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The bear leaned back against a tree in the early morning, before any visitors arrived, and fired up his last cigarette. He always tried to save one from the night before. He closed his eyes and blew out a cloud of smoke.
Summer was just beginning, but it was deliciously cool this morning. (1/5) #wss366

They warned it might rain, so we're sitting just inside the door at BBC with a Foxglove DIPA. So far so good! #WesternMass

#WritersCoffeeClub June 19: How would you describe the theme of the whole of your œuvre?

I'm pretty sure I don't have an œuvre anymore. I had it surgically removed. Unless it's somehow grown back…

"Shake what?" Bebe said, looking down.
The Mean Girls all laughed.
Zaza pushed Bebe toward the stage.
Captain Tau, who had dropped them off at the door and then parked, came in from outside, totally drenched. He shook off by the door as the Mean Girls passed, showering them with water. (2/2) #wss366

David hustled the Better Angels into the venue late. Heavy rain had delayed the SkyJumper and the Mean Girls were coming off the stage as the Angels arrived.
"One minute, Angels!" said David.
"Don't forget to #shake it!" said one of the Mean Girls, demonstrating as she passed by. (1/2) #wss366

#PennedPossibilities 704 — Share a scene with us that you’re proud of.

Panting with tension, Captain Tau maneuvered *Angels' Wings* delicately, orienting the cargo hatch toward the flare stack. Bebe blasted the climbing 'pedes with her plasma rifle to keep them from reaching the top while the recon team climbed onto the railing, 30 meters above the ground, and leapt through the air into the cargo hatch. Bebe slapped the hatch control.
"Angels aboard!" she cried. "Bebe has sealed the hatch!"

This is a new sound in #kpop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxNNGLlKeNQ

The cat glared at Lambda for a moment, but then sauntered off as though nothing had happened. Its tail lashed back and forth, however, which gave the lie to its disinterested air.
"No barking!" Totemo snapped at Lambda. "Do you want to get us thrown out of the park?" (3/3) #wss366

Lambda saw a cat begin to #stalk a fledgling in the grass. The cat moved slowly, low to the ground, as it approached its quarry. It twitched its tail and, when its tail stopped, Lambda sprang to her feet and barked. The fledgling took off just before the cat pounced. (2/3) #wss366

Totemo Isogashii and Lambda sat in a park near the office during lunch hour. After quickly finishing her bento, Totemo was reconciling species counts until she could go back to her office. Lambda sprawled on the bench, watching the lively activity in the park. Then her ears perked up. (1/3) #wss366

US Representative Jim McGovern at the Amherst Jones Library ground breaking: "I don't know who said it, but I've heard that libraries are like a hospital for the mind… And I know some people who need to check in." #WesternMass

Brunhilde's mother dragged her away.
"Hey! Hey! Are you going to go on #strike?" the owl said, from a tree.
The bear stood and scraped his back against the trunk, shaking the tree.
The owl clamped his feet on a branch until hornets, disturbed from their nest, began to swarm around him. (3/3) #wss366

"When it rains, the fire risk is low and few people come to the park, so I usually just stay in my cave."
"That's not a day off!" Brunhilde exclaimed, stamping her feet. "It has to be a nice day for it to be a day off!"
"Brunhilde! Stop teasing the bear!" (2/3) #wss366

"Hey! Hey! Do you have to work every day, Mr. Bear?"
Brunhilde tagged along as he made his rounds through the picnic area. Today, she was wearing a pink dress with sparkles.
"I'm just trying to keep everyone safe," he said.
"But don't you ever get a day off?" (1/3) #wss366

At the @SFWA Nebula Conference, participants got book bags with a dozen physical books and today we received virtual book bags with another 20 or so ebooks. I will not lack for reading material for the foreseeable future.

"I saw a fountain and some cool statues. What did you see?"

"I saw a rock."

"Aren't you going to untie me?" she asked.
Zsazsa just smiled and held out a piece of #toast to feed her.
"But what about the crumbs?" Booboo asked, concerned.
"They are part of the experience, Darling!" Zsazsa purred.
"Oh, you demon!" Booboo said, and took a big bite of the toast. (2/2) #wss366

"Breakfast in bed, Darling?" Zsazsa asked.
"How about some toast?" Booboo replied.
"I'll be right back!"
Ten minutes later, Zsazsa returned with a plate carrying two pieces of #toast, lightly-browned and generously buttered.
Booboo had not moved, as she was elaborately tied to the bed. (1/2) #wss366

Read more about Bebe 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/

Then she noticed that a rope had been stretched across the door like a #trip wire.
"Hey! Did you put that there?"
Bebe nodded.
"Why did you do that?"
"Bebe didn't think it would work," she said. "Bebe didn't think anyone would be stupid enough to trip over a rope. But Bebe was wrong!" (2/2) #wss366