Barrington Smith

Writer for screen/page. Sci-fi / speculative fiction / weird stuff that resists definition.

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

IN THE LIBRARY WITH BARRINGTON SMITH-SEETACHITT https://t.co/cItUdYJpzD

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Floor Friend https://t.co/UIL5rvEFIl
My 25th Wednesday of posting to Substack... an anniversary of sorts.

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

I sympathize with the challenges of rolling out new processes... but this was a UX fail. Here's hoping for a better outcome tomorrow.

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

@ChooseMuse Love your product, but this morning my my meditation routine was co-opted when, instead of my normal interface was replaced by a questionnaire with no options to opt-out or do later.

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Held hostage, I filled out the answers to almost the end -- only to get a "server connection" error box. Twice. Was ultimately unable to use my device this morning. Wasn't great to have app stall out while collecting data I already resented giving...

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

I seem to have written a semi-depressing, semi-autobiographical 13- thousand word story about a young woman who travels to a distant planet to become a cyborg designer. Not sure what to do with that.

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

@duolingo Hi! I'm going on a 10-day meditation course that doesn't allow any electronics / internet. I'd hate to lose my 736 day streak. Is there ever a way to arrange a longer streak freeze or hiatus? Thanks!

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Gotta admit it took me more than a minute, too. https://t.co/Gl5jpfb4pS

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

@JaninePipe28 Yay! You got this!

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Been putting it off, but seriously considering sharing my contacts list with #Duolingo….

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Wait, what year are you tweeting this from?

[Van Gothula @surrealvehicle]

People born in 1983 will be 60 next year. Let that sink in.

[John Attridge @John_Attridge]

I'm sorry but if you are unreliable, I do NOT think you should be a narrator. Conveying trustworthy information is LITERALLY your job. If you are tragically lacking in self-knowledge or blinded by your own unwitting biases, maybe you are not the right person to tell the story

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Do some adulting this weekend and fill out that practice ballot (or the real one). If you consider yourself a progressive, this doc offers guidance! (According to Grassroots Democrats, only 7% of California Voters have turned in ballots so far.)

[Kris Rehl @krisrehl]

LA Voters!

My Progressive Voter Guide covers every race/measure on the ballot in LA (including city, county, state, and congressional races) with explainers, links to articles, candidate statements, and other resources.

Read up and vote! https://t.co/kwbhsHLfyO

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

re: the tiktok development initiative. I wish they’d do one where writers pitched someone they’d like to develop with. I’d pick Kevin, and his stories about growing up as a closeted gay kid in Indiana in the 80s-90s. https://t.co/tHRN1kp1DW

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Is it just me, or is the student loan forgiveness application stupid-easy? Did I just give my SS# to a scammer, or was this really it? https://t.co/W1qc6X83qI
I got it from Elizabeth Warren's twitter, so that's trustworthy, right?

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@JosephFrankly Can’t decide if it’s better with the sound on or off…

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Can’t stop thinking about this…

[. @Notdojaaa]

Don’t piss me off…

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

@amariamontoya I follow you here because we had a lovely conversation at an industry event several years ago. I remember really enjoying it. I try to reach outward at such events, but often feel I’m in the minority in doing that as well!

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

Late notice -- today at 4:30 PM (PST) I'll be on a virtual panel where @MacroverseHQ Macroverse, reveals it's upcoming projects, including a super fun one I'm writing on, called Sal Bones. It will livestream here at https://t.co/n6W7OLTOQ4

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

@IDme Oh, little bot, how I want to believe you...

[Barrington Smith @BarringtonSS]

https://t.co/0pGHZMFTDu is a Black Mirror hell-scape. Going into year two of trying to explain that my documents don't EXACTLY match.