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#WritersCoffeeClub Have still images ever inspired your writing?

No. My stories almost always begin with either a setting or characters or some idea. Settings are usually inspired by a place I have visited. Characters develop out of some particular kind of character interaction I'm interested in exploring. And sometimes some idea will just occur to me and I'll develop characters and a setting to explore it.

A constable reached out his hand, meaning to lead her away. But when she saw the hand reaching toward her, she slapped it away, and then stepped in with an uppercut that dropped him. The other two squared off brandishing their billy clubs. They stared at one another, neither side willing to move first. Then the Chief walked in.
"Ms Bellox!" he barked.
She shook her head and looked over at him.
"#Arrest that crazy bitch!" screamed a ranch hand, laying on the floor, cradling his knee.

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Speaking of which, if anyone wants to buy some books of #Esperanto haiku with English translation… I recommend *senokulvitre* https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491276940 tho *Premitaj Floroj* is pretty good too: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1477567267

After two weeks, and several increasingly pressing emails, Kindle Direct Publishing has re-instated my account. They never did give me even the tiniest indication of what actually flagged my account for termination. Robots, man…

kioma horo? kiu estas la tago? jen pensiiĝo / what time is it? what day is it? that's retirement #senryu #esperanto

#EngenderedWriting Have you written a character who *never* comes out gender- or preference-wise?

I wrote a short-story in #Esperanto *Krepusko sub Fago* (Dusk under a Beech) in which the gender of the protagonist is never revealed. It received an honorable mention in the 2016 international *Beletra Konkurenco*. I was really proud of myself until I learned that Scalzi had written a whole novel (Locked In in 2014) in which the protagonist's gender is never revealed.

When you see someone who writes so carefully, you suspect they must be an AI…

He was humming to himself in the bathroom when I got home.
"Did you hear?" I called.
"Just a minute!" he sang out. "I'm just washing out a few things!"
"He heard," I thought to myself.
He came out of the bathroom wearing his fuzzy purple robe.
"Did you hear?" he asked me.
"No! What?" I said, rolling my eyes.
"He's coming!" he said. "I'm all a #quiver!"
"Who?" I asked, playing dumb.
"Oh! You!" he said, swatting at me. "You know who! Bobby Vee!" He clasped his hands. "He's so *dreamy*!"

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The vibe on Bluesky, which has been weird for a long time, has gotten super weird just recently. All of the people who've been fine with living in a Nazi bar for two years are suddenly moving over. And they're all incredibly concerned about follower counts. That's the only thing that matters! Followers! Who has more followers? How can I get more followers? Engagement? Ha! What's that?

Like I said: Super Weird.

Do you like being "cute"?

I'm not on track to reach 50,000 words during #WritingMonth, but I did break 10,000 words tonight and *The Ground Never Lies* is currently at ~17,500 words. Given everything else I've had to do this month, I'm feeling pretty good about where I am.

This is how Tanuki-chan watches out the window. But when I took a picture of her, she was like, "Whatcha lookin' at, huh?" #DogsOfMastodon

When he triggered the hatch, he was showered with confetti. The Better Angels had been lying in wait for him with party poppers.
"Welcome back, David!" they shouted.
"What are we celebrating?" David asked, brushing the confetti off his head.
"Not having to celebrate anything!" they shrieked, dancing around him frenetically.
David rolled his eyes and went to his cabin to sleep.

#PennedPossibilities Describe a holiday your SC enjoys, and why they enjoy it.

Iridium Week was a bacchanalia of celebration on the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy. Schools and business were closed and each day was a different festival: A festival of lights, a festival of joy, a festival of youth. At the conclusion, the corridors were choked with confetti and everyone slept in late.
David returned to Angels' Wings having attended an all-night party.

#WordWeavers Who is your MC most grateful for?

Tseluna sat next to him, then slipped her arm around his shoulders and pulled him closer to her. He leaned up against her and sighed.
"Thank you," he said. "Even if I don't survive tomorrow, I count myself lucky to have met you and to have experienced so many things that I never could have without you."
"Let me give you one more experience," she said, turning her head and pressing her mouth to his. He welcomed her rough tongue into his mouth.

You can read more about Totemo Isogashii and Lambda in *Better Angels: Tour de Force*, only at the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy. https://truckstop.waterdragonpublishing.com/product/better-angels-tour-de-force/ #books

Totemo Isogashii & Lambda headed down the hall, hearing raucous laughter. Then, someone said, "Totally #flat!" as she entered the break room. Several men sitting at a back table fell silent as she punched a cup of coffee into the replicator.
Waiting, she looked down & reddened slightly. She had always thought of herself as *athletic*, but…
Lambda whined quietly. With her sharp ears, she had picked up the entire conversation.
"Oh! It was the *beer*," Totemo murmured to herself, relieved.

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It's kinda creepy when you look through your list of Facebook "Friends" and realize how many of them are dead.

Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, St. Croix, USVI. #SilentSunday

Revin approached the *Queen* while the hands were preparing for launch. They were busy filling the ballast tanks & loading supplies. 
"Hello! What's this now?" Will said, walking up from the office & waving a piece of paper at Revin.
"Hmm?" he replied, affecting an air of innocence.
"I've just received orders that the *Queen* has been seconded to Belleriand that 'hereby requests and requires' I await a passenger & go where directed."
"How mysterious!"
"What's this all about, you pup!"

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