VR Trakowski

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My muse wears bunny ears. I saw A New Hope in '77 so I'm old enough.

An image in the style of the old UK WWII “Keep Calm and Carry On” motivational posters. It has a radiation symbol in tan on a red background, and the text reads “Forget Calm Just Run Screaming“.
A slightly grubby calico cat sitting on someone’s lap in front of a car steering wheel. She has lovely green eyes, magnificent whiskers, and a tipped ear. Her eyes are half-closed with contentment, and one paw is spread for kneading.
Part of a rainbow and its double bow, seen above trees and a building and through power lines.
The backside of a vivid blue sports car. The license plate reads “SMURFIT”.
A young white boy holding an open bird identification book. On the edge of one page is perched a small black, white, and brown bird. The page shows an image of the same kind of bird.
A blond white man in a marshy landscape. He has decisive eyebrows and a vaguely cherubic face. He’s wearing a reddish tunic with golden accents and an elaborate golden cross on the front.
The right corner of a silver car’s back window, with a sticker that reads “I saw that. —Karma”
A screenshot of part of the thread above, showing the initial post without the quote and ending with Offwhitewarden and Kingfisher & Wombat’s comments.
A wrinkled green plastic package with cream-colored printing that seems to read “extra–large protective undeads”.
An orange and white cat sleeping in a rather disorganized fashion on the dark blue surface. Pause everywhere, and tail sticking up.
Three buff chickens floating in blue water in a swimming pool; they do not seem alarmed. Tumblr comments below image: User sweet-bitsy I had no idea that chickens could?? float?? or swim??? I don’t know why I’ve never thought of chickens as buoyant. I never picture chickens anywhere near water. what else have I been missing User taorinkashikiku C'est les swimming poules User pandas-and-squirrels Reblogging for the pun and the pun alone
A plumpish calico cat stretched out asleep on a light blue fleece pad. She appears to be napping on the center console of a car. A gray-clothed human leg is serving as her backrest.
A rather plump orange and white cat sitting on a dirty windowsill that is covered with chicken wire. She is looking somewhat dubious. Next to her is a clear wine bottle filled with little blue lights.
All over the redeemed City they are working joy-blind, Shaping pots, baking bread, sewing fabrics and wounds, Making with their hands the ultimate prayer Of those who endure in the hope of the truth of the world: Please, you gods and fellow mortals, Let us do it right, Let us do it right, this time.
The Lego fireworks set, completed, against a shiny silver background. Two Lego firework explosions, a small stand holding rockets and a star wand, and two figures; a girl with a star wand and a boy with a camera.
Hand-drawn comic, panel 1: two grey cats looking out a window at a bird on a tree branch outside. Ebenezer: Snooch, are you stuck on repeat play or something? Snooch: Bird. Bird. Bird. Bird. Bird. Bird. Bird. Bird. Ebenezer: Yes, it's a bird. They're everywhere out there. Panel 2: Outside view of the window. Snooch, eyes huge, looks up at the bird while Ebenezer glares at him. Bird: Maybe you should smack him a little. Snooch: Bird. Bird. Ebenezer: I do. It doesn't help. Snooch: Bird.Bird.Bird.Bird.BirdBirdBirdBirdBirdBirdBirdBirdBirdBirdBird Ebenezer: Snooch, what would you even DO with a bird if you caught it? Panel 3: Snooch thinks and the bird preens. Panel 4: The bird looks up. Snooch: I would lick it for hours. Ebenezer, off panel: That's revolting. @2004 James L. Grant in lower corner. Alt text largely taken from OhNoRobot.com transcription.
An image in the classic British “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster style, light text on a red background. It reads “FORGET CALM JUST RUN SCREAMING”.
An orange and white cat with impressive whiskers sitting in front of a Honda steering wheel and having her ears scratched. Her eyes are closed and there is a look of bliss on her face.
A rainbow-colored, 3-D printed, spiky dragon, sitting on a light-colored surface. It is iridescent, wingless, and snaky.
A brown tabby cat with a dark-ringed tail sitting on asphalt and sharing an opinion, mouth open. He has green eyes and impressive whiskers.
A church steeple against a very blue sky. There is scaffolding wrapped around it and treetops and rooftops below.
A small black and white tuxedo cat with green eyes and luxurious whiskers lying on a black mouse pad. She is looking up at the camera sideways. The cat and mouse pad are on a battered wooden desk, with a keyboard and monitor in view; there are stacks of books in the background.
Bluesky announcement stating that I am user number 548,938 out of 10 million, and an "Elder" due to being in the first 10 percent.
A promo photo for the show "The Expanse". Four women and four men clustered in a group against a background of stars and spaceships. One of the men is holding a very large gun.
A white man, probably in his 30s, with light brown hair and blue eyes and a bemused expression. He is wearing a red shirt, a coat with a brown fuzzy collar, and a red ball cap.
A fluffy orange cat sitting on his backside like a human, hind feet sticking up and front paws wrapped around the hand of the person he's sitting on. She is holding an ice cream bar and the cat is licking it, eyes closed in bliss.
The cover of Lois McMaster Bujold's "The Curse of Chalion". A painting of a medieval-style castle with several towers, with a cloudy sky overhead; the picture is mostly amber in color, with a blue line on the right side.
A white woman with very short dark hair, dressed in a satiny white gown with a cowl neck and large sleeves. She has her hands on her hips, and a challenging expression.
The Michael Whelan cover of Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonflight". An enormous gold dragon with a blue eye, sharp teeth, ridges down its back, and six limbs, with a dark-haired white woman riding on its shoulders with her arm upraised. The background is green, with barren mountains, and a gold and orange planet in the sky.
The cover of "Greenwillow" by BJ Chute, illustrated by Erik Blegvad. A dark green cover with an oval illustration in the center; an aerial view of a small country village with trees and a river. The cover is somewhat scratched and battered.
Cover of "Gildaen: The Heroic Adventures of a Most Unusual Rabbit" by Emilie Buchwald, illustrated by Barbara Flynn. A dark blue cover with a woodcut-style illustration, showing a smiling rabbit standing on his hind legs and leaning on a vine. In the background is a small group of people walking on a path to a castle.
The cover of L.M. Montgomery's "The Blue Castle"; a misty and unfocused watercolor-style painting of a lake with clouds reflected in the water. There are indistinct pines in the background and a bird flying past. The sky looks like very late afternoon with golden-green light.
The cover for Pamela Dean's "The Secret Country", showing a green and gold landscape with white unicorns swarming through it, and a lake and castle in the background.
Cover for Diane Duane's "The Door into Sunset". The foreground shows a sword from mid-blade to the hilt; the guard is slightly curved and the pommel has a disk on the end. There is a blue-white glow around the sword. The background is red-ocher, with a simple carving of a male lion's head.
The cover of The Spellkey by Ann Downer. A painting of two young white people - a woman with long black hair, in rags and chains, holding hands with a blond man in a tunic; they are gazing into each other's eyes. They are sitting outdoors on slabs of some kind, and there are crows flying around them. In the background is a clouded moon and an anonymous figure on horseback.
The cover of Zenna Henderson's "Pilgrimage", showing a prairie at night with a full moon. A farmer in overalls and a straw hat is looking directly at the viewer with a smile. Behind him is a woman in a dress and sunbonnet hoeing, a battered wooden farmhouse, and a UFO parked on the ground.
Book cover for HM Hoover's "The Rains of Eridan", showing a woman and a girl in Tunex and leggings walking into a cave. The woman is holding a torch aloft. In front of them is a green snake like being with long claws and red eyes, half buried in a heap of gems. There are lots of sparkles, and the back looks like a lunar landscape.
An early cover of Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Secret Garden", showing a painting of a small blonde girl in a red coat and cap and white dress bending to unlock a door and an overgrown garden wall. The painting is framed with decorations of flowers and vines.
The back end of a silver car. A white dog with one ear up and one ear flopped over is looking out the back window. The license plate reads "1EARUP".
Calico cat in a cluttered space, lying upside down to the camera,eyes half closed as a finger rubs her head.
A cylinder of pink custard topped with a swirl of toasted meringue, sitting in a pool of deep red sauce and sprinkled with graham cracker crumbs and bits of orange and lemon peel.
A used copy of Jack London's "The Call of the Wild" resting on a dark wood surface. It shows a white and brown wolflike dog with a red collar standing in snow and howling. He is framed by pines and a full moon.
A mostly cloudy sky with a short span of rainbow; there are trees and power lines in the foreground.
A torbie cat crouched on a cement sidewalk. Her ears are back and her tail is swishing so fast that it is blurred.
A rainbow seen through a rain-spattered windshield, arcing from upper left to center; to the right is a much fainter second arc. The sky is a blank gray; there are trees and powerlines and the tops of cars.
A calico cat looking sleepy, one paw outstretched.
Two skeets by Michael Damien Thomas: the first says "Today I will be reading Uncanny Magazine submissions. I will open the documents up, use my eyes and brain, and that is really all you have to do to read a submission." The second says "OW MY EYES."
A four-image comic by @findchaffy. A small round creature wearing a Santa hat sits next to a platter of cheese. The caption is "The Four Stages of Eating Cheese". "1. Eating cheese." (The creature is chewing.) "2. Still eating cheese." (The creature is chewing.) "3. Ate too much cheese." (The creature looks sick.) "4. Bit more cheese." (The creature is chewing.)
A round orange and white tabby cat loafed on a dark gray cushion. Her tail is sticking out and she has cute little ear tufts.
A U.S. postal worker grimacing as she handles a box labeled "LIVE HARMLESS REPTILE". A snapping turtle is tearing its way out of the corner of the box. It looks very annoyed.
A calico cat on a worn purple blanket, curled up with her head tilted to one side and her mouth a little open. She has green eyes. There is a multicolored bag and what appears to be a car door behind her.
An orange and white tabby cat on a gray cushion, facing left with one paw extended. Her eyes are light green.
A calico cat curled up on a purple blanket, with a blue and pink bag behind her. She is white, black, and orange, and is staring at the camera with her mouth slightly open.
A human-sized stuffed doll leaning over the back of a bench. She is made of cream-colored cloth with a curly brown wig, and her face is blank except for a nose. She is wearing glasses, a "Grammar Police " t-shirt, and a black and purple witch hat with embedded lights, and a small white dragon on her shoulder. Background is a living room.
An orange, white, and black calico cat curled up on a red dish purple blanket. There is an open blue and pink bag behind her. She is making a silly face, as if she is mid-meow.
A two-panel comic: first, a cartoon rat wearing a Santa hat and a sprig of holly on its tail, holding a string of lit Christmas lights and singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Chri..." Second: the same rat, all merriment gone, and another rat wearing a witch hat and bat wings, saying "NO." The plug for the lights is in its hand, yanked from the wall.
A cropped image of a Google News page, including the Tor.com headline "Five Ways Generation Ships Are Doomed to Fail in Science Fiction" in the "Picks for You" section.