I think I have a superhero self-insert fanfic around here somewhere that’s almost not a rip-off of an old Legion of Super-Heroes story…. 😁

Awakened Plants: The Problem of Being Made The Awaken spell creates personhood. Intelligence 10, language, mobility - instant consciousness forced on beings that never asked. Now what? Is the forest a sovereign kingdom once the King of Trees opens its eyes? Are Awakened guards slaves? What happens when Underbrush Refugees need farmland or a Vengeful Canopy seeks revenge? This entry explores creation ethics, personhood questions, and scenario hooks: oracular trees, plant refugees, Feywild chaos, Bard-Awakened audiences. The campfire encounter: a tree puts out your fire because it saw a forest burn once. Is it a person? Your players answer through actions, whether they meant to or not.

Awakened Plants: The Problem of Being Made

The Awaken spell creates personhood. Intelligence 10, language, mobility - instant consciousness forced on beings that never asked. Now what? Is the forest a sovereign kingdom once the King of Trees opens its eyes? Are Awakened guards slaves? What happens…

I *may* have already put your other submission windows into a Google Calendar already. Y'know. Just in case.

That’s how I feel with student essays. They all want their grade now, but no, children, my brain has turned to pudding.

It’s Just a Chicken: The Cockatrice Ecosystem Statues litter the approach to the old abbey. Some new, some worn by time. All screaming. The Cockatrice Regent and its flock have turned this place into a hunting ground, and your players just wal…

Sure, they look like chickens, but put enough Cockatrices in a room and your Players are gonna have a bad time. So.... put some in your D&D game! #Cockatrice #dnd5e #dndencounters #ttrpg #dndmonster #tabletoprpg #dndinspiration #EEE #MonsterManual

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It’s undefined in the story, but it starts in a shopping mall and ends on a triple-decker highway, so that sounds pretty American to me.

Our poor, eldritch boy...

I’ve gotta have another First Person Weird story floating around here somewhere…. (rifles wildly through folders)

Infowars/Onion combo logo in rainbow saying “I support the onion’s hostile media takeover.”

It’s finally happened. After 18 months. Finally, a media merger you can root for.

Three of the new, limited 7-11 sandwiches. They are “chocolate sprinkles and whipped cream” sandwiches. They look like someone took vanilla frosting, mixed sprinkles into it, and slathered it between two thin slices of cake bread. This is for when you give up.

Apparently 7-11 Japan is now selling whatever the opposite of “ganbare” is. #頑張られません

What Radicalized You? Panel 1 A woman sits at a desk talking to her boss who has his feet up on the desk. Boss: As part of ongoing restructuring your position has been eliminated. We'd like to thank you for the 30 years you spent with us. Woman: But we made record profits last quarter. Panel 2 A man stands in front of a dumpster full of food. His boss stands behind him. Boss: Make sure you lock up the dumpster after you throw out all this food. Wouldn't want any bums to get at it. Panel 3 A man stands against a wall, holding his arms up in the air, looking afraid. A police officer points a gun at him. Cop: Police! Drop the weapon, boy. Man: What weapon? Cop: Stop resisting! Panel 4 Lester sits in a booth at a restaurant. He's holding a menu that says "Cluck Bucket" on it. He looks pissed. Lester: $24.99 for chicken wings?

Enough is enough.

Bonus panel on Patreon!

I've got something cued up and ready!

Okay. The Storm Boyfriend story is locked down and ready to send once the target market opens. This was tough to work on. Not because I didn't know what it wanted to be - that was clear from word one - but I wanted to do them justice. Those crazy kids.... #AmWriting

Okay. I think I’ve got the general shape of the Stormcloud Boyfriend (working title) story. I’m still not sure how it resolves, because how can you “It’s not you, it’s me (but it’s TOTALLY you)” a sentient, clingy thunderstorm?

Looking forward to finding out. #amwriting

The Fail Whale: an illustration of a smiling white sperm whale being lifted into the air by eight small orange birds.

We missed you, big guy. #FailWhale

Slaadi: The Problem of Being You There's a certain type of DM who grins when Slaadi appear. Body horror? Check - eggs gestate inside victims, bursting out when ready. Identity erosion? Absolutely - infected characters slowly stop being themselves. Shapeshifting paranoia? Every NPC could be a Gray Slaad. This entry walks through Red/Blue transformation horror, Green/Gray/Death shapeshifting tactics, control gem slavery (chaos creatures forced to obey), Limbo invasion scenarios, and critical safety tools for Session Zero. Slaadi remind players that some horrors don't kill you. They replace you, piece by piece, until nothing remains but chaos wearing your face.

Slaadi: The Problem of Being You

There's a certain type of DM who grins when Slaadi appear. Body horror? Check - eggs gestate inside victims, bursting out when ready. Identity erosion? Absolutely - infected characters slowly stop being themselves. Shapeshifting paranoia? Every NPC could be a Gray…

Or Ray will have to go again.

Every time I use an em-dash I feel that flutter of panic now. But, y’know, cold dead hands and all that.

Covers: Father Brown season one Daredevil The Vanishing Woman The Sister Boniface Mysteries A Taste for Bones Whispers of the Dead Blessed Water The Name of the Rose The Amazing Nightcrawler

I made a booklist: jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

And one more on the commute. Take a number, kids. Angry Thunderstorm Boyfriend comes first, then No Touching, then either Capitalism Makes Gays Sad or Whoops! Apocalypse.

Had three short story ideas barge into my brain one after another half an hour before bedtime last night.

Rude. And thank you, but RUDE.

#amwriting #writersky

On the right is a cream-colored flamepoint cat sitting atop a black box. On the left, in a cat bed, is a black cat, sleeping. The flamepoint has his left front paw on the back right paw of the black cat, as though he is petting him.

In case you were wondering how the new cat (right) is getting on....

Okay, I think I can work with this.... I feel like there's a solid queer allegory lurking here, if I can dig it out.

Aaaaand submitted. Let's see what else I can whip into shape. #writing

Applied some spackle, moved the houseplants around to hide the more egregious sledgehammer work, got it to 2995. Time to let it fly. #writing

(Walks out of the room, covered in blood, the chainsaw still running). 2998. #writing