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"What are you doing?"
"I'm a philatelist."
"Gesundheit."
"It just means I #collect stamps."
"Huh. Where are those stamps from?"
"Faerie."
"What?"
"Sure. Haven't you ever heard of Faerie Mail?" #wss366

In the Pollinator Garden, I saw these cool purple spikes. I suspect they're Solomon's seal, but I'll have to wait to see. Spring is a constant and ongoing delight of mysteries.

senkulpa vizaĝ'… super sangaj radikoj, la blankaj floroj / an innocent face… above bloody roots, the white flowers #hajko #haiku #esperanto #BloomScrolling

"I want to know exactly what went wrong with the terraforming process."
"Aye, aye, Captain!"
After she stomped out, the navigator looked at the ecology officer. "Are you feeling mimsy? I'm not feeling very mimsy."
They both chuckled, although the joke had gotten very old. (3/3)

"Hartwick-4 located… O2 readings are… Zero to three decimal places. Total ecological #collapse."
"Blast!" the Captain cursed. "This was the one the models said had the highest probability of success. What went wrong?"
"Evidently our models are incomplete."
"Make orbit!" the Captain said. (2/3) #wss366

"Report!" said Captain Mboro as the Borogrove came out of jump.
"Taking sighting on reference stars now," the navigator said. "One… Two… Three… Four… Confirmation. We are in the Hartwick system."
"Ecology officer," the Captain said. "Status!"
"Taking readings now…" there was a long pause. (1/3)

I handed him a crumpled bill. He got out the penny change, but I graciously indicated the "take a penny, leave a penny" dish. He dropped it in with a sneer.
Ten minutes after that, I sat under a palm tree watching the #tide roll in. I took a swig and felt the warmth spread through me. (2/2) #wss366

I rolled over and tried to get my eyes unstuck. Blinking, I looked at the clock. Noon. Finally. I stood unsteadily and stumbled into the john to piss.
Ten minutes later, I was at the bodega. The guy behind the counter looked at me with disgust. Wordlessly, he got down a pint of Carioca rum. (1/2)

mallonge restas, nedezirata gasto… aprila neĝo / doesn't stay long, an unwanted guest… April snow #hajko #haiku #esperanto

#ScribesAndMakers 12. Shameless self-promotion day. Show us what you're proud of. Let's boost away.

I'm proud of all of my books: my books of fiction, the anthologies I've participated in, and my chapbooks of Esperanto haiku: https://stevendbrewer.com/books/

The 60th Annual Nebula Awards Conference schedule is bursting into view. Sneak a peek at the weekend we've planned for June 5-8, then register to celebrate this diamond-year event with us! https://events.sfwa.org/our-2025-conference/2025-conference-schedule/

Tonight, I'm listening to MAISONdes, "a music project that mimics that of an apartment building where every song can be treated as a different resident in that building." Interesting. https://www.youtube.com/@MAISONdes_6half

"Good color," Drew said. "Nice head." He sniffed it. Then he tasted it.
Istvan watched raptly.
Drew threw back his head and drained the mug.
Istvan grinned. "Well?"
"It's… Um…" Drew held out the mug. "I'll need another taste to render an opinion."
Laughing, Istvan headed back to the cellar. (3/3)

Istvan handed one to Drew while he went to get mugs.
While he waited, Drew held the bottle up to the light. "This isn't what you made before…" he called.
"No. This is different," Istvan said as he returned.
He opened the bottles with his church key and they each poured in a single motion. (2/3)

"Drew!" Istvan embraced his friend at the door.
"Good to see ya, buddy," he replied.
"Thanks for coming!" Istvan said, inviting him in. "I want your opinion on my new batch of homebrew!"
He trotted down into the cellar and came up a moment later with two large, brown bottles. (1/3) #wss366

In 2025, one of the prevailing uses for generative AI is for companionship. Think about that. There are billions of people on Earth, but we trust and value each other so little, we would rather have a pretend relationship with a computer algorithm. It's sad.

Checks the calendar…

I have used RSTS, VMS, CP/M, MacOS, AU/X, Xenix, SunOS, Solaris, MacOSX, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and lots of flavors of GNU/Linux.

Years ago, I did computer support, but I would tell people not to ask me for help with Windows because I hadn't used it. One day, I was talking to a friend, who was railing about Windows and how much it sucked, and I said, "If you say so. I haven't used it enough to know."

He looked at me wide-eyed. "You're not kidding! I thought you were just brushing people off!"

I've literally only ever used Windows a handful of times and I don't think I've ever used version 7 or newer.

Read more about Popo and the rest in Better Angels: Tour de Force, only at the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy! https://truckstop.waterdragonpublishing.com/product/better-angels-tour-de-force/