Thread! In all fairness you really should pull my finger, it would be friggin' hilarious (Also, to be clear, any day I'm dragged by The Midnight Society is a good day)

Available square paintings! Various sizes, so just ask about them. Happy to frame!

ALT: A handsome black & tan mackerel tabby cat found a nice open steel shelf piled with grocery flyers. There's a pretzel pillow snack bag for his head. He's sacked out asleep, one leg dangling off the ledge. His fur matches the small squares tile on the support pillar to the left. He BELONGS.

Well it’s taken a while, but I give you my latest embroidery, it’s a little different but still very much me, if that makes any sense. 😅 I hope you enjoy all the same.🪡🌿🌺🪻✨ *completely freehand stitched using the needle like a paintbrush. #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird

omg both my husbands have the same birthday, iconic of them

You can and should point out that police killing people daily is the "norm" in America. But that doesn't mean you *accept* the normalization of this violence and the way some people rush to smugly point these things out contributes to collective fatigue. Your horror has been stolen from you.

this is why "and you're surprised?" is one of the top 5 most infuriating online responses to sharing upsetting news. surprise is not the only emotion, and it's not the only factor that makes something worth drawing attention to. it's weird to pretend being blasé about horror equals moral superiority

I've said it before but it bears repeating: As far as things a straight white middle-aged science fiction writer can be infamous for on the Internet, "questionable burritos" is kind of a best-case scenario

John Scalzi: [carrying tray of burritos] who wants delicious burritos?! Scalzi: you've got your choice Scalzi: peanut butter and mayo Scalzi: apple sauce and vodka sauce Scalzi: chicken adobo and asbestos Scalzi: beef stroganoff and gravel

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Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 8 copies of A Deadly Education (The Scholomance Book 1), by @naominovik.bsky.social, which I *have* and *have read* and *did love* and *will probably try to give away anytime it goes on sale*. The trilogy as a whole is fantastic, a retelling of a contentious classic.

i appreciate the @pressherald.com granting free access to their crucial live updates on the ICE shooting of a person in biddeford, maine this morning:

If you remember this kind of bicycle from your childhood and you haven't scheduled your first colonoscopy yet, it's high time.

What to do if you find a baby bunny. Thanks @portmanteauface.bsky.social for the suggestion!

old drawing - never finished - some Morrowind character drawing #fantasyart #pencildrawing #argonianart

mandatory reading

Just recommended Stroll to someone new to town last night. It’s a Toronto book, but you’ll never walk around any city quite the same way.

I rescued a very neglected tortoise yesterday and Jen has decided to name her Squishy and is doting on her.

Aw, nuts. What a lovely presence he was on-screen. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

An endangered Short-Eared Owl was found in a ditch with a fractured wing. Vets at Cornell's Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital helped with the owl's recovery and eventual return to the wild. Want to donate to JLS? www.vet.cornell.edu/giving/ways-... Source: fb.com/864914120031... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

You do not have to give a shit about your carbon footprint to want to insulate yourself against feckless warlords who profit off misery. It just so happens that these things are often identical.

I FUCKING KNEW IT.

Witch, hare and herbs linoprint by my mum, Jo, from my short story collection Help The Witch. You can read more about my mum's work here: www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...

What's astonishing--and I say this every time--is that though I 100% agree on the level of yikes, to my knowledge there has never been an accusation of inappropriate conduct by Anthony, such as to/with fans. Which you can't say for, you know, ALMOST EVERY OTHER MALE AUTHOR.

I am at that point where I need a quiet day. A day where I do nothing more exciting that watching the toadlets, read a book in the boneyard. I need to be a creature of hushed shade, uncurated by clocks. – #MattAdams, 1981

$250,000!!!!!!!

I’m so embarrassed that I started this book like, “UGH a canon text, let’s see what’s the fuss,” and now I’m quietly weeping with joy to myself and filled with goodwill and optimism toward humanity and its capacity to love. How dare you, Jane Austen!!!

This video clip of a swan landing on a lake is best enjoyed with AUDIO ON. Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are among the heaviest flying birds & require a long runway, which means we get the majestic approach, a few furious moments of webbed feet slapping on water, then the majestic splashdown.

Tomorrow!

Hey #yeg #yegarts going to #artWalk today? Take a short walk, drive or bike south on Calgary Trail to University Ave and visit my gallery. Originals are 25% off and paper prints are 50% off. Everyone welcome even if you're not in the market to purchase art! Look for the sign. 10-5pm.

Like I mean this took 30 seconds (you can tell that it took 30 seconds, but I remain tickled by it) (and the corrected reply for the Mew York Times)

Still continues to be funny that sometimes I have to scour the house for the kitten but I never have to look for Fiasco "Oh where is Fiasco?" Within a few inches of me at all times, as usual (but I did ask him to move before he got scrunched by my chair)

THE SCOTTISH BOY has now finally been republished by Wilton Square/Eye Books, and if you want a queer action thriller that can best be described as “Heated Chivalry” you should buy it. bookshop.org/a/23067/9781... There’s also a great audiobook & thousands of amazon and goodreads reviews

In case you’re wondering, we’re *definitely* calling South Carolina.

If you come to The Beer Garden today and say the code, DING DONG, we will give you 15% off your total bill. 🍻

"I decided not to make my own mayonnaise." "I didn't want to whisk it."

My formerly feral cat is such a social eater that he came and yelled at me until I followed him to his food dish and petted him. This is why he eats on top of a low bookcase, so I don’t have to bend or kneel and break my back.

I woke up one morning, realized I have like 15-20 years left, and promptly bought two baby mustangs to get old with. These assholes could also do something charming and whimsical with their intimations of impending mortality but NOOOOOOOO

Also if you're not having ENOUGH schadenfreude, make sure to check out the Conor McGregor coverage. www.thesun.ie/sport/172814...

Folks, we have a RIPCON 3. I believe this is our highest level since doing this

I feel I've been doing too much general bird posting and not enough optimistic hope posting. I think this strikes the right note. 🪶 🐣

I gotta sleep but everyone please take this moment as a prompt to check in with friends and make sure everyone is on the same page with your wishes: Do you want to be woken up when it happens or not?

“if you get a dog you’ll have to wake up early to walk it” my dog when asked to leave the bed for literally any reason before 2pm:

i stand corrected

-Reaper at the claw machine looking for a hot streak-

honestly something so hopeful about knowing that even if McConnell and Graham are replaced by Republicans, they will be replaced by FRESHMAN Republicans. this is still a pair of massive fractures in the wall of GOP senate power. and what a nice reminder that all the worst people eventually die