Karen Stewart / Blackbird Vortex

Being an adult can also be about catching up on things you missed out as a child. Buy that plushie, eat that ice cream everyday, watch that cartoon, hell start jokingly believing in Santa again, who’s gonna stop you??

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

Spreading this word from elsewhere: Just a quick reminder that if you subscribe to any magazine via Kindle Periodicals, that program ends at the end of August. If you decide to become a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, be aware that the magazines will be earning about half as much money per subscriber as before.

⏳ Only 1 week left to submit your stories for our Eldritch Harvest anthology! We’ve received amazing entries, but we want to hear more from diverse communities. Calling women, LGBTQ+, & people of color – share your tales now! 📚 #AnthologyCall #DiverseVoices #HorrorCommunity

To understand Musk's renewed obsession with X and focus on financial services, you REALLY need to understand the X/Confinity merger that became PayPal. And, particularly, the Peter Thiel-led coup that kicked Musk out as CEO/Chief Strategist. Here's how that happened. 1/🧵

@sblackmoore Ok this one made me laugh and I really needed that today

I've been chatting with recruiters throughout the gaming industry to find out why it's been a trend to see only Senior/Lead jobs open recently. There are more layers than you might think. 🧵Here's some transparency: #opinionsaremyown

Want to know the difference between the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Romans? Just look at their statues. Art always tells you what a society wants to believe about itself. So, from the Soviet Union to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, here's what art says about who we are...

@gillianmsmith Bring me back a stuffy too? 😂 Have a fun and safe trip

This is a mesmerising piece by @DaniGaravelli1 about the murder of Nikki Allan in @LRB. Analytical detachment and compassion for all concerned, with a beautiful literary flourish at just the right moment. lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/…

Trailblazing pitmaster Ed Mitchell shines light on Black barbecue history bit.ly/3pHZxZm via @southkitch

Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread: Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.

Mine is "dubious"

Doctor Who. But which Doctor???

There’s a TikTok by a Black woman talking about why she likes reading white romance because she wants escapism and doesn’t want to read about Black trauma and I am tired, tired, tired. The number of Black women agreeing with her in the comments is depressing.

@dovergirl95 @sblackmoore We did this for the 4th for the exact same reason

@NatalieKelda @writes_isa Yup. Exactly how I do it

@writes_isa I have Microsoft 365, cloud storage so never lose anything it saves as I type. I'm used to word. I write in one long document(the thought of writing each chapter in a different section gives me conniptions). I've changed Word's default format to fit what I need so it's no hassle.

Okay I have to ask: Why do you use Microsoft Word or Google Docs for your novel? (Instead of writing software like scrivener, etc.)

This would be sensible. And also amazing