Allister Thompson
@allistert
"Amateur" ambient/folk musician, "Professional" editor/author of thoughtful speculative fiction, generally on climate and human folly. From some place currently called North Bay in “Canada.” thegatelessgate.bandcamp.com
It’s amazing what you can achieve if you completely ignore the impending downfall of humanity and stop even pretending to care or do anything about it.
Guys, our friends at the Guardian, known for its ever-declining quality, just concocted the clickbait-iest line of all time. And no, AI will never completely replace humans writing for humans, unless you are an utter fool who will read literally anything.
What a strange concept for a new age album. Are you supposed to peacefully dream of hacking Irish monks to bits?
Some profound wisdom from Zen teacher Norman Fischer. Full article: www.lionsroar.com/the-real-path/
A boiled sundried tomato looks disturbingly like something that will attach to my face and drop a xenomorph down my throat.
This little bit from the Guardian today perfectly summarizes how endless grave-robbing IP from complete, satisfying stories leads to shit art.
Quintessential Central Ontario scenes from our latest overnight adventure.
Loving the enthusiasm from Jane Austen for a book I didn’t write, but I’m sorry to say, Jane, I’m not really a fan of your work.
Tonight’s viewing. A rare sci-fi film that is smart and compelling and not corny at all, albeit bleak.
So here's this noble, ancient being looking a bit confused that a few monkeys are snapping pics of him for no good reason instead of standing there and communing with him in a dignified and respectful fashion. Some pics just seem to sum things up very nicely.
Talk about a book’s subtitle NOT holding up at all. Sheesh. That’s what hubris will get ya.
Um, WTF is with this imagery? On a compilation that for some reason contains the Strawbs, Nico, and Scott Walker? The label was trying to really home in on that key Nazi listener base?
If you ever thought the perfect album cover doesn’t exist - it does!!!
Needed some cheering up, which is when I bust this out. Contains two of humanity’s greatest literary achievements, ‘The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death’ and ‘Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars.’
Decided to have fun with one of those silly graphic things authors create to promote their books in the "attention economy" — telling everyone which bloody "tropes" your book contains! Blah.
Here’s a Black History Month reading recommendation, a novel by an often overlooked genius. Difficult but rewarding, like most of his books.
It really was a magical time for weird, silly album art. No matter what kind of being you depict, make sure to stick some boobs on it. That rocks! Good band, though.
Explaining how darn important my book is to someone at the Ontario Library Association Superconference today.