jmpickering.bsky.social
Amateur writer, lover of TTRPGs, comics, books, cats, and intelligent, empathetic people. Don't mind my weird sense of humor.
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This is why I've been ramming home the song Strange Fruit:
The country is making its way back to the hateful, murderous ways of pre-civil rights laws. The racist monsters are emboldened, and relatively soon we're going to hear about escalating violence, followed by a repeat of Southern Hospitality.
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Does the Republican party seek out the lowest-educated, least empathetic, most spineless people they can find for recruitment, or do those people naturally gravitate to the party?
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Oh, man. Gay Panic.
People told me there were muscular gay men assaulting straight men in San Francisco, and that's why they hated all gay people.
I said, "So you think all of a group is just like a small number? Does that mean all Christians kill innocent women accused of witchcraft?"
Senseless.
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The bear disappeared into the night.
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"Defeated the Borg, prevented a serious interstellar incident, discovered a stable wormhole anomaly, and made first contact with a people who can teach us how to safely travel faster than Warp 10."
"That's only four. We need five."
"THERE... ARE... FOUR... EVENTS!"
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Don't forget medical care for the poor, either.
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Nosferatu in a skin suit?
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ahh-WOOOO
Werewolves of Gail!
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Back in the Goth days of old, I remember mocking KISS mercilessly for their "no makeup" album. Wish I could hear the jokes you were telling about them.
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Already, many states have been denying people based on the opinions of unqualified so-called medical professionals. My sister, who has had more than five doctors all tell her she needs Disability, has been denied in two states. I'm worried she might not make it to next year.
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No worries there at all. He passed in 2017. He was not a good person. He tried renting an apartment that had flooding issues to an intellectually hindered man, until I warned the man's sister about the leak.
Thank you for the concern. It's appreciated. :)
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Crank it, play with it, repeat.
This is going to be big.
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We need to protest not just with our voices or words, but also with our wallets. Boycott companies which support the Dystopian Duo. Deny them your hard-earned money. Show them the consequences of their actions.
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You make it sound like such simple good sense, yet I never even considered that approach. Once I'm done mentally kicking my cerebellum, I think I'm going to write up a short list of the different book sections and see which order feels smoothest. Thank you!
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I can handle that stuff. My biggest issue is where to put what. Do I do the legal stuff on the credit page, followed by the table of contents, then the intro story, then ???, then profit?
What's the acceptable order of inclusion for all the setting information? Or is there one particular formula?
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OMFG! Someone taking responsibility online?!
*clutches pearls*
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I think, honestly, formatting is my biggest obstacle, right now. I am utterly clueless about how to format these setting books in a way that's mine, but conforms to a business formula and doesn't copy someone else's.
Writing and editing are in the bag. Formatting, though...
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If you get a chance, look up the ancient video from Threebrain called Fishy 1-4. Either the second or third one has a fish with a rocket up its backside which is revealed when a strong baritone voice exclaims "TURBO JET!"
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If it keeps getting cocky, likely dozens of times. No eggcitement involved, just correcting fowl behavior.
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Today's old-school Dems are spineless cowards with corporate hands up their... wallets.
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Iowa is not a good place to live. I speak from experience.
Education has tanked, attitudes have soured, and quality of any sort of care has bottomed out.
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Love this take.
Without both the great and mediocre, how else will we be able to refine our own writing styles?
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I once rented from a bad lawyer. I told him my income only came on the 3rd of every month, but he wanted his money the 1st. He left me with a signed and dated copy of the lease, so I altered the rent due date to the 5th, initialed, signed, and dated the document. He was not happy.
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The worst feeling is when you are convinced by their actions that you don't have parents who love you. I know it well.
Wish I could offer a great big hug, strong shoulder, and open ear to that person.
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Three words:
Bad. Faith. Business.
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I once sang Tesla's Love Song during karaoke at this club the day before Jeff Keith and his guitarist were supposed to play. When I opened my eyes, Jeff was standing there clapping.
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No, I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about #JB_Pritzker
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A team of medical and psychological professionals, all superheroes, traveling around in a super-ambulance that can teleport to accidents, natural disasters, and areas of great need.
I'd read that with a passion.
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💀🤣💀🤣
I think I died and came back a couple times. Hilarious!
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Absolutely! We need to work together, shout together, and resist together to stop this blatant destruction of our country.
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So many ways to present that iconic vitriol.
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The sheer surprise would likely send me into a tea-sipping fugue state.