May the twenty-second be Grogu.

Two Rat Bag stories have been nominated by Foofaraw Press for their drabble awards! CongRATS @mikerange.bsky.social and @chrisdotydunn.com!

“🥖” Mama ain’t mama https://qb.foofaraw.press/mama-aint-mama/

Big news! I am officially fancy!

They were going to fix the security issues, but decided the chance of getting caught made it more exciting.

I should have foreseen getting Editor’s Choice in the Quotidian Bagatelle “Crumbs” contest would result in friends and family rushing to claim “I always said your writing was crumby.”

Tapping Helmet in C B Bucknor-Umpired Game Now Leading Cause of Concussions

Kristi Noem’s dog was gonna talk.

Major League Baseball Announces Plan to Reduce Pitch Clock to One Second

Watching March Madness and the NBA inspires me… to take a nice long walk. medium.com/participatio...

Sure, you could say I would have been better off flipping a coin to fill out my bracket, but you underestimate my ability to pick the wrong coin.

Not to brag, but my bracket is in the top 24 million.

Guess I shouldn’t have complained about snow on st patrick’s day

"No, I don’t know how The Apogee flies–makes about as much sense as its name–but I don’t suppose there’s much difference between floating on the sea and in the sky." The Furthest Point by @aletheapaul.bsky.social #FirstLineMondays adventitious.net/stories/the-furthest-point-alethea-paul/

Just filled out my march madness bracket and oscar pool now trying to convince my wife to bet me on when the dishwasher will enter the rinse cycle.

kudos to the committee for putting firefly vs buffy in a play-in game.

Let’s combine the NCAA selection show and the oscars, there’s no reason clark kellogg can’t present best screenplay. Some of us have to work in the morning.

Will the world’s horrors never end?

🎵 Curling time, do not know the rules at all Won’t stop me from raising a cheer Curling time, there’s another stone thrown How’d they make it steer? 🎵 medium.com/the-haven/cu...

Honoring curling in the best way possible—via song parody. At The Haven. medium.com/the-haven/cu...

It’s nearly here #BoardGameMarathon2026

First, thanks to the @cardboardedison.com judges for the work they put in on the 🎲✂️contest. We got thoughtful and likely actionable feedback on our game. Now, can I get a hint as to how 5.8, 5.8, and 4.8 out of 7 should feel? C’mon, fess up—do we start at 4.0 by just not misspelling “rule book”?

First, thanks to the @cardboardedison.com judges for the work they put in on the 🎲✂️contest. We got thoughtful and likely actionable feedback on our game. Now, can I get a hint as to how 5.8, 5.8, and 4.8 out of 7 should feel? C’mon, fess up—do we start at 4.0 by just not misspelling “rule book”?

The only thing that would make these olympics better is more wegovy commercials.

Roses are red This paper is white Why can’t I think Of something to write? #writing

🎲✂️ I remember way back—ten days ago—the excitement we felt submitting our first game to the cardboard edison contest. We are pretty proud of that game. While waiting for feedback, we got the first rough prototype of a second game to the table, and the feeling is… what’s the opposite of excitement?

Imagine first learning what a salad bar is, and the crushing disappointment awaiting you when you hear about candy bars.

This Super Bowl is on track to have a lower score than any curling match I've watched this week.

I approve of the NFL’s decision to replace the Super Bowl opening coin toss with a curling match.

Today's story is "He Stole My Bagel" by Moira Richardson. @moirariom.bsky.social #ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #drabble #drabbles #funeraryracoons #funeraryraccoons

Mmmmm, donuts… oh oh.

Mmmmm, donuts… oh oh.

If you can’t trust a doughnut, who can you trust? Thanks to the rats at @ratbaglit.bsky.social for publishing my pastry horror drabble. open.substack.com/pub/ratbagli...

Not great, but can’t the rodents move over a little to stay dry?

c’mon zoo, i think there’s more to them than that

Why are they making us guess which one?

Sure, it's prime days, but how can amazon afford to do this?

damn it I only got ruptured today

the rapture coming on september 23rd is why we shouldn’t have laughed at pumpkin spice stuff being sold in august

Gotta say I’m feeling pretty good about my matchup this week based on Yahoo projections

socks gotta start eating better

The Grapes of Annoyance

Slightly diminish a book. On Walden Puddle

Over 2000 shows in four days seems crazy.

It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday The unholy thing shambles in He’s too big for the chair sitting next to me And he makes an unbearable din Sing us a song, you’re the piano man Your skin is a wooden facade You’ve brass pedals for hands And your hair’s copper strands Give unbearable insult to god

www.writingbattle.com/join-battle I joined the Summer Nanofiction Battle with writers from around the world. Less than an hour till the prompts drop. Hop in. @writingbattle.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersofbluesky Join the Battle and Learn More

One long ago offhand joke means my wife and I can only call them Six Pants None That Fit Ya

WARNING: IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE, FOR GOD’S SAKE, WEAR ONLY YOUR LIGHTEST OF JACKETS!!

C’mon, Breezeline. I mean, I never expected you to be accurate about the wait, but don’t insult our intelligence by claiming to estimate *to the second.*

Impressed Hollywood didn’t try to Barbenheimer the weekend with Lilo and Mish.