Valkyrie

If I was that groundhog, I'd probably have the same reaction

Me too

Aditus and I have been doing some brainstorming and have come up with some exciting new twists for the prompt blog. Stay tuned next month to see what devilry fun we have devised Now back to your regular scheduled prompt blog.... February is almost here, and that means getting out of the January doldrums. Punxsutawney Phil is getting ready for his big day, and fingers crossed he doesn't see his shadow, and we'll get an early spring. I am totally ready for all the snow in my driveway to melt! PT Prompt #267 It's Groundhog Day and a crowd of people, along with throngs of reporters, are waiting for the furry beast to pop out of its den and see its shadow... or not. When it finally does surface, the first thing it does is run to the nearest reporter and grab their microphone, then proceeds to start speaking. What does it say? PT Prompt #268 Word list: use the following words in your story: shadow, demon, cheesecake, flower, phone booth Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection. If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here: https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/

I'm almost done binge-watching Corner Gas. Brent loves his chili cheese dogs

Slytherin is usually team Pepsi I don't drink either. That cheeseburger sounds yummy 🤤

No Pepsi???

@wildone I had chili cheese dogs for dinner tonight. Can you guess my inspiration?

A place for me to put status updates, random stuff I find funny, and non-otter based things I used to post on @wildone's wall.

You didn't miss it because I haven't created them yet. Guess what I'll be doing tonight? After I create the prompt blog...

Diversity is a topic that has been on my mind lately, which is perfect timing since it's the theme of our annual Poetry Anthology. One of the things I love about my job is the diverse nature of the individuals I serve. I've gotten a bunch of new referrals lately; many from cultures I am only rudimentarily familiar with. So, I've been doing a lot of research to ensure I account for these individuals cultural heritage and beliefs when providing services. I recently attended a continuing education class on diversity, and one of the exercises we did is a perfect jump-off point for exploring the theme of our poetry anthology. We explored our own culture and identity and how they can potentially impact the services we provide. We were asked to write a series of statements starting with the phrase "I am from". These are some of the lines I came up with: I am from identifying birds from description while seated cross-legged on the floor I am from snow angels and snow forts and ice skating in the back yard I am from dirty hands and beautiful flowers I am from curling up in the closet surrounded by my favorite books I am from riding my bike until the streetlights came on I really enjoyed reading what others contributed, and while this isn't a complete poem, it has the potential to be. Some people (like me) chose to feature elements from their childhood, while others chose to write more current lines, or even relate them to geography. Feel free to share your own "I am from" statements in the comment section, or maybe even craft them into a poem to feature in the anthology. I will be working on expanding these lines into something more cohesive and plan on including it in my own anthology submission.

Not photoshopped

Did you plan this to coincide with @Headstall's CSR feature?

It was a great game and a fantastic season. We're still Buffalo Proud! Now the Eagles need to kick KC's a** 😁

Holidays are definitely difficult! Thankfully I have tasty alternatives that work for me

I'm a type 2 diabetic. It's pretty easy to give up the sweets, but I agree with you on the potatoes and pasta. Those were difficult to give up, but I do still indulge occasionally. It was an incredibly difficult diagnosis to get, but I've learned how to live with it and manage it.

It's fun reliving these stories through your comments. I really appreciate it and I'm glad you liked it.

Thank you!

Thanks for reading! I'm glad you liked it. Your comments give me motivation to keep working on the story

Well crap, but we love them anyway

Better late than never! Thanks for the lovely comments. There's only been one follow-up so far, and that is A Very Wyvern Christmas in Our Christmas Cookbook. It's funny timing, because I've recently started working again on the novel I started a few years ago in this universe. I have a prologue and three chapters written, which are undergoing revision, and then I plan on working on more chapters. I won't start posting till it's completed though.

Congratulations, Birdy! Fingers crossed for a Buffalo/Eagles showdown!

Awww Steve showing his sweet side

I like both of these. Getting a phone call at three am is never good news