Jo Brience
@jobrience.bsky.social
SFF writer, artist, dicemaker, cosplayer, mythological creature, etc. WIP. Queer. She/her.
Dice and/or whatever available at cosmictidestudios.etsy.com
Dice and/or whatever available at cosmictidestudios.etsy.com
I'm looking for YA horror recs! What's your favorite dark gory bloody teen romp as we head into spoopy season?
#ya #horrorlit #yahorror #booksky
#ya #horrorlit #yahorror #booksky
September 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I'm looking for YA horror recs! What's your favorite dark gory bloody teen romp as we head into spoopy season?
#ya #horrorlit #yahorror #booksky
#ya #horrorlit #yahorror #booksky
Well. I've had a big writing-related fear realized.
Onto the next.
Onto the next.
September 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Well. I've had a big writing-related fear realized.
Onto the next.
Onto the next.
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One of the things I am beginning to find more and more boring about "compare the stated policies of politicians as if you are picking them out of a catalog" is that it doesn't really capture something else. This used to get called "character" but I hate the way that gets deployed.
June 26, 2026 at 2:54 AM
One of the things I am beginning to find more and more boring about "compare the stated policies of politicians as if you are picking them out of a catalog" is that it doesn't really capture something else. This used to get called "character" but I hate the way that gets deployed.
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found the perfect epigraph for this book:
"If we live out our span of life on the earth without ever knowing a crab intimately, we have missed a good friendship" - William Beebe, 1932
"If we live out our span of life on the earth without ever knowing a crab intimately, we have missed a good friendship" - William Beebe, 1932
June 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
found the perfect epigraph for this book:
"If we live out our span of life on the earth without ever knowing a crab intimately, we have missed a good friendship" - William Beebe, 1932
"If we live out our span of life on the earth without ever knowing a crab intimately, we have missed a good friendship" - William Beebe, 1932
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This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
April 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
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So if AI Psychosis is a thing that happens because the human mind breaks when it's trapped by a sycophant who affirms every thought, agrees with every delusion - does this give us a window into what's been happening into the ultra rich , and why they're such broken people?
March 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM
So if AI Psychosis is a thing that happens because the human mind breaks when it's trapped by a sycophant who affirms every thought, agrees with every delusion - does this give us a window into what's been happening into the ultra rich , and why they're such broken people?
I'll be honest, saying that any event "has deeply divided lawmakers" is meaningless now. I need journalists and pundits to be more specific. Has it divided *conservative* lawmakers? That's potentially useful information. But "lawmakers" are divided by everything, every day, along party lines.
February 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I'll be honest, saying that any event "has deeply divided lawmakers" is meaningless now. I need journalists and pundits to be more specific. Has it divided *conservative* lawmakers? That's potentially useful information. But "lawmakers" are divided by everything, every day, along party lines.
it is UNREASONABLY cold in my magic coffee shop today, really putting me in an uncomfortable zone. Immersive though. This is what post-apocalyptic Siberia is like for sure
February 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
it is UNREASONABLY cold in my magic coffee shop today, really putting me in an uncomfortable zone. Immersive though. This is what post-apocalyptic Siberia is like for sure
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Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation
February 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation
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the "anti-ai is gatekeeping" thing pops up like once ever 3 - 6 months and it's always silly and i hope the people who post it like it's some kind of ~revolutionary message~ are deeply embarrassed
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
the "anti-ai is gatekeeping" thing pops up like once ever 3 - 6 months and it's always silly and i hope the people who post it like it's some kind of ~revolutionary message~ are deeply embarrassed
it's just guys in robot suits all over again IT'S ALWAYS JUST SOME PERSON IN A ROBOT SUIT
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
it's just guys in robot suits all over again IT'S ALWAYS JUST SOME PERSON IN A ROBOT SUIT
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I am once again tapping the sign that says “If you won’t allow us to hold individuals responsible, the only other option is collective retribution”
I [censored] [redacted] [unprintable] [censored] [redacted] [phone slams down]
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I am once again tapping the sign that says “If you won’t allow us to hold individuals responsible, the only other option is collective retribution”
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There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
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'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'
The idea that there are no protests in the US and no one is standing up to Trump is proving incredibly hard to kill over here in Germany. It’s become dogma, utterly detached from empirical reality.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'
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I wasn’t being glib saying AI is fascist
January 17, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I wasn’t being glib saying AI is fascist
Oh, look, I'm a western RPG person
To be clear, this goes for the whole Mass Effect trilogy--I'm in the middle of replaying 3 now, in fact--but I used the art for 2 as a stand-in because it's my favorite (and it's not close).
To be clear, this goes for the whole Mass Effect trilogy--I'm in the middle of replaying 3 now, in fact--but I used the art for 2 as a stand-in because it's my favorite (and it's not close).
January 12, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Oh, look, I'm a western RPG person
To be clear, this goes for the whole Mass Effect trilogy--I'm in the middle of replaying 3 now, in fact--but I used the art for 2 as a stand-in because it's my favorite (and it's not close).
To be clear, this goes for the whole Mass Effect trilogy--I'm in the middle of replaying 3 now, in fact--but I used the art for 2 as a stand-in because it's my favorite (and it's not close).
The book I'm rewriting is sapphic as hell, so naturally I went digging through Hozier's discography to add to its playlist, and I accidentally loaded it with songs that make me fixate on my space horror instead
January 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
The book I'm rewriting is sapphic as hell, so naturally I went digging through Hozier's discography to add to its playlist, and I accidentally loaded it with songs that make me fixate on my space horror instead
I have encountered my first art obstacle of the year: I am going to have to draw a background
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I have encountered my first art obstacle of the year: I am going to have to draw a background
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In 2026: Generative AI is not inevitable. You can say no. You can refuse. You can reject the disgusting lukewarm slop that the richest and worst people in the world are trying to force-feed you. You can tell them to eat shit and die mad. You can break the machine
December 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
In 2026: Generative AI is not inevitable. You can say no. You can refuse. You can reject the disgusting lukewarm slop that the richest and worst people in the world are trying to force-feed you. You can tell them to eat shit and die mad. You can break the machine
So I used to draw ALL THE TIME, and I've really fallen off the past several years. My goal for 2026 is to produce 12 whole pieces of illustrative art in any medium. That should be manageable as fuck, but I know I have to set my sights low to hit the goal.
January 1, 2026 at 2:56 AM
So I used to draw ALL THE TIME, and I've really fallen off the past several years. My goal for 2026 is to produce 12 whole pieces of illustrative art in any medium. That should be manageable as fuck, but I know I have to set my sights low to hit the goal.
In 2025, I wrote a SF/H-ish short story that I'm genuinely very proud of. I revised it, had some folks beta read it, took notes on a final revision, made a list of places I wanted to submit it.
And then I just quietly self-selected out of submissions. Now all those markets are closed. I am a goober
And then I just quietly self-selected out of submissions. Now all those markets are closed. I am a goober
December 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In 2025, I wrote a SF/H-ish short story that I'm genuinely very proud of. I revised it, had some folks beta read it, took notes on a final revision, made a list of places I wanted to submit it.
And then I just quietly self-selected out of submissions. Now all those markets are closed. I am a goober
And then I just quietly self-selected out of submissions. Now all those markets are closed. I am a goober
Maybe the cultural concept of a new year's resolution is just ingrained in my brain now, but I do find this liminal space between xmas and January 1 transformative. It is a lawless time, there is no need to leave my house, so I might as well rearrange my room so I have room for yoga
December 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Maybe the cultural concept of a new year's resolution is just ingrained in my brain now, but I do find this liminal space between xmas and January 1 transformative. It is a lawless time, there is no need to leave my house, so I might as well rearrange my room so I have room for yoga
fun fact: KALEO has released two (2) albums since the last time I listened to them, and they're good
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
fun fact: KALEO has released two (2) albums since the last time I listened to them, and they're good
Okay.
Okay.
I have a cold, and the common courtesy not to take it to my magical coffee shop. So today, I am promising myself a reward if I can get two scenes rewritten at home. This task has proven nigh impossible in recent months. But today, I will do it.
Timer starts now. #amwriting
Okay.
I have a cold, and the common courtesy not to take it to my magical coffee shop. So today, I am promising myself a reward if I can get two scenes rewritten at home. This task has proven nigh impossible in recent months. But today, I will do it.
Timer starts now. #amwriting
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Okay.
Okay.
I have a cold, and the common courtesy not to take it to my magical coffee shop. So today, I am promising myself a reward if I can get two scenes rewritten at home. This task has proven nigh impossible in recent months. But today, I will do it.
Timer starts now. #amwriting
Okay.
I have a cold, and the common courtesy not to take it to my magical coffee shop. So today, I am promising myself a reward if I can get two scenes rewritten at home. This task has proven nigh impossible in recent months. But today, I will do it.
Timer starts now. #amwriting