RK Denton
@the-rkdenton.bsky.social
Writer and reader, also technologist, gamer and general fanperson.
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Also reminder to romance authors that we only shoot ourselves in the foot if we try to play the "but we're not porn" game. Those of us who write hot/queer already get clipped on a regular basis, but nothing is "respectable" enough. Your turn WILL come.
Reminder that defending porn is an absolute requirement for the right to free speech. you will lose all autonomy trying to scrub uncomfortable content.
so, in addition to KOSA & many other things, if you find the internet useful & don’t want to see queer people placed on the sex offender registry for being inherently pornographic, IODA is worth your 5 minutes & calls to your senators and house rep.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
May 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Also reminder to romance authors that we only shoot ourselves in the foot if we try to play the "but we're not porn" game. Those of us who write hot/queer already get clipped on a regular basis, but nothing is "respectable" enough. Your turn WILL come.
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I Heart SapphFic did an amazing job explaining the issue and how it affects the sapphic reading/writing community. I hope you'll take a look: iheartsapphfic.com/2025/02/26/a...
#iheartsapphfic
#boycottamazon
#sapphicbooks
#iheartsapphfic
#boycottamazon
#sapphicbooks
Addressing the Amazon Elephant in the Room - I Heart SapphFic
Addressing the Amazon Elephant in the Room - It seems as if everybody on social media is talking about boycotting big companies perceived to be cozying up to Trump. To make one thing clear: we (TB
iheartsapphfic.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I Heart SapphFic did an amazing job explaining the issue and how it affects the sapphic reading/writing community. I hope you'll take a look: iheartsapphfic.com/2025/02/26/a...
#iheartsapphfic
#boycottamazon
#sapphicbooks
#iheartsapphfic
#boycottamazon
#sapphicbooks
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Just me being opinionated but using "romance" to describe your book that does not have a happy ever after or a happy for now ending is a very bad, no good idea.
Hell hath no fury like the romance reader misled.
Hell hath no fury like the romance reader misled.
January 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Just me being opinionated but using "romance" to describe your book that does not have a happy ever after or a happy for now ending is a very bad, no good idea.
Hell hath no fury like the romance reader misled.
Hell hath no fury like the romance reader misled.
Including the classic:
January 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Including the classic:
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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
January 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
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I promise you, once you free yourself from the notion that other writers are your competition and start viewing them as your fellow weirdos who share similar special interests as you, your life in publishing will become so much easier.
January 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I promise you, once you free yourself from the notion that other writers are your competition and start viewing them as your fellow weirdos who share similar special interests as you, your life in publishing will become so much easier.
Have the people complaining about cat accounts using jokey spellings never heard of lolcats?
January 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Have the people complaining about cat accounts using jokey spellings never heard of lolcats?
Apparently I'm a Lawful Plotter
Where do you fall on the #DND alignment chart as a writer?
I am the entire Chaotic column, depending on the project. Or sometimes the phase of the project. Or sometimes my mood.
I am the entire Chaotic column, depending on the project. Or sometimes the phase of the project. Or sometimes my mood.
January 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Apparently I'm a Lawful Plotter
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
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I’m seeing a lot of new people joining here today. Welcome!
January 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I’m seeing a lot of new people joining here today. Welcome!
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"Every Sunday, Cornelius Ticketmaster IV drives his Lincoln Navigator nine blocks to check in with his son, Prestige, a DJ and bumfight promoter who lives in a former hospital that the family bought in 2017 and turned into a 'cryptocurrency supper club.' But now, Corn says, it's not in the budget."
January 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"Every Sunday, Cornelius Ticketmaster IV drives his Lincoln Navigator nine blocks to check in with his son, Prestige, a DJ and bumfight promoter who lives in a former hospital that the family bought in 2017 and turned into a 'cryptocurrency supper club.' But now, Corn says, it's not in the budget."
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And that’s the crux of autism-vaccine fears: It’s not enough to affirm that vaccines don’t cause autism. We also have to affirm that autism is not something to fear, that autistic lives are worth living and supporting, and that autistic people deserve to exist and be loved. 22/
January 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
And that’s the crux of autism-vaccine fears: It’s not enough to affirm that vaccines don’t cause autism. We also have to affirm that autism is not something to fear, that autistic lives are worth living and supporting, and that autistic people deserve to exist and be loved. 22/
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amazing terminology for the hypothetical moon of a moon
January 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
amazing terminology for the hypothetical moon of a moon
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I see people musing that the vibe here has changed, and I would urge people to remember that there's a lot of anxiety about the change of administration in two weeks and that's going to leak into a lot of other places in one's life. Be as gracious as you can with yourself and others.
January 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I see people musing that the vibe here has changed, and I would urge people to remember that there's a lot of anxiety about the change of administration in two weeks and that's going to leak into a lot of other places in one's life. Be as gracious as you can with yourself and others.
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really hate that of all possible futures we’re living in the “go stick your head in a pig” one
Douglas Adams warned you about Genuine People Personalities 45 years ago you bozos
Hell. You are describing hell. Nobody wants an “interactive and engaging” dishwasher. They just want their dishes cleaned. www.forbes.com/sites/bernar...
January 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
really hate that of all possible futures we’re living in the “go stick your head in a pig” one
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Science-fiction is when there are several objects (called "machines" sometimes) which either work or don't work. Fantasy is when there is one object, and it is Of Destiny.
January 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Science-fiction is when there are several objects (called "machines" sometimes) which either work or don't work. Fantasy is when there is one object, and it is Of Destiny.
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It's common these days to talk about world building in terms of magic systems and how many subtypes of gnome you have, but really it's probably more important to get your travel times right.
January 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's common these days to talk about world building in terms of magic systems and how many subtypes of gnome you have, but really it's probably more important to get your travel times right.
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Happy New Year!
(my cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social)
(my cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social)
January 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Happy New Year!
(my cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social)
(my cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social)
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I think people who are not themselves writers have no idea how much ratings and honest reviews mean to authors, especially those whose niche is small.
For "author smiles per reader time expended" this is one of those wildly-disproportionate payoffs. Writers crave feedback so damn much 😂
Please remember to leave reviews, or just click stars, for books to like. :) This is a friendly neighborhood mild mannered medievalist reminder. Take 2 minutes, pick a book you read, go to a bookselling website, and leave a review!
December 29, 2024 at 8:28 PM
I think people who are not themselves writers have no idea how much ratings and honest reviews mean to authors, especially those whose niche is small.
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"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 9:43 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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The 16 stories that shaped physics and astronomy in 2024
Although it might not have seemed that way from most of what you've read, 2024 was a tremendous year of progress for physics and astronomy.
Catch up and see what we've learned.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Although it might not have seemed that way from most of what you've read, 2024 was a tremendous year of progress for physics and astronomy.
Catch up and see what we've learned.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
The 16 stories that shaped physics and astronomy in 2024
There was a lot of hype and a lot of nonsense, but also some profoundly major advances. Here are the biggest ones you may have missed.
bigthink.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:14 PM
The 16 stories that shaped physics and astronomy in 2024
Although it might not have seemed that way from most of what you've read, 2024 was a tremendous year of progress for physics and astronomy.
Catch up and see what we've learned.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Although it might not have seemed that way from most of what you've read, 2024 was a tremendous year of progress for physics and astronomy.
Catch up and see what we've learned.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
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In keeping with the nature of TikTok, oral arguments must be delivered in 3 minutes through the medium of interpretive dance. Responses will consist of video of the prior argument, with the responding attorney standing under the screen, pointing up, gesturing, and tossing out stuffed emoji.
#BREAKING: Supreme Court agrees to resolve TikTok case; will hold (very) expedited argument on January 10.
The Court did *not* grant emergency relief, but deferred the requests for an injunction pending oral argument. So as of now, the law will still start producing effects on January 19:
The Court did *not* grant emergency relief, but deferred the requests for an injunction pending oral argument. So as of now, the law will still start producing effects on January 19:
December 18, 2024 at 4:23 PM
In keeping with the nature of TikTok, oral arguments must be delivered in 3 minutes through the medium of interpretive dance. Responses will consist of video of the prior argument, with the responding attorney standing under the screen, pointing up, gesturing, and tossing out stuffed emoji.
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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.