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Richard Pearman

@graptopetalum

Science fiction writer working on a "Messianic space Narnia" series. Collects cacti and succulents.

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I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent.

12.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 28161 πŸ” 8153 πŸ’¬ 1059 πŸ“Œ 513
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11.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 7420 πŸ” 1325 πŸ’¬ 519 πŸ“Œ 189

Your daily reminder that not a single epstein client has been arrested.

11.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 4614 πŸ” 1299 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 50
Background: A blond woman with dark glasses riding on the top deck of an open bus.

"Did you see ghostly images of, you said Breeze and Sixteen and this, I think you meant a Yitranonaught?"

"No, not ghostly, they looked solid and were standing with some people I didn't recognize."

He stared at the screen again. "Sixteen is a resident of your cavern. The Vineyard Magis is a part-time staff member. They're both high profile anavot ... The Vineyard Magis equipped Sixteen so they do know each other. You might well really have seen them. The other stuff I'm not so sure about. Your roommate should be very compatible with you. You're both Winemaker quippas of the same korbar and about the same age. She's a foundling of unknown origin, possibly kidnapped from Aramator. She was raised by a Haprihagfen community. She's probably lived a rather sheltered life and may react strongly when she discovers things aren't how she thinks or how she thinks it should be. She's also not sworn to celibacy so she's likely to invite young men round or take you places where people are looking for sexual partners. Your overseer, that's Flarmia right?"

Background: A blond woman with dark glasses riding on the top deck of an open bus. "Did you see ghostly images of, you said Breeze and Sixteen and this, I think you meant a Yitranonaught?" "No, not ghostly, they looked solid and were standing with some people I didn't recognize." He stared at the screen again. "Sixteen is a resident of your cavern. The Vineyard Magis is a part-time staff member. They're both high profile anavot ... The Vineyard Magis equipped Sixteen so they do know each other. You might well really have seen them. The other stuff I'm not so sure about. Your roommate should be very compatible with you. You're both Winemaker quippas of the same korbar and about the same age. She's a foundling of unknown origin, possibly kidnapped from Aramator. She was raised by a Haprihagfen community. She's probably lived a rather sheltered life and may react strongly when she discovers things aren't how she thinks or how she thinks it should be. She's also not sworn to celibacy so she's likely to invite young men round or take you places where people are looking for sexual partners. Your overseer, that's Flarmia right?"

#WIPSnips March 11 resident
Gairlia, a new University student with mental problems, has gone to the councilor because she's seen some strange and famous people and thinks she might be hallucinating.
From "Tales of Midbar: Poisoned Well" - www.inkitt.com/stories/635659

11.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not really breaking any news here.

11.03.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 27273 πŸ” 5949 πŸ’¬ 1244 πŸ“Œ 443
A small, ball-shaped cactus with yellow spines and a yellow flower at the top. there are a number of dead flowers stuck to it.

A small, ball-shaped cactus with yellow spines and a yellow flower at the top. there are a number of dead flowers stuck to it.

Parodia chrysacanthion is supposed to flower in the spring. Here's mine flowering in December 2024! It's very hard to remove the dead flowers from this species, which is why I've left them on.
#parodia #cactus #houseplants #gardening

11.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought Trump and his cronies were at least pro-Israel. Then there are a lot of Muslims on the Board of Peace.

11.03.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

10.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 11930 πŸ” 4895 πŸ’¬ 518 πŸ“Œ 290

I wondered why the characters in this had such weird names.

10.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who was the passenger, the Doctor (from "Doctor Who")?

10.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Background: A boy of South Asian appearance, screaming with his hands on his head. Behind him people are laughing at him.

Vred: How exactly does any of this hurt you?

Attan: I've got to attend fornicating Benai Nibeyim meetings with my ex-girlfriend and her big sister and my Mum because all the rest of the chapter have killed themselves. Oh and my girlfriend dumped me because she decided that, as she's a Winemaker, she'd rather date nibeyim. Look, all my life I've been the little brother of the weird boy who nobody likes and the weird girl who became a Temple Prostitute but now my brother's the anav priest who's married to Nuhar Zorg's wife who's the Grand Farmer and my sister's Haprihagfen because they don't take anavot to be Temple Prostitutes. Now I've got those two crazy anav magi in my class who are too old to be there because Haprihagfen didn't teach them to read Faharni when they taught them to speak it. Now it's terrible at home with just my parents who are all fed up because Mum's really upset that her friends were killed and her organization's been taken over by a mad anavah mage and Dad's fornicated that Mum only married him as part of a plan to breed an anav priest and she's mad at me because she thinks I got Zonlaria pregnant and I can't tell her the truth because she's a basket case already and the truth would urinate her even more!

Background: A boy of South Asian appearance, screaming with his hands on his head. Behind him people are laughing at him. Vred: How exactly does any of this hurt you? Attan: I've got to attend fornicating Benai Nibeyim meetings with my ex-girlfriend and her big sister and my Mum because all the rest of the chapter have killed themselves. Oh and my girlfriend dumped me because she decided that, as she's a Winemaker, she'd rather date nibeyim. Look, all my life I've been the little brother of the weird boy who nobody likes and the weird girl who became a Temple Prostitute but now my brother's the anav priest who's married to Nuhar Zorg's wife who's the Grand Farmer and my sister's Haprihagfen because they don't take anavot to be Temple Prostitutes. Now I've got those two crazy anav magi in my class who are too old to be there because Haprihagfen didn't teach them to read Faharni when they taught them to speak it. Now it's terrible at home with just my parents who are all fed up because Mum's really upset that her friends were killed and her organization's been taken over by a mad anavah mage and Dad's fornicated that Mum only married him as part of a plan to breed an anav priest and she's mad at me because she thinks I got Zonlaria pregnant and I can't tell her the truth because she's a basket case already and the truth would urinate her even more!

#WIPSnips March 10 chapter
Attan is spilling his guts out to the school councilor about his problems with his weird family.
From "Tales of Midbar: Ghost Mage" - www.inkitt.com/stories/632029

10.03.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It would be nice to deport him & his family since he has done it to so many people including people who have been born in this country.

09.03.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 16585 πŸ” 4469 πŸ’¬ 1526 πŸ“Œ 421

Who would have guessed that the legal system in America was so fragile that a single crazy president could ignore the whole thing, from the Constitution right down to state laws?
Why does the Supreme Court and Congress let this demented moron act like the dictator of a banana republic?

10.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 18959 πŸ” 4323 πŸ’¬ 1495 πŸ“Œ 364
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10.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 1939 πŸ” 821 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 73
A blonde woman with pointed ears wearing medical scrubs. Behind her, a strange garden can be seen through windows.

AI picture from Ideogram. It's supposed to be Vilnita, the midwife. I don't think I've posted the bit that says she's a bennis yet. I'd have liked a picture that looked stranger.

A blonde woman with pointed ears wearing medical scrubs. Behind her, a strange garden can be seen through windows. AI picture from Ideogram. It's supposed to be Vilnita, the midwife. I don't think I've posted the bit that says she's a bennis yet. I'd have liked a picture that looked stranger.

This is most irregular," said Nuraldian.
"None of this is vaguely regular!" said Printorac.
"Tales of Midbar: Poisoned Well" - update!
www.inkitt.com/stories/6356...
#writtingcommunity #sciencefiction

10.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You're assuming that he will pull out with the same regime in power. That's not a given. If there's a new, peaceful, non-Islamic regime, that will be a success!

10.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Background: A brown-skinned, teenage boy with heavy make up and religious robes.

"Sorry. Emergency," I gasped. "There's some teenagers at the stones! An anavah and about four nibeyim! They're fornicating scary and might have something to do with the other weird stuff."

Having said that, it didn't sound as bad as I'd thought it was but I hadn't said what I thought was most worrying.

"An anavah?" asked Hallin. "You sure?"

"No, I've never met one before but she had really strong vibes."

"Are they Nuharas?"

"No, said they were Winemakers."

"Not wearing gray robes?"

"No, the nibeyah had a frilly pink dress and the others were dressed normally."

"Quippas?"

"No, faharnis but one nibey was a bennis, OK perhaps he's a quippa. Not sure."

"Accents?"

"Different ones. The faharni nibeyah did most the talking and she's got a Western Mountains accent."

Hallin pursed his lips and screwed up his face.

Background: A brown-skinned, teenage boy with heavy make up and religious robes. "Sorry. Emergency," I gasped. "There's some teenagers at the stones! An anavah and about four nibeyim! They're fornicating scary and might have something to do with the other weird stuff." Having said that, it didn't sound as bad as I'd thought it was but I hadn't said what I thought was most worrying. "An anavah?" asked Hallin. "You sure?" "No, I've never met one before but she had really strong vibes." "Are they Nuharas?" "No, said they were Winemakers." "Not wearing gray robes?" "No, the nibeyah had a frilly pink dress and the others were dressed normally." "Quippas?" "No, faharnis but one nibey was a bennis, OK perhaps he's a quippa. Not sure." "Accents?" "Different ones. The faharni nibeyah did most the talking and she's got a Western Mountains accent." Hallin pursed his lips and screwed up his face.

#WIPSnips March 9 screw
Virgin, male Temple Prostitute, Werdil has worrying news for the priest Hallin. Some Holy Sites have recently been desecrated, probably by Nuharas.
From "Tales of Midbar: Heretical Gods" - www.inkitt.com/stories/497649

09.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

09.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 34743 πŸ” 9612 πŸ’¬ 1807 πŸ“Œ 697
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This photo was taken in December 2024. The new branch on my Oreocereus trollii (old man of the Andes) has continued to grow, in spite of being in a cool, dimly lit place and not being watered for months.
#oreocereus #cacti #gardening #houseplants

09.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I heard one of their songs and liked it. I tried looking it up and found several songs with names similar to what I thought it was but not the right one. Then I found out the song is called "Not So Sweet Martha Lorain".

08.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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08.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Background: A crazy looking red haired man climbing up a rope from a fire.

"Feel the wrath!" shouted Narblo, pointing at Gordito.

Smoke and flame erupted from the top of Gordito's head. Then his head exploded and he collapsed.

There were a number of gasps and screams from the crowd.

I'd seen people killed by magic, killed some people with magic myself, knew a number of potentially deadly spells I'd never used or had only used non-fatal versions of, and none of them looked like that! Without looking up, I visioned the shaft above us, remembering it hadn't fitted the plan earlier. Yes, there was a machine in it, about the right shape for some sort of beam weapon. There were also some creatures. I think one was an ancient but I wasn't sure of the others. My blood ran cold and I realized Narblo had made an alliance with the mysterious monsters.

"So who wants to be the new Grand Merchant!" shouted Narblo to the crowd. "Really should be a hipsick or hipsickah."

Background: A crazy looking red haired man climbing up a rope from a fire. "Feel the wrath!" shouted Narblo, pointing at Gordito. Smoke and flame erupted from the top of Gordito's head. Then his head exploded and he collapsed. There were a number of gasps and screams from the crowd. I'd seen people killed by magic, killed some people with magic myself, knew a number of potentially deadly spells I'd never used or had only used non-fatal versions of, and none of them looked like that! Without looking up, I visioned the shaft above us, remembering it hadn't fitted the plan earlier. Yes, there was a machine in it, about the right shape for some sort of beam weapon. There were also some creatures. I think one was an ancient but I wasn't sure of the others. My blood ran cold and I realized Narblo had made an alliance with the mysterious monsters. "So who wants to be the new Grand Merchant!" shouted Narblo to the crowd. "Really should be a hipsick or hipsickah."

#WIPSnips March 8 beam
The secretive organization, Benai Nibeyim, are having a meeting to elect some new readers but it's been gatecrashed.
From "Tales of Midbar: Secret Priest" - www.inkitt.com/stories/200642

08.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Arrest the goddamn president

07.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 16267 πŸ” 2474 πŸ’¬ 400 πŸ“Œ 100

I know there is a lot going on so just a quick reminder, Epstein.

07.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 1962 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 8
Background: A creepy basement with ghosts in it.

"I think one issue is that Benai Nibeyim members who have issues with each other should try to resolve them internally," said Printorac, "which wasn't what Medley did."

"How exactly are we supposed to do something like that?" asked Medley. "I just want to protect Minris! The problem is with somebody ... Look, Sixteen is insane and she's wrecking the entire organization! Giving Eleprin an absurdly high rank is part of that! Can't everybody see that?"

"Perhaps we should concentrate on the external legal issues," said Hildru. "Those won't go away if Medley pursues action against Eleprin through Benai Nibeyim channels."

"Am I right in thinking that part of the problem is that Medley's actions resulted in the loss of a magis?" asked Uldrien.

"Yes," said Printorac. "The Mage Guild are likely to want to make an example of him for that, especially with Blethdian wanting to transfer policing of magic to the government."

"Shouldn't it be the government's job?" asked Marcli.

"That raises the problem of people who know little about magic interfering in magical issues," said Printorac.

"The point I'm trying to make," said Uldrien, "is that I may be able to get a new magis."

"What!" I asked incredulously and tried to read his mind. The guy was horribly arrogant and, being a katchey, his thoughts were decidedly chaotic.

"Nobody even knows where the new Wild Magis will be conceived," said Printorac. "Then it will take about fourteen years for ..."

"No," said Uldrien, "not a Wild Magis! I believe I have a lead on a magis nobody knows about. It seems the laws about magises aren't as cast in diamond as everybody thinks."

Background: A creepy basement with ghosts in it. "I think one issue is that Benai Nibeyim members who have issues with each other should try to resolve them internally," said Printorac, "which wasn't what Medley did." "How exactly are we supposed to do something like that?" asked Medley. "I just want to protect Minris! The problem is with somebody ... Look, Sixteen is insane and she's wrecking the entire organization! Giving Eleprin an absurdly high rank is part of that! Can't everybody see that?" "Perhaps we should concentrate on the external legal issues," said Hildru. "Those won't go away if Medley pursues action against Eleprin through Benai Nibeyim channels." "Am I right in thinking that part of the problem is that Medley's actions resulted in the loss of a magis?" asked Uldrien. "Yes," said Printorac. "The Mage Guild are likely to want to make an example of him for that, especially with Blethdian wanting to transfer policing of magic to the government." "Shouldn't it be the government's job?" asked Marcli. "That raises the problem of people who know little about magic interfering in magical issues," said Printorac. "The point I'm trying to make," said Uldrien, "is that I may be able to get a new magis." "What!" I asked incredulously and tried to read his mind. The guy was horribly arrogant and, being a katchey, his thoughts were decidedly chaotic. "Nobody even knows where the new Wild Magis will be conceived," said Printorac. "Then it will take about fourteen years for ..." "No," said Uldrien, "not a Wild Magis! I believe I have a lead on a magis nobody knows about. It seems the laws about magises aren't as cast in diamond as everybody thinks."

#WIPSnips March 6 pursue
Medley is in trouble with his Benai Nibeyim chapter for causing the Wild Magis to disappear.
From "Tales of Midbar: Ghost Mage" - www.inkitt.com/stories/632029

06.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So she's now with The Shield of the Americas? Does this mean that she gets an eye patch and a helicarrior and has to fight aliens and mutants?

06.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tales Of Midbar: Secret Priest - Free Novel by Graptopetalum Sue your school! Solve Mysteries! Fight Monsters! That's how to deal with being the only boy at your school who hasn't had sex. At least on Midbar. This is the second book in the series and has mil...

I've been told that the first chapter of this book is pornography. There's bad language but no normal swear words and the MC is complaining about not having sex! www.inkitt.com/stories/200642

06.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A cute girl with brown skin, violet eyes and copper-coloured hair in a wood at night. She's wearing a sari and has a pom pom on her head.

The AI picture is from Night Cafe and is meant to be Chirvae. I've tweaked it in Gimp to adjust her eye and hair colours. I think her hair should be shorter at this stage (this is a plot point). Her eyes should be more slanted. This picture is cute but I don't think it made her the stunning beauty she's supposed to be.

A cute girl with brown skin, violet eyes and copper-coloured hair in a wood at night. She's wearing a sari and has a pom pom on her head. The AI picture is from Night Cafe and is meant to be Chirvae. I've tweaked it in Gimp to adjust her eye and hair colours. I think her hair should be shorter at this stage (this is a plot point). Her eyes should be more slanted. This picture is cute but I don't think it made her the stunning beauty she's supposed to be.

You keep claiming to be more tolerant than us but you haven't been very tolerant of the only Rofari in the valley.
"Tales of Midbar: Ghost Mage" - New chapter! Read it all! Vote, review, give feedback, discuss!
www.inkitt.com/stories/6320...
#sciencefiction #writtingcommunity

06.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 14460 πŸ” 4649 πŸ’¬ 655 πŸ“Œ 250

New files released detail a woman met with the FBI at least four times to allege she had survived being sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump when she was a child.
Nothing happened.

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