We found a mosquito in amber. We sampled the blood it contained. We used all our knowledge to clone that DNA and now we’re proud to announce:
DROP OF BLOOD PARK!
[2 days later]
Good lord, the drop of blood got loose!
Author: M Van Vleet
I forgot to study!
had that nightmare again where I was supposed to be “studying the blade” while everyone else did cool stuff but I hadn’t ever taken my sword out of the box and I’m at sword-finals and I’m gonna fail
while your teeth were falling out and you were at school with no clothes on, I was (supposed to be) studying the blade
Gentlemen’s Swash! Pirate Parry, sneaky! Pirate Parry, bold! The Ol’ Razzmatazz! Big Swing-a-rooni! Thrust-o! Stabby! L’il stabby! Huz-ZAH!
The Pope’s Left-Hander! Ha! Elliot’s Sword Wiggle! Overhand Broccoli Bash! Underhand Twinkle Block! (please, please let one of these be right, I’m in so much sword-debt)
born too late
60 years ago it was possible for a single income household to afford a small starter home mounted on giant chicken legs that would roam through the forest
and today my real estate agent says I can only afford a wooden raft mounted on a blanket of worms
Federation
It turns out I can federate my personal weblog. Maybe this’ll get me to update my site more often. In recent years, I’ve used it to archive little fiction tidbits I posted on Mastodon, just so I don’t lose them, or to announce that I’ve posted a new music mix.
Might be the dawning of a new era.