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Jan. 17th, 2026 10:05 amI don't like to go so long without posting! Just offline stuff piling on (nothing personally dire, though). The offline stuff is doing a number on my ability to write, but I still manage to squeeze out microfictions, though not quite daily. Here's one from a few days ago:
And here's a sweet video my tutor sent me of Martin, a pygmy marmoset monkey, whining at Gordo-the-dog, who's relaxing.
I dreamed of a pharaoh, awaking after death and arranging to his liking the various precious items buried with him.
"You've got quite an ego," I snapped at him (dream-me is apparently rude to people's faces), "having this massive pyramid built just so people would remember you."
"That's not why I had it built. It's for all the stories that collect around it. Adventures, time travel, curses, beings from the stars--I hear them all, and they entertain me," he replied.
And here's a sweet video my tutor sent me of Martin, a pygmy marmoset monkey, whining at Gordo-the-dog, who's relaxing.
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Date: 2026-01-17 04:12 pm (UTC)What a cute little pygmy marmoset monkey and the dog & person are so patient with it climbing all over them and whining. That would not be the right pet for me! Thanks for sharing!
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Date: 2026-01-17 05:42 pm (UTC)I had never known monkeys could be so tiny! Apparently pygmy marmosets are the tiniest.
ETA: re the narrator's assessment, definitely.
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Date: 2026-01-17 05:30 pm (UTC)I still question the Pharaoh's intent. Does he foster these stories for his entertainment alone? Or for the betterment of those involved?
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Date: 2026-01-17 05:47 pm (UTC)We're just lucky all those stories spilled out for all of us. Stories are like the honey badger, they do what they want.
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Date: 2026-01-17 06:02 pm (UTC)It's funny how dark motivations can sometimes lead to good outcomes.
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Date: 2026-01-17 06:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-01-17 06:53 pm (UTC)Stop.
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Date: 2026-01-17 07:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-01-17 07:09 pm (UTC)