#WIPSnips | loaf->bread Carinen nodded at the dough, which he continued to forcefully shove and twist. He was certainly putting a lot of his feelings into the bread. They were going to get a highly developed gluten structure at this rate. #WriteSky #AQR

New Episode! Borges imagined heaven would be a library. What would he have thought about a library that's made out of meat, run by a dragon, and highly addictive?

#WIPSnips Oct 16: Such a functionary word means plenty to choose from! This one's from a fairly early scene.

#WIPSnips |might ‘Dating’ a boy would be kinda rough on them. If they didn’t know it was a ruse to throw her parents off. They might get really mad at her, if they figured it out. All of them were taller and bigger than her. Maybe one of the boys also needed to throw their parents off? #WriteSky

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#WIPSnips | care Judith’s magic is twining through Carinen’s & flowing out between their fingers on the fabric. They feel the love and the care and the magic in the weave. Something is there, hopefully what the stall keeper says it is. #WriteSky #AQR

The #WIPSnips word for October 14th is "ultimate" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

#WIPSnips | ultimate MC has some heavy thoughts on Christmas: Was that how she saw God? As the ultimate principal of humanity, doling out punishments for misbehaving? What a ridiculous simplification. #WriteSky #AQR

#Grateful to be able to afford aging so far. (I got new glasses - now the proud owner of my first progressive lenses. Just don't ask me to tell you how close the curb is to my toes. Yet.)

#WIPSnips | push Local agencies in the District of Columbia have been pushing back against the President’s declaration of a State of Emergency, complaining that the White House has not provided any guidance on what they expect the agencies to do #WriteSky #AQR (might be a bit on the nose...)

And from my fantasy WIP for kids Henry knew these monsters were on his side. Instinctively, he pushed his right foot forward and down on the front horn of the triceratops, as if it was an accelerator pedal. And the beast began to lumber forward. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips | hope Letter to the MC's brother: I hope Carrie and Vivian like their presents—Vivian is still easy to shop for, I just have to remember what I got Carrie at that age and not duplicate books! Hopefully Carrie doesn’t already have the explorer biographies I found for her. #WriteSky #AQR

#WIPSnips | welcome “You know the house for sale down the street?” Judith asked. “There’s folks moving in now. We could take them some sauce and produce as a welcome to the neighborhood.” “There’s a pair of witches two streets over,” Jenny said, frowning. “Don’t you give witches, uh, tribute?”

#WIPSnips | prize->bonus Eric said, “but I might as well put my jerk dad’s insistence that I learn car maintenance and household handyman skills to use. Something something real men fix their own things. Bonus points for annoying him using them all for a dirty hippie commune’s benefit.” #WriteSky

I went on the @techdiffgp.bsky.social podcast to run the one-shot from the back of the Bite The Hand rulebook that goes surprisingly smoothly, until it very suddenly doesn't. Website: www.technicaldifficultiespod.com/episodes/202... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

#WIPSnips | battery -> bundle Carinen sidled over to Nancy and ~~ links up with her as the other three breathe out & reach for each other. Ayana and Eric’s magic slip together & merge between one breath and the next. Charles’ is floating around the new bundle, not finding purchase. #WriteSky #AQR

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#WIPSnips | dungeon House hunting can get interesting. #WriteSky #AQR

When your parents use your middle name, it's to signal that they're so sick of your shit that the Fae can have you.

#WIPSnips | safe There was this really annoying thumping sound in her ears. Took her a minute to realize it was her own heartbeat. Carinen bit her tongue before reminding herself that she came here specifically because Trudy & Lisa were safe, were nothing like Janice or Dick. #WriteSky #AQR

#Grateful for friends and family who work with my need for scheduling to get anything to happen. Shared calendars and regularly scheduled meet-ups for the win in my life.

Well said

#WIPSnips | miss Ayana coming in through the door was hard to miss. She all but collapsed onto the floor and into Charles’ side with a soft whine. “Long day?” “There’s so much embezzlement! How could they stay in business with so many people stealing so much money!” #WriteSky #AQR

#WIPSnips | store Carinen would love an upgrade on the pots. If only she could afford her portion of the cost for the ones she really wanted — that store south of DC specializing in a particular brand of enameled cast iron was doing bad things to Carinen’s daydreamed budgets. #WriteSky #AQR

#WIPSnips | hunt As usual, Senka takes no interest in either of Charles’ rat-familiars when he comes back in. It isn’t that she doesn’t hunt. Carinen had counted it a minor miracle when she’d finally impressed on Senka to dump her trophies in the back corner of the yard. #WriteSky #AQR

I'm a sucker for beautiful description. And trees. Love trees.

#WIPSnips | hibernate->sleep Carinen slowly drifts awake, luxuriating in the warm bed & golden morning sunlight softly illuminating the bed. She tilts her head left and gently kisses Judith on the forehead; Judith’s arm across her middle squeezes briefly before she sinks back down into deeper sleep.

Don't even have to be gay to do crimes here! Not to say that most of us aren't somewhat queer 😉

Cackling. Depending on what's in it, aka how heavy is the bag, it COULD make for some solid bludgeoning.

#WIPSnips | salmon Carinen gently set the large serving platter down in the middle of the dining room table. Enough roasted salmon with a raspberry-blueberry-blackberry glaze for six people was heavy. She did like how the dark glaze deepened the pink of the salmon. #WriteSky #AQR

#WIPSnips | river The crowd of kids around the counter jostled as everyone moved even closer. Carinen felt a little squished, her classmates paying more attention to the model & water flowing over the mountain & into the blue painted river than to who they were shoving. #WriteSky #AQR

The only times I regret being anosmic is when someone walks into the kitchen and says "that smells good!" I wanna smell it too!

#WIPSnips | paw Fuller slowly approached, pausing every couple of steps to wag his nose from side to side and sniff the air, before halting. Finally, he was close enough for Wright to reach a paw through and grab an ear. Wright began grooming Fuller who chattered happily in response. #WriteSky #AQR

#Grateful for modern food storage conveniences, specifically freezers, last week. We planned to have folks over for dinner one night, but had to change plans when the kid came home from school sick, so ingredients went into the freezer and food was not wasted. #FoodWasteIsASin #OnlySinIAscribeTo

#WIPSnips “Ohhhhh. Am I playing the heavy?” “Honey,” Jessie said. “Love. Sweetheart. You project teddy bear.” “I can be intimidating!” “Soft, squishy teddy bear.” Jessie smiled & brushed a lock of hair out of his eyes before leaning over to kiss the fake pout he was sending her way. #WriteSky #AQR

Oh no, never trust the AI summary!!

That's very cute

#WIPSnips | ink Eric looked up and Carinen bit her lip to keep from giggling. He’d forgotten he had a pen in hand at several points and gotten ink on his temples and forehead. #WriteSky #AQR

#WIPSnips | swift->rapid Felix yelped, “Squirt, you made the international news! Are you alright??” Carinen blinked several times in rapid succession, trying to yank her train of thought onto a different track, even going so far as to tug her braid to see if that helped. “I did what?” #WriteSky #AQR

#WIPSnips today is the most vibing of vibes. I don't even have a specific word to replace #mire - just a situation. #WritingCommunity #Writing #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

#WIPSnips | mire->dirt She looked around—it needed more plants, small ones that wouldn’t spill dirt, in corners away from the countertops. She thought plants in a kitchen made it look homier anyway. It’d be even better if she could grab some herbs, grow those right in the kitchen. #WriteSky #AQR

#WIPSnips | absorb->take in "I need you and Ms. Amos to prepare for a challenge in court by Mrs. Farrier’s parents for custody.” Carinen briefly closed her eyes. She absolutely needed to call Natalie next. They absolutely could take in more children right now. “I do not want either of you to panic.”

New One-Shot Episode! It's kids and a maybe-dead mech pilot in a charming game about peace and kindness! Yes, RPGs can be about peace and kindness!

#WIPSnips | leave Carinen gulped in several breaths. Either Felix was going to cave & sign up, he’d go to jail, or he’d have to leave for Canada. It was just going to be her & Mom & Dad in the house. “No son of mine is a coward!” Carinen winced as she finally heard Felix roar back. #WriteSky #AQR

'She has this whimsical idea that you agree with me not because I have good ideas and present them using my considerable oratory skills, but because you are', he inserted a chuckle, with a brief look away, for effect, 'you are simply trying to shut me up.' #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#WIPSnips Ibiki gestured at the dead Suna shinobi. "A skilled shinobi would’ve known there was an illusion being cast. At the bare minimum, he should’ve known to stand guard for unfriendlies. Instead, he lost focus and grew weary, which cost him his life.” #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

#WIPSnips | skill She had a feeling she should get used to making lots of small talk for at least the next month or two. It wasn’t a skill she’d had to develop back in Michigan. She knew everyone in her school by sixth grade & her family didn’t travel or meet new people. Like ever. #WriteSky #AQR

#Grateful for a partner willing to switch off chores/child care/shit we have to do based on who's feeling well and/or got a decent night of sleep

I'm reminded of Douglas Adam's torpedos that suddenly turned into a whale and a bowl of petunias

#WIPSnips Monday morning they had a flurry of phone calls to power through bright & early. One to Maya’s daycare, let them know that Maya wouldn’t be in today. Surprising absolutely no one, she hadn’t wanted to leave Carinen, Judith, or Rosa’s sight all weekend. #WriteSky #AQR