Steve DeGroof
@degroof.bsky.social
Approximately 60% water and 40% organic molecules, arranged in a configuration that is, among other things, capable of describing itself in this manner.
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https://ko-fi.com/treelobsters/shop
https://books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/Steve-DeGroof
(he/him)
https://ko-fi.com/treelobsters/shop
https://books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/Steve-DeGroof
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Steve DeGroof
@degroof.bsky.social
· Aug 5
Hey! I've got eight #scifi and #fantasy #books available for sale. Six of them are #shortstory collections; two are novels.
You can get #DRMfree copies at ko-fi.com/treelobsters...
Or you can find them through your favorite vendor at books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/St...
#ShamelessSelfPromo
You can get #DRMfree copies at ko-fi.com/treelobsters...
Or you can find them through your favorite vendor at books2read.com/ap/ng21bz/St...
#ShamelessSelfPromo
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
True confession time:
Sometimes readers ask me what I was thinking about or what inspired me when I wrote <X scene in 2009>.
I'm gonna be honest. I have NO IDEA. It's been 16 years.
Sometimes readers ask me what I was thinking about or what inspired me when I wrote <X scene in 2009>.
I'm gonna be honest. I have NO IDEA. It's been 16 years.
December 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
True confession time:
Sometimes readers ask me what I was thinking about or what inspired me when I wrote <X scene in 2009>.
I'm gonna be honest. I have NO IDEA. It's been 16 years.
Sometimes readers ask me what I was thinking about or what inspired me when I wrote <X scene in 2009>.
I'm gonna be honest. I have NO IDEA. It's been 16 years.
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
So relatable.
December 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So relatable.
I get "video unavailable" when I try to view this video, despite having an age-verified account. Very odd.
Trying to have good vibes, but a certain Ozzie-lead retro twitch group has made my main account blanket banned.
I don't need this. Jeff - this is for you.
You utter bastard.
I don't need this. Jeff - this is for you.
You utter bastard.
Lily Allen | Fuck You (Official Video - Explicit Version)
YouTube video by Lily Allen
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I get "video unavailable" when I try to view this video, despite having an age-verified account. Very odd.
A few days ago, there was an #ablatonyms #wordgame with two winning endpoints. The starter word was "laminary".
You can try it yourself here: degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
Here's the tree of all possible paths for "laminary".
You can try it yourself here: degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
Here's the tree of all possible paths for "laminary".
December 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A few days ago, there was an #ablatonyms #wordgame with two winning endpoints. The starter word was "laminary".
You can try it yourself here: degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
Here's the tree of all possible paths for "laminary".
You can try it yourself here: degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
Here's the tree of all possible paths for "laminary".
#Ablatonyms 91
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Moves: 8
Elapsed Time: 00:00:16
Score: 100
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
(starting word: twaddlers)
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Moves: 8
Elapsed Time: 00:00:16
Score: 100
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
(starting word: twaddlers)
ABLATONYMS
degroof.github.io
December 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#Ablatonyms 91
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Moves: 8
Elapsed Time: 00:00:16
Score: 100
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
(starting word: twaddlers)
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Moves: 8
Elapsed Time: 00:00:16
Score: 100
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
(starting word: twaddlers)
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Puzzle #348 (Vexing)
Time spent: 05:09
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Puzzle #348 (Vexing)
Time spent: 05:09
16 moves • 0 hints
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OMIWORD.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Puzzle #348 (Vexing)
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Puzzle #348 (Vexing)
Time spent: 05:09
16 moves • 0 hints
[Bracket City]
December 14, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 81
🎯 Minimum Required: 77
Total Score: 95.1
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December 14, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 81
🎯 Minimum Required: 77
Total Score: 95.1
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Bracket City - The Atlantic
Solve nested clues to reveal a satisfying fact about this day in history. Climb the ranks from tourist to kingmaker (or beyond?).
www.theatlantic.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
[Bracket City]
December 14, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 81
🎯 Minimum Required: 77
Total Score: 95.1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 14, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 81
🎯 Minimum Required: 77
Total Score: 95.1
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#Wordle 1,639 3/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 298 words left.
🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ 3 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
#Obscurdle 1071: 3/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 35 words left.
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 298 words left.
🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ 3 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
#Obscurdle 1071: 3/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 35 words left.
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
December 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#Wordle 1,639 3/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 298 words left.
🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ 3 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
#Obscurdle 1071: 3/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 35 words left.
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 298 words left.
🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ 3 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
#Obscurdle 1071: 3/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 35 words left.
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.
a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
Alt: Dick Van Dyke, dancing with penguins in Mary Poppins
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.
#ScribesAndMakers Dec 13: Is there a creative activity you used to enjoy but now feels like a chore?
Not specifically. My interest in any given activity tends to wax and wane. If I try to force it, then it becomes a chore. I just have to let it come back around again.
Not specifically. My interest in any given activity tends to wax and wane. If I try to force it, then it becomes a chore. I just have to let it come back around again.
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#ScribesAndMakers Dec 13: Is there a creative activity you used to enjoy but now feels like a chore?
Not specifically. My interest in any given activity tends to wax and wane. If I try to force it, then it becomes a chore. I just have to let it come back around again.
Not specifically. My interest in any given activity tends to wax and wane. If I try to force it, then it becomes a chore. I just have to let it come back around again.
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
Can we test this scientifically? With a huge sample? Pretty please?
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Can we test this scientifically? With a huge sample? Pretty please?
#TimeTravelAuthors Dec 13: Saturday excerpt (optional word: far)
“Jones!” she called out. “What’s it mean when a timeline’s marked in red?”
“That’s need-to-know only,” he replied.
“Jones, you know damn well we have clearance.
“Jones!” she called out. “What’s it mean when a timeline’s marked in red?”
“That’s need-to-know only,” he replied.
“Jones, you know damn well we have clearance.
December 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Dec 13: Saturday excerpt (optional word: far)
“Jones!” she called out. “What’s it mean when a timeline’s marked in red?”
“That’s need-to-know only,” he replied.
“Jones, you know damn well we have clearance.
“Jones!” she called out. “What’s it mean when a timeline’s marked in red?”
“That’s need-to-know only,” he replied.
“Jones, you know damn well we have clearance.
#Ablatonyms 90
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:09
Time Bonus: +10
Score: 110
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:09
Time Bonus: +10
Score: 110
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
ABLATONYMS
degroof.github.io
December 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#Ablatonyms 90
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:09
Time Bonus: +10
Score: 110
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:09
Time Bonus: +10
Score: 110
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
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Time spent: 03:48
39 moves • 0 hints
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Time spent: 03:48
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Time spent: 03:48
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December 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
[Bracket City]
December 13, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 68
🎯 Minimum Required: 68
Total Score: 100.0
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December 13, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 68
🎯 Minimum Required: 68
Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪
December 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
[Bracket City]
December 13, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 68
🎯 Minimum Required: 68
Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪
December 13, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 68
🎯 Minimum Required: 68
Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪
#Wordle 1,638 4/6
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨 210 words left.
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 20 words left.
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬛ 2 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
#Obscurdle 1070: 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 402 words left.
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 26 words left.
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨 210 words left.
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 20 words left.
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬛ 2 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
#Obscurdle 1070: 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 402 words left.
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 26 words left.
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
December 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
#Wordle 1,638 4/6
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨 210 words left.
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 20 words left.
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬛ 2 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
#Obscurdle 1070: 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 402 words left.
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 26 words left.
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨 210 words left.
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 20 words left.
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬛ 2 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
#Obscurdle 1070: 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 402 words left.
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 26 words left.
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
#WordWeavers Dec 12: Are bodily functions omitted or discussed in your stories?
I can think of one scene in which a character experiences a bout of intense and protracted regurgitation. But this all occurs "off-camera". So, semi-omitted?
I can think of one scene in which a character experiences a bout of intense and protracted regurgitation. But this all occurs "off-camera". So, semi-omitted?
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#WordWeavers Dec 12: Are bodily functions omitted or discussed in your stories?
I can think of one scene in which a character experiences a bout of intense and protracted regurgitation. But this all occurs "off-camera". So, semi-omitted?
I can think of one scene in which a character experiences a bout of intense and protracted regurgitation. But this all occurs "off-camera". So, semi-omitted?
#WritersCoffeeClub Dec 12: Who is a writer whose life inspires you?
Ray Bradbury. Dude wrote "Fahrenheit 451" on coin-operated typewriters in the basement of a library. He also wrote a ton of short stories. Quote from him: "It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row."
Ray Bradbury. Dude wrote "Fahrenheit 451" on coin-operated typewriters in the basement of a library. He also wrote a ton of short stories. Quote from him: "It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row."
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#WritersCoffeeClub Dec 12: Who is a writer whose life inspires you?
Ray Bradbury. Dude wrote "Fahrenheit 451" on coin-operated typewriters in the basement of a library. He also wrote a ton of short stories. Quote from him: "It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row."
Ray Bradbury. Dude wrote "Fahrenheit 451" on coin-operated typewriters in the basement of a library. He also wrote a ton of short stories. Quote from him: "It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row."
#ScribesAndMakers Dec 12: What's the longest book you've ever read?
Oh, probably something by @stephenking.bsky.social. He does that sort of thing, you know.
Oh, probably something by @stephenking.bsky.social. He does that sort of thing, you know.
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#ScribesAndMakers Dec 12: What's the longest book you've ever read?
Oh, probably something by @stephenking.bsky.social. He does that sort of thing, you know.
Oh, probably something by @stephenking.bsky.social. He does that sort of thing, you know.
Well, there's a body horror #WritingPrompt for ya.
December 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Well, there's a body horror #WritingPrompt for ya.
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Time spent: 10:26
55 moves • 0 hints
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Puzzle #346 (Challenging)
Time spent: 10:26
55 moves • 0 hints
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OMIWORD.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Puzzle #346 (Challenging)
Time spent: 10:26
55 moves • 0 hints