orpheus ★ (33/50📚)
@bardinhell.bsky.social
name’s lincoln. booksky. dark academic. he/him. black. 18+. gemini. queer. age 28. infp. writer? “but how could you live and have no story to tell” -fyodor dostoevsky cr📚: carmilla/the blueprint/cobalt red
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I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
August 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
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It's been fascinating (pejorative) watching traditional publishers increasingly renege on what are supposed to be the perks of trad publishing.
Marketing? Authors do that themselves now. Editing? Less and less. Commissioning good cover art? Nah, let's see whether readers will notice AI™ slop.
Marketing? Authors do that themselves now. Editing? Less and less. Commissioning good cover art? Nah, let's see whether readers will notice AI™ slop.
I read a lot of fiction, and even experienced authors are putting out stuff that needs so much editorial revision (I'll name 1 name: 1st Crescent City book? a WHOLE mess, shockingly & preventably bad). Debut authors, esp genre fare? I can see that most are getting almost no guidance. It's not great.
Of all the many things wrong with publishing today, chasing debuts is among the worst, especially when it's paired with a failure to edit and the subsequent abandonment of marketing promises. It's so destructive to young writers.
June 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
It's been fascinating (pejorative) watching traditional publishers increasingly renege on what are supposed to be the perks of trad publishing.
Marketing? Authors do that themselves now. Editing? Less and less. Commissioning good cover art? Nah, let's see whether readers will notice AI™ slop.
Marketing? Authors do that themselves now. Editing? Less and less. Commissioning good cover art? Nah, let's see whether readers will notice AI™ slop.
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LOL XENOSYS GOT BANNED LIVE ON STREAM??? FUNNY AF EAT SHIT
May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
LOL XENOSYS GOT BANNED LIVE ON STREAM??? FUNNY AF EAT SHIT
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Donald Trump thinking about pulling out of NATO because they wouldn’t join him in his illegal war in Iran, after he told them he didn’t need their help, is a peak Trumpian tantrum…
…which would only benefit Putin.
…which would only benefit Putin.
April 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Donald Trump thinking about pulling out of NATO because they wouldn’t join him in his illegal war in Iran, after he told them he didn’t need their help, is a peak Trumpian tantrum…
…which would only benefit Putin.
…which would only benefit Putin.
monthly book wrap ups for jan & feb
March 1, 2026 at 1:57 AM
monthly book wrap ups for jan & feb
ten books down and only 40 left for my goal this year. this is definitely a better reading year than last year!
February 14, 2026 at 7:19 AM
ten books down and only 40 left for my goal this year. this is definitely a better reading year than last year!
gonna bring my media thread over to this account from the elon app shortly. just need the spoons.
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
gonna bring my media thread over to this account from the elon app shortly. just need the spoons.
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Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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look, i don't want soft, pure, uwu canon queer characters with no conflict or problems or zero room for nuance or messiness. i want toxic, tangled enemies with homoerotic undertones! i want conflict! i want depth! i want gritty, complex dynamics! give them back to me!!!
June 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
look, i don't want soft, pure, uwu canon queer characters with no conflict or problems or zero room for nuance or messiness. i want toxic, tangled enemies with homoerotic undertones! i want conflict! i want depth! i want gritty, complex dynamics! give them back to me!!!
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New season, new puns - we're so freaking BACK!
New Adventuring Party out now on Dropout!
#AdventuringParty
New Adventuring Party out now on Dropout!
#AdventuringParty
June 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New season, new puns - we're so freaking BACK!
New Adventuring Party out now on Dropout!
#AdventuringParty
New Adventuring Party out now on Dropout!
#AdventuringParty
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🎭 Our Patreon is now live! Patreon.com/D3Pod
Dungeons & Dragons & Dramas is a chaotic, sweary actual-play podcast where theatre nerds get flung into a fantasy realm.
🎙️ Ep 1 drops May 31 exclusively on Patreon!
With @neilnewbon.bsky.social @devilligan.bsky.social @inel.tv Devora Wilde & Mr. Clym!
Dungeons & Dragons & Dramas is a chaotic, sweary actual-play podcast where theatre nerds get flung into a fantasy realm.
🎙️ Ep 1 drops May 31 exclusively on Patreon!
With @neilnewbon.bsky.social @devilligan.bsky.social @inel.tv Devora Wilde & Mr. Clym!
May 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🎭 Our Patreon is now live! Patreon.com/D3Pod
Dungeons & Dragons & Dramas is a chaotic, sweary actual-play podcast where theatre nerds get flung into a fantasy realm.
🎙️ Ep 1 drops May 31 exclusively on Patreon!
With @neilnewbon.bsky.social @devilligan.bsky.social @inel.tv Devora Wilde & Mr. Clym!
Dungeons & Dragons & Dramas is a chaotic, sweary actual-play podcast where theatre nerds get flung into a fantasy realm.
🎙️ Ep 1 drops May 31 exclusively on Patreon!
With @neilnewbon.bsky.social @devilligan.bsky.social @inel.tv Devora Wilde & Mr. Clym!
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[willem dafoe unprompted] now, this cookie monster. [toothy smile] what a creature, what a lust. it consumes him. [crosses legs] he’s really a tragic figure.
January 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
[willem dafoe unprompted] now, this cookie monster. [toothy smile] what a creature, what a lust. it consumes him. [crosses legs] he’s really a tragic figure.
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Isolated audience audio track of Grammy crowd SCREAMING "A minor"
February 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Isolated audience audio track of Grammy crowd SCREAMING "A minor"
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I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
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No problem. I think California should start placing conditions on exporting food to other states.
off by a week
January 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
No problem. I think California should start placing conditions on exporting food to other states.
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I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
Black residents mourn lost homes, history as wildfires scorch Altadena
“All that stuff that you thought was so important can be gone in five minutes.”
www.whatimreading.net
January 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
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"Addiction" accusations for both trans HRT and ADHD medication are so funny to me, someone who routinely forgets both
January 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"Addiction" accusations for both trans HRT and ADHD medication are so funny to me, someone who routinely forgets both
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Pop singer Ethel Cain calls for killing more CEOs.
I keep saying that younger generations are being radicalized from the denial of any political agency by oligarchs and no one is going to like what's coming. This isn't isolated from what I've seen.
I keep saying that younger generations are being radicalized from the denial of any political agency by oligarchs and no one is going to like what's coming. This isn't isolated from what I've seen.
January 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Pop singer Ethel Cain calls for killing more CEOs.
I keep saying that younger generations are being radicalized from the denial of any political agency by oligarchs and no one is going to like what's coming. This isn't isolated from what I've seen.
I keep saying that younger generations are being radicalized from the denial of any political agency by oligarchs and no one is going to like what's coming. This isn't isolated from what I've seen.