M. Belanger

Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101

“Charles Norman Shay, who as a 19-year-old medic on D-Day repeatedly saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach, turning them on their backs, dragging them ashore and binding their wounds, died on Wednesday at his home in Thue et Mue, France, near the site of the Normandy invasion. He was 101.”

That backsplash was the biggest expense overall - but so worth it

Feel free!

Last month, I actually got to be a player in a V:tM game for the first time in at least two decades???

It was only a one shot, but it was the best fucking thing

Thank you. I don’t leave it much anymore (thanks to some unpleasant parting gifts from Covid) so it helps that it is a very cozy space with a lot of décor that engages my senses.

I might not have an inherited much of my mom‘s artistic talents, but I like to believe I inherited her impeccable eye for color

And I know what colors I like

I would say they are on the pricey end (what isn’t these days?)

But absolutely worth it.

Installers, a decade ago: “are you sure you don’t want white cabinets with those black counters. That wood you picked out is going to make the space look so dark!”

Me, forever Goth: Everything’s better in the dark 🧛🏻

Yes. That.

Photograph of a well-appointed kitchen with gray tile and glossy dark wood cabinetry with counters of black granite. The walls are soft gray. A black cat stands atop the kitchen island, investigating a treat left out for him on a mat.

Sometimes I look up and realize, despite all the cat hair (or perhaps because of it), our house does not suck #Goth #CatBreak #BlackCat

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My 2025 yearly overview from @anisota.net confirms that I am in fact a wordy, wordy bastard (fun fact – that word count is close to my longest unpublished novel, written in 1998)

That’s really cool. Thank you for sharing.

Feel free to creep my pantry.

That big bag of Tierra Farms dark chocolate covered cherries is a staple & is some of the very best chocolate I’ve ever had

Then again, I like my chocolate like my soul: extremely dark and bitter

A black cat with a white blaze at her throat stands on a black granite kitchen island with her front paws partly on the back of a barstool style metal chair. A full pantry and cabinets of a sleek, dark wood are visible behind her.

I don’t know about you, but I’m really sick of all of the terrible, ridiculous, scandalous, and just plain nauseating news crowding my feed

So, have a cat #CatBreak

A soft grey cat reclines on a vivid red blanket. He stretches out his two front paws, holding them against the extended fingers of his favorite human. The human has pale pink skin.

Today’s cat is holding my hand #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

Check out Ali's post of new works eligible for Rhysling, Nebulas, & Hugo awards ~ including our co-written poem:

"I Know Why Ophelia Picked Her Own Bouquet" 🌒💐🌘

If you're the nominating type, we'd love you to consider nominating us as a pair for this wickedly wonderful little piece of our hearts!

Right up there with the commonly misheard, “ ‘scuse me while I kiss this guy”

On the flipside of that, as someone with a couple of albums out in the world, I have noticed some of the “official“ lyrics pages are just wrong

Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

❤️‍🩹

Thank you for the link!

"Alles brennt." Caleb Widogast

#TheMightyNein #CriticalRole

I love this.

I feel shitty for complaining because, unlike many, I have food & shelter & a reasonably safe existence (as long as I work within the restrictions of some Covid parting gifts)

But, holy shitballs, this sucks

Losing Bliss to aggressive cancer right before my favorite October holiday Did Not Help

I know I’m not the only one struggling with everything going on

Just never expected to be cruising through the hellish intersection of Brave New World, 1984, Parable of the Sower & all the rest of it in my 50s, y’know?

As of yesterday, I finally know what I’m doing with this heavy-concept body/religious horror short story that is my dream submission for a @tenebrouspress.bsky.social anthology

Just gotta drag myself out from under the crushing weight of This Time We Live In ™️ to actually finish it

Wish me luck.

Necromancer

What a lovely house beastie 😻

Glad I’m not the only one who will repeat words when I’m irritated and not catch it until afterwards – and then be more irritated