Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls

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#SFF writer from Maine. VP21. He/Him. Cóyotl and Foof award nominated. Creator of Speculative Fiction Magazine Subscription web page. Co-editor of Trollbreath Magazine. #AuthorsNotAlgorithms

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Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· 15d

Did I mention we have our first anthology coming this fall? No? Well, it's now mentioned. With lovely cover art by Betidraws, it captures all 60 stories and 24 poems published in our first six issues. More information coming soon! (right after we finish getting issue 9 ready for 9/1 release).

The cover for our upcoming anthology, Trollbreath Magazine Volume One (2024-2025). The art, "Little Red Riding Hood," is by Betidraws and shows a small red figure walking away from the viewer through a forest filled with huge, fantastically tall trees. Several small mushrooms mirror the look and shape of her cloak. Colors are predominantly a gray-green for the trees, and yellow for the background, with her cloak and mushrooms a faded rusty red.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· 16d

For me, though, it'll be hard to supplant Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? as the best Odyssey adaptation. Strays much further from the source material than Nolan does, but is perhaps one of the great treats of late 20th century film making. If you've never seen it, do. Also features fake beards.

The three main characters from "Oh Brother, Where Art Though?" (George Cloon, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Turturro) wear fake beards as they take the stage to sing as the Soggy Bottom Boys.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· 16d

Also, I was surprised to learn Armand Assante has kept working since he starred in that adaptation. His career really fell down the well after that and his Judge Dredd appearance.

Armand Assante, in black with a cut and some blood on his face, stands with his back to a large, bronze colored military robot with glowing orange eyes, in a still image from the 1990's movie Judge Dredd.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· 16d

The Odyssey. Am I right? You know I am. I might see it. Maybe even in Imax. Mostly because of all the hype for/against. But hearing Joyce Carol Oates thinks the 1997 Hallmark channel two-part is the best adaptation, with its wonky green screen effects and Monty Python-level beards, is hilarious.

A clip from Monty Python's Life of Brian movie. A number of people stand together wearing robes and head dresses indicative of ancient middle east traditions. Several of them are clearly women who are wearing bad fake beards. The words being spoken by someone else are "Are there any women here today?" implying the women are disguised so they can attend the stoning.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· 17d

New anthology, whose this? My hard cover copy of "Trunk," from Metaphorosis publishing and edited by B. Morris Allen, has arrived. I really love when a story gets a print copy I can hold in my own two hands. Pre-order now. Releases on August 1st.

Cover of the anthology called "Trunk: Stories That Took the Long Way." It's black with a picture of the front half of an elephant looking left across the cover. The word Trunk travels down along beside the elephant's actual trunk. At the bottom left it says edited by B. Morris Allen.

Internal page for the anthology "Trunk: Stories That Took the Long Way." The story title is "Falling Jupiter," by me, Jeff Reynolds. The visible text reads:

TIME: 10:45:08 AM SOL-GMT
WTNS: 1,073,051
EVNT: T-00:74:52

I bent over, pulled the eel suit up my legs, felt it tighten against my skin. I could see the numbers for the audience rising in my feed as Witness count passed one million. A few emotes popped up to share sexual feelings concerning my body. I didn’t need the distraction, so I swept those connects, locking them for twenty minutes.

Gwilym came into the ready room and stepped behind me. “Let me help,” she said, pulling the suit up my back and holding it so I could slip my hands into the sleeves. We got along well. We loved well.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· 18d

Welcome new followers! I'm not nearly as much the delightful raconteur as my joking post about the CyberEdsel would make me seem. But if you like thoughts about writing, music, anti-LLM, pop culture takes five years behind the moment, and politics, consider me seen. And if you don't, well...

A cover parody of the Nancy Drew Mystery series. This one has the image of Nancy in a red dress, leaning over a cabinet she's opening that's full of old bottles with stoppers. She's holding a candle and turning to look back over her shoulder towards the reader as though something is approaching from outside the image. The title reads: The Secret of the Missing Fucks.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· 19d

This is correct. Perfection was already achieved, we need no further adaptations of this story.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· 20d

Stop trying to make Summerween a thing, advertisers. Summerween is never going to be a thing (and apologies to anyone who celebrates it and have made it a thing, I'm specifically referring to marketing and advertising by retailers).

A picture of the character Ron Swanson from Parks & Recreation television show. He's wearing a rust-red pullover shirt with a collar and two buttons at the top, a hint of white t-shirt showing beneath. Above him is the caption "there's no such thing."

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jul 2

Love your thoughts, and love the flag you chose. We fly a replica of the 33 star Fort Sumter flag (aka the Tie fighter flag) because fuck fascists and racists with their confederate flags.

Replica 33 star flag, which was unique
to Fort Sumter.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 30

I was just thinking of the second car I owned, and one of my favorites. A slightly rusty 1985 or 86 Subaru Loyale (Leon in other places), which I got used in 92. A boxy station wagon that was a champ in snowy weather. My wife has a 2017 Crosstrek, but it's just not the same as The Beast was.

Picture of a 1989 Subaru Loyale taken from Wikipedia/Wikicommons. A dark gray station wagon sitting in a desert area with a light tan dune behind it and rocky mountains in the back ground.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 28

We were there, and caught a glimpse of King after the show ended. I had a feeling he went back stage to meet Patton. Show was awesome, by the way. He's hilarious, as was his opening act (whose name eludes me at the moment, but soon as I recapture it I'll post, she deserves more attention).

A picture of Patton Oswalt with Stephen King, after Patton's show last night in Gardiner, Maine.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 24

Also, can you tell when the wind shifted and started coming off the ocean? Yeah... you can tell... 78 was nice while it lasted....

In image from my weather station showing temps climbing to 78 degrees before the wind shifted to come from the south, off the ocean, when sent it plunging to 65 in a matter of a minute or two.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 24

Okay, I'd never seen this one before and as a model train lover, it made me laugh out loud.

A picture of Russel Crow from the movie Gladiator, only they have photo shopped him wearing striped overalls and a hat like an old time train engineer would wear, holding a toy steam engine. The caption reads "Are you Not Into Trains!?"

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 21

Well, our rise/set are going to be just about the earliest in the Eastern Time Zone (USA).

A picture of a sun rising graphic with the word Jonesport beneath it. Below that and to the right are the words Maine, and United States. To the right of the picture it says June 21, 2026. Sunrise 4:45 AM. Sunset 8:18 PM.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 21

Happy Solstice, my fellow sunward travelers. We spent our afternoon yesterday kayaking on Tunk lake. A little windy and choppy, but it was definitely a good day and we never have enough time these days to go commune with nature. Welcome to summer, northern hemisphere.

A picture of Tunk lake taken by Beth Comeau, which appears on the Natural Resources Council of Maine website page for Tunk: https://www.nrcm.org/explore-maine-map/donnell-pond-and-tunk-lake-region/

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 19

My characters Fox and Troll from their first published story, "Fox and Troll Steal Math." Artwork by Daniel Pinal, who can be found on Instagram. www.instagram.com/danielpinala...

Troll leans out of an alley, wearing a brown jerkin and bronze wrist guards, dark pants. In front of him, little fox, in her red vest, white shirt, with her bushy tail, leans to look the other way. A bronze colored and many legged automoton is passing by, and steam/fog swirls around the image. The artwork is by Daniel Pinal. https://www.instagram.com/danielpinalarts/?hl=en

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 18

TR: "Pool pretty!" ALL: "Not a pool." TR: "Obama couldn't fix!" ALL: "Is that algae?" TR: "It's fine! It'll clear up!" ALL: "Still algae." TR: "Hydrogen peroxide!" TR: "Pretty pool! So blue!" ALL: "Oh look, now the blue paint is peeling." TR: ... TR: "Biden's fault! China! Pretty stock market!"

New image of the reflecting pool in DC shows that, not only is the algae still there, but now the blue paint that the Trump administration spent tens of millions to paint on the bottom of the pool is peeling up in big batches. Most corrupt and incompetent administration ever.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 17

Where do you get your lobster from. Wrong answers only.

Picture of a Mardens store, which is a chain of stores in northern New England that sells cheap goods from other failing or liquidated stores, so you never know what you might fine.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 11

Here me out: what about a NOG? Newsletter Blog. A blog that shares newsletters from groups of related authors and mags. Not reposting, just provides a listing when a new one is released, the topics/articles listed, and links back to host. One stop newsletter browsing. ... must think on this...

Aaron Eisenberg in the role of Nog from the show Deep Space Nine. He wears a nice tuxedo, the suit jacket off and the tie undone and dangling on either side of the buttons on the front of his white shirt. He's sitting on a sofa, holding a cane with his right hand, his left resting in a pillow.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 9

I enjoy a meaningless personality quiz as much as the next person, and this one was more fun than usual. A chance to think about your own personal philosophies. www.theodramatist.com/early-modern...

A results box from a personality quiz with the following text:

The Empiricist
c. 1689–1776 · England & Scotland · the evidence of the senses
Locke, the Essay Concerning Human Understanding

The mind starts as a blank page, and everything written on it comes through the senses—so test your claims against what you can actually observe, and hold even your best conclusions loosely. Certainty is mostly a flattering illusion. Push the reasoning far enough and even cause and effect dissolve into habit. Better a little doubt, a little toleration, and a decent regard for what actually works.
Representative figuresJohn Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 3

Post an album you have listened to 100 times

Cover for the album "Life's Rich Pageant," by the band R.E.M. I would attempt to describe it, but other than there's part of a face cut off below the eyes, and some faded photo of bison covering the lower half, I'm not sure how to do that.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 2

"What's he doing up there?" "Fuck if I know." "Hey Larry! Whatcha doing!" "Watching!" "Watching what!" "That!" "A moon?!" "That's no moon!" "What'd he say?" "He said that's no moon." "Fuck's that mean?" "What's that mean, Larry?!" "It's not a moon! See?!" "What, the green glow?!" *deathstar fires*

Rebel trooper in half-egg helmet sits in a tiny basket of metal at the top of a high pole overlooking the jungle as x-wing fighters fly past heading off to attack the death star. However, the question of how effective a guard post this would be, let alone how he'd get up and down, has never really been answered other than "rule of cool." It looks kinda cool, therefore it is.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· Jun 1

Bluesky Harvest was actually a lot of fun. Try it out. You don't need to log on, just have it search your profile name. I get a kick out of looking at stats and numbers, so this tickled my brain first thing in the morning. My favorite graphs. I am a, uh... sweary bastard. Sorry/not sorry.

A word cloud of words I've used on Bluesky in 2026 so far, which shows I uh... I swear a lot. Maine is the largest by far, but shit seems to be second, and fucking is large enough to be easily noticeable. So... yeah. I'm a sweary bastard.

A graphic showing I've used alt-text 96% of the time, which is good, but not quite the 100% I want. I missed a few when, for some reason, the setting to require alt-text got flipped off for a bit. It's a great reminder to include it

A graphic showing the image of the bluesky accounts I interact with the most (mainly likes). Congratulations Elizabeth Bear and JP Gowner for being my top 2! I see some friends, family, and a whole lot of writers I admire, so it's a good reveal.

My writing stats for 2026. I love stats, and I love prying into them, so kudos to whomever built this little fun tool.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· May 26

Yep, we get it. The difficulty of laying out poetry is one of the factors we think about before we even buy a piece.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· May 24

Here we go again... more DLC incoming!

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· May 23

Share some of the greatest swordfighters in cinema

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· May 21

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· May 17

Loved my last panel, what a blast feeling out about writing science based stories. Now for Jennifer’s first panel ever! Also our last before we hit the road back to Maine. #TriCon

Picture of Jennifer at her first panel. She has chin length curly dark hair pushed over to the right revealing the shaved side of her scalp. Lovely smile. Black top, satiny material with dark decorative skeletons.

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· May 16

Pick a Bond from the photos you already have on your phone

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath· May 11

This, but also now with the word AI. The first company to double down on the buzz speak.