Writer for screen/page. Sci-fi / speculative fiction / weird stuff that resists definition.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined April 2009
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My 25th Wednesday of posting to Substack... an anniversary of sorts.
@ChooseMuse Love your product, but this morning my my meditation routine was co-opted when, instead of my normal interface was replaced by a questionnaire with no options to opt-out or do later.
Held hostage, I filled out the answers to almost the end -- only to get a "server connection" error box. Twice. Was ultimately unable to use my device this morning. Wasn't great to have app stall out while collecting data I already resented giving...
I seem to have written a semi-depressing, semi-autobiographical 13- thousand word story about a young woman who travels to a distant planet to become a cyborg designer. Not sure what to do with that.
Gotta admit it took me more than a minute, too. tiktok.com/t/ZTR7kPx6V/
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Been putting it off, but seriously considering sharing my contacts list with #Duolingo….
Barrington Smith retweeted
I'm sorry but if you are unreliable, I do NOT think you should be a narrator. Conveying trustworthy information is LITERALLY your job. If you are tragically lacking in self-knowledge or blinded by your own unwitting biases, maybe you are not the right person to tell the story
Do some adulting this weekend and fill out that practice ballot (or the real one). If you consider yourself a progressive, this doc offers guidance! (According to Grassroots Democrats, only 7% of California Voters have turned in ballots so far.)
LA Voters!
My Progressive Voter Guide covers every race/measure on the ballot in LA (including city, county, state, and congressional races) with explainers, links to articles, candidate statements, and other resources.
Read up and vote! tinyurl.com/laballotguide
re: the tiktok development initiative. I wish they’d do one where writers pitched someone they’d like to develop with. I’d pick Kevin, and his stories about growing up as a closeted gay kid in Indiana in the 80s-90s. tiktok.com/t/ZTRH3s9LK/
Is it just me, or is the student loan forgiveness application stupid-easy? Did I just give my SS# to a scammer, or was this really it? studentaid.gov/debt-relief/a…
I got it from Elizabeth Warren's twitter, so that's trustworthy, right?
Late notice -- today at 4:30 PM (PST) I'll be on a virtual panel where @MacroverseHQ Macroverse, reveals it's upcoming projects, including a super fun one I'm writing on, called Sal Bones. It will livestream here at teapawt.net/reverse_show
Id.me is a Black Mirror hell-scape. Going into year two of trying to explain that my documents don't EXACTLY match.
I say, hey ID.me, I need to talk to someone. They say, upload matching documents before you talk to someone. I say, I need to talk to them because the documents don't match. They say, great, they just need to match before you talk to someone.
🎉 I'm participating in the first #web3 #comiccon
📅Oct 8 + 9 Virtual Event
🤝Join us + celebrate web3 entertainment!
👉Follow @reVERSE_show for more details and the full schedule of events! (🔔turn on notifications)
#StorytellingNFTs #reverseshow
When you have extra money, everything can be casual and fun. When you have limited money, everything has stakes.
Just bawled my eyes out during Jo’s walk to home plate in the season-ender of #ALeagueOfTheirOwn