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"I'm your Barely Godmother," the fairy said.
"My Barely Godmother?"
"Here! Try this!" the fairy said waving her wand.
Poof! Jane found herself wearing a low-cut, skin-tight neoprene top with a short skirt that didn't even cover her buttocks.
"I can't wear this!" she squealed (2/3) #wss366

Plain. Everyone said she was #plain. She hated the word.
Jane thumbed through the tops in her closet. Cream. Brown. Gray. They were all plain. Despairing, she threw herself on her bed.
"Maybe I can help!" a tiny voice said.
Jane saw fairy floating in the air above her.
"Who are you?" (1/3) #wss366

Congratulations to all of the @SFWA Nebula award winners. Your works and words are an inspiration. And thanks to everyone who worked so hard to pull off the event. Being involved in a small way opened a window into all of the work you do.

I talked to Benjamin Rosenbaum today about his nebula-finalist, online game, The Ghost and the Golem. After he described it, I said that I should share it with @tobadzistsini because it sounded like something he'd appreciate. So he wrote the URL on a piece of paper for me: https://www.choiceofgames.com/ghost-and-the-golem/

"What do you want to do?"
"Today?"
"No. Like someday… After this is all over."
"Oh, I think I want to #breed horses.
"Ooh. That's nice."
"How about you?"
"I want to get a yacht. And travel around the world."
"That sounds nice too."
The two bums leaned back against the trash cans and sighed. #wss366

malsekaj stratoj… malrapida mateno, malmultaj pasas / wet streets… a slow morning, few go by #hajko #haiku #esperanto

At the @SFWA Nebulas meet-and greet, I showed my books and gave away cards, ribbons, stickers, and 'zines.

He #spread the blanket out on the grass while she opened the picnic basket and laid out their lunch. Using a corkscrew, he opened the bottle of wine and then poured them each a glass.
"Cheers!" they said together, clinking glasses.
They sat together, companionably, eating their sandwiches. #wss366

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is right behind the hotel for the Nebula Conference in Kansas City. It has some nice statues sited around the building.

"Getting sleepy?" someone whispered in his ear.
His eyes sprang open.
"Miss Popo! What are you doing here?"
She sat next to him on the bench. "I received a royal summons."
Philip looked over at his father, who winked, and then returned his gaze to the endless stream of celebrants. (2/2) #wss366

Prince Philip sat in the reviewing stand as celebrants came before the king at the jubilee festival of his reign. No group was too large or too small to send a delegation to honor him with a few carefully chosen remarks. After a while, the speeches all blurred together and Philip was… (1/2) #wss366

gruoj vekiĝas, riverencas, ekdancas… konstruprojekto / the cranes wake up, bow, begin to dance… construction project #hajko #haiku #esperanto

Despite thunderstorms and tornado warnings, we've arrived in Kansas City for the Nebulas. They are appropriately pouring the Boulevard Brewing Space Camper Cosmic IPA. It's like they knew we were coming! #beer

Roughneck turned to Curtains.
"Well, Milord," Roughneck said. "Shall we #retire to the drawing room for brandy?"
"By all means," Curtains said, with a flourish.
They seated themselves on a log by the campfire. Roughneck took a swig from a bottle of whiskey and passed it over. (3/3) #wss366

"Take them away, Sipher," Curtains ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
Disarmed and groggy, they stumbled off in a line, closely guarded by Curtain's men. (2/3) #wss366

The enemy encampment was silent before dawn. Then they moved in.
The sentry's mouth hung open, but no sound issued, as an arrow quivered in the tree next to his head. By each of the soldiers, was one of Curtain's men, with swords and knives at their throats. The tableau held for a beat. (1/3) #wss366

#PennedPossibilities 688 — What does your MC do for a living?

In The Ground Never Lies, the protagonist works as a geomancer conducting land surveys of building sites in a karst region, where she can identify potential problems, like sinkholes. She is also called in to survey crime scenes to look for foreign objects (e.g. weapons of bodies) and to reconstruct events.

Next stop: Kansas City for the Nebula Conference! https://stevendbrewer.com/next-stop-kansas-city-for-the-nebulas/

We've come to Hound's Court for the weekly Champaign #Esperanto meeting I got a Sketchbook Orange Door IPA and brought my books of haiku to show. Good beer! https://www.sketchbookbrewing.com/orange-door-portrait

Forrest's eyes narrowed.
"This is that holiday where people set things on fire that explode and scatter little pieces of trash everywhere."
"I guess that's one way to look at it."
His eyes gleamed. "I foresee a lot of people crawling on the ground to pick up every little scrap…" (2/2) #wss366