kermode (Rob Ruger)
@kermode.bsky.social
Sex God-King of Love and Power
Two little girls stood in the doorway.
“Come play,” one of the girls said.
“I’m making lunch,” Wendy whispered.
“We want you to play,” the girl said.
They stared at Wendy. Unblinking. Evil.
“Can we have a snack?” they asked in unison.
“I’m literally making lunch!”
“Come play,” one of the girls said.
“I’m making lunch,” Wendy whispered.
“We want you to play,” the girl said.
They stared at Wendy. Unblinking. Evil.
“Can we have a snack?” they asked in unison.
“I’m literally making lunch!”
Stephen King’s The Shining, If the Hotel Had Possessed Wendy Instead of Jack
Wendy lit the stove to heat a pot of tomato soup. She turned to grab a wooden spoon and gasped. Two little girls in smocked dresses stood in the do...
buff.ly
February 3, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I can't be the only one who sees a bunch of werewolf sex workers waiting around for clients, right?
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I can't be the only one who sees a bunch of werewolf sex workers waiting around for clients, right?
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Dakoda Motor Co.
Morcheeba
The Cardigans
Spiritbox
Tarja
Dakoda Motor Co.
Morcheeba
The Cardigans
Spiritbox
Tarja
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Garbage
Wet Leg
Heart
Joan Jett
Elle King
Garbage
Wet Leg
Heart
Joan Jett
Elle King
Five (seven) concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Madonna
Kylie Minogue
Ellie Goulding
Celine Dion
Cher
Belinda Carlisle
Bananarama
Madonna
Kylie Minogue
Ellie Goulding
Celine Dion
Cher
Belinda Carlisle
Bananarama
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Dakoda Motor Co.
Morcheeba
The Cardigans
Spiritbox
Tarja
Dakoda Motor Co.
Morcheeba
The Cardigans
Spiritbox
Tarja
Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love.
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love.
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Soon Marjorie Taylor Greene will be a nobody, and then when people type MTG we'll know they're talking about Magic the Gathering again and the world will start to heal
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Soon Marjorie Taylor Greene will be a nobody, and then when people type MTG we'll know they're talking about Magic the Gathering again and the world will start to heal
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Malcolm Ingram is trying to re-release Small Town Gay Bar, a really valuable documentary from the 00s about...well, small town gay bars in Mississippi. They have to rebuy all music rights etc.
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
small town gay bar redux
‘small town gay bar’ is a documentary about two bars in the Deep South fighting for diversity in the face of adversity
www.kickstarter.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Malcolm Ingram is trying to re-release Small Town Gay Bar, a really valuable documentary from the 00s about...well, small town gay bars in Mississippi. They have to rebuy all music rights etc.
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
@stepback.nebula.tv , I know you recorded the episode months ago and have probably moved on, but I think you'd appreciate this book about the intersection of faith and medicine among the Hmong diaspora, specifically as it relates to epilepsy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spi...
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
@stepback.nebula.tv , I know you recorded the episode months ago and have probably moved on, but I think you'd appreciate this book about the intersection of faith and medicine among the Hmong diaspora, specifically as it relates to epilepsy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spi...
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This is stupid. Commence with the rudeness!
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is stupid. Commence with the rudeness!
"How can Republicans connect with disenchanted voters? We spoke to people at this vegan co-op to find out."
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"How can Republicans connect with disenchanted voters? We spoke to people at this vegan co-op to find out."
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This is just to say
I ate the legs you had kept in the boundless wreck,
And were probably saving for an important metaphor.
They were so trunkless, and so vast.
I ate the legs you had kept in the boundless wreck,
And were probably saving for an important metaphor.
They were so trunkless, and so vast.
October 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is just to say
I ate the legs you had kept in the boundless wreck,
And were probably saving for an important metaphor.
They were so trunkless, and so vast.
I ate the legs you had kept in the boundless wreck,
And were probably saving for an important metaphor.
They were so trunkless, and so vast.
Maybe they can hang up motivational posters that say something like "Works Sets Us Free."
Utah has just approved a 1,300-person “mega camp” for homeless individuals,This camp lacks transportation, features locked units, and even imposes forced labor.
They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.
They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Maybe they can hang up motivational posters that say something like "Works Sets Us Free."
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Utah has just approved a 1,300-person “mega camp” for homeless individuals,This camp lacks transportation, features locked units, and even imposes forced labor.
They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.
They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Utah has just approved a 1,300-person “mega camp” for homeless individuals,This camp lacks transportation, features locked units, and even imposes forced labor.
They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.
They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
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check out this absolutely terrifying ancient babylonian lullaby
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
check out this absolutely terrifying ancient babylonian lullaby
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October 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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oh you’re a nihilist? name zero things that matter
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
oh you’re a nihilist? name zero things that matter
Excited for these Stephen King anthologies. If it keeps up, we might finally get people writing about what happened in From a Buick 1-7!
October 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
@scalzi.com - your next investment?
Gonna move back to Brussels brb, the house Saint Cyr is for sale for only 2 millie
www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be/en/property/...
www.christiesrealestatebelgium.be/en/property/...
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
@scalzi.com - your next investment?
Repost with your favorite Halloween costume 👻
"You, Sir, should unmask."
"You, Sir, should unmask."
October 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Repost with your favorite Halloween costume 👻
"You, Sir, should unmask."
"You, Sir, should unmask."
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