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Brass Ep. 31
“You can’t talk, can you?” sighed Copper as they headed towards the exit. Irons silence offered a reply.
Copper grabbed her Hi-Fi’s keyboard as she left the house. She’d heard voiceless robots would only communicate with keyboards synchronized to musical devices.
She immediately chastised herself. Clearly, that was stereotyping.
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Well, not mine. Another free course on Skillshare find today.
James Stafford has just released a new class, and it’s free. He teaches blogging and has taught a few courses before. His student counts are into the thousands and his previous courses are well rated.
His new course has an SEO heavy title, so here we go.
How To Start A Successful Blog And Make Money 2019
Son of a monkey badger, that’s a title… I’ve watched a bit of it and he’s using WordPress and Gutenburg. So it’s pretty relevant to a lot of my WordPress subscribers.
The parts I watched so far were mainly about SEO. My word, that’s something I need help with! I’ve never ranked well for SEO. My front page has no text on so Google down-rates me. I don’t work at all to counteract that on individual posts and pages. So I’ll be returning to this course tomorrow to take it in better.
In the meantime, head over to Skillshare via the link below to get this course and two free months of Skillshare premium.
Link: https://skl.sh/2IiVVq9
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Brass Ep. 30
Iron stepped out of the bath and shook herself off. “We need to leave,” said Copper, filling her bag once again with supplies. The rumble of buildings collapsing up the road urged them into action.
Copper grabbed the map and looked for her sat-nav. She darted into the kitchen where she’d left it plugged in to charge and update.
Cursing herself for a silly mistake, as it was now in sync.
Ooo, now that’s one that works better over voice!
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Iron Nick
Iron Nick was really quite cheesed off. His boss kept badgering him to work harder. He was getting pretty steamed up about it all.
Lucy, meanwhile, was egging Nick on. She advised him to tell the boss where to stick his lousy job.
It became so heated that the three of them got together to sort things out once and for all. If we can’t agree, the boss said, I’ll have to get the board to make a decision. Really, it’s Iron Nick. He must decide.
Sorry boss, Nick said, I quit. I have more pressing matters to attend to!
Story by Peter Matthews of pollymermaid.wordpress.com. Check out his blog for more of Peters ponderings. Thanks for the tale, Peter!
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Brass Ep. 29
Copper awoke to the sound of the houses over the road collapsing. She peeked outside. A dim pre-dawn light revealed the entire terrace was gone.
She grabbed a freshly charged battery and hooked up the mechanical creature. “I remember now. You’re Iron,” gasped Copper.
Flicking a switch, Iron’s eyes lit up red. “I hope you remember, we built an extra floor of a house together,” sighed Copper.
That was another story.
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Brass Ep. 28
The mechanical creature in Coppers oil bath needed an overnight soak. She hooked a battery up to her charger and stroked its face.
“I know you,” said Copper. “I just can’t remember where from.” Punchlines about vague memories of ambiguous election promises filled her mind.
Copper didn’t approve of political jokes. She knew too many of them got elected.
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“A magic dog?” gasped Sprite. “What breed is it?”
“A labracadabrador,” grinned Fluffeh.
Boom! Hah! Take that to the face, readers!
So, that right there is an ACEO. ACEO stands for Art Card Originals and Editions. They are sisters-in-law of ATC’s or Art Trading Cards.
They are diddy. 2.5 by 3.5 inches. Credit card sized art you can carry in your wallet. It’s a compact and affordable art form for artists and anyone who enjoys their art.
Fluffeh here is currently on my Etsy store £6. She’s got free global delivery and even comes in a wee plastic sleeve. She doesn’t come with a magic dog. Sorry about that.
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Brass Ep. 27
She turned her bag out. A collection of parts and oils salvaged from the day. Items fell out that she didn’t recall picking up. A universal remote tumbled out of the backpack and bounced across the floor.
Copper picked it up and gasped. This changes everything.
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Copper rummaged around a table. She knew she had at least one half-full battery remaining. Though, most of them were empty.
She’d drained and used the deionized water from all of the cells. The empty batteries she’d leave on her brick-a-brak table, outside of her front door. Giving them away to passing strangers.
Free of charge, of course.
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Brass Ep. 25
The tail straightened with ease. She replaced its bulbs, cleared its nose and emptied the soil from its mouth.
She grabbed a jar of compressed air off the shelf and blew the last of the dirt out of its head. She’d gotten over a hundred jars of compressed air when she visited the Air and Space Museum. It was a let-down.
There was nothing there.
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