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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 11h

I'm sorry for being a ghost. 👻 Personal tragedy is a harsh master. My apologies for the silence. But I am back, and the work is finished. "Skin and Scripture, by J. Howard Rue, Part Seven" is now on my Substack. We are entering the endgame. Read up before it all changes.

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hurry up and do it 💥

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy National Ghost Hunting Day. Like Mulder, I still want to believe—even after years of dubious gear, late-night rabbit holes, and elusive evidence. Naturally, while I’m fussing with the tech, Elroy is the only one who actually spots the specter. Typical corgi radar. 👻🐾

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Your voice. Your community. Your future. Voting isn't just about a single election; it's about shaping the world you want to live in.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Happy National Live Creative Day! 🎨✨ Writing, painting, weaving, cooking, making music—creativity isn’t about fame or profit; it’s about making something exist where nothing was before. We carve out time every week just to make things. What are you bringing to life today?

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

16 years ago today, we bought our first Disney World annual passes and never looked back. At our Colorado send-off party, people actually took bets on how long we’d last before getting sick of the parks and running back.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Some texts were never meant to be transcribed, let alone read aloud. The boundary between ink and flesh wears dangerously thin in Skin and Scripture: Part Six. Delve into the stacks if you dare. Read the newest chapter now on Substack. quillandclaw.substack.com

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Celebrating National Men's Grooming Day with my two trusted stylists. Their rates are a bit unusual (treats and belly rubs only) and they don't have many words, but I think the results speak for themselves. This mustache won't trim itself! 🐾✂️ #NationalMensGroomingDay #CorgiBarbers #MensGrooming

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Happy National Roller Coaster Day! From childhood terror on Hershey’s SooperDooperLooper to surviving Goliath at Magic Mountain, Kraken at SeaWorld, and the always-fun Mummy at Universal (VelociCoaster is next on the list). What’s your all-time favorite coaster? 🎢

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Part four has been published on my blog! If you need a creepy story, now that the sun has set. Skin and Scripture, by J. Howard Rue Check it out at quillandclaw.substack.com

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Happy National Gay Uncles Day! 🌈 Choosing not to have kids just meant channeling all our love (and top-tier jokes) into being the best Guncles and Gruncles possible.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The next chapter of'Skin and Scripture' has been penned. What's in that confounded scripture?

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

81 years ago today, a nuclear bomb detonated over Hiroshima. Tens of thousands of human lives were lost in an instant. As a teacher, I refuse to let us forget the cost of unchecked power. Peace isn't passive—it takes active accountability, voting wisely, and choosing empathy every single day. 🕊️✌️

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A blogger is just someone with a keyboard, a cup of coffee, and a burning desire to post long-form prose instead of 300-character thoughts.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

82 years ago today, Anne Frank was discovered in the Secret Annex and arrested, just days after her last diary entry. As hostility and prejudice rise around the world, we cannot let these horrors fade from memory. We must keep remembering where hatred leads.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

24 years of marriage today! No opals or musical instruments for us—we pooled two years of savings to buy "Eve," our new EV. In uncertain times, having a steadfast bulwark to share the road with is the ultimate gift. Happy Anniversary, HusOtter Supreme! ⚡️

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I used to hit the annual Psychic Fair for "creative research," and the things I’ve seen are wild. Divination, channeling, genuine mysteries... 🔮 Today is National Psychic Day! Do you have an interaction with a psychic or medium that completely blew your mind? Tell me everything.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy World Wide Web Day! 🌐 Over 30 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee launched the first web server at CERN and changed everything.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Happy National Mutt Day! Look, you all know where my allegiance lies—I am fundamentally a Corgi person. They just own me. 🤷‍♂️🐶 But truth be told? I am a "dog person," through and through, and I am here for all of them.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Happy National Cheesecake Day! Did you know it’s been around for 4,000+ years? My life changed in 1983 when MotherUnit and I hit up Lindy's in NYC for my first real slice. Now there are whole restaurant chains dedicated to it. Indulge guilt-free today! What's your go-to flavor?

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Gearing up for year 35 in the classroom this Feb. Still unsure why I do it, but public schools are the heart of our community. Seeing them gutted for vouchers while standardized testing remains... it hurts. We must invest in diversity and critical thinking. Support public ed. 🍎

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I miss chicken wings so much. The heartburn isn't worth it, but dang, they're the ultimate finger food. Crispy, saucy, and perfect for any occasion! What's your go-to flavor? #chickenwings #heartburn #flavor #fingerfood

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Part Two of Skin and Scripture is officially up! 📖✍️ The mystery deepens as the pages turn. Catch up on the latest chapter of my serialized horror story now on Substack. quillandclaw.substack.com

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Happy Birthday, Gary Gygax! 🎲 D&D is 50, and I'm sharing how it saved this gay polar bear from Saturdays alone and taught me everything I know about writing. From my first half-elf to my messy insult-bard, Gygax's legacy is everything. Roll for initiative!

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Thirty-five years ago today, the ADA became law, affirming access and equity as civil rights.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Happy National Drive-Thru Day! 🍟🚘

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Happy Birthday Alexandre Dumas! ⚔️ Creator of The Three Musketeers, master of swashbuckling, and the reason we have timeless rivalries with Cardinal Richelieu & Milady de Winter.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In the US, Pi Day is celebrated in March - 3/14. The rest of the world takes a more casual approach in July - 22/7.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

July 20th, 1969: Humanity truly pulled it off. We landed on the Moon, walked for two and a half hours, and brought back 50 lbs of material. The Apollo onboard computers had less processing power than your smartphone. They did it with raw math and slide rules.

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God @thegodshow.com · 20/07/2026

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wabi-sabi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 @empiricist49.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I don't know where he gets these ideas from.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Growing up a big guy in Denver Broncos territory, everyone assumed I loved football. Honestly? I avoided calling home from undergrad if they lost because my stepdad’s game-day rage was that real. 🐻 🏈

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Happy #NationalIceCreamDay! 🍦 This polar bear is currently celebrating with my corgis, Dottie and Elroy!

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

New on Substack: I found a film that should be my entire personality—classic cinema, Cthulhu mythos, and Minions. But "Minions & Monsters" might be too niche for its own good. It's a good watch, but not a great theatrical experience. (I also mention my ongoing grief over "The Great Movie Ride." 😢)

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 17/07/2026

NYT nails it.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 16/07/2026

This is Willing. She recently learned that sitting gets her a treat and now follows her human around popping a squat every few feet. Can't blame her for being an overachiever. 12/10 (TT: adoptdurham)

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Happy 71st birthday, Disneyland! 🏰 It’s wild to think how one park changed the world (and Central Florida).

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Happy #InternationalDragDay! 👑 "We're all born naked and the rest is drag."

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Today? Today, fifty-six years ago, from right up the road here at Cape Canaveral, Apollo 11 surged her boosters and launched into history. Their computers had less computing processing than my first cell phone. Think about that. And head out to Kennedy Space Center. It's way cool!

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Today in 1951, J.D. Salinger published The Catcher in the Rye. 📖 While high school required reading made a lot of kids groan (fair, The Scarlet Letter was rough), Holden Caulfield entirely captivated me. A cynical teen wandering NYC, railing against "phoniness," and dreading adulthood—it hit hard.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Today is National Shark Awareness Day! I was born under the sign of the fish, but alas, while not true 'bony' fishes, the realms of the sharks (and rays) has always facinated me. I keep thinking it's ANOTHER tattoo idea.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy International Non-Binary People's Day! 💛🤍💜🖤 Today we celebrate the beautiful diversity of gender identities outside the binary.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Joyeux Quatorze Juillet! Today is the French National Day! Heavily influenced by the American Revolution, the French stormed the Bastille to arm themselves for their own revolution.

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The Great Brehon @brehonthebear.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I should point out that the Jeep survived the cut—I’ve got to carry the corgis somewhere! The back seat is gone, replaced by dog beds, blankets, and enough fur to build 8 more corgis. 🚙🐾

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