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Art Smith
@artsmithwriter.bsky.social
Old guy, writer*, tuba player, gives great hugs-all are welcome!

*Uncommon Counsel, available in the or e-book. Hit me up for deets. Maybe another coming soonish.

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Hope to make up for it this Sunday! 💜
February 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
And the assumption is abundance (our at least sufficiency) rather than scarcity. Instead creating (often false) scarcity, that work together to assure abundance. Utopian? Maybe, but other indigenous cultures have had a similar basis to their society. 2/2
December 3, 2024 at 6:43 PM
A society where people respect their place in nature. A society that rejects not only capitalism but the entire transactional framework where value is based on scarcity and need. The overarching ethic is what will make things better 7 generations from now? 1/2
December 3, 2024 at 6:40 PM
It's a peri-apocalyptic novel. Set in the near future before the collapse of civilization from climate change-caused pressures, with the protagonists working to create a new society that might survive without repeating the mistakes of the past.
December 3, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Yeah. I think we use sugar and cornstarch in the mix to combine with the juices for a kind of sauce, and then flour, sugar and butter combined to make crumbs to put over the top for a crumble topping. You could use brown sugar for either if you want that flavor. Maybe some nutmeg or cinnamon, too.
November 17, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Thank you! 😊💜
November 17, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Well done! 👏🏻
November 17, 2024 at 3:53 PM
We don't do marshmallows or anything too sweet. Typically bake the sweet potatoes with apples and a flour and brown sugar crumble that is only moderately sweet. Sweetness is mostly reserved for dessert - pie and ice cream (á la mode). Carrots may be roasted along with other veggies, but savory.
November 16, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Ooh! Definitely me know when it's out! I'd love to read it! 💜
November 16, 2024 at 6:33 PM
So many Yiddish words are best illustrated by use. My fav which shows both denotation and conotation: "I went on a camel ride and the filthy idiots said they were all girl camels, but I know they gave me a boy camel. Everywhere I went people pointed and said 'Look at the shmuck on that camel!'" 😄
November 16, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Thanks! It's a peri-apocalyptic novel set in the near future where the protagonists (including a self-aware AI) are plotting how they might survive after a worldwide collapse driven by climate change.
November 16, 2024 at 5:48 PM
*generations
November 16, 2024 at 5:45 PM
What if there were a society that believed in abundance not scarcity, where transactionality is foreign, and where morality is based on how an action will play out in seven generative?
November 16, 2024 at 4:38 PM
I play tuba inn a brass ensemble

My wife and I give out free hugs all day at pride fests and other events

My last haircut was in December 2019
November 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM
People tell me I'm a klutz, but I don't get it, I just AAARGH...!
November 16, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Yes, but I think I'd write more essays and short stories than novels.
November 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I'm guessing 80-100k. Kind of depends on how it flows and if my characters have more surpluses for me. I know the general arc of the story, but the rest is up to them 😄
November 16, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Apparently so. 👋🏻
November 16, 2024 at 5:25 AM