"Help me," the duke said. "My physicians can't say what ails me, but I've lost all pleasure in what I used to enjoy."

The witch examined him, and paused over his hand.

"Nice ring. It is new?"

"A recent gift from the king. Why? Is it cursed?"

It was made to dampen cruelty.

"No," said the witch.

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

"I grant you one wish," the magic fish said.

"To eat my mother's pancakes again, just like when I was a child."

"Are you sure?"

"You think it frivolous?"

"No. But to grant it I must send you back to the child you were, with no adult memories."

"Would my life change?"

"You ask that every time."

#TootFic #MicroFiction #SmallStories

You did it! 🥳

European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop.

This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪

PASSAGE: THE RAINBOW (1991)
Acrylic on Canvas - 36” X 48”

The surface meaning of my Passage paintings is technical—it signifies a passage from working nearly exclusively in acrylics to attaining a greater technical flexibility in oils. 1/2

#personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #passage

🇫🇮 Onnittelut oikeusministeriölle! Vaalijärjestelmän pitäminen Suomessa on tärkeä askel digitaalisen itsenäisyyden puolesta 🎉

Oikeusministeriö on päättänyt, että vuoden 2027 eduskuntavaalit toteutetaan nykyisen, suomalaisen vaalitietojärjestelmän avulla. Tämä on merkittävä päätös, joka turvaa vaalien luotettavuuden ja suomalaisen päätösvallan omista tietojärjestelmistä.

#DigitaalinenItsenäisyys #Suomi #Tietoturva #Vaalit2027

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