Fantasy Author & Podcaster | Co-host of 5x Hugo Finalist Worldbuilding for Masochists | Maradaine Saga | Velocity of Revolution | http://mrmaresca.com https://linktr.ee/marshallryanmarescahttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mllicsri6c2x1. I do need an assistant 2. I cannot afford one 3. Still not going to use AI as a pseudo assistant [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllicsri6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mlk2u2wp4k2yThere’s a new thing I’ve never seen before a few months ago that I’m now seeing everywhere in Austin restaurants with outdoor seating, that are these little whirlygigs that spin on the table to discourage flies from buzzing around you and landing on your food.11 May 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk2u2wp4k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mlgoxztigc2d"I don't want to write a book, I want the book-shaped widget!" [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgoxztigc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mlgmq6ota22dThe answer is always yes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgmq6ota22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mlgmj5wxlc2dAUSTINITES! TODAY AT 2pm! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgmj5wxlc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3ml75gdbcy22jWe have a new episode of WORLDBUILDING FOR MASOCHISTS (@worldbuildcast.bsky.social ) with the fabulous Fonda Lee (@fondalee.bsky.social) on how we blend tropes and reader expectations to put fresh spins on familiar subgenres. Check it out: bit.ly/wfmpod18006 May 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75gdbcy22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3ml3celdjv223"I continue to have grave concerns about Emperor Palpatine's agenda, especially in light of Senator Mon Mothma's recent speech, but despite my trepidation, I must vote for continuing to fund the Emperor's energy project." [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3celdjv223https://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3ml23j54uzs2lThis whole thread is great, but it reminds me of a great line I saw elsewhere of, "Folks need to learn the difference between 'character arc' and 'the happy ending I decided is best'." [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml23j54uzs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkzpt2ovik26A reminder that Encyclopedia Brown’s whole deal is noticing a slight inconsistency in someone’s story and deciding it means they are guilty of the crime he’s investigating. ACAB absolutely includes Encyclopedia Brown.04 May 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzpt2ovik26https://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkynfw6h2s2zWriter-types: what's a franchise you were born to write, but you never will? QUANTUM LEAP (I mean, I doubt there'll be a second reboot.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkynfw6h2s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkxn7vwnys2l"We can say the prices are low, but so what? Everyone's prices are low. But Crazy Eddie? His prices are INSANE." [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxn7vwnys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkxlkuuh6c2lDiminish a book Yeoman of the Rings [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxlkuuh6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkr2upslf22zIn GURPS Illuminati University, there's a bit about a longstanding beef between the Time Travel Department and the English Department, as the TTD likes to go "1066ing", where they travel to 1066 and make minor tweaks in the English language just to fuck with their rivals. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkr2upslf22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkr247aul22zName ONE Brian Benben movie that isn't I COME IN PEACE [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkr247aul22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkiy5uagxk2lFew things tire me on social media more than folks who post with a "I, for one, intend to be walking away from Omelas very soon" energy.27 Apr 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiy5uagxk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkinj6yc722pIt's less spelling and more my terrible habit or writing "solider" when I mean "soldier". [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkinj6yc722phttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkiiq3cbwc2fIf you look at the whole NXIVM scandal, a good chunk of the folks who fell into it are people who were very attractive by any real-world metric, but had a career being put next to some of the world's most beautiful people and then told they're very plain, and that will fuck a person up. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiiq3cbwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkih2ubank2pThere was literally a show starring Keifer Sutherland EXPLICITLY about a "most of the government killed in a single act", so, yes, they do write about it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkih2ubank2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkh32jllck2d$3.25/hr scooping ice cream at Friendly's. Technically the summer before, at 15, I was extracting and installing radios in cop cars for $3/hr, but that was under the table stuff. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkh32jllck2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mkeuqxyt3223Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeuqxyt3223https://bsky.app/profile/mrmaresca.com/post/3mketv23oss23I'd build a writer's retreat location that could host month-long workshops and give scholarships to attend said workshops. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:fx5j22ymrudtjdlmmd7d3dke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mketv23oss23