Benny G
@benny-g.bsky.social
I write novels, draw pictures, and play music. Sometimes I even show them to other people.
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Turns out you can run an entire political campaign on "triggering the right"
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Turns out you can run an entire political campaign on "triggering the right"
Is anyone else relieved that Disney resisted the 2010s urge to call it "2ootopia?"
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Is anyone else relieved that Disney resisted the 2010s urge to call it "2ootopia?"
As I was posting this story, I happened to think of the Stephen Vincent Benet story "By the Waters of Babylon," which I haven't thought about since high school.
I wonder how much I owe to a story I forgot about nearly forty years ago.
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I wonder how much I owe to a story I forgot about nearly forty years ago.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
As I was posting this story, I happened to think of the Stephen Vincent Benet story "By the Waters of Babylon," which I haven't thought about since high school.
I wonder how much I owe to a story I forgot about nearly forty years ago.
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I wonder how much I owe to a story I forgot about nearly forty years ago.
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Can't believe what just came in the mail.
My tax refund.
For 2022.
(Yes, I did verify it, yes, it's real. It's a loooooong story.)
My tax refund.
For 2022.
(Yes, I did verify it, yes, it's real. It's a loooooong story.)
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Can't believe what just came in the mail.
My tax refund.
For 2022.
(Yes, I did verify it, yes, it's real. It's a loooooong story.)
My tax refund.
For 2022.
(Yes, I did verify it, yes, it's real. It's a loooooong story.)
Thanksgiving dinner was a hit...
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Thanksgiving dinner was a hit...
My writing: Werewolves on the hunt, gruesomely tearing apart their helpless prey with tooth and claw.
Real life: Gingerly picking the giblet packet out of a Thanksgiving turkey and washing my hands with fire.
Real life: Gingerly picking the giblet packet out of a Thanksgiving turkey and washing my hands with fire.
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My writing: Werewolves on the hunt, gruesomely tearing apart their helpless prey with tooth and claw.
Real life: Gingerly picking the giblet packet out of a Thanksgiving turkey and washing my hands with fire.
Real life: Gingerly picking the giblet packet out of a Thanksgiving turkey and washing my hands with fire.
*examines second test turkey with multiple instruments*
Hm...12.33 lbs for 3 hours at 165C, autopsy indicates giblets removed, hollow cavity, internal temperate 85C...I think it's dead.
Nurse, fetch a knife and fork. And some Stove Top.
Hm...12.33 lbs for 3 hours at 165C, autopsy indicates giblets removed, hollow cavity, internal temperate 85C...I think it's dead.
Nurse, fetch a knife and fork. And some Stove Top.
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
*examines second test turkey with multiple instruments*
Hm...12.33 lbs for 3 hours at 165C, autopsy indicates giblets removed, hollow cavity, internal temperate 85C...I think it's dead.
Nurse, fetch a knife and fork. And some Stove Top.
Hm...12.33 lbs for 3 hours at 165C, autopsy indicates giblets removed, hollow cavity, internal temperate 85C...I think it's dead.
Nurse, fetch a knife and fork. And some Stove Top.
This took me a second because around here we just have mulberry bushes.
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This took me a second because around here we just have mulberry bushes.
So in December of 1997, two movies of personal interest to me were released a week apart, giving me the opportunity for my own private Barbenheimer. Afterwards, of course, I had an idea for a Mashup.
The story is called "An American Werewolf on the Titanic."
The story is called "An American Werewolf on the Titanic."
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
So in December of 1997, two movies of personal interest to me were released a week apart, giving me the opportunity for my own private Barbenheimer. Afterwards, of course, I had an idea for a Mashup.
The story is called "An American Werewolf on the Titanic."
The story is called "An American Werewolf on the Titanic."
I'm free! I'm free!
*closes thirty-six browser tabs as if unlocking shackles and restraints*
The rough draft is done! It's in the bag! I can live again!
If I ever decide to write historical fiction again, would one of you kindly hit me with something heavy? It's been a rough month.
*closes thirty-six browser tabs as if unlocking shackles and restraints*
The rough draft is done! It's in the bag! I can live again!
If I ever decide to write historical fiction again, would one of you kindly hit me with something heavy? It's been a rough month.
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm free! I'm free!
*closes thirty-six browser tabs as if unlocking shackles and restraints*
The rough draft is done! It's in the bag! I can live again!
If I ever decide to write historical fiction again, would one of you kindly hit me with something heavy? It's been a rough month.
*closes thirty-six browser tabs as if unlocking shackles and restraints*
The rough draft is done! It's in the bag! I can live again!
If I ever decide to write historical fiction again, would one of you kindly hit me with something heavy? It's been a rough month.
@stephenking.bsky.social's earliest books were about a telekinetic, a vampire, a psychic, a prophet, a pyrokinetic, a demonic dog, a sentient car, a necromancer, and a werewolf.
To him, those are horror stories. To me, that's basically poker night.
Or a hell of a D&D party.
Or a superhero team.
To him, those are horror stories. To me, that's basically poker night.
Or a hell of a D&D party.
Or a superhero team.
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
@stephenking.bsky.social's earliest books were about a telekinetic, a vampire, a psychic, a prophet, a pyrokinetic, a demonic dog, a sentient car, a necromancer, and a werewolf.
To him, those are horror stories. To me, that's basically poker night.
Or a hell of a D&D party.
Or a superhero team.
To him, those are horror stories. To me, that's basically poker night.
Or a hell of a D&D party.
Or a superhero team.
"Black Bear" isn't as interesting as you'd think in this context...
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"Black Bear" isn't as interesting as you'd think in this context...
If you see this QTP with a game that released the year you were born.
Yup..
Yup..
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you see this QTP with a game that released the year you were born.
Yup..
Yup..
I have a turkey in the oven. No, I didn't get the week wrong.
It's a practice turkey.
Mom's been doing Thanksgiving for fifty years, so I offered to cater this time. Only I never roasted a turkey before, so I've got one in the oven now. We'll see how it goes.
It's a practice turkey.
Mom's been doing Thanksgiving for fifty years, so I offered to cater this time. Only I never roasted a turkey before, so I've got one in the oven now. We'll see how it goes.
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I have a turkey in the oven. No, I didn't get the week wrong.
It's a practice turkey.
Mom's been doing Thanksgiving for fifty years, so I offered to cater this time. Only I never roasted a turkey before, so I've got one in the oven now. We'll see how it goes.
It's a practice turkey.
Mom's been doing Thanksgiving for fifty years, so I offered to cater this time. Only I never roasted a turkey before, so I've got one in the oven now. We'll see how it goes.
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welcome to the club, wolves
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
welcome to the club, wolves
Well, I've finally managed to drag my current in-progress within grapefruit-throwing distance of the finish line. Took about four months, which is a painfully long time for a rough draft; I'm clearly going to have to overhaul my technique.
Title announcement coming soon.
Title announcement coming soon.
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Well, I've finally managed to drag my current in-progress within grapefruit-throwing distance of the finish line. Took about four months, which is a painfully long time for a rough draft; I'm clearly going to have to overhaul my technique.
Title announcement coming soon.
Title announcement coming soon.
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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
This week's Patreon brings the second part of "Junkyard Dog," as the callous merchant Elsefus, feeling cheated after dealing with the Dog, returns to square the deal and reclaim his "property" - with violence if necessary.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:57 AM
This week's Patreon brings the second part of "Junkyard Dog," as the callous merchant Elsefus, feeling cheated after dealing with the Dog, returns to square the deal and reclaim his "property" - with violence if necessary.
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Going through my record collection.
Okay, I can KIND of understand how I ended up with two copies of Born to Run, but I need someone to answer for this.
Okay, I can KIND of understand how I ended up with two copies of Born to Run, but I need someone to answer for this.
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Going through my record collection.
Okay, I can KIND of understand how I ended up with two copies of Born to Run, but I need someone to answer for this.
Okay, I can KIND of understand how I ended up with two copies of Born to Run, but I need someone to answer for this.
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Best literary analysis ever
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Best literary analysis ever
Category: Questions that should not be asked of a Presidential candidate.
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I keep hearing about terrible behavior from companies I never use. "Join the boycott! Don't cross the picket line!" ...Okay, no problem there.
Starbucks? I don't drink coffee.
Hobby Lobby? Closest one is 100 miles away.
Chick-Fil-A? Never even seen one.
Easiest boycotts ever.
Starbucks? I don't drink coffee.
Hobby Lobby? Closest one is 100 miles away.
Chick-Fil-A? Never even seen one.
Easiest boycotts ever.
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I keep hearing about terrible behavior from companies I never use. "Join the boycott! Don't cross the picket line!" ...Okay, no problem there.
Starbucks? I don't drink coffee.
Hobby Lobby? Closest one is 100 miles away.
Chick-Fil-A? Never even seen one.
Easiest boycotts ever.
Starbucks? I don't drink coffee.
Hobby Lobby? Closest one is 100 miles away.
Chick-Fil-A? Never even seen one.
Easiest boycotts ever.
It's 106 miles to the Vatican. We got a full tank of holy water, half a pack o' wafers, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
I know there have probably been 200 versions of that gag since this picture surfaced, so I rushed to get mine in before I saw any others.
I know there have probably been 200 versions of that gag since this picture surfaced, so I rushed to get mine in before I saw any others.
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
It's 106 miles to the Vatican. We got a full tank of holy water, half a pack o' wafers, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
I know there have probably been 200 versions of that gag since this picture surfaced, so I rushed to get mine in before I saw any others.
I know there have probably been 200 versions of that gag since this picture surfaced, so I rushed to get mine in before I saw any others.
Standard "Pulp Fiction or The Bad Guys?" question.
Let me get this straight, the criminal enterprise has a fixer named Mr. Wolff
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Standard "Pulp Fiction or The Bad Guys?" question.
I'm going through my record collection and found what might be the silliest one.
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm going through my record collection and found what might be the silliest one.