@abracanabra
Writer of horror-inflected SF/fantasy. Mostly post daily freewriting and writing-related things, gruesome writing tidbits, and science facts because SIENSE! Likely to reshare cat pictures, weird science facts, books and short stories, art.
Sitting in a #corner, dreaming of better days to come. I never thought he would amount to much, until I learned that his dreams spread like a contagion. At first I was only grateful that he rarely had nightmares. Then I saw the effects of his dreams, starting with ice cream. #vss365
As I prepare to go into the forest on a writing retreat with zero internet or cell connectivity (simultaneously exciting & terrifying), I've downloaded Wikipedia to my laptop so I'll have something for research itches.
It was shockingly easy.
Here you go: www.howtogeek.com/260023/how-t...
I adore how very specific you are sometimes.
One of you needs to hear this:
LIVESCIENCE TRENDING Health 'Rectal garlic insertion for immune support': Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say
AI is out there telling people to put garlic in their buttholes. Just thought you'd want to know.
You know that happy thing that dog legs do when they get the really good skritch? Literally what my hand did when I got this! ❤️
Image of a rubber-band-bound cellphone sitting on top of a towel, beside a discarded cellphone screen and an assortment of guitar picks, razor thingy, tweezers, and screwdrivers
Wednesday, Project Positivity Day 349: I fixed my phone all by myself! My screen had cracked and the display was having serious problems. I was able to order a new screen kit online for a lot less than a new phone, and find a couple of very useful videos. #ProjectPositivity #GoodThings
The last drops of honey-gold liquid slid molasses-slow down the side of the jar. #Precious beyond price, her grandma had always said. The blood of an angel. Only for extreme emergencies. She rested her hand on her swelling stomach. "I'll save you," she whispered. #vss365 (precious)
Thinking of titling my current WiP SF short story, "Wrong Rain." Simple, to the point, confusing but hopefully in the way that makes people want to read more? (I hate coming up with titles sooooo much.) #AmWriting
Ay, he was a #bonny lad. Quick in his movements, sharp in his thoughts, and pleasing to the eye. That's why they took him, my darlin' lass, and that's why ye'll learn not to be the same. It starts with the branding iron. Ye'll hate me for now, but ye'll stay. #vss365 (bonny)
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It's insufficient and tacky af, but it's a start. Go ye thereforth, etc. etc. etc.
If you see this - post an eye 👁️
Ironically, sometimes a crappier mic is better in these circumstances!
The old house on the cliff edge of the hill, her new home, didn't look prepossessing. The name, Lightning Strike Manor, didn't help. The roof sagged under the weight of all the #lightning rods. She guessed that was why it sold for a song. Well, that and the ghosts. #vss365 (lightning)
The excitement of a fresh pool
Every year we see a spike on car accidents around DST. Please, stay home if you can, and have caffeine and avoid distractions if you're going out. Our brains weren't meant for these shifts.
Now there’s a campaign slogan.
“Vote Flanagan. FOR VENGEANCE.”
I know it's a lot of promo today, but:
1) it's bandcamp friday, when artists get max $ from the platform
2) that money isn't going to me; the album is a rent relief fundraiser
3) the EP opens with a clip from an Octavia Butler interview that flows into one of the best 24 bar verses I've written:
I maintain that a stinging nettle (or arugula) pizza with cranberries, feta cheese, and bacon would not be the *worst* way to have a pizza with assertive greens. It would have other flavors! They would do interesting things together!
Do the thing, darlings!!
HAM CLOCK
He was a #magnanimous boss. Not in terms of wages--though he paid on the higher end of market value--but in time off for emergencies, understanding work-life balance, and even a little flex of the black market when needed. Like after the triple murder incident. #vss365 (magnanimous)
ok but we don't have definitive proof she's *not* a muppet
A small stream running through a pine forest
I'm 28 today and to celebrate I wanted to share this new piece I've been working on ✨
The penis museum in Iceland is a great field museum! Also it is hilarious to watch the scaredy-cat tourists approach, take a photo *outside* the museum door, and then ... scatter! Deep regrets to anyone at the wrong address dealing with this nonsense.
She felt the #lethargy creeping up on her in time to punch the emergency alert, drop the townhome's sleep doors, and slam the oxygen force-mask over her face. One day she'd be too late, and she'd wake up a mindless ravening thing. It was how they all went eventually. But not today. #vss365
Tbf I do the same thing in conversation with my Trump-voter relatives, because otherwise they *don't* think it can happen to them. They think everyone they know is magically safe no matter their skin tone. Including dumb-ass relatives married to nonwhite immigrants.
And signs saying that ICE agents aren't welcome in their stores or parking lots.
LOL, zero context exists. And yes, those are exactly the questions it raises!
