Yes, a real fortune

#veryshortstory #vssThreads Saturn's moon station. It would be so sparsely populated, and so far from home, chatting was preferable to thinking about it. The six grads hardly noticed they were becoming a #team until the nav screen, without so much as a click, went dark.

Now reading: Say More, by Jen Psaki. Recently I started a different book, How to Know a Person, not knowing that the author was both a right winger AND in the Epstein files, gross. But what I really wanted was to talk better. Social skills! So far, Psaki is the better teacher.

Holiday tip: pick a super chill station on soma dot fm, put it on your earbuds

“We must stop eating!” cried Toad as he ate another.

I love to be told that feminism has failed women by women whose careers and ability to flourish in public life, let alone have a credit card, only exist because of feminism

When they wanted to release the files early this year, they paid $1M in overtime and put 1000 people on it - until they realized what was in the files. Now they’re slow walking the release.

Such things may seem incredible; but, however wondrous, they are true.

Thursday. So annoyed. First, a book i was starting to get into turns out to be written by an Epstein-filer, returned it early with maximum ick. Now I'm listening to clash of the titans, aka my brainiac socialist teen versus my 'Elon will give us robots' mom. Day's almost over

When I see someone on bumble bff looking for someone "conversational" my reaction is, Well f******* you then!

I've learned things, for instance about de-centering men, showing myself kindness, and reading books by people who are not like me - not White. I find it hard to talk to fam who have not done any of this

Nobody won a stupid billion last night. And here's why we shouldn't play at all - 2nd place isn't even a mil?

Snippet from my #journal from 2017. I forgot I went thru a phase of wearing this bacteria stuff:

Single Gay Catboi 💅 a memoir… today I woke myself up by meowing in a dream but actually physically meowing out loud IRL because I was looking for my cat in the dream and I call him by meowing IRL and there he was sleeping next to me also woken up by the meowing

After gym, housecleaning, shopping, setting up the tree, etc, I sat in bed to write and was reminded of something I already knew: writing needs my energy first!

There are certain human beings that transcend any expectations as to human decency and kindness. Living angels who make the rest of us appear to be mere mortals. Rob Reiner was one of those humans.

Hello. I'm Evie. If you're confused by my timeline, those are Very Short Stories, or vsses. Anyone can write one! Follow vss365 or @vss.threads for prompts. If you follow me but have no profile, I must block you to be safe, sorry. Here's to a democratic 2026!! 💙

There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat. The claim collapsed because it’s a cover. Check my latest… open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...

Omg why did I have to visit bookshop dot org, why!! There were at least 6 books that looked absolutely mandatory and fascinating. I restrained myself (meaning only one of the books i picked was for me)

#vss365 It was too much- the prince, the galaxy, the rainbows exploding from her heart. Nothing in Cinder's past had indicated that she deserved any of this. She wrapped the ball gown up like a corpse, and waited out a #monotonous week without friend, mouse, or lover.

#vss365 As midnight expired, Cinder's guardian fairy conjured a huge champagne bubble and sent the confused prince into space inside of it. He hovered near Neptune at its #apogee and feared the pull of its churning blue. Then he saw Cinder, caught in a bubble too.

"When the cilent said he wanted us to test his #successors, I don't think he meant this," I said, looking away as Riz squeezed into a little sparkly suit. "U worry too much! Wat go wrong wit 'Who Wants ta be a Naked nd Afraid Millionaire on Survivor Island?" #vss365 #riztherogue

Nice one, Spidey.

“He is not unstoppable and you are not without power” Remind yourself of this every day. Especially on the bad days.

#vssThreads I climbed the bed cover, hoping to check on Cinder one last time, but my old tiny heart seized - I fell. As my paws curled inward, the familiar cone of deepest black spiraled open like a #door, compelling me to enter that new, unknown life, or remain forever behind as a ghost.

#vss365 The cinder princess didn't know that I was more than a mouse - I was an old soul cursed into a mouse body. That body was 3 years old, nearly expired, and any base creature in the vicinity might become my soul's #successor.

between the cracks of curtains climbing into bed the moonlight ignites a dream #senryu #haiku #dream

I just crossed a movie off my watch list, Table 19. Yes, it's good, this is just a 'me' problem- the involuntary cringe whenever two characters kiss. I know it's supposed to be sweet, but did they really talk long enough?

Time to cleanse my timeline 🤣 Summer sunset walk with a view of Table Mountain, SOUTH AFRICA.

As 2026 approaches I feel a bit sad, even though I was able to cross many resolutions off my list. I submitted screenplays to festivals, i made a 48 Hour film, and put a lot of work into my novel. No more notifications to hope for, it's just kind of over. I feel a new goal forming, something to do

You know, I TRIED buying a book shelf and it didn't make more space at all

immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes

I bought a giant tin of dark roast coffee. All money goes into the void anyhow

Less depressed now. I'm even working on my novel

It's too late now, but next time I'm too depressed to do anything on my weekend except bed rot, can you suggest an activity besides scrolling on my phone? Not that I don't love my queer lefty feed ❤️

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Artomyces pyxidatus, the Crown-tipped Coral or Candelabra Coral fungus, was not seen in the UK over the entire 20th century, its last record in 1886 until a spate of recent findings around 2022, which is when I found this specimen (in East Kent). Where did it disappear all this time?

I don't know if a new endeavor will result in creative friendships, or just be a thing that i did. Why do you show up to creative things

#vss365 Rematch. Revenge. Something was lost, a woman had taken it, and there she was through the crack in the door - neat black braid, leopard eyes, #magenta lips. Della adjusted her travel hat, which rained dust, and backed away from the door. Not now; not yet.

Huge thanks to @artbyseranya.bsky.social for this week of #RetroArtPrompt ❤️ A break from the festive themes, using words from the titles of Steven Erikson's Malazan series, any interpretation of the prompts are welcome. Remember to tag #RetroArtPrompt, looking forward to your works! 😊✨️🫰✨️

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

Drag him.

Blanketing clouds in the sky. #blueskyartshow #sky #clouds #photography #mountains #cloudy #eastcoastkin #artyear

#vssThreads Della walked out quietly mid-shift and bought a bedraggled old horse named #Terror. She rode him until dawn, at which point he proved his name by charging other horses and biting at anyone who waved. "It's alright," she said, patting his neck. "I get the feeling."

After her catastrophic loss to Bekka, Della didn't expect to see her, or play wizard card games, ever again. But during her late night shift at the ore refinery, face smudged and fingers caked in dark chalk, she plucked a piece garbage, a blue diamond card, from under her boot. #augury #vss365

Sure let’s let 5 guys own 90% of all media…

He wore a black bow tie I wore a #chic red dress His eyes sparkled As did my lipstick We walked across the hall Towards each other He sided pass, to kiss the blonde I went to drown, in the punch bowl #vss365

##vssThreads The game was Flamejack. It was like Blackjack, but every time a card of higher value slapped down on a card of lower value, flames whooshed out in the direction of the opponent. Wizards hated it, but fans loved the spectacle, and anyway, Bekka needed the jackpot for her #sister.

#vss365 Della hadn't survived ill fitting hand me downs and hungry midterms just to see some French b*tch in #chic skirt and scarf take the prize. She popped the collar on her thrifted suit and eyed that sk*nk across the game table.