Grumpy Grey Muzzle - 85%er 🚑⚔️☣️

Blurb / Intro to WIP #1. ------- Good Science Fiction asks, “What if?” Good Fantasy asks, “Why not?” This story says, “Take my hand…” Man on the edge. World on the cusp. Can love survive? In the time before, when the Night cared little and her priesthood cared less, her priests were taken from us by a plague the Night would not cure. For generations the faithful cried for a leader the Night would not provide. Leaders the Church did not give. Leaders whose wars showed they were not true. Leaders whose eyes beheld only power and control. Except for those who did not wish to lead.  Lovers who saved the world. This is their story.  Their Purrspectives.

@woofknight You are never safe when someone else's actions can be responsible for "your" failures. If you don't have the right to punish the sandbag dragging you down, you are just the fall guy.

I told my therapist: "I feel safest when I do everything alone." She didn't even ask why. She just said, "That's not independence. That's grief." And I swear. I felt something in me break open. Because it is grief isn't it? Grief for every time you asked for help and no one showed up. Grief for being the child who had to hold it all together while everyone else fell apart. Grief for realizing way too young, that no one was ever really coming to save you. You didn't choose to be strong. You had to be. Because breaking wasn't safe. Crying didn't change anything. And needing people only led to disappointment, guilt, or punishment. So you grew up over-prepared. You move through life with backup plans for your backup plans. You double-check doors, messages, emotions, everything. You carry the weight of "I'll handle it," even when you're breaking inside. People call you "independent" but they don't see the version of you who secretly wants to collapse in someone's arms and actually be caught this time.

@NoNonsenseND Only 5 more years of abelist underemployment until I can starve to death on Socialist Insecurity.

@james_xond Yeah. And street address. Why wouldn't I? I had it longer than any other.

Does anyone who grew up before social media still remember their parents’ landline number??

@luxemiaa I would rather be at -70* on an ice field than +120* in an oasis.

People might disagree with me, but being hot is worse than being cold.

@SandyofCthulhu Right? Nevermind the Bishop's Pantry...

Clear back in the 1980s a national news team decided to do an exploration of Hunger in America and went to Appalachia, rural George, etc. looking for hunger. They found none. Zip. There WERE and ARE malnourished kids, but it's not because there's a lack of available food - it's because the adults in their lives don't prepare it for them. Kids with dysfunctional adults have it tough, but the solution isn't "provide more food" or at least that's the shortest-term solution imaginable.

@lady_valor_07 Anything?

IF YOU SEE THIS ON YOUR TIMELINE JUST REPLY WITH ANYTHING

@2ndaryProtocol @DrSpooky_ER

Drop some WITCHES 🧙‍♀️ 🖤 🔮

@oelma__ Where's the asparagus and Potatoes?

What comes to mind when you see this steak..

@GDocSwift @GrampsToolshed "Artillery" doesn't have cannons. It has "crumps". If you have been downrange you know the difference...

@GrampsToolshed Gotta be the 1812 Overture. Because it has cannons in it.

My only question is - What kind of Hold muzak would Artillery use??? 🤔🤔🤔🤣💥🎶

@timmckay52 @NathanTheAuthor I usually write the ending, intro and climax first, then fit everything else into that framework.

❓ Anyone notice the last stretch of a book is always the easiest to write? ❓ Just me? I find by the time I get there I've had the scenes playing in my mind so long that they just slide out onto the page. Wish the rest were that easy 😂

@ronsterd89 Nitroglycerin. What... It's heart medicine yo.

Name three things you always have in your fridge besides milk and eggs.

@Matt_Pinner Why do people keep asking this? If I had $1B I would never have to "buy" alcohol ever again because I would own a few distilleries.

Can you do it ?

@AuthorGFAllen x.com/i/status/19031… The MC is from Earth 2021. He gets kidnapped to a Colony 1000 LY away. He only has his primitive season hunting gear. The colony has "magic". It's an inverse Connecticut Yankee.

@GrumpyMuzzle What’s it about?

If you suddenly found yourself inside the book you’re reading, would you survive?

@memeslich Naah. My LE gnome Roguelock specializes in cantrips. Magic stone, toll the dead, spare the dying, Prestidigitation, then gets kinky with Witch Bolt, Hellish Rebuke & Arms of Hadar. That's on top of sneak attack & backstab with Flame Tongue Rapier as a Pact weapon...

Dungeons & Dragons has too many classes; they all feel samey now.

@Kor_VT 3

Which setup do you have?

@codiguillos Absolutely. Without hesitation.

🇺🇸 | En Estados Unidos abrieron una cafetería en la que todos los trabajadores tienen síndrome de Down. ¿Comerías allí? ☺️

@Tekeee Ammo

Gold is crashing. Silver is crashing. Crypto is crashing. Stocks are crashing. The dollar is crashing. Real talk what should we buy now?

@The_real_Fenris Neon.

I'm a Scorpio ♏️ What about you?

@Matt_Pinner Nanners. Gotta have a peanut butter and nanner sammich recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.…

🍇 Jelly isn’t available. Peanut Butter and what…..?

@MrPitbull07 The Hutt is 100% in the right this time. She bought an extra seat for her extra ass. That's actually responsible behavior. Good on her.

A flight turned tense after a disagreement between two passengers over an extra seat. According to the account shared online, a plus-size traveler had intentionally purchased two seats for the flight. She explained that she wanted enough space to sit comfortably and avoid making other passengers uncomfortable during the journey. But during boarding, the situation quickly changed. A mother traveling with a toddler approached the woman and asked if the child could use the empty seat next to her. The traveler declined, explaining that she had paid for the seat specifically for extra space. The conversation escalated. The mother reportedly complained to a flight attendant, arguing that the seat could be used by her child instead. The passenger then showed both of her boarding passes, proving she had purchased and reserved the extra seat. In the end, the airline allowed the woman to keep the seat she paid for. The toddler was expected to sit on the parent’s lap, which is a common arrangement permitted for very young children on flights. Despite the resolution, the woman later said she felt uncomfortable for the rest of the flight, claiming she received disapproving looks and passive-aggressive comments from other passengers. When the story spread online, it sparked debate. Some people argued that since she paid for the seat, she had every right to keep it. Others believed she should have given it up for the child. The moment turned into another viral discussion about airline etiquette, personal space, and whether paying for something automatically settles the debate.