Hurricane in Florida. A work friend invited my mom and I to stay at her place if it got bad. I’d spent time with her and her husband before, and thought we would have a good time playing games and hanging out.

It started to get bad, so we headed over. She didn’t answer the door or phone. Finally she comes out, says we woke her up (it’s 3pm) and laughed at us getting “freaked out” by a little wind. Guess we were supposed to wait for the full hurricane force winds before driving across town. Spent the remainder of my birthday on the closet floor with mom and dog.

Exotic is relative, just like “foreign.” What’s foreign in one country is native in another. You made a great choice.

I assume it’s hiding the other one in profile.

The Steerswoman series by Rosemary Kirstein, though sadly she never finished it.

See also Emergency Skin by NK Jemison.

for October 31

…right.

Thanks!

Thank you so much for sharing.

Blossom Puzzle, October 1 Letters: D E G A N R S My score: 362 points My longest word: 11 letters 🌼 🌻 🌷 🌸 💐 🌺 🏵 💮 🌹 🌼 🌻

Finally hit mega boss.

Your self-destruction doesn’t hurt them. Your chaos won’t convert them. They’re so happy to rebuild it. You never really killed it. Excess ain’t rebellion. You’re drinking what they’re selling.