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What flourishes in shadow does not bloom without blood

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 20h

Something new for you to read.

Quietly the couple wait, but the harvest they get is not the one they expected...

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The Plant

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 1d

Curiosity, always driving you to take a peak and get closer.

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Stephen Barrett (@wordsinspaceandtime)

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 2d

Brave New Look

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 3d

#Lyrics that have stayed with me

“What's the use in regrets

They're just things we haven't done yet.

What are regrets?

They're just lessons we haven't learned yet.”

#bethorton 1996 - Sweetest Decline

#songs #memories

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 3d

"My dear,

We need to make books cool again. 📚📖
If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them. Don’t let them explore you until they’ve explored the secret universes of books. ...

Truly yours,
John Samuel Waters"

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 4d

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“It’s good to plan.” Says wise old owl. “It’s even better to write those plans down.” Wise owl knows her stuff. “The cherry on top is breaking that plan down into easy, measurable steps — and then c...

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 5d

The rain crashes down. Outside secured from misadventure; those that might encroach preferring the dry — for now. Oh but what awaits when that cover is lifted…

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes you just have to wait and watch…

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A rogue’s final confession beneath the moonlight.

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 6d

Some #flashfiction for Wednesday.

As the moonlight takes confession, Casanova's luck has run out.

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Casanova’s Lament

Original Sin, Debugged (aka Adventures in the Garden of Eden)

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 7d

In case you missed it. Check this out 👇

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 8d

Adam and Eve v2298929 is a dark, surreal short story about violence and free will.

Check it out - open.substack.com/pub/wordsins...

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Adam and Eve v2298929

Original Sin, Debugged (aka Adventures in the Garden of Eden)

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 7d

Reading takes time. Give yourself that time. Or else it will get taken from you. So much benefit from reading, so little from the dopamine driven 20 second clips on social media.

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 8d

Adam and Eve v2298929 is a dark, surreal short story about violence and free will.

Check it out - open.substack.com/pub/wordsins...

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Adam and Eve v2298929

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 8d

I think a large part depends on the website host.

Everyone passes through somewhere, but it's not everywhere that everyone knows your name.

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 10d

I may have been waylaid by a bookshop!

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 10d

And it’s #creative Sunday.

#vutiebeets in Letchworth Garden City

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 13d

Getting some good reviews on #substack which is always a great way to get a Thursday boost! And very humbling.

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 15d

New story out now!

Want to wake up where everyone knows your name? Might not be as simple as that...

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The Waystation

How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 20d

Don’t know if this is any use www.tomshardware.com/how-to/bypas...

Use simple utilities to install Windows 11 on any PC.

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a man holding a sign that reads careful now

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 20d

Final thoughts for the day, Father Ted was a great series.

#wednesday #goodnight #fatherted

ALT: a man holding a sign that reads careful now

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 21d

Repeat or missing words always get me, no matter how many times I read the draft lol

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 21d

It’s definitely a new skill to learn. But onwards and upwards.

Thanks

Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 21d

The hardest thing (so far) with writing, that I've found, is the editing. I think I'm getting better at it, but it's hard work.

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 22d

But if in doubt, there’s always tea!

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Stephen @wordsinspacetime.bsky.social · 22d

It’s only Tuesday and I want to sleep for a thousand years. Fingers crossed for a quiet day at work.

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