Saffia Widdershins
@saffia-widdershins.bsky.social
Not a cat, despite the picture here! You may, however, get stories about Sinead, my Maine Coon. I also talk about Second Life, making and watching machinima, AmberCons, and things that excite, move, irritate or inspire me.
Merry Christmas and love to you all from Saffia, Greg, and Sinead/Molly Plume/Lady Whitetum/Sinead Stylites
December 25, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Merry Christmas and love to you all from Saffia, Greg, and Sinead/Molly Plume/Lady Whitetum/Sinead Stylites
This came to me in a dream last night … two men in a railway carriage talking angrily. One said, “Just because you created Iver Sands, you think you’re some kind of god!” And the other replied, languidly, “I’m not the only one to think that."
It was dark outside, but I think it was a winter evening.
It was dark outside, but I think it was a winter evening.
December 23, 2024 at 1:12 PM
This came to me in a dream last night … two men in a railway carriage talking angrily. One said, “Just because you created Iver Sands, you think you’re some kind of god!” And the other replied, languidly, “I’m not the only one to think that."
It was dark outside, but I think it was a winter evening.
It was dark outside, but I think it was a winter evening.
11/
Well, that’s the end of the first very short story. Hope you enjoyed it. If you want me to continue, say so. If you’d like another story, let me know too. And share it! If I get 50 comments saying “Go on with this” or 50 saying “Tell me another story” then I’ll carry on.
#unglamorous #story
Well, that’s the end of the first very short story. Hope you enjoyed it. If you want me to continue, say so. If you’d like another story, let me know too. And share it! If I get 50 comments saying “Go on with this” or 50 saying “Tell me another story” then I’ll carry on.
#unglamorous #story
December 6, 2024 at 2:25 PM
11/
Well, that’s the end of the first very short story. Hope you enjoyed it. If you want me to continue, say so. If you’d like another story, let me know too. And share it! If I get 50 comments saying “Go on with this” or 50 saying “Tell me another story” then I’ll carry on.
#unglamorous #story
Well, that’s the end of the first very short story. Hope you enjoyed it. If you want me to continue, say so. If you’d like another story, let me know too. And share it! If I get 50 comments saying “Go on with this” or 50 saying “Tell me another story” then I’ll carry on.
#unglamorous #story
/10
“But digital cameras and phones don’t see the un-glamors. So we just look …”
“Glamorous,” I suggested. “And you need me to take that off … “
She learned forward and grabbed my wrist. “Urgently,” she said.
#unglamorous #story #fantasy
“But digital cameras and phones don’t see the un-glamors. So we just look …”
“Glamorous,” I suggested. “And you need me to take that off … “
She learned forward and grabbed my wrist. “Urgently,” she said.
#unglamorous #story #fantasy
December 6, 2024 at 2:14 PM
/10
“But digital cameras and phones don’t see the un-glamors. So we just look …”
“Glamorous,” I suggested. “And you need me to take that off … “
She learned forward and grabbed my wrist. “Urgently,” she said.
#unglamorous #story #fantasy
“But digital cameras and phones don’t see the un-glamors. So we just look …”
“Glamorous,” I suggested. “And you need me to take that off … “
She learned forward and grabbed my wrist. “Urgently,” she said.
#unglamorous #story #fantasy
/9
“There seems to have been some kind of … update. And every fae in the mortal world is going crazy. We wear un-glamors so we can pass. Fade into the background, right?”
I nodded again. How fae hid in plain sight was something far conspiracy theorists had speculated about for years.
#unglamorous
“There seems to have been some kind of … update. And every fae in the mortal world is going crazy. We wear un-glamors so we can pass. Fade into the background, right?”
I nodded again. How fae hid in plain sight was something far conspiracy theorists had speculated about for years.
#unglamorous
December 5, 2024 at 6:54 AM
/9
“There seems to have been some kind of … update. And every fae in the mortal world is going crazy. We wear un-glamors so we can pass. Fade into the background, right?”
I nodded again. How fae hid in plain sight was something far conspiracy theorists had speculated about for years.
#unglamorous
“There seems to have been some kind of … update. And every fae in the mortal world is going crazy. We wear un-glamors so we can pass. Fade into the background, right?”
I nodded again. How fae hid in plain sight was something far conspiracy theorists had speculated about for years.
#unglamorous
/8
Poking through the top of her hair were the tips of two … pink … ears?
“You’re an … elf?” I croaked.
“There’s no need to tell the whole cafe!” She was staring hard at me. “You’ve made photo filter apps, right?”
I nodded.
#unglamorous #story #fantasy
Poking through the top of her hair were the tips of two … pink … ears?
“You’re an … elf?” I croaked.
“There’s no need to tell the whole cafe!” She was staring hard at me. “You’ve made photo filter apps, right?”
I nodded.
#unglamorous #story #fantasy
December 4, 2024 at 6:28 AM
/8
Poking through the top of her hair were the tips of two … pink … ears?
“You’re an … elf?” I croaked.
“There’s no need to tell the whole cafe!” She was staring hard at me. “You’ve made photo filter apps, right?”
I nodded.
#unglamorous #story #fantasy
Poking through the top of her hair were the tips of two … pink … ears?
“You’re an … elf?” I croaked.
“There’s no need to tell the whole cafe!” She was staring hard at me. “You’ve made photo filter apps, right?”
I nodded.
#unglamorous #story #fantasy
/7
For there, captured by my phone, with no filters, was the stunning beauty once again. I looked between the two several times. Sitting opposite me in the cafe was Miss Boring Normal. Captured on my phone was … Miss Amazing.
And then I noticed a photo detail that escaped me before.
#unglamorous
For there, captured by my phone, with no filters, was the stunning beauty once again. I looked between the two several times. Sitting opposite me in the cafe was Miss Boring Normal. Captured on my phone was … Miss Amazing.
And then I noticed a photo detail that escaped me before.
#unglamorous
December 2, 2024 at 8:17 PM
/7
For there, captured by my phone, with no filters, was the stunning beauty once again. I looked between the two several times. Sitting opposite me in the cafe was Miss Boring Normal. Captured on my phone was … Miss Amazing.
And then I noticed a photo detail that escaped me before.
#unglamorous
For there, captured by my phone, with no filters, was the stunning beauty once again. I looked between the two several times. Sitting opposite me in the cafe was Miss Boring Normal. Captured on my phone was … Miss Amazing.
And then I noticed a photo detail that escaped me before.
#unglamorous
/6
“No filters,” Rhiannon said quickly as I selected a good angle for the shot of her plain face.
“No filters,” I agreed, and took the picture.
“Now, check it out.”
I nodded, but actually I was already doing so. And when I looked …
“Wow,” I said. “How the hell do you do that?”
#unglamorous #story
“No filters,” Rhiannon said quickly as I selected a good angle for the shot of her plain face.
“No filters,” I agreed, and took the picture.
“Now, check it out.”
I nodded, but actually I was already doing so. And when I looked …
“Wow,” I said. “How the hell do you do that?”
#unglamorous #story
December 1, 2024 at 12:04 AM
/6
“No filters,” Rhiannon said quickly as I selected a good angle for the shot of her plain face.
“No filters,” I agreed, and took the picture.
“Now, check it out.”
I nodded, but actually I was already doing so. And when I looked …
“Wow,” I said. “How the hell do you do that?”
#unglamorous #story
“No filters,” Rhiannon said quickly as I selected a good angle for the shot of her plain face.
“No filters,” I agreed, and took the picture.
“Now, check it out.”
I nodded, but actually I was already doing so. And when I looked …
“Wow,” I said. “How the hell do you do that?”
#unglamorous #story
One of the things I do is run games at #AmberCons. Nowadays for me, these tend to be UK based or online. And since 2013, I’ve been running games that are a mashup between Roger #Zelazny ’s #Amber and the novels of P.G. #Wodehouse - esp. Blandings. I’ve adapted rules created by Timothy Ferguson …
November 29, 2024 at 10:16 AM
One of the things I do is run games at #AmberCons. Nowadays for me, these tend to be UK based or online. And since 2013, I’ve been running games that are a mashup between Roger #Zelazny ’s #Amber and the novels of P.G. #Wodehouse - esp. Blandings. I’ve adapted rules created by Timothy Ferguson …
/5
She let out an exasperated sigh. “That’s the point. I’m not … Look, can you take a photo of me? Please?”
Well, I could always delete it afterwards. I swiped through to the camera, with a twinge of regret for that stellar score.
#unglamorous #story
She let out an exasperated sigh. “That’s the point. I’m not … Look, can you take a photo of me? Please?”
Well, I could always delete it afterwards. I swiped through to the camera, with a twinge of regret for that stellar score.
#unglamorous #story
November 29, 2024 at 9:09 AM
/5
She let out an exasperated sigh. “That’s the point. I’m not … Look, can you take a photo of me? Please?”
Well, I could always delete it afterwards. I swiped through to the camera, with a twinge of regret for that stellar score.
#unglamorous #story
She let out an exasperated sigh. “That’s the point. I’m not … Look, can you take a photo of me? Please?”
Well, I could always delete it afterwards. I swiped through to the camera, with a twinge of regret for that stellar score.
#unglamorous #story
Part 4a
“OK, whatever-your-name is. Show me.”
“Rhiannon,” she muttered, intent on her own phone. “There!”
She pushed the phone towards me, and I saw she’d opened her photo library to a picture of … Well, I guessed it was her, but this was a very different Rhiannon.
“OK, whatever-your-name is. Show me.”
“Rhiannon,” she muttered, intent on her own phone. “There!”
She pushed the phone towards me, and I saw she’d opened her photo library to a picture of … Well, I guessed it was her, but this was a very different Rhiannon.
November 28, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Part 4a
“OK, whatever-your-name is. Show me.”
“Rhiannon,” she muttered, intent on her own phone. “There!”
She pushed the phone towards me, and I saw she’d opened her photo library to a picture of … Well, I guessed it was her, but this was a very different Rhiannon.
“OK, whatever-your-name is. Show me.”
“Rhiannon,” she muttered, intent on her own phone. “There!”
She pushed the phone towards me, and I saw she’d opened her photo library to a picture of … Well, I guessed it was her, but this was a very different Rhiannon.
/3
“Can’t be done,” I said, looking back down at my own phone. “What’s the app, anyway? One of mine?”
“It’d be best if I showed you,” she said.
I sighed & put the game on hold. It was clear she wasn’t going to give me any peace until she showed me whatever she was beefing about.
#unglamorous #story
“Can’t be done,” I said, looking back down at my own phone. “What’s the app, anyway? One of mine?”
“It’d be best if I showed you,” she said.
I sighed & put the game on hold. It was clear she wasn’t going to give me any peace until she showed me whatever she was beefing about.
#unglamorous #story
November 27, 2024 at 5:00 AM
/3
“Can’t be done,” I said, looking back down at my own phone. “What’s the app, anyway? One of mine?”
“It’d be best if I showed you,” she said.
I sighed & put the game on hold. It was clear she wasn’t going to give me any peace until she showed me whatever she was beefing about.
#unglamorous #story
“Can’t be done,” I said, looking back down at my own phone. “What’s the app, anyway? One of mine?”
“It’d be best if I showed you,” she said.
I sighed & put the game on hold. It was clear she wasn’t going to give me any peace until she showed me whatever she was beefing about.
#unglamorous #story
Part 2
Seated opposite me was a girl, eighteen or so. Dark brown curls, bit flat-chested, small brown eyes … nothing remarkable. Not even cute. The sort you wouldn’t even notice.
“I need you to fix an app for me,” she said determinedly. “On everyone’s phone.”
#story #fantasy
Seated opposite me was a girl, eighteen or so. Dark brown curls, bit flat-chested, small brown eyes … nothing remarkable. Not even cute. The sort you wouldn’t even notice.
“I need you to fix an app for me,” she said determinedly. “On everyone’s phone.”
#story #fantasy
November 26, 2024 at 2:53 AM
“You’re the app designer?” said a girl’s voice.
“That’s right,” I said without looking up from my phone. The hack was working, and my score was becoming stellar … “Crowdon Breeth, at your ser … “
There was a heavy thud - a rucksack hitting the cafe table. That made me jump, and look up.
#story
“That’s right,” I said without looking up from my phone. The hack was working, and my score was becoming stellar … “Crowdon Breeth, at your ser … “
There was a heavy thud - a rucksack hitting the cafe table. That made me jump, and look up.
#story
November 25, 2024 at 10:09 AM
“You’re the app designer?” said a girl’s voice.
“That’s right,” I said without looking up from my phone. The hack was working, and my score was becoming stellar … “Crowdon Breeth, at your ser … “
There was a heavy thud - a rucksack hitting the cafe table. That made me jump, and look up.
#story
“That’s right,” I said without looking up from my phone. The hack was working, and my score was becoming stellar … “Crowdon Breeth, at your ser … “
There was a heavy thud - a rucksack hitting the cafe table. That made me jump, and look up.
#story
November 25, 2024 at 4:27 AM
I am going to start attaching tags for my different friends - although I hope some will cross! So, for starters, we have #rpg #Amber #Blandings #secondlife #PrimPerfect #DesigningWorlds #Sinead #naughtytortie. And then we’ll doubtless have the random posts. And possibly stories.
November 19, 2024 at 4:13 AM
I am going to start attaching tags for my different friends - although I hope some will cross! So, for starters, we have #rpg #Amber #Blandings #secondlife #PrimPerfect #DesigningWorlds #Sinead #naughtytortie. And then we’ll doubtless have the random posts. And possibly stories.
Considering the icon, I think posts on BlueSky should be called “flutters”. What do people think? (I’m sure I’m not the first to suggest this!).
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Considering the icon, I think posts on BlueSky should be called “flutters”. What do people think? (I’m sure I’m not the first to suggest this!).
Is anyone else on here going to ACNI - in other words, AmberCon Northern Ireland in Belfast in February? I’ll be running my usual PG Wodehouse / Roger Zelazney’s Amber mash-up games!
November 15, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Is anyone else on here going to ACNI - in other words, AmberCon Northern Ireland in Belfast in February? I’ll be running my usual PG Wodehouse / Roger Zelazney’s Amber mash-up games!
My current avatar here, by the way, is my beloved Maine Coon cat, Sinead, peeping through the curtains (which she occasionally digs her claws into when she wants to get attention). She has her own Facebook page -Sinead - Adventures of a Naughty Tortie.
November 15, 2024 at 5:33 PM
My current avatar here, by the way, is my beloved Maine Coon cat, Sinead, peeping through the curtains (which she occasionally digs her claws into when she wants to get attention). She has her own Facebook page -Sinead - Adventures of a Naughty Tortie.
Delighted to discover that Second Life has now opened up its mobile app to everyone.
November 15, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Delighted to discover that Second Life has now opened up its mobile app to everyone.
Hello everyone! I have joined BlueSky and I’m enjoying it very much so far!
November 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Hello everyone! I have joined BlueSky and I’m enjoying it very much so far!