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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 9h

BTW, this was taken earlier the same day...

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 20h

#ThrowbackThursday to the very first pumpkins-at-sunset-on-Halloween picture I took, back in 2017.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I'm so confused... men are complaining about athletic women wearing skimpy clothes now?

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"Killing Berthold Gambrel" is fantastic. You can take it from me, Berthold Gambrel.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Finished rereading this again yesterday, and I'm more convinced than ever that in these pages @adambertocci.bsky.social perfectly captured what it's like to be a millennial. Decades from now, when (or if) they study early post-Y2K culture, they'll be reading this.

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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I love fall. 😍 (It’s the winters I could do without…)

Leavings turning red on treetop against blue sky

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is a dark, suspenseful, and emotionally-intense thriller. Highly recommended!

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A lot of people are referencing how good she was in "North by Northwest", and rightfully so, but "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming" is really underrated. RIP to a great actress.

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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Little concerned about what’s waiting for me on the other side of this fence.

Creepy rubber face propped against a car window

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Look at all these people crying over their favorite TV show becoming bad, while knowing that it never happened to mine. 😇

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Lynda Carter's Iconic Wonder Woman Transformation

ALT: Lynda Carter's Iconic Wonder Woman Transformation

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Surely, there must be some zealous religious organization or ignorant school board members out there somewhere who will ban my books? Whoever you are, you don’t ‘have’ to read them. I mean, you typically don’t read the books you ban anyway. P.S. Ask me about my book-burning bulk discount. 📚🔥

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is an awesome book; I cannot recommend it highly enough!

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Book sale! 📚📕🖋️ #Booksky

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you are going to come back, please, come back with a vengeance. Make it worth everyone's time.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wow, that's incredible! I need to step up my game. 😆

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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Another cool sky from my balcony tonight. I’d have a beer while I enjoy it, but Octoberfest is happening tomorrow, and I best save myself for that… 🍺🇩🇪

Even brighter red-orange sundet behind clouds, the sky golden behind it

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s time for a midweek mood check! Use a GIF, pic, or vid to share how you are feeling today.

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Nick Fuentes' Cozy Pumpkin Hug

ALT: Nick Fuentes' Cozy Pumpkin Hug

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good solid definitions for poetry/operetta/musical theater aficionados such as ourselves. I can't help thinking of rock-n'-roller Warren Zevon's explanation that the rhyming rules were looser for his genre, saying to a co-writer that in rock, "we can rhyme 'mom' and 'thanks' if we want to."

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Andrew Crowther @andrewcrowther.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not everyone knows what rhyme is these days (in the true, or Broadway, sense), so here’s Sondheim’s definition:

The immediate distinguishing difference between lyrics and dialogue is the conscious use of rhyme. There are many varieties: true rhymes, near rhymes, visual rhymes, regional rhymes, assonance, consonance, run-on, identities—as many types as academic taxonomy will allow. The most effective kind for a story-telling theater song is the first, so in what follows, when I say "rhyme," I mean "true rhyme."

A true (or perfect) rhyme consists of two words or phrases whose final accented syllables sound alike except for the consonant sounds which precede them. The accent can be on the last syllable (home/roam, convey/ dismay), which is called a masculine rhyme, or on the penultimate syllable (never/forever), which is called a feminine rhyme, perhaps because the fall-off after the accent gives it a bit of added grace. The accent can even be on an earlier syllable (rational/national, simulator/ stimulator), but the sounds which follow must be the same while the accented consonants must be different.*

An identity matches not only the final syllables but also the consonants that introduce them (motion/promotion).
What distinguishes a rhyme from an identity is the accented syllable: "mustache" rhymes with "just ash" if the accents are on "must" and "just"; if the accents are on "-ache" and "ash," they're identities.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I would be willing to make this deal... but I think the royalties I can offer you might be slightly smaller.😂

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Posted this two years ago almost to the day on another site, and it's still true.

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Carrie Rubin @carrierubin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cool sky tonight.

Fading orange sunset behind building with cloud cover hovering above it

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In seriousness, I agree there's not much going on here. But it is still better than X. One of my friends who is on there got hacked by an Elon Musk loving crypto scammer the other day.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

No, it's not. All the cool people are here. (People who follow me.😄)

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Andrew Crowther @andrewcrowther.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

During the Hallowe'en season, BBC Radio 3 Unwind should rebrand as Radio 3 Undead, playing only the most creepy and uncanny music to unravel your mind in the dark evenings

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What I quote in the review is just the tip of that iceberg.😂

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Last night, according to news channels, they destroyed the main [Terran] space-fleet for the tenth time. Today they are pursuing the remnants of what is said to have been destroyed.” Is this from the book or current news?

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm reading the sci-fi story "Lost Legion" by S.M. Stirling, and there's a recurring joke about how the battle-hardened female protag is annoyed by the absurdly sultry feminine AI voice in the giant tank. I can't decide if it is a clever critique of the trope or another instance of it. Maybe both?

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Would you change your name to Bucket? (Pronounced "Bouquet")

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Either that, or they have realized they can't make it do what they have promised it can do, so they are seeking to form a cartel and get government bailouts so the whole scheme doesn't collapse. Not sure which is worse.

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I had to look it up. I guess I'm not as good with classic movies as I thought. 😞

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today I review THE TIMERMAN by Theodore Judson. The much-anticipated sequel to the classic FITZPATRICK'S WAR. Does it live up to its predecessor's standard? ruinedchapel.com/2026/09/11/b... #booksky

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The Timerman: A Worthy Sequel to Fitzpatrick's War

Discover the intricate world of Theodore Judson's The Timerman a worthy sequel to Fitzpatrick's War

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I've always blamed Heinlein, or maybe more accurately, Heinlein's Starship Trooper-wannabe fanboys, for this:

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Berthold Gambrel @bertholdgambrel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's a good story. I wish I felt confident it would stay just a story, and not a prophecy.

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Adam Bertocci @adambertocci.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My newest Kindle story is FREE through Sunday Sept 13. It's about art, language, culture, the past (Oscar Wilde), the future (aliens) and the soul (human, but not exclusively). It's hard to sum up, let's say that. I hope you enjoy. www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/...

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Translating the Wildest: A Short Story

Amazon.com: Translating the Wildest: A Short Story eBook : Bertocci, Adam: Kindle Store

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