#Valentine is coming, and so are some of the most famous #Carnivals .

photo: promoting the Venice Carnival dinner, show and ball 2026.

In happier news that's related to the short story that's my WIP, I'm thinking that Ray Bradbury and Stephen King have left a permanent mark on three whole generations of US-Americans (and others around the world) when it comes to conceptions of clowns and carnivals.

#SomethingWickedThisWayComes
#IT
#clowns
#carnivals

#amwriting
#TheWritersLife
#ShortStories
#horror

From Schembartbuch aus dem Besitz des Sebastian Schedel, UB of California Coll. 170 Ms 351 (1590).

Source: UCLA Digital Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/73212fae-26d0-433b-87f0-0137c3bf46bc

#carnivals #weapons #manuscripts #medieval #germany #armor #heraldry #nuremberg #art #publicdomain

"According to Sellner family lore, Herbert Sellner came up with the idea for the Tilt-A-Whirl at his kitchen table. He put casters on a dining room chair, put the chair with Arthur on it on top of the table and then lifted one side of the table and then the other, causing the chair to roll back and forth. "

#Carnivals #CarnivalRides #TiltAWhirl #Entertainment

https://entertainmentguidemn.com/hh-jul14

Faribault’s Tilt-A-Whirl – The Entertainment Guide

The second edition of the #Vim Carnival

October's topic is 'Best unknown plugins?'

It's not specific to #Vim you can also write about #Neovim πŸ˜‰

#blogging #blog #FLOSS #editors #terminals #carnivals #indieweb

#100DaysToOffload : 94/100

https://lazybea.rs/vim-carnival-202510

Vim Carnival - October 2025

Today is officially the first day for the #Vim Carnival

September's topic is 'How do you use Vim?'

It's not specific to Vim, if you are interested, you can also write about #Neovim or #vi πŸ˜‰

#blogging #blog #FLOSS #editors #terminals #carnivals #indieweb

#100DaysToOffload : 88/100

https://lazybea.rs/vim-carnival-sept-2025

Vim Carnival September 2025: How do you use Vim?

From Schembartbuch aus dem Besitz des Sebastian Schedel, UB of California Coll. 170 Ms 351 (1590).

Source: UCLA Digital Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/757fa24e-6cee-449a-a1a6-3502c439aa95

#carnivals #animals #germany #nuremberg #fables #art #publicdomain