Anvil in a Lace Bootie

Steve Shilstone

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HAIKU #haiku #whimsy proud target poses contemplating fulfillment the arrow in flight

11:17 am · January 28, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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3 of 5 stars to Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris goodreads.com/review/show/53…

1:23 am · January 28, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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ACTION AND PURPOSE #dada #nonsense action – tossing the first vole of spring onto a trampoline. purpose – tactic used by Betty to interpret the wishes of Otto, the rain god.

11:38 am · January 27, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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WALKING STICK #tahoe In use since the president whose wife was a bird occupied the oval office pic.twitter.com/QYN2qAU5gs

11:38 am · January 26, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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ANTHROPOLOGICAL WHIMSY #anthropology #pun When the future anthropologist’s mother emphatically declared, “You shall not study early west African cultures,” the young girl replied, “Ah, shan’t I?”

11:38 am · January 25, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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I wonder if the rent boy forgot to exercise my ocelot, mused Pride. Sadly, the rent boy had forgotten all about the cheetah and the ocelot. Instead, he bought a Kentucky derby and wore it constantly when he moved to an island off the coast of Argentina and wept for Eva Peron.

11:41 am · January 24, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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BILLOWING INGOT #flashfiction #Nonsense Jowls Revenue and Pride Hassenpfeffer mused independently, Jowls somewhere in the Amazon basin, Pride somewhere inside a python. Surprisingly, they mused in similar veins. I wonder if the rent boy forgot to walk my cheetah, mused Jowls.

11:41 am · January 24, 2023

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THE STEPS OF HOPE #poetry #dada The Steps of Hope, bruised and battered, shackled by bars of despair, bleed pink, bleed yellow, bleed the tears of a bear. pic.twitter.com/ameTiWPLqd

11:32 am · January 23, 2023

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3 of 5 stars to How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith goodreads.com/review/show/52…

7:09 pm · January 22, 2023

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a silly straw hat, raised his pistol, paused dramatically, and fired. Ty was out like a shot, determined to reverse the result of his previous race, a race in which he had come fifth to three dead people and a sloth.

11:43 am · January 22, 2023

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TY FOTE #dada Ty Foat, the fastest man alive, settled into the starting blocks. To his left, Plodslow Heavyfoot did the same. To his right, Weakstarve Brokenankle was likewise occupied. Lesser entities in other lanes completed the field. The starter, wearing

11:43 am · January 22, 2023

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STAT #whimsy “Stat!” shouted the doctor. “Maury Wills stole 104 bases in 1962!” the scrub nurse quickly responded. The doctor then hit the scrub nurse over the head with a rubber chicken, and all concerned in the operating room donned red clown noses.

11:42 am · January 21, 2023

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dillydallying. Be seated, and take up your pens.” Moral: A pampered goat can nevertheless be a nanny.

11:38 am · January 20, 2023

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gilded wall, noting with satisfaction the fiery gleam of her ruby necklace. She moved with stately grace from the dining room and ascended the curving marble stairs. She advanced down the long hallway to the nursery. Opening the door, she announced, “All right, children. No more

11:38 am · January 20, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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THE PAMPERED GOAT #fable #whimsy The pampered goat dismissed the butler, the footmen, her personal servant, and both parlor maids with a wave of her hoof. The help withdrew, bowing, from the palatial dining room. The pampered goat studied her reflection in the great mirror on the

11:38 am · January 20, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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3 of 5 stars to The Gadget by Paul Zindel goodreads.com/review/show/52…

9:32 pm · January 19, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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MEADOW KITCHEN PREP TABLE #tahoe #anthropology This milling stone in a Tahoe meadow was used by Washoe women for hundreds of years. pic.twitter.com/p392Q12k0L

11:41 am · January 19, 2023

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE #photography pic.twitter.com/yasZUNroht

10:02 pm · January 18, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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ALL GOES LIKE #language #whimsy She’s all, “I fear you have me at a disadvantage, sir.” He goes, “Indeed?” She’s like, “A gentleman would never place a lady in such a compromising position.” and so on ad nauseam like totally forever.

11:39 am · January 18, 2023

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@joncoopertweets the cage

9:36 pm · January 17, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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4 of 5 stars to The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson goodreads.com/review/show?id…

9:32 pm · January 17, 2023

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HOW TO LABEL A PHOTO #DadaTeaser ‘The Divine Right of Kings’ or ‘What the Elephant Knew’ or ‘Madness on a Trolley’ or ‘Dreams of a Wombat’ or ‘Beneath the Gondola’ or ‘The Inner Life of Al Capone’ pic.twitter.com/XLPwATtB3M

11:33 am · January 17, 2023

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INNOCENT QUERY #dada #pun Was St.Francis a sissy?

11:31 am · January 16, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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@Strandjunker I'm hoping some of the women lawmakers don burkas over a snazzy dress before entering the chamber and lose the burka when they leave.

2:00 pm · January 15, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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FLEA INSPECTORS #dada Flea inspectors: a. are required by law to bathe in ambergris. b. dip their tweezers in ambergris. c. can be counted on when you need a cup of ambergris. d. have the ability to flit.

11:34 am · January 15, 2023

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out a pocket comb and combing his pocket. “Why, that’s simply marvelous,” praised the Trollop, slicing three thin wedges of thick brandied soup, one each for herself, her son, and her son’s lapel badger. Then all of them were returned to the home and locked away.

11:23 am · January 14, 2023

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THE LAPEL BADGER #nonsense “I have a badger on my lapel,” proudly stated the handsome young rhinoceros. “Why, so you do!” exclaimed the rhino’s adoptive mother, the Trollop of Medicine Hat. “Whatever is it good for?” “I always know what time it is,” boasted the badger, taking

11:23 am · January 14, 2023

Steve Shilstone

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TRAVEL DIARY #whimsy Day 1 – moved left three steps. felt woozy. returned to original position. Day 2 – thought about taking two steps left. decided against it. Day 3 – leaned left for ten minutes. on straightening up, flooded with feeling of relief. no more traveling for me.

11:43 am · January 13, 2023

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MOTHER GOOSE MIX #nurseryrhymes Little Jack Horner Went to the corner To buy his poor dog a bone But when he got there The shelves were all bare And Miss Muffet was stuck on the phone pic.twitter.com/Ih9DOt9Xqx

11:40 am · January 12, 2023

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And so they were wed and smoked happily ever after. And they liked playing cards, too.

11:44 am · January 11, 2023