penfold
@penfold.bsky.social
writer of things, stories, & other wordments. he/they. Read me at http://justpenfold.com/stories, editor @TLDRpress.bsky.social
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RELEASE DAY!!! Imperfect Creatures is OUT NOW! My weird, Twin Peaks X House of Leaves novel is finally out in the world and wants to take up space in your brain.
You can get it here:
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
You can get it here:
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
RELEASE DAY!!! Imperfect Creatures is OUT NOW! My weird, Twin Peaks X House of Leaves novel is finally out in the world and wants to take up space in your brain.
You can get it here:
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
You can get it here:
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
daughter [looks at stove]: what are you making?
me: fried bologna.
d: you fry it in...ketchup?
me: ketchup, BQ sauce, some mustard, yeah. makes a great sammich.
d: is this one of those Gen X things?
me: it might actually be a boomer thing, but yeah.
d: oh, look! we have apples!
me: fried bologna.
d: you fry it in...ketchup?
me: ketchup, BQ sauce, some mustard, yeah. makes a great sammich.
d: is this one of those Gen X things?
me: it might actually be a boomer thing, but yeah.
d: oh, look! we have apples!
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
daughter [looks at stove]: what are you making?
me: fried bologna.
d: you fry it in...ketchup?
me: ketchup, BQ sauce, some mustard, yeah. makes a great sammich.
d: is this one of those Gen X things?
me: it might actually be a boomer thing, but yeah.
d: oh, look! we have apples!
me: fried bologna.
d: you fry it in...ketchup?
me: ketchup, BQ sauce, some mustard, yeah. makes a great sammich.
d: is this one of those Gen X things?
me: it might actually be a boomer thing, but yeah.
d: oh, look! we have apples!
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"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Boring, uninspired, normative
"Quick, help jog my box of a dozen starving, crazed weasels!" Exciting. Poised. Revolutionary
"Quick, help jog my box of a dozen starving, crazed weasels!" Exciting. Poised. Revolutionary
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Boring, uninspired, normative
"Quick, help jog my box of a dozen starving, crazed weasels!" Exciting. Poised. Revolutionary
"Quick, help jog my box of a dozen starving, crazed weasels!" Exciting. Poised. Revolutionary
Lyla and Skully, come to help me write. fluffy, deadly inspiration.
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Lyla and Skully, come to help me write. fluffy, deadly inspiration.
today's "still good?" fridge challenge, a covered dish of mashed potatoes.
the smell alone said HELL NO DON'T EAT IT, but then on full opening, the potatoes had developed some pink ooze, escalating it to OH GOD GET IT OUT OF THE HOUSE.
thanks for playing along at home! #FridgeChallenge
the smell alone said HELL NO DON'T EAT IT, but then on full opening, the potatoes had developed some pink ooze, escalating it to OH GOD GET IT OUT OF THE HOUSE.
thanks for playing along at home! #FridgeChallenge
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
today's "still good?" fridge challenge, a covered dish of mashed potatoes.
the smell alone said HELL NO DON'T EAT IT, but then on full opening, the potatoes had developed some pink ooze, escalating it to OH GOD GET IT OUT OF THE HOUSE.
thanks for playing along at home! #FridgeChallenge
the smell alone said HELL NO DON'T EAT IT, but then on full opening, the potatoes had developed some pink ooze, escalating it to OH GOD GET IT OUT OF THE HOUSE.
thanks for playing along at home! #FridgeChallenge
Lyla doesn't know who you are or what you want, but she has a particular set of skills-- skills that make her a nightmare for people like you. If you sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors contest now, that'll be the end of it. But if you don't, she will find you.
www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...
November 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Lyla doesn't know who you are or what you want, but she has a particular set of skills-- skills that make her a nightmare for people like you. If you sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors contest now, that'll be the end of it. But if you don't, she will find you.
www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...
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The portal to the pain dimension has squidged open once more. We seek more sacrifices to sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!
Enter by November 28th for a chance to win $150 top prize ($650 total prizes) + be featured in a charity collection.
Enter by November 28th for a chance to win $150 top prize ($650 total prizes) + be featured in a charity collection.
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The portal to the pain dimension has squidged open once more. We seek more sacrifices to sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!
Enter by November 28th for a chance to win $150 top prize ($650 total prizes) + be featured in a charity collection.
Enter by November 28th for a chance to win $150 top prize ($650 total prizes) + be featured in a charity collection.
HEYA WRITEY TYPES, this is your periodic reminder to back up your work.
if you don't do backups, now is a great time to start.
if you can swing it, have one backup on site, another off site. email, cloud drives, github, dropbox are free and reasonably simple. GO FORTH AND BACK UP.
if you don't do backups, now is a great time to start.
if you can swing it, have one backup on site, another off site. email, cloud drives, github, dropbox are free and reasonably simple. GO FORTH AND BACK UP.
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
HEYA WRITEY TYPES, this is your periodic reminder to back up your work.
if you don't do backups, now is a great time to start.
if you can swing it, have one backup on site, another off site. email, cloud drives, github, dropbox are free and reasonably simple. GO FORTH AND BACK UP.
if you don't do backups, now is a great time to start.
if you can swing it, have one backup on site, another off site. email, cloud drives, github, dropbox are free and reasonably simple. GO FORTH AND BACK UP.
found in travel notes from aug 2022:
YOUR SEAT CUSHION MAY BE USED AS A FLIRTATION DEVICE
YOUR SEAT CUSHION MAY BE USED AS A FLIRTATION DEVICE
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
found in travel notes from aug 2022:
YOUR SEAT CUSHION MAY BE USED AS A FLIRTATION DEVICE
YOUR SEAT CUSHION MAY BE USED AS A FLIRTATION DEVICE
a choice was made here. I can't believe it's not vodka. #suddengroceryart
October 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
a choice was made here. I can't believe it's not vodka. #suddengroceryart
this is gorgeous. have a read.
Every sentence aches toward belief.
Read Angela Townsend's "Write Until You Pray," the winner of the 2025 Broad Ripple Review Prize in Nonfiction.
www.broadripplereview.com/post/write-u...
Read Angela Townsend's "Write Until You Pray," the winner of the 2025 Broad Ripple Review Prize in Nonfiction.
www.broadripplereview.com/post/write-u...
October 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
this is gorgeous. have a read.
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Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!
#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie
#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Bookshop.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!
#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie
#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie
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Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.
October 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.
the world is a whole lot better for Jane Goodall having been in it. rest in peace, dear lady.
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
the world is a whole lot better for Jane Goodall having been in it. rest in peace, dear lady.
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You are going to LURVE, A More Different Hill by Sam James. Brilliant, funny, and strangely beautiful. Find it in Daydreaming of Other Worlds, available now. All proceeds of this book goes to Trans Lifeline. a.co/d/a09dx1c
Amazon.com
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September 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
You are going to LURVE, A More Different Hill by Sam James. Brilliant, funny, and strangely beautiful. Find it in Daydreaming of Other Worlds, available now. All proceeds of this book goes to Trans Lifeline. a.co/d/a09dx1c
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We are proud to announce the release of Daydreaming of Other Worlds: The 1,000 Word Herd Competition Winners 2025. This collection contains the top 25 stories of the competition, including the winning story, Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon.
September 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We are proud to announce the release of Daydreaming of Other Worlds: The 1,000 Word Herd Competition Winners 2025. This collection contains the top 25 stories of the competition, including the winning story, Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon.
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And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November.
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November.
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
one of these three took out a lady cardinal today. no one's talking, but we know who did it. (hint: the one who isn't declawed and the one who doesn't have a bum front leg) didn't expect this caturday to have a body count.
September 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
one of these three took out a lady cardinal today. no one's talking, but we know who did it. (hint: the one who isn't declawed and the one who doesn't have a bum front leg) didn't expect this caturday to have a body count.
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Proud to announce that I’m going to be swimming 5K for the Endometriosis Foundation of America’s End Endo 5K!
Endo is something that I, along with 1 in 10 people with a uterus, live with. To join me in supporting Endo research and advocacy, tap the link below!
give.endofound.org/MaraWilson5k...
Endo is something that I, along with 1 in 10 people with a uterus, live with. To join me in supporting Endo research and advocacy, tap the link below!
give.endofound.org/MaraWilson5k...
September 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Proud to announce that I’m going to be swimming 5K for the Endometriosis Foundation of America’s End Endo 5K!
Endo is something that I, along with 1 in 10 people with a uterus, live with. To join me in supporting Endo research and advocacy, tap the link below!
give.endofound.org/MaraWilson5k...
Endo is something that I, along with 1 in 10 people with a uterus, live with. To join me in supporting Endo research and advocacy, tap the link below!
give.endofound.org/MaraWilson5k...
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Pranking myself with grapes and olives.
September 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Pranking myself with grapes and olives.
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so many fantastic stories in this contest, congrats to all the winners and well done to everyone who joined in!
We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the top 25 winners of this year’s TL;DR Press 1,000 Word Herd Flash Fiction Competition!
In 1st place is Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon
In 2nd place is Time to Stay by Brandon Woo
In 3rd place is The Dangers of Dreaming by Regan Puckett
#1KWHC
In 1st place is Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon
In 2nd place is Time to Stay by Brandon Woo
In 3rd place is The Dangers of Dreaming by Regan Puckett
#1KWHC
August 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
so many fantastic stories in this contest, congrats to all the winners and well done to everyone who joined in!
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If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
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The open-source CapCut alternative to edit videos. No watermarks or subscriptions and works on all devices github.com/OpenCut-app/...
#opensource #AppOfTheDay
#opensource #AppOfTheDay
GitHub - OpenCut-app/OpenCut: The open-source CapCut alternative
The open-source CapCut alternative. Contribute to OpenCut-app/OpenCut development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The open-source CapCut alternative to edit videos. No watermarks or subscriptions and works on all devices github.com/OpenCut-app/...
#opensource #AppOfTheDay
#opensource #AppOfTheDay