@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop

"I'm the one in charge of your security! How do you think it would make me look if something happened to you?"
"Oh. I guess you're right. I'm sorry, Lieutenant."
"Now, get in," he said, with a smile. "I'll escort you back." (3/3) #wss366 from Campshire!

"Oh," Revin said, embarrassed. "I guess I forgot to notify them because this was a spur-of-the-moment thing."
The Lieutenant flicked his forehead.
"Ow! What was that for?" (2/3) #wss366

Crow gave Lidja a hand into the coach, but then stopped Revin with a hand on his chest. His expression grew deadly serious.
"And just what are you doing out here without your security #detail?" he growled. (1/3) #wss366

Tonight, I'm hosting a Straw Dog Writers Guild workshop about Scrivener (and other software for writing). It's being held in the North Amherst Library Community Room at 7pm: https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-tools-scrivener-ms-word-and-google-docs #WesternMass

"You've to help me!" Cecelia heard a man pleading with Kasseh. "I forgot it was my anniversary. I need something good. Fast!"
Fifteen minutes later, Kasseh came upstairs with a heavy pouch of coins in her hand.
"Grab your coat," she said. "Let's go out for dinner." (4/4) #wss366

They sat across the table from one another, locked eyes, and were about to dip their spoons in when there was a loud knock on the door. Then again. Kasseh sighed and pushed back from the table. She went downstairs to answer the door. (3/4) #wss366

Sales hadn't been good, recently. Things weren't yet desperate, but she was trying to cut grocery costs. And Kasseh was working long hours to make her shop profitable.
"I got a hambone to season it with," Cecelia said. "That's probably what you smell." (2/4) #wss366

"Something smells really good!" Kasseh said, entering the apartment. "What's for dinner?"
"I made #bean soup," Cecelia said. She began to ladle some into bowls.
"It smells delicious!" Kasseh said, taking her seat.
She knew that Kasseh was just trying to humor her. (1/4) #wss366

"[…] it's been a Very Long Time since I wrote any software."

"Bah. It's like riding a bicycle. You just fall and get some broken bones, now and again." #NoContextForYou

"Two days ago, at most," she said.
"Thank you, Ms Bellox."
Veronica waited for a moment to see if the Chief would offer any more information but, when none was forthcoming, she turned and departed. (4/4) #wss366 from The Ground Never Lies

"I can tell that only one person walked into the yard from the house. They neither dug the holes nor moved the bodies by hand."
"You're sure about that?"
"The #ground never lies."
"Figured," he grunted again. "When?" (3/4) #wss366

"There are two bodies," Veronica said.
"Figured. Cause of death?"
"There are no signs of trauma. Under other circumstances, I might say natural causes, but I suspect thaumaturgy."
"Why?" (2/4) #wss366

The Chief led Veronica out to the back yard. She pushed her geomantic awareness down and out. She could feel the Chief nearby but — There! and There! — she could feel wrongness. She walked to each place and described the extents. The Chief threw down markers at each corner. (1/4) #wss366

@u0421793 I'm not a developer, but I've used Scribus for a really long time. They started using Sourceforge on 2004-11-27, back when there were many fewer options (e.g. Github was only founded in 2008) and it was perhaps the best option then. And, like most things on the Internet, it has gradually gotten enshittified. On linux, you can typically install Scribus via package management (e.g. apt, snap, or flatpak) so you don't have to visit Sourceforge.

Edit: this was supposed to a reply.

I saw that Treehouse Brewing was running a Brewer versus Brewer competition. At first I thought this might be some commentary on my marriage, but in fact four of their brewers had each created a triple IPA to sample and vote. I drank Number 1 tonight. It was tasty. #WesternMass #beer

The rock. :-/

This is Tanuki-chan's I-have-a-rock-in-my-mouth-and-you-can't-have-it face. #DogsOfMastodon

My reading yesterday went well. https://stevendbrewer.com/a-well-attended-reading-in-elegant-surroundings/

I got to see @LJ read from her new book *Litany of a Broken World* at the Straw Dog Writers Guild January Showcase. And I bought a signed copy of her #book! https://www.ljcohen.net/litany.html

"Nonetheless! There are many other types of edible fungi we might collect so that we may dine together later."
Mr. Rokunai took Totemo aside.
"Please," he whimpered. "Make it stop talking!" (4/4) #wss366