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"Thank you, Saintess!" the little girl gasped.
The Saintess set her on her feet.
"Quickly!" she said. "Come with me! I'll keep you safe!"
The Saintess escorted the girl through streets filled with panic stricken people running every which which way. She smiled secretly to herself.
"Here's one!" she thought. "Just three or four more!" (2/2) #wss366

The gryphons swooped down toward the city. One spotted movement in a park, folded its wings, and went into a stoop.
A little girl, skipping in the park, heard screams and looked up. Before she was even aware of the danger, she was seized in the talons of the gryphon.
"Oh, no you don't!" cried the Saintess. She waved her hands in a mystical pattern and cast a beam of light. The gryphon was stunned and dropped the girl. Running underneath, the Saintess caught her. (1/2) #wss366

RE: https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey/116940126241915613

I hope the bears don't eat this bird feeder…

I saw a boxer dog at the Amherst summer concert, an older distinguished boi. #DogsOfMastodon #WesternMass

I've started querying for a literary agent. Ugh. https://stevendbrewer.com/starting-to-query-for-a-literary-agent/

En #Esperanto, ne estas disputo ĉar la vorto estus "grifaro." Mi ĉiam kredas ke la ĉarmaĉaj vortoj por -aroj en la angla estas stultaj.

A shadow fell over the city and the sky turned dark.
"Gryphons!" yelled a knight.
Everyone looked up to see dozens of gryphons circling overhead.
"It's a whole #flock!" yelled one.
"It's called a 'flight'!" yelled another.
"I'm pretty sure the correct term is 'wing'," said a third.
"You're all wrong," said a fourth. "Everyone knows they're called a 'pride'."
"Wasn't 'pride' last month?" said yet another, who hadn't been paying attention.
"Look out!" yelled the Captain. "Here they come!" #wss366

I had to take my car to the tire shop today. The technician and I were talking about the smoke. He mentioned that his daughter was suffering due to asthma. I told him how I was using the Corsi-Rosenthal box I'd made to filter the air in my bedroom. He was super interested and asked how to spell it so he could look it up. I suspect he was going to stop at the hardware store on the way home.

Tanuki-chan loves to stick her head inside my shirt through my sleeve. Usually, she likes me to touch her face through my shirt, so she can growl and snap at me. But today she grabbed her fightin' ball through my shirt. Good times! Good times. #DogsOfMastodon

Breakfast outdoors at The Pie Bar in Florence while waiting for an oil change. #WesternMass

Her new regimen had reduced the effects of aging, but she was dispirited that it was taking so long. And was so risky. Still — as she looked more carefully — the effects were undeniable. Just four or five more children, and she might recover her youthful glow. And what were a few children anyway? There were always more where they came from. (2/2) #wss366

In the morning, the Saintess studied her face in the mirror. She turned her head this way and that, noting the crows feet at the corners of her eyes, lines around her mouth, and sagging flesh under her chin. Her face used to turn mens' heads — now they all turned away. Not that she ever gave into the temptations of the flesh! Well — hardly ever. (1/2) #wss366

It appears the model is predicting 666 µg/m³ of smoke particles 12 hours from now (~10am Thursday morning). With my chronic lung condition, maybe I'll just stay in my room next to my Corsi-Rosenthal box tomorrow.

I made some corsi-rosenthal boxes back when my son came down with COVID. I put one in his room and one in mine and, thankfully, he did not transmit it to me.

I hadn't used it in a couple of years, but I just re-taped a few seams and fired it up in my bedroom. Hopefully, it will do as good a job on the wildfire smoke.

The Canadian wildfire smoke is coming… I am old enough to remember when we didn't have waves of smoke blanketing the country and you could breathe outside without a mask. #ClimateChange

Carolina horsenettle, mebbe. #BloomScrolling

"Well…" The Captain started to say.
"Or summons a swarm of red dragons?"
"Look!" the Captain finally snapped. "I said 'conventional' didn't I?"
"But I'm here, aren't I?" the Hero said. "Don't you think I would be of any help?"
"Oh, yes," the Captain said, hurriedly. "Yes! Of course! With the support of the Hero, our defenses are totally impregnable and can #foil *any* attack!"
The Hero grinned, pleased.
"Now, you're talkin'!" (2/2) #wss366

The Captain spread his arms and gestured broadly, taking in the whole of the City's fortifications.
"Yes," he said, proudly. "I believe our defenses are impregnable and can #foil any conventional attack."
The Hero looked concerned.
"But what if an enemy wizard calls down an asteroid to strike the city?"
"Uh…"
"Or creates an earthquake?" (1/2) #wss366

RE: https://weatherishappening.network/@WEATHERISHAPPENING/116919991028762678

I noticed this morning that the sky was a weird yellowish hue and wondered if maybe there was smoke. Thank goodness for WEATHERISHAPPENING to keep me informed about the weather lords and current state of our death spiral!

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@theonlyvenc/116917769407662348

There's something profoundly ironic about that fact that this website has a giant, animated dickover that is uncloseable until you scroll, and then displays a transparent button with white text that says, "Hide Forever…". Makin' it shitty!