Humphrey Archer
@screwturn.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
60+ three-time immigrant, whose life in Africa, Australia, and America, work with industrial and medical quality & safety, and obsession with mortality data […]
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@screwturn on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@screwturn on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Hey, #readers
If you want to treat yourself or someone special to an ebook filled with delicious murders and a wonderful anti-heroine, may I suggest Joy?
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-first-book-of-joy
If you want to treat yourself or someone special to an ebook filled with delicious murders and a wonderful anti-heroine, may I suggest Joy?
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-first-book-of-joy
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hey, #readers
If you want to treat yourself or someone special to an ebook filled with delicious murders and a wonderful anti-heroine, may I suggest Joy?
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-first-book-of-joy
If you want to treat yourself or someone special to an ebook filled with delicious murders and a wonderful anti-heroine, may I suggest Joy?
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-first-book-of-joy
NoteBook LLM did a critical analysis of my latest book, and everything they suggest are exactly things I do not want to do. Like, no, I don't want to spend a whole scene on the moment Rachel understands that her sister murdered the creepy neighbor. Nope, I really do want to treat that as just a […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
NoteBook LLM did a critical analysis of my latest book, and everything they suggest are exactly things I do not want to do. Like, no, I don't want to spend a whole scene on the moment Rachel understands that her sister murdered the creepy neighbor. Nope, I really do want to treat that as just a […]
#pennedpossibilities 854—What genres might you try outside of your chosen one(s)? Is there anything specific you would like to work on?
Genres are a hot mess, and I simply don't care what genre I am in, or whether I am ever writing outside of one. Like how can "short stories" be a genre in the […]
Genres are a hot mess, and I simply don't care what genre I am in, or whether I am ever writing outside of one. Like how can "short stories" be a genre in the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#pennedpossibilities 854—What genres might you try outside of your chosen one(s)? Is there anything specific you would like to work on?
Genres are a hot mess, and I simply don't care what genre I am in, or whether I am ever writing outside of one. Like how can "short stories" be a genre in the […]
Genres are a hot mess, and I simply don't care what genre I am in, or whether I am ever writing outside of one. Like how can "short stories" be a genre in the […]
#writerscoffeeclub Nov 24: How do you make sure a reader has room to process and absorb ideas?
I have no idea.
You would have to talk to my readers
Hey @alice @xYourEmoGFx @h3mmy @koalou @autolycos
As a sample of my readers, do I give you enough "room to process and absorb ideas?"
I have no idea.
You would have to talk to my readers
Hey @alice @xYourEmoGFx @h3mmy @koalou @autolycos
As a sample of my readers, do I give you enough "room to process and absorb ideas?"
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#writerscoffeeclub Nov 24: How do you make sure a reader has room to process and absorb ideas?
I have no idea.
You would have to talk to my readers
Hey @alice @xYourEmoGFx @h3mmy @koalou @autolycos
As a sample of my readers, do I give you enough "room to process and absorb ideas?"
I have no idea.
You would have to talk to my readers
Hey @alice @xYourEmoGFx @h3mmy @koalou @autolycos
As a sample of my readers, do I give you enough "room to process and absorb ideas?"
#scribesandmakers November 24: If you're a coder, do you also code in your spare time? If you're not a coder, would you want to learn how if you had the time?
Was a coder long time ago - Cobol, Algol, Visual Basic, SQL, etc
I very occasionally still do VBA, and sometimes pretend I want to play […]
Was a coder long time ago - Cobol, Algol, Visual Basic, SQL, etc
I very occasionally still do VBA, and sometimes pretend I want to play […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#scribesandmakers November 24: If you're a coder, do you also code in your spare time? If you're not a coder, would you want to learn how if you had the time?
Was a coder long time ago - Cobol, Algol, Visual Basic, SQL, etc
I very occasionally still do VBA, and sometimes pretend I want to play […]
Was a coder long time ago - Cobol, Algol, Visual Basic, SQL, etc
I very occasionally still do VBA, and sometimes pretend I want to play […]
Reposted by Humphrey Archer
Hey #bookstodon - I am in a bit of a reading rut and need some #recommendations to help me get out. Do you have any good recommendations for historical #fiction? I would even take some well-written #history or #travel books. My only restriction is that I would like recommendation not focused on […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Hey #bookstodon - I am in a bit of a reading rut and need some #recommendations to help me get out. Do you have any good recommendations for historical #fiction? I would even take some well-written #history or #travel books. My only restriction is that I would like recommendation not focused on […]
Watching Stephen King's "Storm of the Century"
Hadn't noticed before how he also uses the "main characters doing stupid things" thing to create suspence
Hadn't noticed before how he also uses the "main characters doing stupid things" thing to create suspence
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Watching Stephen King's "Storm of the Century"
Hadn't noticed before how he also uses the "main characters doing stupid things" thing to create suspence
Hadn't noticed before how he also uses the "main characters doing stupid things" thing to create suspence
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Reposted by Humphrey Archer
As a society America is absolutely obsessed with companies like OpenAI, and Oracle and Facebook. But as a society our actually productive companies are like Lodge cast iron, Levis, and Kitchenaid. That is, companies that produce a reliable quality product that most people can afford. We […]
Original post on mastodon.sdf.org
mastodon.sdf.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As a society America is absolutely obsessed with companies like OpenAI, and Oracle and Facebook. But as a society our actually productive companies are like Lodge cast iron, Levis, and Kitchenaid. That is, companies that produce a reliable quality product that most people can afford. We […]
Here is a free short story for you.
No registration, no paywall, just free reading
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/post/dr-patels-office-the-graveyard-of-exaggerated-claims
No registration, no paywall, just free reading
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/post/dr-patels-office-the-graveyard-of-exaggerated-claims
Dr. Patel’s Office: The Graveyard of Exaggerated Claims | www.PhysiciansWeekly.com
In this fictional tale, a skeptical physician’s scrutiny reshapes a sales rep’s journey and forces truth to prevail over glossy marketing claims.
www.physiciansweekly.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Here is a free short story for you.
No registration, no paywall, just free reading
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/post/dr-patels-office-the-graveyard-of-exaggerated-claims
No registration, no paywall, just free reading
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/post/dr-patels-office-the-graveyard-of-exaggerated-claims
#wordweavers Nov 21. Is writing an escape for you, or does stress make it hard to write?
Not so much an escape as an outlet. Stories bubble up in my head all the time, and typing them out lets them out.
Not so much an escape as an outlet. Stories bubble up in my head all the time, and typing them out lets them out.
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#wordweavers Nov 21. Is writing an escape for you, or does stress make it hard to write?
Not so much an escape as an outlet. Stories bubble up in my head all the time, and typing them out lets them out.
Not so much an escape as an outlet. Stories bubble up in my head all the time, and typing them out lets them out.
#writerscoffeeclub 21 Nov: What are some preconceptions about writers you'd like to see challenged?
1. That it is a solitary business. I know of no writers that aren't in regular dialogue with other creators, friends, readers, etc. as part of the process
2. That there are rules. Almost […]
1. That it is a solitary business. I know of no writers that aren't in regular dialogue with other creators, friends, readers, etc. as part of the process
2. That there are rules. Almost […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#writerscoffeeclub 21 Nov: What are some preconceptions about writers you'd like to see challenged?
1. That it is a solitary business. I know of no writers that aren't in regular dialogue with other creators, friends, readers, etc. as part of the process
2. That there are rules. Almost […]
1. That it is a solitary business. I know of no writers that aren't in regular dialogue with other creators, friends, readers, etc. as part of the process
2. That there are rules. Almost […]
#wordweavers 20: Has the Covid pandemic affected how or where you write?
Very much.
No more cozy corner in the pub or coffee shop, I attend in-person writing courses rarely, and no in-person writing groups
Now I do almost everything remotely and travel only if there is no possible alternative
Very much.
No more cozy corner in the pub or coffee shop, I attend in-person writing courses rarely, and no in-person writing groups
Now I do almost everything remotely and travel only if there is no possible alternative
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#wordweavers 20: Has the Covid pandemic affected how or where you write?
Very much.
No more cozy corner in the pub or coffee shop, I attend in-person writing courses rarely, and no in-person writing groups
Now I do almost everything remotely and travel only if there is no possible alternative
Very much.
No more cozy corner in the pub or coffee shop, I attend in-person writing courses rarely, and no in-person writing groups
Now I do almost everything remotely and travel only if there is no possible alternative
Reposted by Humphrey Archer
#lto - Studie zu #Femiziden:
'#gewalt an #frauen ernst nehmen'
Von #anneliekaufmann
Eine neue Studie zu Femiziden zeigt: Gewaltvolle Beziehungen und eine schlechte sozioökonomische Lage sind ein Risiko. Es brauche allerdings wesentlich mehr Forschung als bisher, um verlässliche Aussagen zum […]
'#gewalt an #frauen ernst nehmen'
Von #anneliekaufmann
Eine neue Studie zu Femiziden zeigt: Gewaltvolle Beziehungen und eine schlechte sozioökonomische Lage sind ein Risiko. Es brauche allerdings wesentlich mehr Forschung als bisher, um verlässliche Aussagen zum […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#lto - Studie zu #Femiziden:
'#gewalt an #frauen ernst nehmen'
Von #anneliekaufmann
Eine neue Studie zu Femiziden zeigt: Gewaltvolle Beziehungen und eine schlechte sozioökonomische Lage sind ein Risiko. Es brauche allerdings wesentlich mehr Forschung als bisher, um verlässliche Aussagen zum […]
'#gewalt an #frauen ernst nehmen'
Von #anneliekaufmann
Eine neue Studie zu Femiziden zeigt: Gewaltvolle Beziehungen und eine schlechte sozioökonomische Lage sind ein Risiko. Es brauche allerdings wesentlich mehr Forschung als bisher, um verlässliche Aussagen zum […]
ok, I need to know more about who would wear these.
Tell me something about what this person is like and what they do for a living, and whether they like coffee or tea, wine or beer
Tell me something about what this person is like and what they do for a living, and whether they like coffee or tea, wine or beer
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ok, I need to know more about who would wear these.
Tell me something about what this person is like and what they do for a living, and whether they like coffee or tea, wine or beer
Tell me something about what this person is like and what they do for a living, and whether they like coffee or tea, wine or beer
#scribesandmakers Do you feel that television can stimulate the imagination as well as reading can?
Can, but seldom does.
Most TV is mindless
Can, but seldom does.
Most TV is mindless
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#scribesandmakers Do you feel that television can stimulate the imagination as well as reading can?
Can, but seldom does.
Most TV is mindless
Can, but seldom does.
Most TV is mindless
Ich schaue „Babylon Berlin“ und es ist Feuer und Flamme
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Ich schaue „Babylon Berlin“ und es ist Feuer und Flamme
For your listening and resistive pleasure
The Internationale at the mass sing, Sheffield Street Choirs Festival 8th...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vrPGiID_DzA&si=f0aLl2oEJyOftdW_
The Internationale at the mass sing, Sheffield Street Choirs Festival 8th...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vrPGiID_DzA&si=f0aLl2oEJyOftdW_
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
For your listening and resistive pleasure
The Internationale at the mass sing, Sheffield Street Choirs Festival 8th...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vrPGiID_DzA&si=f0aLl2oEJyOftdW_
The Internationale at the mass sing, Sheffield Street Choirs Festival 8th...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vrPGiID_DzA&si=f0aLl2oEJyOftdW_
There are altogether too few Youtube videos on how to use a Lombardi bone hook
November 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
There are altogether too few Youtube videos on how to use a Lombardi bone hook
US bishops once again showing us who they are
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g-s1-97651/gender-affirming-care-ban-catholic-hospitals
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g-s1-97651/gender-affirming-care-ban-catholic-hospitals
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
US bishops once again showing us who they are
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g-s1-97651/gender-affirming-care-ban-catholic-hospitals
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g-s1-97651/gender-affirming-care-ban-catholic-hospitals
#writerscoffeeclub - 16 Nov. How much work goes into naming your characters?
Sometimes a lot, and the name has foreshadowing implications
Sometimes a little, and I invite people on Mastodon to suggest a name. Especially a name of a person that needs to come to a sticky end.
Sometimes no effort […]
Sometimes a lot, and the name has foreshadowing implications
Sometimes a little, and I invite people on Mastodon to suggest a name. Especially a name of a person that needs to come to a sticky end.
Sometimes no effort […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
#writerscoffeeclub - 16 Nov. How much work goes into naming your characters?
Sometimes a lot, and the name has foreshadowing implications
Sometimes a little, and I invite people on Mastodon to suggest a name. Especially a name of a person that needs to come to a sticky end.
Sometimes no effort […]
Sometimes a lot, and the name has foreshadowing implications
Sometimes a little, and I invite people on Mastodon to suggest a name. Especially a name of a person that needs to come to a sticky end.
Sometimes no effort […]
If you want a free short story to read every week-ish ping me.
Here's an example
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/post/hospital-porter-credits-zombie-reflex-for-fast-knitting-faster-stabbing
Here's an example
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/post/hospital-porter-credits-zombie-reflex-for-fast-knitting-faster-stabbing
Hospital Porter Credits “Zombie Reflex” for Fast Knitting & Faster Stabbing | www.PhysiciansWeekly.com
In this fictitious tale, a hospital porter with inner "zombies" uses his new hobby, knitting, to confront a gang of thugs.
www.physiciansweekly.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If you want a free short story to read every week-ish ping me.
Here's an example
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/post/hospital-porter-credits-zombie-reflex-for-fast-knitting-faster-stabbing
Here's an example
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/post/hospital-porter-credits-zombie-reflex-for-fast-knitting-faster-stabbing