I write things. Occasionally they get published. Also occasionally on other sites, including marikness.wordpress.com, https://medium.com/@marikness, https://www.patreon.com/mari_ness. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/mari_ness https://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mm5e25agik26SEE THIS IS WHY WE SHOULD BE SPENDING ALL OF THIS CORRUPTION MONEY ON HIGH SPEED RAIL! BUILD HIGH SPEED RAIL BETWEEN SEATTLE AND KNOXVILLE! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5e25agik26https://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mm5dpww47226I personally prepared for this event by not owning a private jet, but I do understand that everyone has different tax strategies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5dpww47226https://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mm5dhf753k26Massive corruption, and that's BEFORE I start my "THIS MONEY COULD HAVE BEEN SPENT ON HIGH SPEED RAIL" rant [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5dhf753k26https://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mm57z24ot226Yay, my sinuses are finally clear, I thought for a glorious three minutes this morning before realizing that no, no, they really weren't/aren't. Auugh.18 May 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm57z24ot226https://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mm3ompe5y22bThis is solid legal advice, but let me go further and say STOP USING GENERATIVE AI FOR ANYTHING. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3ompe5y22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mm2og4yvx22mWrite "I waited" without saying it: I sat and stared, and stared, and stared again. Surely - SURELY - even this human, arguably the least observant human of all time - SURELY this human would realize that the cat bowl was HALF EMPTY and that I could die of starvation at any moment. SURELY. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2og4yvx22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mm2o27i6b22mI don't tend to write a lot of alliterative verse, but this article has convinced me to give the form a closer look: https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/an-introduction-to-alliterative-verse-for-readers-and-writers-of-speculative-fiction-859b0400e7cb17 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2o27i6b22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mm2nleo5bk2mMickey Cat has developed a habit of coming right up to the couch, sitting on his haunches next to me, and just staring at me until I lean over and scritch his ears and chin and this is proving to be an effective method. For him.17 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2nleo5bk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlzdglyts22jI'VE GOT FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES NO, NOT IN THAT DAMNED OASIS LOWER THAN THAT THEY GOT DEMONIC FACES AND I CAN SING ABOUT LOW PLACES 'CAUSE MY GENRE'S ABOUT ROOTS AND BOOTS NOT OTHER THINGS OH I GOT FRIENDS WITH DEMONIC FACES [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzdglyts22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlzas5m4vs2jSurprised that no one else has mentioned THE THREE CABALLEROS (1944) yet. I mean, sure, it starts out more or less normally with a couple of cartoons but then, uh. IT GETS WEIRD, FOLKS, VERY WEIRD, and I am very concerned about the safety of Daisy Duck. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzas5m4vs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlymm25tok2cOnce again, I note that my main reason for remaining on this site is to spread the pain: [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlymm25tok2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlyjnwdwvs2cThe Count of Monte Cristo The Lord of the Rings Middlemarch [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyjnwdwvs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlyhhr6p2k27Sigh. Author Beth Cato is being impersonated by scammers: https://bsky.app/profile/bethcato.bsky.social/post/3mlygdrsdjk2m [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyhhr6p2k27https://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlydni5exc2ySmall me was SO TERRIFIED when I first saw The Wizard of Oz. I thought those flying monkeys were going to fly out of the TV and EAT ME. But I kept watching because I HAD to find out what happened to the dog. That was how compelling Margaret Hamilton was. She made you watch right through the fear. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlydni5exc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlycpz7u7s2yNo one: Absolutely no one: Me: THOSE TWELVE SLAVE GIRLS SHOULD HAVE COME BACK AS DEAD GHOST CROWS AND STRUNG ODYSSEUS UP BY THE NECK AND LET HIM DIE PECKED BY OWLS WHO DOES HE THINK HE'S KIDDING WITH THIS, SEE, A GODDESS WANTED TO HAVE SEX WITH ME FOR SEVEN YEARS NOT TO MENTON THAT WHOLE LAUNDRY -16 May 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlycpz7u7s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlwuhg5p6k2uLook, this sort of pain HAS to be shared. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwuhg5p6k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlw62ojvws2uThe six genders: Orange cat Black cat Calico cat Grey cat White cat Tuxedo cat15 May 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw62ojvws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlt6lqgwtc24How - HOW - has my oncologist managed to find a new online patient portal system worse than the last one? How????14 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6lqgwtc24https://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlroloc57s2mYAY!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlroloc57s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mlpgzaw3as2hI heard that a few of you wanted cat pictures, so, here is an ALMOST cat picture (ten months old)13 May 2026 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpgzaw3as2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mloxoiwy2s2mI totally missed this announcement earlier, but yes - you can now get/order the latest print anthology of stories from Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine - 18 amazing stories including one from yours truly. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloxoiwy2s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariness.bsky.social/post/3mloqhmk7ec26Once again, you have just a few more hours to score the ebook of Ten Years of Sword & Kettle Press for $10, or the ebook AND the print copy for $30! Includes poems BY ME! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordandkettle/ten-years-of-sword-and-kettle-press/posts12 May 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:2ag2yed67przx52jla5esnna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloqhmk7ec26