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"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 90981:
Unhappiness is not a prerequisite for making good art. Tea as a writing medium works quite as well as blood, and comes out a lot cheaper...
Unhappiness is not a prerequisite for making good art. Tea as a writing medium works quite as well as blood, and comes out a lot cheaper...
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 90981:
Unhappiness is not a prerequisite for making good art. Tea as a writing medium works quite as well as blood, and comes out a lot cheaper...
Unhappiness is not a prerequisite for making good art. Tea as a writing medium works quite as well as blood, and comes out a lot cheaper...
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3. If you see content that disturbs you, immediately (or as fast as possible) go and play 20-30 minutes of Tetris (or any other fast-paced game with your eyes sweeping over the visual field that has caused visual artifacts to linger when you close your eyes for you in the past).
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
3. If you see content that disturbs you, immediately (or as fast as possible) go and play 20-30 minutes of Tetris (or any other fast-paced game with your eyes sweeping over the visual field that has caused visual artifacts to linger when you close your eyes for you in the past).
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"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?"
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, is magic."
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, is magic."
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?"
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, is magic."
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, is magic."
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"Insurance helpline, how can I help?"
"On my life insurance application there's a question about my child: Are they likely to become a protagonist?"
"Do they have an unusual hair colour, or a special talent?"
"Yes, pink hair, great at bowling, why?"
"That increases the risk of a parent dying."
"On my life insurance application there's a question about my child: Are they likely to become a protagonist?"
"Do they have an unusual hair colour, or a special talent?"
"Yes, pink hair, great at bowling, why?"
"That increases the risk of a parent dying."
January 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
"Insurance helpline, how can I help?"
"On my life insurance application there's a question about my child: Are they likely to become a protagonist?"
"Do they have an unusual hair colour, or a special talent?"
"Yes, pink hair, great at bowling, why?"
"That increases the risk of a parent dying."
"On my life insurance application there's a question about my child: Are they likely to become a protagonist?"
"Do they have an unusual hair colour, or a special talent?"
"Yes, pink hair, great at bowling, why?"
"That increases the risk of a parent dying."
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Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht fordert Venezuela zur bedingungslosen Kapitulation auf www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/bsw-...
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht fordert Venezuela zur bedingungslosen Kapitulation auf
Berlin (dpo) - Alles andere wäre Wahnsinn: Die Partei Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) hat sich heute dafür ausgesprochen, dass sich Venezuela angesich
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January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht fordert Venezuela zur bedingungslosen Kapitulation auf www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/bsw-...
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Böse Geister erfolgreich in die Flucht geschlagen www.der-postillon.com/2019/01/silv...
Böse Geister erfolgreich in die Flucht geschlagen
Das war knapp! Wieder einmal ist es den Deutschen durch ein spektakuläres Feuerwerk zum Jahreswechsel gelungen, böse Geister zu vertreiben, die andernfalls über die Bundesrepublik hergefallen wären.…
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January 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Böse Geister erfolgreich in die Flucht geschlagen www.der-postillon.com/2019/01/silv...
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![Comic. [Banner: Mathematical Society: 2025 Meeting.] PERSON 1 with bun: Any other new developments from the year to cover before we wrap? PERSON 2: Oh, the teens picked a new funny number. PERSON 3 with short hair: Aww, I’m glad to hear they’re still doing that. PERSON 4 with ponytail: I’ll add it to the list. [List: 23 (skidoo!; 42; 69; 420; 1,337; 58,008; [circled]: 67]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreig43e2u4zzpifhq6fbf2iwplmva2lt5rokfg5uws5dysbe55up6wa@jpeg)
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Oh go on then. I have a decent bottle of Port handy.
December 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Oh go on then. I have a decent bottle of Port handy.
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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EVERYONE WANTS BOOKS FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS if you are wondering what to get someone get them a book if you can’t decide which book buy both books, if you cannot decide which two books buy all the books
Nice to see LITTLE KINGDOMS ascending the best-seller ranking on @penandswordbooks.bsky.social's website once again - it makes the perfect Christmas present, especially for those familiar with the British Isles and their varied backstories and landscapes!
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Little Kingdoms
Before England, Wales, and Scotland were created, before Alfred the Great and the Great Viking Army, before even a raid on Lindisfarne, the kingdoms that…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
EVERYONE WANTS BOOKS FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS if you are wondering what to get someone get them a book if you can’t decide which book buy both books, if you cannot decide which two books buy all the books
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Wir haben die Idee für das perfekte Weihnachtsgeschenk! 🎄 Zum Ausdrucken und Selbstausfüllen! Jetzt runterladen unter www.pruef-demos.de! #pruef @nicosemsrott.de
![Schenkungsbestätigung mit dem Text:
“Gutschein zu Weihnachten!
Liebe:r …
Ich schenke dir eine kleine Portion Freiheit!
Hiermit bestätige ich dir, dass ich dir als Geschenk & für die Demokratie (!)
… € an PRÜF gespendet habe.
Zutreffendes bitte ankreuzen. Nicht zutreffendes - wo sinnvoll - bitte streichen.
[ ] Ich schwöre, dass ich gespendet habe an PRÜF!
[ ] Echt jetzt!!!
[ ] Das ist alles. Mehr bekommst du von mir nicht.”
Im Hintergrund ein Weihnachtsbaum](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5yuay27ighcko642w6c3fa77/bafkreidp3w6o7pbcr5tspuwpt3fml2gcacwxgzstogiodwjg6jjoaq3d4u@jpeg)
![Fortsetzung der Schenkungsbestätigung mit dem Text:
“[ ] Ich schwöre, dass ich gespendet habe an PRÜF!
[ ] Echt jetzt!!!
[ ] Das ist alles. Mehr bekommst du von mir nicht.
[ ] Du bekommst aber noch was!
[ ] Wenn du mir auch ein Geschenk machen willst, wünsche ich mir von dir, dass du mir das gleiche schenkst.
[ ] Faktor 3! Ich habe dieses Geschenk auch noch 2 anderen geschenkt. Das wäre doch auch was für dich?
[ ] Informier dich: PRÜF-Demos jeden Monat. Am 2. Samstag. In allen Landeshauptstädten.
Alle Infos: www.pruef-demos.de
[ ] In Liebe!
Datum, Ort.
Dein:e …”
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December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Wir haben die Idee für das perfekte Weihnachtsgeschenk! 🎄 Zum Ausdrucken und Selbstausfüllen! Jetzt runterladen unter www.pruef-demos.de! #pruef @nicosemsrott.de
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YES! ITALIAN BAKED GOODS!
HUGE thanks to Righetto for sending me this haul for free.
They're a family-run bakery in Venezia, who did this last year as well. Their stuff is AMAZING.
Totally recommend. They've included a discount code: Use BULL10 for 10% off www.panificiopasticceriarighetto.it/en/
HUGE thanks to Righetto for sending me this haul for free.
They're a family-run bakery in Venezia, who did this last year as well. Their stuff is AMAZING.
Totally recommend. They've included a discount code: Use BULL10 for 10% off www.panificiopasticceriarighetto.it/en/
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
YES! ITALIAN BAKED GOODS!
HUGE thanks to Righetto for sending me this haul for free.
They're a family-run bakery in Venezia, who did this last year as well. Their stuff is AMAZING.
Totally recommend. They've included a discount code: Use BULL10 for 10% off www.panificiopasticceriarighetto.it/en/
HUGE thanks to Righetto for sending me this haul for free.
They're a family-run bakery in Venezia, who did this last year as well. Their stuff is AMAZING.
Totally recommend. They've included a discount code: Use BULL10 for 10% off www.panificiopasticceriarighetto.it/en/
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If you're an artist/crafter/musician/other creator with things that would make great gifts this holiday season, today's the Whatever gift guide day for you to share your work with thousands! Follow the link to tell people how to get what you've got!
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The 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide, Day Three: Arts, Crafts, Music and More
The Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2025 continues, and today we move away from books and focus on other gifts and crafts — which you can take to mean just about any other sort of thing a creative pers…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If you're an artist/crafter/musician/other creator with things that would make great gifts this holiday season, today's the Whatever gift guide day for you to share your work with thousands! Follow the link to tell people how to get what you've got!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/03/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/03/t...
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🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
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Nice
Hi John! I'm a debut author and my new fantasy novel 'Atlantis: Children of the Gods' has just come out - would be a great gift for any mythology nerds. A reimagining of Plato's lost continent full of Gods, monsters and spooky shamanic powers:
www.amazon.co.uk/Atlantis-Chi...
www.amazon.co.uk/Atlantis-Chi...
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Nice
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BTW, if anyone can ever find me a copy of the scarf that Khan wears, that blue around the neck that fades to oil and shadow, LET ME KNOW.
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 AM
BTW, if anyone can ever find me a copy of the scarf that Khan wears, that blue around the neck that fades to oil and shadow, LET ME KNOW.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Demokratie in Gefahr? Wir lassen sie nicht hängen und starten den Überbrückungsfonds! Gemeinsam retten wir Projekte, deren staatliche Förderung auf sich warten lässt. Jugendzentren, Beratungsstellen, Kulturprojekte – hilf mit, sie alle am Laufen zu halten.
Mehr unter: ueberbrueckungsfonds.de
Mehr unter: ueberbrueckungsfonds.de
Start
Viele Demokratieprojekte geraten durch verspätete Fördergelder in Not. Der Überbrückungsfonds schließt diese Lücke und sichert Beratung, Schutz und Teilhabe – gemeinsam mit euch.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Demokratie in Gefahr? Wir lassen sie nicht hängen und starten den Überbrückungsfonds! Gemeinsam retten wir Projekte, deren staatliche Förderung auf sich warten lässt. Jugendzentren, Beratungsstellen, Kulturprojekte – hilf mit, sie alle am Laufen zu halten.
Mehr unter: ueberbrueckungsfonds.de
Mehr unter: ueberbrueckungsfonds.de
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
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Komm mit uns & @zdfmagaz.in auf eine Reise durch Deutschlands Steueroasen: Denn dafür müssen Unternehmen nicht nach Panama – ein Münchner Vorort oder die ostdeutsche Provinz tut's auch! Die Recherche & das Steueroasen-Verzeichnis mit interaktiver Karte gibt's auf steueroasen.watch! #SteueroasenWatch
Das Steueroasen-Verzeichnis
FragDenStaat und ZDF Magazin Royale präsentieren: Eine digitale Entdeckungsreise durch Deutschlands Steuerparadiese.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Komm mit uns & @zdfmagaz.in auf eine Reise durch Deutschlands Steueroasen: Denn dafür müssen Unternehmen nicht nach Panama – ein Münchner Vorort oder die ostdeutsche Provinz tut's auch! Die Recherche & das Steueroasen-Verzeichnis mit interaktiver Karte gibt's auf steueroasen.watch! #SteueroasenWatch
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Wagenknecht verlässt BSW und gründet neue Partei "Team Sahra Wagenknecht" (TSW) www.der-postillon.com/2025/11/team...
Wagenknecht verlässt BSW und gründet neue Partei "Team Sahra Wagenknecht" (TSW)
Berlin (dpo) - Es hat sich bereits abgezeichnet, als das BSW vor wenigen Tagen seinen Namen in "Bündnis Soziale Gerechtigkeit und Wirtschaftliche Vern
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November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Wagenknecht verlässt BSW und gründet neue Partei "Team Sahra Wagenknecht" (TSW) www.der-postillon.com/2025/11/team...
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🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
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The unicorn listened intently. Somewhere in the forest, someone innocent was singing.
The unicorn followed the sound, found the singer, and laid down with their head in the singer's lap.
"bottles of-"
The young orc fell silent, smiled shyly, then resumed singing.
"Beer on the wall..."
The unicorn followed the sound, found the singer, and laid down with their head in the singer's lap.
"bottles of-"
The young orc fell silent, smiled shyly, then resumed singing.
"Beer on the wall..."
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The unicorn listened intently. Somewhere in the forest, someone innocent was singing.
The unicorn followed the sound, found the singer, and laid down with their head in the singer's lap.
"bottles of-"
The young orc fell silent, smiled shyly, then resumed singing.
"Beer on the wall..."
The unicorn followed the sound, found the singer, and laid down with their head in the singer's lap.
"bottles of-"
The young orc fell silent, smiled shyly, then resumed singing.
"Beer on the wall..."
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October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM