I'm a former Technical Support Specialist, AEW fan, horror film reviewer, and podcaster. Blind, bookworm, gamer, and Christian. Currently live in Mississippi. Here for bringing joy, friendships, learning, and unraveling the artform of storytelling.https://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mvjavx4oms2iAI Safety and The Singularity https://jdanielsawyer.substack.com/p/ai-safety-and-the-singularity?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web14 Sep 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjavx4oms2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mviz4andax2sToday, I'm brainstorming podcast titles, sound stingers, format, cover design, and yes, updated headers for social media. I guess I'm actually doing this then. Exciting, scary stuff.14 Sep 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviz4andax2shttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mvgquyemjp2fUnderrated author. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgquyemjp2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mvfxwy2d7h2sI should be "resting" today. Instead, I'm trying to tailor a post I made here last night and elsewhere for LinkedIn. #AmWriting13 Sep 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfxwy2d7h2shttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mveololquc2rSeven and a half tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center now cut through ocean waves at the bow of the USS New York (LPD 21)—an amphibious warship built by Louisiana shipyard workers who persevered through Hurricane Katrina to finish her.13 Sep 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mveololquc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mv4nc6lgxs24There’s an old story about a farmer whose only horse runs away. The whole village calls it a tragedy. The farmer just shrugs and says, "Maybe." For the last 12 months of being unemployed, I’ve been trying to learn how to be that farmer.09 Sep 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4nc6lgxs24https://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3muus7shhdw2dWhen you accidently write a post almost in inverted pyramid. I was a Mass Com & Journalism major okay? It slipped out.06 Sep 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muus7shhdw2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3muuigdxzhw2fRIP to Andy Williams of Every Time I Die fame and former #AEW wrestler. Sad when someone so young passes. He was 48.06 Sep 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuigdxzhw2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mustlmhwzj2cJust got to try the new (limitted time) Cheetos Sweet Phantom Heat Puffs. Sweet Lord, they are fangtastic!06 Sep 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mustlmhwzj2chttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mupmhgwwws2fWhen your cat purposely puts his paw on your leg as he's lying next to you, you appreciate the cuddles when you get them. Gosh he's so cute!04 Sep 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupmhgwwws2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mupll3opq226I'm all for civil discussion and differences of oppinion. But when you decide to make the conscious choice to accuse me of using my blindness to garner attention and sympathy rather than me illustrating a point, I will call you out on it.04 Sep 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupll3opq226https://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3muncrr542b2oWhen a famous horror editor decides to call you a "raging douchebag" with a misinterpretation of a post comment as evidence, you have to pause, see it for what it is, and go about your day. Feedback loops are beautiful things.03 Sep 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muncrr542b2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mumoapxgvc2wHow am I enjoying my coffee? Apparently by upsetting editors and people in the HWA (Horror Writers Association) because I dared to point out how the filler words did the opposite of what was intended for me as a viewer. Scandalous.03 Sep 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumoapxgvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mulcrxp3jf2tIf you are feeling spooky like I am, give this a spin! #Halloween is less than two months away. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3nTuEbn9wHCKVH1hUEUObj?si=ba3da413e5744bbc #MusicSky03 Sep 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulcrxp3jf2thttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mugdbldxx32sThe best response to someone who wants to be right rather than understand is quiet. Sometimes, that person is you. Appreciate the moment for what it is. Be silent. It will pass. Be grateful for the lesson.01 Sep 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugdbldxx32shttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mubdaqcvuq2sI have a post I #amwriting this week due out on the 9th of next month. And I'm oddly terrified. Am I putting too many expectations on it? Definitely. I'm grateful for the feeling though. That means it has it's claws in me. Scratch the itch. Put more ink on the page.30 Aug 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubdaqcvuq2shttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3muaz3bcots2pSomething to think about. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaz3bcots2phttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mu7zgvlhqp2jHad some time with the Dapper Catman this morning and now enjoying some coffee in my Darth Vader helmet mug. Any fun plans for your Saturday or the weekend?29 Aug 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7zgvlhqp2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mu6bwaiiml2tI've got a major fiction writing project underway, a vulnerable nonfiction post scheduled for early September, a review to write for a book coming out on September 22nd, and two smaller pieces connected to the first. It feels nice. What about you? #WriterSky28 Aug 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6bwaiiml2thttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mtxhmf3v4u2cDolly Parton encouraged reading and the love of storytelling. What is a book you are going to pick up this week? Now's as good a time as any to start a TBR if you don't have one already. Fiction and nonfiction recommendations welcome!26 Aug 2026 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxhmf3v4u2chttps://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mtrp5ihnhk24Usually, the bird’s the word (or “Grease” if you are so inclined), but for me, it’s what I just heard someone say, “Don’t put a wishbone where your backbone ought to be.”23 Aug 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrp5ihnhk24https://bsky.app/profile/astralaudio.bsky.social/post/3mtpzx2tfnm2cBrb. I have to go to the 8th Dimension for a sec. anyone seen my Oscillation Overthruster? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:33pe5m7ianucqtyvbhun6svm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpzx2tfnm2c