Robin de Voh
@voh.bsky.social
Hiker, story writer, PHP developer. No patience for bigots. He/him. All opinions my own, probably full of swearing.
Stories at robindevoh.com.
Stories at robindevoh.com.
And stay out, nanowrimo. Good riddance.
April 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
And stay out, nanowrimo. Good riddance.
Me, a Fallout fan since the first one, as I finally start watching the show and see how accurate it is
May 22, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Me, a Fallout fan since the first one, as I finally start watching the show and see how accurate it is
As of now, and for the coming year, I am evidently the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything years old. Huh.
February 18, 2024 at 11:01 PM
As of now, and for the coming year, I am evidently the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything years old. Huh.
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Older couple at the coffee place I frequent wished me an early happy new year. I said I had hope it would be, they said they didn't. I said that at least on a small scale we can try to make it good.
They didn't seem convinced.
There's a heavy pessimism in the air. I get it. But I don't want it.
They didn't seem convinced.
There's a heavy pessimism in the air. I get it. But I don't want it.
December 28, 2023 at 11:05 AM
Older couple at the coffee place I frequent wished me an early happy new year. I said I had hope it would be, they said they didn't. I said that at least on a small scale we can try to make it good.
They didn't seem convinced.
There's a heavy pessimism in the air. I get it. But I don't want it.
They didn't seem convinced.
There's a heavy pessimism in the air. I get it. But I don't want it.
Finally received, @maksymeristavi.com's 'russian colonialism 101', both very depressing, and very beautiful. I already read a lot through the original thread but looking forward to learning even more.
And spreading the word.
And spreading the word.
December 11, 2023 at 10:05 AM
Finally received, @maksymeristavi.com's 'russian colonialism 101', both very depressing, and very beautiful. I already read a lot through the original thread but looking forward to learning even more.
And spreading the word.
And spreading the word.
Since 2015 I've been writing a chapter a year of what I've dubbed 'The Coffee Saga', about a coffee snob so unlikeable I enjoy tormenting him. And he is the protagonist.
Wrote chapter 9 last October, after which I decided on a break from NaNoWriMo and nanoprep.
So I'm rewriting The Coffee Saga.
Wrote chapter 9 last October, after which I decided on a break from NaNoWriMo and nanoprep.
So I'm rewriting The Coffee Saga.
December 3, 2023 at 11:03 AM
Since 2015 I've been writing a chapter a year of what I've dubbed 'The Coffee Saga', about a coffee snob so unlikeable I enjoy tormenting him. And he is the protagonist.
Wrote chapter 9 last October, after which I decided on a break from NaNoWriMo and nanoprep.
So I'm rewriting The Coffee Saga.
Wrote chapter 9 last October, after which I decided on a break from NaNoWriMo and nanoprep.
So I'm rewriting The Coffee Saga.
I played nice -- had YouTube Premium Lite to not have ads -- 7 bucks a mo. Felt fair enough-ish.
So they killed Lite. Ok, how much is Premium? 12 bucks. Eh, maybe? Wait it's 14 now? Double? That's a no.
And then the ad-blocking nonsense. I'm on Firefox now. Uninstalled chrome everywhere I could 👋
So they killed Lite. Ok, how much is Premium? 12 bucks. Eh, maybe? Wait it's 14 now? Double? That's a no.
And then the ad-blocking nonsense. I'm on Firefox now. Uninstalled chrome everywhere I could 👋
November 12, 2023 at 9:59 AM
I played nice -- had YouTube Premium Lite to not have ads -- 7 bucks a mo. Felt fair enough-ish.
So they killed Lite. Ok, how much is Premium? 12 bucks. Eh, maybe? Wait it's 14 now? Double? That's a no.
And then the ad-blocking nonsense. I'm on Firefox now. Uninstalled chrome everywhere I could 👋
So they killed Lite. Ok, how much is Premium? 12 bucks. Eh, maybe? Wait it's 14 now? Double? That's a no.
And then the ad-blocking nonsense. I'm on Firefox now. Uninstalled chrome everywhere I could 👋
Story #14 of 20, about a hearing issue I had last week. But only half. Then it develops different than reality. "Pitch-Shifted" - robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
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Nanoprep 2023 Day 14: Pitch-shifted - Robin de Voh
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October 19, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Story #14 of 20, about a hearing issue I had last week. But only half. Then it develops different than reality. "Pitch-Shifted" - robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
And without acknowledging the lack of a #12, also today's story, #13 of 20 of #nanoprep: "Bar Moanne", and it's just some people talking. Nothing special going on. At all.
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October 18, 2023 at 8:55 PM
And without acknowledging the lack of a #12, also today's story, #13 of 20 of #nanoprep: "Bar Moanne", and it's just some people talking. Nothing special going on. At all.
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Forgot to post story #11 of #nanoprep, which is called "Post Infusion" and is part 9 of the Jerry/Coffee Saga. An ongoing tale of irredeemable escalation. (Please do start reading at part 1, see index at bottom of post.)
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Nanoprep 2023 Day 11: Post-infusion - Robin de Voh
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October 18, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Forgot to post story #11 of #nanoprep, which is called "Post Infusion" and is part 9 of the Jerry/Coffee Saga. An ongoing tale of irredeemable escalation. (Please do start reading at part 1, see index at bottom of post.)
robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
#writingcommunity #writing
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Restarted writing this multiple times, and it's about... A dude buying a ship? Huh. Story #10 of 20, the halfway point for #nanoprep: "Hugo Moves On".
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Nanoprep 2023 Day 10: Hugo Moves On - Robin de Voh
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October 15, 2023 at 10:12 AM
Restarted writing this multiple times, and it's about... A dude buying a ship? Huh. Story #10 of 20, the halfway point for #nanoprep: "Hugo Moves On".
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Story #9 of 20 of #nanoprep's a short one with a long title: "From the Plains to the Mountain", a short somewhat depressing tale. It's got bison!
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Nanoprep 2023 Day 9: From the Plains to the Mountain - Robin de Voh
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October 12, 2023 at 8:40 PM
Story #9 of 20 of #nanoprep's a short one with a long title: "From the Plains to the Mountain", a short somewhat depressing tale. It's got bison!
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#writingcommunity #writing
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Story #8 of 20 for #nanoprep is a re-imagining of a story I originally wrote 16 years ago. Rewrote it based on what I could remember from it. I present: "Tidy".
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Funny that I do remember exactly what his apartment looks like.
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Funny that I do remember exactly what his apartment looks like.
Nanoprep 2023 Day 8: Tidy - Robin de Voh
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October 11, 2023 at 7:05 PM
Story #8 of 20 for #nanoprep is a re-imagining of a story I originally wrote 16 years ago. Rewrote it based on what I could remember from it. I present: "Tidy".
robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
#writingcommunity #writing
Funny that I do remember exactly what his apartment looks like.
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Funny that I do remember exactly what his apartment looks like.
Story #7 of 20 for #nanoprep is lighter fare than yesterday's: "Under a Red Sky". Silly little sci-fi thing. robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
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I'm pleased to find that so far, writing's coming back to me pretty quickly. I haven't really struggled so far. Nice ❤️
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I'm pleased to find that so far, writing's coming back to me pretty quickly. I haven't really struggled so far. Nice ❤️
Nanoprep 2023 Day 7: Under a Red Sky - Robin de Voh
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October 10, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Story #7 of 20 for #nanoprep is lighter fare than yesterday's: "Under a Red Sky". Silly little sci-fi thing. robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
#writingcommunity #writing
I'm pleased to find that so far, writing's coming back to me pretty quickly. I haven't really struggled so far. Nice ❤️
#writingcommunity #writing
I'm pleased to find that so far, writing's coming back to me pretty quickly. I haven't really struggled so far. Nice ❤️
Story #6 of 20 is a scary one to post but I've learned those are the ones that get me over my fears. "Shut Up & Write!" is about a dude who's been dealing with some shit.
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Nanoprep 2023 Day 6: Shut Up & Write! - Robin de Voh
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October 9, 2023 at 6:26 PM
Story #6 of 20 is a scary one to post but I've learned those are the ones that get me over my fears. "Shut Up & Write!" is about a dude who's been dealing with some shit.
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#writingcommunity #writing #nanoprep
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Every day Bluesky feels a little more lively.
October 8, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Every day Bluesky feels a little more lively.
And week 1 (of 4) of #nanoprep stories is done, with story #5: Apartment 51B. Longest so far, and also the most 'out there', I think. robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
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The last time I wrote a story this long? Day 5 of 2021's October story fest. Fortuitous, indeed!
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The last time I wrote a story this long? Day 5 of 2021's October story fest. Fortuitous, indeed!
Nanoprep 2023 Day 5: Apartment 51B - Robin de Voh
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October 6, 2023 at 8:09 PM
And week 1 (of 4) of #nanoprep stories is done, with story #5: Apartment 51B. Longest so far, and also the most 'out there', I think. robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
#writingcommunity #writing #writer
The last time I wrote a story this long? Day 5 of 2021's October story fest. Fortuitous, indeed!
#writingcommunity #writing #writer
The last time I wrote a story this long? Day 5 of 2021's October story fest. Fortuitous, indeed!
And today, as russia once again targets and murders innocent civilians, I feel anger. On day 1 I wrote: "While Ukrainians were fighting for their country and dying for doing so, or simply for having the absolute gall to just be alive..."
It's why last year I didn't write. And still it feels wrong.
It's why last year I didn't write. And still it feels wrong.
October 5, 2023 at 8:11 PM
And today, as russia once again targets and murders innocent civilians, I feel anger. On day 1 I wrote: "While Ukrainians were fighting for their country and dying for doing so, or simply for having the absolute gall to just be alive..."
It's why last year I didn't write. And still it feels wrong.
It's why last year I didn't write. And still it feels wrong.
Day 4 of writing 20 stories in October for #nanoprep is called "Presto!", because magic is fun? Well, it can be.. robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
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I wrote this at the main library, while overlooking dusk setting in over the Amsterdam grachten. It was glorious.
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I wrote this at the main library, while overlooking dusk setting in over the Amsterdam grachten. It was glorious.
Nanoprep 2023 Day 4: Presto! - Robin de Voh
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October 5, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Day 4 of writing 20 stories in October for #nanoprep is called "Presto!", because magic is fun? Well, it can be.. robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
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I wrote this at the main library, while overlooking dusk setting in over the Amsterdam grachten. It was glorious.
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I wrote this at the main library, while overlooking dusk setting in over the Amsterdam grachten. It was glorious.
Day 3 of 20 of #nanoprep: "The Art Show", about an artist who loses it all. Different style again, as I'm also using this year to try to get out of my comfort zone of sci-fi a bit more.
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Nanoprep 2023 Day 3: The Art Show - Robin de Voh
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October 4, 2023 at 6:40 PM
Day 3 of 20 of #nanoprep: "The Art Show", about an artist who loses it all. Different style again, as I'm also using this year to try to get out of my comfort zone of sci-fi a bit more.
#writingcommunity
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Day 2 of #nanoprep: "Condensation", it's about space. Little different than I usually do though. More... Internal? Anyway, you might like it! robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
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This is the first real fiction I've written in over a year. Feels good.
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This is the first real fiction I've written in over a year. Feels good.
Nanoprep 2023 Day 2: Condensation - Robin de Voh
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October 3, 2023 at 8:36 PM
Day 2 of #nanoprep: "Condensation", it's about space. Little different than I usually do though. More... Internal? Anyway, you might like it! robindevoh.com/nanoprep-202...
#writingcommunity
This is the first real fiction I've written in over a year. Feels good.
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This is the first real fiction I've written in over a year. Feels good.
Day 1 of 20 of #nanoprep, "Fuck, I Skipped a Year", where I admit I didn't write jack crap in 2022. And why.
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October 2, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Day 1 of 20 of #nanoprep, "Fuck, I Skipped a Year", where I admit I didn't write jack crap in 2022. And why.
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Every year from '15 to '21, I wrote 20 stories in October and posted them online w/ minimal editing. Last year, it felt too frivolous with Ukraine happening. It still is (and my heart is with them unrelentingly), but this year I want to write again.
I'll be posting them all here. #writingcommunity
I'll be posting them all here. #writingcommunity
October 2, 2023 at 12:44 PM
Every year from '15 to '21, I wrote 20 stories in October and posted them online w/ minimal editing. Last year, it felt too frivolous with Ukraine happening. It still is (and my heart is with them unrelentingly), but this year I want to write again.
I'll be posting them all here. #writingcommunity
I'll be posting them all here. #writingcommunity
And that's that. Removed my Twitter. Reached a point where even just eating popcorn as it burned was making me sad so bye bye.
September 19, 2023 at 7:13 PM
And that's that. Removed my Twitter. Reached a point where even just eating popcorn as it burned was making me sad so bye bye.