They pitted her against a #heavyweight - an ogre three times her size. She tagged him with a jab that just barely kissed his green nose. The ogre swung in return, but all his blows landed with the force of a butterfly's wing. She always laced her gloves with spells. #vss365

A bend in the river Is TheUndertow HereTheBishopBaptized The freed slaves of old Til too long He holds A girl Neath Water’s cold Now her restless spirit Sits at river’s bend HereSheWeighsTheSouls Of not-so-holy men And it seems Bishop is The #Heavyweight Champ Of sin #vss365

"Dad, bikes are boring. Can't we do a different exercise?" "How about boxing? It'll keep you fit and help you look after yourself." "Cool." "I'll teach you to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee." "Float? You're a bit too much of a #Heavyweight for that, dad." #vss365

Date night. Dad had cooked a steak dinner and opened a good bottle of red. "This is a nice change," mum said. 8:15 "Dad, I've had an accident." Sara wets the bed. Full change of bedclothes. 8:47 Zoe throws up. Another full change. Kids are great at #killing the mood. #vss365

"Josh, for the tenth time, come down for breakfast!" "Alright, dad, stop shouting." "You look like a zombie #resurrection. What time did you go to sleep last night?" "10." "Don't lie to us, Josh. You were gaming, weren't you?" Silence. "Right, the console's going." #vss365

Help me out Twitter friends. I have gone 575 consecutive days doing vss365, but yesterday I didn't do one until 5:37am this morning (before the new days prompt is out.) Is the streak still intact?

"Dad, can we learn the #guitar?" "Hmmmm, let's see, Sara. Noisy. Expensive. Requires patience and application." "I'll try hard." "Like you did with 2 weeks of ballet ? Or 4 days of skateboard, or..." "Kids learn from their parents. You need to be a better role model." #vss365

We're all going on a #alcoholiday Lots of drinking for a week or 2 Sex and puking on our alcoholiday No more sobriety for me or you For a week or 2. Going where the booze is cheap Going where there's hullabaloo We're falling down in the streets Here come the boys in blue #vss365

#Alcoholiday Manor was the headquarters of one of the largest bootlegging operations in the province. Barrels of hooch were stored in the old barn conversion before being loaded onto the “Sobriety”, James Alcoholiday’s private yacht, and taken down the coast at midnight. #vss365

"Josh, if Billie Holiday had married Gordon Banks their kids would be called Bank-Holidays?" "That's terrible, Dad." "Could be worse, if she married Seb Coe and had a son called Al, he'd be Al Coe-Holiday." "Dad, stop. Also, who's Billie Holiday?" #vss365 #Alcoholiday

Trickle down economics is a lie told by rich people to pacify the poor people the system exploits. Nothing ever has or ever will trickle down. #degrowth #degrowthistheway #EarthDay2023 #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction

It's easy to think you are powerless. Wrong. You have the power. Your choices matter. If everyone chose to stop buying from Amazon today I can promise you that Jeff Bezos would notice. Your choices matter. #degrowth #degrowthistheway #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

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The daily commute is real. #degrowth

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No person wants to destroy the #environment, yet billions everyday drive, fly, take coffee in disposable cups, and waste energy, water and food. Why? It's the rapacious growth economy that dominates our actions. It's not a #ClimateCrisis it's a #Capitalism crisis. #degrowth

#capitalism views all living things as resources to be converted into profit. Humans are nothing but cheap labour to the #capitalist machine. #degrowth gives humans a route to a simpler, happier life that is more connected to #nature. I know which one I prefer! #ClimateAction

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