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"I came prepared." He tossed in a pack of smokes.
Later, the Angels were enjoying themselves while the bear quietly circled.
Two men, sneaking in, were shocked when he stood up.
"Growl. Roar," he said. "Beat it."
The men took to their heels, terrified.
The bear resumed his silent vigil. (2/2)

The bear rolled over in his cave when the Ranger called.
"Hey, Stogie! You awake?"
"What's up?"
"The Better Angels are coming again," he said. "I need you to discretely #escort them, to keep the paparazzi away."
"Hmph," grumbled the bear. "It's gonna cost you." (1/2) #wss366

#WritersCoffeeClub Do you use dream sequences in your work?

Using the familiar bond, Tseluna closed her eyes and slipped into Rory's dreaming mind. She found herself standing in a freshly plowed field where he was sitting on the ground rowing with a pair of oars while birds wheeled overhead making raucous cries.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"The miner said the alcohol was too long," he mumbled. "I'm going to catch a rock in the water barrel."
Tseluna snorted with laughter.

With the recent change in Meta's moderation policy I feel I can no longer use Facebook, Instagram, or Threads: https://stevendbrewer.com/meta-takes-a-huge-step-back/

The two boys trudged home after the soccer match, utterly defeated. Their team had gotten skunked: four nothing.
"Whatcha gonna do?" asked one.
"Nothin'…" said the other.
When they turned the corner onto their street, one looked up and said, "Hey! Is that the light in Sally Bustinger's bedroom?"
Sally sometimes left the curtains open when she came back from the shower.
They grinned at one another, spirits renewed. They raced each other to climb the tree across the street from her house.

#wss366

I couldn't get the Bluesky icon to show up using Font Awesome in Wordpress, and when I went to the settings page of the plugin it was just blank. It's nice to know I've still got the chops to track down and work around a problem like this. https://github.com/FortAwesome/wordpress-fontawesome/issues/233

*Lady Cecelia's Choice* is Part 2 of *Lady Cecelia's Journey*, a sapphic romantasy road story. It has not yet been scheduled for release, but if you subscribe to my mailing list, you can receive updates when it appears. https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/subscribe/

"You have been very kind, Milord. I will think on what you have said."
"No more could I ask or desire. By your grace, Milady, I will now call your maid to help you bathe before bed. And tomorrow, if better you are, please allow me to pay you my #court so that you may learn more fully of what our pairing might entail." 
Lord Kenderback rose and stepped from the room, leaving Cecelia in a state of great emotional turmoil.

#wss366 from Lady Cecelia's Choice

Nobody pines for the fnords.

#WritersCoffeeClub Do you borrow settings, plots or characters from other works (without plagiarism)?

Only from my own.

#EngenderedWriting Do your stories portray monogamy as a requirement for true love?

"I heard the Queen ask him how many girlfriends he has," Tiny said.
"Well, he has a few," said Emma and Dexy, holding his arms. "He's not the marrying type."
Revin's mouth worked but no words came out.
"Oh. You hadn't heard! He's married now!" Tiny said. "To a girl named Lidja." 
Emma and Dexy looked at Revin reproachfully. 
"And then there's his polyandry with the Queen too," Tiny continued. 

(from Devishire!)

I voted for one of the two Ignore-Climate-Change parties, but I never thought climate change would destroy *MY* house!

The problems are systemic, but the suffering is individual.

Sour soup instant noodles for lunch. Very spicy!

Revin went down to the archives in Ravensbelth. He planned to look for any mention of the people that had minted the coins they'd found in the necklace. He'd never heard of them before, but he couldn't imagine that no-one had ever seen them. The archives were amazing. He loved them almost as much as the library — especially at night when no-one else was around.

#wss366 (from "After Campshire" the working title to a sequel to *Revin's Heart*.)

*Riva's Escape* is one of three "side quests" included only in the Collected Edition of *Revin's Heart* that tells the backstory of Revin's transition. The other two feature the pirate captain, Will: *Where There's a Will* that describes how he meets his first mate and *Curtains Rise* tells how he met the first-mate's father. https://waterdragonpublishing.com/product/revins-heart/

#EngenderedWriting Have you ever included sex workers in your stories? Why/not?

In *Riva's Escape*, Revin ends up at the Traveler's Inn and meets Tiny, a trans madam, and her girls. Tiny has to explain to Revin what a brothel is — something his isolated upbringing had not prepared him to know about. The girls take a shine to Revin and they are the ones who set him on his path. In *Devishire!*, the sequel to *Revin's Heart*, we meet them again when they need Revin's help.

It's a terrifying orc! #OrcsOfMastodon

Curtains and Roughneck stood rigidly at attention flanked by Sergeant Baker.
The Commandant stalked up and down in front of them, face purple with rage.
"Leaving base without leave! Causing a riot! Disorderly conduct!"
"They saved a man's life tonight, Sir," Sergeant Baker said, stiffly.
"Hold your tongue, Sergeant. Or you'll likely lose a #stripe!"
"I accept full responsibility for our actions, Sir," Curtains said. "Cadet Wright and Sergeant Baker are blameless."
"We'll just see!"

#wss366

Hamu daisuki! #DogsOfMastodon