Maggie
@spaceoperatics.bsky.social
Overeducated. Grammatically feminine. Pedantic in a fun way. Bad at selfies.
I write sci-fi and biblical studies (not together YET). Will edit anything you put in front of me.
I write sci-fi and biblical studies (not together YET). Will edit anything you put in front of me.
We as a society learned nothing from Pleasantville and it shows.
March 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
We as a society learned nothing from Pleasantville and it shows.
Thank goodness tbh
January 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Thank goodness tbh
*Some piddling social media AI*: Let me help you fix your grammar 😇
*Me, with 3 biblical studies degrees and copyediting exp*: Do not quote the deep magic to me, witch.
*Me, with 3 biblical studies degrees and copyediting exp*: Do not quote the deep magic to me, witch.
January 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
*Some piddling social media AI*: Let me help you fix your grammar 😇
*Me, with 3 biblical studies degrees and copyediting exp*: Do not quote the deep magic to me, witch.
*Me, with 3 biblical studies degrees and copyediting exp*: Do not quote the deep magic to me, witch.
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I have the short version:
Mary Sue originally meant "obvious author self-insert in fan fiction, respected and adored by established characters to a humorous degree"
Now it means "any woman who displays 1/5 of the abilities James Bond regularly displays."
Get it? Got it? Good.
Mary Sue originally meant "obvious author self-insert in fan fiction, respected and adored by established characters to a humorous degree"
Now it means "any woman who displays 1/5 of the abilities James Bond regularly displays."
Get it? Got it? Good.
January 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I have the short version:
Mary Sue originally meant "obvious author self-insert in fan fiction, respected and adored by established characters to a humorous degree"
Now it means "any woman who displays 1/5 of the abilities James Bond regularly displays."
Get it? Got it? Good.
Mary Sue originally meant "obvious author self-insert in fan fiction, respected and adored by established characters to a humorous degree"
Now it means "any woman who displays 1/5 of the abilities James Bond regularly displays."
Get it? Got it? Good.
Super not a lawyer, but if racial discrimination is legal in federal hiring now, does that mean that Affirmative Action is legal again, too?
January 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Super not a lawyer, but if racial discrimination is legal in federal hiring now, does that mean that Affirmative Action is legal again, too?
You know the drill, internet.
January 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
You know the drill, internet.
Sunny and cold is worse than rainy and cold because my dog keeps bothering me to open the door and let her outside.
January 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sunny and cold is worse than rainy and cold because my dog keeps bothering me to open the door and let her outside.
Social media is hard when you have a fundamental aversion to talking about yourself.
January 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Social media is hard when you have a fundamental aversion to talking about yourself.
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video games are an invaluable tool in teaching children to find and kill god
January 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
video games are an invaluable tool in teaching children to find and kill god
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Meteorologists say the Los Angeles fires were caused by drought and gale-force winds. But a growing mass of X users suspect a different cause: DEI.
January 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Meteorologists say the Los Angeles fires were caused by drought and gale-force winds. But a growing mass of X users suspect a different cause: DEI.
In which I say something pithy and engagement-driving, and then do it again and again every day.
😀🤑🤯💀
😀🤑🤯💀
January 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In which I say something pithy and engagement-driving, and then do it again and again every day.
😀🤑🤯💀
😀🤑🤯💀
At least 30 times daily I ask Iris whether she is, in fact, a dog.
In my defense, she acts like a cat 90% of the time so it's reasonable to be confused.
In my defense, she acts like a cat 90% of the time so it's reasonable to be confused.
January 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
At least 30 times daily I ask Iris whether she is, in fact, a dog.
In my defense, she acts like a cat 90% of the time so it's reasonable to be confused.
In my defense, she acts like a cat 90% of the time so it's reasonable to be confused.
Kicked off the New Year with @dropouttv.bsky.social and We ❤️ Katamari, and I expect the world to maintain that energy for the next 364 days.
January 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Kicked off the New Year with @dropouttv.bsky.social and We ❤️ Katamari, and I expect the world to maintain that energy for the next 364 days.
Update on the fantasy attempt: 10k words (holidays + PTO is a great combination, 10/10, would recommend), and no it's not thinly veiled Dragon Age fanfic that I'll fix in edits, why would you think that?
December 31, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Update on the fantasy attempt: 10k words (holidays + PTO is a great combination, 10/10, would recommend), and no it's not thinly veiled Dragon Age fanfic that I'll fix in edits, why would you think that?
Obviously this is an Alan Rickman stan account, but in another timeline Sam Neill played Hans Gruber, and I want to trade with them just for like a day.
December 26, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Obviously this is an Alan Rickman stan account, but in another timeline Sam Neill played Hans Gruber, and I want to trade with them just for like a day.
Hail, Sol Invictus!
December 26, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Hail, Sol Invictus!
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
New Testament scholar: Unfortunately it's lost. But I've reconstructed a full job description and several performance reviews by comparing documents from later positions.
New Testament scholar: Unfortunately it's lost. But I've reconstructed a full job description and several performance reviews by comparing documents from later positions.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Theologian: It’s an ineffable mystery.
Theologian: It’s an ineffable mystery.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Assyriologist: Du[ring] grad sch[ool] I [took?] a position ... [13 lines illegible] ... now.
Assyriologist: Du[ring] grad sch[ool] I [took?] a position ... [13 lines illegible] ... now.
December 22, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
New Testament scholar: Unfortunately it's lost. But I've reconstructed a full job description and several performance reviews by comparing documents from later positions.
New Testament scholar: Unfortunately it's lost. But I've reconstructed a full job description and several performance reviews by comparing documents from later positions.
Trying my hand at high fantasy. No worldbuilding in the first draft, just vibes and tropes. Stranger comes to town? Check. Evil cultists? Check. Denial of the call? At least two separate characters. Vaguely Anglo-German names with one or two letters off? All day every day.
December 20, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Trying my hand at high fantasy. No worldbuilding in the first draft, just vibes and tropes. Stranger comes to town? Check. Evil cultists? Check. Denial of the call? At least two separate characters. Vaguely Anglo-German names with one or two letters off? All day every day.
My problem with Christianity is that "For my sins" is a 💯 perfect deflection it's completely unusable in any fantasy setting that doesn't have a strong penance-based spirituality.
December 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM
My problem with Christianity is that "For my sins" is a 💯 perfect deflection it's completely unusable in any fantasy setting that doesn't have a strong penance-based spirituality.
Enjoy this incredibly Millennial meme
December 12, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Enjoy this incredibly Millennial meme