2026-10-23T05:48:59Z https://nostr.now Solar Branka :mw: https://nostr.now/npub1kgln94lqcaj6h3qwxczm07amd40rm8ygy4gpuwqc69hjdmfpe97s53sece https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/302/024/107/215/260/original/bae56a0548534d56.png https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/302/024/107/215/260/original/bae56a0548534d56.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrfgc325tt0hcgulq52qvaf7re7ezl2944wt523tlgv063jemvk9gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6cg5ry7 #ScribesAndMakers ~ What&#39;s a situation where you feel a &#39;;&#39; definitely works better than a &#39;.&#39; ?<br/><br/>Lots of situations, this because when I profusely write on the page in a stream of consciousness style, then &#39;;&#39; is more that necessary, it adds some breathing space to the text and there is no &#39;.&#39;.<br/><br/>💒 2026-09-15T09:57:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxlg350y483w4ly70gme0xefpuuejn38632nekt2gh2cj08q8mwszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6gy5pxq #ScribesAndMakers ~ Our next featured creator is an acronym. Do you use acronyms in your work?<br/><br/>I may have... <br/><br/>💒 2026-09-10T08:16:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs292f0lyfkpgzk3cu3zj0zrpkgl8lm2dcw2xvgj4un7w5z345kghczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6ejc86d #ScribesAndMakers ~ Share something you&#39;ve been working on this month.<br/><br/>I wrote one haiku, one longer-form poem and this week a new stream of consciousness-style prose poem. I favour flash prose poems. <br/><br/>I&#39;m aiming for more prose poems this month.<br/><br/>#Haiku #ProsePoem #Writing 2026-09-09T11:45:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxl4ra0cz4v9ekj3t7pks32zdynlkv2ntfm9vnefac89qpqy0as5czyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6dd283y #ScribesAndMakers ~ Gauge?<br/><br/>Glad you asked, rather than assumed. <br/><br/>🪷 2026-09-08T09:54:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw053lfpe3e6q74s3uqrjw5d385my75qgf6ucpvgnt6pdhff5404czyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh62kulpl #ScribesAndMakers ~ If e-books stopped being produced, how much would you miss them?<br/><br/>For convenient, not-much-space filling, portable, large-bookshelf-inside with loads of books; a lot. :pink_notebook: <br/><br/>For not being able to extract quotes easily, having to charge a battery that flattens faster with time; not a lot.<br/><br/>💒 2026-09-04T11:26:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspjfqddvtsy5hd55gmj5gf5kr2au7gttmtuvgwksycf6hx6n9nxyczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6rka2gc Morning! <br/><br/>Being a writer, a mod, and an epub post-processor ~ all roles I cherish ~ are to date unpaid, volunteer work. And if my rambling posts here spark your light?<br/>🪷 <br/><br/>I&#39;ve set up a KoFi thingie ~ <br/>ko-fi.com/solarbranka<br/><br/>If you fund my fountain pen and the volunteering roles, I&#39;ll be deeply grateful; my writing hours will strive immensely.<br/><br/>Thank you!<br/><br/>💒 2026-08-27T17:01:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0c4th95edwv0l96k6a4r2pnestcee7fpa7k29ym0nfc9c6fgxk6szyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6r2e3s8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdygl7cu0j45ult5z0pvlc23p6zvew3qwvaj7ld25mynvxn5t9qcsmdglt9'>nevent1q…glt9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh yes ~ now officially part of the fediverse&#39;s fame list... <br/><br/>Or at least, part of a Python script someone wrote over breakfast, a croissant maybe? 2026-08-21T10:12:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswerqvyarrehcaqlwr653y86f06pvktk8akreqzz5xhm2slxpqffgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6u4askc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9r6advs6lsd3y0ks04hf4c52290lg6jk35w7lyqae7lnrv02dmtg7m69ph'>nevent1q…69ph</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🪷 2026-08-21T10:06:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxj9mz42z00plgng9n9z8nvqpwx84gdqtg7vr5d8qpn0zmshzn4jszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6m44jyn Ah, these spam sign-ups... Bots, most likely. Spam, most likely.<br/><br/>For the past month they&#39;ve been adding random bios ~ that already exist across Fedi accounts ~ as a reason for requesting a sign-up. <br/><br/>Today I rejected an sign-up request that had a bio of a person I&#39;m actually mutual with. Fame must be theirs.<br/><br/>#Mod #SignUp #Fediverse #Mastodon 2026-08-21T09:39:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz4kk7qsnvnu8g3q9f90swv7na49u33u7ywuhy0hk29npv3838qegzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6dv2z09 #ScribesAndMakers ~ Link to or summarize yesterday&#39;s poll and reveal the answer.<br/><br/>N.B. Since I haven&#39;t posted a poll yesterday but I&#39;d still like to answer today&#39;s question ~<br/><br/>To summarise, in my flash stories and sometimes in my poems too the characters are: <br/>A ~ the soul<br/>B ~ the heart<br/>C ~ the one asking &#39;but what about me?&#39; <br/><br/>💒 2026-08-21T09:20:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv0j97dezvm43gepg6eqjl27pzwqtyr7f8nc2wfp9wg4zzdexvyxczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6zuaxhd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fqgqrjhcckxty7n988znzw3rp7kg2z60pxwgynla0wdy7tz95yc0yejal'>nevent1q…ejal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t read either book.<br/>For me, the next one is by Simone Weil. Really looking forward it. 2026-08-20T23:49:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvuamgzr3x3gjwlppj67le68d2sccqr9qydtx7gutz6ndq7wcr0gszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6t6382n &#34;There&#39;s always these giant baffling books, like &#39;The Da Vinci Code.&#39; People say it&#39;s not as well written as &#39;Midnight&#39;s Children.&#39; Why aren&#39;t people reading &#39;Midnight&#39;s Children?&#39; Nobody knows why these phenomenons happen but they&#39;re great.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Denise Mina, born today, 1966.<br/><br/>#DeniseMina #Today #Quote 2026-08-20T23:27:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0d08rf3dqrlr5x0kpjrw7tuf3gul6arrmc4dsqqjjxkdejpdduegzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6rv5nnv Best effort today?<br/><br/>~ less emails, more reading<br/>~ penned ideas for a new text to develop<br/>~ text as a prose poem, can also be a poem<br/>~ listening with curiosity<br/>~ connection doesn&#39;t require long essays, but it requires some words, words are not silence. <br/><br/>Growth happens in whispers, not roars.<br/><br/>#BestEffortToday 2026-08-19T19:24:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyp8pq0e797lmln2rp8achj8rjchs7wegpgcgdmxg98lnhlejuwkgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6ldmv34 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzv80fs76nge8pghq3t6p7789972h5htl7vfvz6fjawxvmjaylaqtdfjdy'>nevent1q…fjdy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hey! Now this the perfect follow-up to my online research: a face to face with Bill in a dive bar, dim light; his weathered voice dropping truths… that&#39;s atmosphere! One drink. Maybe two. 🥃 <br/><br/>With so much fuel added to my research after meeting Bill my rom-com about a hairdresser will turn into a gumshoe thriller. 👞 <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dnd5r8quslw27usmp5du0t9lsm980pp66p3qx0yzgf2d3yt7nease3hzjs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Charlie Stross</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dnd…hzjs</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-19T12:55:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq0cxg0w9dwzvlxtcp5jq63aerg2g2uq48uutqtekxx5scwpp2p2gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh65e2l72 #WritersCoffeeClub ~ How do you write characters with expertise outside your own?<br/><br/>Hm. Research obviously comes to mind. 🍏 <br/><br/>Online research does wonders:<br/>~ a 44-tab browser situation <br/>~ 39 of them are completely irrelevant<br/>~ 4 are contradicting each other<br/>~ 1 is a Reddit post from 2015 where someone called &#39;Bill_Xx&#39; confirms your wildest guess. 🉑 <br/><br/>Easy. 2026-08-19T10:53:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszrj4adhudzwswgl3wfysn49d4zh3k3e7nnd9rqt7y89xfj6dmprszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6jkgtn3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstfxdl32w2uupjtlfqx04knc3a3qhakvl5um49740khc2mhu369ycgxe8v0'>nevent1q…e8v0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The invisible hand of capitalism is doing wonders for the planet. <br/>Forests, parks, gardens, guerilla guardeners...?<br/><br/>Nobody then realises that we can&#39;t breathe or eat money. 2026-08-19T10:06:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2j2e76y584tguu0ydgwl83fuxppe6hsuauddmu79n564lfzkkpwqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh66qgwye #ScribesAndMakers ~ If paper books stopped being produced, how much would you miss them?<br/><br/>As much as I miss an audio cassette, a VHS tape... 📼 <br/><br/>I swapped the &#39;smell of a paper book&#39; with the &#39;scents of the epub&#39; reader. :book_spell: <br/><br/>More trees please. 🌲 2026-08-19T09:53:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswl20eeala9s5wmdz2mpcy0n0u7dfevqsw3cvwddydjcc0u9d8kdgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6uyeewl &#34;What is literature, really? Boiled down to a single sentence, I’d say it’s this: an endless conversation about what it means to be human. And to read literature is to engage in that conversation.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Nicole Krauss, born today, 1974.<br/><br/>#NicoleKrauss #Quote #Today 2026-08-18T11:42:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsptvj3zxwwl7c0z8akc5lnddjn5kh6fl53nq0xn2fnsve0lkzwlkqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh67qcv29 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspnhfhv86kwh3uk7ms3mdm0t454xkj3k2e2jddwjgsumnxm5lskzsscg5qj'>nevent1q…g5qj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The text gets expanded with more subtext material that can fit into a tight flash word count. <br/><br/>I write about a raised eyebrow ~ the reader&#39;s imagination adds a backstory with a lot more questions than answers. <br/><br/>Interactive, my text is just a prompt.<br/><br/>2/2 2026-08-18T11:06:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspnhfhv86kwh3uk7ms3mdm0t454xkj3k2e2jddwjgsumnxm5lskzszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6euq7z0 #WritersCoffeeClub ~ What are your limits for writing outside your lived experience? (race, nation, gender, etc.)<br/><br/>Lived experience? If all writers would pen work within their lived experience, we&#39;d mostly have soporific memoirs, without needing sleeping pills. 💤 <br/><br/>I write about an interesting-to-me idea, but then the reader&#39;s imagination takes over. The flash material lends well to this: I plant the seed; the reader grows a garden :booky_1: <br/><br/>1/2 2026-08-18T11:03:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfuwytmuwt2nxvcynedtrd6w7rwn8e070djr6a2lljl27gcgyugkgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6ftem6n #ScribesAndMakers ~ To what extent do you think art can promote social change?<br/><br/>Art can promote ideas and concepts exponentially. Its medium is succinct, the imagery can be a mirror to society. It moves perception and mountains. :ThinkCatgirl: <br/><br/>Take Banksy&#39;s art as an example. Feral, ta cunning, like a massive detonation. 💥 <br/><br/>#Art #Banksy 2026-08-17T16:42:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyf7deyv6p92mrsml50e4a3jj8yh3he84t2xu339fx0jmvfnnca7qzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh626p5f3 &#34;I have met so many sensitive people in all walks of life, doing all sorts of jobs, and I have never thought that I am capable of seeing something which these people who do not write cannot. Language, if it is capable of expressing life, is the language of those who do not write, and I have to use their language. If I write their language in a certain way, then I produce what we call literature, poetry, poetic atmosphere.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Herta Müller, born today, 1953.<br/><br/>#HertaMüller #Quote #Today 2026-08-17T16:24:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyfmmg8rxgv2vtkztfaspjtgzcwj3rfdrxctwd2rfw39mfhzdyzaqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh69fspea #ScribesAndMakers ~ Are you happy with the adverb you chose at the start of the month, or would you like to trade it in for a new one?<br/><br/>Adverb-schmadverb. <br/>The one I chose was mindfully... working on it. 💒 2026-08-16T14:40:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq22tv74ug5qzmauy7vpah68f7ua94wl33rlxumdgclk0dn2y47sszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6tygtge “Stories are a way of subtracting the future from the past, the only way of finding clarity in hindsight.”<br/><br/>~Valeria Luiselli, born today, 1983.<br/><br/>#ValeriaLuiselli #Quote #Today 2026-08-16T14:29:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2hy9v2fmwtlqq7nu2azktzljzeh4u3v7tg0xvmfqmzw53u5snd7szyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh626lk3c &#34;When you are young so many things are difficult to believe, and yet the dullest people will tell you that they are true—such things, for instance, as that the earth goes round the sun, and that it is not flat but round. But the things that seem really likely, like fairy-tales and magic, are, so say the grown-ups, not true at all. Yet they are so easy to believe, especially when you see them happening.&#34;<br/><br/>~ E. Nesbit, born today, 1858.<br/><br/>#ENesbit #Quote #Today 2026-08-15T14:09:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxk8uewawk8c73h3v7rul56h62r9fw3z4c0v2uf4aprnq8v63hpgczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6ckkt96 #ScribesAndMakers ~ Our next featured creator differentiates himself from his &#34;name buddies&#34; on his website. Do you share a name with anyone famous?<br/><br/>No, no one famous, and I&#39;ve yet to find a &#39;name buddy&#39; for my pen name. 🪷 <br/><br/>Though some geographical places contain a fragment, either my name or my surname. ⛰️ 2026-08-14T15:41:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs20qmjj4j2v6667hn33xg3v9uvglrkfy3m886r3suhn5peajhy0pczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6d2ewgu &#34;If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Danielle Steel, born today, 1947.<br/><br/>#DanielleSteel #Today #Quote 2026-08-14T14:22:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsft0vkhts9nyk5es3p4xwwrj8vj2uq362xpyk944hdv233cvulvwszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh60mvewf This the attitude ~ <br/><br/>&#39;The Obamas are having dinner at a restaurant, and the owner comes to their table to greet them. It turns out that Michelle had dated him in college before meeting Barack.<br/>“So if you had married him, you would now be the owner of this restaurant,” Barack says.<br/>“No,” Michelle says. “If I had married him, he would now be president.”&#39;<br/><br/>#UrbanLegend 2026-08-14T14:14:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf29mn3j8ud07dzwk7k8u6vtcgzq84c7j57ens9w36mt74pm3knyszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6txcyx8 #JeremyRadin #Poetry<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/117/094/244/050/440/112/original/67cdfbe1cab4b0b7.png"> <br/> 2026-08-14T14:08:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhjfpe5lau2ep62syy0sg6wkp0ce04y46ascx9jpcy93rl3638wczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6demqgy ~ Alfred Hitchcock, born today, 1899.<br/><br/>#AlfredHitchcock #Today #Quote<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/117/088/470/733/264/805/original/4cab622d75a1348f.png"> <br/> 2026-08-13T13:38:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqghf6r50y5ptd45w200ykwg3pzsl3l8p85a0w3h27flg87q53dqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh69kpgxy &#34;There is, for example, a kind of novel that focuses on one decision or one moment on which a life hinges. There is a focus on character, and a belief that character is fate. And many novels, too, are quite linear, as if the writer believes that life is like dominos—that one thing leads to another in a cause-and-effect way, and that life is progressive rather than, say, cyclical.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Gish Jen, born today, 1955.<br/><br/>#GishJen #Today #Quote 2026-08-12T12:13:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswrh0xelxq0dlccplgcg964uew6zherdzp4khqqgllu50j5m8d27szyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6fwqtza #DavidHanlon #Poetry<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/117/082/458/418/028/735/original/52fc45c108de6747.png"> <br/> 2026-08-12T12:09:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2dvxcjpsdggc3rlvnqykp52xawprqrkchlkk3lufpa5j4zznmzqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6t7y4x7 &#34;A short story is what you see when you look out of the window.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Mavis Gallant, born today, 1922.<br/><br/>#MavisGallant #Today #Quote 2026-08-11T13:39:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvax8g4v42jmevh7s99l99q85dtlswtj4u6th0pay660q8vm7ej2qzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6nge9kx #ScribesAndMakers ~ Do you feel like a different person when you&#39;re doing your creative work?<br/><br/>More like a DJ mixing on shuffle. Creative me is the song that makes you turn up the volume and ignore your responsibilities. :ablobcatmusic: 2026-08-11T13:06:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxdly70zwc98rq4vft5xg0eq2yjg9t500m86hrwdaqzguufkkcfsgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6shzzp6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstddcwaz6v2xc47ld8myf9gje9u9s8cqgw482ls8446kl5tml39gcj6wxcz'>nevent1q…wxcz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:blobcatlaugh2: <br/><br/>If you have a cat or a dog, do they get confused?<br/>&#39;Who is this and where&#39;s my treat person? 2026-08-11T12:43:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8pmr9fvq4ehpc4656hhj84udlf20cdre570xvp6fe794sr96xagqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh67502jc #ScribesAndMakers ~ How willing are you to take risks with your creative work?<br/><br/>I can&#39;t define risk in creative writing...<br/><br/>The risk that someone might read my flash story or a poem, they feel seen &amp; it resonates with them &amp; they think: &#39;You wrote that for me.&#39;<br/><br/>:woozy_love_letter: 2026-08-10T17:46:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvxtu4evhqusdsj697uasj9hhql7dxypzqtynxhrzaec4qgjykcdszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6d2y80u &#34;With time I have grown more sparing with the words. I think less of fireworks and flourishes. I try to get warmth and colour through precision of language. This is more difficult, I think, which may be why I find writing novels so challenging and exacting.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Barry Unsworth, born today, 1930.<br/><br/>#BarryUnsworth #Quote #Today 2026-08-10T16:17:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0p7derj52zne7w2ukntxvqus30ceds9dsx9snp08jhg9tg5tcjvqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6gvgnlp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqh4cfz4chrk6pxqhgz76nccmh54362d9f5l5uft03jxcrmgrygqchsy2a'>nevent1q…sy2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The analogy btw art and maths is apt, but it emphasises process over sensory/subjective stuff. <br/>I have the feeling that art is often born by instinct, intuition rather than by logic. <br/><br/>&#34;Art is a very skewed and strange domain.&#34;<br/>These are interesting. They&#39;re not necessarily flaws, but strengths; &amp; never neutral. 2026-08-08T10:07:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqytln5am82gqhx2p6xemhqwch0jxufqmga2rlyyn4m0h4cnc04aqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6l96jqv &#34;A young writer is easily tempted by the allusive and ethereal and ironic and reflective, but the declarative is at the bottom of most good writing.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Garrison Keillor, born today, 1942.<br/><br/>#GarrisonKeillor #Quote #Today 2026-08-07T13:15:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9kqv3peysk6qc24wjrz6dgxlx55tllpsy4jqkz6dymxdp9zk3x7gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6njehqw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nmk2rjzqxcpsu8xg0qr7esqpdzapp5a0yg6t3rlwnn7fkde9jfgtyf80z'>nevent1q…f80z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I worked in an art gallery I was drawn to Rothko, so I would sit in front of his paintings during my lunch break. It&#39;s only by reading about his art that they became less hermetic. 2026-08-07T12:57:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9nmk2rjzqxcpsu8xg0qr7esqpdzapp5a0yg6t3rlwnn7fkde9jfgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6wvuhr3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtnccx8wahkllrl7pnh2dnmw2f4k3ncjthznvmk8x73tnwwj5vwgc860xd'>nevent1q…60xd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One could say I suppose &#39;to provide employment for their otherwise unemployable offspring&#39; for any other profession.<br/>I still hope those curators got their role with a strong CV. <br/>It&#39;s also about cultural trends that are visible, but they&#39;re not necessarily quality. The gifted fine art artists are always there; but maybe not always trending. 2026-08-07T12:56:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxgv8krjcj8tvjmygn98wjtxmqswsceus7kc0vxyywjk2h9hqmfkszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6rewvwj #ScribesAndMakers ~ Is there a work of art that you didn&#39;t like at first but came to appreciate once you understood it better?<br/><br/>Art isn&#39;t really about likes/dislikes, it often triggers something deeper so one relates to it beyond preference, no?<br/><br/>It has happened that I thought of some work of art &#39;Nope, not for me&#39; and then later it just clicked massively. 💒 2026-08-07T10:30:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxhqux887vtwfakqa9wpzh0cx82m55a4x0x2x9rqkj6juapnay7qzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh684tctd &#34;I think the poet is the last person who is still speaking the truth when no one else dares to. I think the poet is the first person to begin the shaping and visioning of the new forms and the new consciousness when no one else has begun to sense it; I think these are two of the most essential human functions.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Diane di Prima, born today, 1934.<br/><br/>#DianediPrima #Today #Quote 2026-08-06T10:40:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsveyyn8qcurq4yq4j854swm6py7qlx0amd3kq6cxuefg9kfjztftqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh60wj0w9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqsgsk9lf3zk039qcafmdnzxsnchzyfgss5p8n0905u4azx4pr7rqx7eq6y'>nevent1q…eq6y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Λοιπόν, χωράει στο ασανσέρ? 2026-08-05T17:02:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq4jdr73v9l6en6upykdn2k0q4gwl8m9r3jkqyceu976j0s2wzdugzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6uawlkv #ScribesAndMakers ~ What book(s) are you currently reading, or have you finished most recently?<br/><br/>I read a lot of flash, either in newsletters or contest winners. <br/><br/>Non fiction:<br/>~Huxley&#39;s Music at Night and other essays<br/>~ Raymond Chandler&#39;s Papers<br/><br/>Also, for post-processing (getting the book into epub):<br/>~ Along the Andes by J A Zahm<br/>~ Fertilisation of Orchids by C Darwin<br/><br/>🪷 2026-08-05T13:05:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyvz8arevzegaurlm07p8m6hs84xnah587cujh0a8dhgeqdxzklnczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6lfql46 &#34;There is only one good thing in life, and that is love. And how you misunderstand it! How you spoil it! You treat it as something solemn like a sacrament, or something to be bought, like a dress.&#34;<br/><br/>~Guy de Maupassant, born today, 1850.<br/><br/>#GuydeMaupassant #Quote #Today #Love 2026-08-05T11:06:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs95feu0j86dp3ajas95kprhyth46ucpg732l36rh2mty6m430w5ygzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6tyuf95 Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against &#39;AI slop&#39;<br/><br/>Snapchat has joined the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack in a growing effort to combat fake writing, images and videos that are entirely created by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77g6dm5pr8o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77g6dm5pr8o</a><br/><br/>#AI #AI_slop 2026-08-04T12:38:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2n5k0vqzwwvn2kkhgm6tpypf6awl3wt5wa7lvy7asfsatyp7ltpqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6yk8kng &#34;I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you’re capable of and making your words symphonic.&#34;<br/><br/>~Dennis Lehane, born today, 1965.<br/><br/>#DennisLehane #Quote #Today 2026-08-04T08:16:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26m903z3npx704u60ktnjek2qmx7jelne2g5t2u9gtvvsz0yl0fczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh62t3nrp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr02vrd0kmxfc203e2r4dza4wlrth2h9ul7yrxd805vr057vm9qkssp4c2v'>nevent1q…4c2v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Email has its own tonal equivalent, though: emojis, punctuation or the lack it, all caps... <br/>Like: &#34;Mate!!!&#34; (exclamation marks, love).<br/><br/>Imagine emails back and forth just with: &#39;What do you mean?&#39;<br/>To me dialogue is best, despite its flaws. 2026-08-03T11:26:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdcdm5d5xasjffrfdt9fy9fm33lzjnah8kvlmaz9m6r0hvszxhhmgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6pteswl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfv4zcz7fmzcd30f666zdwgtz3vk22h99g8vczhjn8ct7ecmv2vrcxruff5'>nevent1q…uff5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, there is that. However, some writing can leave people confused too.<br/><br/>Come to think of it, it may not be the medium, it&#39;s the expectation that we should never be misunderstood? 2026-08-03T09:57:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsthp5srtxn4dhnfddy6e8d4xt5rk7hwpcxjz7sxpecr78ljqdrumqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6j3us5f #ScribesAndMakers ~ Are you more comfortable communicating verbally (or signing/ other non-written) or in writing?<br/><br/>Verbally. <br/><br/>But it also depends on what is communicated;<br/>~ Chitchat? Verbally, absolutely. <br/>~ Instructions? In writing, one wouldn&#39;t want to misunderstand them. <br/><br/>Since Tom Stoppard noted...<br/>&#34;We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks in style.&#34;<br/>... I&#39;m not sure it matters which medium I choose. Let&#39;s cauterise obscurity together.<br/><br/>#TomStoppard 2026-08-03T09:26:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8hvxfw8ccxs6ndhcp90gxfqw6asy7pjtwkkc0raa2cfgkusrm0jczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh69laqg0 &#34;I know what things are good: friendship and work and conversation. These I shall have.&#34;<br/><br/>~Rupert Brooke, born today, 1887.<br/><br/>#RupertBrooke #Today #Quote 2026-08-03T08:50:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsthfv5xa7qmvpvg5cqq5jfttz4c2xrz4k6cc2txth2yd59w5eaa9gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6dgzyqd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2nly3l0v0xwkagqvfg3lrhavmjhxgdtr3kjpjms5ks3crhtltjs7xamwa'>nevent1q…amwa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The mindful tequila-and-heroin option. 🥤 2026-08-03T08:28:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfzqlgf7hw2c5hph7xl2n5hfx252h8ee9cej5qhdjw2eamgja5g2qzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6y30v3l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vnpyhds2cnfcwyuhtfe9hv6n9l9dudgym6x390ex4ets9wqe2ugsjpdca'>nevent1q…pdca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🚗 🚗 🚗 🚗 🚗 🚗 🚗 :ablobcatrave: 2026-08-02T10:40:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyht0r8lpa39zchappwmguzmganj570gng6yg2paffn74q4x6d87szyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh64gzpfh &#34;I have discovered in my long life that there are many words and phrases which have more power than any spell of magick. The best-known of these is, of course, I love you.&#34;<br/><br/>~ David Gemmell, born today, 1948.<br/><br/>#DavidGemmell #Quote #Today 2026-08-01T13:34:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8jwmt6lgpug56nz5qlf53tpw4a00nn9x0ykw4ct8g80pxqxnhz8czyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6w6m55j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vhu4s77rm3snmftllgh38j69280mg9c2eww4nrdjgcmks3vnafct4gu2t'>nevent1q…gu2t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Muse knows when to whisper her inspirations: when you can&#39;t write. 🧚 <br/><br/>I hope you still jot the ideas down. 2026-08-01T13:25:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsglxy2wz5ckgkje5mfftrdn37prhghwatsekc3j4m54tzr8ply8lqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6e62nzf #ScribesAndMakers ~ Choose an adverb to describe how you plan to approach your creative project(s) this month.<br/><br/>Mindfully. 🌸 2026-08-01T13:06:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxwrz97dwv8raueyqck9zw2gragdjy55dzqwd843542dnxknrv8yszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh63vavst In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszl4prguu6kll4u3jmw7hhak874tl7w4kut0eaq5zuwd4r2vscckqtufu65'>nevent1q…fu65</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes! Stepping away from the noise and the good stuff rises to the surface, time and again. <br/><br/>In the shower, for example. 🚿 2026-07-31T13:26:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsffzjzpj762ypyg2eksvsd27l850jxw5juq4ckswy5ulyfrkqj8ggzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6q25hy6 &#34;I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing.&#34;<br/><br/>~ John Searle, born today, 1932.<br/><br/>#JohnSearle #Today #Quote 2026-07-31T09:59:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqz3st92gk07w30ghunhaqas655k5h90aznaf342kstyspfr9c09czyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6cncxae #PennedPossibilities ~ How do you find your inspiration? (Do you enjoy nature, books, games, films, shows, or all of the above?)<br/><br/>I don&#39;t, inspiration finds me and whispers &#39;This is your material&#39;.<br/>Usually when I&#39;m at my most feral, just being... and anywhere but at my desk. :ncatchan_biglove_io: 2026-07-31T09:40:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8gu9zv8y9sg0a64rzdza59l76px2xe7vf73spaj278hurux0sh8szyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6rcnstz &#34;Of course there is enough to stir our wonder anywhere; there’s enough to love, anywhere, if one is strong enough, if one is diligent enough, if one is perceptive, patient, kind enough — whatever it takes.&#34;<br/><br/>~ William H. Gass, born today, 1924.<br/><br/>#WilliamHGass #Quote #Today 2026-07-30T09:22:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp730wwtfwxwvmqrxpyj63y08grc4je03wl6pj8nqqenzvztl636gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh69pcqm7 #ScribesAndMakers ~ Smol?<br/><br/>Smolecule. Needing a microscope. 🔬 2026-07-30T09:14:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2dzf43r4gk7nhuanxushanerj7fyxttvmn7qhqhxpg0jc6w3jpsszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6vv5y9m &#34;Anybody who writes is, in function if not in quality, a peer of anyone else who writes, if they are making a serious attempt to write what is true without whining. We can all learn from each other. It is not an isolated life.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Mary Lee Settle, born today, 1918.<br/><br/>#Mary Lee Settle #Today #Quote 2026-07-29T12:38:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgghclv5kwpcqlm242uepr9rf8y0zyt3cqk2frl34yn3ympj7nckszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6z3t42u #WritersCoffeeClub ~ Is there something you want to write, but don&#39;t think you yet have the skill?<br/><br/>I enthusiastically attempted to write a lot of different styles, genres, topics.... I planted a wide garden. 🏡 <br/><br/>Editors&#39; feedback is doing the pruning ~ narrowing down what I&#39;m actually decent at versus what still needs work. <br/><br/>🪷 2026-07-29T09:00:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst7ke07857psk9523m09l29aezj4666x0dj0nuyq69knusuz28yaszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh67x0520 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw77xpz69mjja949uss6a87aw67cv68qdcw9quqn6950zetc3p9gq354pen'>nevent1q…4pen</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let&#39;s pause on this quote.<br/><br/>The context is subtly self-critical: Hopkins was actually critical of the 19th Century English upper classes. He believed the English had invented the ideal of the gentleman but often failed to live up to it. <br/><br/>The quote is a backhanded compliment: &#34;Now please actually practice it.&#34; 2026-07-28T16:55:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw77xpz69mjja949uss6a87aw67cv68qdcw9quqn6950zetc3p9gqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh60kfysz &#34;By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Gerard Manley Hopkins, born today, 1844.<br/><br/>#GerardManleyHopkins #Today #Quote 2026-07-28T14:56:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswp7lqkpuuf3zhs597vv2rw69ura7w0ez9393ahuz8uezxhpm84hczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6k0h6hn #WritersCoffeeClub ~ What&#39;s something about your own work which needs some polish?<br/><br/>My velocity in adding dynamics, the curve is as though it follows the Fibonacci sequence. Because maths. :ncatchan_love_io: 2026-07-28T10:58:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs07t2m998plcj8vucql4wac8td0phvevu02vqqy89zssts49w3wlczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh62gq9qx &#34;I’m very moved by chaos theory, and that sense of energy. That quantum physics. We don’t really, in Hindu tradition, have a father figure of a God. It’s about cosmic energy, a little spark of which is inside every individual as the soul.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Bharati Mukherjee, born today, 1940.<br/><br/>#BharatiMukherjee #Quote #Today 2026-07-27T17:33:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2qektjgcqwhxtnr46t3g03ev3hy6nwqummpgsqpta8n5g4tgscwszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6a4k5ea Publisher guidelines ~<br/><br/>&#34;Writing is an act of imagination, research, and memory—one mind reaching for another. Artists hold the pulse of the human condition in a way machines never will. The work carries the weight of lived time, of grief and joy that can’t be squeezed into a template.<br/><br/>We’re utterly uninterested in outsourcing imagination. Literature has always been a conversation between people across time and place, and we intend to keep it that way.&#34;<br/><br/>#Publishers #AI 2026-07-27T12:50:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdrnwzgj9ywm7n0pvc2y0gedmr3zrfz2rlpdhqm6a0zdedgkjmd7qzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6cwh965 &#34;The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Elias Canetti, born today, 1905.<br/><br/>#EliasCanetti #Today #Quote 2026-07-25T15:43:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0u5jt0j6zz3hjyydrqz6rkaluyttf7hddc840fca4ftwh3uqms3qzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6gzta8n &#34;If you don’t say what you’re thinking, you end up lying when you really need to speak up.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Banana Yoshimoto, born today, 1964.<br/><br/>#BananaYoshimoto #Quote #Today 2026-07-24T10:55:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd3lxjpjtx0hdtd7cg3h8ljzcvtkvy4v4s022y974fum6dg2asymszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6uqa2t7 #WritersCoffeeClub ~ Should a reader be forewarned about any and all erotic content, no matter how small?<br/><br/>Erotica to me equals desire. Desire is part of being human, a large number of great literary works contain erotic elements. So should one be forewarned about being human? 💒 <br/><br/>Consider Shakespeare; he wasn&#39;t shy about desire and made it feel both timeless and real. ⌛ 2026-07-24T10:44:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0caxzguf6l72yrrcwq02u8cucke68y6808x2ah0mh86fmn82dxgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6r4k7e5 ~ Raymond Antrobus <br/><br/>#RaymondAntrobus #Poetry #Quote<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/974/468/505/322/210/original/aad27208271892f3.png"> <br/> 2026-07-24T10:28:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqe72n0d0ya054jnv6kmlpfwahdseu55zjuwkpnrhjp92zaxff9xgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6ary4qa &#39;“Don’t think about it too much. You might get to like it.” Her eyes widened and she put her hands against my chest and pushed. I’ve been pushed harder by a kitten.&#39;<br/><br/>~ Raymond Chandler, born today, 1888.<br/><br/>#RaymondChandler #Quote #Today 2026-07-23T11:54:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspurc9l9lhg5p3y3qpfe8vz6huln8uexjtywumvy8f2uqahmmjv7czyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6k5xawp #WritersCoffeeClub ~ How much erotic content can a work have without being considered erotica?<br/><br/>Is there an objective measurement? A word count or a content percentage? If there is, I doubt that, then it moves through history. See the once-banned book Lady Chatterley&#39;s Lover as an example. :SenkoLove: <br/><br/>I think of it like chilli flakes. A sprinkle adds flavour; a whole jar is overdoing it. :floofHeart: 2026-07-23T11:24:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9tlcee54gk6swws0xxkegqwlc0mcg4734x2zprww5p8fxywvk6yszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6j6q05z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfw6cmwmtf73jlqh5fdukrrszjfahfealejqku4jp99rexrc88nmssq0f2w'>nevent1q…0f2w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:blobcatlaugh: <br/><br/>Typical! The classic theory versus practice dilemma.<br/>The lecture is all head &amp; makes you overthink it, and the practical is... everywhere else. :soft_giggle: 2026-07-22T22:26:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfk0kev5llhs4q3ayyh039gtkrk0fgmhl28ewtefh9z709nsx3mkqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6lh4uz8 &#34;The best lines that you write, at least sometimes, are the truest lines, and they’ll sometimes startle you when they come out. And to get to that place, where things are really true, is often uncomfortable.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Pete Dexter, born today, 1943.<br/><br/>#PeteDexter #Today #Quote 2026-07-22T13:23:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2w7g8hysgwwv76gxa2ezv32nffwg03k6fu35hsa9907j09ds7vwgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6dpev80 #WritersCoffeeClub ~ Are the limits of what is considered &#39;erotic&#39; more or less universal?<br/><br/>Fully universal. That&#39;s why every culture on Earth has exactly the same opinion on feather, leather, and satin. Completely identical. No variation whatsoever. 🪶 <br/><br/>It&#39;s called the &#39;Universal Erotic Constant&#39; ~ they teach it in physics. 💒 2026-07-22T13:14:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2gs5cwmme03ujl46gyqr6g033x0hffldtjmunmgx5hjxxjlks26czyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6hsps07 &#34;We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Ernest Hemingway, born today, 1899.<br/><br/>#ErnestHemingway #Today #Quote 2026-07-21T12:28:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2727mgfumzyp7a2wemymzr0y42x9qe9hnhsv4l9l0r7fu9h7p0gqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6l92h69 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsycs6l7f6h0sxq7jg6xpqjxdr7gmndqmp84ar2xs2p7seh6t24ucsxyhx90'>nevent1q…hx90</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t read this, will take a look, thanks. 2026-07-21T12:19:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyxt58szy55yrsdxrq0pdw08qjej582yw9aukm27sjmz0pfhsv2kszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6azdv0u #ScribesAndMakers ~ Tell us about a non-fiction book you&#39;ve enjoyed.<br/><br/>Aldous Huxley ~ &#39;Music at night and other essays&#39;<br/>Michael Singer ~ &#39;The surrender experiment&#39;<br/><br/>Original perspectives, food for thought. :booky_2: 2026-07-21T12:13:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrsfctm9puthmrs2zuvd4l7l9xwdja85jjd682fr9224ektqqgvzgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6c85gx9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqa3z8tug0tegdcyf4jra3hwl5udx0qqa05yumvvsa80t2gfcgmkc6t6pnp'>nevent1q…6pnp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d say original. The only publisher guidelines I&#39;ve come across that mention something that. 2026-07-20T21:19:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszmn5xjsmm224eypkq2cq7q4drglsrmja6wmtcry5htca6llz733szyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6rsrlhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zx9a3gjkjy4pph26n0q6vzu3zzwp08ym0qwn7nv9fhtp2qkd6qcax45uc'>nevent1q…45uc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ooh, ok, thanks. A weak scent of mint is cool too, it&#39;s considerate. 🌱 2026-07-20T21:15:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wtyjeg3mq4cg4dlu6rvm7qxk7wfwlkpfatkmta6dzpz4dan0deczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6mxnw9z Poetry publisher guidelines ~<br/><br/>&#34;... one of the main things we’re looking for is diversity; we have enough room to be eclectic, and we plan on using it. So while most magazines suggest reading their back issues to get a sense of what they like to publish, we’d suggest reading to get a sense of what we’re having trouble finding—if you notice a style or subject matter that we don’t seem to be publishing, send us that!&#34;<br/><br/>#Publishers #Poetry #Submissions 2026-07-20T18:58:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rvle7mk8h3mhrkvsz3kl4z0d3qx2k2ru469k09pn5czmh45kgaqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh663svtv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthzaa60kn9nvcd893dgp68n6ut97a5vzmrd6epuhed4jm3wff3cc6pc99t'>nevent1q…c99t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No markers, no friends, just your great sense of humour ~ that&#39;s the only supply you really need. Everything else is just extra!<br/><br/>:flowerpetals: 2026-07-20T18:18:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2plnwytk20mzc807w63egzvn6cpet7mc4l2s5u0npcn7eecq2kqczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh643lcrc &#34;It whispers; all is waiting here<br/>Kept safe for thee, year after year,<br/>Beautiful songs in thousands;<br/>Where hast thou been, where, where?&#34;<br/><br/>~ Erik Axel Karlfeldt, born today, 1864.<br/><br/>#ErikAxelKarlfeldt #Poetry #Today #Quote 2026-07-20T09:47:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg8jucpjzhtkk4g4dhe2yns0ju37ggsm3x9lvjh0twrz3qr940tdszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh66cmzf2 #ScribesAndMakers ~ What scented marker do you like best?<br/><br/>Does the mint one exist? So that my marking smells fresh and clean. Plus, it could double as a breath mint. 🌿 2026-07-20T09:09:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdap45u2nwyhcyvta5hzz2czvghcjen2wl52ckhc9lhrm0eyzuc5gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6t2sful #PhantastikPrompts ~ Happy ending, all open or complete destruction - what kind of ending do you prefer to write?<br/><br/>The fourth kind: the one that will make the reader puzzled more. <br/><br/>Something like: The MC&#39;s love interest takes off their shirt. There&#39;s a birthmark. The exact shape of the MC&#39;s tattoo. 2026-07-18T19:17:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwdsjnmgs4nvnavlsyg23klu9ew57lk0z5rzjkwse5q5e9d03w8gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh67v3nry &#34;Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.&#34;<br/><br/>~ William Makepeace Thackeray, born today, 1811.<br/><br/>#WilliamMakepeaceThackeray #Quote #Today 2026-07-18T18:15:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstq4j0472jn5q0jnvezcncqv2l0wy9dlryw6n0vsqeeddfv8d4fpqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6leeytf THE 2026 SEJONG MUSIC COMPETITION<br/> <br/>The First Round of the 2026 Sejong Music Competition will be held virtually.<br/>Participants must submit video recordings for the preliminary round.<br/><br/>Finalists from each division will be invited to perform live before a panel of judges on<br/>Saturday, December 5, 2026.<br/><br/><a href="https://sejongculturalsociety.org/music/current/index.php">https://sejongculturalsociety.org/music/current/index.php</a><br/><br/>#Music #Competition 2026-07-17T13:55:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspgd9qsvfug4wdact99x762k2g27j0ttxlewuws6x637dzgv0rjgqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6xge793 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxf93y392qqxsex3cak086ggc94hwu4sazvphj67hzqtzquj6rd3gevut2z'>nevent1q…ut2z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exactly. To me a pilgrimage implies a shared thing, not a conquest. <br/>I like the idea of mutuality, it&#39;s what keeps two people walking the same path. <br/>It isn&#39;t &#39;What can I get?&#39; <br/>but rather &#39;What can we become?&#39; 2026-07-16T14:16:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsylm9ztw4v8rzkgqtmxpfcfhdh34zqe9znunu709vx6varljlnhvczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh63n7ltg &#34;Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Anita Brookner, born today, 1928.<br/><br/>#AnitaBrookner #Quote #Today 2026-07-16T11:27:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2uyqy0an5q2q0mwx8wmfd0g4e9y09sqxhew07lkf6tl6y05mwj7szyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6nxrngk #WritersCoffeeClub ~ What&#39;s a trope you&#39;d like to see subverted?<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t come across tropes before taking writing webbie classes. :sropenbook: <br/><br/>I see my texts in terms of themes and motifs rather than tropes. Part of the writing palette. 🎨 <br/><br/>A trope being a familiar building block that readers instantly recognise, it&#39;s part of the marketing tool fluff, no? :pleroma_flower: 2026-07-16T11:19:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs93pcm6hrt650aqeddycw7k75nn7qnh4kdgexwlt9xfmt4de3p0hszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6aln70d &#34;As soon as there is language, generality has entered the scene.&#34;<br/><br/>~ Jacques Derrida, born today, 1930.<br/><br/>#JacquesDerrida #Quote #Today 2026-07-15T10:01:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsta3qkkg0ye96h7j4atcpc92ycs94vv3fww9x775kpg296tlnrrnqzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6fqfvz8 #WritersCoffeeClub ~ Do you read a lot outside of your comfort zone?<br/><br/>I would, but my comfort zone has better lighting and less verbal showboating. 🥮 2026-07-15T09:54:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswtdwctvjyjnn036vdu69nedjmlfp97u08dwr33pxeuv0el7zy2vszyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6jnjg6k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxn4wjekpkm2cpnc3fhh0kt9y5z3ghxyv2mcuyeg2cewawl59x4cpdu37v'>nevent1q…u37v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why stop at a pool? Add a sauna and a bowling alley. 2026-07-14T09:27:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfd3vjnd03kfffv2977rg4qtuhvfdnemdnk7udysqktauerlmq77gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6yvhqv7 #ScribesAndMakers ~ How objective do you feel you are when it comes to assessing your own work?<br/><br/>I don&#39;t, however, my inner critic Orlando is extremely objective and right most of the time. <br/>&#34;Scrap that adverb, or that one, this paragraph is redundant...&#34; :SenkoLove: <br/><br/>You think a flash story with a tight word count is harder to trim? :ying_book: 2026-07-14T08:43:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2nckgvfzet59hvk8uyz2qwfvrvgzd5dxvlm2sc68yez2le56mmlgzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh64dkecs &#34;I am generally understood tho I do not use that awkward squad of pointings called commas colons semicolons etc.&#34;<br/><br/>~ John Clare, born today, 1793.<br/><br/>#JohnClare #Quote #Today 2026-07-13T15:55:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszh0jkf0ld03cn34ajqkuelnam0xrc7drfw85rvph5pm5j59gugvczyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh6wtvgnc #ScribesAndMakers ~ Has a bear ever featured in your work? If so, what sort of bear? <br/><br/>Just the bear minimum. My bear knowledge is unbearably sparse, so I gave the bear SC a bearitone voice. :bear_flowers: 2026-07-13T09:43:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd06dyd8avdun8ddd74w6kqzgpwjuj06usfw685rf4rwhw5u0v66gzyzer7vkhurrkt27ypcmqtdlmhdk4u0vu3qj4q83crrgk7fhdy8yh624whgv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pfgqpmlgfu9snvzp0dg56sjeljjktr0ycgnzvk23jj92cj62jps7rry6x'>nevent1q…ry6x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you! 🪷 2026-07-11T19:03:26Z