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<p>There was dead silence.<br />Tau&

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Thu, 04/17/2025 - 07:41

There was dead silence.
Tau's tail drooped and he dropped the limp ball to the deck.
Lala picked up the punctured ball. "I'll go replicate a new one," she said.
Bebe went to Tau and patted his head. "There, there," she said. "Bebe knows it could happen to anyone." (3/3)

<p>Zaza finally got too dizzy to

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Thu, 04/17/2025 - 07:41

Zaza finally got too dizzy to continue and lost her balance. The ball went skittering off as the Angels caught Zaza to keep her from falling.
"A new !" they shrieked.
Tau saw the ball and irresistibly sprang to catch it.
Pop!
The Angels stared at the deflated ball in Tau's jaws. (2/3)

<p>David and Tau returned to Angels&

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Thu, 04/17/2025 - 07:41

David and Tau returned to Angels' Wings and heard shrieking and caterwauling from Hold One. They rushed back to find the Angels all standing in a circle around Zaza who was performing pirouettes with a large ball balanced on her head.
"Eighteen! Nineteen! TWENTY!" they chanted. (1/3)

<p>**<a href="https://wandering.shop

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:58

**** posted the announcement of the inaugural Delphi award winners. I am number one! (Alphabetically…) https://www.umass.edu/news/article/winners-inaugural-delphi-leadership-award-announced

<p>*Lady Cecelia&#39;s Journey* is my 6

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:12

*Lady Cecelia's Journey* is my 6 part sapphic romantasy road story. It has not yet been scheduled for release, but if you subscribe to my monthly newsletter, you can receive updates when it appears. https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/subscribe/

<p>&quot;My sister Kandela makes her

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:12

"My sister Kandela makes her own blends of tea. So I thought I'd try."
She poured a cup for Kasseh, then watched expectantly while Kasseh held the cup up to her nose.
Kasseh took a tiny sip.
"Well?"
Her stomach growled.
"You can have a scone too," Cecelia laughed, uncovering the dish. (2/2)

<p>Kasseh came up the stairs from her

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:12

Kasseh came up the stairs from her jewelry shop. The dining room was laid with a tea service for two. In the middle of the table, something was was covered over with a dish towel. Kasseh sniffed.
"Something smells different," she said when Cecelia emerged from the kitchen carrying the tea pot. (1/2)

<p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 07:55

How present is music in your work?

It varies. Music and dancing are present in a lot of my stories. In Revin's Heart, the pirates dance and sing folks songs. And the Better Angels are galactic-wide singing-and-dancing idols, so music features prominently. In the *Military Morale Mishegoss*, they perform a sing-along for the soldiers:
*Oh, the Cap'n of the starship, *
*he's got a nasty bark!*
*And when he bites your けつ,*
*it leaves a nasty mark!*
https://truckstop.waterdragonpublishing.com/product/better-angels-tour-de-force/

<p>There are 14 people in line at the

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 16:14

There are 14 people in line at the post office with one window open. A sign says, "In a hurry? Use our self-service area." :-/

<p>Cybersecurity boxer prevents

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 10:10

Cybersecurity boxer prevents unauthorized computer access.

<p>&quot;What are you doing?&quot;<br /

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 07:30

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

<p>In the Pollinator Garden, I saw

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Mon, 04/14/2025 - 12:47

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.

<p>senkulpa vizaĝ&#39;… super sangaj

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Mon, 04/14/2025 - 12:40

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

<p>&quot;I want to know exactly what

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Mon, 04/14/2025 - 12:30

"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)

<p>&quot;Hartwick-4 located… O2

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Mon, 04/14/2025 - 12:30

"Hartwick-4 located… O2 readings are… Zero to three decimal places. Total ecological ."
"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)

<p>&quot;Report!&quot; said Captain

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Mon, 04/14/2025 - 12:30

"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)

<p>I handed him a crumpled bill. He got

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Sun, 04/13/2025 - 10:59

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 roll in. I took a swig and felt the warmth spread through me. (2/2)

<p>I rolled over and tried to get my

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Sun, 04/13/2025 - 10:59

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)

<p>mallonge restas, nedezirata gasto…

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Sun, 04/13/2025 - 00:45

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

<p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags

@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop - Sat, 04/12/2025 - 22:07

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/

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