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K. O. Lynn

@literarymachine.bsky.social
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Creator of the podcast 'The Literary Machine.' Aspiring published writer. Currently streaming story heavy #videogames on youtube. www.theliterarymachine.com , www.youtube.com/@TheLiteraryMachine

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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My second Legendary ever and my second for the year! Sunrise! #GW2
A cat-like characters stands with his back to the camera. On his back is the Guild Wars 2 Legendary greatsword Sunrise. The blade has a cloud box texture with the yellow-orange-red soft glow of the sunrise.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Finally conquered this motherfucker. Only took a collective 5 hours ... #GW2 #JumpingPuzzles
A big tiger-like character stands on a gadget with 4 light beams above an airship which is part of the Not So Secret jumping puzzle.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Maybe it's 'adult yells at clouds' in me, but I am not feeling the new Ocarina of Time art style... The photorealism doesn't fit. I never even played the original. This isn't nostalgia, but I feel like the cartoony style should stay cartoony.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I see you Aliens reference. #GuildWars2
An event tag reads: "The spirits mostly come out at night. Mostly...
The spirits are at rest, but the White Mantle are in high number. Beware."
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I've never even owned an XBox, but Microsoft desperately needs to rue the day. #gaming
Reddit graphic from r/gaming. Caption is: This is an XBox* 
*But only for 15 hours a month
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Next gen graphics haven't done Sora any favors. They're really getting away from the KH style if you ask me. #KH4
A screenshot of Sora from the Kingdom Hearts IV trailer.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Oh, damn it! This is the studio that's working on Jurassic Park: Survival and I was so looking forward to that game. But if this is how they treat their former employees, I'll pass. I smell a defamation suit in this idiot's future. And he gets another demerit for replacing an artist with AI. #gaming
[Update: 13 August 2026: This Week in Videogames requested a follow-up comment from Saber Interactive, and received the following statement from Karch:

"Stella who? I had to ask Claude because I have never spoken to her or seen her. We have already said we are using AI for certain parts of the game and will update the Steam page once we have finalized the feature set.

"Let me clarify that the entire story concept, were it to win an award, would go to someone who can walk up on stage and receive it. It was always our intention to reveal this until Stella violated her confidentiality clause and revealed this before we were ready.

"We look at our use of AI in this particular game, which will be a lower priced title, as a plus for consumers," he said.

"As far as Stella is concerned, she was replaced by someone more talented and terminated for a variety of reasons a few months later. From what I can gather she enjoys controversy even more than I do. I would frankly in retrospect have been happy to replace her with AI. At least we would be dealing with someone programmed to be honest."]
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just found out Flow is on HBO! It was such a beautiful movie; there were tears! Also, there were some distressing parts. Got Sassy going over the waterfall in Homeward Bound flashbacks. Overall vibe: wholesome.
A black cat floating among a ring of fish. The title is Flow.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I think Odysseus forgot to update his map app.
Caption: the most confusing part of the odyssesy is how this took 10 years. It shows a map route from Troy, New York to Ithaca, New York, which has a drive time of 3 hours 1 min.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Exordium is mine! #GW2
A charr character holding the legendary greatsword Exordium.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This Legendary that I have been working on since November of 2025 is within my grasp! #GW2 #GuildWars2
This image shows the Legendary sword Exordium and the four ingredients used to make it. The upper portion is highlighted and says: "99% of ingredients owned."
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Coming soon: a vid about how to get all these Flamesaw skins coming shortly. #GW2
A series of Greatsword Flamesaw skins all with varying colors in the design and the fire. The flamesaw is a steampunk design where the 'blade' is just an array of blow torches with a fuel pump to power it.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Not...sure I need yet *another* copy of this game. But, in case there was anyone out there who doesn't know, NEVER buy the Switch versions of FFX/X-2 used. The game only comes with one cartridge and you have to download X-2 with a code. The code can only be used once. #gaming #finalfantasy
Square-Enix advertises that Final Fantasy X/X-2 will be getting a re-release on the Switch 2 on July 23, 2026.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I'm going to miss my Charr, but I guess that gives me a good reason to keep coming back to #GuildWars2.
Mukluk posts a meme with a caption: "After seeing the Guild Wars 3 trailer, I've seen a lot of this in the community:"
The meme is the film poster of Dude, Where's My Car, but the car is replaced with a Charr and now reads "Dude, Where's my Charr?"
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
My quest for the plushy dragon backpacks is almost complete! Just need ole cranky Kralky. #GW2
Charr wearing a pudgy black and red dragon backpack that is an approximation of the elder dragon Primordus.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
For all its talk about dialing back #AI, #Microsoft still likes to slip in little things. It's a glorified autocorrect, but at this point I don't trust companies not to use the data they collect for AI training purposes. #AntiAI
User 1 says: "Go disable his bullshit immediately."
User 2 says: "There's a new feature in Windows 11 that trains AI locally on everything you type and it's hidden deep in settings and on by default."
(For Windows 11 users) Find the setting under Time & Language > Typing > Typing insights and then toggle off.
User 3: Ifyou're using Windows 10, it'll be under Settings > Devices > Typing . "How AI has helped you"' it's switched on by default for us too."
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Another fancy Greatsword skin that dropped for me during Raids. #GW2
The Dhuumseal Greatsword available in the Trading Post for 33 silver and a preview of the sword.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I might have a bit of a problem... I don't have enough Greatswords to fill all 20 slots. #GW2 #GuildWars2
A screenshot of a 20-slot inventory bag, 13 slots of which have a great sword. The skins are, from top right to bottom left: Celestial Blood Legion Flamesaw of Strength, Superior Rainbow Cloud Greatsword, Forged-Light Greatsword, Retro-Forged Greatsword, Kaiser Snake Greatsword, Super Greatsword Skin, Crimson Vanquisher Greatsword, Berserker's Volcanic Stormcaller Greatsword, Zojja's Claymore, Eclipse with Dragon stats, Eclipse with Celestial stats, Exitare, and Vermillion Blaze Greatsword.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Brain, ya gotta work with me here... #writing
Two panel comic. The first shows a doodled dog holding a ball and someone's hand attempting to take it. Caption reads: No write. Second panel shows same dog with ball in mouth with angry eyebrows. Caption reads: Only imagine.

This is a riff on the comic's previous caption which is: No ball, Only throw.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Yes! Got the Retro-Forged Greatsword skin from a Super Loot bag! Now I can save those Bubble Baubles for something else... #GW2 #GuildWars2
Guardian Charr holding a Greatsword with the Retro-Forged skin. It's done in the style of retro video game graphics.A Retro-Forged Greatsword. It's metal, but the blade is a yellow glowing saw edge which gets retro sparking graphics when wielded.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Here is some beauty for the timeline, courtesy of the #SkagitValleyTulipFestival. #photography #blooms
Cilesta tulips packed tightly together, with blooms of red ringed by yellow.Flaming Purissi tulip blossoms that are white and pink. The blooms are larger than a splayed hand.Rows of tulips. From front to back: red tulips, pink tulips, yellow tulips, orange tulips, purple tulips, yellow tulips, with tulips trailing off in the distance.Rows of tulips. From front to back: gold tulips, orange tulips, yellow tulips, red tulips, and trailing on.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
First comment gets a nice smile and a thank you. Second comment makes me cackle maniacally because it means I did my job. #writing
"I love your books" - very nice compliment, makes us writers very pleased, very happy.

"you monstter I'm crying why are you like this" - iconic 10/10 fuels us for days, we are basking in this glory, we are unstoppable, we cannot stop smiling.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
#Youtube, what hell is this? That doesn't even look like Brendan Fraiser? Are we really resorting to generating #AI movie covers now?
Youtube shows The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor available to rent. In the thumbnail, Brendan Fraiser looks like he's been homogenized into generic white male action hero.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Neat little thing. I did my best to try not to double up on games, but FFX did have a huge influence on the trajectory of my life and I do absolutely love the story. A bit of a spoiler for my FFXVI podcast. 😬#gaming grids.fun/t/about-me-v...
A row of five video game covers across 4 columns and down 4 columns. Favorite game: Shadow of the Colossus, Best Story: Final Fantasy X, Favorite Art Style: Okami, Biggest Personal Impact: Final Fantasy X, Best Combat: Guild Wars 2, Overhated: The Last Guardian, Underrated: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Overrated: Final Fantasy XVI, Needs a Remake: Bioshock Infinite, Criminally Overlooked: Prince of Persia, Favorite Protagonist: Assassin's Creed II, Favorite Antagonist: Portal, Best Soundtrack: Journey, Best Multiplayer: Peak, Not Usually My Thing, But ...: Stellaris, Turn My Brain off: Wordscapes, Best With Friends: Turbo Golf Racing, Best Retro Game: Spyro the Dragon, Nostalgic Childhood Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Game Everyone Should Play: Alien Isolation.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It does make me feel better that I am qualified to troubleshoot for astronauts and can similarly commiserate about Microslop's Outlook.
Flow chart with the first chart labeled as Maladaptive pattern:
First box: Microsoft Outlook is giving me trouble > Second box: I hate this useless piece of shit software. > Third box: Depression.

Second flow chart -
First box: Microsoft Outlook is giving me trouble. > Second box: Wow... I'm just like a real life astronaut. > Third box: No depression.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
This takes feline overlord to a whole new level. #GW2
In Guild Wars 2, a giant cat stands in the ocean off the coast of Lion's Arch.At the Black Citadel, the giant cat is a black cat with a witch's hat.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Hah! Nice. #GW2
The launchers now have googly eyes.Jormag's a derp now.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
You know the Charr means business when he breaks out his Cat Tower chair. #GW2
A large cat-like creature in a robotic-looking suit sits on a poofy chair with a sophisticated cat tree built up around him and cats going about their business.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Successfully completed the Chaos Crystal Cavern Jumping Puzzle! #GW2
A top-down view of a map. There is a squiggle of lines showing the jumping puzzle pathway.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
It's missing "stare at the screen and wait for inspiration to strike." #writing #writers
A character stands in front of an amorphous audience and calls, "What are we?"
Audience: "Writers!"
Character: "What are we doing?"
Audience: Outlining, Editing, Plotting, Crying, Doubting ourselves."
Comic done by Lenia Roth.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I feel like there needs to be more wailing and gnashing of teeth, but close enough. #writing
A split meme. Caption reads: "What people think writing is like." Top half shows someone writing sedately in a notebook. Bottom caption reads: "What it's actually like." A woman is biting her laptop in fury.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
My Charr is a dragon now. #GW2
A large cat-like creature that has the head of a Dragon, the tail of a snake, and the wings of a phoenix.The back shot shows the snake tail and the greatsword Eclipse.The front side. The dragon-headed character is in a fighting stance holding the greatsword Eclipse.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Just by looking at #Pokemon Pokopia, I feel like I'd sink more time into that than even New Horizons. But Human Ditto may give me nightmares.
A picture of Human Ditto, the girl version. It has beady eyes and a frankly creepy smile. Why?? (I know why. It's only an approximation of a human, but Ditto can copy every Pokemon exactly. What's so different about a human?)
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I can't take credit for this one because I saw it previously, but I felt the quality was lacking so I remade it. #memes #Dow
Sansa Stark: "You stand accused of murder, you stand accused of treason. How do you answer these charges, Lord Baelish?"
Petyr Baelish: "The Dow is 50,000, Lady Sansa."
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
This may be my new favorite #meme trend.
A screenshot of Atreyu pulling on the horse Artax's reins as he sinks into the swamp. The caption: "Fight against the sadness, Artax. The DOW is over 50,000!
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Well, this is a punch to the gut! #ShadowoftheColossus is, of course, a phenomenal game and #Bluepoint did an equally phenomenal job of remaking it. Never played #DemonsSouls, but it looked incredible too. This is such a loss for #gaming.
Jason Schreier - BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for modern remakes of classic games such as Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, Bloomberg News has learned. A shocking end for a well-respected studio.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Embrace the void! There is no place better to contemplate the purpose of existence and perhaps somewhat regret embarking on this Obsidian Sanctum Jumping Puzzle. #GuildWars2 #GW2
A Charr glowing with Guardian aegis and phoenix wings surrounded by complete and utter darkness.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Few things are more gratifying than watching your characters come to life. And then they wrestle the story from you. You don't want to wrestle it back because the story unfolding 'organically' can produce a more powerful narrative than one where the readers see the puppet strings. #writing #writers
Non-writers never seem to understand the fact that characters have free will. "You made them. Just make them do what you want!" I can't SUSAN
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Look, something about the process of writing can be extremely cathartic. That's a difficult feeling to grasp. #writing #writers
Caption - 
Writers: I just write because I love writing!

Also Writers: A series of photos of Hayao Miyazaki (co-founder of Studio Ghibli) shown in various stages of struggle.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I learned about the Favor of the God torch a few weeks ago and finally got around to completing the achievement track for it. It's so cool! Kudos to the artist for their excellent design. #GW2 #GuildWars2 #mmorpg wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Legend_...
Guild Wars 2 Charr character is holding a torch wrapped in chains with two hands cradling a ball of energy.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
You will pry my custom build PCs from my cold dead hands, you bastard. #PCgaming
An AI picture of a desktop computer set-up next to a picture of Jeff Bezos. The tweet reads: "Jeff Bezos claims that in the future, you will not buy a gaming PC. You will only rent computing power in the cloud to play games online. He called it inefficient and predicted it won't last, saying people will instead rent computing power from the cloud, much like buying electricity today."
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
#Microsoft? More like #Microslop. (Yes, I know that name's going around and I am not the originator of it.)
BREAKING: Microsoft just renamed Office to "Microsoft 365 Copilot app". 400 million users just became "AI users" overnight

Ad reads: Welcome to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. The Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly Office) lets you create, share, and collaborate all in one place with your favorite apps, now including Copilot.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I got my Steam Replay! Main highlights are Oblivion and Okami, but I did play quite a bit more than last year. I appear to have really liked "Story Rich" games, guys.
The LiteraryMachine's Steam Replay 2025: 
22 Games Played, 6 more games than last year. 115 Achievements Unlocked. 71% play with Keyboard and mouse, 29% played with controller.
Oblivion Remaster makes up 34% of Play Time and in 36 play sessions.
Okami HD makes up 15% of play time in 27 play sessions.
Golf With Your Friends makes up 11% of play time in 27 sessions played.On a hexagonal diagram, each of the points are labeled: Strategy, Magic, Action RPG, Board Game, Racing, and Story Rich. The graphic shows I really liked Story Rich games and Action RPGs in particular.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Nothing makes me feel more dumb than attempting to write a clever character. I r the smart. #writing i.imgur.com/rO9D0JJ.jpeg
Paul Krueger: I have written my characters into a tight corner so they can escape it to demonstrated their ingenuity, but I forgot one key detail: that escape is to be written by me, a dumbass.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The number of times "You can't make this shit up" is applicable seems to continually increase. Granted, the motel isn't self-described as haunted, but we are talking clowns here.
plaguedocboi: Alright, was no one going to tell me that in the middle of the Nevada desert is an old cemetery that contains the bodies of a bunch of miners who died in a fire and next door is a haunted clown motel.

*There's a picture of a garish motel with overtop the clown decorations that says "Clown Motel."

Why are we still setting horror movies in generic Victorian houses in the woods when this is a real place in the world.

gayteensupreme: I'm at the miner cemetery. I'm at the haunted clown motel. I'm at the combination miner cemetery and haunted clown motel.

dduane: I'm tell you, there are days when the universe just raises the bar for fantasy writers with NO fecking notice whatsoever.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Looks like there's a thrilling movie available of free on #Youtube.
Vampires Suck, Youtube Movie & TV, Free with ads PG-13.

Features a knock-off Edward Cullen, Bella Swan, and Jacob Black just kinda being generic.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I found The Lion King reference in #GuildWars2.
A screenshot that shows a meerkat, warthog, and lion cub together.
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Alright, #gamers, answer the question! i.imgur.com/IDVYgwn.png
There's an image of a Tonberry and a Malboro from the Final Fantasy games. The Tonberry is like a weird looking turtle with a lamp and a cleaver. The Malboro has two dozen eyes, wicked sharp teeth, and slithers around on a mass of tentacles. It's known for emitting bad breath which blinds, silences, poisons, and sometimes confuses which can often cause immediate death.

The text reads: "Would you rather be trapped in a mall for 24 hours with a Tonberry or a Malboro?"

Someone answers: "Are they, like, mad at me or just at the mall too?"
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Because I found some fire #memes. I appropriately cropped it for your viewing pleasure.
Text on a white background. "Sometimes you just gotta stay in the house ... Outside cost like $300 a day."
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K. O. Lynn @literarymachine.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Behold! The most adorable picture I've ever taken of my cat. Everyone, meet Hobbes. #Caturday
A tuxedo cat staring lovingly into your eyes.
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