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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 15h

Manhunter is too pretty to be good - peak 80s style-over-substance Yet the killer’s “we’re the same” line actually hits. Swap the two creeps and it improves. Rewatching while #Kyiv gets shelled again (#US turn off #Starlink for UA + didn't warn us about RU ballistic). #BookSky #art #photography

A bronze bust, showing head and torso, of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, with a stern expression and a prominent, curled moustache. He is wearing a detailed military uniform adorned with multiple medals, an order star on the chest, and a sash over the shoulder. His gaze is slightly off to the side, and the sculpture has a dark patina with subtle highlights.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Weapons (2025): the title is the only real miss. Otherwise it’s a clean Grimm fairy tale where someone casually axes a knee - told, correctly, in a child’s voice Please let these people reboot Bond. The current one has been a pensioner for decades I still need an agent #BookSky #art #photography

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Movie week. Paused the agent hunt to butcher my book again. First up: the latest Insidious. Thesis: if something still works after death - squeeze every last drop, even an old man’s snot. Applies to plot, structure, and the whole damn franchise. #BookSky #art #photography #nsfw

An interactive museum exhibit featuring a massive open mouth with oversized artificial teeth suspended from the ceiling. A giant silver dental drill model points into the wide-open jaws, while a small child stands at the controls on the right, operating the mechanism.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Once a week: mug of #wine (plain mug no hyped glassware bullshit) + filming weekly chaos takeaways Boxed mass-market wine > all history. Pharaohs & cardinals drank sludge Aeration: blender or shake the bag hard. Executions value lives in second-hands. #BookSky #art #photography #letterboxdfriday

Storefront of a Humana Vintage & Second Hand shop with a dark red wooden facade, large display windows showing clothes, and a sidewalk out front.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Cracked the latest Spider-Man (if anything’s left to crack). Box office rivals India’s space program. Hated it. Formula: max 2–3 characters on screen, pure TikTok. Others freeze like laggy dialup. Perfect for the masses. Want that effect… without lobotomizing the script #BookSky #art #photography

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Night’s #Russian roulette: volume + pure chaos Ballistic sneaks silent (supersonic, bitches), then BOOM like a drunk ex at 3am. Windows held #Cats out cold. Me? Blood centre called - donation 26. Last time dictated half a book page while they drained me So - where is my Nobel? #Ukraine #BookSky

A long-haired, calico and tabby cat is sleeping soundly on its back. The cat has patches of dark brown fur with subtle tabby patterns, orange patches, and a prominent white chest and belly, which are all curled up towards the viewer. Four white paws are visible, tucked in and relaxed. Its head, partially tucked into its fur, is mostly dark with orange accents. Its tail is a fluffy, dark plume. The cat is lying on a leopard-print bedsheet or blanket, which is partially covered by a light-blue striped fabric. In the background, there's a light-wood dresser and a black office chair, slightly out of focus.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Rewriting the fucking #book again Want stewardesses in the toilet & the passengers they’re “serving” to swallow it same dirty high Not for snobs jerking to fancy syntax. Need agent who sees first para: Shit, I can sell this union treasure map Fast. Ballsy. Depth. #blog #booksky #art #herowndream

A detailed map of the Vienna Central Cemetery (Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof) displayed on an outdoor board, showing color-coded sections, numbered plot areas, gates, and legend lists in German.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thursday: filling bailed. Earliest dentist slot? Monday. Lived on baby-food mush — bananas + blender-destroyed soup. First time for this, but I’ve fixed teeth under real bombardment. This is just soft food and mild annoyance. #Life #Journal #blog #health #selfcare #wellness #food #Ukraine #Kyiv

On a black rectangular plate resting on a wooden table, there is a partially eaten dish featuring a poached egg covered in hollandaise sauce, crisp bacon, and fresh greens. A single strip of fried bacon sits separately to the left, alongside a fork and knife. Behind the plate stands a glass bottle of Franziskaner Weissbier Dunkel beer next to a tall branded beer glass containing a small amount of dark beer at the bottom.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

50 push-ups. One glass of wine. A prequel I shelved because agents still treat books like accidental arson. New Substack: on not sprinting and learning from a fictional cat who’s smarter than most of the industry. markohelgenko.substack.com/p/three-legs... #AmWriting #AuthorLife #booksky

markohelgenko.substack.com

Three Legs, One Glass of Wine, and the Doors I Keep Locked

Holding position while the industry pretends to give a shit

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

50 daily push-ups. Expanding the routine - but not every day. Rest is part of the work. #Cat Dream in Her Own Dream has three legs. She doesn't run twice as fast. She picks her moments. Not every day is a sprint. #video #ai #art #HerOwnDream #BookSky #blog

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Shelved the #cat prequel. Agents look at me like a native who just discovered fire. Fine - writing a #parody #book I won't even try to publish. Her Own Dream still needs an agent. Sometimes the real story sounds insane. Doesn't make it less true. #Booksky #HerOwnDream #Art #Video #Blog #AI

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Started a video diary. Weekly recap over wine goes public. The rest stays mine. Ms. O'blivian in Her Own Dream archived every broadcast. Enough for dozens of books. She chose what the world saw. #art #HerOwnDream #blog #video #ai #BookSky

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oh, my body... Blood donation number 25 last week. Small anniversary. In my book, bodies break and bleed. In life, keeping someone alive = rolling up a sleeve. Still braver than most fictional heroes. #HerOwnDream #Booksky #art #blog

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Weeks and weeks of shelling. Closest missile - under 200m. Marichka in my book returns to a city that's gone. I wrote it before I knew what that sky sounds like. #HerOwnDream #BookSky #Ukraine #art #fiction

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Pitched a Bond opening to an AI. It got me completely wrong. In my #book, a #cat controls the #AI. I can't even control a chatbot. Dream would've fired it. #HerOwnDream #BookSky #SciFi #video #art

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

An unexpectedly magical song that evoked a whole kaleidoscope of beautiful images, even though I’ve never even come close to experiencing what the text is about. #Ukraine is in for a nearly deadly hard winter. #BookSky #music #video #art www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Atd...

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Soft Cell - "The Rainbow Room" (Official Video)

YouTube video by Soft Cell

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Stranger on the #metro held a book so I saw the #cover. Title unreadable. What if it rewires my head? I got off, never knowing. In Her Own Dream, Marichka collects the same half-seen city plots. Attached: what I imagined inside. #HerOwnDream #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Tolkien #art

J.R.R. Tolkien, Original illustration for "The Hobbit: Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves" (July, 1937)

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

There was a time when Lucas ruled the world

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Star Wars. Don't ask which one - because everyone actually knows there's only one. When I watched it for the first time - which was right after the Soviet collapsed - I felt as if someone had taken the cotton out of my ears and let me breathe fresh air for the first time instead of exhaust fumes.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Incense lit. Minute 7: brain plays a scene - someone walks a corridor I've never seen. Wrote it down. Not mine. 1963: a man knocks down a wall, finds Derinkuyu - 18 floors already built. A corridor in Her Own Dream arrived the same way. #WritingCommunity #BookSky #HerOwnDream #photo #meditation

In 1963 , a Turkish man knocked down a basement wall during renovations and accidentally discovered Derinkuyu , an ancient underground city extending 18 stories deep , It was equipped with schools , chapels , and air shafts , designed to hide up to 20,000 people from invaders

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

3-minute voice note. I saw the length and left it unopened. It's not that I don't care - someone else's voice is a resource I don't have today In Her Own Dream, the #cat #Dream knows: kittens aren't lazy - they conserve. I'll listen later. Fully #WritingCommunity #BookSky #HerOwnDream #cats #Art

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

For decades, I used to read a book a week, but since the war began, I haven't been able to read. Instead, I write a little poem every day now. So - today is. I’m past my prime and stripped to bone, A clattering, nude display. My guests are shocked, transformed to stone, To watch me shake away.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

5 AM. No siren - just the cat on my chest, staring. Not meowing. Just staring. I lie there: what if he has something to say? Dream, the cat in my novel, reads people the same wordless way. Your cat's 5 AM move? #BookSky #WritingCommunity #HerOwnDream #cat #cats #Art #Ukraine

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dropping an 'iykyk' without showing the badge is a crime worse than anything in Osman's books))) What did it actually say?

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dick Gregory as an elementary reading pick is a fun curveball - the man built a career on making people squirm. Presumably the picture-book version sands down the edges, but it's still not the usual safest-name-on-the-list choice))))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A Canadian edition passing through Shakespeare and Company before ending up in Dublin gives this copy a better travelogue than most fictional protagonists. A wonderfully active life for a play entirely about waiting))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Open laptop, screen awake. What if it's a novel, mid-draft? Read or close? The Awwam inscription stayed 'open' 1,600 years; nobody came back to reform it. Her Own Dream circles that same trespass - being read before you're finished. Would you? #HerOwnDream #BookSky #photography #art #photo

A decaying Sabaean temple inscription from the abandoned Temple of Awwam (inactive since the 4th century AD), in Modern-day Yemen.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

That moment after the send button - when the cursor finally stops blinking and the room goes quiet - feels like the actual victory. The war's won, but the silence afterward is the weirdest peace))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The real test of any new place is whether the floors can handle the weight of the 'temporary' book stacks before the furniture even arrives. Priorities are definitely in order)))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Someone really loves my content. One #dog (wrong nick) banned me, then I banned them back. They must be a ghost, because they came back from the dead, just to ban me AGAIN, just to see my face. Obsessive much? #pets #shadow #nature #funny #weird #photo #photography #art #bluesky #animals #omg

A surreal black and white photo of a dark stone wall. In the center, a bright, distinct patch of white light casts a reflection that uncannily resembles the furry white body and black-eyed face of a tiny dog.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The #AI advice going around: break the task, hand each piece to something cheap. Not an AI #trick - it's how we built skyscrapers before reliable fire. In my #book a #heist runs on thousands of workers, one dumb move each, timed right. #BookSky #herowndream #photo #lifehack #art

The ancient skyscraper city of Shiban in Yemen. Towers up to 40 metres/130 feet built with mud and still standing.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"now you can't stop me" is the most honest caption for that first-adult-deal rush. Once the floodgates open, the whole list just shifts))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Change the vibe is doing a lot of heavy lifting for what is essentially a sonic flashbang))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Mislaid Tuesdays usually turn up under the laundry. She probably just needed a day off))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Saw a #cloud shaped exactly like a giant #dick today. Also - proof we live in a sim: clouds only ever drift left or right, never toward you, never away. My #book runs on that same unease: feeling tiny next to something too big to argue with. #art #photo #BookSky #Fiction #herowndream

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Good to know. The TikTok version of you speed-reading queries to a trending audio was starting to feel a little too convincing))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Ten really is the perfect age for it - old enough to follow the absurd family dynamics, but young enough to accept a singing narrator and a technicolor coat without a single drop of cynicism. Some things just hold up))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The universe really said: "You can learn the French braids, but you must also dismantle a cartel first."

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I don't regret being paranoid. I regret the times I called it that and stayed quiet. Real threats rarely look like headlines. They move oddly and want your fast reaction. My book's predator never explodes into a room, she goes still Even soft paws leave a print #BookSky #herowndream #art #photo

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“May your pillow be the optimal temperature, (Luke)” sounds like a blessing a smart thermostat would bestow, but I fully support the precision))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you don't turn off comments but never reply, I #mute you. Empathy's rare online — I won't spend mine on silent pride. Mutual friends always get a pass. Heroes of my #book learned that before they had words for it. Who's on your mute list? #photo #movie #starwar #BookSky #HerOwnDream #lifehack

A black and white candid photograph captures actors Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, portraying Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, sharing a warm, embracing moment. Both are wearing heavy, branded winter parkas on location, likely for the filming of "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" in Norway. They are looking directly at the camera with genuine, happy smiles, cheeks touching.

Carrie Fisher, on the left with long, wavy hair, is wearing a parka with the text "STAR WARS" and a partial patch visible. Mark Hamill, on the right with messy, medium-length hair and a wider grin, wears a similar parka with various patches, including "STAR WARS" and text suggesting "NORWEGIAN UNIT" and "BIO-PEER." The background is a slightly blurred, snowy outdoor environment.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

- They've got #pilates. - What's that? - ...You'll die from that. Forget the nonsense before it does. Your brain has a real delete button, pruning what you stop using My #book has #tech built on that What are you deleting this week? themindsjournal.com/brain-delete... #BookSky #trick #lifehack

themindsjournal.com

Neuroscience Secrets: Your Brain Has A Delete Button And Here’s How You Can Use It

Your brain has a delete button which plays a crucial role in it's efficient functioning. This way your brain makes space to build new & stronger connections.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We live in a part of society where you can call this phenomenon whatever you want because that's how books are made))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Padding a thin scene isn't boring - it's a small lie to the reader, fake tension in place of earned tension. Widow's Bay runs every horror archetype. Less works: one wrong thing, left alone. Ever driven under a sky that looked wrong, and kept driving? #BookSky #art #photo #travel

A view from a car driving along a winding highway, with dramatic, undulating asperitas clouds filling the sky above. The sky resembles a churning, dark blue ocean upside down. Bare winter trees and mountains line the side of the road, with a few cars driving ahead under the stormy cloud deck.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

17 years leaves a footprint on your soul that no quiet room can erase. Having 2 cats (ex 3) and currently fostering a dog, I feel this deep in my bones. Stephen King hit this exact nerve in Pet Sematary - we should hand him this for a sequel since Doctor Sleep missed that raw punch.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

500 in 3 days?! Suddenly my single manuscript feels like a polite drop in a very loud ocean. Fingers crossed mine was submission 499, because I really don't want to re-live the agent hunt. May the caffeine flow, the queries go fast, and my story be the one that stops your scroll)))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#Spielberg's craft still holds decades later - every gear earns its place. He just forgot which century he's building for (Disclosure day) Most blockbusters strip gears bare (#Nolan's characters = wind-up toys) or skip engineering entirely I steal his chassis, not his decade. #Booksky #art #photo

An underwater photograph of an old, rusted car wreck sitting at the bottom of a body of water. The entire vehicle is heavily encrusted with algae, moss, and aquatic growth, gradually blending into the sandy floor. The surrounding water is clear with a deep blue tint.

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The best twists don't lie to you. They just let you assume the wrong genre until it's too late. Stole this trick from a Colin Farrell detective #show (Sugar) for my book's midpoints - worked so well it scared me a little. Curious which scenes? My #book got a lot. #art #movie #BookSky #HerOwnDream

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Jumping from cosmic horror to body horror and then ancient myths? Your July reading list gives me emotional whiplash in the best way! Meanwhile, I’m over here taking forever on a 19th-century vampire anthology just because the stories can't decide if they're short reads or novel-length))

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Dmytro Demchenko 🇺🇦 @dmytrodemchenko.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#Nolan's #Odyssey: $250M #fanfic, Discovery Channel narration. Clone Connery's voice for that VO. Learning to avoid: trading revenge's ancient satisfaction for therapy-speak - "let go," "accept yourself." Homer's hero fights for home. This one leaves it. #BookSky #art #movie #HerOwnDream

Raw beaten eggs cooking in a frying pan on a stovetop. Folds and air bubbles in the yellow egg liquid unintentionally form a clearly visible sad, frowning face with eyes, a nose, and a curved downturned mouth.

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