nostr:npub1f9thyvj8skm2d6tkfl8wq98zvdpu6srmvrvtahn70y8tecv2stushtufmp Well, they are when you're chronically ill, but it's not something I want to be particularly graceful about.


Frustrated by my inability to do much of anything today. I spent an hour doing some very simplistic drawing this morning and had to spend most of the afternoon asleep.


#WordWeavers 12 Mar: What would your MC enjoy most about our world?

Ah, fuck, I dunno. Our world sucks about as much as his world. It's not that different, it just has fewer androids.

Like, there are consequently fewer organised hate groups whose particular hate is androids, but there are also no laws recognising his rights so...?


nostr:npub163ar0p8u3kzemzfrkcmc96lh7zqj2tluw738vx475q7c9yx95wss3dt5jr damn straight! No risks taken!


nostr:npub1eeuda68pptpk52ddtkhm27euhplf8jm8nya524k2vzkvpszq88hqtt4aku Well, I had ME/CFS well before I ha COVID, but yeah, the virus didn't help.


nostr:npub1eeuda68pptpk52ddtkhm27euhplf8jm8nya524k2vzkvpszq88hqtt4aku alas, having ME/CFS means exercise is wholly and completely damaging for me.


>enthusiastic! It's wonderful hearing from people who genuinely enjoyed my works!

I'm looking forward to bringing out my next book, once I've had a bit of rest.

Having recently become unemployed for health reasons you'd think I now have plenty of time to write, but the truth is writing is also work and eeeverything needs to slow right down for me at the moment.

I hope in a few weeks I'll be able to start moving slowly again though.


>my market.

Getting COVID and not really recovering even to my normal sick sick kind of stalled my initial attempts to launch something. That and I struggled to connect with readers when I only had one story out. Having gone from moderately-well-networked under my other pen name to co.pletely unknown, I floundered a bit.

But since working on things properly this year and moving to Madtodon, things have really picked up!

While my number of readers is still small, they're so lovely and>


#WritersCoffeeClub 6
Are you self-published or trad-published? How's it going?

Self-published! I have the impression that the traditionally published erotica market has almost disappeared these days. While some of my stories are more like erotic romances, they feel a bit too steamy for romance to me, and the happy ending isn't always certain to be forever, so I don't rate my chances in the trad romance market.

But I'm writing what I enjoy and have had some success this year at staring for find


nostr:npub1fxer97lg25f645vlg295e43hyfry5pewcah5tylh63z3rkrq8xssyw3glw not to me it's not.


nostr:npub1jc2r8jumxf9hwc0w27qcq3njw5nag73lqxjn2zdfjf3qk98a9hhse4klw0 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜


nostr:npub10tr65r5sha8srfg5eh7y0qqfnclqlh74mhc85xq066dhx3r07q2qwh7cac lol!


*Sees someone else's toot about feeling unpopular* *relates* *checks their bio* *discovers I follow them but they don't follow me back*

Well, that's done wonders for my self-esteme :-/


nostr:npub10tr65r5sha8srfg5eh7y0qqfnclqlh74mhc85xq066dhx3r07q2qwh7cac intensified pre-menstrual boob pain is a symptom of Long COVID. I didn't get it from the vaccines, but it wouldn't surprise me if you could.


nostr:npub10tr65r5sha8srfg5eh7y0qqfnclqlh74mhc85xq066dhx3r07q2qwh7cac Same. Turning down Karlach was really hard, but I was like... Sorry babe, buy can you not see how hard I am trying with Astarion here?

And then the first time I tried it on with him he shut me down So Hard 🤣


nostr:npub17e2gcjy66ll9w4ehg3u8yevln9x6ke6cu9ev0aw0c8zwarne6kfsmst2gd nostr:npub1pl9pgy8es7c99x4tfr2mych68wkqz6ceyky9n2nyvvxxfndsgxeq2k4nzh I've had cats before and am familiar with how much puke they produce. Not that it matters, the big thing is that I'm chronically ill, and if I can't deal with puke when it happens, that's a problem. I would probably also need to be in a living situation where the cat can go outside as dealing with a litter tray regularly is probably not possible.


nostr:npub1pl9pgy8es7c99x4tfr2mych68wkqz6ceyky9n2nyvvxxfndsgxeq2k4nzh They're so good! And I would TELL them how good they are, CONSTANTLY.


nostr:npub1pl9pgy8es7c99x4tfr2mych68wkqz6ceyky9n2nyvvxxfndsgxeq2k4nzh Thanks, mate. If I ever do get a cat you will always have visiting rights. Like, just whenever you wanna come see a cat you can show up.


I just want a little fellow to give a silly name who will purr at me and go bananas running around the house for no reason.


I'm not allowed to have a cat until I'm sure I can clean up its puke.


nostr:npub1r6q9z82j2fum5v3a7jx9zysg9dcfgfclde8mq6c47nueg096ftfqy853en If that floats your boat!


It's been so long since I stuck my face into the soft belly of a cat - I can barely remember what it feels like

I get that not all cats allow you to do this, but I have had cats that did, and friends, it is the best.


I don't have a cat. This is the Ideal cat.


"If not for sticking face in, why belly fluffy?" I ask.

The cat just stares at me.


>characters with the kind of complex issues I wanted them to have.

And all so they could bone and feel angsty about it 😅


>But Oviposition, threadbare as it is, had given me this setting with the ruins of an ancient subterranean civilisation, dead gods, and a bunch of hapless archaeologists.

The angst my characters needed required me to work into that setting a complex and subtle magic system that embedded political complexities in the world and in the characters very bodies and personalities. What I needed for the characters shaped the world I created, but that world needed to be full and rich to support>


>Lovecraftian backdrop for the setting than Ruinous Attraction would have had on its own.

The plot of both stories is pretty simple. Lbr, Oviposition is barely more that PWP, and most of the story in Ruinous Attraction comes from the interplay of the characters - the plot itself is pretty basic: they're trapped in an enchanted room that's making them increasingly horny and they do it. It's the characters histories, personal circumstances, and initial animosity that makes it interesting.


> without significant differences to them and the plot.

This has exercised my world-building muscles in a very different way to the organic way such things usually develop. Thinking about how I create the a background that will generate the same emotional notes in a very different place.

A surprisingly large amount stemmed from the fact that the plot required ruins and caves and explorers, and the kinky happenstance that Oviposition involved an unknown tentacle monster invoked a kind of>


#wordweavers Oct 4. Character development, world-building, plot — how much attention do you pay to each?

These things do not come apart for me. They all inform each other.

THAT SAID, I do go pretty deep into character in their response to plot and their world.

I've also had an interesting challenge with The Sussuran Chronicles as the first two stories I rewrote from an entirely different world. So the rewriting focused a lot on building a whole new world that would fit the same characters>


Fortunately, this hasn't really been an issue in my Ruby Jones work. People think more in amount of time passed (which I treat as I would other numbers - numerals up to 10 and then words) rather than specific times of the day. But it has caused me frustration and dithering and the hope that an editor just applies the house style somewhere down the road where my other pen name is concerned.


#WritersCoffeeClub 4: How do you write the time? In text or numbers? Both? Why?

Goddamn, this is a hard one and I go back and forth on it!

Short answer is I do whatever I think will be least disruptive to the reader in context while staying consistent.

This tends to mean numbers in description and words in dialogue, but it really depends on context and how cumbersome writing out the words would be to read. If the way a character says the time is causing an issue, I recast it.


Good morning campers! Today I am thinking I may start rereading Dracula. It's only been 19 years since the first time!


Oh thank kittens - we can finally schedule when print KDPs go live on Amazon as well as ebooks - that'll make like easier!


IDK. I'll draw what I see first and think about toning it down later once I see how it looks as a whole.


Drawn a bit more of David's bum.

I know it looks really dark, but I'm using the replica in Nice rather than the marble original as a reference. It's green rather than white and I photographed it from the side in shade so *shrugs* it's darker.

https://files.smutlandia.com/media_attachments/files/111/172/000/861/369/321/original/1b668b2600e71baa.png


nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw Niiiiiice.


nostr:npub1zvax3r7j4smpxcrnxlznc5yv2x26e5rpuutmxssxwevp2fr8wlwqxue2q5 Yeah, except it won't be teenage white girls; it'll be black and brown people.

I know you didn't say white, but phrasing it as being a problem because of teenage girls doing minor theft projects a certain idea of what constitutes innocence and minor crime. One that doesn't match who Trump and his followers are fantasising about killing. It's good to not play into the same tropes they do.

No one should be summarily executed for a crime.


#WordWeavers 30: How educated is your MC?

A controversial topic. As an android, much of Evan's programming involved complex training of a multi-modular neural net. But he was never educated in a way commonly understood by humans to be worthy of qualification. Many androids struggle to find work because industries they were designed to work in for free now regard them as 'unqualified'.

Carter majored in Politics at uni before graduating the Police Academy and earning his place on the force.


nostr:npub1nfeg69qpdp7qx86435329ya8hjk63ea08jms3pdfuluzfll648rsnxft3a absolutely stunning.


nostr:npub1g26kp53ltn7dak48men8cw2ytl6ht7pzghdf6fk72qvh6rtgawvsfxtqqf Moopsy!


nostr:npub1p6mf2kzc3gu8tqkm59y0tvqg0sxnahxve2heujlf6c5wpx6v5twqg8jpny 🙄 of course. The people who contribute nothing themselves are always the first to dismiss the labour involved in doing so.


nostr:npub1g26kp53ltn7dak48men8cw2ytl6ht7pzghdf6fk72qvh6rtgawvsfxtqqf I have been meaning to post how much I lived the Moopsy since I first saw it!


nostr:npub1p6mf2kzc3gu8tqkm59y0tvqg0sxnahxve2heujlf6c5wpx6v5twqg8jpny people who are critical about free porn drive me batty.

It's FREE. The very least you owe is politeness. Don't like? Don't consume. The back button is right there!


Speaking of my new unemployment, now would be a really lovely time for you to consider buying one of my books 😅

My novellas:

#RuinousAttraction fantasy m/m, angsty enemies-to-lovers trapped in an ancient enchanted sex dungeon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0C96ZCP6F

#AnUnexpectedAttachment SF m/m, human/android, past-enemies-to-lovers, soft boys falling in love, first time, android body modification https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BN27Q1Y9

Or elsewhere: https://books2read.com/u/bxJl2l

#erotica #romance nostr:npub1gkyeprq34fysang3tz5yquvdyard9kz7ls7pekkvhjjq6y54ueqqt7xp6y nostr:npub1u6s4rycrynwgs8sgsd6jmrlvt5ut9pjafnwt77ys3nnyfg7yqglqeuvn8n


nostr:npub1jc2r8jumxf9hwc0w27qcq3njw5nag73lqxjn2zdfjf3qk98a9hhse4klw0 I admired him so much. Hard to think of his equal.


I'm freeeee!

(Officially, last day of work. I am gonna be a sick person of rest.)

https://files.smutlandia.com/media_attachments/files/111/148/366/581/712/581/original/cd7961923b7b33dc.mp4


nostr:npub10jgxq2t46hezepgxclyhndududwpzhv0mkme8xjm2zrww7tw7t8qyd6q3j *sympathy* I hope you managed to start feeling a little better.


#Wordweavers 26: Is the antagonist or protagonist more fashionable?

The protags are DEFINITELY more fashionable. Evan takes a lot of pride with his appearance, and since having the freedom and money to buy his own clothes he chooses them with great care.

Carter is not as fashion conscious as Evan - he has a more laid back style - but he still cares more about his appearance than the reclusive Donovan Terence, who is our primary antag.


#WordWeavers 27: Do any children under two or older people factor into your story?

Nope, nope, nope. I am not big on writing about children.

There are some androids who are 2 years old, but they are mentally grown-ass adults.


nostr:npub1agyxcc37ty8hsyu9vyr6krpdmtp9mknve5zhfud2t0yk638vg7qs59fl6u Oh sure, but I was just responding to your question about how old *I* am 😛


nostr:npub1agyxcc37ty8hsyu9vyr6krpdmtp9mknve5zhfud2t0yk638vg7qs59fl6u I remember using a dial to change channel.


nostr:npub1k4qmle0sq0u0fwfz8l7zr85j3ag07z0v3lzj7xrkz5v6sfxdd00ss73lsq nostr:npub1ch0l4ag8q7c0er7zzeqa68tnhqvvrxpwyu9s5u3hw2j5c3735x0sf77gec Depends where you go - 'Hey girl' is often used for all genders. See also 'Sup, bitches?' Also 'queen' and various other originally female-coded terms, although I'm not sure guy or dude is new to being gender neutral, that's been around at least 30 years and I would hazard considerably longer.


nostr:npub1j50n0je8eekevw3wy5x4haqz95l3uurfc2cvcyln4jdafsgfmvns39xe79 It's a question of modality and whether it's possible that there might be nothing. I'm extrapolating from that a little bit, but your question would be a part of that discussion.

Personally, I am all in for scepticism, but niche modality questions are of less interest to me, so I can't say much more than that 😅


nostr:npub1j50n0je8eekevw3wy5x4haqz95l3uurfc2cvcyln4jdafsgfmvns39xe79 Oh jesus, OK, I know this is a joke, but there are actual philosophical papers about this. It was an actual research area for one of my supervisors.


nostr:npub1l0vdfdq98n2ts5dr6ehdsm5638uc2sl4v6znfwtmu9dvrvmwcqsq90uvrp >plagued by it, and that he is mad. The story has answered the question it set out to address, and the central enigma is the beating of the heart the man wrestles with, ultimately losing the fight with his guilt to reveal his crime, resolving the enigma (for the reader, at least).

Sorry, I went on a bit here. I hope it's helpful. Once I started thinking about short stories in this way I got a lot better at actually selling the stories I wrote.


nostr:npub1l0vdfdq98n2ts5dr6ehdsm5638uc2sl4v6znfwtmu9dvrvmwcqsq90uvrp >must be solved that arises from the characters being in the situation. You can improve it by clarifying existing issues in the narrative or introducing a problem for the characters to solve.

Example: The Tell-tale Heart is a short story about a man who goes mad with guilt because he killed someone and still hears the beating of his heart beneath the floorboards. Strictly speaking not a lot happens, but by the end of the story we are in no doubt about what the beating is, why the man is>


nostr:npub1l0vdfdq98n2ts5dr6ehdsm5638uc2sl4v6znfwtmu9dvrvmwcqsq90uvrp >Can you strengthen how you show that it has been solved at the end? If part if what you want to do is show that the problem is unsolvable (maybe you like bleak, depressing ends - I sometimes do) can you bring *that* out more strongly?

If the story just kinds peters out the reason is usually that you have characters and a situation, but you haven't clearly identified what you want to tell people about those characters in that situation, or there's no specific problem you've shown readers>


nostr:npub1l0vdfdq98n2ts5dr6ehdsm5638uc2sl4v6znfwtmu9dvrvmwcqsq90uvrp >on this theory, the central enigma must be resolved by the end. I'm always a bit of an 'anti-narrative' fan, who enjoys story structures with surprises, which is maybe why I prefer the other way of putting it, but even if you do want to buck trends, narrative theory can help you get unstuck when you don't know why a story doesn't feel right yet. So, one way is to take a step back and ask what the central enigma is. What problem are the characters solving? Does it get solved?>


nostr:npub1l0vdfdq98n2ts5dr6ehdsm5638uc2sl4v6znfwtmu9dvrvmwcqsq90uvrp >that reason is, and check that you've conveyed it to your audience.

Another approach from narrative theory is to identify the story's 'central enigma' - this is the problem to which characters are responding that drives the action. The central enigma sometimes arrives a bit later in the story than the beginning, but in a short story you don't have a lot of space to grab a reader's (or submission editor's) attention, so you should at least tease about the central enigma in the opening>


nostr:npub1l0vdfdq98n2ts5dr6ehdsm5638uc2sl4v6znfwtmu9dvrvmwcqsq90uvrp >so that the first paragraph sets up reader expectations about what the story is about, and the last paragraph brings together whatever threads I have laid out in the course of the story and showed how they came together to suppose that.

The 'what it's about' is sometimes referred to as 'the premise' of the story, in contrast to an essay's 'theis', but the point is that there was *some reason* you wanted yo tell this story, and even if you want to be a little cryptic, you have to know what


nostr:npub1l0vdfdq98n2ts5dr6ehdsm5638uc2sl4v6znfwtmu9dvrvmwcqsq90uvrp The best advice I can give about writing a short story is that it's a little like writing an essay. It doesn't feel like it, but the ending should still answer a question set out in the beginning, or satisfy some promise. If you're struggling with the ending, have a sit down and think about what your story is about, and write something that shows how the story captured that at the end.

After I've written a story, I usually go back to the first and last paragraphs and tighten them up>


#WritersCoffeeClub Sept 26: Have you used a MacGuffin in your writing? Be honest.

I don't think I have in any  of my current Ruby Jones work. I maaaay have something of that description in the next Sussuran Chronicles book, but I kind of hope that by the time I come to write it I will have given the thing a decent in-world reason to exist beyond 'it's gonna make my MCs switch bodies'. At the moment, yeah, it's a MacGuffin.


Rest well, David McCallum. I had some of my earliest dirty thoughts about you, and I don't think I was alone.

I mean that the purest of complements. You were a skilled actor, a gentleman, and an unabashed scene-stealer. All eyes were on you, whether as the nerdy-but charismatic man from UNCLE or a mild-mannered scientist in The Invisible Man or NCIS.

The line stops here, but your memory doesn't. I'll always treasure it. #RIPDaviMcCallum #DavidMcCallum

https://files.smutlandia.com/media_attachments/files/111/130/937/610/792/979/original/b0f8dd5c27a9def8.jpg


Which meant I had to email her and ask her to  arrange another time to disrupt my life.

I am now avoiding my email, because that sort of thing makes me very anxious.


In case you're wondering, I compromised by putting a scarf over Butt Sculpture's front bottom, but not the bum itself.

My lettings agent compromised by not coming at all.


I have, once again, woken up with a godawful pain in my neck.


Woah, I've been hiding from my Twitter for sheer anxiety reasons, and catturd got swatted? Like???

Got no love for catturd or swatting, but that sure sounds like an Event, you know?


This is going outside my sphere of influence and I'm trying trying to destress, so muting the convo.


nostr:npub1gsjp2ly5vptujg9xgl6dx25tj5usa6w3wkyemacmtmhv28rl5wzqcd02ge my vag ultrasound in April was fine as well. I turned 40 in July so they did hormone levels, but they were also fine.


Very crotchety about the entitlement family members feel to have sick people take care of their emotions about the sick person being sick right now.

You have been told that I need space and rest. Forcing a visit so you can give me a 'cuddle' (and telling me 'I know you don't like cuddles' - I do, but not from the person who never cuddled me as a child - that's weird) and make me take care of how upset YOU are that I'm losing my job (which is more important to you than my health) sucks.


>to Garamond for paperbacks. IIRC, I keep things simple for digital and use what the publisher recommends/whatever easily adaptable to different systems.


#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 20: What fonts do you use for paperbacks or drafting/digital?

I draft in Arial because it's what I grew up with and feels friendlier to me. Changing font is the least if my problems when it comes to typesetting, so it's no big deal to change at that stage.

For publishing... it depends. For title pages at least I choose a title that suits the genre/feel of the text. If that font isn't too fancy/disruptive I might use it for the body text as well, but otherwise I default>


nostr:npub1e7aspere8akg58hg66mfhejpfpvhqza3rx2gpuh68xlz0w020ujqr0sq82 Xkit.

Xkit includes a whole bunch of neat tools, one of which is a post block.


nostr:npub163ar0p8u3kzemzfrkcmc96lh7zqj2tluw738vx475q7c9yx95wss3dt5jr awww - oh noooo!


Few enough find my shit as it is, with my erratic efforts 😅


Honestly surprised by how many people are out there saying they don't promote their work in Writers Coffee Club today (not tagging as I don't want to make ppl feel self-conscious).

If you're not trad published, with someone else doing your marketing, how do ppl even find your work? I don't think I could go to all the effort of editing/typesetting/cover design etc and risk that no one would ever find my book.


nostr:npub10tr65r5sha8srfg5eh7y0qqfnclqlh74mhc85xq066dhx3r07q2qwh7cac The blocking discourse is the biggest thing that keeps me away from BS. Blocking is absolutely essential on any platform.


So very one with today.


#WordWeavers 9/17. Do you mention makeup, hair and beard styles in your work?

Yeah, if it's relevant to the character and interesting to the reader. I find good hair pretty hot so that usually gets a mention at some point or other. See also clean-shavenness or stubble, both of which I enjoy as textual feels. There, uh, aren't a lot of beards in my works - sorry beard fans! I tend to write about what I personally enjoy in erotica and romance...


#WritersCoffeeClub 17/9. How do you promote your writing?

I post about it on here, Tumblr, Twitter, and Medium, although I'm rarely on Twitter these days and have been too sick to do much of anything lately.

I try to do more than just say 'buy my book!' I try to find innovative ways to give people a taste of what they're getting. That includes engaging with the community through tags like this (hello!), sample chapters, and creating images with the cover and tropes, that kind of thing.


nostr:npub1sxljx8gmdyyn0cgx9hku7zqt7vpkmf4q2xaqxnd9utqwgaxqaxvse6v5gv awww - sweet precious kitty! Thank you for sharing them with me!


nostr:npub1sxljx8gmdyyn0cgx9hku7zqt7vpkmf4q2xaqxnd9utqwgaxqaxvse6v5gv LOVE the name Rumbles - I can practically feel him purring from here!


nostr:npub1sxljx8gmdyyn0cgx9hku7zqt7vpkmf4q2xaqxnd9utqwgaxqaxvse6v5gv what a lovely boy! Such a glossy coat!


This was a complaint about seeing AI 'art' in the caturday tag, but I'm so pleased it resulted in people sending me cat photos!


nostr:npub1c60wl0d557yldaz5p6wjqtycehlgp46gk86y72z5swygv0c9nm2stsd58m excellent, yes, good kitty.


Ugh, I wanna see ACTUAL CATS on the Caturday tag, not AI bullshit.


#WritersCoffeeClub 9/16. Do you have prologues in any of your writing? How do you feel about them?

I'm considering whether the new scene I've added at the beginning of Too Hot To Handle should be a prologue or merged into chapter 1. I'm inclined towards a prologue, but awaiting my beta's thoughts as both the scene and chap 1 are short. It would be the first time in a long time I've used a prologue, but I have nothing specifically against them.


#WordWeavers

16. How are people like your antagonist viewed in your world?

Mixed. Despite android liberation, there are still a lot of people with anti-android sentiments, but few would support the actions he/they take. The sexual element in particular would probably be viewed with distaste even by those who don't see androids as people. Those who do would be disgusted and appalled.


nostr:npub1nmms87hav9csdv78kgzvap9hxwam7jwn3qyaupg9758p5uc4anks69xtee So often when someone is like 'Hilarious old men's fashion!' I'm like... but this is really cool? Is it funny for men to have... options? I love these!


Thanks for the boosts 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜


Shout out to whoever bought An Unexpected Attachment earlier this month when I've been doing almost no promo at all. You're the best!

See also the kind souls reading and ordering Ruinous Attraction.


And An Unexpected Attachment is also available from many other online stores: https://books2read.com/u/bxJl2l

I need to re-up Oviposition somewhere that's not Amazon (it was too spicy for them). But life is *coming at me* at the moment.

I'm expecting that to ease up towards the end of next week, after which I will be able to devote a bit more time to my erotic works.


Have you considered lately that I write amazing erotic romances about broken boys realising they have feels?

And that you could buy these stories??

🏦 Bickering boys trapped in an Ancient Enchanted Sex Dungeon flavour: Ruinous Attraction https://www.amazon.com/Ruinous-Attraction-Sussuran-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B0C96ZCP6F

🤖 🍆 Helping your android co-worker install his new cock and have a nice first time flavour: An Unexpected Attachment https://www.amazon.com/Unexpected-Attachment-Ruby-Jones-ebook/dp/B0BN27Q1Y9/

These are the Amazon US links, but you can buy from any Amazon site>


nostr:npub1lejz23djaalefkesg4fy8mkhf3k4929gkcpc26lmp08hh7qss9qqyxvl5l Like, I assume that was meant to be mocking, but it just reads as bizarre.


Just saw someone toot that catharsis was invented in the 'steam punk era' whatever that is.

I am not engaging directly with someone spouting such obviously nonsense, but in case you were wondering: catharsis is Ancient Greek and was identified by Aristotle and it's very much valid.

The whole thread reeks of puriteen nonsense, please do not engage.


nostr:npub1e7aspere8akg58hg66mfhejpfpvhqza3rx2gpuh68xlz0w020ujqr0sq82 That's fucking awesome! Go you!


nostr:npub1e7aspere8akg58hg66mfhejpfpvhqza3rx2gpuh68xlz0w020ujqr0sq82 big mood.

I have a parent visiting next week followed by a house inspection. I'm trying to do a bit a day, but there was no getting around vacuuming and shampooing the living room carpet. It needed doing and it was exhausting. Done today, though.

Now onto the horrifying bitty task of Tidying Up.


nostr:npub1lejz23djaalefkesg4fy8mkhf3k4929gkcpc26lmp08hh7qss9qqyxvl5l TBF, I did think of it a bit in that period. But just the last month or so it seems to be everywhere. I feel like Gen Z may have just discovered it or something?


nostr:npub12catskxk098euxf7qjzpps00texnah7gaqr0e9egv8edtaanvp6qj5q8m2 Lovely.


nostr:npub1lejz23djaalefkesg4fy8mkhf3k4929gkcpc26lmp08hh7qss9qqyxvl5l This is becoming an epidemic. I can't go a day without losing it anymore.


OK. I obtained the fit note, although it was from a different doctor. There's a bunch of other emails there for me to read, but I just can't. That was the urgent thing I needed to do and it's done.


Still waiting for a fit note from my GP. I've requested it twice this week. I can only assume the receptionists aren't forwarding on my emails in the mistaken belief that it's what the GP wants (they have already admitted to this at least once) even though I am doing exactly what he asked me to do.

Now I can't look at my emails because of the stress. I hate this world and everything in it. The finite is officially overdue.

(Advice on this NOT welcome.)


I want the 'I am Kenough' rainbow fleece hoodie.


Thanks to everyone who didn't spoil this movie for me. I'm a little annoyed about the bits that were spoiled, but thankfully they seem to have only been minor.


nostr:npub10skkla9yh48vata7sjkm4g5rwwwe6me7xqn7cl5ajuq6w9n0xgnszup9mn this honestly looks so much better than my muesli.


nostr:npub12p63xrkzthcjln5v56ens2k08u5aalwdtrhlyemvc7p4zzxp2v8q8t77s3 😂 I have never heard the Tube described as clean and safe before! But I'm glad you found things to like after going through our terrible immigration system!


So Redbubble finally told me that I need five designs before I can make my store live. This is not what they say on the actual website, where they say I'm all done apart from some checks. Have made two more designs this morning, but now I'm exhausted.

I need one more before I can make anything live UGH.

I will NOT make something ugly just because, although it is tempting...

Fifth design highly likely to be butt-themed.


nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw that is the womb-buster's head poking against the skin!

Perfectly normal picture of perfectly normal people


#WordWeavers 10. Is writing dialogue easy for you? Why / why not?

Easy. I often feel it's the best part of my writing and the part that comes most naturally. What I find hard is getting the dialogue tags and action that surrounds dialog to feel natural.


nostr:npub1xmslsa7pee84p7tghqv0tanwntaylku9ml0p3pujagnnp8n4wpls8rj49r That cat is visiting a friend of mine. I'm not well enough to keep a cat, but my friend sometimes looks after the cat and then we have Living Room Cat Cafe, in which I can spend time with both the friend and the cat and we can praise the cat and tell him what and excellent boy he is and pet him and listen to him purr.

He is elderly but friendly, has a big voice and a big purr and is very rewarding to spend time with.


I'm gonna see a CAT later.

VERY excited about this.


nostr:npub1pl9pgy8es7c99x4tfr2mych68wkqz6ceyky9n2nyvvxxfndsgxeq2k4nzh Best boy!!


#WordWeavers MC POV What do you hate about the author?

Evan: She's fucking sadistic.

Carter: Fucked in the head. Seriously, what the fuck?


nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw LOL - thank you. I am proud of the foot.


nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw Feet are hard. Getting the feet right upped the entire amount of detail I needed for the rest of the cover of Ruinous Attraction.

This stage of the drawing could be best expressed as: 'Big mistake! Big! Huge!' But I also wasn't gonna erase that foot - it's the best foot I ever drew!

https://files.smutlandia.com/media_attachments/files/111/034/949/115/135/881/original/d671d98c14f04dd6.jpg


nostr:npub1tdspnyufx9akdpn60xe7njwnd009mnj48pm4as3gusdh34tvxe5sshfjj5 nostr:npub1sxljx8gmdyyn0cgx9hku7zqt7vpkmf4q2xaqxnd9utqwgaxqaxvse6v5gv Yeah, I can't agree with that, sorry. Both university and offices are part of the 'real world'. There are problematic people everywhere. Dismissing other people's valid experiences as unreal isn't helpful.

Embracing the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and needs is vital to support of wellbeing in the workplace. Blaming other employees for having different life experiences is shifting blame away from the capitalist, share-holder-pleasing forces that are behind this.


nostr:npub1sxljx8gmdyyn0cgx9hku7zqt7vpkmf4q2xaqxnd9utqwgaxqaxvse6v5gv nostr:npub1tdspnyufx9akdpn60xe7njwnd009mnj48pm4as3gusdh34tvxe5sshfjj5 Having done the (unpaid) work of championing and supporting disabled people and people with mental health issues at work, the degree to which businesses want to be able to say they support the wellbeing of their staff while doing the polar opposite is pretty distressing.


nostr:npub1tdspnyufx9akdpn60xe7njwnd009mnj48pm4as3gusdh34tvxe5sshfjj5 nostr:npub1sxljx8gmdyyn0cgx9hku7zqt7vpkmf4q2xaqxnd9utqwgaxqaxvse6v5gv 100 percent!

And they Do Not Want To Hear from people who actually know things about mental health if brand of 'wellbeing' is harming people.

Literally have heard the word 'resilience' used to say people should not respond 'emotionally' at work. THAT'S NOT HOW THAT WORKS.


nostr:npub1sxljx8gmdyyn0cgx9hku7zqt7vpkmf4q2xaqxnd9utqwgaxqaxvse6v5gv A lot of people, when they say 'mental health is important' really just mean 'We need to make sure other people think and behave in ways I find comfortable'.


nostr:npub1pl9pgy8es7c99x4tfr2mych68wkqz6ceyky9n2nyvvxxfndsgxeq2k4nzh such a good kitty!


nostr:npub1fxer97lg25f645vlg295e43hyfry5pewcah5tylh63z3rkrq8xssyw3glw gorgeous cover!


nostr:npub1fxer97lg25f645vlg295e43hyfry5pewcah5tylh63z3rkrq8xssyw3glw >you can find the product and/or seller you want that way, and then search for the product or seller with a search engine to buy from directly for the seller and/or somewhere better.

For search engines, I recently started using Start Page, and it has made it so much easier to find shops and businesses that have what I want and not what Google has been paid to sell me.


nostr:npub1fxer97lg25f645vlg295e43hyfry5pewcah5tylh63z3rkrq8xssyw3glw I turned to Argos in the pandemic for household items, and they were pretty good. But I did read recently that they did something shitty - I can't remember what, but I guess the big businesses always do something shitty. Probably still better than Amazon.

B and Q are also good for gardening, DIY and some homewards.

Books are easy. Almost any small bookstore can order you things, and Smashwords has ebooks.

I've also seen it suggested to use Amazon as a search engine>


I'm failing a bit at promotion right now, I know. Life is A Lot atm. I should at least get some answers for some of it on Tuesday.

My books are great, though - you should check out my pinned toots and read them, if you haven't already.


nostr:npub1pl9pgy8es7c99x4tfr2mych68wkqz6ceyky9n2nyvvxxfndsgxeq2k4nzh Yeeeeeesssss!!!


nostr:npub1pl9pgy8es7c99x4tfr2mych68wkqz6ceyky9n2nyvvxxfndsgxeq2k4nzh My goodness I have a mighty need to kiss his precious little forehead.


nostr:npub1pl9pgy8es7c99x4tfr2mych68wkqz6ceyky9n2nyvvxxfndsgxeq2k4nzh BEST CAT. PRECIOUS BOY! 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗 💗


nostr:npub1z6rtqz7vzsg73eqdrvvg5g5y0h4uc46d5lx4v6n6hlt9ze9dmvaqg4kt5a Love the word 'dilettante'. Have literally only seen it in Stand on Zanzibar, the book I learnt it from, though 😂


John Mulaney telling me to think about my right thumb, my index finger, my middle finger, cracking a joke about giving the middle finger to a horse, cracking a joke about fingering, now think about your little finger. Oh, did I miss one? You have, like, 10 fingers (and do the thumbs even count?) - we don't have time for all THAT!

Now think about your wrist, your elbow, your shoulder...


I think I need a guided meditation read by a progressive comedian who spends half the time distracting me from my bad thoughts so I can focus on the sleepy ones.


nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw I just remembered that The Death List changed Prince Phillip's occupation from 'Casual Racist' to something boring the year he died. I lost all respect for them after that.


nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw I mean, probable.


nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw I'm a little disturbed that I can't remember.

'Where were you when you found out the Queen had died?'

No fucking clue. Almost certainly on Twitter though.


nostr:npub1jgxny3j06xa30l7nsqwkfxf9maxkepeuxtdxeau90tafvk3crulq7wxtkz Yeah.


nostr:npub1jgxny3j06xa30l7nsqwkfxf9maxkepeuxtdxeau90tafvk3crulq7wxtkz I can only assume there is a great deal of both double-think and social pressure going on in medical offices. Maybe she is starting to think she'd like to wear a mask, but knows she would get it in the neck from her colleagues?


nostr:npub1e7aspere8akg58hg66mfhejpfpvhqza3rx2gpuh68xlz0w020ujqr0sq82 ?? I have never heard it called a cake. Pudding for sure!


Bernard the arcane construct is precious and I would die for him! I wish I could take him with us!!

#BG3 #BaldursGate3 #Bernard

Baldur's Gate 3, mild spoilers, not for main characters or quest content


nostr:npub1pdkyg9q6g39d7lmyv74r0xh2c6zn9vkva3kpkvtmv433lw275gysqazy5h Space is big. Really big.


If you don't know and love #TomCardy you should.

Just heard a new (to me anyway) song of his, 'Hot Shit' and found it incredibly uplifting: https://www.tumblr.com/rhube/727821548074008576/tom-hardy-knocks-it-out-of-the-park-again?source=share


This one's just pretty: https://www.blackwidowlondon.com/collections/corsetry/products/couture


This one would make me feel like a vampire princess: https://www.blackwidowlondon.com/collections/corsetry/products/black-couture-overbust


This one would go with my red PVC boots! https://www.honourclothing.com/products/fire-pvc-corset-overbust


This one reminds me of a dress I adored as a child in 1990, and therefore I have a MIGHTY NEED: https://www.blackwidowlondon.com/collections/corsetry/products/lamyae-floral-cotton-lined-overbust-corset


And now some links to some corsets I'm definitely not buying because that would be fiscally irresponsible in my current situation, but it soothes me to look:

This one would make me feel like Satine from Moulin Rouge! https://www.blackwidowlondon.com/collections/corsetry/products/red-satin-corset


Also, the inability for family to understand 'I am dealing with multiple life crises on my own and already have limited energy; I cannot perform familial social rituals right now' is itself exhausting.


Arguably the hour and a half I spent panicking after checking my emails was more productive than when I'm usually not panicking, but I still did not enjoy the panicking.


Missions complete! PHEW!


>do it. So feel free to ignore.

I'm gonna do a bunch of stuff I am anxious about over the next hour so it's done and I can forget about it for today. This is not good 'pacing' but I won't be able to relax until it's all done.

1. Send nephew a voucher.
2. Wish sister a happy birthday.
3. Email work.
4. Email doctor.


Both my doctor and work have left me in limbo again. Meanwhile the estate agents have notified me they're gonna inspect (they will be shits about wearing masks again) and before that I have a parent visiting, so a great deal of cleaning and tidying needs to happen anyway.

That can't happen if I'm working. The stress of the inspection has set me into panic mode.

So. Stuff sucks. But I have to do stuff to sort it out because no one else will.

I'm externalising to help me>


nostr:npub10dkrjkjsmwtvp3wx0alplhv66wajc0j2zdfmq6r006fmqptv92cqtjusa9 great sadness :(