2026-05-03T05:04:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae Kagan MacTane (he/him) https://nostr.ae/npub1lv06hzyaxvguqstvjw559ft5luc0jnk2r7smr88224gqztnytgzs57ulrg https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/108/199/464/141/707/385/original/f6ae94bfa6b94fe3.jpg https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/108/199/464/141/707/385/original/f6ae94bfa6b94fe3.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszcgparmq05twmq8zfq72jml8294j6flkwhk7xzl7jkayjvkx5d4qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ru4upd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8k5ey80r9srmwc0ktrfujq209xhcewjtvqx7lwzmegn5qd3gedqc674nr4'>nevent1q…4nr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 30: Do birds ever feature in your work? Give an example.<br/><br/>They definitely do/will. I don&#39;t want to say more until the book is published, because there will be some plot points that come as surprises. 2026-03-30T15:12:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8k5ey80r9srmwc0ktrfujq209xhcewjtvqx7lwzmegn5qd3gedqczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2pxqq2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvm53qv69g5evns20hctvmlnx7kl3rln2xgj0e6u5hjqtayruyjs3fc0xl'>nevent1q…c0xl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 29: Griddle?<br/><br/>There&#39;s definitely a griddle at J&amp;J&#39;s Bar and Grill, the bar/café/restaurant that San Francisco&#39;s urban magicians frequent. Otherwise, they couldn&#39;t make French toast just the way Bradley Chung, one of the more respected members of the community, likes it. (Not just for him, of course! The griddle also allows them to make pancakes, burgers, bacon, you name it. But I figured I&#39;d give him a special mention.) 2026-03-29T15:47:37+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyldn2qfujqqn7cxy2g49aqtd0upzdan3tywp8qqym64gph9r08sszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2dz3g5l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ntvxrqstvh99trkgg9zutccwmknt6l5lwckg6kvsgad86fslzuqetdhw0'>nevent1q…dhw0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You mean the Iain Banks series? I&#39;ve been meaning to try those out sometime.<br/><br/>Also shout-out to James S.A. Corey&#39;s _The Expanse_ for being non-right-wing. 2026-03-28T17:04:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrvm53qv69g5evns20hctvmlnx7kl3rln2xgj0e6u5hjqtayruyjszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2upvvc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7n9wurke9ugjx2sdhckxfkywpr933txanvt80uum77e4lxt99ncclatgp'>nevent1q…atgp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 28: Does your day job (past or present) influence your creativity?<br/><br/>Yeah, since software development involves a lot of dealing with raw text, we programmers have a lot of really good tools for doing that. Naturally, I use them in my writing. 2026-03-28T16:21:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0d4y8dd3uzgallud4sz4spwwwmchlq8drvn72hdcuxztqq3fszfgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2gx4kp8 RE: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116305793811427182">https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116305793811427182</a><br/><br/>I&#39;d been thinking about making some time to read _Project Hail Mary_ so I could go see the movie and join the convo about it. And then I read this 👇🏻.<br/><br/>Nice to not have to crowbar that into my schedule, but overall? I&#39;d rather Andy Weir had just not been a shitwaffle. Seriously, I am _so sick and tired_ of white-guy SF authors turning out to be right-wing assholes.<br/><br/>(Also, the thing about &#34;there&#39;s no symbolism or themes in my work&#34;... dafuq? Why would any writer say something like that? 🤯🤡) 2026-03-28T15:55:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7n9wurke9ugjx2sdhckxfkywpr933txanvt80uum77e4lxt99nczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq20jka8a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88ewz4xezevm70r4gqeanrgkpsjnywuq999f39qsy7va0hr9rqrqh86q3w'>nevent1q…6q3w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 27: What&#39;s a book that made you see the world differently? How?<br/><br/>William Poundstone&#39;s _The Recursive Universe_ taught me far more about recursion, complexity and how it can arise from simplicity, information and how it differs from data, entropy, and the universe itself, than I can possibly do justice to in 500 characters — or even a multi-post thread. It&#39;s up there with things like Sagan&#39;s _Cosmos_ and Hofstadter&#39;s _Gödel, Escher Bach_ and _Metamagical Themas_. 2026-03-27T15:47:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs88ewz4xezevm70r4gqeanrgkpsjnywuq999f39qsy7va0hr9rqrqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2apsxp2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmwtrykc8nzypsrg5jaw2ct82fa9tzj668nmet6qtxhwdzd9pq9cyzmqz9'>nevent1q…mqz9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 26: Do you dance or move along to music when you listen?<br/><br/>Absolutely.<br/><br/>If I&#39;m sitting in a big, comfy armchair, I can&#39;t move my body all that much, but if I should happen to need to move my arms (say, to pick up whatever I&#39;m drinking), that motion will generally be synced with the music, a tiny bit of dance in an otherwise-static situation. 2026-03-26T15:17:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxmwtrykc8nzypsrg5jaw2ct82fa9tzj668nmet6qtxhwdzd9pq9czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2mhwunr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszx38vstu5st9chkedvr4g5d4cyvxjk6279zkkrh2dgal0xfqmpmqxj5gkl'>nevent1q…5gkl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 25: Do you use music as a storytelling tool? Give an example.<br/><br/>I have a fair number of references to music in my work. I&#39;m trying to keep them from getting out of control, and also mindful of copyright issues. But my MCs are modern people, in their 20s and 30s. They listen to music! They&#39;re going to reference it! 2026-03-25T15:48:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszx38vstu5st9chkedvr4g5d4cyvxjk6279zkkrh2dgal0xfqmpmqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq22s22zk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jxjgeztuvmugrkw8kud4zryv6crprnjejnsjqw90curug90zfush5kuut'>nevent1q…kuut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 24: Do you have a sewing kit in your home?<br/><br/>No. If I did, I&#39;m not sure what I&#39;d do with it. Seriously, if some of my clothing breaks, I&#39;m much better off to take it to the Garment District and pay someone who knows what they&#39;re doing to fix it. 2026-03-24T15:42:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs069w5w58tksvy5k7e3el2grt5a0jmunnrre2elwfnkjmk0zq8ljszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2hhgpay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9p7c5krzkl8uhd3nqdhakjyh0y4rzrztz7qedymm3xd9unmevseclwjxfj'>nevent1q…jxfj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 22: Create a micro-story in six words.<br/><br/>No. No, no. No, uh-uh. Nope.<br/><br/>(I am not a microfiction writer. There may come a day when I try my hand at it, but as Aragorn said at the Black Gate of Mordor, &#34;it is not this day.&#34;) 2026-03-22T17:03:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9p7c5krzkl8uhd3nqdhakjyh0y4rzrztz7qedymm3xd9unmevseczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2sgtjfy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspe6xmtuu92xjlj2e5a8nsjawywnquxe77capegq9qed5f0q8quxqmpjx8e'>nevent1q…jx8e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 21: What everyday object would you photograph as if it were art?<br/><br/>Human hands. 2026-03-21T16:42:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspe6xmtuu92xjlj2e5a8nsjawywnquxe77capegq9qed5f0q8quxqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2at9shm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvt3m503prsny288rc9jyzhuqjc63a5w9hzlggnup3v4n7akmy59q6fumvg'>nevent1q…umvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 19: How did you feel when you finished your most recent project?<br/><br/>I can&#39;t think of a project recently that I&#39;d say I&#39;d &#34;finished&#34;. 😳 More like, &#34;simply stopped doing it or put it aside.&#34; 2026-03-19T15:30:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvt3m503prsny288rc9jyzhuqjc63a5w9hzlggnup3v4n7akmy59qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq27ukt7s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zml24gqrwwuw3stv2trr26v2dca3ndfd2we6dmx5wu47jcqv2msxuqjv9'>nevent1q…qjv9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 18: If your creative work could speak, what would it say about you?<br/><br/>If my creative work doesn&#39;t speak, I&#39;m Doin&#39; It Rong™.<br/><br/>But it&#39;s supposed to speak *for itself*, not &#34;about me&#34;. 2026-03-18T15:39:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8zml24gqrwwuw3stv2trr26v2dca3ndfd2we6dmx5wu47jcqv2mszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2p73s68 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspxwwhkhguv2zxk0l27dgarv8ap3skx6jnqf6xu3el6p76pcwjw6gn8v078'>nevent1q…v078</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 17: What’s a creative habit you’ve wanted to adopt but haven’t yet?<br/><br/>Finishing a draft. 2026-03-17T17:23:48+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxwwhkhguv2zxk0l27dgarv8ap3skx6jnqf6xu3el6p76pcwjw6gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2e6sxas In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxnmjxkhhfneknqqd3s8rr2cd0h3m24wpuethda6x3k9a4hgy76qc8w4vc'>nevent1q…w4vc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 16: Convince us to read a book you don&#39;t care for yourself.<br/><br/>I can&#39;t understand why in the world I&#39;d do that. If I don&#39;t like it, I&#39;m not going to try to sell it to others. 2026-03-16T15:18:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyxnmjxkhhfneknqqd3s8rr2cd0h3m24wpuethda6x3k9a4hgy76qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq27ajuqy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs944sp9hnsq8yh8rux8c23886lsdgcf2uuvacsvl6yfpuac4twekqjv77ex'>nevent1q…77ex</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 15: Is the time you&#39;ve had for creativity this month what you expected?<br/><br/>There have been more issues with setting up my new laptop than I expected. That absolutely cut into my writing for the first few days of the month — I had a 4-day complete hiatus, during which I was so busy with tech that I wrote nothing! A few other days have been fairly low in terms of time available for writing, but at least greater than zero. 2026-03-15T16:12:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxrukqksf6e6lyld424h5k5dgkz5td4vyrpau4clplzk97s92d04czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jx70p3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqw6c3kx6w37z2jcr02djrtegqlcch7fquwml0ph9686masukx7yqk5sfsp'>nevent1q…sfsp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 12: Our featured creator has an em dash key on his keyboard. Do you do any customizations for your creativity?<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t physically customized my keyboard, but I&#39;ve had a software shortcut for my nonbreaking-space-and-em-dash combo for more years than I can remember. I&#39;ve also got a bunch of custom scripts and things to support my writing. 1/2 2026-03-12T16:40:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqw6c3kx6w37z2jcr02djrtegqlcch7fquwml0ph9686masukx7yqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2mzxyx6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtrxgu6hyxl6ddk6em4dduft5skzn2vpautz63t2sfpglefcjjuckma4s6'>nevent1q…a4s6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 11: Our featured creator does 3D printing. Have you ever? (Share a pic)<br/><br/>Never have I ever. 2026-03-11T16:34:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz5cm3xs8e65qyje5t9048qe68utywnvwvw93aqkvfks9mcfn4t0czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2v5w4j7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0nkauc7kjsmuea3sdfv99nsqgq2clxl039u3gxuwwra3kc6psrgmzjz5x'>nevent1q…jz5x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 10: Reveal the answer to yesterday&#39;s poll<br/><br/>The clue is the opening line from &#34;Radio Silence&#34;, by Thomas Dolby, off his 1982 debut album _The Golden Age of Wireless_ (also the source of the much better-known &#34;She Blinded Me With Science&#34;). The song continues:<br/><br/>She&#39;s nervous and tense, she&#39;s thinking it over.<br/>With logic and sense she&#39;ll overcome her phobia.<br/><br/>(Dolby&#39;s non-rhotic dialect helps &#34;over&#34; and &#34;phobia&#34; rhyme much more than they would in mine.) 1/2 2026-03-10T16:38:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx0nkauc7kjsmuea3sdfv99nsqgq2clxl039u3gxuwwra3kc6psrgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2mzpjea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7rsxkulkmdakdec604skhv3zhper9n7qesdjstm6h0m064pzmegv68xg2'>nevent1q…8xg2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 9: Share a line from a song, then make a poll with the actual next line and two that are made up or are from another song. Ask people to pick the actual line.<br/><br/>The line:<br/><br/>🎼 Caroline makes the final adjustments in the rear-view mirror 🎶<br/><br/>Which one follows it?<br/><br/>1) She likes how she looks, she&#39;s seeing everything clearer<br/><br/>2) She&#39;s nervous and tense, she&#39;s thinking it over<br/><br/>3) So when he arrives, at quarter to five, he&#39;ll find her much dearer 2026-03-09T16:23:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstg7hunrqyqw6mh5y97qql73lhegfkkvt5m3qes62qar0pu0e09dgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2gs7sh0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgg898h34phzexvy72gkupq3369dwxhfu98kclj7x2ezctfsx32rqlzssr3'>nevent1q…ssr3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 6: How do you choose a title for your book?<br/><br/>That&#39;s a thing I still haven&#39;t figured out. I&#39;m not really looking forward to doing that. (Although I am very much looking forward to _having it done_.) 2026-03-06T16:50:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0qz379j3jn9k55726a77dme8as243unstpe0dzsc0hk3kx55hk3gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2u03jzc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8wp6e6em0ehas03fg8p4xzu0qha2e05q6jlaanreej4wrz2zldc0g5all'>nevent1q…5all</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With words from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mc3m4fz0kw4ufzzexvew96nteskvcvq2ug26ykp6kqrgt8kphw0sv9lwu2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Will Elm</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mc3…lwu2</span>)</a></span>:<br/><br/>The San Francisco night was salty, but there was no monsoon Downtown. That was good, Kevin Wingard thought as he knifed his banana beside the shed. It meant they’d have a clear view from the Atlantic Ocean for their final dancing before they started their eating. 3/4<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-03-05T18:00:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg8wp6e6em0ehas03fg8p4xzu0qha2e05q6jlaanreej4wrz2zldczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq24txp3d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7zc5qvpfpr29x2xg5q532yk897akcxnl03nv2r0jv9l3pugxetgngaacv'>nevent1q…aacv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With words from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16e6fhcr4qj003wu8xujygkz5j33mcdgz067a24dceywct2s0nm4ss64ds5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ruby Jones</span> (<span class="italic">npub16e6…4ds5</span>)</a></span>:<br/><br/>The San Francisco night was bold, but there was no tornado Downtown. That was good, Kevin Wingard thought as he folded his him beside the folly. It meant they’d have a clear view from the Elysium for their final farting before they started their flying. 2/4<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-03-05T18:00:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg7zc5qvpfpr29x2xg5q532yk897akcxnl03nv2r0jv9l3pugxetgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2v8dwdz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dr4gncru2kzekfyya86aqme693ss7n9gscd494ylg08nyvvvyac69u0gm'>nevent1q…u0gm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 5: Post one or more Mad Libs, whatever you have enough words for.<br/><br/>With words from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jfujtv072aq7h6p5ucy7qa7t3aahmpguaetahw8grt8ccpfjdjlshv2sf8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Walter Thinman</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jfu…2sf8</span>)</a></span>:<br/><br/>The San Francisco night was pretty, but there was no tornado Downtown. That was good, Kevin Wingard thought as he went his bottle beside the shed. It meant they’d have a clear view from the grocery store for their final bowling before they started their karaoke. 1/4 2026-03-05T17:59:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9dr4gncru2kzekfyya86aqme693ss7n9gscd494ylg08nyvvvyaczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2g353v2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wlap9kap6833l2ac8x0l6y37d5lvpagx7u9n6rzd8dqluz93rpgx7h3qf'>nevent1q…h3qf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 4: Make your own Mad Lib from your WIP. (Remove words, ask for suggested adj, n, v, etc to replace)<br/><br/>Okay, for this I&#39;m going to need to solicit the following:<br/><br/>1: an adjective<br/>2: a mass noun or weather phenomenon<br/>3: a past-tense verb<br/>4: an object for said verb<br/>5: a building or outdoor object<br/>6: a place<br/>7: an activity<br/>8: another activity<br/><br/>I hope I&#39;m doing this right. 🤞🏻<br/><br/>[Edit: Oops, I wasn&#39;t; I initially posted at <a href="https://wandering.shop/@kagan/116171788737745094">https://wandering.shop/@kagan/116171788737745094</a> and screwed up my threading. 🤦🏻] 2026-03-04T23:46:07+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8wlap9kap6833l2ac8x0l6y37d5lvpagx7u9n6rzd8dqluz93rpgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq274s3z5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc5rxdnyz6j3qny8ymz9cc8vzpw2hepaxl5vppr8zxe6cuzw85ac36tra7'>nevent1q…tra7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 3: Ripple?<br/><br/>Everything makes ripples. The way Character A greets Character B in Chapter 2, Scene 1, sets a tone that carries through the rest of the scene, and is still affecting their relationship in Chapter 8. 2026-03-03T16:14:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyc5rxdnyz6j3qny8ymz9cc8vzpw2hepaxl5vppr8zxe6cuzw85aczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2g8wvcu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswumnfly63crd289s02lquc6jsgg26adjajqnaun48zdvsne8p0wc5pcr4t'>nevent1q…cr4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 1: How much time do you expect to have for creative work this month?<br/><br/>About the same as previous months: anywhere from a half-hour to two hours after work on workdays, depending on my levels of energy and mental focus, and however many hours I choose to devote on weekend days. 2026-03-01T17:17:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswumnfly63crd289s02lquc6jsgg26adjajqnaun48zdvsne8p0wczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2dztawd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstz8j7g3w4rzn377g52vmcdvnzy46ygtmjtv3wwtltaz5uk7c6ddsruqsg8'>nevent1q…qsg8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 28: How did your month go?<br/><br/>Not too bad. I spent an average of 1:22 writing on work days and 1:30 on weekend days, and produced 16,254 words (plus however many I&#39;ll manage today), which is a nice climb from the past few months. Completed 6 scenes (which roughly equals two-thirds of a chapter, I guess). And you never know, I might finish a 7th today! 2026-02-28T17:02:23+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxrsqqmxgetueqt430awzmqryhphzxrd79jwna2h2msz2q35gf7jczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2u2fm3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw98y94y379c74gd7pvvplscccpg07jfcmry452acc2nwc0402y2s0v0al8'>nevent1q…0al8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 26: Do you abandon creative projects? If so, how do you determine when to abandon them?<br/><br/>It&#39;s more accurate to say that some (many? most?) projects simply get rotated to the back burner, because let&#39;s face it, there are only so many hours in a day. Some even get put into storage for a shorter or longer time, but could always be returned to the main burner.<br/><br/>The only way I think I&#39;d *abandon* a creative project would be if I felt I could no longer do anything with it. 2026-02-26T17:45:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw98y94y379c74gd7pvvplscccpg07jfcmry452acc2nwc0402y2szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ewf0km In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hgthhg3k5nwhr98a929vhlaycpkw7rdg3ppwa0jlzzv293ghzqsk50nuh'>nevent1q…0nuh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 25: Would you stream your creative process/the creation of your work? Why or why not?<br/><br/>I assume it&#39;d be boring as hell to anyone who wasn&#39;t inside my head. There&#39;s a reason &#34;hacking&#34; scenes in TV and movies don&#39;t show real hacking: because it&#39;s boring AF to watch someone just sit there at a keyboard for hours on end, only typing occasionally. The same goes for writing, or at least for *me* writing. 2026-02-25T15:43:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0s00gl8h2c6scvez8k0mg8x2czkdv5vmt5f6e60prs30g7am7fggzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq29y2pjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9plt69294a4dcmz84q4af8z0lxs48uplxn4jhwzw4xpma94vx4cymwxkr'>nevent1q…wxkr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 22: 2 lines from other books and 1 from mine<br/><br/>1) The solitary, steep hill called Corona Heights was black as pitch and very silent, like the heart of the unknown.<br/><br/>2) A dial selected music channels: jazz, jazz, classical, swing, opera, jazz — wasn&#39;t this the city? Where was the rock?<br/><br/>3) Tonight was a night for secrecy and going unseen. Unfortunately, those were things he’d always sucked at.<br/><br/>Which one is mine? 2026-02-22T18:36:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrntzt957mhvazwredd5mdm0h2havqhpdhkyz28pv6vf5suwvd6lqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jyjszz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdydz359jr3ev0pf7xq8lldn65z4e9dwvu7tr8s6aqlk70vw38zrcmkwtnq'>nevent1q…wtnq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 19: Our featured creator is an avid gamer. Does gaming affect your creativity?<br/><br/>There are parts of my current WIP that sprang from pondering long and hard about some of the implications of a few concepts from the TTRPG _Shadowrun_. 2026-02-19T17:33:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdydz359jr3ev0pf7xq8lldn65z4e9dwvu7tr8s6aqlk70vw38zrczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2hmc9dl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsql0qdzxxf3jjjf5sjvsdfw5w2y5903t3vs6u35xarcyxjgpqarfs9pjlv7'>nevent1q…jlv7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 18: Our next featured creator has done her own book covers. Have you ever or would you ever do your own cover?<br/><br/>I would absolutely not; graphic design is not one of my skills. If for some reason I had to, I&#39;d go with some kind of design based on text and abstract shapes, because art is even less one of my skills. But in reality, I plan to either let my publisher handle cover art (assuming I find a publisher), or contract an artist/designer (assuming I don&#39;t). 2026-02-18T17:16:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsql0qdzxxf3jjjf5sjvsdfw5w2y5903t3vs6u35xarcyxjgpqarfszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2668hhk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdp67e0vzkd0eq2xhy5gqq77z2v49lk0jhrntqdmjmtsdmkxpnrcq5ht4mn'>nevent1q…t4mn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 17: Share a fun memory from a past SAM prompt.<br/><br/>Interacting with people around the answers to <a href="https://wandering.shop/@kagan/114478930786331470">https://wandering.shop/@kagan/114478930786331470</a> was a lot of fun. 2026-02-17T17:09:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdp67e0vzkd0eq2xhy5gqq77z2v49lk0jhrntqdmjmtsdmkxpnrcqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq26nkzde In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6v49rfj3gazqlzunga497ja0r20au55kskkjxfw77fey3xcghxqq8ja6s'>nevent1q…ja6s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 16: Do you have a favorite decade of music? Which one(s)?<br/><br/>Nah, I try to keep it fresh and keep up with what&#39;s going on. There are cool things to be found about every decade of music that I&#39;m familiar with. 2026-02-16T17:04:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd6v49rfj3gazqlzunga497ja0r20au55kskkjxfw77fey3xcghxqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq24xt7l8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84sqqdhtuey7rfz9x04vl79mt0yyyjzsh0x72tzztj8l3ncc84jcq8hapq'>nevent1q…hapq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 14: How are things going for you this month, creatively or otherwise?<br/><br/>Creatively? Not too bad. I&#39;ve wound up getting on two-hour writing jags a few times, and my word count so far this month is over 8,000, even though I had to cut a few hundred at one point. 2026-02-14T19:54:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs84sqqdhtuey7rfz9x04vl79mt0yyyjzsh0x72tzztj8l3ncc84jczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2hrtvvh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspw0acll2jvh8df4rqyj37qqprnuwe27avm6whduxk5je06cq7fugdqywvz'>nevent1q…ywvz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 13: How well do you sing? If you don&#39;t consider yourself a good singer, do you sing anyway?<br/><br/>Not well enough to satisfy myself, but well enough to do okay at karaoke, as long as I pick a track I can do justice to. 2026-02-13T18:07:10+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9jckmprgkrn3atw979jen6mrvqxp962p6yu8u7t3cjh6ucl27n7qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2w7ach6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ywfj0mutn9m6h5dd3wuxsu765ng05h4sekzudlsr662ssc7hdpsk4zcjh'>nevent1q…zcjh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 10: What is the most out-of-character creative thing you enjoy? That thing that never matches the assumptions about you.<br/><br/>Probably pop music. I think people who know me would expect me to like, or not be surprised at me liking, things like rock, alternative, and minimalism. But pop is something I think would raise eyebrows. 2026-02-10T16:52:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ywfj0mutn9m6h5dd3wuxsu765ng05h4sekzudlsr662ssc7hdpszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2msq99h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvecq6aemzvcckmswwu9k0gg3tqgaxrrfalvh44fpeev79gjld6ggcpu7z7'>nevent1q…u7z7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 9: Is one really the loneliest number?<br/><br/>Yes. 2026-02-09T17:29:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv2z2h0pjk3gm769z9gm0xmkj8a42jpklg74phjgqt8hqem2a2xdszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq22qsuae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqc48qwpmjuccxqhqp9afvh6tzph79yw469rfnvjl2xrft4rpr5ggn367ym'>nevent1q…67ym</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 6: Our featured creator makes graphic novels. As a reader, which do you think is more important in a graphic novel, art or words?<br/><br/>By their very nature, graphic novels place equal importance on both of those things! (That said, I tend to focus much more on the words when I&#39;m reading them — but that&#39;s a tendency I&#39;m trying to overcome, because I think it&#39;s a bad one.) 2026-02-06T16:20:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqc48qwpmjuccxqhqp9afvh6tzph79yw469rfnvjl2xrft4rpr5ggzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq29m0e38 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxlmqhv8j0m0v0l3r4scet33a054laup464gp799ws0en6ll4vxhcp0tnlk'>nevent1q…tnlk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 5: You now have the same occupation as the main character of your current WIP (or book you are reading/last read). What job are you doing?<br/><br/>Looks like I&#39;m simultaneously:<br/><br/>1. An architect;<br/>2. A librarian;<br/>3. A radiologist, specializing in MRIs;<br/>4. An unemployed ex-accountant who might be able to make a living at painting if I gave it a shot; and<br/>5. A front-end web developer.<br/><br/>(By a curious coincidence, #5 is, in fact, my actual job in real life.) 2026-02-05T17:19:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdamwkttsswpp5e6mjn2s8whc2nkf4ft582lvx2f97l582ky8yq5qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq27ae99n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0c8kklqq77dkhz9hfe5afzam56aw29r047y5a99twyctpyuw5g3s0u3pxs'>nevent1q…3pxs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 2: Do you have any annual traditions not tied to holidays?<br/><br/>None that I can think of. 2026-02-02T16:41:56+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0c8kklqq77dkhz9hfe5afzam56aw29r047y5a99twyctpyuw5g3szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2y5pckg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwsv0zw2ma9k8w5jvy4hsdw6fcd9phq2ulm5p6x8zevem0mh5qwstnvw60'>nevent1q…vw60</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 1: What&#39;s one creative thing you&#39;d like to get done this month?<br/><br/>At least one chapter of my WIP. Preferably two, but I know that&#39;s not a reasonable target. 2026-02-01T17:05:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhgxyxe5770gmurenr7ukjvxzuxqnlkwtg49uxj2juwpdmmaeqtqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2hltn20 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspet4he27ytxszyalq9nucvx4d2pdqdup9qfkejld3eru0azc0kpcy7trz8'>nevent1q…trz8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 30: Hogwash?<br/><br/>Folderol! Stuff and nonsense! Indeed, as the kids say these days: that&#39;s AI! 2026-01-30T17:30:27+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspet4he27ytxszyalq9nucvx4d2pdqdup9qfkejld3eru0azc0kpczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq29270my In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22k0aljgwsuf8tmcvtej97ezyz9r74tdky6ls53434429nks8xcsd9vcuw'>nevent1q…vcuw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 27: Are you good at threading needles?<br/><br/>No, but I have hardly any practice at it. I&#39;m sure I&#39;d improve quickly if I started sewing on a regular basis. 2026-01-27T19:03:10+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf9flra6nrfqfldujrxdvs4a02mq7dj6q74a0nafc00934fwg2m3qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2e47htl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg25d00q9t3jckxzkfvxg4qt43cqv8cm5gr054fsh7u8stxlqf4ssdxqwnf'>nevent1q…qwnf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 24: What&#39;s a work of science fiction that you love? What do you love about it?<br/><br/>I&#39;m going to say, completely unironically: ST:TOS. Maybe it&#39;s partly because I grew up on it — and look, I&#39;m not saying *every* episode; some of them were real stinkers¹ — but by and large, the message that humanity can come together, overcome our differences, triumph over the three evils of racism, militarism, and greed, and even ally with alien species in the pursuit of... 1/2 2026-01-24T16:57:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg25d00q9t3jckxzkfvxg4qt43cqv8cm5gr054fsh7u8stxlqf4sszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jpchh5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst65zygvgszhh3qu6eknhu4tppn53z96er7z3mxurjvuz7fy0dc6sprfz54'>nevent1q…fz54</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 23: If you garden, do you give away anything that you grow? If so, what do you give away the most of?<br/><br/>I don&#39;t garden. 2026-01-23T16:23:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst65zygvgszhh3qu6eknhu4tppn53z96er7z3mxurjvuz7fy0dc6szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ddscz4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0h8ruvcvlv2frg0xqqs6yp2lustd8vrz8qt384jjh2q0nshq2rmcjrz9ux'>nevent1q…z9ux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 20: When it comes to theater, do you prefer tragedy or comedy?<br/><br/>Comedy, although it&#39;s a close thing. Watching someone completely ruin their life can be grand and full of pathos, and many of the best soliloquies are from tragedies, not comedies. But in the end, I prefer to walk out of the theater having laughed and had fun rather than having gone, &#34;OMG, can you please not do the obviously catastrophic things?&#34; for a couple of hours. 2026-01-20T16:50:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0h8ruvcvlv2frg0xqqs6yp2lustd8vrz8qt384jjh2q0nshq2rmczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2gyscas In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsds6t8476fj5f4qgmcuya97tv6hgeahcqp025wr8v76swdfq4a8esufpa6v'>nevent1q…pa6v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 18: Vinyl, compact disc, digital, or radio?<br/><br/>Digital. It&#39;s nice not to have to lug around lots of physical objects to have music. 2026-01-18T18:19:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsds6t8476fj5f4qgmcuya97tv6hgeahcqp025wr8v76swdfq4a8eszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ahac26 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxxzfycg4h4ghkhxnqpyuj2xxelyw4vh0ecv4st34e3l4uqde6lhqfte33v'>nevent1q…e33v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 17: What&#39;s an animated movie you love?<br/><br/>_Princess Mononoke,_ by Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli. 2026-01-17T17:53:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxxzfycg4h4ghkhxnqpyuj2xxelyw4vh0ecv4st34e3l4uqde6lhqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2klt826 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0allq2tkfvccmrckc6602he2emh77zk0a4kknxvgx85se37wh42q4dxy86'>nevent1q…xy86</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 16: You wake up to find someone staring at you. Who is it, and why are they there?<br/><br/>It&#39;s my partner, who came over to surprise me with morning snuggles. 2026-01-16T17:46:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0allq2tkfvccmrckc6602he2emh77zk0a4kknxvgx85se37wh42qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2em4y8x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvg6qkunacjv84kae9w6ltczq3a9ne2y0j40wpejsfguraw9gs39g60nxte'>nevent1q…nxte</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...things like &#34;the four elements&#34;, &#34;past, present, and future&#34;, and a whole bunch of other things I can&#39;t even recall right now. They definitely weren&#39;t all simple sets of things like that; some were more creative.<br/><br/>So anyway, my choice is DJ equipment! 2/2<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-01-15T16:13:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdxfr8me9ka0qkl2pxejn7unyf9lg7vne3klyhu5zfaae3xfute9czyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2wwahj9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqftzezxj8hnacpquautxhlly8fy8phhpayzz9xq7xjrhgm4nu7ckancqe'>nevent1q…ncqe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 14: Is there a color you find comforting?<br/><br/>The deep blue of the sky about 20–30° up from the western horizon, a few minutes after the sun has set on a clear day. 2026-01-14T17:29:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2rdfx36n97enmsmllsjyqa2jafgy3vlm9y4gk3fh78umcs63thczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2kp4dgm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrwm4jcgtljkjz6h5e42xx46le3e0ncxpgfgz7er2ndu0ydykszqyq22lq'>nevent1q…22lq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 12: A variation of a guess-the-lyrics prompt from last month: share a snippet of song lyrics and create a poll asking people to pick what song the lyrics are from.<br/><br/>&#34;Here&#39;s the song of shear and torsion,<br/>Here&#39;s the bloodbath magazine,<br/>Here&#39;s the harvest of contusions,<br/>Here&#39;s the narcoleptic dream&#34; 2026-01-12T17:24:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswrwm4jcgtljkjz6h5e42xx46le3e0ncxpgfgz7er2ndu0ydykszqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2wmu4wc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdxq039a27cu6wfc92t72vljnuskjr4kkk6a3hw0pvadnce8j5mrqadwckl'>nevent1q…wckl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 11: Is your creativity ever inspired by dreams you’ve had? If so, can you give an example?<br/><br/>Yeah, there was this previous answer: <a href="https://wandering.shop/@kagan/115543052003675170">https://wandering.shop/@kagan/115543052003675170</a> I still desperately hope every copy of that play has been purged from the face of the Earth. 2026-01-11T18:04:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdxq039a27cu6wfc92t72vljnuskjr4kkk6a3hw0pvadnce8j5mrqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2hm7pax In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw5m9d7tcelxq3dfhyzdtuvthtk9fj6xshheqd9jhldjht63ywnhcc4g4fe'>nevent1q…g4fe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 9: Is there a difference in how long it takes you to decide if you like different mediums? Why do you think that is?<br/><br/>I mean, there&#39;s a difference just in how I even *measure* the lengths, and there should be, because different media are... *different*. 2026-01-09T18:47:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswse3pxlehjayf005hg34dqyruq9rgzyz6cvgg7ly442t27z79h0qzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2sy75k6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyswczga2kmclk2hj84k0t43w00cxryznj4k6cfhekxx4jrhwrjrg4mcmnv'>nevent1q…cmnv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 6: How long does it usually take you to decide if you like a piece of visual art?<br/><br/>Sometimes it can be as quick as &#34;the moment I see it&#34;, if it&#39;s something that I can take in all in a glance. More complex things may take up to a full minute or more, if I have to really inspect the details and get a real understanding of the thing. 1/2 2026-01-06T18:16:00+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyswczga2kmclk2hj84k0t43w00cxryznj4k6cfhekxx4jrhwrjrgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq27pgtls In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfzwgj7f65nc2x95wg9vfgce08za523glerzmzksrnl4glml07q7g6v9yzk'>nevent1q…9yzk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 5: Make a story or art based on the misheard lyric you shared yesterday<br/><br/>It&#39;d really just be the story Morrissey was already telling in the song. Except a little more clever. 2026-01-05T17:30:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfzwgj7f65nc2x95wg9vfgce08za523glerzmzksrnl4glml07q7gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2xpsrjn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswu65357ezvsc7v5gndk3qt69x6tmkv56wzrr6w4wwywqqsmq8wzc6vjy6x'>nevent1q…jy6x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...couldn&#39;t make a pass at the woman he&#39;s driving around with... and therefore, couldn&#39;t pass as straight. (I initially thought it was only a double meaning, before discovering that Morrissey was gay. Even then, I thought it was clever, but the lyricist&#39;s homosexuality adds so much with that third level of meaning!)<br/><br/>Sadly, it turns out my mishearing was *way* more creative than Morrissey&#39;s actual line, which is merely &#34;...and I just couldn&#39;t ask.&#34; Meh. 2/2<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-01-04T17:46:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswu65357ezvsc7v5gndk3qt69x6tmkv56wzrr6w4wwywqqsmq8wzczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq237esca In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlcx6lmj7egdxx292rnsdta0rsjj9sv453m3u6q9n3dqtg2yvfdqggxxjm'>nevent1q…xxjm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 4: Share a mondegreen (misheard lyric) you like.<br/><br/>For the longest time, I misheard a line in the Smiths&#39; &#34;There is a Light That Never Goes Out&#34;. I heard it as:<br/><br/>&gt; And in a darkened underpass, I thought:<br/>&gt; &#34;Oh, God, my chance has come at last!&#34;<br/>&gt; But then a strange fear gripped me<br/>&gt; And I just couldn&#39;t pass.<br/><br/>I thought it made an absolutely banger *triple*-entendre: Not only could he not pass by another car in his own, but he also... 1/2<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 2026-01-04T17:46:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqlcx6lmj7egdxx292rnsdta0rsjj9sv453m3u6q9n3dqtg2yvfdqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2fw02ez In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv78dwfw50adnan87c0g0dvu52ml6zdx53zu4jhvd63hz0yrlv9ssnl4a4q'>nevent1q…4a4q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers day 2: Vivid?<br/><br/>I&#39;ll take this as a prompt for something from my own writing. Here&#39;s a snippet of a practice vignette. It&#39;s Kevin Wingard&#39;s birthday (roughly 8 years before the WIP novel takes place), and Adrian Hardesty and Derrick Devereaux are taking him out on the town. Adrian&#39;s gotten them into a very upscale club and asked if there&#39;s anything else that would make the night better. Kevin thinks he might hit the dance floor...<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/826/540/768/732/653/original/78d50ad1a573f289.png"> <br/> 2026-01-02T17:54:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0uyu8q5zcycz33mavl4fa7se24dza9rffqpkgzzzj7gg0j5ze0xszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2lamz89 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8numua3elep625kw3n0kfrxmhuh6pzqlgxpmtqzsunqxs4kuammc7sc9dp'>nevent1q…c9dp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I definitely prefer a slashed zero, but there are loads of other things I like about DejaVu, so I put up with the dotted one. But maybe I&#39;ll give Input a look and see if I like it better. Thanks for letting me know about it, either way.<br/><br/>May the world leave you alone more often! 2025-12-24T21:46:27+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyzuqqmuznvp9l292ssnn43yqnys2u2nu96u6lsn2mz3e0k4nmykczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2f92dtt WTF, why does my Firefox spell checker now think that &#34;ti&#34; is a word?¹ And so it doesn&#39;t put a red squiggle under it?<br/><br/>I am a very good speller, but only a so-so typist; I know how to spell most words, but I make transposition typos pretty much every sentence. So I cast my eyes over the text entry field looking for red squiggles before I hit &#34;Post&#34;.<br/><br/>How do I take a word *out* of Firefox&#39;s dictionary? Argh.<br/><br/>1. Oh, it thinks re , mi, fa, etc. are too. Crap. 2025-12-24T17:26:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy6w630ff8fktrekn836hmk0a38945r2jjs04qahx5cqt34pncslczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2j6n7my In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2595rcupzc4m2ac4cfzwvezc7h2fyd2a6fx29nl38qlz5dzrvyzcp9u5gl'>nevent1q…u5gl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read this and went, &#34;What?! I could swear it&#39;s only the 24th...&#34;<br/><br/>Yup, it is (at least over here). The International Date Line strikes again! 😄 2025-12-24T17:03:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz67xhyyc9ewyw23anu47qgym4runr5y2x430va95fa60n85rmhdqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jm6v9u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlszxsjksuf68mnzqnch4zqfumr37zumy00tzshh2juk2lpyn08gjph4e0'>nevent1q…h4e0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I want to be able to get to a specific open window without having to remember how many other windows I&#39;ve been thru since the last time I used it, and without covering up other things I&#39;m using. Is this possible in Linux Mint Cinnamon? Is there some other window manager or desktop environment that would give me that? 3/3<br/><br/>#Linux #LinuxMint #LinuxHelp 2025-12-23T21:30:10+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszvqzrdwagawn3e6cxltw8e4s33kc0w97apslduel34j0x4mlr9vqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq20y4snv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdcvu05k5cg9q8j90s03f5zl6atyclq27tnfukkqhpqx8uslccclsnxhkp8'>nevent1q…hkp8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The thing that worries me is, what if I don&#39;t actually have *all* the data that&#39;s precious¹ to me?<br/><br/>Realistically, intellectually, I&#39;m pretty sure I do. But it&#39;s easy to overlook things. App settings, extensions, extension settings... &#34;Oh shit, all my passwords were in Firefox&#34;, etc. (Got that covered. Got my Mozilla account credentials stored, *and* downloaded all the passwords into their own CSV file.)<br/><br/>So, got that. But have I missed anything else? 😰<br/><br/>1. Obligatory: 💍 2025-12-20T20:08:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvsvv9qna4v63uare7yxjmv53zyqmtyq07zvk337e45gmlx0g6pdszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq23ufukv A couple of times in the most recent episode (&#34;Charm Offensive&#34;), we see a big wound or scar on Zosia&#39;s back. I went and checked; when she gets in the shower in E02 &#34;Pirate Lady&#34;, she does not have that wound.<br/><br/>What&#39;s she been doing in the 40-ish days since &#34;Please, Carol&#34;? 🤔<br/><br/>#Plur1bus #Pluribus 2025-12-20T18:38:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy5v0lxlzhl3d7hw69ujvsf6yewxphndxyd2su66deefw8903nwvgzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2tg49h3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95euel9a28reazq2un8j3pxj227tu22y9m4vdtt4jdgnjdxz36tq0g7ny2'>nevent1q…7ny2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Always nice to find the advice to read backed up with &#34;and here&#39;s some stuff you can read&#34;. I&#39;m not so much a fan of Gutenberg&#39;s formatting, so I&#39;ve been using <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page">https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page</a>; I&#39;m sure the two complement each other well. 2025-12-19T19:59:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsglelmeqeyzrgrmal8xrqd9ymxu88f9chh0h7ckgvqvejctcnrsfszyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq22sk4wf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstyc5tp22djgfv2x555gl78c4xt9hh27cz4jp4kr9pkamxvh55hhsuu2l3x'>nevent1q…2l3x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hells, yeah! I write in a text editor. I write my novel in Markdown. Seriously, for most writers, that&#39;s all you need. You need to be able to do italics, and maybe a few other things like indents/block quotes, and that&#39;s about it. You don&#39;t need to fiddle with fonts; that&#39;s for when you _publish_, not when you&#39;re _writing._ 2025-12-17T19:25:10+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy5zfvpmk2hxc72068xv68dgfjuyvqy6xuc2d0udedfsm3096vmxqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2nrugsp Hauled myself out the door, with a herculean effort. Made it to the FedEx store before they closed... only to discover I need to talk to customer service if I want to ship this kind of item. 😖 2025-12-17T00:56:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgz5969vrmt4h3fqmkgwatwa406syzeg8jgfpza6eqrer8ys22cwczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2uwg732 RE: <a href="https://stranger.social/@lednaBM/115718877275566120">https://stranger.social/@lednaBM/115718877275566120</a><br/><br/>It&#39;s weird how every time someone runs a UBI or GBI test like this, it always turns out positive. Like, I *never* see headlines saying &#34;UBI Trial in Bumfucksburg, WX Fails to Achieve Goals&#34;.<br/><br/>They always work, never fail.<br/><br/>It&#39;s almost like they&#39;re a good idea and we should move past the &#34;trial&#34; stage, hmm? 🤔<br/><br/>#UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #BasicUniversalIncome #GuaranteedBasicIncome #poverty<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1fdf8qur9wul6gn34v8f4dvt2fa7dp2qxex56z5j9z9cwevqshqlsw9kxka" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1fdf…kxka</a></span><br/> </div> Guaranteed Basic Income Program In Rochester NY Deemed A Success | Crooks and Liars<br/><a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/12/guaranteed-basic-income-program-rochester">https://crooksandliars.com/2025/12/guaranteed-basic-income-program-rochester</a> </blockquote> 2025-12-14T17:43:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxl5rptevdtxncgxjtyfkg9w03swspfum84lcu9rm2qsazr43cgrqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ws6e9r I&#39;ve seen an uptick in links to Substack lately, so here&#39;s yet another reminder:<br/><br/>Substack is a transphobic, pro-Nazi platform. Many of will not follow links to it. We are not giving that place any eyeballs or clicks.<br/><br/>Publishing there, or linking to it, helps the Nazi site owners. Please don&#39;t do it.<br/><br/>#Substack #SubstackIsTransphobic #SubstackIsRunByNazis #NaziSubstack #NaziShit #BoycottSubstack 2025-12-12T19:48:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswv7kj052e7ekfpryy868kr090zxc5m50l6jyk4d3pyqzj7866gngzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2jz02pj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwwl46x2udtwwzvu2kvz8tpy3dlg5tnp4dmcfhgu4sqj24c4kv8cz8w7m8'>nevent1q…w7m8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ugh. It sucks to feel like we have to hide like that.<br/><br/>But I like that phrase, and I&#39;ll probably use it myself sometime soon.<br/><br/>&#34;I&#39;m a pragmatist, if I hit a place where it&#39;s the best tool for the job, I&#39;ll use it.&#34; (Narrator: There is never such a place.) 2025-12-11T17:17:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd4f5lchgr6624zupraru6klu4zdf2an3a5th4yfc5hp2m0xz4r8gzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2ta0446 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstkmvqpquu6repy7tjhpvmkp2dn9svg529g8hvrep46pf57ld37vcwudwds'>nevent1q…dwds</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, is that what color surprise is? I would&#39;ve figured something in the general neighborhood of red, maybe slightly on the orange-y side. 2025-12-09T06:17:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst9fknr393m3j0943f6xumlp3f8tse6jucfyzjsqrpgsfw0e0ldeczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2adl2g5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf87zjdc920xxglv9hhgvy5g3a4hpr80f4x23wewmzqlkkpdlvppqv9m5gr'>nevent1q…m5gr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you so much. 💗 2025-12-07T04:04:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp0eq5nuue6mrjlc909ecgw3ayae3vplvjjcm8mt0tyyg7j3hs05szyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2nartxp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0khcrng0sry98st6lut4qv25djd73pn4hc602dhcuaa3x4tahewg7m83qc'>nevent1q…83qc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People with keyboards can just use the Home button on their keyboard.<br/><br/>Mobile users can just use the scrollbar.<br/><br/>You *have* made sure the scrollbar is usable, right? The scrollbar not being usable might be a reason, but not a &#34;legit&#34; one, as the question specifies. 2025-12-05T17:05:49+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz28nk2m7j80tr8fh2s0fzq4a3ugkwzm4fpsw3gg288v5tya6yuuqzyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2hs230c I am *so livid* at the Harris-Walz team right now. They&#39;re saying they have concerns that the number of Covid cases on their team after the DNC could affect staffing at events this week.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democratic-national-convention-surprise-guest-covid-kamala-harris-rcna168298">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democratic-national-convention-surprise-guest-covid-kamala-harris-rcna168298</a><br/><br/>They had no testing or mask requirements at the convention. They just &#34;let it rip&#34;. 1/3<br/><br/>#DNC #COVID #CovidIsNotOver #Election2024 #USpol 2024-08-27T06:48:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsytcz7n4led4ey6v33j0dmelt82m2t04ef3y37usvefss7p8sc8qczyra3l2ugn5e3rszpdjf6js49wnlnp72weg06rvvuaf24qqfwv3dq2r5ppc8 You&#39;re drinking a cup of tea. However, it is black tea, not green tea. Which emoji should you use to symbolize this?<br/><br/>(Please boost for reach. Thank you.)<br/><br/>#tea #emoji 2024-07-25T15:58:15+02:00