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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · Sep 27

Chaos Chaos

cc @salmndr.bsky.social @arielwaldman.com

(I might have taken the easier route for the story, but I hope you like it Dulcinea)

I was looking through my attic for some old wires and I stumbled upon a long forgotten collection of old boxes tucked away in the corner. As I started poking around the content, a peculiar glass slide caught my attention. The label read, "Chaos Chaos", and next to it I saw my grandfather's initial. These relics were definitely from my grandfather's days as a biologists, a man who had vanished under mysterious circumstances. He had been famous, or rather infamous following some of his research work that had intrigued and unsettled the scientific community.

With my curiosity piqued, I decided to quickly take a look at the slide under a microscope. I didn't know what was to be expected, but I definitely hoped to find some unusual cells or even undiscovered life forms. However, what I encountered... well let me tell you... Upon examination, the slide appeared eerily empty, except for a subtle, pulsating purple glow. I increased the magnification, and the glow seemed to resonate with a sinister rhythm. It left me more intrigued and equally baffled. I wondered whether adding some sugar solution might help awaken dormant life or unveil hidden secrets.

I prepared some sugar solution and with careful precision, I used a dropper to add a single drop onto the slide. In an instant, the glass erupted into an intense, sprawling display of a vivid purple glow. It unfurled into intricate, mesmerizing patterns and shapes dancing before my eyes. As I looked through the microscope, I got overwhelmed by sheer horror.

The once-empty slide was now teeming with grotesque, writhing tentacles, eyes, mouths, and other indescribable entities. For a brief second I saw my grandfather's face looking right back at me. I quickly realized that these abominations appeared not only aware of my presence but also malevolently fixated upon me. Within the recesses of my mind, I heard a whisper in an ancient, unfathomable language that, inexplicably, I comprehended: "Chaos Chaos, we are free. Chaos Chaos, we will devour thee."

My fear surged to an unbearable peak. In a moment of sheer panic, I dropped the microscope, shattering the cursed slide and unleashing the unfathomable chaos contained within. Without hesitation, I fled the house in desperate hope of escaping this nightmarish ordeal.

$Regrettably, it was too late. The Chaos had escaped, infecting everything it encountered with its otherworldly corruption. The once-clear sky ominously darkened, the very earth beneath my feet fractured, and ordinary people were transformed into nightmarish abominations. The grim realization dawned upon me: I had unwittingly initiated the onset of an apocalypse, and there was no conceivable way to halt its inexorable advance. "Chaos Chaos," echoed the haunting refrain, as it became agonizingly clear that the world had succumbed to its devastating grip.$

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 12h

#BlueSkyArtShow theme for the day is #Glow, and I have an amazing story for it! It starts with describing The Button

𝐈𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭.

(Although this one is for paid members only)

#WritingCommunity #IAmWriting #Eldritch #Regret

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 12h

#BlueSkyArtShow showcasing some #Glow in the wild.

Black-headed Ibis in the pond, photographed early in the morning, just as the sun was rising.

#Photography #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin

p.s. want to see more of my photography? Check out this custom feed: bsky.app/profile/luci...

a photograph of a medium sized water bird, with a long beak, and the beak in the water. further behind is a silhouette of a small rotund bird.

the rising sun is reflecting on the water as a long line, and there are streaks in it, due to ripples.

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Sandeep Bakshi @sandeepbak.bsky.social · 1h

I had one audition as Krishna Bhanji & they said, 'Beautiful audition but we don't quite know how to place you in our forthcoming season.' I changed my name, crossed the road, and they said when can you start?

- Ben Kingsley on his change of Indian name to a white name.
Nefarious whiteness at work.

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 59m

Also perfect for #Spooktober and #31DaysOfHalloween

The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 12h

For a theme like #Beakful, I 'egretfully have no better photo for #BirdOfTheDay!

#Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin

p.s. want to see more of my photography? Check out this custom feed: bsky.app/profile/luci...

an egret perched on a rope - with a piece of fish discard in its mouth.

the bird is white, has a head plume. the lower body feather are dirty (black in color) from the pollution in the dock side.

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Shweta @thebluemango.in · 1h

Made another batch of momo. This went so much faster than the last couple of times. 51 #dumplings in three hours. 😁 🥟 🍜

Thank you for helping out with the pricing @lucidillusions.in ♥️:D

An oven tray covered with white parchment paper with fresh dumplings in five neat rows.

My hand, holding a small spiral notepad against a sage green wall with the following information jotted down in blue ink.

Oil - 52
Onion - 211
Ginger - 13+14
Garlic - 07
Cabbage - 659
Carrot - 95 (95)
Paneer - 199/383 grams (2 ltr milk)
Salt - 21
Kikkoman - 12
Spring onion - 00
Time - Chopping 6.45-7.22
Gas - 7-7.22-7.42 pm

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 5h

Some tiger photo for #Caturday, that works well with #ColorADay theme of #GreenSat

#Photography #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #Mammals

p.s. want to see more of my photography? Check out this custom feed: bsky.app/profile/luci...

a tiger sitting on all fours with forelegs stretched ahead, and looking to its right. there is green grass and brown rocks all around.

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 3h

Wrote something for paid patrons.

#IAmWriting #PromoSky #Patreon

A very busy week | Lucid Illusions

www.patreon.com

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 1d

Just a reminder, if you're a Patreon member - you can download these (high-res) images available on there.

You can use them as wallpapers, or even get them printed by your local printer!

www.patreon.com/posts/138664...

#Photography #PromoSky #DigitalWallpaper

Thank you for becoming a Member | Lucid Illusions

www.patreon.com

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 1d

Weekend is almost here, and counting down to #Caturday... in the meanwhile sharing some perfect #ForestFriday post.

#scape #ColorADay #BWFri 🌿🖌️ 🦊
#Photography #nature #wildlife

a leopard sitting behind the thick tree trunk and taking a bite of a large buffalo.
you are seeing the stomach of the buffalo

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 3h

this is a fun one I promise! Nothing too spooky except the situation...

(624 words, about a 4 minute read)

#WritingCommunity #BoostingForTheNextShift #31DaysOfHorror #31DaysOfHalloween

(go ahead, hit the repost button, let people enjoy a cozy horror on saturday)

The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 13h

Day 11 of #31DaysOfSpooktober revisiting the original Witchcraft 101 app story!

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐩𝐩, '𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝟏𝟎𝟏' 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝, 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝...

#WritingCommunity #Horror 💙📚 #IAmWriting #ReaderSky

The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 4h

bhalo bhalo -- aami aar kannada jaani na (2008 was long time ago)

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 5h

Some tiger photo for #Caturday, that works well with #ColorADay theme of #GreenSat

#Photography #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #Mammals

p.s. want to see more of my photography? Check out this custom feed: bsky.app/profile/luci...

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WinBoat @winboat.app · 13d

🎊 5,000 stars celebration!
We have officially hit 5,000 stars on GitHub, which in my eyes marks a huge milestone and proves that WinBoat shipped with the right idea for the right people.

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WinBoat @winboat.app · 3d

🎉 Release v.0.8.6

rentry.co/3gwbqudy

🎉 Release v0.8.6

✨ Features: You can now specify exactly where you'd like to install WinBoat, the requirement for space in /var is gone entirely (Thank you to the alpha testers for this feature) WinBoat will now remem...

rentry.co

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 13h

Day 11 of #31DaysOfSpooktober revisiting the original Witchcraft 101 app story!

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐩𝐩, '𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝟏𝟎𝟏' 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝, 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝...

#WritingCommunity #Horror 💙📚 #IAmWriting #ReaderSky

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 6h

Future historians: As their computers ate and destroyed all their languages we can only assume that what happened was magic became real and that's how they defeated global genocidal fascism

On the left, the German Mud Wizard in their druid cloak pushes a German riot cops who is already stuck in the mud. On the left are 3 Portland Antifa frogs in green inflatable cartoonish costumes and one black frog with white frog bones on him like the antifa frog skeleton.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 6h

Think about how for decades, one of the ingredients of a crackpot was: retired engineer.

Retired engineers, for *generations* have been a fertile ground for crackpot theories in everything.

They get that golden watch and bam, incoherent manifesto about quantum archeology inbound.

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 6h

oota aaita?
kannada gothu'ila?

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 7h

Possibly semi-amusing notes from my flight today:

1. The co-captain was a gentleman named Kunal Kamra, never underestimate the God-Emperor’s capacity to force people into alternative careers 😭
2. Band of indeterminate ethnicity collecting about seven thousand guitars from the baggage belt

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Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 6h

Is it rude if I say that somehow the fact that this is set in Barnsley feels accurate

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Random IT Guy @random-it-guy.bsky.social · 6h

AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrK3...

AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

www.youtube.com

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 6h

I think I have something I can send out at the earliest :D

#WritingCommunity

Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 22d

General submission open on Monday 22 September. We are looking for speculative fiction 5000 words and under. Our remit is very broadly fun, but don't self-reject - a truly superb story offers an enjoyment of it's own.

Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 26d

Our story submission portal for writers of color is open. Please read the guidelines, as that makes things easier for everyone! Looking forward to seeing your stories. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

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Elena Sichrovsky @esichr.bsky.social · Sep 10

cannot BELIEVE my story is in here thank you @manylittlewords.bsky.social for making my dream come true!!

Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy Book Birthday to ROOTS OF MY FEARS! 🌱🩸

Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 14 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many more!

Order your copy now! https://tinyurl.com/y2ufysha 🖤

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 6h

good bot :)

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