"Be careful around that stack of books, it's unstable."
"Stack? It's just one book."
"A book is never only just one book."
"What, all the possible readings of it might topple and fall on me?"
"Yes."
"Oh. Okay."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
Five minutes. The timer on his wrist, counting down all his life to when he would meet his soul mate, had almost run out. Everyone said the timers could not be cheated, but maybe you could give fate a hint?
He entered the animal shelter.
"Hi, can I see your dogs?"
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
TIL Axis and Allies and Zombies is a thing #boardgames
Oh hey, I think this is the one place I haven't posted this yet. Here's what I'm planning to vote for in the 2018 CA elections. https://medium.com/@ftl_ftw/what-im-thinking-of-voting-for-8f0860b7b78d
Never forget: most of us have been poisoned by a toxic educational system that teaches us systematically that failing at a task or not knowing a correct answer is shameful.
There is no inherent shame in failure, in not knowing, or in being wrong, and we shouldn't actively shame others for it.
Get back up, learn something new, and try again.
Reading online news, 2008:
- go to website
- read news
Reading online news, 2018:
- go to website
- no, don’t share location
- hell no, don’t send me notifications
- consent to cookie warning
- consent to policies
- no, don’t open in app
- no, don’t want the newsletter
- skip inspirational quote
- close full page ad
- read news
Data Scientist in the bay. Tennis player (4.5). D&D, Gloomhaven, and board game enthusiast. Pronouns he/him.