Talvin Muircastle
@talvinmuircastle.bsky.social
Bit o' this, bit o' that.
Most days I am doing something over at https://leviathans.fandom.com
Most days I am doing something over at https://leviathans.fandom.com
Does ${hash-get authorName} have a Bluesky account yet? I'd like to follow them. :D
August 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Does ${hash-get authorName} have a Bluesky account yet? I'd like to follow them. :D
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This.
Unsolicited writing advice, no: 235
As soon as you get a publishing deal, writing ceases to be just fun. It becomes a responsibility - to your readers, your publisher, all the people whose livelihoods now depend partly on you. Make sure you understand what this means. Make sure it's what you want.
As soon as you get a publishing deal, writing ceases to be just fun. It becomes a responsibility - to your readers, your publisher, all the people whose livelihoods now depend partly on you. Make sure you understand what this means. Make sure it's what you want.
August 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This.
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This made me laugh. And then I sat and thought about it. This is correct.
August 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This made me laugh. And then I sat and thought about it. This is correct.
This bears re-sharing occasionally. One of the most common questions about Leviathans. Disclaimer: fan, not author or dev. Just a guy sharing his notes with the class.
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Leviathans isn't Odd, History was
Heard it many times: "The British are not allied with the French? That's odd!" "Wait, the British are fighting the Russians? What about the Germans?" "Hold on, which side are the British on...
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August 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This bears re-sharing occasionally. One of the most common questions about Leviathans. Disclaimer: fan, not author or dev. Just a guy sharing his notes with the class.
leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
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Any day you can wake up and say to yourself, “I am an evil genius,” is going to be a good day.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
August 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Any day you can wake up and say to yourself, “I am an evil genius,” is going to be a good day.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Slowly working through "How the West was Done" for the Levs Wiki. Found another little gem.
After this, I should finish up Rendezvous in Rio. Miracle de la Tactique is looming in the background, wondering when *that* gets done!
After this, I should finish up Rendezvous in Rio. Miracle de la Tactique is looming in the background, wondering when *that* gets done!
July 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Slowly working through "How the West was Done" for the Levs Wiki. Found another little gem.
After this, I should finish up Rendezvous in Rio. Miracle de la Tactique is looming in the background, wondering when *that* gets done!
After this, I should finish up Rendezvous in Rio. Miracle de la Tactique is looming in the background, wondering when *that* gets done!
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Thread.
You probably learned about homonyms in school: words that are pronounced or spelled the same but differ in meaning.
bear (animal)
bear (carry)
But did you know there are actually two kinds of homonyms: homophones and homographs.
Let’s dew this.
🧵⬇️
bear (animal)
bear (carry)
But did you know there are actually two kinds of homonyms: homophones and homographs.
Let’s dew this.
🧵⬇️
July 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Thread.
@michaelastackpole.bsky.social Educated guess, here: was "Fort Rogers" in "How the West was Done" named for Will Rogers? If not, who? (Doesn't seem to have been any Fort by that name IRL.)
July 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@michaelastackpole.bsky.social Educated guess, here: was "Fort Rogers" in "How the West was Done" named for Will Rogers? If not, who? (Doesn't seem to have been any Fort by that name IRL.)
I used to tell this great joke about Orpheus and Eurydice, but now that I look back on it....
I used to tellthis great joke about Sisyphus but I never could get to the ending.
I used to tell this great joke about Midas but I just lost the touch
April 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I used to tell this great joke about Orpheus and Eurydice, but now that I look back on it....
Wrote something. It's short.
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April 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Wrote something. It's short.
talvin-muircastle.tumblr.com/post/7806624...
talvin-muircastle.tumblr.com/post/7806624...
I keep a fairly low profile on this day. Everybody gets jumpy around me--and I have only myself to blame. But, please remember that "comedy" without *any* respect for limits and boundaries is just being an asshole. Some of the things I see are funny, some are just...NO.
April 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I keep a fairly low profile on this day. Everybody gets jumpy around me--and I have only myself to blame. But, please remember that "comedy" without *any* respect for limits and boundaries is just being an asshole. Some of the things I see are funny, some are just...NO.
And the April Update, because posting it tomorrow would scare people: leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
Apologies to @michaelastackpole.bsky.social : I needed an example, you were right there. ;)
Apologies to @michaelastackpole.bsky.social : I needed an example, you were right there. ;)
April 2025 Update
"But Talvin!", you say, "It's March 31st!" Well, yes it is, but for some strange reason people are awfully wary of what I post on April 1. To accommodate your trust issues, I am putting this up...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
And the April Update, because posting it tomorrow would scare people: leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
Apologies to @michaelastackpole.bsky.social : I needed an example, you were right there. ;)
Apologies to @michaelastackpole.bsky.social : I needed an example, you were right there. ;)
Was originally planning to do an April Fool's page for the Leviathans Wiki.
Just not feeling it this year, tbh. Maybe next year.
Also, I only do ONE April Fools prank each year. This year's will be in Second Life. Which means not here, not on Discord, not in the Wiki.
Just not feeling it this year, tbh. Maybe next year.
Also, I only do ONE April Fools prank each year. This year's will be in Second Life. Which means not here, not on Discord, not in the Wiki.
March 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Was originally planning to do an April Fool's page for the Leviathans Wiki.
Just not feeling it this year, tbh. Maybe next year.
Also, I only do ONE April Fools prank each year. This year's will be in Second Life. Which means not here, not on Discord, not in the Wiki.
Just not feeling it this year, tbh. Maybe next year.
Also, I only do ONE April Fools prank each year. This year's will be in Second Life. Which means not here, not on Discord, not in the Wiki.
My review of "How the West was Done" by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social :
leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
A Review of How the West was Done
I want to start off by saying that, unlike my monthly Updates and some other posts, most of this blog entry is made with the Admin hat very firmly off (gotta put it back on at the very end). I am...
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March 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My review of "How the West was Done" by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social :
leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
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I'm so obsessed with this goddamn cookie
March 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I'm so obsessed with this goddamn cookie
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This is for the queers and the radicals, the lovers of bad 'Mechs and badder causes. THIS IS PIRATE POINT!
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #lgbt #lgbtqia #zine
piratepoint.itch.io/issue-1
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #lgbt #lgbtqia #zine
piratepoint.itch.io/issue-1
PIRATE POINT: Issue 1 by Pirate Point
A Queer Punk Fanzine for Outlaw Mechwarriors, March 2025
piratepoint.itch.io
March 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This is for the queers and the radicals, the lovers of bad 'Mechs and badder causes. THIS IS PIRATE POINT!
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #lgbt #lgbtqia #zine
piratepoint.itch.io/issue-1
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #lgbt #lgbtqia #zine
piratepoint.itch.io/issue-1
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The zine is coming from BEYOND THE STARS
PIRATE POINT is a queer punk zine for Battletech fans! Arriving March 17th!!!
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #zine
PIRATE POINT is a queer punk zine for Battletech fans! Arriving March 17th!!!
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #zine
March 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The zine is coming from BEYOND THE STARS
PIRATE POINT is a queer punk zine for Battletech fans! Arriving March 17th!!!
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #zine
PIRATE POINT is a queer punk zine for Battletech fans! Arriving March 17th!!!
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #minipainting #zine
This is indirectly an essay on why Fact-Checkers don't really get enough love.
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The Italian Question
Sometimes I come across something in the lore, and I can't resolve it. Usually I can get by with a Notes section, but this one has me perplexed enough that it needs a blog entry to explain what we...
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March 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is indirectly an essay on why Fact-Checkers don't really get enough love.
leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
leviathans.fandom.com/wiki/User_bl...
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Reports of unsanctioned jumpship traffic. Be on alert, something is coming from outer space...
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #zine
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #zine
March 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Reports of unsanctioned jumpship traffic. Be on alert, something is coming from outer space...
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #zine
#battletech #mechwarrior #ttrpg #zine
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Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
February 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly