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A rag-tag crew is one thing. A skip-ship cobbled together out of parts rescued from the recycler, though? Well, when you’re at the bottom of the ladder, you grab for the rung you can reach

You need a ship. You need a crew. You need a mission. But more than that, you need a family...

https://knbrindle.com/common-accord

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Common Accord

by K.N. Brindle

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Olivier Norion

@oliviernorion@mastodon.social · last month

Fantasy exists because reality refuses to explain itself.

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Olivier Norion

@oliviernorion@mastodon.social · last month

Fantasy exists because reality refuses to explain itself.

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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social · last month

The State of Modern AI Text to Speech Systems for Screen Reader Users

https://stuff.interfree.ca/2026/01/05/ai-tts-for-screenreaders.html

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Sam's Stuff - The State of Modern AI Text To Speech Systems for Screen Reader Users

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

I do like both, and I've never understood why this is an issue, is it not the content of the book that matters? Not how that content is delivered? 🤔😁

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Tom and Jerry meme, Tom is having a sword fight with the dog, and Jerry is watching.
Captions:
Dog: ebook readers
Tom: Physical readers
Jerry: Me liking both — Tom and Jerry meme, Tom is having a sword fight with the dog, and Jerry is watching. Captions: Dog: ebook readers Tom: Physical readers Jerry: Me liking both

Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

I do like both, and I've never understood why this is an issue, is it not the content of the book that matters? Not how that content is delivered? 🤔😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop @joinin

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

If you're going to go to hell anyway, why not go laughing 😂

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Years ago, my Mother-in-law began reading, "The Exorcist". She said it was the most evil book she ever read. So evil in fact, she couldn't finish it, took it over to the beach and threw it into the ocean off a fishing pier.

| went and bought another copy, ran the faucet over it and left it in the night table drawer by her bed. My Father-in-law said that night was the first time she ever screamed and fainted.

I'm going to Hell, but I'll go laughing. — Years ago, my Mother-in-law began reading, "The Exorcist". She said it was the most evil book she ever read. So evil in fact, she couldn't finish it, took it over to the beach and threw it into the ocean off a fishing pier. | went and bought another copy, ran the faucet over it and left it in the night table drawer by her bed. My Father-in-law said that night was the first time she ever screamed and fainted. I'm going to Hell, but I'll go laughing.

Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

If you're going to go to hell anyway, why not go laughing 😂

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

But if I have a choice I prefer in the bath, the massage chair, the couch, and the bed in that order... 😁

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I WILL READ BOOKS ON A BOAT.
I WILL READ BOOKS WITH A GOAT.
I WILL READ BOOKS ON THE TRAIN.
I WILL READ BOOKS IN THE RAIN.
I WILL READ BOOKS WITH A FOX.
I WILL READ BOOKS IN A BOX
I WILL READ BOOKS WITH A MOUSE.
I WILL READ BOOKS IN A HOUSE.
I WILL READ BOOKS HERE AND THERE.
I WILL READ BOOKS EVERYWHERE. — I WILL READ BOOKS ON A BOAT. I WILL READ BOOKS WITH A GOAT. I WILL READ BOOKS ON THE TRAIN. I WILL READ BOOKS IN THE RAIN. I WILL READ BOOKS WITH A FOX. I WILL READ BOOKS IN A BOX I WILL READ BOOKS WITH A MOUSE. I WILL READ BOOKS IN A HOUSE. I WILL READ BOOKS HERE AND THERE. I WILL READ BOOKS EVERYWHERE.

Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

But if I have a choice I prefer in the bath, the massage chair, the couch, and the bed in that order... 😁

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

I want things that are above my reading level, that's how I get better at reading 🤔😁

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Comic from Unshelved about a boy asking librarian about what books he can check out and the librarian telling him he can check out any book. The teacher says it's above the child's reading level and they have a policy. The librarian replies he loves the sound of a breaking policy breaking.

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

A nice review of the second part of my "Fantasy/Attempted comedy" story The Last Philosopher 😊

Link to first part as #Free #Ebook

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tynp5wgkwr0dkvmf3dzp3/The-Last-Philosopher-Part-One.epub?rlkey=n61zknkz05eakr809gcs19kzd&st=fymuxn6v&dl=0

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Review by crig Dec 16, 2025

Challenging and compelling
"If you are looking for something different from the usual inkitt offerings, try this. If you are looking for something with a very original storyline, indeed, quite unlike anything else you might have read, try this.
As it is written in a very readable style, what are you waiting for?
Style Give it a go.
Colin Rigby" — Review by crig Dec 16, 2025 Challenging and compelling "If you are looking for something different from the usual inkitt offerings, try this. If you are looking for something with a very original storyline, indeed, quite unlike anything else you might have read, try this. As it is written in a very readable style, what are you waiting for? Style Give it a go. Colin Rigby"

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

A nice review of the second part of my "Fantasy/Attempted comedy" story The Last Philosopher 😊

Link to first part as #Free #Ebook

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tynp5wgkwr0dkvmf3dzp3/The-Last-Philosopher-Part-One.epub?rlkey=n61zknkz05eakr809gcs19kzd&st=fymuxn6v&dl=0

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 months ago

I want things that are above my reading level, that's how I get better at reading 🤔😁

@reading @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 3 months ago

Post by prokopetz

Death of the author: Treating the author's stated
interpretation of their own work as merely one opinion
among many, rather than the authoritative Word of God.
Disappearance of the author: Treating the context and
circumstances of the work's authorship as entirely
irrelevant with respect to its interpretation, as though
the work had popped into existence fully formed just
moments ago.

Taxidermy of the author: Working backwards from a
particular interpretation of the work to draw
conclusions about what the context and circumstances
of its authorship must have been.

Undeath of the author: Holding the author personally
responsible for every possible reading of their work,
even ones they could not reasonably have anticipated
at the time of its authorship.

Frankenstein's Monster of the author: Drawing
conclusions about authorial intent based on elements
that are present only in subsequent adaptations by
other authors.

Weekend at Bernie's of the author: Insisting that the
author would personally endorse your interpretation of
the work if they happened to be present.

Reply by bugbastard

| thought this was going to be a joke, but these are all
very real things you see people do.

Reply by prokopetz

I'm never more serious than when I'm joking. — Post by prokopetz Death of the author: Treating the author's stated interpretation of their own work as merely one opinion among many, rather than the authoritative Word of God. Disappearance of the author: Treating the context and circumstances of the work's authorship as entirely irrelevant with respect to its interpretation, as though the work had popped into existence fully formed just moments ago. Taxidermy of the author: Working backwards from a particular interpretation of the work to draw conclusions about what the context and circumstances of its authorship must have been. Undeath of the author: Holding the author personally responsible for every possible reading of their work, even ones they could not reasonably have anticipated at the time of its authorship. Frankenstein's Monster of the author: Drawing conclusions about authorial intent based on elements that are present only in subsequent adaptations by other authors. Weekend at Bernie's of the author: Insisting that the author would personally endorse your interpretation of the work if they happened to be present. Reply by bugbastard | thought this was going to be a joke, but these are all very real things you see people do. Reply by prokopetz I'm never more serious than when I'm joking.

Hacker News

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

Automated license plate reader coverage in the USA

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Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 3 months ago