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pasjrwoctx👽<p>Hordes of Arachnid-human hybrids have just taken over Washington DC and they're in the process of consuming all the human -swine, authorities are not sure whether they should throw a party and celebrate or be in fear.</p><p>You can encourage my continued useless creative writing of absurd stories, and by doing so your helping to feed, house and clothe a <a href="https://social.2ndshot.photos/search?tag=disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> man living in <a href="https://social.2ndshot.photos/search?tag=poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a>, $5-10-15 It All Helps, via <a href="https://social.2ndshot.photos/search?tag=cashapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cashapp</span></a> at $woctxphotog or via <a href="https://social.2ndshot.photos/search?tag=paypal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paypal</span></a> at <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=5BN5MB5BVQL22" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…</a></p><p><a href="https://social.2ndshot.photos/search?tag=creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a>, <a href="https://social.2ndshot.photos/search?tag=shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstories</span></a>,</p>
illestpreacha<p>WhaleTimeLines</p><p>Blogpost: <a href="https://blog.illestpreacha.com/napowrimogenmo2025timeline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.illestpreacha.com/napowri</span><span class="invisible">mogenmo2025timeline</span></a></p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoWriMo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoWriMo</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoGenMo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoGenMo</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/packetgraphs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>packetgraphs</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> </p><p>For the 6th poem of NaPoWriMo/GenMo 2025, I decided to use Packet Graphs(Via <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/MermaidJS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MermaidJS</span></a>) as a way to construct the poems</p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> </p><p>---<br>title: "WhaleTimeLines"<br>---<br>packet-beta<br> 0-15: "Reading Beyond the Lines"<br> 16-31: "Sandwiched between the times"<br> 32-40: "Covering the oceans floor"<br> 41-50: "rippling through the waves"<br> 51-95: "The oceans waves that pour"<br> 96-108: "The waves as its flows through the core"<br> 109-117: "Adds up more and more"<br> 118-133: "As the whales they swim"<br> 134-145: "Swim along the edges of their fins"<br> 146-172: "ushering in the newer phase"<br> 173-215: "phase into the pace"<br> 216-255: "increments seen in the place"</p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/creativecoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativecoding</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoWriMo2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoWriMo2025</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoGenMo2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoGenMo2025</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>javascript</span></a></p>
illestpreacha<p>DendroGramOfSenses2</p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/CreativeCoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeCoding</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/DataArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataArt</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/Dendrogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dendrogram</span></a> </p><p>Blogpost for The Rules of the Poem : <a href="https://blog.illestpreacha.com/napowrimogenmo2025dendrogram2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.illestpreacha.com/napowri</span><span class="invisible">mogenmo2025dendrogram2</span></a></p><p>For the 5th Poem of <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoWriMo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoWriMo</span></a>/ <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoGenMo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoGenMo</span></a> 2025, DendroGramOfSenses2 contains rules and prompts coded in <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>. This is done by having two shuffled arrays of subject matter and creating a Dendrogram that every branch represents the amount of words allowed in that Line. Each branch is then followed by the subject they must correspond to.</p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p><p>Sometimes it is stringing<br>Sometimes it is Orbital<br>Spicy in Nature<br>But Glowish Spiritual<br>Embodying the emptiness</p><p>Emptiness stays mildly spicy<br>With a pleasant scent<br>That occasionally flinging<br>The spiritual presence<br>As it streams</p><p>Motioning its Orbits<br>To block smellways<br>To masked its presence<br>To alter its freeze<br>Moving with new ease<br>Altering the various pitches</p><p>Opening now the smellways<br>In tune with itself<br>Outwards with depth<br>Orbital stealth</p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NapoWriMo2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NapoWriMo2025</span></a><br><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoGenMo2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoGenMo2025</span></a><br><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoWriMo5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoWriMo5</span></a></p>
illestpreacha<p>DendroGramOfSenses</p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/CreativeCoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeCoding</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/DataArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataArt</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/Dendrogram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dendrogram</span></a></p><p>Blogpost for The Rules of the Poem : <a href="https://blog.illestpreacha.com/napowrimogenmo2025dendrogram1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.illestpreacha.com/napowri</span><span class="invisible">mogenmo2025dendrogram1</span></a></p><p>For the 4th Poem of <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoWriMo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoWriMo</span></a>/ <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoGenMo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoGenMo</span></a> 2025, DendroGramOfSenses contains rules and prompts coded in <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>. This is done by having two shuffled arrays of subject matter and creating a Dendrogram that every branch represents the amount of words allowed in that Line. Each branch is then followed by the subject they must correspond to.<br><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p><p>The atmosphere is acting different<br>Feels non abrasive but deliberate<br>The Presence is Faint<br>But it’s spottable<br>High Decibels</p><p>Atmosphere still acting different<br>Fragrance is not impeccable<br>Hueful as Paint<br>Texture is unknown<br>Sweetness is Shown</p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NapoWriMo2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NapoWriMo2025</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoGenMo2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoGenMo2025</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/NaPoWriMo4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaPoWriMo4</span></a></p>
ordfRobert<p>the progress is progressening. <a href="https://kulturfront.org/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a> <a href="https://kulturfront.org/tags/gjs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gjs</span></a> <a href="https://kulturfront.org/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a></p>
The-14<p>Why AI can’t take over creative&nbsp;writing<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AIvsHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIvsHuman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HumanCreativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanCreativity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritersLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AIEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIEthics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Storytelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DigitalWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PromptEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PromptEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OriginalityMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OriginalityMatters</span></a><br><a href="https://the-14.com/why-ai-cant-take-over-creative-writing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-14.com/why-ai-cant-take-ov</span><span class="invisible">er-creative-writing/</span></a></p>
Thomas Rigby<p><span>Fresh on my </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/blog" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blog</a><span> "Quoting Annie Mueller on creating crap"<br></span><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@annie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>annie</span></a></span><span> </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/blogging" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blogging</a><span> </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/art" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a><span> </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/creative" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#creative</a><span> </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/photography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a><span> </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/CreativeWriting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CreativeWriting</a><span><br></span><a href="https://thomasrigby.com/posts/quoting-annie-mueller-on-creating-crap/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thomasrigby.com/posts/quoting-annie-mueller-on-creating-crap/</a></p>
Mignon Fogarty<p>If you're a fiction writer or just find it interesting to hear how stories work at a mechanical level, you'll love my interview today with editor Joshua Essoe.</p><p>We talked about pacing, with examples from some of his favorite movies: "Fight Club" and "Memento."</p><p>Watch: <a href="https://youtu.be/PuYkqpaaA4U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/PuYkqpaaA4U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Read: <a href="https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/essoe-2/transcript" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammar-girl.simplecast.com/ep</span><span class="invisible">isodes/essoe-2/transcript</span></a></p><p>Listen: <a href="https://apple.co/3FR9A5Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">apple.co/3FR9A5Y</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GrammarGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrammarGirl</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p>
Thomas Rigby<p><span>A completely beautiful project — Alt Text Selfies<br></span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/AltText" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltText</a><span> </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/Art" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Art</a><span> </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/CreativeWriting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CreativeWriting</a><span><br></span><a href="https://alttextselfies.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alttextselfies.net/</a></p>
Thomas Rigby<p><span>As part of </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/AprilCoolsDay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AprilCoolsDay</a><span>, I share some shortform </span><a href="https://fedia.social/tags/CreativeWriting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CreativeWriting</a><span><br>"The Old Man and The Soup"<br></span><a href="https://thomasrigby.com/posts/the-old-man-and-the-soup/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thomasrigby.com/posts/the-old-man-and-the-soup/</a></p>
M.Y. Hauger<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedevs</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedevelopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedevelopers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamingcommunity</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contentcreators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contentcreators</span></a>! Is there anyone here who is on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>substack</span></a>? I'd be more than happy to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/connect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connect</span></a>! <br><a href="https://substack.com/@myhauger" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">substack.com/@myhauger</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Why AI Writing Will Never Worry Me</p><p>I believe this dystopian wake-up call will ignite the human soul Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »<br><a href="https://writingcooperative.com/why-ai-writing-will-never-worry-me-56f69d5d562" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingcooperative.com/why-ai-</span><span class="invisible">writing-will-never-worry-me-56f69d5d562</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/authenticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authenticity</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/aiwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aiwriting</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Sev Munro<p>Ok <a href="https://historians.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> I'm looking for some niche reading recs here: Can you suggest a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> or <a href="https://historians.social/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> novel that is also <a href="https://historians.social/tags/historicalfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historicalfiction</span></a>? </p><p>Preferably <a href="https://historians.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> too, but not required. </p><p>ldeally set in a time period medieval or earlier, though open to others. </p><p>They say you have to read what you want to write, but what I want to write is hard to find! </p><p>Feel free to boost, thanks.</p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/readingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>readingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersofmastodon</span></a></p>
Universität Leipzig<p>Der US-amerikanische Autor und Dichter Phillip B. Williams kommt vom 1.4. bis 30. 9. als neuer Picador-Gastprofessor für Literatur ans Institut für <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Amerikanistik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amerikanistik</span></a> der <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/UniLeipzig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniLeipzig</span></a>. </p><p>Williams wird zwei Kurse unterrichten: einen <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a>-Workshop sowie ein literaturwissenschaftliches Seminar zu Surrealismus, magischem Realismus und Folklore in der US-Literatur. Es finden auch öffentliche Lesungen mit Williams statt, u.a. am 17.6. im Literaturhaus Leipzig.</p><p><a href="https://www.uni-leipzig.de/newsdetail/artikel/phillip-b-williams-wird-picador-gastprofessor-fuer-literatur-an-der-universitaet-leipzig-2025-03-25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uni-leipzig.de/newsdetail/arti</span><span class="invisible">kel/phillip-b-williams-wird-picador-gastprofessor-fuer-literatur-an-der-universitaet-leipzig-2025-03-25</span></a></p>
Christopher Miller 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> &nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prompt</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Civet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Civet</span></a></p><p>Ah, civet coffee!<br>Who first thought it'll be good,<br>To pick beans from poo?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CivetCoffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivetCoffee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coffee</span></a></p>
Mark Kielty 🇮🇪<p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> - is it ever okay to give up on a Writing In Progress <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a>? </p><p>Should <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> always finish a project, even if they're not feeling it anymore? Or does this just result in accumulating a collection of unfinished stories? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Boosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boosts</span></a> appreciated - hoping to write an article about it on my <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastoDaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoDaoine</span></a></p>
Sheelagh Caygill<p>OpenAI's story A Machine-Shaped Hand has sparked a lot of discussion online, some of it very heated. </p><p>What is YOUR take on this gen AI piece? And why do you think/feel this way? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/12/a-machine-shaped-hand-read-a-story-from-openais-new-creative-writing-model" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/12/a-machine-shaped-hand-read-a-story-from-openais-new-creative-writing-model</span></a></p>
Luna Station Quarterly<p>Submissions are now open for our June issue! <br><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/luna-station-quarterly-ehWK6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/lu</span><span class="invisible">na-station-quarterly-ehWK6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CallForSubmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallForSubmissions</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LiteraryMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiteraryMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/IndiePublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndiePublishing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WomenWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenWriters</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DiverseVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiverseVoices</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a></p>
SkidLid<p>No matter how we got here,<br>We find our self's in the occupied territories of turtle island. And despite the proclamations of the enlightened empire, we each have a choice to make. Do the work of colonialism, or act like we live here.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/landback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landback</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/landacknowledgement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landacknowledgement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/manifesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manifesto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/animism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a></p>
Dexter Webb<p>Define good? I just have a hard time accepting a system restricted to patterns and logic, will ever be truly good at creative elements. </p><p>What are your thoughts?</p><p>Read Article here: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/12/chatgpt-firm-reveals-ai-model-that-is-good-at-creative-writing-sam-altman" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/mar/12/chatgpt-firm-reveals-ai-model-that-is-good-at-creative-writing-sam-altman</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Creativity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a></p>