@Christmas_Snow @stueytheround

It gives the boops or else it gets the hose again! 😨 (Wait, not like that?! 😉 Oops!)

@CanisPundit

I read that in the voice of Groucho Marx. 😅😉

💛

#Random pick-me-ups, for anyone feeling compliment-deprived:

1) The work you put into your community makes SUCH a difference. Thank you for doing it!

2) Hot damn, you de-escalated the pants off that crisis!

3) Your wit positively sizzled today with your clients/boss/in-laws. Well done!

4) Have you done something different? Because you look extra radiant tonight.

5) You showed up for your hurting self so well today, and it matters so much. 💙

6) Who's a good boy/girl?!
(You are! You are!)

BookTube o'clock! Still playing catch-up on magazine reviews, but that just means spending a lot of time with great SFF stories. Today, it's the Clarkesworld September 2024 issue, which has some excellent work in the fiction and non-fiction department.

Remember to support the work you love! #SFF #ScienceFiction #BetterWorldsTheory https://youtu.be/4fVQISsLmck

@corlin

We were mourning him on another forum the other day. This comment on North American lit culture came up, from a Vice interview in 2013.

I love it to bits.

#WritingCommunity

@Pat_Walrond

Hope you're feeling beautifully rested today, and enjoying a splendid Sunday!

@Pat_Walrond

I fell asleep, too, with half an hour to go. 🙃 Clearly our bodies knew what we needed most!

@bluesbaby

Oh, I remember those days! Great times at the local cinema, when they happened.

@Kinnison

Oh, that is a GLORIOUSLY deep-lore comment. Well done!

@th3j35t3r

Robert Redford?! Heck yes!

@stueytheround

RIGHT?!

@Kinnison

There once was a King named Kinnison
Who knew what my evenin' was missin'in!
When I posted silly ads,
He replied with the Ad Chad,
And entered the triple crown winning zone!

👏👑🤴

(Thank you, neighbour!)

@Christmas_Snow

A LONG, LONG STORY. 😁

Thanks for joining me in the chuckle, Christmas_Snow!

@th3j35t3r

I get a lot of guff from people upset that I don't dehumanize folks whose life experiences have given them to believe that military action is the primary path to peace.

You've seen things they've never had to. Done things, they (and I) have never had to. *Lived with* actions done, in ways they never will.

I don't agree with all the government policies that send your brothers & sisters into harm's way.

But I don't ever doubt that you've given your all to help us see a better day.

Name a better commercial campaign than Long Long Man. I dares ya.

#CoSoHumour #CoSoAfterDark
https://youtu.be/6-1Ue0FFrHY

@northernbassist

LOVE how much you put into your work, NB. You have great stage presence, even in just a few seconds of material!

@CanisPundit @Warpspeed3 @Bix @tgraph52 @CinnamonGirlE @JoyfullyDazed @Mfieck @InUnfunky

@CanisPundit

Oh, that is a VERY good transitional rhythm. (And I went back and listened to the Hendrix, then your piece, then the Hendrix, then your piece, before giving said verdict.)

What a gift of a blend, Canis.

I'm genuinely thankful for this glimpse into your creative praxis. This is freaking fantastic.

@northernbassist @Warpspeed3 @Bix @tgraph52 @CinnamonGirlE @JoyfullyDazed @Mfieck @InUnfunky

@CanisPundit

Oh, what a good boy, Canis! I *adore* the contrapuntal beats in this piece. It's got so many bright notes, and then it just adds this fantastic depth that pulls you between sections seamlessly.

Only working note is that it's so danged short, but if you ever release a full track, I hope you'll link it here!

I've listened to it a dozen times already. Thanks for sharing - 🐿️ -free, et al.

@northernbassist @Warpspeed3 @Bix @tgraph52 @CinnamonGirlE @JoyfullyDazed @Mfieck @InUnfunky

@stephen_a_allen

Hi Stephen! 🤗

I hope that laundry organizes itself right-quick (or that you have terrific overnight-elves!).

It's always so lovely to see your name pop up. If we lived in the same city, I'd be by the bookstore weekly to chat!

I don't know what you're soused with right now - my last client-gift reserve is a cab-sauv - but I hope you've paired the evening well with good tunes, a good read, and good vibes all around.

Our longstanding friendship has been, and remains, a gift.

@poemblaze

A poem, a wee essay on something you enjoy doing/creating, or a personalized prayer is perfectly welcome!

(We might have some Buddhist content in our next issue, but we are definitely a pan-cosmology publication!)

#Zine