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Freaky tree on the roanoke river

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2025/08/22

They say if you walk the banks of the Roanoke near Salem after sundown, best keep your eyes straight ahead and your feet moving. The river twists through those woods quiet as a whisper, and sometimes the quiet is watching back. I found it in daylight, a tree with a face carved deep into the … Continue reading Freaky tree on the roanoke river →

Tic tac toe python test

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2025/08/22

Day 20654

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2025/08/21

Afternoon carried me and my companions into Evie’s Bakery, quiet hum of ovens and glass cases shining with sugar. Amanda, smiling and steady, steered us through the tasting like she’d been waiting just for us. Better Than Sex cake first. Devil’s food rich and shadow dark, chocolate chips hidden in the crumb. Whipped white frosting … Continue reading Day 20654 →

Day 20,653

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2025/08/20

The Y waited in the gray drizzle this morning, doors sliding open like a slow inhale. I went alone, bag on shoulder, carrying towel, lock, and swimsuit. The lobby carried its usual mix of coffee and chlorine, a scent that feels like both welcome and warning, as if the building wants to remind you that … Continue reading Day 20,653 →

The Painted Pig

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2025/08/19

They call him just the pig, though he’s more than that. A squat figure of concrete planted on West Main, round-bellied and silent, carrying the weight of Salem’s years in paint and shadow. The elders whisper that when Henry’s barbecue joint closed, the town grew restless. Windows darkened, smoke gone from the pit, but people … Continue reading The Painted Pig →

Brush mtn draft 5

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2025/08/18

The Mountain That Keeps (A Brush Mountain Tale) There’s a ridge above Catawba folks don’t linger on. Brush Mountain, long and dark, the kind of rise that carries a weight in its bones. The old timers say a mountain is like a hound… feed it once, and it’ll never stop coming back. But when you … Continue reading Brush mtn draft 5 →

Lil Brushy legend draft 4

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2025/08/17

“Little Brushy Mountain ain’t right,” old Cal used to say, spitting tobacco into the dust by his boots. “Never has been. Ridge like that, it keeps what it takes. You walk up there, best remember to mind your manners.” He’d lean forward then, voice dropping low. “You heard about Audie Murphy, ain’t you? War hero, … Continue reading Lil Brushy legend draft 4 →

Lil Brushy draft 2

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2025/08/17

Little Brushy Mountain is not merely a rise of stone and tree, but a thing alive and watching. The Audie Murphy Memorial rests upon its ridge like a wound stitched shut but never healed. The plaque tells the story of a soldier who walked through fire in Europe, lived to carry medals heavy as curses, … Continue reading Lil Brushy draft 2 →

Hero system die roller in python

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2025/07/19

Related PostsMay 30, 2011 tardisadventures: crossover September 30, 2001 http://www.flasharcade.com/game.cgi?newtonsnightmare a cute bejeweled clone... and you […]October 11, 2004 6929 – well, here it comes. Bro just called me at work, looking for money. $250 to pay rent. I told him that I was […]June 12, 2001 Well, there’s always tomorrow. Dangit. I should've stayed … Continue reading Hero system die roller in python →

Forbidden cheetos

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2025/07/14

Day 20,616 Related PostsFebruary 21, 2003 The Groovenians I wanted to like it. All CGI... Soundtrack by the B-52s... an all-star […]May 15, 2001 June 8, 2004 6707 – why a bear? Because I like: nuts berries honey picnic baskets walking in the woods (and I've pooped […]October 4, 2007 9013 thurs 10-4 good buddy! … Continue reading Forbidden cheetos →

Day 20,615

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2025/07/13

More pictures from around Salem Virginia Related PostsApril 25, 2003 8:51 am Waiting in the doctor's office this morning... Get to ask about Aetna, back, […]May 29, 2019 Hasn’t happened yet. 12 years ago today. #somebodystopme #graffito #stopme http://bit.ly/2Mr3iO6 http://bit.ly/2Wu6Bbs Hasn't happened yet. 12 years ago today. #somebodystopme #graffito #stopme […]March 18, 2018 Check In: … Continue reading Day 20,615 →

Day 20,614

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2025/07/12

Scenes at and around Salem, Virginia Related PostsJune 23, 2021 June 23, 2021 at 11:01PM My usual plan. #danger5 #classictv https://instagr.am/p/CQfLHKdgtjO/ via IFTTTAugust 1, 2010 10476 – Saturday – Recovery from Road trip! 10476 - Saturday - Recovery from Road trip!Snoozed much of the day today, post road trip […]April 10, 2008 shazamDecember 17, 2007 … Continue reading Day 20,614 →

Moonset this morning in Salem, VA

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2025/07/11

Day 20,613 Related PostsMarch 3, 2008 S6301484February 13, 2002 I'm glad that my sweetheart is doing better... was icky-sicky earlier in the week, with […]May 18, 2005 7382 – WednesdayAugust 29, 2002 Somebody left the sky open this morning... no walkies or bikes this morn... too much wet […]February 19, 2015 92-year-old driver smashes 9 … Continue reading Moonset this morning in Salem, VA →

Guys, something is up at Ollie’s

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/07/10

Day 20,612

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/07/10

This morning’s wakeup music – supertramp – the logical song I said, now, watch what you say, they’ll be calling you a radical A liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal Oh, won’t you sign up your name? We’d like to feel you’re acceptable Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable Pearl says good morning, too. Also, on or about … Continue reading Day 20,612 →

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