@singlecrow

Writer, lawyer, tragic hipster-poet etc & the product of more than one country. tha mi a' feuchainn. repped by @kurestinarmada (nb; they)

 London
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Joined January 2009
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We're back! And we had. a truly wild time on this one. For this episode, we watched the Original Series episode ‘Spock's Brain'. buzzsprout.com/1951525/13998…
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I’ve never seen MASH, but that did not prevent me from absolutely loving this 40k MASH/DS9 fusion by the ever-brilliant @singlecrow. archiveofourown.org/works/48…
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@ClowderofTwo recommends “Always and Forever, Only You” by @singlecrow from @strangehorizons and “A Cosmonaut’s Guide to Talking to Your Parents” by @aicigri from @escapepodcast. Read more short fiction recommendations here - locusmag.com/2023/07/charles…

Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Strange Horizons, Cast of Wonders, and Escape Pod

Strange Horizons 3/20/23, 3/27/23, 4/3/23, 4/10/23 Cast of Wonders 3/24/23, 4/4/23, 4/13/23 Escape Pod 3/9/23, 3/16/23, 3/30/23, 4/6/23, 4/13/23 Strange Horizons closed out March strong with some e…

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Normally, when we say ‘it was a different time’ we mean ‘it was a horribly racist and sexist time’. But today, as a pleasant change, I am going to use it to mean ‘it was a time when they covered up their telephones with big black velvet cats.’
Quote from an Agatha Christie short story “With a swift movement, the woman snatched up a big black velvet cat which served as a cover for the telephone.” I like that she did it ‘with a swift movement’. No doubt born of long practice.

ALT Quote from an Agatha Christie short story “With a swift movement, the woman snatched up a big black velvet cat which served as a cover for the telephone.” I like that she did it ‘with a swift movement’. No doubt born of long practice.

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and tomorrow IS the longest night of the year here in the antipodes, so really this novella (which I ADORE and whole-heartedly endorse!) has all your bases covered no matter your geography. reeeeeead iiiiiiiiit.
Iona (@[email protected])@singlecrow21 Jun 2023
it's the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere & to fill your 17 hours of daylight you could try mine and @krfabian's novella, Sing For The Coming of the Longest Night, a poly romance with weird-ancient magic & more snow & holly than you could want generalist.org.uk/iona/books…
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Was worrying that the ending of my novel was unsatisfactory, but remembered that Wilkie Collins ended The Haunted Hotel like this:
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Replace the jury at Eurovision with an elected assembly from all the countries involved, working alongside a council of ministers and under a commission. Necessary arbitration can be handled by a court of justice. Eventually a common currency and central bank could be introduced.
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My local barber is closed because the owner is playing bass for Croatia in the Eurovision final. – at Islington, London
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Is Spain Good Or Was I Drunk When I First Heard It - lads, I think I was drunk. #Eurovision
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As a Ukrainian musician and a combat paramedic, the UK's Eurovision efforts have lifted my heart | Taras Topolia theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Paddington they’re wearing bearskins
Paddington
@paddingtonbear6 May 2023
Remember to be kind and polite today.
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Eight Hours for Work, Eight Hours for Rest, Eight Hours for What We Will! Happy May Day, comrades. 🍞🌹
Old workers' rights campaign illustration for the 8 hour work day.

ALT Old workers' rights campaign illustration for the 8 hour work day.

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HOLY SHIT THERE THEY ARE!! the iron youths!!!! the brilliant and talented @mellifics bodies me once again!!!
shannon@mellifics12 Apr 2023
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i loved EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this book, if you're into fantastic character-driven science fiction this is For You!!!
Speech bubbles above three armored figures read: Barghest: Then it'll have to be three days... Tvell: Two if we pass through the -- Svanik: Hey, Barghest: No. Svanik: Hey can we go to McDonal -- Barghest: NO. Barghest is in the center, reading a folded map. On the left, Tvell has tucked their chin over the first one's shoulder and is pointing at the map. From the right, they fend off an enthusiastic Svanik.

ALT Speech bubbles above three armored figures read: Barghest: Then it'll have to be three days... Tvell: Two if we pass through the -- Svanik: Hey, Barghest: No. Svanik: Hey can we go to McDonal -- Barghest: NO. Barghest is in the center, reading a folded map. On the left, Tvell has tucked their chin over the first one's shoulder and is pointing at the map. From the right, they fend off an enthusiastic Svanik.

A large suit of armor with four arms, leaning on a propped-up battleaxe. They are holding up the peace sign with their top left arm and shooting finger guns with the bottom two.

ALT A large suit of armor with four arms, leaning on a propped-up battleaxe. They are holding up the peace sign with their top left arm and shooting finger guns with the bottom two.

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I wrote up some thoughts on all the chatGPT stuff. Nothing no-one has not said before, but wanted to work it through so I understood it. generalist.org.uk/blog/2023/… (tldr: definitely some interesting and valuable use cases, but asking it for factual information is a bad idea...)
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This is so lovely and tender. @singlecrow ‘s work is always gorgeous
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Hey look!!! my illustration for Strange Horizons is out!! The story is wonderful, it was a joy to illustrate 🥰
Iona (@[email protected])@singlecrow21 Mar 2023
I have a story out today with @strangehorizons strangehorizons.com/fiction/… it's about grief, as much of my work is now, and music, and an older lady who falls in love with a kpop star
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Isn't it kinda wild how animals are mostly scared of things we do for their sake, because they cannot understand it...? Anyway here's a comic about that. #horror #comic
They are like us but, but there are many things we cannot explain to them. (Someone comforting a dog sitting in a bathtub) "Fireworks won't hurt you." (Someone forcing a cat to take medicine by holding its mouth open.) "I'm doing this because it will make you feel better...!" (Someone pulling a fox's head out of a glass jar that it's stuck in.) "I'm not trying to kill you, I'm trying to help!" You cannot blame them for being scared. (Image of a person laying in bed, their eyes wide open. The bedroom door is open behind them, and a dark, long hand is pushing through.) Fear is a natural reaction to things which are unfamiliar and confusing.

ALT They are like us but, but there are many things we cannot explain to them. (Someone comforting a dog sitting in a bathtub) "Fireworks won't hurt you." (Someone forcing a cat to take medicine by holding its mouth open.) "I'm doing this because it will make you feel better...!" (Someone pulling a fox's head out of a glass jar that it's stuck in.) "I'm not trying to kill you, I'm trying to help!" You cannot blame them for being scared. (Image of a person laying in bed, their eyes wide open. The bedroom door is open behind them, and a dark, long hand is pushing through.) Fear is a natural reaction to things which are unfamiliar and confusing.

So sometimes I wonder.... (full page image of a shadow demon creeping through the door and up on the ceiling as the person on the bed remains still out of fear, holding their blanket tightly around them. More shadow entities can be seen peeking into the door.) ... If there are things out there that are beyond even our own comprehension. Things that may scare us.

ALT So sometimes I wonder.... (full page image of a shadow demon creeping through the door and up on the ceiling as the person on the bed remains still out of fear, holding their blanket tightly around them. More shadow entities can be seen peeking into the door.) ... If there are things out there that are beyond even our own comprehension. Things that may scare us.

Things that are just trying to help. (Full page image of two shadow entities, one of whom is pulling a person out of their bed and across the floor by their ankles. It says 'Stop struggling, I'm saving your life!' The second shadow entity looks on worriedly. "Josh, you're scaring it!" it says. The shadow entity keeps pulling the person across the floor towards the door, even as they clutch their blankets and pillow for dear life. "Sorry buddy," says the shadow entity, "but this house is leaking carbon monoxide... You're gonna die if you stay here.")

ALT Things that are just trying to help. (Full page image of two shadow entities, one of whom is pulling a person out of their bed and across the floor by their ankles. It says 'Stop struggling, I'm saving your life!' The second shadow entity looks on worriedly. "Josh, you're scaring it!" it says. The shadow entity keeps pulling the person across the floor towards the door, even as they clutch their blankets and pillow for dear life. "Sorry buddy," says the shadow entity, "but this house is leaking carbon monoxide... You're gonna die if you stay here.")

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A man tried to hit me with a lorry when I was jogging - and got away with it. Yet still women are told to exercise? | Katy Guest theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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"To Embody a Wildfire Starting" @singlecrow, BCS #346: "He stayed awake for three days, using pencil and paint and volcanic pigment and anything else he had to hand, to render what he'd seen" 2022 @locusmag Recommended Reading List beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/…
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