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I am trying to figure out how to migrate my fediverse followers. In theory, such a thing should be possible since other Fediverse systems like Mastodon let you bring your followers with you when you move. But my blog uses Bridgy Fed, and there’s nothing in the docs about how to do this.

In the meantime, if you’d like to switch over yourself, you can now follow @jlperidot@jlperidot.com in your home Fediverse instance, or by entering your own fediverse address on my profile page.

If you’d told me Nolan’s Hunger was a paranormal romance, I would have thought twice before picking it up.

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Recently, I asked an online community for a book recommendation and got a reply with a link to a generic Goodreads list. It was a bittersweet experience.

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The computer has freed man’s brain.

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It’s probably time for another status update, as so much has happened since the last one. I’ve been (reasonably) well-behaved lately as far as getting things done and not burning out have gone. Here are some noteworthy bits and bobs., The book event at Durty Nelly’s

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It Starts with a Kiss is my standalone sci-fi office romance novella originally published by Kyanite Publishing in 2019. It’s a bit of a love letter to the underestimated women in technology, who I hope now in 2024 are more appropriately regarded.

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But love isn’t words. Love is the other. It grows within you. It holds you. it warms you. It is its own being. It is a power, like fire. It cares nothing for the woman who thinks she owns it. It cares nothing for the man who thinks he can replace it. If you fight it, it will sour and poison you. If you suppress it, it will only sink deeper and destroy you.

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Okay, it’s official. I will be facing my anxiety at an in-person author thing. If you’re in town, of pub-going age, and of the nerdy bookish persuasion, come join us in the cosy Brew Bar out the back of Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub on 5 March 2024 from 6:30pm–8:00pm.

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Don’t feel bad for not writing as much as you think you should. The years have thrown several spanners into the works of many well-oiled systems — some justifiably, some in a terrible way. Suffice to say that if you’re on Planet Earth right now, unless you’re in the 1 percent, you are doing some hard yards.

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