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Writer, editor, gamer, fantasist, rebel scum, Mars Division, Sixth House, L'cie, Christian pilgrim, proud aunt, ovarian cancer survivor, weirdo. Ever so more than twenty. Living in the US with my Ohana Ray and our puppy Arlo. https://starspanner.carrd.co

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 4d

Considering a social media break for a bit. Arlo agrees as long as it means more walks...he doesn't really understand "likes" anyway. #ourArlo #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky

Photo of a small fluffy white and brown dog with a liver nose and light eyes in a red harness with one ear up, looking serious.

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 14h

I love my little guy. #ourArlo #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky

A fluffy dog looks back over his shoulder, one back leg extended

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 4d

Considering a social media break for a bit. Arlo agrees as long as it means more walks...he doesn't really understand "likes" anyway. #ourArlo #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 6d

Well, "the box" not a commonly used term nowadays. This whole thing is a Regency Era Multiverse AU and I have learned quite a bit about that era while writing it! 😅

The corn is just corn, and how his family has made their fortune, which is a bit scandalous because it's...American. 🫣

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 6d

"Are you renting a box at the East as well?" asked Ace.

"I'm sharing a rental with Captain Kogane for the moment, and on the list to buy the next open box."

"Buy it?" Mark asked.

"Corn just keeps growing, my friend." --The Void: Upton #ficwip #wordgamewednesday

Regency Era illustration of the London Theater, packed with people, both on the floor and in the numerous boxes.

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 6d

Remember to check your kids' candy this Halloween. Just found a schnauzer in this Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. No words. #schnauzergang #ourArlo #dogsofbluesky #nohedidnoteatit

Photo of a fluffy dog with a candy wrapper on his head.

Photo of a brown and white fluffy dog beside an empty candy wrapper--which was not eaten by the dog btw.

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 15d

Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score.

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 15d

A Rebecca Sugar directed Moomins?

Morty from Rick and Morty, a crudely drawn round headed animated character, is pointing offscreen, with the text "You son of a bitch, I'm in."

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jondmaas.bsky.social @jondmaas.bsky.social · 18d

Dame Patricia Routledge has left us at the age of 96. Although she won a Tony for Darling of the Day, none of her Broadway credits were successes. Luckily, her performance in the legendary Central Park production of The Pirates of Penzance was taped for posterity.
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It Really Doesn't Matter

YouTube video by ThePenzancePirate

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 18d

😭 She was amazing.

Saraaahh N. 🎃 @vermillionworks.bsky.social · 18d

Aww, RIP Patricia Routledge. Love Keeping Up Appearances. 💔

Hyacinth Bucket saying, "I'm warning you, I will not have you being unfaithful to my hats."

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 20d

😭 When I was a tiny and still figuring out what sort of woman I was going to be, Jane Goodall was definitely on the short list of role models. #grateful #JaneGoodall #RIP

Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 20d

It is with great sadness that we have been informed of the passing of the remarkable Dr. Jane Goodall, age 91, who died of natural causes in Los Angeles, CA while on her speaking tour in the United States.

Photo credit: Marko Zlousic #jane #goodall #JaneGoodall #drjanegoodall #wildlife #nature

Jane Goodall, we are sad to hear of the passing, today, 1 October 2025, of the remarkable Dr Jane Goodall 😢

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 20d

When Mother came out of her swoon they made their way to their box at the opera. They were doing Beethoven's Fidelio, which Josephine had never heard of but found interesting--what she could understand of it, that is. -The Void: Upton #yeahIuseemdasheswannafightaboutit #100percenthuman #wgw #ficwip

Black and white wood engraving after Eugen Klimsch, depicting Lenore saving Florestan from Pizzaro. A woman in masculine Renaissance clothing clings to a crouching man with one hand while taking aim with a flintlock pistol at another man with a raised blade. The setting is a hay strewn dungeon; guards with spears look on from the doorway.

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 22d

A lovely #rainbow on the walk this morning; the #anhinga was watching too. #nature

The lower end of a rainbow rising from some trees beyond a lake

A pale rainbow arches over a lake and some buildings amid gray clouds and a bit of blue sky. In the lower left, a water bird looks on, its wings extended.

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · 27d

"What are you looking for?" she asked finally. "If not marriage?"

"You asked that before."

"And you said freedom. From what?"

"The past," he replied. --The Void: Upton #ficwip #wordgamewednesday

#ficwip @ficwip.bsky.social · 27d

This week's word is...

✨ FINAL ✨

Find the word in any WIP & share the sentence containing it. (Yes, "finally" counts!) All writers welcome.

#wordgamewednesday

final. word game wednesday by ficwip

image of a starry sky

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · Sep 19

Jon Stewart in 2022 received The Kennedy Center, err... Melania Trump Center, Mark Twain, err...Charlie Kirk Award for American Humor.

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Sep 18

The world is hard right now, but fortunately, puppies are still cute. #cutebreak #ourArlo #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky

photo of a fluffy brown and white dog bundled in blankets; the picture is turned upside down so his face is right-side-up

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Sep 17

"We're good," said Mark, clapping his shoulder as they walked back inside. "As usual. Oh, Jo thinks the host of the masquerade might be that vampire who bugged us on the train so we're supposed to be super careful." --The Void: Upton #ficwip #wordgamewednesday

Illustration to the 'Microcosm of London' depicting interior of the Pantheon on Oxford Street, during a masquerade; the hall crowded with figures in costume dancing and making merry; a band plays on the stage; other figures on balconies to left and right. 1809
Etching, aquatint and hand-colouring
Print made by: John Bluck

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Sep 10

He reached out and laid his hand over hers. "I know that you're real." --The Void: Upton

historical painting of people walking along a lake with a city in the distance

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Sep 10

"I am Mo-ron" and "Hula girls!" Still live in my head rent free.

ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · Sep 10

30 years ago today, ‘Freakazoid!’ premiered on Kids WB.

Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Sep 4

"I'd hate to get married just to have to leave her all alone when my regiment is called. I'd rather wait until I'm home for good, and then start a proper search." --The Void: Upton

"A Review of the London Volunteer Cavalry and Flying Artillery in Hyde Park in 1804", unknown artist. Painting that depicts men in uniform on horseback watched by some women and children. More units of men march in the distance.

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Trifid Duane of Canada🍁🇨🇦 @trifidofcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

Rest In Peace Graham Greene. A true Canadian and First Nations Icon ♥️

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Graham Greene as Edgar Montrose references Dances With Wolves

YouTube video by Jeremy Odden

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Sep 2

At the vet for a routine heartworm test and a booster. "Mom, they poke-ed me!" #ourArlo #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky

Photo of a fluffy brown and white dog with one ear cocked

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Sep 1

Labor Day Sploot #ourArlo #dogsofbluesky #schnauzergang

Photo of fluffy brown and white dog stretched out on a plaid cushion with his legs fully extended behind him

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Aug 29

OMG I love that jacket! Can I justify an early Christmas present to me?

Insert Coin @insertcoin.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Aug 28

I think this is my second favorite lip-sync battle entry. #melissamccarthy #jimmyfallon

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Lip Sync Battle: Melissa McCarthy Performs Judy Kuhn's "Colors of the Wind" | The Tonight Show

YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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Starspanner @starspanner.bsky.social · Aug 27

"I can't fly combat but I've tested some of the computer systems in the simulator. I suspect the Doctor thinks if I can understand them, any pilot can, but he's never come out and said it." --The Void

screenshot of a blue half jet half robot mecha