Notices by Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com), page 2

(This is indeed the "fuck God" book, for which some Amazon reviewer gave a pearl-clutching I remember fondly to this day.)

I do not want to quote anything in particular from this article, but I *do* want to point out that unchecked, uncontrolled growth which steals resources from surrounding tissue is commonly called a tumor.
https://fortune.com/2025/09/24/sam-altman-ai-empire-new-york-city-san-diego-scary/

“Now every time someone sings the song, they don’t get the words right,” Kristofferson groused to a journalist years later. “But God knows, that was a great record.”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/09/me-and-bobby-mcgee-janis-joplin-kris-kristofferson-lyrics.html

Just spent several minutes arguing with myself over whether or not I wanted a definite article in a particular sentence. This is the sort of agonizing the plagiarism slop machines can't replace, my friends.

Last call for the early spooky-season celebration! Plenty of novels and omnibuses (omnibii?) are 20% off in ebook through my Payhip store, until 9/15. https://payhip.com/lilithsaintcrow

The purpose of pointing out deliberate hypocrisy is not to shame fascists, who are incapable of truth or shame. Instead, it is to inoculate your fellow human beings against the contagion of bigotry.

This is a critical ontological distinction which informs every strategic or tactical choice built upon its framework.

"Protests spearheaded by young people have swept like wildfire across Kathmandu and neighboring cities, with demonstrators calling for transparency, accountability, and a hopeful future for Nepal."
https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/09/gen-z-stands-up-to-expose-corruption-in-nepal/

"As a historian, I was particularly intrigued by both the large number and the make-up of the goods he was transporting. The wool, if wrapped tightly, could certainly have made these tennis balls bouncy."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-european-royals-from-henry-viii-to-louis-x-loved-playing-real-tennis-the-so-called-sport-of-kings-180987264/

@inthehands I figured it was too good not to share. @WideEyedCurious

"Together residents and police discovered the slug traversing the door entry panel."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/08/doorbell-prankster-that-tormented-residents-of-german-apartments-turns-out-to-be-a-slug

Spent the afternoon with Brian Eno and a military history book. Nerves still raw but maybe the approaching week won’t be so bad as the preceding ones.

Hope is silly, yet I persist in its pursuit.

Plus, Latte's Worth and Crow's Nest folks get a peek at INNKEEPER'S WAR, which has morphed a bit as it's passed the 30k-word mark. https://www.patreon.com/lilithsaintcrow

First subscription drop of the new month is now live! Everyone gets a little something.
https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com/subscriptions/

This week in READER & SHADOW, our three protagonists are in a classroom together--and none of them understand the significance of their meeting. https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com/the-books/reader-shadow/

"One of the early American underground cartoonists, Nancy was known by many names and lived what sometimes seemed like many lives."
https://www.tcj.com/nancy-burton-aka-hurricane-nancy-1941-2025/

...and now we're apparently in the part of summer when someone, somewhere in the neighbourhood is INEVITABLY running a power washer all. goddamn. day.

bee in my hair before 7am

so this is how saturday wants it

FINE

Morning Walk Report: Gloriously cloudy, cool, a sprinkle of damp on pavement. Boxnoggin prancing, endlessly interested in moving branches or landscapers out early. Small birds busy in foliage. Coneflowers pushing their petals back, earning their name.

Today's run was steady effort, a question of simply sticking it out. Park almost deserted, rain-speckles on my shoulders, a cool flirting breeze when I turned eastward. Rabbits very busy, squirrels watchful.

Woke up with a song from Daisy Jones and the Six in my head, despite never watching the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRbEg1Rke2A