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The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is right behind the hotel for the Nebula Conference in Kansas City. It has some nice statues sited around the building.

"Getting sleepy?" someone whispered in his ear.
His eyes sprang open.
"Miss Popo! What are you doing here?"
She sat next to him on the bench. "I received a royal summons."
Philip looked over at his father, who winked, and then returned his gaze to the endless stream of celebrants. (2/2) #wss366

Prince Philip sat in the reviewing stand as celebrants came before the king at the jubilee festival of his reign. No group was too large or too small to send a delegation to honor him with a few carefully chosen remarks. After a while, the speeches all blurred together and Philip was… (1/2) #wss366

gruoj vekiĝas, riverencas, ekdancas… konstruprojekto / the cranes wake up, bow, begin to dance… construction project #hajko #haiku #esperanto

Despite thunderstorms and tornado warnings, we've arrived in Kansas City for the Nebulas. They are appropriately pouring the Boulevard Brewing Space Camper Cosmic IPA. It's like they knew we were coming! #beer

Roughneck turned to Curtains.
"Well, Milord," Roughneck said. "Shall we #retire to the drawing room for brandy?"
"By all means," Curtains said, with a flourish.
They seated themselves on a log by the campfire. Roughneck took a swig from a bottle of whiskey and passed it over. (3/3) #wss366

"Take them away, Sipher," Curtains ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
Disarmed and groggy, they stumbled off in a line, closely guarded by Curtain's men. (2/3) #wss366

The enemy encampment was silent before dawn. Then they moved in.
The sentry's mouth hung open, but no sound issued, as an arrow quivered in the tree next to his head. By each of the soldiers, was one of Curtain's men, with swords and knives at their throats. The tableau held for a beat. (1/3) #wss366

#PennedPossibilities 688 — What does your MC do for a living?

In The Ground Never Lies, the protagonist works as a geomancer conducting land surveys of building sites in a karst region, where she can identify potential problems, like sinkholes. She is also called in to survey crime scenes to look for foreign objects (e.g. weapons of bodies) and to reconstruct events.

Next stop: Kansas City for the Nebula Conference! https://stevendbrewer.com/next-stop-kansas-city-for-the-nebulas/

We've come to Hound's Court for the weekly Champaign #Esperanto meeting I got a Sketchbook Orange Door IPA and brought my books of haiku to show. Good beer! https://www.sketchbookbrewing.com/orange-door-portrait

Forrest's eyes narrowed.
"This is that holiday where people set things on fire that explode and scatter little pieces of trash everywhere."
"I guess that's one way to look at it."
His eyes gleamed. "I foresee a lot of people crawling on the ground to pick up every little scrap…" (2/2) #wss366

"Don't forget," the ranger said. "It's going to be busy today because it's a #holiday."
"What day is it?" asked the bear.
"Fireworks Day."
"Oh, no!" the bear moaned, holding his head in his hands. (1/2) #wss366

Triptych Brewing has fantasy-themed brews. @philipbrewer and I are drinking "Here Be Dragons."

After they emerged from the forest, they entered a broad field with tall grass. In the middle, they came to a fork in the path. A faded, wooden sign pointed to the right that said, "#HEAVEN."
"Where do you suppose the other way goes?" he wondered aloud. #wss366

I have a new staff. No, not that kind. The other kind, like you walk with. https://stevendbrewer.com/a-new-staff/

He leaned the handle against his stomach as he rubbed his hands briskly to warm them. Then he lifted the spade up and, with his foot, shoved it into the #earth. He pried up a shovelful of soil and turned it over.
Glancing over the size of the garden plot, he thought wistfully, "That's one." #wss366

While on my summer road trip, I reflect on the roll of travel to flesh out settings in fiction. https://stevendbrewer.com/using-travel-to-enrich-fictional-settings/ #writing

Forrest awoke. He blinked his eyes several times and looked out the hole of his #cavity. Perfect weather. It would be a busy day.
He emerged and shook out his feathers. It was time to menace litterbugs and instill some terror. He clacked his beak then took to silent wings in search of prey. #wss366

pilkformaj fruktoj, kaj stelformaj folioj… likvidambaro / ball-shaped fruits, and star-shaped leaves… sweet gum tree
#hajko #haiku #esperanto