"I always liked films, and I always wondered how they make films, especially special effects in science fiction. This is what first drew me to media."See our Stories #SisiStories https://sisifilmcollective.org/i-changed-how-they-do-their-things/#writing #writingcommunity #film #movies #blogging

If it weren't for her prime directives, Rissa-9 would have kicked Ab Rava hard enough to rupture something."What do you mean," he growled, "They sent us a girl?"Rissa-9 kept her expression neutral even though in her shiny white armor, no one could see her face.She ran 30 simulations inflicting bodily harm on him, though, which she flagged as "preemptive planning" but which her governor module labeled insubordination.Whatever. They didn't buy the official app to tell them that.#writing

interesting example of a writer turning their own #familyHistory into a #novel: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/31/maggie-ofarrell-fiction-comes-from-what-you-dont-know review: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/01/land-by-maggie-ofarrell-review-an-ambitious-story-of-mapmaking-in-ireland #writing #history #ireland #famine #geography #maps

@golgaloth Somewhere in the distance, a faint two-note "sad roomba" sound is heard, as it confronts its own limitations.

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Wed-27-May, is #steam. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "steam" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini