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RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WCC</span></a> 2025.07.10 — Describe a way you've developed a character.</p></blockquote><p>How about some character development by driving around?</p><ol><li>Started with a vanilla sense of the character's personality, their gender, their agenda, the current setting. The devil-girl wants to be left alone to earn enough coin to study her magic. She has a secret past she's run away from (it's in the title of the novel) and lives anonymously in an old eastern city. She is too young for what she's doing.</li><li>I figure out where she will be when the story ends: She will face off with the Rainy Days, the main series antagonist and world's strongest thaumaturge, so must learn to be magically and physical strong.</li><li>She's coming home from her job at a grocery when a male gang member wolf-whistles her, together with his other teenage gang members who aren't entirely impressed with his technique, especially one who acts like she might be his girlfriend. The devil-girl sticks her nose in the air and walks away.</li><li>She gauges him as he follows, verbally sexually harassing her. <em>Is he the one?</em> she thinks, <em>The one who'll help me use my special miracle?</em> </li><li>I run with this idea and realize she was only able to use the miracle once when her life was at stake. She looks over the gang member. Scrawny. Obviously showing off. She wonders about his performance in bed (considering what he saying about her "assets"). Lots of bark, little bite there. She's safe so long as he doesn't pin her. She decides to taunt him so he shows off for his cohort, and maybe acts stupider.</li><li>Goaded, he isolates himself from immediate help as she speeds up. She can handle one miscreant, she thinks, but if they all attack, she feels she might feel threatened enough to rediscover her special miracle. Taunting, using her extensive vocabulary that insults him but goes over his head, she manages to lead him and the others into another gang's territory…</li></ol><p>At this point, I've learned a lot about the devil-girl's personality. Hints of her yet to be defined past. That she's magically strong but has magical performance problems she's working to overcome. She is confident now but has nearly died once. She thinks she can fight. Her inner dialog is snarky, condescending, and uncensored, unlike the demure and measured banter she taunts her antagonists with. </p><p>I decide to write the scenes that led up to her having her life threatened, using this scene as a teaser, and write a novella full of words as she learns how to fight so she can take on the gang members at the end (and begin part 2 of the novel).</p><p>More would be spoilers.</p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSReluctanceStory</span></a></p>
Union City, CA Weather<p>Mob confronts ICE agents outside immigration court in San Francisco</p><p>Video from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows masked protesters clashing with ICE agents outside a San Francisco immigration court amid tensions over a migrant’s detainment. (ICE via X) <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mob-confronts-ice-agents-outside-immigration-court-in-san-francisco/vi-AA1IlWY4#" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/mob-conf</span><span class="invisible">ronts-ice-agents-outside-immigration-court-in-san-francisco/vi-AA1IlWY4#</span></a></p>
ashnod<p>Billionaire who promised to save SF's historic Anchor Brewing has gone radio silent<br>More than a year after the sale to Chobani's Hamdi Ulukaya, it's unclear what's going on with America's oldest craft brewery<br>The silence from everyone involved is nothing if not disconcerting.<br><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/anchor-brewing-sf-update-one-year-after-sale-20397779.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfgate.com/food/article/anchor</span><span class="invisible">-brewing-sf-update-one-year-after-sale-20397779.php</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.beer/tags/Beer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.beer/tags/Brewery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brewery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.beer/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.beer/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.beer/tags/Anchor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anchor</span></a></p>
Waywords Studio<p>𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰'𝒎 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆" 𝒃𝒚 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒚 - </p><p>Praised and hyped but intrigued by the concept, I wade in with some suspicion that this hybrid genre work will promise and promise . . . </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whatimreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatimreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreviews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readreadread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>readreadread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tbr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tbr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tbrpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tbrpile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tbrlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tbrlist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kalianebradley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kalianebradley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theministryoftime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theministryoftime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timetravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timetravel</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WCC</span></a> 2025.07.09 2/2— Are there "normal" words you avoid using? Why?</p></blockquote><p>My omission of words for semantic cultural reasons requires pointing out a few things. </p><p>Are my characters Spock like or more rational than we are? No. They're differently irrational and simply lack the concepts of deities and luck that could be used to manipulate them because… wait for it… <em>they're human!</em></p><p>My semantic editing out of words like <em>love</em> is often after the fact. I often forget during composition because I'm a product of this culture. This doesn't mean people don't feel an analogous emotion, but it's subtly different and needs nuance to express. </p><p>I often refer to "magic" in my posts about the Reluctance Series. It's not. It's science and physics, with an added force of nature, quantifiable mathematically and is as reproducible as electromagnetism. I use the word magic for you to avoid explaining (and because figuring it out how reluctance works is some the fun of these stories). <em>Magic</em> is another nonsense word to them; if magic were demonstrated, they would "science" it and likely discover your sleight of hand.</p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSReluctanceStory</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WCC</span></a> 2025.07.09 1/3— Are there "normal" words you avoid using? Why?</p></blockquote><p>This is an in-the-weeds answer in semantics that is <em>strategic</em> to the subtext of <em>Reluctant Moon</em>. Remember, word choice DOES matter. What I speak of will never be in your face. <em>Messaging by omission,</em> if you will. </p><p>For example, "luck" exists in none of characters' mental space, but when the situation demands it, they will ask, "Skill or chance?"—which sounds quaint. To this, the answer is "skill" if you got a good result by your effort or "chance" if it would have gone right or wrong whatever you did. Note how that the Venn diagram of "luck" and "skill or chance" only partially overlap. People's mental space assigns responsibility to self, blame unto others, or interference due to natural factor everyone would agree is out of anyone's control. A supernatural force is nonsensical to them. "Bad luck" has no meaning anybody would comprehend.</p><p>More generally, because of differences in family structure (female-centered), different gender roles, mental hygiene standards, and sexual dynamics, I need to edit out, or find alternatives to, all permutations of these words: <em>love, belief, believe, curse</em> (as in swear), <em>faith, fortune, religion, spirituality, supernatural, deity</em> (god, etc.), <em>divine, heaven, hell, father</em> (the noun), <em>patriarch, and matriarch.</em> None of these words or derivatives are known. Indeed, many of these concepts are forbidden and signs of mental illness (treated via free <em>and mandatory†</em> health and mental services. </p><p>Some extraordinary antisocial words like "slave" do exist, but are forbidden to the insufficiently educated populace; if you are found using them, you will find yourself undergoing re-education—as does the female MC when she gains access to a restricted library and asks the librarian an innocent question. </p><p>=+=+=+=+=<br>†If you are willing to forego basic income, you can avoid all government services. Failing to maintain your genetic registry (tracking who you've slept with), regardless of foregoing services, is always punished severely. </p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSReluctanceStory</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 2025.07.09 — Who is your most powerful character? In what way?</p></blockquote><p>I'm not going to state who outright, but she's not the main series antagonist. She's very capable, but only understands the most complex miracles, or will figure them out—common workings trip her up. Her problem is that she always misses something key. She needs a teacher or an assistant, which <em>maybe</em> strategically she doesn't get—or a situation where she might die to make it work. This is a good thing as some things about people she doesn't understand and if she could work her miracles with impunity, she might just try to fix such people. Her potential for evil is great. </p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSReluctanceStory</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WCC</span></a> 2025.07.08 — Have you ever received feedback on a piece that completely missed the mark?</p></blockquote><p>Yes. One reader, who thought themself a feminist, found they were only a feminist to the extent that women mostly conformed to gender roles (were "feminine"). I discarded that feedback as women acting with sexual agency was one of the points of the story. Another completely mis-categorized the book based on a blurb-like chapter I had since removed from the book, and refused to read further.</p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSMarsNeededWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSMarsNeededWomen</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 2025.07.08 — Antagonist POV: You can eliminate any obstacle except people; no killing. What do you choose?</p></blockquote><p>I do not understand the obstacle itself, other than it exists for a purpose and for all I have investigated it I still don't understand that purpose or its origins. Recent events make me think it is ubiquitous to at least this part of the galaxy. Moreover, were I to eliminate it, the planet's ecosystem might collapse and the world might freeze over.</p><p>This would be easier if I could kill people, in which case I would have the pick of multiple governments I could eliminate. The dragons are still problematic…</p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSReluctanceStory</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 723 — Intelligence: Is your antagonist <del>(or villain)</del> self-taught, or did they acquire most of their knowledge in school? Are they street smart or book smart?</p></blockquote><p>Where and when Rainy Days was born, women were not educated except in the home. They almost never learned to read. Her autistic twin brother had difficulty learning and the traditional society they lived in discriminated against him heavily despite him being a brilliant thaumaturge. Seeing her brother as the only hope for their family's survival, she taught herself how to read, then taught her brother. Whilst not allowed inside the school (or unescorted where men congregated), she worked at managing him, keeping him attending class, and training him how to act acceptably. As he learned, he in turn taught her <em>everything</em> he learned so she could help explain from the books what he didn't understand. Thus she learned "magic" far advanced from simple household "magic" she learned from her peers (other women). Together they became special enough that they got <em>noticed</em> by powerful people who thought they could harness them to increase their own power..</p><p>The answer to the question is all of the above. During her long life, she's ended up writing many of the books, as well as inventing the field of violation physics. Along the way, she changed (ended) the civilizations that oppressed her and her brother.</p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSReluctanceStory</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masthead.social/@cwebbonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cwebbonline</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> is going to get someone killed.</p><p>This was outside 100 Montgomery in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a>’s Financial District.</p><p>If you needed proof these rookie hires aren’t trained, here it is. Real feds de-escalate. They call for backup. They don’t drag people down the street w/a car.</p><p>Hope everyone’s OK.<br>(Multi-angle footage)</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/cwebbonline.com/post/3ltiqf3bw7k2o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/cwebbonline.c</span><span class="invisible">om/post/3ltiqf3bw7k2o</span></a></p>
Liana Brooks<p>"You are playing with the biggest weapon since the atom bomb, and you’re treating it like a Frisbee.”</p><p>“Ma’am, that information is classified.”</p><p>“Sir,” she said mockingly, “I wrote the book on that ticking time bomb you’re about to detonate."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Decoherence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decoherence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a></p><p><a href="https://books2read.com/b/mq1RzQ?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Book-Socials" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/b/mq1RzQ?utm_so</span><span class="invisible">urce=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Book-Socials</span></a></p>
rdm<p>"Get a load of the freak and the losers!" Hitomi flinched and her wings twitched as the voice echoed across the bar. Estelle looked furious, and started to get up.<br>"Don't 'Stell. I know you could break his arm, but he's not worth getting busted over," said Tannis, putting an arm on her shoulder. "Besides, I want you all on your game for tomorrow's trials."<br>Ava spoke up "We need to do something."<br>"I put up with it all my life, Ava. It won't change anything" Hitomi unconsciously brought her wings in closer as she spoke. <br>"I know what will," Tannis grinned, and started to draw on a coaster.<br>The other three gathered closer to look. After a few moments, Hitomi spread her wings out and around their table, giving them privacy.</p><p>The next morning, after the briefing, the teams walked out to the waiting aerospace craft.</p><p>"Hey, Jarrad?" Tannis called out, "Want to make some easy cash?"<br>"What, you're giving up now, are you?" he shouted back, his team snickering.<br>"Nope - but I tell you what, you win this bout, I'll give you this month's pay."<br>"Sure, no problem. What's in it for you?"<br>"You'll transfer to logistics."<br>"Why the hell would I do that? I'm easily the better pilot!"<br>"Then you've got nothing to be afraid of, do you?"<br>"Ok, Ok, you're on!"</p><p>The ground crews looked at each other. </p><p>The scenario was simple enough. Get the fighters past a set of defences, and tag a target point. The team that completed the scenario with the least losses won. </p><p>Jarrad's flight was epic, following the nape of the earth to minimise the time the ground defences had to fire. As it was, he lost one plane (simulated), and had two damaged (also simulated). But there was no sign of Tannis and her team. He'd seen them take off, but lost track of them while concentrating on his own mission.</p><p>He landed, and saw the other four fighters sitting right where they had started, they must have given up and circled back. </p><p>He and his team were grinning as they entered the briefing room.</p><p>Tannis, the freak, and the other two losers, were sitting with their heads down, but everyone stood to attention as the commander came in.</p><p>"Sit, at ease, all of you. We've analysed the footage and the effects. Jarrad - nape of the earth was what we were expecting for this scenario."<br>Jarrad grinned.<br>"Which is why we had the defences set up to intercept low fast targets." <br>His face fell.<br>"We were not expecting someone to jump in over the target, and then depart out the back. Tannis, you had one plane get a glancing hit to a wingtip. You win the exercise."<br>"Thank-you Sir! Hitomi ran the calculations last night. We would not have been able to do it without her. And we'd like to name the team, Sir."<br>The commander raised an eyebrow.<br>"Chimera Flight."<br>"Very well. Also, Jarrad, I expect to see your application by tonight. You will honour the bet, understand?"<br>"Yes, Sir." came the reply as Jarrad's head dropped into his hands.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/CerianAndVaranWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CerianAndVaranWar</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IAmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MilSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilSF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/tootfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tootfic</span></a></p><p>Part of <a href="https://rdmasters.lympago.com/p/cerian-and-varan-war-story-in.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rdmasters.lympago.com/p/cerian</span><span class="invisible">-and-varan-war-story-in.html</span></a></p>
peachfront<p>i'm not going to spend advertising moneys on Amazon this year but if you want to learn about hubby's sci fi book, you can watch one or both of these two movies before you buy (it's also available at Apple &amp; Barnes &amp; Noble, not just Amazon)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMkvEnJezX8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=nMkvEnJezX8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Dystopian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dystopian</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> 1/2</p>
rdm<p>Chimera Flight were halfway to their fighters when Ava's headset chimed.<br>"Ava, go."<br>"Acting Flight Leader, you're being reassigned. Please return to ops."<br>"Hitomi! Estelle! Back to ops. We've got a new assignment."<br>Shaking her head, Ava led the others back to the ops room.<br>The commander was waiting for them.</p><p>"Chimera Flight? We have a new assignment for you. Your fighters are being reprogrammed as we talk."<br>"What's the mission, Sir?"<br>"One you'll like, I'm sure. We have coordinates for Tannis' bird. Your job will be to fly into that airspace and jettison some cargo pods."<br>Hitomi excitedly broke in "Supplies for Tannis! You want us to do a supply run for her!"<br>"Correct. We want you to drop two pods each, they'll have parachutes and beacons, so you don't have to get too close and give them an excuse to get alarmed."<br>Ava nodded, "Right sir. " <br>"I want you in and out, fast. As tempting as it might be, no loitering."<br>All three pilots responded "Sir!"<br>"Right then, get in the air. Dismissed!"</p><p>They jogged back to their aerospace fighters as the cargo pods were being fitted, the ground crews getting clear as they reached them. </p><p>Getting their clearances, Chimera flight took off, and vanished into jump. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/CerianAndVaranWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CerianAndVaranWar</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IAmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/tootfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tootfic</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MilSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilSF</span></a></p><p>Part of the on-going <a href="https://rdmasters.lympago.com/p/cerian-and-varan-war-story-in.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rdmasters.lympago.com/p/cerian</span><span class="invisible">-and-varan-war-story-in.html</span></a></p>
Gard Spirlin<p>Podcast Folge 14:<br>Alles Walzer</p><p>Wie hängen Stanley Kubricks Film „2001: Odyssee im Weltraum“ und der Donauwalzer von Johann Strauss Sohn wirklich zusammen?<br>Die Erklärung liefert ein kleiner Außerirdischer!</p><p>Zweiter Teil der Aufzeichnung einer Lesung aus der Villa Fantastica <a href="https://www.villafantastica.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">villafantastica.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> in Wien.</p><p><a href="https://www.gard-spirlin.com/podcast-1/#pod14" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gard-spirlin.com/podcast-1/#po</span><span class="invisible">d14</span></a></p><p>Vorgelesen aus:<br>Ellen Norten (Hrsg.)<br>Das Alien tanzt Walzer<br><a href="https://www.pmachinery.de/unsere-bucher/androsf-die-sf-reihe-des-sfcd/androsf-111-120/norten-ellen-hrsg-das-alien-tanzt-walzer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pmachinery.de/unsere-bucher/an</span><span class="invisible">drosf-die-sf-reihe-des-sfcd/androsf-111-120/norten-ellen-hrsg-das-alien-tanzt-walzer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Kurzgeschichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kurzgeschichten</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Lesung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lesung</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 722 — Which one of your characters surprised you the most with the decisions they made?</p></blockquote><p>The devil-girl is infinitely surprising. Early on, she lived through an experience that breaks most women and came out ecstatic that she could defend herself. Since then, she looks at adversity as a good teacher and rarely decides to avoid it. (She isn't stupid, however.)</p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSReluctanceStory</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 2025.07.06 — MC POV: You get an hour to do absolutely anything (within the possibilities of your world), no restrictions. What do you choose? </p></blockquote><p>That already happened. My world blew up. I wasn't NOT going save my friend Bolt when the constables reneged on their deal for fingering the crime boss. Suddenly all sides knew who I was. I could not go back to being a quiet unassuming upper school student. I would be hunted.</p><p>I had learned of a restricted library at the Academy of Thaumaturgy and had the means to enter unseen, so I did. Were there miracles that hinted at changing the flow of time? I had to know. I spent that hour there, until Rainy Days figured out to where I'd fled. Of course she had. The evil woman had wanted me as her student all along, and me being a criminal was of no concern to her. The library was the honey trap. </p><p>Did I find those time miracles? Did she subvert me with her offer?</p><p>[As the devil-girl's author, I need to end the conversation and give her a stern talking to. Sorry.</p><p>Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSstory</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSReluctanceStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSReluctanceStory</span></a></p>
KellyUnder cover of flowers<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dog?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dog</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dogs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pup</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/puppy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#puppy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/chiot?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chiot</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/chien?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chien</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tree?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tree</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/trees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flower?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flower</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fleurs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fleurs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arbres?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arbres</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/floral?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#floral</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sterngrove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sterngrove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sf?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sf</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sfbayarea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sfbayarea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sanfrancisco?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sanfrancisco</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bayarea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bayarea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/california?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#california</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photographie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photographie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/green?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#green</a>
MinmiTheDino<p>I wanna run for office in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> and my campaign ads are just gonna be me walking down the street saying what each business used to be. </p><p>Cause that’s the real sf experience.</p>