Writer, engineer, editor, human Find everything on my website https://cometarytales.com https://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3m2ui6f6opc2tBe 'there' (in my case, with comfy socks and in my desk chair, online). My schedule: 11th 8 am PDT: The Many Shades of Villainy #character #villains 11 am: Adapted or Stolen? #anime #appropriation 12th 8 am PDT: Control Your Fears #horror 9:30 am: Protect Your Author Rights #workshop #contracts [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2025 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ui6f6opc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lydw5w7jxk2mDo you need a connection to goodness? Here you go. Free. Accessible anywhere with internet. Awesome people to meet. Technically, it's a writers' conference, but you can choose to listen to people read you stories while you chat with new friends. #writing #friendship #publishing #craft #reading [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydw5w7jxk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lydrdxi6bs2mCould someone with a bigger following than mine repost this? It seems to me that most people are less than aware of the depths and consequences of the ongoing cuts at NASA. If you are in the DC area, now is your chance to speak up for #science #space #budget [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydrdxi6bs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lr3jhmf75c2iQuiz. Did 3 things after the Nebulas: said fond goodnight to new and old friends online, walked out to the kitchen for a late dinner, turned on the news. Which thing should I not have done if I meant to sleep tonight?08 Jun 2025 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr3jhmf75c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lpwqunapas2zFellow #scifi #fantasy #horror #writer? Just so y'all know: 💻 the Nebula Conference is also online (AND year-long) 🎟️ it does NOT require SFWA membership ✒️ it IS your genre's writers conference--building craft and working connections You can register anytime. https://events.sfwa.org/our-2025-conference/2025-conference-schedule/24 May 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwqunapas2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lp5iedr7zk2zReaders and writers. Please support the Authors Guild and add your voice to stand up for responsible, knowledgeable copyright administration and protection.. https://authorsguild.org/petition-to-reinstate-register-of-copyrights/14 May 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5iedr7zk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3ll2xfimm4c2dWhile NASA has disavowed this inspiring project, you can still access the funny, colorful, and accurate First Woman graphic novels. Download them and share with aspiring future astronauts. This time of silencing will end one day. Links in comments, + more on the purge. Image via NASA Watch.23 Mar 2025 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll2xfimm4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lkkbdgbcss2mA long time ago, in a galaxy not far away, I used to post about books. Nowadays, I'm reading more ... widely, because it's getting hard to keep a firm grasp on the truth. https://amikokelly.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-abandoned-is-the-truth17 Mar 2025 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkkbdgbcss2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lk5m7e2sg22vIf you are or someone you know is a doge-fired federal employee who works (worked) in a science-related field, the people really in charge of allocating federal funds to science would like to hear about it. democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings #DOGS #firings #science https://democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings12 Mar 2025 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk5m7e2sg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3ljw7nz4zts23Science is at risk. Here is a startup guide on taking action against recent and imminent attacks on science. https://aas.org/advocacy/get-involved/action-alerts This is fom the American Astronomical Society, but they're not just talking about astronomy.09 Mar 2025 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljw7nz4zts23https://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3liiiv6hs6s2hNASA management: "We're just following orders." Where have we heard that one before? https://www.flyingmag.com/nasa-fires-1000-probationary-employees/19 Feb 2025 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3liiiv6hs6s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lgunr5ypjc25Yay, our family got that "quit or we gonna fire ya" email from the Orange One yesterday. Confess I don't usually listen to Neil Young that much, but this one fits so well, right down to the title track of the email. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W61oBjCe3vI29 Jan 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgunr5ypjc25https://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3ldcmjj6uok2kNoooooooooooo! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Dec 2024 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldcmjj6uok2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3lcraf565z22uSo this cool group of variously underrepresented authors who have let me play in their house are having a fabulous party online next Saturday (Dec 14th) and everybody in the known universe who can log on to zoom is invited.08 Dec 2024 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcraf565z22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3labgac3dhc2wSo, the first thing you get from ThatOtherSite, after you deactivate your account, is an urgent ad to join that site. I am clean out of bad words today.06 Nov 2024 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3labgac3dhc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cometarytales.com/post/3kmy72flk2e2aWell, hello Bluesky. I guess the days of invites are over, as I'm somehow here without complications. I'll drop some hashtags in hopes that helps friends find me! Photo has alt text. 😁 #writer #sff #fantasy #energy #science #space #sciencefiction #books #alternateuniverses #engineer #solar #storage05 Mar 2024 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:nwn6ddpv2dqljtc7dnu6qmqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmy72flk2e2a