August Haver
@writeraugust.bsky.social
A writer who makes things with words. Can sometimes be found in the internet spaces. Can sometimes be found working on those open wips on their computer.
Works in a library!
He/they, queer
Works in a library!
He/they, queer
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August Haver
@writeraugust.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Time to do an #introduction post because I didn't do one and it's been like a week since i hoped on.
Anyway.
I've not been published, aside from in a college journal publication, but I do plan to go further on a #writing journey. I don't know if it'll end in trad publishing, indie, or online 1/3
Anyway.
I've not been published, aside from in a college journal publication, but I do plan to go further on a #writing journey. I don't know if it'll end in trad publishing, indie, or online 1/3
In good news my backstory "short" crossed 10,000 words yesterday at my writers group event!!! I have no idea how long this is going to be before I hit the end point and I know I'm going to at least do a second draft to *add* more scenes
When I get #writing I really get writing lol
When I get #writing I really get writing lol
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
In good news my backstory "short" crossed 10,000 words yesterday at my writers group event!!! I have no idea how long this is going to be before I hit the end point and I know I'm going to at least do a second draft to *add* more scenes
When I get #writing I really get writing lol
When I get #writing I really get writing lol
In not so good news the censorship has gotten pretty bad in my library system a *lot* of stuff under varying topics have been pulled from review.
I think some of the people celebrating the removal of lgbtq themes (ie "against their beliefs" will crashout over what might also be going too
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I think some of the people celebrating the removal of lgbtq themes (ie "against their beliefs" will crashout over what might also be going too
1/2
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
In not so good news the censorship has gotten pretty bad in my library system a *lot* of stuff under varying topics have been pulled from review.
I think some of the people celebrating the removal of lgbtq themes (ie "against their beliefs" will crashout over what might also be going too
1/2
I think some of the people celebrating the removal of lgbtq themes (ie "against their beliefs" will crashout over what might also be going too
1/2
I'm getting more and more comfortable with notesnook! I will forever wish more programs had the organization of scrinever but I am making it work, and utilizing the table of contents feature in notesnook. I will eventually get all of my wips and outlines and notes ported but it's still A Project
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I'm getting more and more comfortable with notesnook! I will forever wish more programs had the organization of scrinever but I am making it work, and utilizing the table of contents feature in notesnook. I will eventually get all of my wips and outlines and notes ported but it's still A Project
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quote with your starry art 🔭
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
quote with your starry art 🔭
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I must once again reiterate how badly I want a bastardized American history Dynasty Warriors-style musou game where I can play as inexplicably stacked Betsy Ross mowing down redcoats by whipping around a flag and also there is Bishounen John Adams
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I must once again reiterate how badly I want a bastardized American history Dynasty Warriors-style musou game where I can play as inexplicably stacked Betsy Ross mowing down redcoats by whipping around a flag and also there is Bishounen John Adams
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Every writer I know, every artist I follow, is in the fucking trenches trying to survive this shit. GenAI is not the future because if it keeps going there is no future, and even if it was that would be no excuse.
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Every writer I know, every artist I follow, is in the fucking trenches trying to survive this shit. GenAI is not the future because if it keeps going there is no future, and even if it was that would be no excuse.
Looking up some outlines and realized I had a name for a character who I named differently in a draft. Oops!
Also I have two characters with very similar names but I am fond of both 😅
#writing
Also I have two characters with very similar names but I am fond of both 😅
#writing
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Looking up some outlines and realized I had a name for a character who I named differently in a draft. Oops!
Also I have two characters with very similar names but I am fond of both 😅
#writing
Also I have two characters with very similar names but I am fond of both 😅
#writing
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Adding some missing cards to the thread…
IX. The Hermit
IX. The Hermit
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Another birb on a branch for #ArtAdventCalendar
December 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Another birb on a branch for #ArtAdventCalendar
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Anyway: If this year has taught you anything, I hope it's that white supremacy is fake as hell, fails without support, and requires extensive enforcement and blatant acts of favoritism and exclusion to survive.
All-white/white supremacist spaces, political, social, and professional, are a choice.
All-white/white supremacist spaces, political, social, and professional, are a choice.
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Anyway: If this year has taught you anything, I hope it's that white supremacy is fake as hell, fails without support, and requires extensive enforcement and blatant acts of favoritism and exclusion to survive.
All-white/white supremacist spaces, political, social, and professional, are a choice.
All-white/white supremacist spaces, political, social, and professional, are a choice.
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Make glassholes social pariahs again.
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Make glassholes social pariahs again.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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It is so sad that young people are telling us that conversations are what matter to them
And that SHOULD be the basis of all “esafety” work. But it isn’t.
Instead of conversation as the best way to protect youth, we have bans that won’t work.
Conversation is better than any parental control
And that SHOULD be the basis of all “esafety” work. But it isn’t.
Instead of conversation as the best way to protect youth, we have bans that won’t work.
Conversation is better than any parental control
📘New Report: Young Australians’ perspectives on the social media minimum age legislation📘
With the #socialmediaban for teens kicking in on 10 December, hearing their perspectives on it, and social media generally, is so vital!
💡 Read the full report here: doi.org/10.60836/tr3...
With the #socialmediaban for teens kicking in on 10 December, hearing their perspectives on it, and social media generally, is so vital!
💡 Read the full report here: doi.org/10.60836/tr3...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM
It is so sad that young people are telling us that conversations are what matter to them
And that SHOULD be the basis of all “esafety” work. But it isn’t.
Instead of conversation as the best way to protect youth, we have bans that won’t work.
Conversation is better than any parental control
And that SHOULD be the basis of all “esafety” work. But it isn’t.
Instead of conversation as the best way to protect youth, we have bans that won’t work.
Conversation is better than any parental control
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The subcategorization/tropefication of popular fiction has been very bad in general, both for authors and readers.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The subcategorization/tropefication of popular fiction has been very bad in general, both for authors and readers.
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The Brooklyn Citizen
November 19,1918
November 19,1918
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Brooklyn Citizen
November 19,1918
November 19,1918
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Caught between commissions, a mild identity crisis, and a few too many house repairs, so here's one from the archive. I believe I based this off a 1930's playing card.
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Caught between commissions, a mild identity crisis, and a few too many house repairs, so here's one from the archive. I believe I based this off a 1930's playing card.
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Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
We're close to the world's first-ever broad-spectrum antiviral. In a breakthrough, researchers at the City University of New York have identified a promising path to the development of an antiviral that could be used to fight a wide range of deadly viruses, including future pandemic threats.
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.