Derek Hawkins
@wrytersblockdh.bsky.social
Failed writer. Long-suffering Beta reader/editor. Shenaniggator Extraordinaire.
This country has been ruled and run by dicks since....forever. (pun intended)
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This country has been ruled and run by dicks since....forever. (pun intended)
In my life time there were still places where a woman was not allowed to have a checking account without her husband on it.
December 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
In my life time there were still places where a woman was not allowed to have a checking account without her husband on it.
TBF the war on women has been going on since long before you got the vote, and well before any of those particular White House-squatting festering boils on the ass of humanity were born.
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
TBF the war on women has been going on since long before you got the vote, and well before any of those particular White House-squatting festering boils on the ass of humanity were born.
*waves hand in an Obi Wan gesture* "this is not the state you are looking for. Move along."
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
*waves hand in an Obi Wan gesture* "this is not the state you are looking for. Move along."
It's (probably) warmer here than it is for either of you two. 😎
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It's (probably) warmer here than it is for either of you two. 😎
It was a balmy 57F here today. Maybe a steamy 60F.
December 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It was a balmy 57F here today. Maybe a steamy 60F.
*shakers head* I don't know where Canadians get this reputation for being too nice and polite from.... Just baffling.
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
*shakers head* I don't know where Canadians get this reputation for being too nice and polite from.... Just baffling.
Is it above 65F there? You'll be happy than a solar-powered lizard basking on a rock for a week.
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Is it above 65F there? You'll be happy than a solar-powered lizard basking on a rock for a week.
+ hand warmer packets, elbow-length finger-less gloves, 4 months tropical relocation, and.....
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
+ hand warmer packets, elbow-length finger-less gloves, 4 months tropical relocation, and.....
Doesn't matter. Some garlic farmer in 1400s Italy had a bumper crop and started that rumor as a sales gimmick.
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Doesn't matter. Some garlic farmer in 1400s Italy had a bumper crop and started that rumor as a sales gimmick.
Your vampire guests will thank you.
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Your vampire guests will thank you.
Oh, I know. Remember, I'm a Leo. The Lion, which makes me a BIG Cat! 😉🤣
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Oh, I know. Remember, I'm a Leo. The Lion, which makes me a BIG Cat! 😉🤣
Cats... fttttt. We do what we want. 😜
December 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Cats... fttttt. We do what we want. 😜
Tell us you're a fantasy owner without telling us you're a fantasy owner. lol
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Tell us you're a fantasy owner without telling us you're a fantasy owner. lol
It's like scrolling over an email address on a suspected spam email (b/c you know you didn't order from azon or wherever) and getting as string of gobbledeegoop that doesn't match the name. Too stupid to even try, guys? Lazy spammers fool the gullible.
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's like scrolling over an email address on a suspected spam email (b/c you know you didn't order from azon or wherever) and getting as string of gobbledeegoop that doesn't match the name. Too stupid to even try, guys? Lazy spammers fool the gullible.
7-0 Dolphins. You aren't missing much. Cam had a sack.
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
7-0 Dolphins. You aren't missing much. Cam had a sack.
Well this period of weekly self-flagellation is almost over. 30 realtime minutes left to go.
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Well this period of weekly self-flagellation is almost over. 30 realtime minutes left to go.
It doesn't look any better watching it thru. Groupe is finally 1 for 3 now, The whole league knows about Hill when it's short yardage. Doesn't fool anyone now.
November 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It doesn't look any better watching it thru. Groupe is finally 1 for 3 now, The whole league knows about Hill when it's short yardage. Doesn't fool anyone now.
I can;t remember the last time I had anything other than McNuggets, fries or McGriddles, much less a McRib. More than a decade at the least on the McRib.
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I can;t remember the last time I had anything other than McNuggets, fries or McGriddles, much less a McRib. More than a decade at the least on the McRib.
That's okay. I haven't been around enough much lately to notice you weren't around much. We're even.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
That's okay. I haven't been around enough much lately to notice you weren't around much. We're even.
Make them tell you no. 😁😉
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Make them tell you no. 😁😉
I've done that hauled bks 1 & 2 of a trilogy to Houston for a book signing of the3rd bk release. She signed them all.
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've done that hauled bks 1 & 2 of a trilogy to Houston for a book signing of the3rd bk release. She signed them all.
Bury them in a huge FOI dump?
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Bury them in a huge FOI dump?