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BewareThePen
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I have used both red and blue pens to proof words.

PFP: Blood spatter font letters BtP on white background.
Banner: A peek of a book page's black sans serif fonted words against a white background.

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Welp, this was not something I expected to learn about myself today...

(Added blank in this post in case this reply gets yoinked free of the thread.)
A filled in autism BINGO card to help people identify if they might have autism or not. The usual "Free Space" in the center of the board is a grayed out box with a rainbow infinity shape acting as a placeholder. The person that filled this card out (myself) used a fifty percent overlay of their avatar as their marker, which contains a stylized font of the letters BtP. Unfortunately, I can't fit all the wording of each box into the allocated character limit for AltTxt. An unmarked autism BINGO card created to help people identify if they might have autism or not. The usual "Free Space" in the center of the board is a grayed out box with a rainbow infinity shape acting as a placeholder. Unfortunately, adding all the wording of each box on the card to full describe this image goes beyond the allocated character limit for AltTxt.
January 16, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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If you see this, I invite you to post a picture from whatever device you were using without explanation
A meme that shows a close-up of three river otters from the neck up in a diagonal line starting on the left hand side of the image stretching out to the right. The closest otter seems a bit dismissive with part of its tongue sticking out. The next one looks mad and its mouth is open as if it is yelling. The last is blurry and appears to be looking to its left. The meme's text reads "I'M NOT LOCKED INSIDE WITH YOU," at the top and reads "YOU'RE LOCKED INSIDE WITH ME." on the bottom.
December 26, 2023 at 10:33 PM
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MUG CHECK

This has been my daily since my MiL gave it to me. It reminds me of those who are way better at not throwing in the towel than I will ever be.

And that's ok, because they also inspire me every once in a blue moon to still try a bit more even when I don't wanna.
A photograph of a black mug with a long thin shaped handle that boldly states "FAILURE" in large white text on top of the second line of text that is slightly smaller and states, "IS NOT AN OPTION". Centered below that statement is the NASA logo in pure white, and below that white text states repeating the two line format breakdown but in a smaller and softer edged font that some would say seems rather space tech friendly, "WALLOPS" on top of "FLIGHT FACILITY". The mug rests upon a stack of two softcover books and two hardbound notebooks with black ribbon for page markers and bands to hold them together. None of the spines are facing the camera and so their contents are a mystery. Next to both is a brushed silvery metal base of a desk lamp with a gooseneck portion that reaches off frame so the shade cannot be seen. Below all of that is the top of a computer tower that is black with some silver edging. In the upper left corner of the tower the word "Inspiron" can be seen.
December 8, 2023 at 10:28 PM
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Here's my bit for #WIPWednesday 20231206's "transparent" prompt.
The lad was artless, and for some reason he couldn’t yet work out…the thought of that particular aspect of him infuriated Tu at this very moment. To the point where he found himself begin to noisily stack books scattered about the table after turning his back to him. Sure, Fig could lie. But he was so bad at it that only a small child might be fooled—anyone else would see right through him and wonder whether he was dumb or intentionally mocking them. If nothing else, such was a terrible quality for a merchant, to be sure, as it would definitely lose him business. Yet…at the same time, if he was being honest with himself it was so damn endearing as well. Tu’s hand froze, the book he was about to shelve gripped tightly in his hand. ‘Wait…did I just think of him as…endearing?’ Tu huffed at himself and instead focused on putting the contents of his hand back in the proper place and then sorting the remainder before stalking out of the room without another word. The Drakeling and the Mercha
December 6, 2023 at 4:29 PM
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Here's my bit for the #WIPWednesday citrus prompt. (Kaffir being a type of lime.)
Text on a background that looks like old parchment. It reads: “Why do I have to care about azolla or kaffirs?” Fig growled. Tu rolled his eyes and made a face before answering. “Without azolla, the rice crops will suffer, and no matter what the weather, the yield will be less. The different parts of kaffir are used for flavoring many types of food. How is it your father never taught you to mind related goods?” Fig glared at him, doing his level best to hold back from shouting before he answered, “Because he was always away, supervising his men.” His eyes quickly turned down at the ledger as he huffed in exasperation. The Drakeling and the Merchant's Son
November 29, 2023 at 5:50 PM
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*wonders how many folks still have their vinyl record of this fine work*
A photograph showing two vinyl records on top of a white cardboard box in the foreground. The topmost being The Hobbit from the Rankin/Bass animated movie, and the mostly hidden record beneath is the four picture disk set for The Lord of the Rings production. In the upper left background, just the edges of a stack of other records can be seen. On the upper right an open cardboard box with something indiscernible is nestled fairly low inside.
November 28, 2023 at 6:18 AM
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Yeah, it kinda triggers this for me:
Photograph with a partial view of the front of a wood faced cabinet along the left side of the image. In front of the cabinet is a black cat lying on a gray rug on top of a wood floor. The rug has a black cat woven into the pattern on either side of the cat that is looking up at the camera. White letters outlined with black are left aligned on the image at the top and bottom of the image which when read from top to bottom says "iz hiding dont tellz".
November 24, 2023 at 1:06 AM
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First time participating. The prompt lent itself to a self-indulgent fantasy piece I've been working on as time allows. Thank you for this excuse to delve back into it, however briefly.
Black text on a parchment background image. The text reads: I knew I had stared too long, yet he remained determined to reject my gaze. I sighed and shifted away as if resigned, yet still dared to peek from the corner of my eye. As if in response, Tu raised his left hand from where it had been just above the ledger before tilting his cheek into his palm as if to deflect me further. It didn’t matter. All I now wanted was to slide my hand between them, to confirm if his unshaven face felt like velvet or was instead slightly gritty like mine. He couldn’t possibly ignore that, but I likely would regret whatever came next. The Drakling and the Merchant’s Son
November 22, 2023 at 10:33 PM
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Caturday tribute: I picked this one out of today's bunch since the movement of him shying away from the flash gives it a painterly feel. I love happy unintended consequences.

He's under a coffee table covered by a blanket (their kitty fort), hence the need for the flash.
Close up flash photograph of a long haired black cat where the combination of the flash and the cat moving gives a painterly look to the cat's fur and whiskers, as well as a subtle golden hued glow to the left eye that was captured as it was shying away from the flash.
November 4, 2023 at 12:12 PM
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The Caturday Dieties demand tribute, so here's an image from earlier today.

This elder lady was adopted with the hope of helping the boys adjust (FWIW, would have kept her even if they stayed shy). Her darker patches are shadows, including on her noggin.

She is now in my lap as I type this.
Two adult cats curled up on a red blanket in a windowsill. In the foreground is a smaller bodies white kitty although a shadow makes her head seem to have a dark gray patch on one side of the top of her head. The other behind her is larger in size and entirely black although an amber smoke hue dances across his fur from the sunbeam coming in from the window behind them. You cannot see the tail end of the darker kitty as it is obscured by the same shadow coloring the white kitty's head.
October 28, 2023 at 9:24 PM
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Because it's National Black Cat Day here...I'm sharing pics of these two boys adopted as a bonded pair of spirit cats in 2018. I'm happy to say they've come a long way--they now love scritches, play time and sometimes snug too.

nationaltoday.com/national-bla...
www.dakinhumane.org/spirit-cats
Black adult cat looking at the camera between the legs of a dining room chair. A pile of cat toys can be seen at the base of a cabinet to the right, and a sisal scratching post and red water dish are in the background. Large black cat sprawled out in an open old style double hung window. Sunshine coming through the window high lights a reddish undertone on his fur. Common milkweed in bloom can be seen through the screen in the window, along with goldenrod stalks not yet in bloom.
October 27, 2023 at 12:49 PM