#GNUTerryPratchett

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It turns out "my" shirt design was stolen and used by some US assholes who now sell a Rob Anybody t-shirt.
I can't do anything about that, except giving everybody the design for free - if it has to be out there, nobody should profit from it.
If you end up using it, please PLEASE donate to one of Pratchett's favorite charities or at least to somebody in need.
And add a line somewhere, maybe?

Edit: here's the SVG
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/slcpssbvoz1txzcbnup8i/hope-anybody-GTP.svg?rlkey=i0m9ln5otnac67uc9rgr5bjjp&st=5qwl623v&dl=0

SVG design for my Rob Anybody t-shirt. #GNUTerryPratchett

GNU Terry Pratchett. 10 years gone but never forgotten. Looking around this corner of the internet I see people starting their Discworld journeys for the first time. I see long time readers finding each other. I see friends who started as fellow fans. He changed so many lives. Thank you Terry. I'll raise a toast today on your birthday. A man is not dead while is name is still spoken, or until the ripples he left in the world fade.

'Each man thought: one of the others is bound to say something soon, some protest and then I'll murmur agreement, not actually *say* anything, I'm not stupid as that, but definitely murmur very firmly, so that the others will be in no doubt that I thoroughly disapprove, because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard ...

But no-one said anything. The cowards, each man thought.'

On his birthday, sharing page 292 of my paperback edition of Terry Pratchett’s novel Guards! Guards! It includes the passage quoted in the toot. One of his many many wise observations that unfortunately remain wildly relevant, year after year, decade after decade after his death.

Where to start with: Terry Pratchett

With more than 75m copies of his books sold around the world, Terry Pratchett is one of the most loved British writers, best known for his comic fantasy novels set on a fictional planet, . Ten years on from the author’s death, and just before what would have been his 77th birthday, Pratchett’s biographer Marc Burrows has put together a guide to his hero’s work

https://www.dumptheguardian.com/books/2025/apr/25/where-to-start-with-terry-pratchett

It's been ten years since we lost Sir Terry Pratchett. He was a huge influence on my sense of humour, my writing style, and my outlook on life.

I am celebrating his life today by re-reading my first ever Discworld book.

(Ignore my soup, I'm also very hungry.)

Photo of a hand holding the Josh Kirby UK cover of Terry Pratchett Guards! Guards! (which features a red dragon breathing flame on some hapless watchmen). There is a yellow bowl of minestrone soup in the background.

I've seen an awful lot of quotes from Terry's various works today, and I can't decide whether to be comforted that he already had humanity mapped out and gently introduced me to it, or kinda depressed that he wrote some of those words 30+ years ago and people aren't really any better.

oh christ, I've been wondering why Im in just an utterly black mood today.

Terry Pratchett died 10 years ago today.

That day I walked to the store, bought a plastic bottle of vodka, and drank most of it while crying at a public park.

a few days later I got "How do they rise up" tattoo'd on my inner bicep.

Generally considered a femme place to get a tattoo but I liked it anyways.

Its hard to put into words what that man and his Works meant to me. What they still mean to me.

He taught me "Dont get scared, get angry"

That "there is no justice. There is just us."

That revolutions rarely help the people who need help, they usually just swap one ruling body for another.

That your gender expression is whatever the …

It's been 10 years.

I often wonder how Tiffany is doing?
What's young Sam up to?
What's Moist doing with his time?
Is Vetinari still going, or did he finally meet his match?

Most of all though, I miss the new words. The characters were my friends, the Discworld my hideaway.

I miss all of them, as well as their creator - even though I never met him.

Terry's words made me who I am today. They gave me the courage to ask questions, to stand up for what is right and have comforted me in my grief.

Thank you for your words Terry, they mean so much to so many. You live on in so many of us.


Since I'm not new, just new to mastadon.art, this will have to do as an 😁

A nice review of my high /attempted story The Last Philosopher.

If I could be just one thing, it would be the of or maybe

I Heard The Ghost of Terry Pratchett review of The Last Philosopher by VRHolmes I really enjoyed this piece. It was up beat and engaging, but it managed to work in some deeper commentary about people and life in a way that reminded me of an author we all know and love. I kept waiting for the monologue about good and bad boots. (Points if you get the refernce!) The style was quick and kept up a persistent dry humor that I found fun, but not overpowering and not so excessive that it detracted from what the author was trying to say. The grammar had a few snaffoos here and there, but nothing that was so bad it turned off the reader or made the passages difficult to understand by any means. Mostly all that's left by this review's posting are some minor typos. The characters were the strength here. The author has great skill with introducing their cast quickly and giving just enough detail to make them sympathetic and engaging. He juggles four POVs in what is honestly a fairly short book, so the fact that he could do that effectively is pretty impressive. Finally, story. I think my only nit pick here is that the overarching plot about the black hole doesn't get far, but it's a pretty mild complaint as this is obviously meant to be the first part of a series. The characterization is good enough that I think there's enough momentum to pull the reader towards book 2, just to see what happens to everyone. All in all, really solid piece! I would recommend giving it a read.