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Will had a good lead, but Grip was closing in when the way was barred by racks of drying fish. Grip skidded to a stop and was forced detour around. But, with the agility of an acrobat, Will sprang up and leapt from #rack to #rack, then resumed his headlong pelt toward the landing field. #wss366

#ScribesAndMakers Do birds ever feature in your work? Give an example.

In my newest book, *A Familiar Problem*, the protagonist is supposed to get a familiar, but doesn't want something "trite, like a cat, or stupid, like a bird." Instead, he ends up captured as the familiar of a demon who trains him up to enter him in an illegal familiar-fighting tournament.

Some other familiars are birds. They don't seem particularly stupid, in spite of the protagonist's prejudice. https://waterdragonpublishing.com/product/familiar-problem/

I'm being spotlighted by J. Scott Coatsworth today! https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/author-spotlight-steven-d-brewer/

I posted a reflection on the #NoKings protest and the themes of my debut novel, *Revin's Heart*, which confronts issues of feudalism grounded in the experience of a trans protagonist. https://stevendbrewer.com/a-reflection-on-no-kings-and-revins-heart/

I wanted to recognize @ojensen for giving me the pin I wore to the #NoKings rally today: https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer/116308867251557435

Here's a close-up of the pin: https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer/114123316798895659

I took a #trans flag to the #NoKings rally in Amherst. #WesternMass

"They went toward the landing field," she said. "You might catch them. He doesn't go so fast."
"Thanks, Mama!" Will said. He turned and began to sprint down the veranda, past surprised guests, and then sprang over the rail. Grip took the stairs, losing seconds, but then followed apace. (3/3) #wss366

"Do you have a Professor Grexin here?"
She looked thoughtful.
"Did," she said. "He just checked out. He was with two other gentlemen."
Will felt a growing sense of #dread.
"He was supposed to be waiting for us. Did you see which way they went?" (2/3) #wss366

Will led Grip toward a boardinghouse that stood just a short throw from the harbor. An older woman wearing a colorful bandana was bustling along the veranda.
"Hello, boys," she said and smiled, showing her gold tooth. "What brings you here?" (1/3) #wss366

Ham dropped the sailed as the *Little WormMaid* came alongside the #slip at the pier on Candlemain. Will stepped off and tied off the bowline as Grip tied up the stern.
"Ham!" Will barked. "You lead the men to the market to secure provisions."
"Aye-aye, Cap'n!"
Ham and three other pirates headed down the stone pier toward the Thursday-morning market that was in full swing.
"What do you want me to do, Will?" Grip asked.
"Come with me," he said. "We're going to meet someone." #wss366

Some thoughts about using a text editor to write. https://stevendbrewer.com/using-a-text-editor-for-writing/

en la gardenon, bruo de konstruado… ajne ripozi / construction noise, coming into the garden… sticking around anywayses #hajko #haiku #esperanto

Fifteen minutes later, the storm had blown through.
Lambda strolled back in the sunshine and was lying under Totemo's desk when she returned from the fitness room in her track suit, her hair still dripping wet.
Lambda ruffed.
"No!" she snarled. "I don't want you to lick my hair." (3/3) #wss366

"Don't give me that meteorological mumbo-jumbo," Totemo said.
Lambda barked again and sat down.
"I don't have time!" Totemo said. "We've got to get back!"
She slapped her thigh.
"C'mon, Lambda!" she said, as she sprinted out into the rain.
Lambda barked after her, but remained sitting. (2/3) #wss366

Totemo Isogashii, in her field clothes, was sitting with Lambda and finishing her lunch outside at a cafe when an unexpected rain #shower suddenly blew in.
"Where did this come from?" Totemo said, as they fled for cover under the awning.
Lambda barked. (1/3) #wss366

Is ffmpreg trending yet?

nur sub la cugoj, en plej profunda ombro… neĝaj relikvoj / only beneath hemlocks, in deepest shade… snowy reliquaries #hajko #haiku #esperanto

RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@mjd/116036387808224516

This is useful for me to know for #wss366, because I frequently want to do meta mentions that are not participation in the hashtag.

#WritersCoffeeClub What do you feel when a loved one reads your work?

My mom reads everything I write, but she only ever offers unqualified praise. And my brother and younger son are beta readers.

I was apprehensive when I first started showing my family the queer fiction I was writing, because I hadn't come out at that point (other than to my wife, who always knew. She doesn't read my fiction, but she does support my writing, and helps manage my life, so I have time.)

I have ordered the supplies to make a new shimenawa for my sakura tree. I made my last one two years ago: https://stevendbrewer.com/new-shimenawa/ and my first in 2020: https://blog.bierfaristo.com/content/making-shimenawa-and-shide I'm not a religious or spiritual person, but I love our sakura tree and it makes my devotion visible in a way I find satisfying.