Arref
@arref-mak.bsky.social
gamer, artist, writer, spouse, storyteller, some retired guy
Second life
Caledon
Caledon
If you purchase any parcel that is for sale by NeoBokrug, instead of being credited for 2 weeks of tier, you'll be credited for 4! If you feel like dipping your toes in our community, now is a good time. :)
This is for Caledon, New Toulouse, and The Wastelands. This sale ends on Monday evening!
This is for Caledon, New Toulouse, and The Wastelands. This sale ends on Monday evening!
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Second life
Caledon
Caledon
As a big Barbara Stanwyck fan, I've never heard or seen this outlier Western gem.
Going to watch tonight
video, "40 guns streaming" share.google/N97c48M4ijMS...
Going to watch tonight
video, "40 guns streaming" share.google/N97c48M4ijMS...
share.google
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As a big Barbara Stanwyck fan, I've never heard or seen this outlier Western gem.
Going to watch tonight
video, "40 guns streaming" share.google/N97c48M4ijMS...
Going to watch tonight
video, "40 guns streaming" share.google/N97c48M4ijMS...
Old geeks recall Nine Princes
And their recollections are very good... the best, the not so good, and how it still does things to the imagination.
And their recollections are very good... the best, the not so good, and how it still does things to the imagination.
Old geeks recall Nine Princes
And their recollections are very good... the best, the not so good, and how it still does things to the imagination.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Old geeks recall Nine Princes
And their recollections are very good... the best, the not so good, and how it still does things to the imagination.
And their recollections are very good... the best, the not so good, and how it still does things to the imagination.
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Truth
Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Truth
What do fans think of a 50 year old lookback at
Nine Princes in Amber
www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-8u...
Nine Princes in Amber
www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-8u...
Ancient Geeks | Ancient Geeks
Two old geeks talk about being young geeks, at a turning point in popular culture. In the 60s, 70s, and 80s, the threads of modern geek culture emerged and wove together. Science fiction, fantasy, com...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
What do fans think of a 50 year old lookback at
Nine Princes in Amber
www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-8u...
Nine Princes in Amber
www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-8u...
I've been playing this character for just about 20 years and she is nothing like me:
From OOC Celina but in character: “this is Rebma, we can do better than tea. Something bloody with a frisky aftermath.”
From OOC Celina but in character: “this is Rebma, we can do better than tea. Something bloody with a frisky aftermath.”
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I've been playing this character for just about 20 years and she is nothing like me:
From OOC Celina but in character: “this is Rebma, we can do better than tea. Something bloody with a frisky aftermath.”
From OOC Celina but in character: “this is Rebma, we can do better than tea. Something bloody with a frisky aftermath.”
Needed this
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Needed this
#Felon47 is a mind bent old man with no discipline.
You wouldn't invite him to dinner.
You wouldn't invite him to dinner.
Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Pig Is in the White House
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#Felon47 is a mind bent old man with no discipline.
You wouldn't invite him to dinner.
You wouldn't invite him to dinner.
#Felon47 has no legitimate plans, no ideas, no scruples, no empathy, no leadership, no moral compass, and no intention of thinking well of anyone but himself.
Not even a single #GOP collaborator is get his backing when the hammer falls.
Not even a single #GOP collaborator is get his backing when the hammer falls.
Trump promised to lower costs “on Day One.” Well, more than 270 days in, inflation is rising.
Prices are up for groceries, electricity, rent and more—with health care premiums set to double for millions of Americans if the President and Congressional Republicans refuse to act.
Prices are up for groceries, electricity, rent and more—with health care premiums set to double for millions of Americans if the President and Congressional Republicans refuse to act.
October 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
Why is this silly commentary viable SF journalism?
?impossible?
I do not think this word means what you think it means...
?impossible?
I do not think this word means what you think it means...
October 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Why is this silly commentary viable SF journalism?
?impossible?
I do not think this word means what you think it means...
?impossible?
I do not think this word means what you think it means...
#NoKings
Failing an oath to faithfully execute laws or uphold the Constitution is indictable as High Crimes by a Federal Grand Jury.
Indictment under High Crimes demands a Special Prosecutor be immediately appointed by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Failing an oath to faithfully execute laws or uphold the Constitution is indictable as High Crimes by a Federal Grand Jury.
Indictment under High Crimes demands a Special Prosecutor be immediately appointed by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
October 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
#NoKings
Failing an oath to faithfully execute laws or uphold the Constitution is indictable as High Crimes by a Federal Grand Jury.
Indictment under High Crimes demands a Special Prosecutor be immediately appointed by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Failing an oath to faithfully execute laws or uphold the Constitution is indictable as High Crimes by a Federal Grand Jury.
Indictment under High Crimes demands a Special Prosecutor be immediately appointed by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
October 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
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Bondi Does Not Deny Epstein Had Pics Of Trump With 'Half-Naked Young Women'
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Bondi Does Not Deny Epstein Had Pics Of Trump With 'Half-Naked Young Women' | Crooks and Liars
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October 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bondi Does Not Deny Epstein Had Pics Of Trump With 'Half-Naked Young Women'
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Thanks, New Yorker
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks, New Yorker
All the flyers and road signs are #GOPLies
Vote YES to retain
Vote YES to retain
Please share widely, especially if you know anyone in PA. The GOP are throwing everything at the PA Supreme Court race. We have to maintain our Democratic majority! Thank you!
ATTN: PA VOTERS
🚨IMPORTANT🚨
VOTE YES TO RETAIN 💥DEM MAJORITY 💥 PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
‼️If using mail in ballots, the Supreme Court Justices are
located on the flip side.
‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.
🚨IMPORTANT🚨
VOTE YES TO RETAIN 💥DEM MAJORITY 💥 PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
‼️If using mail in ballots, the Supreme Court Justices are
located on the flip side.
‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.
October 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
All the flyers and road signs are #GOPLies
Vote YES to retain
Vote YES to retain
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It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.
There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.
Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.
Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.
There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.
Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.
Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
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"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
Coveting Amber
If the royals, with their increased will, ego and experience have a love/covet relationship with Amber; how much might other folk be affected by visiting the Eternal Realm? Is that increased by drinking the water and eating the food? By experiencing the sunsets or the clarity of a…
If the royals, with their increased will, ego and experience have a love/covet relationship with Amber; how much might other folk be affected by visiting the Eternal Realm? Is that increased by drinking the water and eating the food? By experiencing the sunsets or the clarity of a…
Coveting Amber
If the royals, with their increased will, ego and experience have a love/covet relationship with Amber; how much might other folk be affected by visiting the Eternal Realm? Is that increased by drinking the water and eating the food? By experiencing the sunsets or the clarity of a winter morning? Does Amber invade the senses? Or do royal senses run richer, see more clearly, feel more deeply?
intheshadowofgreatness.wordpress.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Coveting Amber
If the royals, with their increased will, ego and experience have a love/covet relationship with Amber; how much might other folk be affected by visiting the Eternal Realm? Is that increased by drinking the water and eating the food? By experiencing the sunsets or the clarity of a…
If the royals, with their increased will, ego and experience have a love/covet relationship with Amber; how much might other folk be affected by visiting the Eternal Realm? Is that increased by drinking the water and eating the food? By experiencing the sunsets or the clarity of a…
Citizens of Amber
Are the people who are not descendants of Dworkin who populate the areas around Amber just regular humans, or are they something more? For the TTRPG, do they have human stats or Chaos or Amber stats? I cannot recall if this has a definite answer in the various twenty-some years…
Are the people who are not descendants of Dworkin who populate the areas around Amber just regular humans, or are they something more? For the TTRPG, do they have human stats or Chaos or Amber stats? I cannot recall if this has a definite answer in the various twenty-some years…
Citizens of Amber
Are the people who are not descendants of Dworkin who populate the areas around Amber just regular humans, or are they something more? For the TTRPG, do they have human stats or Chaos or Amber stats? I cannot recall if this has a definite answer in the various twenty-some years of this blog. Canon gives lots of hints, though.
intheshadowofgreatness.wordpress.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Citizens of Amber
Are the people who are not descendants of Dworkin who populate the areas around Amber just regular humans, or are they something more? For the TTRPG, do they have human stats or Chaos or Amber stats? I cannot recall if this has a definite answer in the various twenty-some years…
Are the people who are not descendants of Dworkin who populate the areas around Amber just regular humans, or are they something more? For the TTRPG, do they have human stats or Chaos or Amber stats? I cannot recall if this has a definite answer in the various twenty-some years…
I enjoy Perrin's POV
Food for thought on modern streaming narrative foibles
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Food for thought on modern streaming narrative foibles
reactormag.com/star-trek-st...
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Bumpy Third Season Highlights a Core Problem in Modern TV - Reactor
Blaming comedy hardly seems fair when there's a much larger elephant in the room...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I enjoy Perrin's POV
Food for thought on modern streaming narrative foibles
reactormag.com/star-trek-st...
Food for thought on modern streaming narrative foibles
reactormag.com/star-trek-st...
the Unknowables
One of the biggest attractions I have to Zelazny's work is that he was a real artist at keeping my attention, even when his authorial decisions don't seem to make sense. Or rather, maybe I'm just sometimes kicked out of the story by his authorial choices. On the other hand, I've…
One of the biggest attractions I have to Zelazny's work is that he was a real artist at keeping my attention, even when his authorial decisions don't seem to make sense. Or rather, maybe I'm just sometimes kicked out of the story by his authorial choices. On the other hand, I've…
the Unknowables
One of the biggest attractions I have to Zelazny's work is that he was a real artist at keeping my attention, even when his authorial decisions don't seem to make sense. Or rather, maybe I'm just sometimes kicked out of the story by his authorial choices. On the other hand, I've never read anyone as exciting as when Zelazny is in the groove.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
the Unknowables
One of the biggest attractions I have to Zelazny's work is that he was a real artist at keeping my attention, even when his authorial decisions don't seem to make sense. Or rather, maybe I'm just sometimes kicked out of the story by his authorial choices. On the other hand, I've…
One of the biggest attractions I have to Zelazny's work is that he was a real artist at keeping my attention, even when his authorial decisions don't seem to make sense. Or rather, maybe I'm just sometimes kicked out of the story by his authorial choices. On the other hand, I've…