Editing my Promptcast entry took over a majority of the day and PK had enough interruptions on her side without dealing with me ducking out to see to my stupid fucking ankle.
By next week, I should have a swing on the situation and I'll be able to time things with grace and style.
You may laugh now.
I hope today that I shall have time to play some BG3. But I must be able to finish my story before the evening.
Better get rocking on that.
A coughing fit spreads throughout the ship. They find out a deregger smuggled in several pollinating plants instead of the seeds in stasis pods they said they had. -- BKF
It never would have happened if the scanners weren't down for maintenance. Later analysis would reveal that there was sabotage on them to manufacture a maintenance flaw.
It's amazing what malicious people can do with magnets, thumb drives, and a complete disregard for anyone's safety.
Slow Cruiser Vessel, the Idle Hours, took
Read more »Got the dang Promptcast thing edited, pronounciation guided, formatted, saved, and sent. Huzzah. I shall be working on the day's tale soonish.
There are quirks when transferring from Ellipsus to LibreOffice, but I'm learning them. Bullshit like italicised text being a different colour. I can live. It's a pain in the arse, but it's better than being scraped by Google.
I set up to ice my ankle every two hours, but editing took over my time and I'm in danger of forgetting
Read more »"I want to be a Hellkin."
Why?
"Because they're the only ones who ever showed what real kindness is." -- BKF
Everyone thinks 'Hellkin' when they hear the phrase "Unwelcome People". The thing is, they're not the only Unwelcome People. It alters according to realm, politics, and local prejudice. But you can rely on Hellkin being among that number[1].
They accrete in ghettos or spend their years wandering from one locale to another. Trying for the most part to find somewhere
Read more »I did not wind up doing anything for Patreon this week. It's not looking great for Weird Writer Wednesday either. I can certainly try. But I also have Physio today and a bit for the Promptcast that needs a good going-over by two people.
I've caught one of them. Let's see how well I do with the other one.
And I have to figure out some kind of schedule so our economies and time windows intermesh.
After Physio.
I have a handful
Read more »They found a way to help a young who is dealing with severe social anxiety be able to get out a little at a time. A set of augmented reality goggles that gave everyone a friendly capybara look. And if crowds get too loud, it muted the noise to a soft muffle except, of course, for anything that might be dangerous. --BKF
When the demolition crews were carefully pulling the place to pieces, they called it Rabbit Warren Station. Not that it
Read more »I have half an hour before my self-assigned take-off time, and Adorable's Mum is coming with. Fun times ahead.
I'll have to make sure that everyone's updated when I finish up here.
Story happening when I get over the expedition. Who knows? I might also be able to resume posting my Patreon stuff.
Huzzah?
I am going to return to my expected output. Monitoring myself for burnout warning signs along the way, of course.
Best to go at least give the news.
Read more »people often yearn for what they loathe. It makes for good business opportunities for the beloathed, but you have to watch your back- or have other unwelcome watch it for you. -- Weirdlet
They called her Passion, though her name for herself was Reprieve. A statuesque beauty, even though she was a Hellkin. Poems had been written about her hair. Odes dedicated to her singing voice. People who would rebuke and revile Hellkin like her leaped to grovel in mud lest she
Read more »The Archive only had one story for the backups. It is Slow Season, so it might not be a sign of dire warnings. I hope.
I wrote half my Promptcast thing yesterday. I aim to finish it up and get eyes on it today or tomorrow. Fingers crossed I can actually do that.
Meanwhile, I have a story to work on, comics to sort through and catalogue, and eventually books to redistribute into alternate areas than Draft2Digital. Plus a cover to draw.
Read more »Sometimes you just need a teddy bear. -- Knitnan
Triage is a simple formula. Help is focused intensely on those whose condition could be improved by it. Those who would mend on their own and those who would fail no matter what were the ones left to bide. In triage, few are available to pick up or comfort a crying child.
Dar, youngest survivor of the Pelichant Incident, understood none of this. All they knew was that they were frightened and all
Read more »The Promptcast is reading stories, starting today. Maybe going on to tomorrow.
I've also fucked up my sleep cycle somehow and have been awake since 10PM. It's now almost 3AM.
So I'm going to just buckle down and try to write today's tale before the Promptcast launches. I might be asleep shortly after. Time, again, will tell.
Who knows? I may yet find a way to reset my internal alarm clock.
Onwards to the fiction.
Read more »She is only able to bear Hellkin despite being human. She doesn't care. She loves all of her children deeply and makes sure they know that, despite the prejudice far too many have toward them, they are innocent souls. And she, in turn, is very much loved by her children, both born and adopted. -- BKF
The nursery rhyme starts, There was an old woman who lived in a shoe... and it's nearly accurate. The 'shoe' was allegedly an ossified footbag that
Read more »Going to make sure I have money for next week, check how capable I am at having money the week after that... and tune in to the Promptcast's interview thing today.
One flash fiction and maybe some game time. It depends on how quickly I get the work done. I'm hoping to have some hours to make progress on BG3.
Hope is a wonderful gift, sometimes.
Time, as always, will tell.
I can do this. I used to be able to do
Read more »Despite what the legends say, the boogeyman is very real. And instead of living underneath your bed or inside of your closet, this creature rests comfortably within your very own home. -- Luna
Superstition is very easily held in a world filled with magic. Especially when your species' default state is having none. Cross your fingers. Cross your heart. Hold your breath when passing the estates of the dead. Never step on cracks if you can help it. Be very careful with
Read more »There's a new 'feature' on Patreon, allegedly for safety. They need my legal name. They need it:
a) to avoid payout delays
b) to keep the community safe
c) to earn on the platform
They give all three of these as an excuse in the popup on Patreon. Fortunately, their security is pretty up there. I am still less than inclined to immediately trust the corporations.
They all piss me off.
I'm still keeping my government name as much out of the
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