tony
@tonyreads.bsky.social
a Texan in Norway, stereotypical coffee-drinking book nerd, works in tech for the Norwegian Refugee Council
For no explicable reason, I had the Ramones "Pet Sematary" song stuck in my head all of last week.
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For no explicable reason, I had the Ramones "Pet Sematary" song stuck in my head all of last week.
you'll know they are growing up, the technology maturing, when the toaster and the kettle ask you for relationship advice
August 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
you'll know they are growing up, the technology maturing, when the toaster and the kettle ask you for relationship advice
The promise of AI was that it would cure cancer and do the routine work so we would be free to pursue more creative endeavors.
Instead they trade the environment for novels no one needs (there’s certainly no shortage).
This is not the cyberpunk dystopia I asked for.
Instead they trade the environment for novels no one needs (there’s certainly no shortage).
This is not the cyberpunk dystopia I asked for.
August 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The promise of AI was that it would cure cancer and do the routine work so we would be free to pursue more creative endeavors.
Instead they trade the environment for novels no one needs (there’s certainly no shortage).
This is not the cyberpunk dystopia I asked for.
Instead they trade the environment for novels no one needs (there’s certainly no shortage).
This is not the cyberpunk dystopia I asked for.
Does this mean that you are a replicant?
August 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Does this mean that you are a replicant?
This sort of courtly opulence could never have developed naturally in, say, Texas ... the very idea of wearing velvets and petticoats outside in August gives one the vapours.
August 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This sort of courtly opulence could never have developed naturally in, say, Texas ... the very idea of wearing velvets and petticoats outside in August gives one the vapours.
Softly steps a snow-footed warrior
Tall pale-skinned birch yield their bark
Wrap his legs in their armor
Transform him, name him Birkebeiner
A huldra watches warily, swishes her tail
Protectress, perhaps, but of him
Perhaps not, she ponders, tastes his smell
He's a quiet animal, she watches him go
Tall pale-skinned birch yield their bark
Wrap his legs in their armor
Transform him, name him Birkebeiner
A huldra watches warily, swishes her tail
Protectress, perhaps, but of him
Perhaps not, she ponders, tastes his smell
He's a quiet animal, she watches him go
August 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Softly steps a snow-footed warrior
Tall pale-skinned birch yield their bark
Wrap his legs in their armor
Transform him, name him Birkebeiner
A huldra watches warily, swishes her tail
Protectress, perhaps, but of him
Perhaps not, she ponders, tastes his smell
He's a quiet animal, she watches him go
Tall pale-skinned birch yield their bark
Wrap his legs in their armor
Transform him, name him Birkebeiner
A huldra watches warily, swishes her tail
Protectress, perhaps, but of him
Perhaps not, she ponders, tastes his smell
He's a quiet animal, she watches him go
Isn't this the plot to the Wrinkle in Time series?
August 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Isn't this the plot to the Wrinkle in Time series?
Jack White says he likes playing on a beat up pawn shop guitar because then it's on him to get a good sound out of it - the craftsman coaxing their tool to produce a better result.
July 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Jack White says he likes playing on a beat up pawn shop guitar because then it's on him to get a good sound out of it - the craftsman coaxing their tool to produce a better result.
I once wrote a flash fiction piece about a little robot still waiting for its people to come back when, well, that's not going to happen ... themolotovcocktail.com/about/archiv...
The Molotov Cocktail
The Anniversary by Anthony Nichols Rabbit waits by the window. All the chores are done. They don’t take long. Not anymore. Dusting takes the longest. It gets everywhere and if left unchecked drifts…
themolotovcocktail.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I once wrote a flash fiction piece about a little robot still waiting for its people to come back when, well, that's not going to happen ... themolotovcocktail.com/about/archiv...
Yes, they have kept up writing and review sessions and a bit of social chat and support but I have stepped back from writing and therefore this group because, well, ... life. But I cheer them on quietly from the side of the pitch.
July 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Yes, they have kept up writing and review sessions and a bit of social chat and support but I have stepped back from writing and therefore this group because, well, ... life. But I cheer them on quietly from the side of the pitch.
I did the Granta Memoir course and am such a fan of my cohort - so many great writers.
Look forward to all of them publishing brilliant insightful essays and books that break your heart.
Look forward to all of them publishing brilliant insightful essays and books that break your heart.
July 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I did the Granta Memoir course and am such a fan of my cohort - so many great writers.
Look forward to all of them publishing brilliant insightful essays and books that break your heart.
Look forward to all of them publishing brilliant insightful essays and books that break your heart.
Oh, this reminds me that Angélique Kidjo has a great album of Talking Heads covers. Recommend.
July 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Oh, this reminds me that Angélique Kidjo has a great album of Talking Heads covers. Recommend.
Each morning, with a coffee
I swallow my dose of regret
A small black pill, bitter and sweet
I don't consume it to hide it
This is medicine, memory as chemo
Small doses of past ... indiscretions
On slow release, prevent all my futures
From developing contagious toxicities
Caution: habit forming
I swallow my dose of regret
A small black pill, bitter and sweet
I don't consume it to hide it
This is medicine, memory as chemo
Small doses of past ... indiscretions
On slow release, prevent all my futures
From developing contagious toxicities
Caution: habit forming
July 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Each morning, with a coffee
I swallow my dose of regret
A small black pill, bitter and sweet
I don't consume it to hide it
This is medicine, memory as chemo
Small doses of past ... indiscretions
On slow release, prevent all my futures
From developing contagious toxicities
Caution: habit forming
I swallow my dose of regret
A small black pill, bitter and sweet
I don't consume it to hide it
This is medicine, memory as chemo
Small doses of past ... indiscretions
On slow release, prevent all my futures
From developing contagious toxicities
Caution: habit forming
Too high!
The void is for screaming into, not sitting at the side of.
I would freeze, pass out, and then lay quivering on the terrace if I were forced outside at that altitude.
The void is for screaming into, not sitting at the side of.
I would freeze, pass out, and then lay quivering on the terrace if I were forced outside at that altitude.
a man is sitting in the back seat of a car and making a funny face .
ALT: a man is sitting in the back seat of a car and making a funny face .
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July 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Too high!
The void is for screaming into, not sitting at the side of.
I would freeze, pass out, and then lay quivering on the terrace if I were forced outside at that altitude.
The void is for screaming into, not sitting at the side of.
I would freeze, pass out, and then lay quivering on the terrace if I were forced outside at that altitude.
While I have soured on Murakami's novels, his Lederhosen short story is really good. writingatlas.com/story/1766/h...
Lederhosen by Haruki Murakami (Summary) - Writing Atlas
writingatlas.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:40 AM
While I have soured on Murakami's novels, his Lederhosen short story is really good. writingatlas.com/story/1766/h...
Yes, please. Although neither truth nor logical consistency seem to be a primary function of modern LLMs so you may need an altogether different tactic.
a man in a leather jacket says " i say we take off and make the entire site from orbit "
ALT: a man in a leather jacket says " i say we take off and make the entire site from orbit "
media.tenor.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Yes, please. Although neither truth nor logical consistency seem to be a primary function of modern LLMs so you may need an altogether different tactic.
I am busily tapping my fingers and refreshing the internet waiting for @nataliehaynes.bsky.social No Friend to This House 🐏 to come out on audiobook. Two more months! 😭
July 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I am busily tapping my fingers and refreshing the internet waiting for @nataliehaynes.bsky.social No Friend to This House 🐏 to come out on audiobook. Two more months! 😭