Freelance editor | ex-Tapas | SFF, dark fantasy, horror, LITRPG, and beyond | gremlin second coming of David Bowie (alleged) | hobby collector of hobbies rmthorne.linkhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmthorne.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmthorne.bsky.social/post/3mx5h3tjx322nThere's a significant difference between the pain of damaging a physical item and the pain of a company repossessing or altering your digital library—and it isn't just about feeling cheated. (Yes, this is about Tapas)05 Oct 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:xrsqffa2rdynib5qqmded4ys/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5h3tjx322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmthorne.bsky.social/post/3mx3nof37zk2cJust googled myself to see where I currently stand on overhauling my online presence and learned two things: 1. My cat might be more famous than I am 2. Skrunkle Stanley and I are a package deal And you know what? Fair enough. #stetpet #freelanceeditor #fictioneditor #availablenow #linkinbio05 Oct 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:xrsqffa2rdynib5qqmded4ys/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3nof37zk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rmthorne.bsky.social/post/3mwz45knhac2pRebooting my entire online presence sure is taking a lot more time than I anticipated if I'm being honest.*04 Oct 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:xrsqffa2rdynib5qqmded4ys/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwz45knhac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rmthorne.bsky.social/post/3mwvxx5nkn22aI didn't have this on my bingo card (And in all seriousness, the Pope saying the Catholic Church backs human creativity and not AI is a pretty big deal and a win) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:xrsqffa2rdynib5qqmded4ys/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvxx5nkn22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rmthorne.bsky.social/post/3mwtfhwydgs2m"This may come as a surprise," they say, as if news hadn't already leaked in Korea ten days ago. Look. I won't pretend to know all the factors at play here, especially with some of the other industry news about licensing, but there's a lesson in optics to learn from the Tapas shutdown.01 Oct 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:xrsqffa2rdynib5qqmded4ys/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtfhwydgs2m