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There was no banner or headline or announcement, so I finally searched: Five screens down the page, under "More News" — that is how the New York Times is recognizing Martin Luther King Day in 2026.

#SilentSunday

I'm standing up in the kitchen to eat my Korean fried chicken and *someone* is extremely disappointed in me. #DogsOfMastodon

The Better Angels were in jump, enroute to a secret military mission. Each had an assigned task to prepare before drop.
"We'll be eating in shifts, Private," Zaza said to Rara, who was on KP duty. "Do you have everyone's orders?"
"Yes, First Sergeant!" Rara said. "Fun Meals for the Angels, a Fun Dinner for David, a rabbit for Sssindy, and dog food for Cap'n Tau!"
Captain Tau barked sharply from the bridge.
"Pardon me," Rara said. "That's #pâté for Cap'n Tau." #wss366

RE: https://mstdn.social/@kibcol1049/115914994041358217

It me.

A little early for #SilentSunday, snow on the Amherst Common with lit-up holiday trees. #WesternMass

I voted in the Duck Duck Go vote on AI. https://VoteYesOrNoAI.com/vote/no

I use http://noai.duckduckgo.com/ as my default search engine.

Tanuki-chan enjoying the sights (and smells) of a snowy morning in Amherst. #WesternMass #DogsOfMastodon

What better way to test a new HDMI cable than with a Pretzelle video? Ta-chan is unimpressed with my technical acumen.

#WritersCoffeeClub Name a non-anglophone writer who has really lit you up.

Julio Baghy. He was a Hungarian actor who wrote in Esperanto about his experiences in WWI and as a Russian PoW. He also wrote poetry, fiction, and essays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Baghy

#FensterFreitag Jones Library Atrium (with a dirigible composited in to promote my book Revin's Heart.)

Tanuki-chan "sitting up like a regular person." (That's what @philipbrewer and I called it when were kids and our boxers sat like this, often in the car.) #DogsOfMastodon

#WritersCoffeeClub How human are your protagonists? What about your antagonists?

The Better Angels are non-human biological androids. They are a clean-room re-implementation of the human genome. They mostly act human, but their programming modules govern their behavior. Other non-human biological android protagonists include the bear, Forrest the Owl, and Sssindy Ssserpent. I also write about NeoBoxers, like Lambda and Tau that are cybernetically-enhanced, genetically-engineered dogs.

When they finally stood up, Totemo glanced outside.
"Hey, look! It stopped raining!"
Lambda ran over and began to paw frantically at the door.
"Shall we just go for a walk instead?" Totemo asked.
Lambda barked agreement. (5/5) #wss366

Lambda snorted.
"Oh, come on. It's not *that* bad. Do you have a better suggestion?"
Lambda barked again.
"Now you're just being silly. It's not raining on the Salt Flats, but there's nothing to sniff either."
They argued and argued until they finally compromised on Beryl Island. (4/5) #wss366

"Do you want to #go somewhere?" Totemo asked. "We could catch a SkyJumper and go someplace where it's not raining."
Lambda perked up. She barked.
"That's a thought!" said Totemo, bringing up a new window to check the weather. "But wait… Look. It's raining there too. How about Novosaka?" (3/5) #wss366

Lambda heaved a big sigh and laid down on the sofa with her head on her paws.
"It could be worse," Totemo said. "We could be still out in the field."
As if to emphasize her point, there was a flash and roar of thunder. (2/5) #wss366

Lambda restlessly paced in the small apartment. She went to the patio door and looked out.
"Sorry," Totemo said, "It's still raining." She was sitting on the sofa with her screen on a small table, analyzing data from their recent field studies. (1/5) #wss366

#WritersCoffeeClub What’s a service or skill you’d like to offer your fellow writers?

I provide a number of services to build a stronger writing community. I serve as Secretary of @SFWA which is a community of professional genre fiction writers that offers many services to the writing community. I am on the Program Committee of the Straw Dog Writers Guild which organizes craft workshop for writers. I also run Straw Dog Writes, a weekly online writing group. And I created @wss366.

RE: https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer/115329216408871436

For people just now visiting #TheForkiverse, here's a post I wrote recently to help newcomers think about how to get started with Mastodon.