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Lambda pointed, one, two, three times.
Totemo loosened her sidearm in its holster.
"Let's do this!" she whispered. She took a deep breath and they stood up.
Lambda sprang forward snarling.
"Holufinian Environmental Protection!" Totemo bellowed, drawing her weapon. "Shut down the beam!" (2/2) #wss366

Totemo Isogashii and Lambda crept through underbrush on the nature preserve. Ahead, they could hear the sound of a cutting beam.
The sound ceased.
Lambda put her paw on Totemo's hand.
They laid silently, scarcely breathing. Then the sound resumed.
"Where are they?" Totemo whispered. (1/2) #wss366

The final schedule for Worldcon 2025 has come out and I am ON THE PROGRAM! https://stevendbrewer.com/seattle-worldcon-2025-schedule/

Tanuki-chan sometimes growls at us. At least, we thought at first it was growling, but then we realized she was trying to say "MaroSnacks!" But she can't quite say the whole word, so it just comes out, "Mmmm—!" But now we know what she wants. #DogsOfMastodon

Taxes are surging with the impact of tariffs, but what I haven't seen people talking is the regressive nature of tariffs. They tend to fall disproportionately on people with lower incomes. It's just another way of shifting the tax burden onto the working class. But, sure. Tell me again how the Republicans have your back. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/11/treasury-posts-unexpected-surplus-in-june-as-tariff-receipts-surge.html

This #ppop song by DNY has lyrics in four? languages (I recognize English, Japanese, Tagalog, Spanish, more?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pCSXOyBxZQ

Dr. Seethe was traveling to a medical conference with his colleague Dr. Cope. He hated having to #fly with him, because Dr. Cope had a super annoying habit. Every time they announced the departure of an aircraft, he seemed to be required to say, "Take off, eh!"
As they walked down the concourse, the loudspeaker announced, "Final call for boarding of Flight 4935 to Toronto."
"Take off, eh!" muttered Dr. Cope.
Dr. Seethe shook his head.
"What a hoser!" he thought. #wss366

I should know better than to read a David Brooks article. He says, "If you know what a left-leaning person thinks about immigration, you can predict what he thinks about abortion. Right-leaning people tend to have more diverse and discordant views. A right-leaning person’s view on immigration is less predictive of his views on gun control. There’s more conformity on the left."

The word he's looking for is "principled." People on the left are more likely to be principled.

What's in *your* DNA? https://stevendbrewer.com/whats-in-your-dna/

Who follows accounts with zero posts?

#lesficfri "relax" from The Ground Never Lies.

Masuda's is the new cafe in Amherst. It's Tanuki-chan's favorite place, tho no coffee for boxer dogs. https://masudascafe.com/ #WesternMass

I noticed that Bueno y Sano in Amherst has cute new tables and chairs. It's a nice, shady spot for lunch or dinner. #WesternMass

#WordWeavers How is your current WIP going? Anything you'd like to share about it?

I'm working on a novel that I've been writing off-and-on for a couple of years, *The Ground Never Lies*, about a geomancer with an anger problem. It has two timelines that I've finally finished and just married together. I'm currently working on my first full revising pass, looking at the two together and managing the transitions between them. I'm about half done and it's going pretty well.

About (not) selling books to kids… https://stevendbrewer.com/not-selling-books-to-kids/

I'm selling books today at the Amherst Artisan Market. https://amherstartisansmarket.com/ #WesternMass

The #UMassAmherst Associate Provost for Faculty Development came to my house to bring me lunch and deliver a plaque for my Delphi Leadership Award. We had a nice chat in my tent over Indian food. I was very gratified to receive this award in recognition of my service to non-tenure-track faculty.

Ooh! This might be worth a visit while I'm visiting Seattle for Worldcon. https://mastodon.sdf.org/@icm/114824049883058471
https://icm.museum/?visit

The duck took to its wings, leaving Stinky wallowing in the muck. He dragged himself out of the mire and then shook off, spraying mud everywhere. Tongue lolling, he looked very pleased with himself to have chased off the dangerous interloper.
"Well, he didn't, anyway," Revin sighed. (3/3) #wss366

"You'd never know I rescued him from a #sewer. He was no bigger than a rat!" Revin said. "In fact, I thought he was a rat, at first."
"A sewer?"
"Yeah. He smelled terrible."
"He doesn't smell so bad anymore," Lidja said.
Just then, Stinky saw a duck in the marsh and tore off after it. (2/3) #wss366