stephen, in real life.
@stephenmartin.io
reducible to the absurd acts of chemicals and therefore of no intrinsic value in this material universe.
he/him, fka screevo, in a past life.
he/him, fka screevo, in a past life.
It's been a while since i've posted my reading log. just finished Red Rising and am starting Golden Son.
September 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM
It's been a while since i've posted my reading log. just finished Red Rising and am starting Golden Son.
@thisguise.wtf just found your archimedes engine recap trying to remember who the hell aljan is while reading helium sea. top notch work, gonna need this.
July 29, 2026 at 2:09 AM
@thisguise.wtf just found your archimedes engine recap trying to remember who the hell aljan is while reading helium sea. top notch work, gonna need this.
i have finished dungeon crawler carl #8. that book refused to stop and take a single breath. i am ready for book 9 already.
May 20, 2026 at 1:40 AM
i have finished dungeon crawler carl #8. that book refused to stop and take a single breath. i am ready for book 9 already.
2025 stacked. 52 finished. Not pictured: book 3 of the poppy war trilogy since i donated my paperbacks in anticipation of the 3rd book’s deluxe edition.
December 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
2025 stacked. 52 finished. Not pictured: book 3 of the poppy war trilogy since i donated my paperbacks in anticipation of the 3rd book’s deluxe edition.
someday, @anyaustin.bsky.social will get around to kingdom come deliverance and we’ll finally get the economic analyses of fictional medieval bohemia that the game deserves.
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
someday, @anyaustin.bsky.social will get around to kingdom come deliverance and we’ll finally get the economic analyses of fictional medieval bohemia that the game deserves.
i'm sorry but a 2000 mustang GT is not a "historical car". i am not OK with this.
October 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i'm sorry but a 2000 mustang GT is not a "historical car". i am not OK with this.
i don't know much about much, but i do know that if genndy tartakovsky says "hey i wanna make an animated film about", you stop him right there, and say "yes, how much do you need."
Genndy Tartakovsky shared test footage from his film ‘The Black Knight’. It follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor. Sony isn't sure there's an audience for the film and haven’t greenlit it yet.
After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!
After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!
September 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
i don't know much about much, but i do know that if genndy tartakovsky says "hey i wanna make an animated film about", you stop him right there, and say "yes, how much do you need."
next up, the once and future king by t.h. white. i grabbed this while reading @levgrossman.com ‘s “the bright sword” earlier this year (which was amazing) and i’m in the mood to dive back into the arthurian thing so here we go. idk if i’ll read it in one shot or break it up into its component novels
September 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
next up, the once and future king by t.h. white. i grabbed this while reading @levgrossman.com ‘s “the bright sword” earlier this year (which was amazing) and i’m in the mood to dive back into the arthurian thing so here we go. idk if i’ll read it in one shot or break it up into its component novels
i finished gibson's 'neuromancer'. probably the book i enjoyed the least this year, but that was mostly because it was so hard to remember every time a cyberpunk trope happened, that this was where that was all invented. basically the holy scripture of cyberpunk.
September 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
i finished gibson's 'neuromancer'. probably the book i enjoyed the least this year, but that was mostly because it was so hard to remember every time a cyberpunk trope happened, that this was where that was all invented. basically the holy scripture of cyberpunk.
Had a 3+ hour flight today and time alone at a hotel, so...
I finished Katabasis by RF Kuang (only had like 15 pages to go) and I also had plenty of time to read all of Starter Villain by @scalzi.com (who has quickly become one of my favorite authors). Both were different kinds of fantastic.
I finished Katabasis by RF Kuang (only had like 15 pages to go) and I also had plenty of time to read all of Starter Villain by @scalzi.com (who has quickly become one of my favorite authors). Both were different kinds of fantastic.
September 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Had a 3+ hour flight today and time alone at a hotel, so...
I finished Katabasis by RF Kuang (only had like 15 pages to go) and I also had plenty of time to read all of Starter Villain by @scalzi.com (who has quickly become one of my favorite authors). Both were different kinds of fantastic.
I finished Katabasis by RF Kuang (only had like 15 pages to go) and I also had plenty of time to read all of Starter Villain by @scalzi.com (who has quickly become one of my favorite authors). Both were different kinds of fantastic.
halfway through the year, not bad so far. 33 down, 1 DNF. 14313 pages, 80/day on average.
June 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
halfway through the year, not bad so far. 33 down, 1 DNF. 14313 pages, 80/day on average.
next up on the reading list: the ministry of time by kaliane bradley. science fiction time travel story with an interesting premise of government employees tasked with guiding people brought from the past through acclimating to modern society, shenanigans ensue.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
The Ministry of Time
A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace come…
www.goodreads.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
next up on the reading list: the ministry of time by kaliane bradley. science fiction time travel story with an interesting premise of government employees tasked with guiding people brought from the past through acclimating to modern society, shenanigans ensue.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
terry pratchett had this habit of writing a series of words so ridiculous that, before being written, had no business being placed in that particular order, but he did it anyway, to great success.
June 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
terry pratchett had this habit of writing a series of words so ridiculous that, before being written, had no business being placed in that particular order, but he did it anyway, to great success.
due to some preorder shenanigans, i have an additional download code for mario kart world. happy to part with it for the $50 extra that the mario kart bundle cost me.
June 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
due to some preorder shenanigans, i have an additional download code for mario kart world. happy to part with it for the $50 extra that the mario kart bundle cost me.
you like birds? have some birds.
May 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
you like birds? have some birds.
oh and if you haven’t already go read the dungeon crawler carl series by matt dinniman. just finished book 5, book 6 hardcover arrives in 10 days, book 7 hardcover out in september, and he’s started on book 8. these are spectacular. funny but dark and getting darker.
May 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
oh and if you haven’t already go read the dungeon crawler carl series by matt dinniman. just finished book 5, book 6 hardcover arrives in 10 days, book 7 hardcover out in september, and he’s started on book 8. these are spectacular. funny but dark and getting darker.
1/3 of the way through 2025, 19 books completed, 1 book abandoned. 8611 pages read so far. the backlog grows, i keep finding stuff i wanna read.
May 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
1/3 of the way through 2025, 19 books completed, 1 book abandoned. 8611 pages read so far. the backlog grows, i keep finding stuff i wanna read.
ok going to bed now.
April 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ok going to bed now.
100% thought this was about @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social when i first saw it.
me when Obama pops out telling people to get in the streets and universities to stop caving
April 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
100% thought this was about @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social when i first saw it.
this vonnegut fella, turns out he was quite good with words.
March 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
this vonnegut fella, turns out he was quite good with words.
2025 reading log as of today. i'm on pace for 60 books this year, which not bad considering I don't think i'd read more than 1 or 2 in a year since 2007, and most of those years I didn't read any actual books.
March 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
2025 reading log as of today. i'm on pace for 60 books this year, which not bad considering I don't think i'd read more than 1 or 2 in a year since 2007, and most of those years I didn't read any actual books.
@coxsportsohio.bsky.social question for ya: how do you organize your books at home? I originally shelved everything alphabetically but then you have to slide everything around when you get new stuff. do you have a system or is it just vibes?
March 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
@coxsportsohio.bsky.social question for ya: how do you organize your books at home? I originally shelved everything alphabetically but then you have to slide everything around when you get new stuff. do you have a system or is it just vibes?
started dungeon crawler carl, plowed through 140 pages this evening. and i get the feeling i’ll be buying all 7 books. @mattdinniman.bsky.social has something special here, i get the feeling this man spent as much time in the dungeons of diablo games as i did.
March 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
started dungeon crawler carl, plowed through 140 pages this evening. and i get the feeling i’ll be buying all 7 books. @mattdinniman.bsky.social has something special here, i get the feeling this man spent as much time in the dungeons of diablo games as i did.
never gave a jason isbell record a full listen because i'm an idiot, but holy hell is 'foxes in the snow' a fireball. it should be illegal for 'good while it lasted' and 'true believer' to be back to back without a warning. this man can write a song.
True Believer
YouTube video by Jason Isbell - Topic
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March 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
never gave a jason isbell record a full listen because i'm an idiot, but holy hell is 'foxes in the snow' a fireball. it should be illegal for 'good while it lasted' and 'true believer' to be back to back without a warning. this man can write a song.