Pat Cadigan
@Cadigan
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Writer: Arthur C. Clarke Award X 2, Locus Award X 3, Scribe Award X 3, Hugo & Seiun Awards. Kicking terminal cancer's ass “…& Hell’s afraid I’ll take over.”
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Conversely, when superheroes land on the ground, they look like squirrels...
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The best thing you’ll see today: demon pet-shaming. Who knew?
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For anyone who thought it was impossible to take a glamour shot of a hippopotamus, this is Fiona, currently in residence at the Cincinnati Zoo (likes: walking in the rain, sleeping late, going barefoot):
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The next time someone makes fun of people in costume, stick this in their grill:
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Doing laundry is really simple once you understand the hieroglyphics
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Not a Technicolor cat, but a good reason not to make fun of people who cross-stitch:
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Okay, I’ll wear a mask but I absolutely draw the line at pants:
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The best thing you’ll see today, especially if you love books.
Yippee-ky-yay, novel-reader!
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If you’re a fan of the Battle of Hastings & Winnie the Pooh, this is the best thing you’ll see today:
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Woke up this morning: For another Xmas I wasn’t supposed to see. Sounds corny—but it doesn’t feel corny when it’s real & not a metaphor. It feels like a gift—that’s why it’s called the present. Today, it’s a Xmas present.
Happy Holidays to all of us.
(Beat it, Mortality)
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The best thing you’ll see today (unless you’re some asshat who wants a sammich):
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From the Dept of Lines You’ll Never Be Able to Hear In Movies/TV Shows Again W/O Thinking of This:
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From the When-Bad-Teachers-Happen-To-Good-Students Dept.: “Try being less alive”. Or maybe, “Use your art to express somebody else’s feelings, not your own.”
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From the Dept of I Wonder What They’re Talking About (found on Mastodon):
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From the Dept. of We Need A Training Program For This: the best thing you’ll see today—
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Gentleman Jynx has just reminded me that his novelisation came out today:
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I suppose all mutants will be expected to register if Trump becomes president again. Is Charles Xavier okay w/this? Paging Magneto…
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I won’t rest until I write one
I’m guessing that this sign refers to three separate genres in the library, but I really hope it’s only referring to one.
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From the Department of Why You Need To Follow The Kniting Pattern:
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Woke up this morning: The 2nd birthday I wasn’t supposed to see. Eels, Minions, Krakens, echidnae—everybody conga! But not you, Mortality—you’re the dance-floor.
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For all the people who believe you can’t fight city hall: sometimes you don’t have to
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It hit me funny & now I can’t stop laughing:
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From the Math Dept:
(Bonus points: How much do you love Tom Gauld?)
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Woke up this morning: Will not be at the World Fantasy Convention in Kansas City this week. Will be home having Covid instead.
Excuse me, I have to go sulk for a couple of days.
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As usual George Takei aka Mr. International Treasure has les mots justes:
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Woke up this morning: To find out my novelisation of
@GreatDismal
‘s unproduced screenplay for Alien 3 won the Scribe Award for best adapted novel, announced Friday at the San Diego Comic Con.
& that’s my day! In yr face, Mortality!
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Woke up this morning: Considering that I was expected to live for only 2 yrs & I’m now coming up on 9 yrs w/no end in sight, I *know* I have nothing to sulk about…
Can’t help it. I’m devastated at having to miss being Special Guest at the World Fantasy Convention in KCMO
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Fantasy writers: the next time someone dismisses yr work as ‘mere escapism’, ask them how long they’ve been working as a prison guard:
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So that’s a big check-mark on the Bucket-List—i.e., a duet with
@GreatDismal
(coming 31 August):
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Looking at this picture, I can actually hear the theme music. This cat out-Vaders the original:
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Woke up this morning: On the b'day I wasn't supposed to see. Don't even bother, Mortality, we're going on a coach trip & you ain't invited
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Woke up this morning: In mourning for Gentleman Jynx until further notice
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Woke up this morning: to find out my Alita Battle Angel novelisation is nominated for a Scribe Award. Mortality? Out in the trash w/the rest of the uh, trash.
HA-ha!
All-Day Tuesday PJ/Dance Party! Put on yr skates, turn it up to 12, & skate forever w/Alita & her crew! (& me)
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Possibly the best thing you'll see today, if not this week. Live the dream:
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Next time a dr asks you to describe your pain on a scale of 1 to 10, point to this:
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A bit of personal good news—I’ve been nominated for a Scribe Award, given annually by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers! Woo-hoo!
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I’m now allowed to reveal I’m writing the novelisation of the forthcoming movie Alita: Battle Angel, & the prequel novel, Iron City
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Godzilla: All the points in the world
Fat-shamers: Zero. Nuthin’. Nada.
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Florida alligators have learned sign making skills () Someone should warn Florida Man:
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Came away from this appt with the oncologist with a new personal best.
I’m totally *killing* this cancer thing.
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Woke up this morning: To discover I had won the Scribe Award in Best Novelisation for Alita Battle Angel!
Don’t bother, Mortality, you’re less than nothing today!
All-Day Thur PJ/Dance Party! Dance it out—it’s good for your heart!
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From the Dept of Argue With Freddie Mercury, I Dare You (You Big Disgrace):
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Woke up this morning: Forget you, Mortality, I’m having the 4th bday I wasn’t supposed to see & you’re not invited. Beat it before everybody beats *you*––
HA-ha (that’ll leave a mark)
All-Day Thurs PJ/Dance/My Bday Party! Everybody dance now even if you’re lying down!
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Woke up this morning: In Dec 2014, I was told I had 2 yrs, if that; this month marks 9 yrs & counting. Thank you,
@NHSEnglandLDN
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@macmillancancer
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All-Day Fri PJ/!!!WORK!!!/Dance For Your Life Party! Every day above ground = a good day!
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Also woke up this morning thinking:
I’d rather be woke than sleepwalk through life
I’d rather be mindful than oblivious
I’d rather live in an inclusive multicultural world enriched by diversity than in a monotonous echo chamber
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Somewhere a 7-11 lives in harmony w/nature (& serves good coffee):
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I want this clock. I always know what time it is but not everyone around me does:
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The best thing you’ll see today: RT
@LorenzoTheCat
: Signs being posted all over Manchester, England. ❤️
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My thanks to everyone for their good words & congrats about Alita Battle Angel. This book is very special to me because when my son was a little boy, we used to read the manga together. Alita is part of very happy memories of my son’s childhood
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Woke up this morning: early appt w/oncologist, who says I’m doing terrifically well & I’m *killing* this cancer thing. Yeah, Mortality, you better run!
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To say I’m appalled & horrified is an understatement.
When my mother & I ran from my abusive father, her sister & her ‘business partner’ took us in. I grew up calling 3 women ‘Mom’ interchangeably, happier & safer than if we’d stayed w/my father
They never were going to just stop with trans people.
Italy has begun stripping lesbian parents of their parental rights.
They always intended to go after all LGBTQ people.
Walsh and others have started sharing outrage posts on gay adoption and surrogacy.
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My thanks again to everyone for taking a few moments to give me some good words about the Scribe Award for Alita Battle Angel. I appreciate it more than I can say, & the cumulative effect is lovely.
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Woke up this morning: Took 3 yrs but now I‘ve got Covid. Prognosis ain’t good—for Covid. See what happened to cancer, Covid? You got *no* chance. & here come the Minions!
All-Day Fri PJ/!!!WORK!!!/Freeforall!
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If you’re an idiot who thinks the disabled should just die, I have 3 words for you: Sir Stephen Hawking.
I don’t expect you to know what Sir Stephen Hawking did over his lifetime; you are, after all, an idiot.
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