@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop

Today, I am performing among the most odious tasks a faculty member must do: completing the Annual Faculty Review where I list all of my "accomplishments" during the previous year in hopes that my performance will earn "merit pay" (which you might imagine would mean that it would increase your pay but, instead, determines how large of a pay cut you receive when cost of living increases fail to keep pace with inflation.) But we haven't had "merit pay" in seven years anyway. Shrug.

Read more about Revin and his companions in *Revin's Heart,* available from Water Dragon Publishing. https://waterdragonpublishing.com/product/revins-heart/ #books

"Look at that," he said pointing.
Will paled.
"Run! Run for high ground!"
Looking around, they were caught between the shore and unscalable cliffs. They started to run back the way they had come.
"Ahem," called the Professor.
Grip turned back, grabbed the Professor, and sprinted after the others.
Revin looked to the side and watched with horror as a gigantic #wave took shape on the horizon. He looked ahead. The steep path up to Nerha was still far ahead. They weren't going to make it.

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Revin walked along the rocky shoreline with Will and Grip. The Professor struggled to handwalk beside them with his arm braces over the rough terrain.
"They said it was near here," Revin said.
A loud report startled them, then the ground began to shake.
"It's a quake!" Will said.
The ground shook for a minute and then the tremors subsided. They struggled to maintain their footing.
Revin was looking out to sea, when the water level began to drop, receding out toward the horizon.

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I've occasionally seen my books selling at a premium at weird sites, but what did @ryansouthwick do to manage this?

Wallace typed the long, complicated password to mount the encrypted #file system. He reviewed the thousands of images and video files he had collected. Each file was meticulously organized and cataloged.
For Monica, he had several videos of her in the shower and a dozen nice stills that were particularly revealing. The camera he'd concealed in the dormitory shower had great detail, though he'd had to add a heating element to prevent the lens from fogging up.
Someone knocked at the door.

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#WritersCoffeeClub What’s your favourite food and drink combo when writing?

I don't eat while writing. I mean, I'll sometimes grab a piece of fruit, but…

I always have coffee in the morning. I have a nice thermosy mug by Zojirushi which keeps it warm for hours. Other than that, I just drink water. I would love to drink beer or cocktails in the evenings, but I'm trying to cut back.

I'm reminded of a friend of my dad's that had to give up wine, eventually. He used to say, "I've lost my friend…"

my cell-o-phone…
for a ball and chain,
so very tiny.

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#WordWeavers What is the bravest thing your MC does?

Revin turned the crank to lower the gangplank. Once it was level, he took a deep breath & ran out to the end. He could see a long rope depending from the balloon. But he couldn't reach it.
"One moment, lad!" Will called.
"No time," Revin yelled as he saw the end of the rope rising. 
"No, Revin!" Will shouted. But it was too late. Revin had backed up five steps, run forward, & launched himself off the gangplank into open space. (Revin's Heart)

Read more about Bebe and the rest of the Better Angels in *Better Angels: Tour de Force*, only on the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy: https://truckstop.waterdragonpublishing.com/product/better-angels-tour-de-force/ #books #bookstodon

David and Bebe walked back to Angels' Wings, with Bebe still clenching and unclenching her fists. Once they were inside, David turned.
"Are you ready?" David asked gently.
Bebe braced herself and nodded.
"Stand down, Bebe," David said.
Bebe collapsed to the deck, shaking with violent tremors as always happened when turning off the soldier modules. David tenderly scooped her up and carried her back to her cabin.
"Bebe really wanted a lollipop," Bebe pouted.

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Bebe sprinted back up the spaceway onto the Docking Ring. As the klaxons blared, Truck Stop Security officers converged on the ship, with David just behind.
"Go go go! Let's move!" bellowed Bebe, arm windmilling, directing them as they charged onto the ship.
Then Bebe waited with David.
Minutes later, the crew of the ship emerged from the spaceway in restraints and were escorted away by the officers.
Bebe spat on the deck.

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Bebe heard someone on the bridge initiate a call to Space Control requesting immediate departure. She calmly pulled out her device and made a quick adjustment. Her expression went flat.
"You wanna piece of Bebe?" she snarled. She launched herself at the man's head with a flying roundabout kick that broke his nose. He collapsed gushing blood. Then she leapt up, pulled the emergency release, and slapped the hatch control. Klaxons sounded, as the departure sequence had already begun.

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Bebe skipped along the Docking Ring of the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy when she heard a voice call out of a spaceway.
"Psst! Hey! Would you like some candy?"
Bebe skidded to a stop.
"Candy?"
"Yeah! I have a…" The man in the shadows consulted his device. "I have a lollipop for you."
"Ooh! Bebe *loves* lollipops!" She followed the man down the spaceway. Once they entered the #ship, he sealed the hatch and called out to a confederate, "Go! Now! Take us out!"

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I have commented on all my students' methods papers! (At least all the ones that are ready…) So now I think I will reward myself with a lazy Sunday-afternoon map.

#PennedPossibilities Did your SC fit in with the family they grew up with? If not, why?

In *Revin's Heart*, Lord Griphon Belthingstone fit in quite well, until someone tried to force his little sister. He challenged the man to a duel and, when he touched him, the man tried to end the duel at that. But Griphon sliced his nostril out of revenge to mark him. For losing his honor, by attacking a conquered man, his fiancee broke off their engagement. Griphon left in shame and joined the pirates.

#WordWeavers Who is your weirdest character?

Nobody who is anywhere near Donald-Trump weird. Or JD-Vance weird.

#WritersCoffeeClub Have you mixed genres in your work? Would you?

Heh. All of my writing tends to be weird cross-genre stuff. *It's Complicated* is a "rural fantasy." *Revin's Heart* is queer steampunky YA fantasy with strong romantic elements. *Better Angels* is fluffy military space opera.
*Lady Cecelia's Journey* is a sapphic romantasy road story.

subita vento… grandega foliaro ekfalas flanken / a sudden gust… a swarm of leaves falling sideways #hajko #haiku #esperanto #wss366

Lady Cecelia looked around the Botanical Garden deciding what to do next. Previously the baroness' prized #rose garden, it had suffered from neglect after her death, and almost all of the roses had perished. Cecelia had reclaimed most of the beds, but a few roses were unique varieties never described before. She had managed to save two.
She walked to the first and crouched down. With her #ruler and notebook, she took careful measurements and began a description: "Rosa Lady Faeth…"

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