Fiona_the_Ogre @Boudicca@octodon.social

The two boys gazed up at the poster of their hero.
"When I grow up, "said one, "I want to be just like him."
"And when I grow up I wanna marry him," said the other.
"...You can't do that!,"exclaimed the first boy.
"Why not?"
"'Because he already HAS a husband."
"I know... that's why I think I have a chance."
"I can't believe my best friend wants to be a home-wrecker."
"What if... when you become him, I just marry you instead?"
"Oh. Okay!"

#tootfic #microfiction #smallstories #lgbta #terylstales

Sketchbook - full color'S !!!!!

8/9

"FINALLY, I thought you wouldn't ever stop asking questions. You were starting to sound like some of the jerks on the internet who just tell me I need to move - with what money I might ask - instead of actually helping me--"

The genie granted her a strong, fearsome body, and as a bonus, also granted her a distant, rent-free home where food was plentiful, and the internet signal was surprisingly good.

The zookeepers were mystified where the new crocodile had come from, but kept her anyway.

The queen stared at her raw, ruined hands.

She allowed her most trusted handmaid to gently wash off the blood and sweat. Once dried, she donned a pair of silk gloves - she knew how how to hide her scars and pain, smiling and unflinching if her hand was grasped or kissed.

The usurper who had murdered her husband and children would soon find out that before she'd been bestowed her crown, his willowy new bride had been known as the Battleaxe.

#tootfic #microfiction #fantasy #writing #terylstales

Rule 2. Do not design robots capable of disobeying human beings unless obedience violates Rule 1.
Rule 3. Do not design robots in such a way that they cannot protect/repair themselves, unless self-preservation requires the violation of rules 1 and 2.

We keep pointing to the stories in I, ROBOT as examples of how Asimov's Laws don't work, but what if they were never meant to work as described?

If you work anywhere near AI, think about it.

What if Asimov's Laws of Robotics weren't supposed to govern robots' behavior, but the people designing them (and AIs)?

Rule 0. Do not design robots capable of harming humanity, or, by inaction, allowing humanity to come to harm.
Rule 1. Do not design robots capable of injuring human beings or, through inaction, allowing human beings to come to harm.

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I drew some cards of my ridiculous son to thank Ezra and Laurel's parents for helping us with our farm dreams. ONE thing off the to-do list anyway!

The lighthouse keeper stole down to the beach, tide high and moon bright.

He carefully stepped stone to stone, towards the small star shaped island - mostly rock and a single stunted fir.

He waited, but not for long.
A graceful merman climbed up to his side, satchel heavy with opulent gifts salvaged from sunken chests.

But all the lighthouse keeper cared for were the strong arms and salty lips of his secret oceanborn lover.

#tootfic #microfiction #writing #fantasy #terylstales #mermay #lgbt

Finished the flowers, leaves, and arches doily from an old Slavic language magazine. It isn't laying flat, partially because it was a ripply pattern to begin with, but I left it outside in the heat to block and I think it dried too quickly to settle into its stretched shape. I might try reblocking it with pins, but for now it looks pretty good draped over this chair. #crochet #fiberarts