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"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

Mumu went to the galley on Angels' Wings to replicate a snack.
"Potato chips," she thought, punching the buttons.
When she returned to the lounge, she fell flat on her face and her chips went flying.
Bebe was standing there looking astonished.
Mumu stood up and brushed herself off. (1/2) #wss366

Tanuki-chan likes to stand on both of us at the same time to get petted. #DogsOfMastodon

From *A Familiar Problem*, coming soon from Water Dragon Publishing!

"You will obey…"
"I will obey without thinking," he barked.
"Okay!" she said, clapping her hands. "That's what I wanted to hear. Now, drop and give me 20 push-ups!"
"What! Why?" he said. Tseluna just looked at him reproachfully. He turned bright red, sighed, and started doing pushups. (3/3) #wss366

"It doesn't seem like a very good idea, to me," Rory muttered.
"Hey!" Tseluna said sharply. Rory looked up. "Who is smarter? You or me?"
"You are," Rory admitted.
"And who has more experience?"
"You do."
"And so when I tell you to do something, what are you going to do?"
"I will obey." (2/3) #wss366

"As my familiar, you should act without thinking when I give you direction."
"That's what I was doing when I went to save Aimee," Rory said, sullenly.
"Yes, but you weren't doing it because I told you to," Tseluna chided. "I want to #train you to obey me without thinking." (1/3) #wss366

The contact form on my website is basically only ever filled out by robots, so I added a checkbox that says, "I am a robot. Only check this box if you are a robot." https://stevendbrewer.com/contact-me/

Robots appear to find it irresistible.

#WordWeavers If your MC became a dog, what kind of dog would they be?

Lambda and Tau are already NeoBoxers.

"I been comin' here since forever to #tap a few trees and make syrup." She pointed out a few trees around the clearing that had buckets hanging from taps.
He sniffed the steam over the pan and smelled a sweet odor. He began to drool, just a little. Maybe they could work something out… (2/2) #wss366

In a far corner of the park, the bear found an old woman tending a fire. A pan was on a rack over the flames, bubbling merrily.
"Open fires are not permitted within the park," he said.
She looked up at him brazenly.
"Balderdash!" she said.
"Pardon me?" (1/2) #wss366

Hot weather requires hot salsa. https://stevendbrewer.com/my-easy-salsa-recipe/

#WritersCoffeeClub How much of your ideals are imbued in your work?

In the Better Angels stories, Sssindy is a 10-meter-long, thicc, florescent pink snake that kills and eats magarats.

On June 22, Rachel Rosen is going to talk about cover design to the Straw Dog Writers Guild. Join us! https://strawdogwriters.org/event/book-cover-design-for-writers #books