Abigail Sims
@potentialyeti.bsky.social
Connoisseur of consequences. God's own personal inconvenience. Married to the em dash. | @witnessmag @grisgrislitjour @sfpoetry @SandHillsMag ⚔️
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Ever wondered what goes on inside a snake’s mind? It’s more than just rats and cozy rocks to hide under… but not much more. New stuff in @publishedbyjake.bsky.social!
Narcissus at the Water Dish: jakethemag.com/narcissus-at...
Narcissus at the Water Dish: jakethemag.com/narcissus-at...
June 23, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Ever wondered what goes on inside a snake’s mind? It’s more than just rats and cozy rocks to hide under… but not much more. New stuff in @publishedbyjake.bsky.social!
Narcissus at the Water Dish: jakethemag.com/narcissus-at...
Narcissus at the Water Dish: jakethemag.com/narcissus-at...
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I cannot pretend anything, with a shin on my throat,
with elbows webbed around my arm,
weakening, weakening —
Three poems for grapplers by
@potentialyeti.bsky.social: bruisermag.com/sims_threepo...
with elbows webbed around my arm,
weakening, weakening —
Three poems for grapplers by
@potentialyeti.bsky.social: bruisermag.com/sims_threepo...
May 16, 2024 at 3:07 PM
I cannot pretend anything, with a shin on my throat,
with elbows webbed around my arm,
weakening, weakening —
Three poems for grapplers by
@potentialyeti.bsky.social: bruisermag.com/sims_threepo...
with elbows webbed around my arm,
weakening, weakening —
Three poems for grapplers by
@potentialyeti.bsky.social: bruisermag.com/sims_threepo...
So, I’ve grown a habit of writing (one of my favorite hobbies) about my other favorite hobby: martial arts.
On that note, I have some thoughts on how incredible pain can be soothed w/ incredible violence in the latest issue of Ghost Girls! Read 'em: ghostgirlszine.wixsite.com/ghostgirls
On that note, I have some thoughts on how incredible pain can be soothed w/ incredible violence in the latest issue of Ghost Girls! Read 'em: ghostgirlszine.wixsite.com/ghostgirls
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February 2, 2024 at 8:20 PM
So, I’ve grown a habit of writing (one of my favorite hobbies) about my other favorite hobby: martial arts.
On that note, I have some thoughts on how incredible pain can be soothed w/ incredible violence in the latest issue of Ghost Girls! Read 'em: ghostgirlszine.wixsite.com/ghostgirls
On that note, I have some thoughts on how incredible pain can be soothed w/ incredible violence in the latest issue of Ghost Girls! Read 'em: ghostgirlszine.wixsite.com/ghostgirls
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Romance novel female lead: [taller than most men]
Me, with delighted anticipation: Oh? Yes??
Romance novel male lead: [somehow a full six inches taller than the female lead and accompanied by constant descriptions of how strong and masculine he is]
Me, with familiar disappointment: Oh. Yes.
Me, with delighted anticipation: Oh? Yes??
Romance novel male lead: [somehow a full six inches taller than the female lead and accompanied by constant descriptions of how strong and masculine he is]
Me, with familiar disappointment: Oh. Yes.
January 19, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Romance novel female lead: [taller than most men]
Me, with delighted anticipation: Oh? Yes??
Romance novel male lead: [somehow a full six inches taller than the female lead and accompanied by constant descriptions of how strong and masculine he is]
Me, with familiar disappointment: Oh. Yes.
Me, with delighted anticipation: Oh? Yes??
Romance novel male lead: [somehow a full six inches taller than the female lead and accompanied by constant descriptions of how strong and masculine he is]
Me, with familiar disappointment: Oh. Yes.
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
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January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
so I know overwatch is like, not cool anymore, but SEANAN MCGUIRE WROTE AN OVERWATCH NOVEL AND IT'S OUT TODAY ????? www.amazon.com/Overwatch-De...
I have been praying for them to let good writers into that lore for years. /it has so much potential/
I have been praying for them to let good writers into that lore for years. /it has so much potential/
November 7, 2023 at 7:08 PM
so I know overwatch is like, not cool anymore, but SEANAN MCGUIRE WROTE AN OVERWATCH NOVEL AND IT'S OUT TODAY ????? www.amazon.com/Overwatch-De...
I have been praying for them to let good writers into that lore for years. /it has so much potential/
I have been praying for them to let good writers into that lore for years. /it has so much potential/
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[finally standing up to a bully] hey asshole...
[but remembering that first and foremost I am a poet] I will engulf you like a fog
[but remembering that first and foremost I am a poet] I will engulf you like a fog
November 1, 2023 at 8:04 PM
[finally standing up to a bully] hey asshole...
[but remembering that first and foremost I am a poet] I will engulf you like a fog
[but remembering that first and foremost I am a poet] I will engulf you like a fog
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This is the one everyone likes (for me it's a split between this one and the Queen with the wolf one) and talks to me about. Melinoë, Herald of Thebes, Destroyer of Men.
September 11, 2023 at 3:31 PM
This is the one everyone likes (for me it's a split between this one and the Queen with the wolf one) and talks to me about. Melinoë, Herald of Thebes, Destroyer of Men.
I’m honored (& a little awed) to share that my work appears in the latest issue of Witness Magazine! This story, Wilderness, New Mexico, is dear to my heart. It holds a little loneliness, a lot of snark, and dust. Lots and lots of desert dust.
witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/issues/winte...
witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/issues/winte...
October 18, 2023 at 12:18 AM
I’m honored (& a little awed) to share that my work appears in the latest issue of Witness Magazine! This story, Wilderness, New Mexico, is dear to my heart. It holds a little loneliness, a lot of snark, and dust. Lots and lots of desert dust.
witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/issues/winte...
witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/issues/winte...
Introduce yourself using three books you love
- Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
- Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
- Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher
- Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
- Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
- Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher
Introduce yourself using three books you love
- How To Be Both by Ali Smith
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- Hyperion by Dan Simmons
- How To Be Both by Ali Smith
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- Hyperion by Dan Simmons
introduce yourself using three books you love
• the riddles of epsilon by Christine Morton Shaw
• wild beauty by Anna-Marie Mcclemore
• the darkest part of the forest by Holly black
• the riddles of epsilon by Christine Morton Shaw
• wild beauty by Anna-Marie Mcclemore
• the darkest part of the forest by Holly black
September 23, 2023 at 11:49 PM
Introduce yourself using three books you love
- Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
- Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
- Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher
- Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
- Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
- Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher
First big announcement on the new site? An excerpt from my novel Lovely as Marrowbone was longlisted in this Uncharted contest! www.unchartedmag.com/uncharted-ma...
Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize | Judged by Sequoia Nagamatsu Longlist - Uncharted
Congrats to the writers of these 34 novel excerpts! We’re so honored when submitters trust us with their writing, especially excepts from their novels in progress. We’re working on narrowing this ...
www.unchartedmag.com
September 23, 2023 at 11:45 PM
First big announcement on the new site? An excerpt from my novel Lovely as Marrowbone was longlisted in this Uncharted contest! www.unchartedmag.com/uncharted-ma...
well what do you know: the sky IS bluer on the other side!
September 23, 2023 at 11:43 PM
well what do you know: the sky IS bluer on the other side!