The first bill in Congress for this year is on… showerheads. Actually ethical congresspeople are outraged. www.tiktok.com/t/ZThLoNuYd/

Be angry. Be VERY VERY angry about this. It will get worse. DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman www.404media.co/dhs-is-lying...

Just read through this whole series on various cryptids and the state of cryptozoology today, pop culture, and their ongoing slide into the paranormal, plenty to ponder.

@richardestepwrites.bsky.social Loved your interview on Monster Talk. Added your note on the reaction of Pt. Pleasant residents to my post on tragic cryptids. moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/t...

Mastodon is still great. It’s my main social network now. I’ve had to turn the volume down on this place considerably in the past few days. There are other things in life besides rumination on politics.

Updated Spooky Geology post The London Hammer sold at auction today. Wonder who bought it! sharonahill.com/the-hammer-e...

The wrap-up. Day 12 of the 12 Days of Cryptids. I ❤️ Monsters. moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/m...

Day 11 of the 12 Days of Cryptids Catch-all cryptids – Modern Cryptozoology moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/c...

Day 10 of the 12 Days of Cryptids Effects of AI on cryptozoology – Modern Cryptozoology moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/e...

All these UFO/UAP promoters are deranged. Check out the latest insane ravings by Garry Nolan. www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/garry-n...

In an exclusive P&J interview, Loch Ness Project founder Adrian Shine has reflected on his more than half a century of research at the shores of Scotland’s most famous Loch. www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/high...

Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

Suspected fatal mountain lion attack follows earlier encounter on trail | AP News apnews.com/article/moun...

Day 9 of the 12 Days of Cryptids Fearsome cryptid creatures – Modern Cryptozoology moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/f...

I think this was an important one. I don't think that many people have talked about it before except for @josephlaycock.bsky.social and a couple brief mentions in other papers.

How many LOTR similarities could you count in the Stranger Things final episode? Had to be, like, 10.

I posted my cryptid blog series on Reddit and nearly everyone HATES it. 😆 Because it's not simple, spoon-fed monster story slop (which is pretty much all of online cryptid discourse these days), it goes against their preconceptions. It's 2026 - consume less slop, think more deeply.

Day 8 of the 12 Days of Cryptids moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/t...

Say NO to “Best of the Year” lists. They all suck. Vow to reject clickbait and doomscrolling in 2026.

No spoilers but Stranger Things was so like LOTR, even with the endless endings. Glad it’s over.

Feeling some good vibes today. I admired the preciousness of a few snowflakes falling today and made a special dinner. Cozy night planned.

"NASCAR races". Unsurprising.

A very good friend reminded me that research and writing efforts may not be appreciated by today's dismal online audience who are only after the next 30-second click. We write for future audiences. And that probably needs to be via paper, not pixels.

We need to talk about Dogman – Modern Cryptozoology moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/w...

I have a friend who explained that the Internet is broken, so this isn’t just me. Maybe someday the right side will be up.

Sharing a website from Firefox to BlueSky app on iOS and it only brings over the title, not the link. Does that happen to anyone else? cc: @bsky.app

2026 will be... The Year of the Curious Squid! | Terry Pratchett terrypratchett.com/discworld/20...

Holiday guests and pets have left. “Everything… in its right place”.

I think I have become invisible. Neat trick - all you have to do is be an intelligent, otherwise normal woman over 50.

This whole year was disappointing for me online. I'm feeling out of touch, talking to the void. Most places online seem full of absurd people. I can't find my place in all of it anymore.

Like ghosts, mermaids, and unicorns, tales of men transformed into wolves go back to antiquity. Centuries later, there were werewolf trials alongside the better known witch trials. The various streams of cultural lore are fluid, supernatural, and ever evolving

I experience a sense of peace in putting my house back in order after holiday visitors. I enjoy the quiet.

The idea of werewolves moved from France to Canada to the southern U.S. as well as the Caribbean. Names and stories blended and evolved. #folklore #monsters

It’s still frustrating that I can’t reach my usual #Fortean audience here. It’s not a find-and-follow culture like early socials were. #cryptid

Me walking out of 2025. I took my ball and went home.

Day 6 of the 12 days of #cryptids moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/l...

Day 5 of the 12 Days of Cryptids Chud, Chuchunaa, and Hidden Others – Modern Cryptozoology moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/c...

This seems like it was intentional- he sounds like the pompous dumbass that he is. It’s not complimentary, despite the goofy headline.

I got souper cubes for xmas, now I actually have to make big batches of food to freeze. 🥶

My childhood bestie's Dad was an English teacher. Through his suggestions, we read the Lord of the Rings volumes together each summer. I don't know that I would have appreciated it otherwise. Her Dad passed and I don't have contact with her anymore but I wish she could know that.

Day 4 of the 12 days of cryptids Winged Humanoids – Modern Cryptozoology moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/w...

MTV is officially dead. popculture.com/music/news/m...

I took a glance at the Top Cryptozoology books of 2025 (Coleman) and the top cryptid news stories of 2025 (Unexplained mysteries). Holy hell, neither author was paying attention. These lists were total rubbish.

Those who think "cryptids" are stupid hate my posts. Those who take cryptids seriously hate my posts. Cryptids aren't stupid, but they aren't real animals that science hasn't discovered. They are contemporary legends, highly influential in media and important as local entities.

Day 3 of 12 Days of Cryptids. moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/g...

My #okapi story is published in The Scotsman today. Best viewed in the print edition, but you can read it here: www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scots...

Who could have predicted all 4 of us would spend the day after Xmas PM stuck in the house during an ice storm complaining about the shitty writing for the 5th season of Stranger Things?

Day 2 of the 12 Days of Cryptids. moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/b...

And off we go...

Day 1 of the 12 Days of cryptids. moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/c...