right that the first book is free on Google Play???
Why is the first book free on Google Play? 🤯
Why is the first book free on Google Play? 🤯
January 1, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Am I reading this right that the first book is free on Google Play???
Why is the first book free on Google Play? 🤯
Why is the first book free on Google Play? 🤯
I will personally send you a gift card to Powell's for the exact price of In Other Lands if you'll read it, everyone should read it, it's an excellent sword gays book.
December 17, 2023 at 10:36 PM
I will personally send you a gift card to Powell's for the exact price of In Other Lands if you'll read it, everyone should read it, it's an excellent sword gays book.