June 2023 – Book of Jen

Things To Know About Obergefell v. Hodges Case

A flag of many colors: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. This is the LGBTQ+ flag.

Obergefell v. Hodges was a landmark case that gave people who are LGBTQ+ the right to marry the person that they love. In this blog post, I will provide plenty of information about the case and how it positively affected a group who were previously not allowed to marry their partner.

Diablo IV: Barbarian – Ghouls and a Missing Husband

A Barbarian is wearing a horned helmet that covers her face. She is wearing a yellow band across her chest and has metallic shoulders. Some of her tattoos are visible.

In this video, my Barbarian started out in Yelesna. She helped someone with an exorcism. After that, she ran around Sanctuary killing a variety of monsters – but mostly ghouls. She also helped Krystyna find her missing husband.

My Barbarian hit level 21 – and then the game crashed.

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Diablo IV: Druid Bear

A Druid named Oona looks at the viewer. She is wearing the skull of an animal on her head, and its fur blankets her shoulders. She is wearing mostly green clothing, with some trinkets attached. Oona has red markings on one side of her face, and across her arms.

In this video, I made a Druid character just to see what it was like to play one. First impression: the ability to turn into a bear is super fun!

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The Demon King

A man with a long beard looks at the viewer. The man has an intense look, and there are horns on his head. The horns have fire flowing over them. The man is wearing a black shirt that has fire running down one side, and a lot of smoke beneath him. Small bits of fire are floating in the air behind him. Photo by marla66 on Pixabay.

The demon king tapped his long, sharp, nails on one of the arms of his throne. He became the king of the demons eons ago, and spent a lot of time trying to keep the smaller demons from intentionally setting themselves on fire.

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Springtime

Earlier this year, California was covered in rainstorms – one right after another. The sky was dark and grey, and the winds were so fierce that they blew the door of our water heater straight off.

One day, there was a break in the weather. Skies were blue again. The rain had (temporarily) stopped. The weather got a little bit warmer.

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Untangled

A mix of colored wires that are all tangled together by cottonbro on Pexels

This story came from a prompt on Tumblr by writing-prompt-s. The prompt said: “In a world where every human has a unique superpower, yours is largely laughed at. The ability to untangle anything has come in handy for untying shoelaces until you discover a new way of using your power that makes you formidable against your former superiors.

When I was a little kid, just starting kindergarten, the world changed. My classmates and I didn’t even notice what happened. We were too busy coloring, playing with blocks, and learning the alphabet.

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Free Lunch

Close up of crooked fangs that appear to have some blood on them. The person is licking the top row of the teeth. The person is extremely pale. Photo by cottonbro on Pexels

I wrote this story based on a prompt from writing-prompt-s on Tumblr. The prompt said: “I pulled myself together and got up. The autopsy technicians could only stare in horror.”

The last thing I remembered was getting shot in the head by one of those “Hunters”. There was just enough time for me to memorize her face as she ran away. And then… nothing.

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Reciprocity Crow

Photo of a black crow that is looking out at the viewer. Photo by Dimitar Donovski on Unsplash

Here is a true story that I wrote on Tumblr. It is about the crows that live nearby.

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Gruzedla the Brave

A plastic red dragon looks down at a grey plastic knight. They are standing on colorful tiles that are meant to be a dungeon. Image by Chris Busterillos on Unsplash.

This story comes from a writing prompt that said: Offering the dragon marriage into the royal family had been a power play on the king’s part, a way to intimidate the kingdom’s enemies. He had not anticipated the dragon actually accepting the offer.

Here is the story I wrote in response to this prompt:

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Diablo IV: Starting A Rogue

A Rogue holds a large bow. She is wearing a silver tunic, a sash, leather pants and boots. She has short hair. Next to her is a window that provides some transmog options.

In this video, I decided to try out the Rogue class. A friend of mine and I decided to use ranged characters to complete a series of quests that we struggled with as Barbarians.