2026-10-22T02:12:32Z https://nostr.now Gaian the Resurrector https://nostr.now/npub1c78raq3m5xenwnxv4z8a99kq2pz5hddqyehmkwq0zcjffz8kfk6qcrwmk8 https://bookstodon-files.web.thunderhost.net/accounts/avatars/117/198/068/039/582/375/original/4027e524786038ad.png https://bookstodon-files.web.thunderhost.net/accounts/avatars/117/198/068/039/582/375/original/4027e524786038ad.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsduyld7lfcv3p5uujn9me6vewects8s5zkt7a2t3yhu028pktd8vczyrrcu05z8wsmxd6vej5gl55kcpgy2ja45qnxlwecputzf9yg7exmgnwfg4k RE: <a href="https://bookstodon.com/@ododopress/117503137084638495">https://bookstodon.com/@ododopress/117503137084638495</a><br/><br/>don&#39;t Make me want this book! don&#39;t think for a minute i have room on my winter reading list for this. <br/><br/>okay - i&#39;ll make room.<br/><br/>happy now? it only took 6 posts like this to convince me. (not really - you had me with the first one.)<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ytfa8uqqp8fq0njnk43gu9qecs70kn3kjr4qh7qac677m9ty88mqejk9pj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1ytf…k9pj</a></span><br/> </div> This #Halloween meet new creatures from African #folklore.<br/><br/>In Congo they call lightning Nzazi, and it takes the form of a kind of a dog, either red or black, with shaggy hair and a curly tail. When it comes down it gives one sharp bark – ta! – and with the second bark it goes up again. No charm can protect against it and no medicine person can avert its attack. <br/><br/>This book, free to download, has more wonderful monsters like this!<br/><a href="https://www.ododopress.com/non-fiction/myths-and-legends-of-the-bantu/">https://www.ododopress.com/non-fiction/myths-and-legends-of-the-bantu/</a> <br/>#book #books #bookstodon #sff #fantasy </blockquote> 2026-10-25T20:02:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx9tzd8wnszrszqfmkw2vem80us8s36x00cvtrch3fa5sre3fsxlczyrrcu05z8wsmxd6vej5gl55kcpgy2ja45qnxlwecputzf9yg7exmg68gjh8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9wpx9z8pjye8ldpm6c9gt2lncc7tgvfd4y8js25ntecqz5e3sych0faa9'>nevent1q…faa9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>those despicable rapscallions... 2026-10-22T02:09:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszhl54mvth5d3u3pmu0gtf4kcx797csrmdw8jvplwhgu9duk8rclczyrrcu05z8wsmxd6vej5gl55kcpgy2ja45qnxlwecputzf9yg7exmgfjrurc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kf052l9en0t649wa96e53eqz0cwdutsa7ukk6pjgk78tpkwqrmgmxll4d'>nevent1q…ll4d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>in portland, oregon, they discovered $147,000,000 in unspent money meant for #homeless services. <br/><br/>so, they&#39;ve decided to close a women&#39;s shelter, a shelter for families who are survivors of domestic abuse, every day shelter in the city, and most of the city-run tiny house villages.<br/><br/>meanwhile, homeless people are dropping dead on the sidewalks every day. <br/><br/>1/2<br/><br/>#portland #death #pdx #killerkeithwilson 2026-10-01T23:34:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsga04arqawfxp5x0dg8fvzp3fng4e9v78nw0vhlm2e24ksyzdm49szyrrcu05z8wsmxd6vej5gl55kcpgy2ja45qnxlwecputzf9yg7exmgc8p9e2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmgn927ze7krwwly767x405wdc7y5qm2qwn6p2680nzrszh2hqrqzhd4uw'>nevent1q…d4uw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>who could believe such a silly rumor?<br/><br/>heh-heh...right?<br/><br/>right? 😟 2026-09-30T00:12:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstpdvpxh3xaxz9lz30r26xyc4d6q3sazlwe99c7z7pcsaqawd6tcgzyrrcu05z8wsmxd6vej5gl55kcpgy2ja45qnxlwecputzf9yg7exmgk2gpc9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9zah77h6af43yssmsdr50rdfwvd8vx43utdkuy5kjlw2dwjyhqqqnawga'>nevent1q…awga</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;The shelter’s executive director went on to say &#39;with any luck, enough homeless people will die in the cold, we will be able to justify closing the shelter, permanently, but keep the paychecks flowing to the staff.&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>Then she bared her fangs and cackled maniacally, as her hair stood on end and began to emit sparks.<br/><br/>&#34;Die, puny humans!&#34; she screeched. 2026-09-30T00:08:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9a0pzpvntz0c7rx3ddx2aegwqmdv4rqtf6mvnhygankt8dzzarjczyrrcu05z8wsmxd6vej5gl55kcpgy2ja45qnxlwecputzf9yg7exmgkhv4sj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9l0d9vd3m34xx7nuyl3wfq4g2s8a9u7ydveuwuuqvmzmqcuje4cpznun6'>nevent1q…nun6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hey! you left out &#39;fire storms&#39;.<br/><br/>fire storms occur when conditions have reached such a dry state that forests spontaneously burst into flames.<br/><br/>when that happens, the fires are so intense, they cannot be extinguished, and have to burn themselves out.<br/><br/>they produce pyrocumulonimbus clouds - made up of soot, ash, and droplets of tar and oils, which form into raindrops - flaming raindrops, which in turn produce more fires.<br/><br/>the NWS tracks fire weather:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.weather.gov/fire/">https://www.weather.gov/fire/</a> 2026-09-15T16:09:28Z