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Tanuki-chan has gotten her special #BoxerDogDay treat (a bit of daisy ham)…

#ScribesAndMakers What animal appears most often in your creative work?

Human beings.

Happy Boxer-dog Day to all who celebrate! #DogsOfMastodon

I had an idea for #wss366. I was wondering if we want to add a message in the "explanation" field for holidays in the coming year and then consider whether not we'd like to consider selecting potentially more relevant words for those days, e.g. "heart" for Valentines days or "furisode" for the Coming of Age day. (Just kidding about the second). You get the idea, though. Does that sound like fun? ping @tobadzistsini @philipbrewer @asakiyume @extraspecialbitter @NaraMoore @vollink

The bear felt a little tug on his fur and looked down.
"Meri Kurisumasu!" said Brunhilde, looking up at him. She was wearing an adorable green elf costume, also with pointy elf ears. She pointed at her ears. "We match!" she squealed, excitedly.
"Twinsies!" the bear agreed. (5/5) #wss366

Forrest was still on duty, however. The chicken and cake meant even larger amounts of trash than usual. They could hear him screeching even now, accompanied by the terrified howls of people caught littering. (4/5) #wss366

The Ranger stood nearby, wearing the fake goatee and string tie of Thunder Cross. It was tedious, but he was grateful that, this year, he'd talked them out of letting children sit on Thunder Cross's lap. Instead, he too was simply waving at people and greeting them as they arrived. (3/5) #wss366

Instead, he had been pressed into service as an elf and stood near the Ranger welcoming guests. It wasn't feasible to have him wear a costume, but he was wearing fake elf ears. They itched, but he tried not to scratch to avoid dislodging them. (2/5) #wss366

The bear stood by the entrance to the Volpex Picnic #Park. waving at guests as they arrived.
"Meri Kurisumasu!" he said, over and over again.
No-one was using grills today. Everyone was carrying boxes of fried chicken and cake. So the bear was not needed for his regular duties. (1/5) #wss366

RE: https://masto.es/@FediTree/115778084358846910

It's practically my #wss366 tree!

Let's see what my @FediTree looks like…

#diehard "I hope that's not a hostage."

#diehard "We're gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess."

#diehard "Of course I'm gonna come by later, baby!"

RE: https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer/115579319386335622

This is still as true now as when I wrote it.

New releases from Water Dragon Publishing. I recognize a few of the mentioned books! https://mailchi.mp/b2294b81ea37/words-from-water-dragon-publishing-december-2025?e=066b06fede

He looked at it, shocked. It was his wife's number.
He answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi, honey!" It was her voice. "#Excuse me, if I woke you up. I just wanted to wish you a Happy…"
He hung up the phone.
"Fuckin' AI…" he grumbled. He might be pretty far gone, but not *that* far gone. (3/3) #wss366

Or those goddamn phone trees. He'd just given up. It was all he could do to shower and get dressed.
But, somehow, he'd made it through another year. Alone.
He watched the clock count down the seconds.
Midnight. Happy New Year. He snorted. As if.
His phone rang. (2/3) #wss366

The old man watched the sweep hand of the clock as the seconds ticked down to midnight. What a lousy year.
He coughed — a deep wracking cough.
His health was shot. He couldn't keep track of things anymore. Since his wife died, he couldn't manage the prescriptions or appointments. (1/3) #wss366

Tanuki-chan is VERY DISAPPOINTED in me for not sharing my burned pretzel with her. #DogsOfMastodon