Polarized into existence, magnet heart from red to blue

[sovay]

So I tried InspiroBot, the random generator of inspirational quotes that is going through my Facebook friendlist like surrealist wildfire. I think I lost:



As handful_ofdust says encouragingly, "One can try!"

I've learned that my short story "The Trinitite Golem" (Clockwork Phoenix #5) has received honorable mentions in both Gardner Dozois' The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection and Helen Marshall and Michael Kelly's The Year's Best Weird Fiction, Volume 4, neither of which I was expecting and both of which I am happy about.

Having been out of touch with Badass of the Week for some years, I am very grateful to have been pointed toward their entry for Joe Beyrle. "I shouldn't have to go around reminding you that 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off' is pretty much the only phrase in recorded history that Captain America, George S. Patton, and The Dead Kennedys have ever completely agreed upon without even the slightest bit of argument—so clearly there has to be something tangible behind that sentiment."

I don't know what you call this kind of photoset illustration of a piece of poetry, but I really like it.

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[sovay]

Various of my friends have been showing me the creepiest and weirdest memes it generates, like this and this.

I like the second of those a lot.

I only get the weird random stuff: like so.

That's the closest to actual inspiration/motivation I've seen out of that site! Did you break it?

[moon_custafer]

Andrew's been playing with it all evening. A few minutes ago he got "Once You Realize That You Are a Nightclub Owner, You Are On the Right Side of History." He pointed out that this is more-or-less the plot of Casablanca.

[sovay]

A few minutes ago he got "Once You Realize That You Are a Nightclub Owner, You Are On the Right Side of History." He pointed out that this is more-or-less the plot of Casablanca.

If he starts getting Shakespeare, alert the Journal of Irreproducible Results.

[thawrecka]

Maybe I did break it! It keeps giving me stuff like this and this (which seems straight up inspirational) and this.

[sovay]

It keeps giving me stuff like this and this (which seems straight up inspirational) and this.

Those are surprisingly on topic.

[thawrecka]

And this is totally straight up inspirational. I'm kind of amazed.

[sovay]

And this is totally straight up inspirational. I'm kind of amazed.

I don't know what you did to it. I tried it again and got this. You've clearly got a superpower.

[thawrecka]

Wow! That one does seem like it could inspire a story, at least.

[sovay]

Wow! That one does seem like it could inspire a story, at least.

It's even a good title!