Magnus Hedén
@thewritemagnus.bsky.social
A collection of innocent cells suffering under the yoke of an autocratic nervous system. Storytelling, drums, hiking, science, philosophy, p&p RPGs, gaming. Former developmental editor, now apparently a logistics specialist. Confused by neurotypicals.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I am glad I found this and find it an excellent source of slow news and general information.
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
The same thing I would do if I start making more money: use it to buy more time to pursue my genuine interests of writing, storytelling, RPG creation, & music.
I could pursue them away from the pressure of monetisation, which corrupts the fundamental motivations behind art & creativity.
I could pursue them away from the pressure of monetisation, which corrupts the fundamental motivations behind art & creativity.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The same thing I would do if I start making more money: use it to buy more time to pursue my genuine interests of writing, storytelling, RPG creation, & music.
I could pursue them away from the pressure of monetisation, which corrupts the fundamental motivations behind art & creativity.
I could pursue them away from the pressure of monetisation, which corrupts the fundamental motivations behind art & creativity.
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I kinda think the way people use ChatGPT is sort of aspirational because it seems to emulate the way rich people have sycophants lying to them all the time until they lose touch with reality and also their entire minds
August 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I kinda think the way people use ChatGPT is sort of aspirational because it seems to emulate the way rich people have sycophants lying to them all the time until they lose touch with reality and also their entire minds
Classic power move: buy lots of computer games in the Steam sale, play them for just over 2 hours, then never again.
June 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Classic power move: buy lots of computer games in the Steam sale, play them for just over 2 hours, then never again.
NASA sent people to walk on the moon in 1969. 55 years later SpaceX are apparently just building really expensive fireworks.
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded on its test stand on Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the sky. The company had cleared personnel from around the site. wapo.st/4kUmz6G
June 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
NASA sent people to walk on the moon in 1969. 55 years later SpaceX are apparently just building really expensive fireworks.
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This is a reprint Murderbot short story, from 2021. #booksky
Finally, Reactor hosts its very own Murderbot short story, originally given to readers who preordered Network Effect! You can read "Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory" by @marthawells.com for free here!
reactormag.com/home-habitat...
reactormag.com/home-habitat...
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory - Reactor
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory was originally given free to readers who pre-ordered Martha's Murderbot novel, Network Effect. The story is set just after the 4th novella, Exit Strategy.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is a reprint Murderbot short story, from 2021. #booksky
Happy International Skepticism Day!
(As if the world wasn't already a sick joke?)
(As if the world wasn't already a sick joke?)
April 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Happy International Skepticism Day!
(As if the world wasn't already a sick joke?)
(As if the world wasn't already a sick joke?)
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I went digging through some of my old Patreon posts and decided to repost a few things that I liked. This is a short article about self-improvement, and I find it just as relevant today. Thinking about it like this has helped me take some important steps.
www.pillowfort.social/posts/5856962
www.pillowfort.social/posts/5856962
thewritemagnus: The 7 Agonising Steps to Becoming a Better Person
(Originally posted on my Patreon in 2018.)I write about self-improvement from my experiences, and I make no claim of having all the answers. I don’t make it sound easy—because it isn’t.STEP 1: DISCOVE...
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January 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I went digging through some of my old Patreon posts and decided to repost a few things that I liked. This is a short article about self-improvement, and I find it just as relevant today. Thinking about it like this has helped me take some important steps.
www.pillowfort.social/posts/5856962
www.pillowfort.social/posts/5856962
I got around to typing up one of the recipes people keep asking me for: protein brownies. (Sorry, not the luxury chocolate cake this time. I'll get to it eventually!)
www.pillowfort.social/posts/5833326
www.pillowfort.social/posts/5833326
thewritemagnus: Recipe: Protein Brownies
People have asked me for the recipe for my protein brownies several times, so here it is. It's a modified version of a recipe I found in the book Energibars by Eric Tornblad (available in Swedish ...
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January 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I got around to typing up one of the recipes people keep asking me for: protein brownies. (Sorry, not the luxury chocolate cake this time. I'll get to it eventually!)
www.pillowfort.social/posts/5833326
www.pillowfort.social/posts/5833326
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If we can take one thing from the way lynch talks about art I think it should be to never again dilute your vision and don't put off any art you want to make because it all dies with you, there's no other way, there's no one else
January 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If we can take one thing from the way lynch talks about art I think it should be to never again dilute your vision and don't put off any art you want to make because it all dies with you, there's no other way, there's no one else
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We've hired a new social media manager!
Ok, so we never had one. And the new one is a cheese goblin we found living in our pantry because we can't afford anyone else. But it's a step up!
Unrelated: has anyone seen my gruyère?
Ok, so we never had one. And the new one is a cheese goblin we found living in our pantry because we can't afford anyone else. But it's a step up!
Unrelated: has anyone seen my gruyère?
January 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We've hired a new social media manager!
Ok, so we never had one. And the new one is a cheese goblin we found living in our pantry because we can't afford anyone else. But it's a step up!
Unrelated: has anyone seen my gruyère?
Ok, so we never had one. And the new one is a cheese goblin we found living in our pantry because we can't afford anyone else. But it's a step up!
Unrelated: has anyone seen my gruyère?
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It's slow and quiet, but maybe that is what we need now?
The people who used to be active in the Fantasy Faction forum created a new one last year, called Fantasy & Beyond - come take a look if you want. Conversations go up and down and you can start one anywhere
@fantasyandbeyond.net
The people who used to be active in the Fantasy Faction forum created a new one last year, called Fantasy & Beyond - come take a look if you want. Conversations go up and down and you can start one anywhere
@fantasyandbeyond.net
Fantasy & Beyond
A Book Forum for Speculative Fiction
fantasyandbeyond.net
January 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's slow and quiet, but maybe that is what we need now?
The people who used to be active in the Fantasy Faction forum created a new one last year, called Fantasy & Beyond - come take a look if you want. Conversations go up and down and you can start one anywhere
@fantasyandbeyond.net
The people who used to be active in the Fantasy Faction forum created a new one last year, called Fantasy & Beyond - come take a look if you want. Conversations go up and down and you can start one anywhere
@fantasyandbeyond.net
I do get tired of hearing these.
At the same time I try to be more forgiving than I used to be. At least if I know that it's coming from someone who is TRYING to say the right thing but doesn't know how/what.
I think that part of the problem is just another NT/AT communication issue. 1/
At the same time I try to be more forgiving than I used to be. At least if I know that it's coming from someone who is TRYING to say the right thing but doesn't know how/what.
I think that part of the problem is just another NT/AT communication issue. 1/
January 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I do get tired of hearing these.
At the same time I try to be more forgiving than I used to be. At least if I know that it's coming from someone who is TRYING to say the right thing but doesn't know how/what.
I think that part of the problem is just another NT/AT communication issue. 1/
At the same time I try to be more forgiving than I used to be. At least if I know that it's coming from someone who is TRYING to say the right thing but doesn't know how/what.
I think that part of the problem is just another NT/AT communication issue. 1/
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Not sure if the red caps on those mushrooms make this a Christmas painting but this year this as close as I’m going to get.
December 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Not sure if the red caps on those mushrooms make this a Christmas painting but this year this as close as I’m going to get.
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Something to keep in mind for 2025
Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
January 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Something to keep in mind for 2025
Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
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"Why don't bigger accounts engage more?" I dunno, bruh, maybe it's because every time we post we risk unintentionally summoning a legion of God's lost bets who want to fight us like they think there's an achievement to unlock.
December 30, 2024 at 8:24 AM
"Why don't bigger accounts engage more?" I dunno, bruh, maybe it's because every time we post we risk unintentionally summoning a legion of God's lost bets who want to fight us like they think there's an achievement to unlock.
Wrote a post about my reading this year. Contains some book recommendations. Feel free to give me your recommendations from 2024, or tell me what you look forwards to in 2025!
thewritemagnus: Some books I read in 2024 (and some I didn't)
Since I started my new job my reading habit has been slipping. It took me years of effort to reach a pace I was happy with, but now I’m down to less than half of that. Since reading is one of my main ...
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December 29, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Wrote a post about my reading this year. Contains some book recommendations. Feel free to give me your recommendations from 2024, or tell me what you look forwards to in 2025!
Having a really good time over at Pillowfort posting and engaging with people.
If you need an invite, give me a holler. Every user gets at least 50 per week, so just ask!
www.pillowfort.social/thewritemagnus
If you need an invite, give me a holler. Every user gets at least 50 per week, so just ask!
www.pillowfort.social/thewritemagnus
December 17, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Having a really good time over at Pillowfort posting and engaging with people.
If you need an invite, give me a holler. Every user gets at least 50 per week, so just ask!
www.pillowfort.social/thewritemagnus
If you need an invite, give me a holler. Every user gets at least 50 per week, so just ask!
www.pillowfort.social/thewritemagnus
As part of an experiment, could you please answer this question:
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE INTELLIGENCE?
You can ponder your answer, but please don't read any other replies and don't look it up before posting your answer.
Your participation is greatly appreciated! 🤔❤️
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE INTELLIGENCE?
You can ponder your answer, but please don't read any other replies and don't look it up before posting your answer.
Your participation is greatly appreciated! 🤔❤️
December 17, 2024 at 10:04 AM
As part of an experiment, could you please answer this question:
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE INTELLIGENCE?
You can ponder your answer, but please don't read any other replies and don't look it up before posting your answer.
Your participation is greatly appreciated! 🤔❤️
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE INTELLIGENCE?
You can ponder your answer, but please don't read any other replies and don't look it up before posting your answer.
Your participation is greatly appreciated! 🤔❤️
A blog post about writing song lyrics!
(Reposting this because the link changed... for reasons.)
(Reposting this because the link changed... for reasons.)
thewritemagnus: Lyrics and Storytelling
This spring, after a brief musical hiatus (~14 years), I joined a band. I play the drums, which I love—but I also enjoy singing and writing. We create music collaboratively, so it made sense for me to...
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December 17, 2024 at 9:40 AM
A blog post about writing song lyrics!
(Reposting this because the link changed... for reasons.)
(Reposting this because the link changed... for reasons.)
The ability to feel love without the poisonous need to get something in return is sadly something that I have only begun to learn more recently in my life. It's not something that modern society teaches very well.
www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
How to Love: Legendary Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on Mastering the Art of “Interbeing”
“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 15, 2024 at 7:49 PM
The ability to feel love without the poisonous need to get something in return is sadly something that I have only begun to learn more recently in my life. It's not something that modern society teaches very well.
www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
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I have been a dick as a result of autism. I didn't realise it because I couldn't read social cues, but the fact that I was unaware of it doesn't magically undo the harm I caused.
Being called out was the first (painful) step for me to become a better person, and I am grateful to those who did it.
Being called out was the first (painful) step for me to become a better person, and I am grateful to those who did it.
I don’t like Elon Musk.
I also don’t like people who use his autism to attack him.
There are nice autistic people, there are not very nice autistic people.
Have a go at him by all means but don’t bring autism into it.
I really don’t like the guy his neurotype is irrelevant. He is still a dick
I also don’t like people who use his autism to attack him.
There are nice autistic people, there are not very nice autistic people.
Have a go at him by all means but don’t bring autism into it.
I really don’t like the guy his neurotype is irrelevant. He is still a dick
November 28, 2024 at 4:40 PM
I have been a dick as a result of autism. I didn't realise it because I couldn't read social cues, but the fact that I was unaware of it doesn't magically undo the harm I caused.
Being called out was the first (painful) step for me to become a better person, and I am grateful to those who did it.
Being called out was the first (painful) step for me to become a better person, and I am grateful to those who did it.