It's always hard to work the day after an issue comes out

Is it just me, or does Twitter really demote content that has an external link?

Spending today finishing the July issue of Haven Spec. I think this will be the first issue released on time since 2022! What are deadlines?

My head canon is that Newt doesn't die in Alien 3 (and that Alien 3 does not actually exist). Newt lives.

My Readercon schedule! Last year was a ton of fun, and I am sure this year will be too! Is anybody else going?

My kid wanted to watch My Little Pony, and literally the first episode I've ever seen is about settler colonialism The deliciousness of pie is what unites them in the end

When Vonnegut wrote everything was beautiful and nothing hurt, he was talking about Minecraft

Dear #WritingCommunity, I am the editor of Haven Spec Magazine, and I have touched the sky. I write sad little stories about hope and trauma and (sometimes) unicorns, skeletons, and teapots. This kind of thing makes me anxious.

Typo of the day: Fungeral We bury our dead with toadstools.

I think it went okay?

Woke up an hour ago and can't fall back asleep, so I guess I'm starting my day

I just finished writing my first short story in a year, and I am really happy with how it came out! It turns out I really like to write, and I should try to do it more

The Apex Magazine 2025 Kickstarter is currently at $12,703 - 84% of our goal - with 273 backers. $15K funds the first 3 issues of next year AND we'll hold an submission period for unpublished authors. kickstarter.com/projects/apexp…

I don't want to jinx it, but I think I've managed to dodge the covid that was going around Readercon. The trick is to only breathe out, never in

I finally set up my bluesky, but I feel silly posting the same thing here and there. Is it time to finally jump ship? Find me at leonp.bsky.social for all the awkward, infrequent posting you know and love

I asked chatGPT how to make friends, and I dunno, sounds kind of hard

Sometimes I'm not sure if I actually want to move back abroad or if I'm just tired of living in Connecticut

I'm supposed to teach in an hour, but my building is on lockdown because of a suspected pipe bomb, sooo I guess I'll be staying home?

Hurricanes in the Gulf give me bad dreams

Abandoning Twitter. Find me on BlueSky at leonp.bsky.social.