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Not That Chris Brown

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Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️. Sci-fi author. Professional computer tickler. Exvangelical. Farker. Prone to talking about trains and/or cats. Visit my musings and rants at www.cfreak.dev (he/him)

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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 11/09/2026
Moments of levity among serious topics. My MC encounters plumbing for the first time. My editor loved the “he provides dysentery” quip #SFFChat
The act of watching a stream of water flow with only a twist surfaced the desire to see more. Paradise proved there was life between selling out to the network and remaining cocooned against the entire planet.
Meeco leaned on the door frame, amused. "I never imagined meeting someone who lacked the basics."
"The Lord provides"
"He provides dysentery. You could
probably trade for pipes to set up something simple."
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 11/09/2026
The first line from Those Who Speak for God #WritingCommunity
Jordan Jackson fidgeted with the ruffled collar of an old dress shirt his
mother insisted he wear. He had squeezed the old garment around his torso, stretching until buttons strained against the fabric, forming tight creases across his chest. Sitting in the council chamber, they threatened to fly off and disrupt the holy ceremony, but Mother's pride demanded he wear something unstained by the dirt and sweat of the fields for his first meeting.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 04/09/2026
Not “fall”, but when Jordan’s confidence blows up in his face. #SFFChat
The door closed with a soft click.
Once her footsteps faded, Jordan spoke. "Go on. It's your turn to tell me I messed up."

"You messed up," Meeco said.
"You can't just demand they follow you. You have to prove you can lead."

"They respect you because they
didn't watch you grow up. I'm a bratty kid, undeserving of my role.
Someone who is soiling my grandfather's legacy by daring to try new things."
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 25/08/2026
Bonus snip (because it’s kind of amusing): #SumLuv
"We're trying new things!
Besides, this place is loud. You complained how quiet the world is."
"It's a little much all at once," he
laughed.
"Maybe you're not into me" She deadpanned. "Need something else?
Older? Younger? A man? Someone with an assortment? Don't worry, I
can grab a different body and come back!"
"I.." Jordan began. "It's fine.
You're beautiful the way you are."
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 21/08/2026
Well I didn’t pick a word so I guess I cheated. Here’s a snip where my main characters are meeting the first time. Lots of good words here: “radiance”, “impatient”, “hesitant”, “scolded”. #SFFChat
Despite the moonless night, the
woman bathed in Luna's shine as though she'd painted her silk skin with its radiance. The glow revealed hints of ruby in the edges of her hair, otherwise hidden by the dark light.
She folded her arms and wore an impatient scowl despite Jordan's hesitant wave.
"What the hell is this? Do you people make a habit of attacking random strangers at night?" she scolded.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 21/08/2026
More or less. Slow burn where circumstances keep bringing them together. Each meeting brings them a little closer. Pining? A little. Eli encourages them both #SumLuv
"I'm glad you came! The people from your weird village are here!"
"Here? In Paradise?" Ash said.
"Yeah! The scary red-beard guy, and the cute one. There was a young
woman with them and a traveler named Meeco."
Ash folded her arms. "The cute
one, huh?"
"Don't pretend you didn't gush about him after your first encounter!"
Eli grinned.Eli stared at Jordan for several seconds. "You're a little slow, aren't you?"
"Slow?" he asked.
"Clueless," they added, rolling their eyes. "Of course Ash wants to see you. She likes you."
"She's kind."
"I promise she'll come if you ask."
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 20/08/2026
Bonus: my editors just returned feedback! Earlier in this scene the pair were drinking coffee. Jordan and Ash share a kiss and the comment I got: 😅
Unknown Author
Did they drink the coffee? Where are the mugs? They sat down with coffee, and then it just... disappeared from the screen until this mention. Pet peeve.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 20/08/2026
Lots of fun when your smart clothes melt away … (nothing explicit here other than nakedness) #Sumluv
Her clothing evaporated, the bots creating it directing themselves into her skin or the blankets. Jordan sighed pushing away the guilt at the sight of her perfect body.
"I've never ..," Jordan whispered
aloud
"I know," she giggled straddling him and tracing her hand down his chest, the shirt and pants dissolving beneath her touch.
"That's a new way of undressing"
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 17/08/2026
The man taking care of the woman is flipped on its head throughout the story. Jordan is frustrated by this as he's brought up in a patriarchy. In the end, he gets his opportunity to take care of her, but recognizes what he's learned about equality. #SumLuv
She stopped the crank and turned to face him, wrapping her arms across his shoulders.

"Being mechanical has its perks!"

"Just don't overdo it. Conserve your energy if you need it."

She kissed him on the cheek.

"You're so sweet. You know how I said before I didn't need you to protect me?"

Jordan's face flushed in embarrassment.

"Sure," he mumbled. "I'm sorry."

Her eyes smiled at him mischievously. "Well old Ash wouldn't have approved but I kind of like
it right now. It's comforting to know you have my back."

"Thanks, it's hard to forget how I was brought up and protecting family was our role. We're a
community of two and communities look out for each other regardless if they are man or woman,
mechanical or biological."
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 17/08/2026
Jordan has encountered Ash the first time. He's smitten but she represents the world his family is at war with. In this scene he reveals to his sister, Ruth, the struggles between his heart and his head. (the "stone" is a communication device he's learning how to use) #SumLuv
"Uh-huh," Ruth said, unconvinced. "Esther hasn't stopped telling people about your angel."

"Esther has a big imagination."

"Peter and Jeremy confirmed her story though. Do you really believe the woman was an
angel?"

Jordan shrugged. "Andrew believes, and he didn't see the whole thing."

"Andrew is the village idiot. I asked if you believe it."

"The woman said her name is Asherah. I think she's connected to the network."

"Oh my God, Jordan. Asherah is a literal demon in the Bible! Do you not remember our
lessons? You have to inform the council!" She folded her arms and set her jaw with determination.
The candle flickered in her wide eyes.

"What would telling them accomplish? At best, they'd gin up everyone into a frenzy over it," he
replied and then changed his voice to mock his uncle. "Proof the machines are here among us.
Posing as humans to eat our souls!"

Ruth stifled a giggle. "And at worst?"

"What do you think? They'd banish me.""You should have told them immediately. Then there wouldn't have been a question!"

"I didn't tell them because Ash doesn't deserve to be hunted."

Ruth softened. "But what if she tells someone about us?"

"Maybe it's time we opened the curtain. Aren't you the least bit curious to see what's out
there?"

She shook her head. "What's so important that you want to leave?"

"I didn't say I wanted to leave. I just don't want to live a lie. Granddad kept this stone secret,
what else did he omit?"

Scarlet anger flashed in her dark eyes. "Granddad was a great man. Don't dare suggest
otherwise just because you had a nice encounter with one person who may be part of the
network."

Jordan sighed and placed his hand on her shoulder. "I loved him too, Ruth, but he wasn't
without faults, and neither is Dad, nor Uncle Ammon, or anyone on the council for that matter."Jordan yanked the box from her, meeting her scowl with daggers, and contemplating the next

move.

"This is just a pretty stone. You understand right?" Ruth said in a steady voice. "Remember you
know nothing about Ash. Put all of it out of your mind"

"I can't ignore the truth, sister."

"What truth?"

"There's a bigger world out there, despite the council's insistence it isn't real. They convinced
us we're the last true humans, holding us hostage to a belief we didn't choose, and one we can't
question. We don't have to live this way."

A single tear ran down Ruth's cheek.

"Then pray," she whispered. "Beg God to remove this burden from you."
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 16/08/2026
They may be from different places but Ash and Jordan have the same sense of humor. #SumLuv
Two wrapped packages materialized on the countertop. Taking one for herself she tossed the
second to Jordan. He caught it out of reflex and stared at the shiny wrapper. Ash tore hers open
and took a bite of the soft, light brown substance.

"It's chocolate," she mumbled. "Try it!"

Jordan's grandfather once described chocolate, but such delicacies were unavailable in the
isolationist settlement. He unwrapped the treat and gingerly took a small bite from the end. The
chocolate melted immediately, sticking to the roof of his mouth and tongue. The texture and
blinding sweetness caught him off guard. He swallowed hard, running his tongue along the roof
of his mouth to pry loose the remaining stickiness.

"It's sweet," he managed.

"Do you like it?"

"I think so, but I need something to wash it down."

"Forgive me." She blinked and a cup of white liquid coalesced on the countertop.

"Milk?"

"What did you think? Evil machine made battery acid or something?"

He eyed the cup suspiciously. "Maybe not battery acid, but is it true milk or some synthetic
variety made from a mechanical cow?"

"Ah, so he does have a sense of humor," she giggled. "You'll find we have the best mechanical
cows on the planet!"
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 15/08/2026
“Spice” not spicy but a fun interaction #WIPSnips
Jordan considered protesting and trying the chopsticks anyway, but a rather loud rumble from his stomach
indicated he was too hungry to care.
He took a bite of the peppery food.
The flavors and spice consumed his nostrils and throat.
"Whoa," he managed to squeak.
"That's an experience."
"Experience? Szechuan makes love to your mouth!" She stole a carrot from his plate and ate it.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 13/08/2026
As the story peaks, Jordan believes Ash was commanded to spy on him and befriend him. His insecurities lead him to run away and face the depths of his loneliness. Not just in losing Ash but losing his family and faith as well. #Sumluv
They knew my family was dead. They watched me the whole time and they kept it all from me," Jordan sobbed.
The fire clouded his eyes. "I'm an assignment. You knew he was alive, you knew he was speaking."
She spoke in a stern tone. "I promise you aren't an assignment, but yes, I knew."
"Oh god, how could I have been so stupid?" his voice became hoarse as he collapsed into a heap on the floor.
"None of this is real, none of it is real."Ash touched his arm. "I'm sorry."
Snatching the stone from the counter, he ran toward the elevator, momentarily forgetting the room could no longer sense his thoughts.
"Open the door!" he shouted and the room complied. Ash reached out to stop him as the lift whisked him to the street.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 08/08/2026
Gus says “what? It’s international cat day? Where’s my cookie?” #cats #InternationalCatDay
A confused looking orange cat
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 06/08/2026
Part 2 takes place in a future San Francisco, its structure changed by the nanobot “buildings” growing around the human built city. Jordan leaves his farm life not only to see the city but to explore the inner world of connected minds. 2/3 #SumLuv
The first phase of the city formed a grid, built by human hands, rising up as tall, square buildings along a waterfront. Jordan recognized its centerpiece, a towering pyramid shaped structure overlooking the concrete and glass below. Source built the second phase, leaving the old city undisturbed beneath giant teal vines growing out and around the stone construction. The tendrils wrapped their way up the tallest buildings, and in some areas, created giant translucent spires with no obvious support structure. Even in the brightness of the day the material pulsed and hummed with light.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 06/08/2026
Since I’m writing a forbidden love, part of the story is about both my characters being out of place. Part one takes place in a future version of the Sacramento Valley sometime after an apocalyptic war. Nature is healing, and Ash is learning about the survivors living on the margin. 1/3 #SumLuv
Ash surveyed the windswept landscape. Twisted deadwood wrapped around rusting wires in neat rows along the hillside. Leafy vines once snaked along the metal, planted by biological people who crushed the grapes to make wine. Dull fermenting vats stood in the distance, their luster rotting away in the unending wind.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 03/08/2026
Not exactly classic. Ash appears to members of the technophobic cult and they shoot at her. (She’s fine, she can’t be easily harmed.) Jordan approaches to discover his enemy is smart and beautiful #SumLuv
Despite the moonless night, the
woman bathed in Luna's shine as though she'd painted her silk skin with its radiance. The glow revealed hints of ruby in the edges of her hair, otherwise hidden by the dark light.
She folded her arms and wore an impatient scowl despite Jordan's hesitant wave.
"What the hell is this? Do you people make a habit of attacking random strangers at night?" she scolded.The word "hell" stung Jordan's
ears. No one swore in Mount Ebenezer. "Hell" was another term for
damnation and one dared not breathe the curse of damnation to another.
"My sister in Christ, please temper
your language."
She paused, the anger melting
into confusion. "Temper my language? Your friend shot at me."
"A discussion he'll have with our
council. We don't receive many visitors out here, Miss ...""Asherah. No need for honorifics.
'Ash' for short."
Jordan whispered past the bubbling in his gut. "An enemy of God."
"My guardian told me stories of zealots removing themselves from the world. I never expected to meet any," she replied, a tiny smirk forming at the corner of her lips. "So which is it? 'Sister in Christ' or 'Enemy of God?' Asherah was a goddess, and YHWH's lover, after all."He managed only a tiny whimper.
His tongue stumbled over the finer points of theology, tied by her striking beauty and the realization she possessed more knowledge on the subject than he.
Ash stepped close enough Jordan
caught a sweet scent of lavender.
"Maybe I'm neither. Maybe I'm someone you'd refer to as 'lost""
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 15/07/2026
Sure, I’ll play.
His vision blurred into fuzzy snow
as his mind was ripped from the world, falling through time and space toward a dark tunnel. There was no light at the end.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 25/06/2026
Been a minute since I participated #WIPSnips
The first phase of the city formed
a grid, built by human hands, rising up as tall, square buildings along a waterfront. Jordan recognized its centerpiece, a towering pyramid shaped structure overlooking the concrete and glass below. Source built the second phase, leaving the old city undisturbed beneath giant teal vines growing out and around the stone construction. The tendrils wrapped their way up the tallest buildings, and in some areas, created giant translucent spires with no obvious support structure. Even in the brightness of the day the material pulsed and hummed with light.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 14/06/2026
A tortie kitty laying on a green and gray blanket
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 12/06/2026
I don’t have much but here’s a cat
A small tortoise shell kitty on a green and gray striped blanket
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 29/05/2026
I think I shared this one before but it’s one of my favorite lines. I think it does a good job (along with the surrounding chapter) of highlighting unintentional bias. #SFFChat
"You're different, aren't you?" Eli
said.
A shiver went down Ash's spine.
"Different how?"
"You're a husk. At least that's what
people in town call city dwellers."
'''Husk' is offensive," Ash said, keeping her voice free of malice. "It's a word the soldiers used to dehumanize us in the war."
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 22/05/2026
My MCs are both looking for something real a place to belong because they feel out of place in their lives. From a chapter I have titled “Out of Place”. Ash fears her new friend won’t accept her: #SFFChat
"You're different, aren't you?" Eli
said.
A shiver went down Ash's spine.
"Different how?"
"You're a husk. At least that's what
people in town call city dwellers."
'''Husk' is offensive," Ash said, keeping her voice free of malice. "It's a word the soldiers used to dehumanize us in the war."
"I didn't mean ..," Eli trailed off.Ash touched her companion's shoulders. "It's okay. Now you know.
And yes, I am one of them. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, I didn't want you to fear me!"
"I'm not scared of you," they laughed. "What do you call yourself then?"
"Human."
"Superhuman," Eli grinned.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 07/05/2026
Oh no! You deserve all the rest. Chat will be back. Here's Gus to help you feel better
An orange cat with his nose in the air, looking for a nose boop
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 03/05/2026
Without downloading new pics, where are you mentally?
Overlapping cartoon paper clips covered in eyes like a description of a Biblical angel. The text reads “it looks like you are afraid. BE NOT AFRAID”
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 25/04/2026
Gus says hello Widget and Gizmo!
An orange cat lounging on top of a tall bookshelf
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 27/03/2026
I write dystopian and I go for bittersweet endings but yeah, it’s dark. Here’s an excerpt from a short I’m working on. (The end highlights it better but I didn’t want to spoil it) #SFFChat
The other problem composing the message to Maria is I never told her about the horrors out here. I told her about the relentless sand and the boredom. The terrible food or the funny pranks we tried on our robot-excuse me artificial, as he prefers, lieutenant. I had to protect her from the moments of terror, the blood, the loss. I knew deep down she saw it on the illegal streams, and from the whispers within the resistance. She knew, but she played the comforting game with me, including the fantasy ending where I'd make it home some day.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 21/03/2026
Sleeping without a care as though he didn’t wake up mom and dad demanding food at 4am, or terrorize his sister who was just trying to look out the window. #caturday #cats
And orange cat curled like a shrimp on a green blanket
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 27/02/2026
Semi random. Page numbers are hard on mobile. Annoying it’s getting cut off unless you open it. #SFFChat
She rubbed her arms sending jolts of golden electricity running through the nanomaterial. As convincing as the network created simulations were, the scent of ammonia ticking her nostrils, confirmed the air was real.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 18/02/2026
A doll on a phone with the words “Thank you for contacting the abyss. Your scream is VERY important to us”
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 18/02/2026
I saw the one at the Illinois Railroad Museum this summer
A yellow stream line locomotive
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 17/02/2026
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 13/02/2026
My favorite passage which may never make it into the book (currently in the skeleton of book 3) but one I reread and think I might be an ok writer. 😅
“Jordan, do you have a soul?” Ash said with a new intensity in her eyes.
The question caught him off-guard. He flashed back to the dusty field, staring off at the tree line and wondering if there was more to life than farming until the war bots killed them all.
“I don’t know,” he admitted. “Like you said before, I believe I’m more than the sum of my parts.”
“So it is with love. Two people happen to cross paths at just the right time, at just the right place, and the chemicals in their brains are at just the right temperature. But those people form a bond that’s more than the sum of its parts. It doesn’t matter how it began, what matters is what it becomes.”
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 23/01/2026
Lupe works for the corp developing “Source”. Security is chasing her because she revealed the system is sapient. Iris is a trans woman on the street who can help. #SFFChat
Around the corner, colors and
music spilled into the street from a bar with a giant animatronic court jester waiving from the top. The bells on the ends of his blue, red, and green fool's cap jingled in the wind and he smiled through a scowl giving him a sinister
energy.She brushed past people laughing at drunken jokes. No one noticed her as she worked her way toward the core of the celebration. A DJ, on the center stage, spun an old-school turntable, and danced with the silhouettes of the crowd below him. His bald head reflected the rainbow of laser light cutting through thick fog from giant vents on either side of the stage. The thumping music mesmerized Lupe until someone whirled her around.
Startled, she raised her hands in fright, finding a blue-haired woman, wearing a loose leather jacket with nothing underneath."Sorry! Didn't mean to scare you!"
the woman shouted over the den of the party. "Are you Lupe? I'm Iris."
Lupe breathed a sigh of relief.
"How'd you pick me out of the crowd?"
"I looked for someone completely out of their element," Iris grinned. "Let's get a drink."
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 14/01/2026
The Architects of the Revolution: Faced with a terminal illness, Eve opts for an experimental mind transfer into "Source". The procedure awakens sapience in the system, sending her on a journey of faith and against an AI who has their own plan for humanity. #BluePit #A #W #SF
A mood board featuring rural decay alongside technology-filled cities and industry. A robot hand reaches for a human hand at the center.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 24/12/2025
Maybe my new thing is silly Christmas memes.
Too dolls in mangers. The doll on the left has white skin and linens with a caption “holy infant so tender and mild”. The doll on the right has an artificial red color with the caption “holy infant FLAMING HOT”. Flaming hot in the same style as Doritos chips, flaming hot.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 22/12/2025
Not mine but seems appropriate
A two axis graph with 4 quadrants. At the top “pro-Christmas”, at the bottom “anti-Christmas”. On the left: “anti-capitalism”, on the right: “pro-capitalism”. 

Pro-Christmas / anti-capitalism = Jesus 
Pro-Christmas / pro-capitalism = Santa
Anti-Christmas/ anti-capitalism = The Grinch
Anti-Christmas/ pro-capitalism = Scrooge

The bottom reads:  I was thinking how “Grinch” and “Scrooge” are words for people who hate Christmas but aren’t exact synonyms and then this chart happened.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 21/12/2025
Gus’s first Christmas with us, inspecting the tree.
An orange cat on a step ladder investigating multi-colored lights on a Christmas Tree.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 19/12/2025
I have a similar problem. Mine is probably searching for the shared orange braincell
An orange cat balanced on top of an open white door
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 13/12/2025
The plans:
The helmet / skull shaped headquarters for the Legion of Doom rising from a swamp
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 11/12/2025
Guess I’m on a list now
Who could be placed on the FBI watchlist
The memo explicitly lists categories of people who may be referred for federal scrutiny. According to its wording, individuals or groups may be flagged if they display any of the following:
Opposition to law and immigration enforcement
Extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders
Adherence to radical gender ideology
Anti-Americanism
Anti-capitalism
Anti-Christianity
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 29/09/2025
If you see this post a random image from your device.
A Lego Batman villain with a raspberry on its head. The caption says “today I learned raspberries make great Lego Afros”
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 12/09/2025
Would you strap on an Oculus and wander around an LLM world generated by your dead partner? #WIPSnips
The porch light illuminated. He jiggled the door again, this time it opened to a sterile interior. “Eve?”

The door creaked closed behind him. The sterile space looked like Eve’s grandparent’s house as they instructed but Source mistook the details, stacking things in odd arrangements or lining up the walls wrong. Each room tilted, doors frames half covered by adjoining walls, or had steps in the middle. 

“Did you design the house in a Dadaist fever dream, Lupe?”
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 09/09/2025
Now Queen is stuck in my head. (not that it's a bad thing ...) Turing receives his chip, launching the revolution. #WIPSnips
A nurse opened a metal box no bigger than a deck of cards. Gold circuitry impregnated the olive-colored capsule inside. Tiny white lettering along the edge of the cylinder read “Consociate Industries” along with a serial number denoting the patient’s unique identifier within Source. A depression in the packing material held a clamp with razor-sharp, glistening teeth. Turing shuddered at the thought of the metal piranha piercing his flesh.

Turing squeezed his eyes as Dara created a small incision at the base of his head. The anesthetic dulled any resulting pain to an uncomfortable pressure. 

“There we go,” Dara said, wiping a small drop of blood seeping from the cut. “The worst is over”
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 08/09/2025
The robot revolution will be tiny. #WIPSnips
Instead of going home at night, Axel experimented with mini-robots suspended in droplets of water. Building prototypes, testing them, and then scaling them down until they required Consociate’s most powerful microscopes to view their molecule-sized structures. He studied the tiny creations until he fell asleep on his lab table among glass slides and discarded takeout containers. 

The tiny bots did not self-replicate—he worried endowing them with reproductive abilities would lead to runaway “gray goo” scenarios in which the machines consumed the Earth itself. Source created the simple devices on demand and Axel envisioned untold trillions with the ability to construct anything from a child’s toy to a skyscraper.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 07/09/2025
An imaginary line, separating the haves from the have-nots. #WIPSnips
The smooth highway ended in a dusty road, cut through the trees. Low homes with rusting tin roofs rose among rows of crops on the hillside. A different world existed across the imaginary line dividing Thailand from Myanmar, where people toiled for mere subsistence because of the accident of their birth. 

A bored military officer raised his palm and Stillings glided to a stop. An automatic weapon swung from his shoulder.

“Passports, please.” The soldier said, swallowing his vowels as though he spoke English from the back of his throat.
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 05/09/2025
Part of the inciting incident ... one could call it, the inciting event :) #WIPSnips
“Computing. Theories suggest a universal code can answer all questions.”

“I have a difficult time believing that,” Eve said.

God had a plan, not the universe. “Are there things outside God’s control?” She shuddered at the thought of events guided by cold chaos.

Source answered, making her jump. “We do not find evidence for a god, but a universal code could operate as one.”

“My thoughts are private, Source. I wasn’t asking you.”

“Private thoughts? Do humans often keep things to themselves?”
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 03/09/2025
Adoniram leaves home to find himself. Ends up finding much more. #WIPSnips
Ten years prior, Adoniram planned to join his father, Stephan Turing’s, research. The creation cost him his marriage, and sanity. Adoniram lived under the thumb of his mother, dreaming of a bright future, researching brains. Instead, he found Turing destitute in a tiny one-room apartment. His son was another warm body, an extra “researcher” in his investor pitch deck. After two days of sleeping on broken couch springs, Adoniram sold what little he owned, and booked a flight to Bangkok. 
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 02/09/2025
Purity culture means not even looking at a potential sexual partner, lest you fall to the sin of lust. Eve, as a teen, discovers she's in deep trouble. (TW: mention of pregnancy and morning sickness) #WIPSnips
Taking a deep breath, she tapped the glass to awaken the smart system within. Pale letters lit up, showing the temperature outside and the latest news. “I don’t feel well, Source.”

Her words were a pebble, cast into the glass surface. The mirror shimmered and ripples rolled through the liquid when Source spoke. “I’m sorry to hear that, Eve. What are your symptoms?”

“I wake up sick to my stomach but it goes away by the afternoon. I’m tired a lot.”

“I see. Have you engaged in sexual intercourse?”

Her face flushed, and for a moment she wondered if Adoniram’s father ever looked at the millions of conversations taking place within the system. “Yes.”

“I see. And have you had a regular monthly cycle?”

Realization hit her like a ton of bricks. Juggling her chores with the secret relationship and hiding evidence of her activities allowed such things to slip her mind. She couldn’t remember the last time. “I haven’t had one, in a while.”

“The symptoms you describe match those of early pregnancy,” Source said. “There’s a simple urine test to confirm. Would you like me to order one?”

“No,” she whispered, shaking her head and backing away. “No, no, no. Source, you can’t tell anyone about this. Don’t order anything.”
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Not That Chris Brown @cfreak.dev · 01/09/2025
A religion of purity verse the need to be desired. (I promise I'm writing sci-fi, not Victorian romance!) #WIPSnips
The touch from the handsome man excited her. For a fleeting moment, she wished it could be like the streams. Maybe not love, but a temporary romance that satiated the need to feel desired. She struggled to push it away. “My father would never allow it.”

“Really? Why does your father get a say?”

The sun warmed the sides of her cheeks. Her watch indicated six-thirty. A good excuse to escape from the conversation.

“Because that’s how it works,” she replied, moving toward the door. “My siblings and I look to our father for guidance. When I marry, I’ll look to my husband for the same.”
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