Steve DeGroof
@degroof.bsky.social
Approximately 60% water and 40% organic molecules, arranged in a configuration that is, among other things, capable of describing itself in this manner.
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https://books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/Steve-DeGroof
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https://ko-fi.com/treelobsters/shop
https://books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/Steve-DeGroof
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Steve DeGroof
@degroof.bsky.social
· Aug 5
Hey! I've got eight #scifi and #fantasy #books available for sale. Six of them are #shortstory collections; two are novels.
You can get #DRMfree copies at ko-fi.com/treelobsters...
Or you can find them through your favorite vendor at books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/St...
#ShamelessSelfPromo
You can get #DRMfree copies at ko-fi.com/treelobsters...
Or you can find them through your favorite vendor at books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/St...
#ShamelessSelfPromo
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
Well, wow. I just got an amazingly supportive and complimentary email which raised my spirits considerably.
It reminded me: if you like an artist or writer or whatever and their email is public, sending them a quick note will make their day. YMMV, but I really enjoy complimenting someone I admire.
It reminded me: if you like an artist or writer or whatever and their email is public, sending them a quick note will make their day. YMMV, but I really enjoy complimenting someone I admire.
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Well, wow. I just got an amazingly supportive and complimentary email which raised my spirits considerably.
It reminded me: if you like an artist or writer or whatever and their email is public, sending them a quick note will make their day. YMMV, but I really enjoy complimenting someone I admire.
It reminded me: if you like an artist or writer or whatever and their email is public, sending them a quick note will make their day. YMMV, but I really enjoy complimenting someone I admire.
#ScribesAndMakers Feb 10: What is the most out of character creative thing you enjoy?
I write light SFF, but I've done a few horror short stories, including one for a body horror anthology.
Horror really isn't what most people would expect from me but it tends to get the most favorable reviews.
I write light SFF, but I've done a few horror short stories, including one for a body horror anthology.
Horror really isn't what most people would expect from me but it tends to get the most favorable reviews.
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
#ScribesAndMakers Feb 10: What is the most out of character creative thing you enjoy?
I write light SFF, but I've done a few horror short stories, including one for a body horror anthology.
Horror really isn't what most people would expect from me but it tends to get the most favorable reviews.
I write light SFF, but I've done a few horror short stories, including one for a body horror anthology.
Horror really isn't what most people would expect from me but it tends to get the most favorable reviews.
Age verification?
My first celebrity crush was Gidget.
My first celebrity crush was Gidget.
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Age verification?
My first celebrity crush was Gidget.
My first celebrity crush was Gidget.
Connections
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February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Time spent: 02:09
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Puzzle #406 (Normal)
Time spent: 02:09
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Omiword
OMIWORD.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Time spent: 02:09
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Time spent: 02:09
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[Bracket City]
February 10, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 73
🎯 Minimum Required: 73
Total Score: 100.0
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February 10, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 73
🎯 Minimum Required: 73
Total Score: 100.0
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February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
[Bracket City]
February 10, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 73
🎯 Minimum Required: 73
Total Score: 100.0
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February 10, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 73
🎯 Minimum Required: 73
Total Score: 100.0
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#Obscurdle 1129: 5/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 5.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
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www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
#Obscurdle 1129: 5/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 5.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
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www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
I confess that, when I started the #RepRap Project, I didn't anticipate that it would be a significant technology in non-violent protest against fascism in the USA.
GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS!
We have a whistle printer who is almost out of filament! If you've been waiting for your chance, one spool can turn into ~500 whistles!!!
amzn.to/4afNzux
We have a whistle printer who is almost out of filament! If you've been waiting for your chance, one spool can turn into ~500 whistles!!!
amzn.to/4afNzux
February 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I confess that, when I started the #RepRap Project, I didn't anticipate that it would be a significant technology in non-violent protest against fascism in the USA.
TPUSA's halftime headliner appears to have been (checks notes) an early 1970s Robert Crumb cartoon.
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
TPUSA's halftime headliner appears to have been (checks notes) an early 1970s Robert Crumb cartoon.
Connections
Puzzle #974
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February 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Connections
Puzzle #974
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Time spent: 01:34
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Time spent: 01:34
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February 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Time spent: 01:34
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February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
[Bracket City]
February 9, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 64
🎯 Minimum Required: 64
Total Score: 100.0
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February 9, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 64
🎯 Minimum Required: 64
Total Score: 100.0
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February 9, 2026 at 12:27 PM
[Bracket City]
February 9, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 64
🎯 Minimum Required: 64
Total Score: 100.0
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February 9, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 64
🎯 Minimum Required: 64
Total Score: 100.0
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#Obscurdle 1128: 3/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
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www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM
#Obscurdle 1128: 3/6
🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 124 words left.
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
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www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
#WordWeavers Feb 8: What’s the most frustrating thing about writing?
When I'm writing some dialog, and a character points out something really obvious, and then I've got to go back and change the plot to account for that.
I've got a WIP where a character has done that twice.
Dammit Wilbur! 😠
When I'm writing some dialog, and a character points out something really obvious, and then I've got to go back and change the plot to account for that.
I've got a WIP where a character has done that twice.
Dammit Wilbur! 😠
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
#WordWeavers Feb 8: What’s the most frustrating thing about writing?
When I'm writing some dialog, and a character points out something really obvious, and then I've got to go back and change the plot to account for that.
I've got a WIP where a character has done that twice.
Dammit Wilbur! 😠
When I'm writing some dialog, and a character points out something really obvious, and then I've got to go back and change the plot to account for that.
I've got a WIP where a character has done that twice.
Dammit Wilbur! 😠
#ScribesAndMakers Feb 8: How do you define a book?
Intent. If the creator intends it to be a book, then it probably is.
A bunch of random words printed on sheets of paper probably isn't a book. A novel-length recording of a narrated story probably is.
Intent. If the creator intends it to be a book, then it probably is.
A bunch of random words printed on sheets of paper probably isn't a book. A novel-length recording of a narrated story probably is.
February 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
#ScribesAndMakers Feb 8: How do you define a book?
Intent. If the creator intends it to be a book, then it probably is.
A bunch of random words printed on sheets of paper probably isn't a book. A novel-length recording of a narrated story probably is.
Intent. If the creator intends it to be a book, then it probably is.
A bunch of random words printed on sheets of paper probably isn't a book. A novel-length recording of a narrated story probably is.
Connections
Puzzle #973
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February 8, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Connections
Puzzle #973
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Elapsed Time: 00:00:12
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Score: 110
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:12
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degroof.github.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:44 AM
#Ablatonyms 147
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Elapsed Time: 00:00:12
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Score: 110
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:12
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Score: 110
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