Notices by Damon Thomas (ruralgloom@c.im)

"I Find Money On The Ground" #writing #poetry #observation #snakes

@jacklaridian From an RPG fan standpoint Sir Didymus is a solid example of – "Maybe you should just try asking nicely first?"

"Barklings are sometimes confused with kobolds, for whom they have a particular hatred; calling a barkling a kobold or suggesting that the two species are related is considered a terrible insult." #ttrpg #games

@prettygood @ghost_shit It doesn't really feel like humanity needs help coming to a sad end? Everything we know echoes – "You don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."

“There's nothing new under the sun, but there are lots of old things we don't know.” ― Ambrose Bierce #quotes

@ghost_shit I better understand all the "Lost Kingdom" dystopian fiction now. At one point people forgot how to use concrete for ~700 years. And we seem destined to repeat these cycles forever.

I'm reading the Top 100 Stan Lee stories and #94 is a multi-part Hogun the Grim thing. It feels like 60s Thor had "creative differences" in play. The A story was mostly Thor on Earth then it'd stop a few pages short to go all Asgard. #comics

"A Boy King" #writing #poetry #power

"The Snakes Will Find You" #writing #poetry #snake #florida

I'll be having a Deep South "lucky meal" of Blacked Eyed Peas, Collard Greens, and Corn Bread today. "Of course I don’t believe in it, but I understand it brings you luck, whether you believe in it or not." – Niels Bohr #quotes #tradition #Southern #food

"See The Doctor" #writing #poetry #HomeRemedy

"We Always Made It Home" #writing #poetry #partying #youth

"Old Before Your Time" #writing #poetry #family #florida

I'm an IKEA Bingo Winner! #bingo #ikea #florida

"It matters more to write and make art in a state like Florida, where the governor and his supporters are actively hostile to both culture and journalism, than it does in a place like Brooklyn, where I once saw a grown man unironically wearing a propeller beanie." https://slate.com/business/2024/10/hurricane-milton-florida-update-damage.html #florida #writing #art

“The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory, is that conspiracy theorists believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is actually chaotic. The truth is that it is not The Iluminati, or The Jewish Banking Conspiracy, or the Gray Alien Theory.

The truth is far more frightening - Nobody is in control.

The world is rudderless.”
― Alan Moore #quotes

"We can be wonderful. We can be magnificent." #comics

Anywhere near Jacksonville, FL? Come see me at the library Book Fest! I'll have a pile of my new book for sale and random stickers for free. They'll be bringing in Gabrielle Zevin, Vashti Harrison, and Jason Reynolds as guests. A book party! https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/bookfest #comics #books #poetry #library #jacksonville #florida #SouthernGothic

@youronlyone Like TTRPGs it is a form of cooperative storytelling. Your actions shape how this Visual Novel unfolds.

@youronlyone As a youth I tried to rush through and had a bad time in places like the Marsh Cave.. A game that rewards patience and preparation.