2026-10-31T06:24:11Z https://nostr.now Alexander Corby 🇵🇷 https://nostr.now/npub1de5jkmzh5mrcju8v9ctcfe2y3e3re0j2q32zsqc077el37tvh3lslu8nsu https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/accounts/avatars/109/554/536/066/269/292/original/15830d443e9d8125.jpg https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/accounts/avatars/109/554/536/066/269/292/original/15830d443e9d8125.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdj9swe9de0mvukwk9h75kv80xlght7y70nnmtxu358rpkysdmu4qzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787zczlny My students are moaning today about how Chat Pro will now charge them $100/month as I quietly grade my papers with a grinch-sized grin on my face.<br/><br/>Who could have foreseen that the people who plainly said they were going to turn intellect into a subscription-based commodity actually meant it? 2026-10-29T15:24:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfxrdvfwwrn5y00xk9t3d4w5akg9zpdq7zajtn47etm8zs2c50eqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7870sct3a #ScribesAndMakers 9/24 Have you ever put proceeds from sales towards a cause you believe in?<br/><br/>That implies that I make a profit. Bold assumption.<br/><br/>When I was in my twenties, I decided I&#39;d busk one winter&#39;s day in NYC and donate whatever I pulled to one of the local homeless shelters. I juggled and performed diabolo tricks in Central Park for hours and barely made chump change. I was set to return home empty handed when an accordion player saw me in the subway. We decided to try a duo act, where he&#39;d play on the subway and I would juggle to the music and we&#39;d split the hat. <br/><br/>We only did a few trips up and down the 2, 3 line, but ended up making nearly $70 in about a half hour. So I ended up with about $40 and it took me another hour to hunt down a homeless shelter to donate it to. <br/><br/>I would love to donate to worthy causes, but until I hit the best-seller list I&#39;m going to have to stick to donating my skills instead of my money. 2026-09-24T12:06:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw4a4w2eaqmfdezzxzr0y36w8r7v3586sj9vk8cxr32hrl8fgl3ngzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7873tvp27 #ScribesAndMakers 9/23 Choose a noun that is representative of you as a creative person.<br/><br/>Runaway train.<br/><br/>Tons of momentum but out of control. 2026-09-23T19:52:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzj5vsj56h7t9qu7esvuptmzmxgr04ayfnev6nm70vkeza406x8czyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787sja3fz RE: <a href="https://indieauthors.social/@AlexCorby/111064745763629442">https://indieauthors.social/@AlexCorby/111064745763629442</a><br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers 9/22 Promotion day! Promote your work or others!<br/><br/>I&#39;m just going to repost this since it&#39;s my birthday.<br/><br/>The sequel is still in the works. Apologies for being stuck on the platform that need not be named.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1tzaud99ruzjlw47mcfdenq3tpqkthalevw2p0276jh77uhp6cvdqpvny8y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1tza…ny8y</a></span><br/> </div> SELF PROMOTION! My book, Taliesin, Chief of Bards, was just awarded a 5 star recommendation from the Historical Fiction Company!<br/><br/>You can read their review of the book here: <a href="https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/a-welsh-legend-rises-an-editorial-review-of-taliesin-chief-of-the-bards">https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/a-welsh-legend-rises-an-editorial-review-of-taliesin-chief-of-the-bards</a><br/><br/>And in case anyone wants to buy a copy, it's available here:<br/><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Taliesin-Chief-Bards-Alexander-Corby-ebook/dp/B09P64ZJYJ">https://www.amazon.com/Taliesin-Chief-Bards-Alexander-Corby-ebook/dp/B09P64ZJYJ</a><br/><br/>#Books #Bookstodon #histfic #Wales #Reading #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #BookReview #Taliesin #Medieval #mythology #IndieAuthor<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/111/064/732/179/981/412/original/abf8ff0b650ef5f3.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-09-22T16:36:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfgzlrg3yfs7e96er6udk4p4xd9cr87sprpdz8wysw9tes2f3y7ygzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787g3xmt9 #WordWeavers<br/>By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?<br/><br/>In the current book I&#39;m working on, surprisingly few physical injuries. Tali is not there to fight, even in the midst of a war, and both sides understand that.<br/><br/>As for mental/emotional scars, well that&#39;s another matter. 2026-09-18T18:55:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9j9p3c7xy5uewgs4alnet4wwumjs8glzdhe6vzngrpqce7p23g0czyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787jhw2tt #WordWeavers 9/13 Share a line of dialogue that sounds innocent without context, but absolutely isn&#39;t.<br/><br/>&#34;Mind the crevasse!&#34; <br/>~Bran the Blessed 2026-09-15T00:59:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyr97c0syvqycksek0zgem22fn3g3haw3djxhz5dlxe4d7zpe343szyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787tdp0rp #ScribesAndMakers 9/13 How pedactic are you?<br/><br/>Ooh, boy. Well, very selectively. I have a dual major in Physics and Theater. I use one side of my brain to set up and protect a system of rules just for the other side of my brain to knock them all down.<br/><br/>I get pretty lax with a lot of minor rules for my students. Personally, I&#39;d rather my students enjoy writing and creating, and understand the concepts, without worrying too much about rules.<br/><br/>Some things I will not let slide:<br/><br/>-Correct use of the word &#34;literally&#34;. Stop using this Champaign-level word like it was soda. <br/><br/>-Draw the stupid vectors right! Seriously, it&#39;s a plain, straight arrow! It&#39;s not Rembrandt!<br/><br/>-Yes, your answers need units! Yes, for everything. Yes, even for that. This isn&#39;t math, your numbers mean nothing unless I know what they&#39;re counting!<br/><br/>&#34;Good math, you found the electric power of a light bulb. And your units?&#34;<br/><br/>STUDENT: uuuh....what?<br/><br/>&#34;60 watts. Very good. I didn&#39;t think you were paying attention there for a moment!&#34;<br/><br/>STUDENT: (confused stare)....What? 2026-09-13T11:07:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw0t6wxh9dqcz3rdgt6p4k4u7jj0qexmc6tlctyfgy08jrmrq3nsgzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787yuqk8z #ScribesAndMakers 9/11<br/>Our next featured creator is a group of three collaborators. Have you ever been part of a collaborative group for your creative work?<br/><br/>It&#39;s hard to do theater without collaboration. I&#39;ve worked with some people who are absolutely brilliant with ensemble work and it shows. And I&#39;ve also worked on the other end, with people who just don&#39;t know how to give a single inch and can&#39;t handle their own ego.<br/><br/>The worst experience to date was when I had to put together a melodrama over five weeks with the same group in Physical Theater School. It was me, another easy-going friend, and three of the most volatile students in the program. It was HORRIBLE! We couldn&#39;t have a brainstorm session without people screaming at each other. People would storm out of rehearsals shouting for everyone to go to hell! No one could give any critique or feedback without offending someone.<br/><br/>By the end of the run, I would spend ten minutes breaking down in my kitchen before I had to go to another dreaded rehearsal. <br/><br/>On the plus side, our late 60&#39;s voice professor had to step in and help us with the direction and she seemed to rather appreciate the scenes where I had my shirt off. I&#39;m just saying I&#39;m not immune to flattery. 2026-09-11T14:33:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqrvvec7xxx3e3fsq3f4rl6zxuhhxzvx8mz2l3dy5qpcmyhj75m3czyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787nve8mf #WordWeavers 9/9 What secret would cause the most damage if it were revealed in your story right now?<br/><br/>I’m just at the spot in my re-editing where the worst of the beans just spilled. Also, damage for who? <br/><br/>Currently the Welsh kings are rallying to go to war against Matholwch of Ireland. Matholwch doesn’t know this but if he did, he could mount a defense against Bran and maybe kill him, but that’s a bit of a stretch. 2026-09-09T23:44:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsytjtpdvetrwgw0y4rw7jhtkcjmj87204akkk392eq8uk2rkecjugzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787khfhu7 #ScribesAndMakers 7/9: What &#39;character&#39; (letter, number, symbol, punctuation, space) would make a great main character?<br/><br/>Well, that depends on the genre:<br/><br/>There could be ! for adventure.<br/><br/>or ? for mystery.<br/><br/>or + for Christian literature<br/><br/>or ( * for Islamic folktales<br/><br/>or Q for pseudoscience drivel<br/><br/>or : for proctology textbooks. 2026-09-08T01:10:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvuusl6h70ahdvngwgrsadk0wha0zvzj89yr9fw8g5hjk6t74rvjqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787vs7cmv #ScribesAndMakers 9/6 Have you ever listened to an audiobook where the reader had a good voice, but not the &#39;right&#39; voice?<br/><br/>I don&#39;t tend to listen to many audiobooks, but all of them that I did listen to had some rather talented readers.<br/><br/>I could say this about certain performances, where I feel the actor did a superb, inspired performance but it didn&#39;t feel like the &#39;right&#39; character for me (cough...Joker...cough) 2026-09-06T16:52:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv9g0575w3mu7vhenvtyacv5987zwt9jycsz0txmggyeprghnvjfczyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787yw6389 #WordWeavers 9/5 If your antagonist could justify their actions in one sentence, what would they say?<br/><br/>Matholwch: “I don’t care if she’s upset that I enslaved her countrymen wholesale, the Queen stepped out of line and I had to show her who wears the breeches here!”<br/><br/>** The High King of Erinne is seldom asked to justify his own actions and he’s (apparently) not very good at it. ** 2026-09-05T23:22:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3zuky96kzkes6efkv6lrjhar20zkexj0mylmw9eq9zq3qpl3heszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7879h77fs #ScribesAndMakers 9/5 From a purely aesthetic standpoint, what is your favorite color of ice cream?<br/><br/>Before I answer, are we counting sherbert? <br/><br/>Can I possibly add musical accompaniment to my dessert, to enhance the aesthetic?<br/><br/>I&#39;m just thinking that eating sherbert to Schubert could be very aesthetically satisfying. 2026-09-05T14:42:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8yppmr0gqcucvwkvgdyu2y8l7sass0wvug6qkzdyk0x7dmv4cksqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787d8v4nk I feel like I&#39;m going through a pretty intense crisis right now and I just need to give voice to it. <br/><br/>Basically, we had a conflict. I tried to be accommodating, but I had my share of demands too, and they didn&#39;t like that.<br/><br/>A lot of my work in therapy has been trying to get me out of my co-dependent habits and to recognize my tendency to people-please, so I&#39;ve been trying hard to learn to voice my feelings and wants instead of denying them to make others comfortable. <br/><br/>They weren&#39;t happy with that. It&#39;s not the first time I&#39;ve been here, but I&#39;m always worried about how it&#39;s going to turn out. <br/><br/>Crises are turning points. Things will either mend, and I can move forward knowing I stood up for myself, or things will end, and I can move on from someone who doesn&#39;t understand or respect my needs.<br/><br/>This is still very hard. 2026-09-02T19:54:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxphx2xdzusm9g3lf23kpj9rdz5q9j47d88hfnyyrmk0lr5mnzlfgzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7870c3xgj #ScribesAndMakers 9/1 List 7 things about your creativity?<br/><br/>1. Sex is nice, but have you ever been in a creative flow state for five hours straight?<br/><br/>2. I am as much inspired by ancient fairytales as I am by complex, geometric patterns.<br/><br/>3. I dabble in theatre, circus, writing, sketching, ukulele, balloon art and more.<br/><br/>4. Near-future attainable goal: Design and build a local playground.<br/><br/>5. I used to busk on the street. Sometimes with circus, sometimes at the local flea market with balloons.<br/><br/>6. I&#39;m known as &#39;the artist&#39; at my school since I tend to propose very original ideas for hands-on projects for the students. I don&#39;t feel my ideas are anything that crazy, so I get slightly embarrassed by this.<br/><br/>7. My creativity has sometimes made my family push me to get diagnosed for autism or another form of neurodivergency. I fail to see what they hope to prove by that. 2026-09-01T14:14:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgayn7rhd5ea2kfzssl47mukvl6v9k8g34lcq0qf63vygd3tjav3qzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787uaf7yu #WordWeavers 9/1 What is something your MC desperately wants but would never admit to wanting?<br/><br/>For Taliesin, genuine, romantic love. He&#39;s not an undesirable person on the surface, but his head is too full of cosmic mysteries to be a very attentive lover. 2026-09-01T13:47:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstkd4xehy4c9tlfeaz49y8pu8tcczljz84gqh5uhgywydzfvnwkvszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7872c0zmz #ScribesAndMakers 8/29 Did you know what you wanted to be at 11?<br/><br/>At that point, it was either a scientist (so I could blow myself up in wacky explosions) or it might have been the period I was looking to be a doctor. I was set to go into medicine for a bit until I realized how much squick I&#39;d be looking at. <br/><br/>In retrospect, I might have enjoyed getting a medical degree. I&#39;ve met some pretty rad doctors who travel, are politically active, and have their own music careers on the side. 2026-08-29T12:20:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx385stx4nv6ucf53j6p6m7g7e7ufszd3el82zlykvuz76v9gasrqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj78704lgsl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdz74aw539wp2sd9rmm4tagwpx20hw8jky7hvhy4c0p400j4dnrcgt84uuy'>nevent1q…4uuy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tuna&#39;s not even my favorite. And to make things worse, the printer now has horrible breath. 2026-08-27T15:36:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspqzv40449mzhzqlahyfkcq7sx8ht59zrflfqtysrvswhxwjl8jyszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7876gfqqs #ScribesAndMakers 8/27 Tell a story, real or fictional, about an object on your desk.<br/><br/>The damn 3D printer is not working again.<br/><br/>Here I am working through lunch, my tuna sandwich off to the side of my desk, barely touched while I tinker with factory settings, filament sizes, pre-heating temperatures and every fine-hair piece of technical minutia the stupid machine can throw at me. <br/><br/>I&#39;m just trying to print out a dinky keychain. But it&#39;s no use. I run the calibration sequence one more time, watching the gears whirl and lift the printing nozzle up and down, deciding if it will throw me a bone and print already. I coat the work pane with purple Elmers glue in case it decides to actually print something this time.<br/><br/>Before I can find out, the phone rings. It&#39;s Mrs. Soto again telling me I&#39;m late for the faculty meeting. I put my sandwhich down in frustration and hurry out the door, leaving the machine running. Who knows? Maybe it will work this time.<br/><br/>I come back an hour later. The machine is running, but it&#39;s not printing a key chain. I watch the robotic arm wizz back and forth, side to side as it lays the blue plastic filament onto the pad, spelling out two bulky words.<br/><br/>FEED ME<br/><br/>I look down at my desk. Half of my sandwich is gone. 2026-08-27T14:29:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9k62d8jyrtevu3um7rgfy9v47ujrnu4kj5rx3haahv8qvl374ylgzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787qksrwa #WritersCoffeeClub 8/25: Can a story be told from the point of view of something unconscious?<br/><br/>Well...no!<br/><br/>If there&#39;s no consciousness, there&#39;s no awareness and no point of view. Now, maybe we as writers and readers can lend this object our consciousness for a time, and that&#39;s great, but that&#39;s as far as we can go.<br/><br/>I wrote a story that was from many POV&#39;s in the form of journal entries from the characters and public headlines, but the plot revolved around the sentience of rocks on an alien planet. In the end, we see a little of what the rocks are processing, so in that sense it was a story told from the POV of an &#39;unconscious&#39; object, but the whole point of the story is that the rocks ARE conscious. 2026-08-25T13:55:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2akx5v0uvj9zdxg5m27l69g2qvsgk9pc07njqz9ljf48fvp6pkegzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787f8sufl #WritersCoffeeClub 5/8 What experience can you identify as having made you the writer you are today?<br/><br/>Come to think of it, I spent a lot of time by myself growing up, sometime in my backyard by my basketball hoop and sometimes on secluded beach shores. I used to make up whole epic tales using the geography of wherever I was and just think about their history and timeline. That probably gave me some world-building experience from a young age. 2026-05-08T17:26:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrz47rww2l6sr72rhe49m9zz86qwcxga545mrt4ys4qqnyy3tr7yszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787z4reh7 #ScribesAndMakers 4/17 What&#39;s something you&#39;ve learned in recent research?<br/><br/>1. The Dun Laoghaire was an Irish seaside fort presumably built by King Lóegaire mac Néill in the 5th or 6th century to carry out raids on Britain and Gaul.<br/><br/>2. The average price of a mani-pedi in the US is around $57.50 <br/><br/>Thank you. I will not be taking questions at this time. 2026-04-17T13:30:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04lt54zrmslgewr7u4nspc0reu930aht9nlydgvhu9xu5z9hv8mszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787r9damu #WritersCoffeeClub 2/25 What&#39;s an unique habit you have while writing?<br/><br/>I had to stop writing late at night. I either spend too much time mindlessly scrolling through Mastodon (Damn you, interesting people!!) or I fall asleep writing nonsense.<br/><br/>Seriously, I&#39;ve come back to my work the next morning and get extremely freaked out. I&#39;ll be writing some battle scene, or something, and the text will trail off.<br/><br/>&#34;He picked up his sword and completed all the exercises and remember to show your work, points will be taken off for lateness. Having crab for lunch tomorrow...worried about indigestion...&#34; 2026-02-25T13:49:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqtzepl07khxr7zjf7cfwdy67vr7r4664fgzvycwqenu9vvn9wrqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787szt3sl Raise your hand if you&#39;d rather have a world run by artists, scientists, teachers, and doctors instead of industrialists, bankers, warmongers, and psychopaths. 2026-02-15T10:55:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04kw8ndu3fpfwwfpyp6yqgueuv9ynzqcej03ad0ure58hvehdjsczyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787cz4yku My wife cried last night to see Benito (aka Bad Bunny) holding the PR flag during the halftime show. Less than a century ago, flying the PR flag or singing the PR National Anthem could have gotten you arrested. <br/><br/>Bad Bunny’s symbolism during the performance was outstanding! From the sugar cane colonial plantation to the electric power line scene (a nod to the colonialist, private power company, LUMA) Benito once again delivers strong for Borikén!<br/><br/>#PuertoRico #BadBunny #FueraLUMA #Diversidad 2026-02-09T20:23:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjh87290fjzut6pvg97lmsvf2ux4pahnkskp6rj0ec8kewqu70yszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj78762dzdq #ScribesAndMakers 1/24 What&#39;s a work of science fiction that you love? What do you love about it?<br/><br/>I&#39;m not as well read in this genre as I should be, so I&#39;ll just say Adam&#39;s Hitchiker&#39;s Guide to the Galaxy.<br/><br/>When I first read it, (I read all 5 books in one large volume) I was so impressed with the scope of the narrative and, of course, the humor. But some of the strange, sometimes random things that happened to the characters struck a deep chord with me. They not only made me laugh and think, but also left me absolutely terrified.<br/><br/>I drop references to Adams in class all the time, and I&#39;m sure very few of my students understand it.<br/><br/>&#34;So long class, and thanks for all the fish!&#34;<br/><br/>(Students glance quizzically at each other.) 2026-01-24T14:31:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfakzqcahuqg4zhdtxnl3pt8j4ke036fpsmcxxfgrud0l0hlfa44szyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787kw9tyc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf627vkmqm307whege26dmx2lngq8rgvlgzx22pzxnl7cme2aa05c5e6lyk'>nevent1q…6lyk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Felon receives Nobel Peace Prize from the head of the country he invaded by force.” <br/><br/>RIP satiric irony 2026-01-15T22:50:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx7n6w046rgn2znz7tsqfd6htsg8r077jfv5shnanv7w3v3galr8szyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787r5yqa2 At the emergency protest against US intervention in Venezuela today in Hato Rey, PR.<br/><br/>A la manifestacion contra los estados unidos y los accionnes militario en Puerto Rico y Venezuela. Hoy en Hato Rey, PR. <br/><br/>#Venezuela #Manifestacion #PuertoRico #NoWarInVenezuela #Protest<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/115/833/500/945/825/935/original/c38d882de923ea39.png"> <br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/115/833/501/216/581/522/original/e5deb7c55b964f79.png"> <br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/115/833/501/459/423/160/original/cde0dd5a8fad7881.png"> <br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/115/833/501/741/432/073/original/a306439386884e5a.png"> <br/> 2026-01-03T22:24:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqgqqwntfjch55wyxkhvwzyxran45gkkz2lpegafklf5ud6khfh2czyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787edxsmq #ScribesAndMakers 1/3 Instructions<br/><br/>Thank you for purchasing the Make-A-Masterpiece, the world&#39;s top-rated fine art gun.<br/><br/>How to use:<br/><br/>1. Load paint stock in the brush cartridge and fill the inspiration well.<br/><br/>2. Aim the gun at your canvas.<br/><br/>3. No, not like that.<br/><br/>4. Perfect! Now squeeze trigger gently to fire gun.<br/><br/>5. Make sure the art gun is pointed away from eyes and face before completing step 4.<br/><br/>6. That hole in your wall will appreciate in value over time since its art. 2026-01-03T17:16:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs279e9hrv25xmne30w9qpchppv0ved5lwe7fx987cc7ejaw7gvlsszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787s0wvmf #ScribesAndMakers 12/26 What animal appears most often in your creative work?<br/><br/>It varies, but for my current WIP, there are a lot of birds that show up thanks to Branwen&#39;s affinity towards them. <br/><br/>Horses also appear quite a bit, but that&#39;s more a product of the medieval setting. 2025-12-27T03:58:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdks9jqdhxh0danmrhgv3qd097qqdku6jcdcd5pchmwv4lk4nzdfczyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787d6ma4p #ScribesAndMakers 12/4 Tell us about your experience with audio recording.<br/><br/>So my school does this thing where, for a school play, they record the kids’ lines and then have them lip sync to their own voice. It completely stunts the acting, but god forbid someone forgets a line.<br/><br/>I’m usually the poor sap who has to record them, but that part is kinda fun. We set up a sound booth and I have the kids deliver their lines a bunch of different ways just to see what comes out. We have some good laughs. 2025-12-04T23:07:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdq9k9f00pk0q7v4ts225lm2f7jv7jemynlgl3yx80smq83dsmeaszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7874szemy Tom Stoppard, brilliant playwright, dead at 81.<br/><br/>One of the greatest of our time.<br/><br/>There is a reason that the people who write plays are not called &#39;playwrites&#39; but rather &#39;playwrights&#39; as in shipwright, someone who crafts.<br/><br/>Arcadia by Stoppard is a modern wonder on stage, a time jumping celebration of chaos theory and carnal embraces. <br/><br/>Farewell Tom, the world is a little brighter thanks to you.<br/><br/>#Theater #Playwright #TomStoppard<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/115/634/648/896/137/829/original/6dc2708fa89e95d2.png"> <br/> 2025-11-29T19:37:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswqr8wlvjndrs2vpfd63g8elqqw873h0al8vmlgvs6ac2muxdk4mqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787dqut77 #WritersCoffeeClub 11/23 What&#39;s your niche?<br/><br/>Uhm...yeah.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know. I&#39;m grappling with a mythological histfic on one hand, a speculative action adventures on the other. I&#39;m writing short stories for horror, scientific non-fiction articles, chapters to a contemporary romance, and someone is commissioning me to write a scifi erotica piece.<br/><br/>So whatever &#34;niche&#34; that is.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/115/599/749/781/906/606/original/af8efa3df709b33c.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-11-23T15:44:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9aj4mu2jhtpljrvfvunnwtqjawlyvg7d83xhdw3fw5qnczkqysfgzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787dme427 We had a chicken disappear on us for a few weeks. We found her again yesterday morning with a few new additions.<br/><br/>7 chicks hatched in the wild.<br/><br/>#BackyardChickens #PuertoRico #chicks<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/115/447/168/764/694/189/original/d334ed34e2e6862a.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-10-27T16:53:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs02xftxnmp0th3vnrhvx25zdchfghnzecfvz7zrc2d2y76e9jkq4gzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787464afk One of my students showed me the printed copy of the book Doug, a Doug Doug Story, by Douglas Scott Wrenden. It is 230 pages of just the word “Doug” printed again and again. It has sold 19 million copies worldwide. <br/><br/>My novel is a well-crafted narrative that blends Welsh myth and language into a beautiful story of magic and family loyalty. It has sold maybe 40 copies total.<br/><br/>I will be spending the rest of my day at the local bar, re-evaluating my sanity, thank you.<br/><br/>#Bookstodon 2025-10-16T18:45:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgwchdqfvrjv9heugzf8u9ema945zhlwhyxdd7vetevcf6ndh77qzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787vg6qxe #ScribesAndMakers 9/13 Shameless Self Promotion day! Boosty Boost Boost!<br/><br/>All I have to plug is my book Taliesin, Chief of Bards. The goal is to hopefully publish B2 sometime spring/summer of 2026, but I feel the two books could be read as standalone stories.<br/><br/>Explore the mythic origins of Wales&#39; earliest pseudo-historical Bard, Taliesin, and the impossible task to freeing his foster-father from the hands of a tyrant.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Taliesin-Chief-Bards-Alexander-Corby-ebook/dp/B09P64ZJYJ">https://www.amazon.com/Taliesin-Chief-Bards-Alexander-Corby-ebook/dp/B09P64ZJYJ</a><br/><br/>#Books #mythology #Wales #HistFic #ReadingCommunity<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/115/197/413/415/210/087/original/2af25a6749a88a7b.png"> <br/> 2025-09-13T14:21:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs27t5w9ks8f9955rnls33fvcpvtncr8qmeu9vthlm72rtsxa8tq7szyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787f9deyc #WritersCoffeeClub 9/9 What incorrect assumptions might a reader make about you?<br/><br/>If I&#39;m doing my job well, I should hope that some readers would think I&#39;m actually from Wales. I&#39;m not, but I&#39;d consider the misconception a high honor.<br/><br/>Interesting side story, a few kids in the park yesterday thought I was from China since I was doing circus tricks on my slack line (my profile pic is accurate btw) When they found out I wasn&#39;t, they tried to speak to me in French 2025-09-09T14:25:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pk6ej2lwlcy8efu5e0zgs9tmwk2exj6vsj522ens0mvkx95n4mqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787qevcr2 8/22 If money wasn&#39;t an issue where would you arrange a #WordWeavers writing retreat? <br/><br/>Y&#39;all should just come to my house!<br/><br/>Think quaint, Puerto Rican mountainside, tons of fresh air, beautiful birds, fresh eggs from chickens, Pana mofongo made by yours truly. We&#39;ll take a writing outing to a river or a beach perhaps.<br/><br/>Downsides? Not the best place for arachnophobes, or people not cool with small lizards swarming everywhere.<br/><br/>Also we might lose water and/or power at a moment&#39;s notice. 2025-08-22T13:12:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg8ym8dk0n4wuhaafmnq5h6aug5dccfs0uf3txtmewjc56tfk4f0szyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787a88ckv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszz43ewekfkcjf2hh04ygn7tuuqdl3wsl4u9l63kzywk6phfqpc4s5gssjc'>nevent1q…ssjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes! Unionize and make the execs come crawling back on their hands and knees! 2025-08-21T19:33:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstjn9v2pjcfm7d4yefc4vlcn6mjckm50e68pjfnphrge9gvpfyapszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787zdf3gw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsga5z64maxryhyw7yvd07cu33j5fcnsjavednqkaqxye8kngayyrgzxt6cp'>nevent1q…t6cp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Flashback to 2019 when ICE officers threw burritos at AOC for the audacity of calling them out about keeping children in concentration camps. 2025-08-14T23:31:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv4lkcp5l78hpp39uw0h9harr96g0dx58w84zg4jpkll6m4xpg8rszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7872zj5lj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrg0zk3afxujhpqswrld7nk0guxpkxeslwstx6gytvahcam564cgcq3y2ap'>nevent1q…y2ap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry to hear that. I hope things turn around for you soon ❤️ 2025-08-14T20:06:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswlz9506prcgf0f8dxr0tt8ktv387u2v22crxd2hq9edxtaly7waszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7879jpz7r #WritersCoffeeClub 8/2 What&#39;s plentiful in your writing?<br/><br/>Stories<br/><br/>(Voice shouting from back of the room): GOOD JOB, CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!<br/><br/>No, no. I mean stories within the story. Taliesin is a story-teller so that&#39;s easy, but I realize a lot of my work has people telling stories to others, either as exposition or world-building. 2025-08-02T13:09:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqste6wsnw866hd5wnpzm8kckxxfa0keh5ehq6pu300xhxgua67gm5gzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787n2cswc #WordWeavers 8/1 If your WIP was an animal what would if be and what would you feed it?<br/><br/>Right now, I think I&#39;m dealing with a Cassowary.<br/><br/>It&#39;s beautiful, strange, and elegant. So much that you may want to go up and touch it, at which point it will punt you across the room like a football and stab you in the heart with its dagger sized talons.<br/><br/>I approach it cautiously, feeding it small slivers of my soul, hoping to keep it satiated long enough so I can finish the work before it destroys me.<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/114/954/454/413/071/644/original/bf7a35dfda697e7d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-01T16:33:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgtnmg8f6wad5evctaltlns5w9rp0svnfs9qsuwhac65eeepqg3qzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787nful5q #ScribesAndMakers 7/4 When you procrastinate, what do you do?<br/><br/>Sorry, I meant to get to this prompt yesterday. 2025-07-04T12:24:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0wy29ggm25ssxwrvjxk87a3fcqnl23wlxa6aa5yw5uk65clxn4mgzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787r3wltl #WordWeavers Antagonist POV: Would you rather have legs that grow a mm every time you lie OR a head that grows every time you sneeze?<br/><br/>MATHOLWCH: HAHA! What an easy choice! I&#39;d grow taller obviously. As the beloved High King, I am sworn to the truth and have been faithful in my vow since I was a lad. Indeed, my people sing my praises as an honest, just king.<br/><br/>BRANWEN: Why, dear husband, I could swear you stand an inch taller today! 2025-06-28T14:13:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdyxq3ztmywsnf6zuna73m67aur47h3987hy088cxmj92zce3rqlqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787kld3w9 No Kings protest in San Juan PR.<br/><br/>#NoKings #PuertoRico #CalleDeResistencia<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/114/683/531/151/746/217/original/d5bdb41c36d2ec59.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-06-14T20:11:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspg94t9y8f0eukhxsek526k4v0mqythj9wha6m5u42cuzwgafnewczyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787ruma8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxkh235vt3cc9a9ycdgfnrf0x9ps0wzlw96ysrp4f67wltf3tvswqnmhfgf'>nevent1q…hfgf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Glad you enjoyed! I&#39;ve made mofongo at home too and it&#39;s ok, but it&#39;s never the same as getting it from someone who knows how to cook it authentically (not me).<br/><br/>Buen Provecho! 2025-06-04T12:32:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8cw3aks53ep7xwx9u4cn47g8e8d8fa2nf8qdc2f228cd9jqtlaszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj7870rgjld #WordWeavers 5/31: If everyone doing WordWeavers met for a party, what favorite food would you bring and why?<br/><br/>It&#39;s been brought to my attention that an alarming number of you have never tried mofongo.<br/><br/>Can be served veggie or with pork, beef, or shrimp. The mofongo itself can be made from plantain, yucca, pana or all three (trifongo)<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/114/602/859/470/849/674/original/be0b980a662ba9d9.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-31T14:18:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszlxqceq2uf0gtg453aa7tc8hgl4j9suzcx99wphtxej92dc6rldszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787awach9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvdtgvz2zguwgrpk0fk4act42ny7553drvft6lthztfjsnpypk0s9jlatk'>nevent1q…latk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don&#39;t know if you saw it, but Bad Bunny released a short film with a similar message. The frog in the video is a Sappo Concho, which is a native species to PR under threat. <br/><br/>I do feel a little awkward as a gringo that moved to the island (my wife is Puerto Rican) but I do what I can to celebrate and preserve Puerto Rican identity. I mean, at least I know what a real quesito is.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLSzEYVDads">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLSzEYVDads</a> 2025-03-21T01:55:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhhje3flutye0k028tqhyyzhal2cpkm6yrck68f9lr9mqkamnh5szyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787hszv00 #ScribesAndMakers 3/20 Do you like graffiti? Do you have an example?<br/><br/>I see it as an incredibly powerful artform that has been unjustly vilified by the status quo.<br/><br/>I&#39;d also say it&#39;s nearly impossible to create street art (arguably any art) that is politically neutral. It is public art that makes use of both public and private property as its canvas. <br/><br/>Puerto Rico&#39;s district of Santurce is alive with vibrant street art and murals. The visual soul of Borikén.<br/><br/>#StreetArt #PuertoRico #Banksy #Gaza<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/114/194/882/288/706/474/original/b22b19526c2b710c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/114/194/893/196/959/752/original/1219733476d3ced3.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/114/194/914/130/622/811/original/a47f6ea102f7be28.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/114/194/924/753/577/713/original/a53f19cf6e6cf9d1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-20T13:17:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrjvqpyjyv28kr4e3jjjmn2mga8pgs8azkzquez3m4wwyqh5r47mszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj78705557e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2j86e0zcawp3ptpsyzsyqazp0f52dnjmqv8kj3c3ytdm6rj4arrqpzmwrh'>nevent1q…mwrh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It fits that American fascists are letting our health safety net fall apart at the beck of Putin, but an even more simple explanation is that they want to kill off people they see as undesirable. With rampant disease, only the wealthy elite will be able to afford health care while poorer marginalized people die off. It&#39;s eugenics, racism, and social Darwinism at it&#39;s most horrifying level and it&#39;s not a strategy that&#39;s uncommon throughout the history of the U.S. 2025-03-10T19:16:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwnw4ce4canxhfg089psd7ylaudxs6eu4a2sp9gn7gln6s9skm3qzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787qpgsth In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0c5vqhuleydvferj9cgyht7kflveafda0wm29c2qp9pj4khmmc5c3hk8rj'>nevent1q…k8rj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am so worried about the slippery slope of this thing. How long will it be before prolific Palestinian sympathizers have their devices explode. Sure, it sounds far-fetched but so did blowing up people&#39;s pagers remotely until this week. 2024-09-19T01:33:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0lhh20elcg4uduurrt8r055ulg94sj2jvyv5zydvkze8ua5rya7szyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787tm7tz5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq82efccath9trd5qxsmqs7lnwxg544j85pffd2xac05w7n2dynlc9kcmda'>nevent1q…cmda</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have them all over the beaches in Puerto Rico. These were feeding off Yabucoa. Beautiful animals!<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/113/154/524/438/132/473/original/821d0db43497fbea.png"> <br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/113/154/524/995/137/774/original/7f5fd5235462626d.png"> <br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/113/154/525/535/992/916/original/4ba1dad2256d7bc6.png"> <br/> 2024-09-17T19:29:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqfnw0u5mr8nrwtv2h8ryvs9mmk6q8m80ajjthav8qalhcmqsfryqzyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787sdw777 #WordWeavers 8/30 Share something about your work.<br/><br/>If I have a single hope for my work, it is not that it will be wildly successful, bring me fame and fortune, or even be particularly &#34;good&#34; critically. (But any of that would be SWEEEEEELL!!)<br/><br/>My highest hope is that someday my children, grandchildren, or any future person might read it, and it will spark something special in them, something that will connect us and live on. 2024-08-30T15:54:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs93w7xjj37pf0h2lduykuesg4sst9m7luk89qh40dftl0wtsavxxszyphxj2mv27nv0ztsashp0p89gj8xy097fgz9g2qrplmm878edj787mw9cm2 SELF PROMOTION! My book, Taliesin, Chief of Bards, was just awarded a 5 star recommendation from the Historical Fiction Company!<br/><br/>You can read their review of the book here: <a href="https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/a-welsh-legend-rises-an-editorial-review-of-taliesin-chief-of-the-bards">https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/a-welsh-legend-rises-an-editorial-review-of-taliesin-chief-of-the-bards</a><br/><br/>And in case anyone wants to buy a copy, it&#39;s available here:<br/><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Taliesin-Chief-Bards-Alexander-Corby-ebook/dp/B09P64ZJYJ">https://www.amazon.com/Taliesin-Chief-Bards-Alexander-Corby-ebook/dp/B09P64ZJYJ</a><br/><br/>#Books #Bookstodon #histfic #Wales #Reading #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #BookReview #Taliesin #Medieval #mythology #IndieAuthor<br/> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/indieauthors/media_attachments/files/111/064/732/179/981/412/original/abf8ff0b650ef5f3.png"> <br/> 2023-09-14T17:45:27Z