When a friend asks for a fuck ice pun, how could I say no?

Things are really bad still, so here's an emotion US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of @naominovik.bsky.social's fabulous book A Deadly Education (The Scholomance Book 1), which I bought on my birthday, because it went on good sale. Happy birthday to me! This is *very good*.

Cached US Kindle giveaway courtesy of @galatfemme.bsky.social: 6 copies of @kateelliottsff.bsky.social's The Novels of the Jaran: Jaran, An Earthly Crown, His Conquering Sword, and The Law of Becoming, which I *have* but, uh, haven't read yet. sigh. #KindleBookGiveaway

I remember someone apologizing for constantly checking my audiobooks out from the library instead of buying them on Audible, and they were surprised that three library checkouts of Eyrie probably earned me more royalties than Audible would've paid me for a purchase via credit. ($2.70 vs $1.80).

When your teeth are so big and cool your skull evolves notches for them to fit. Panthera atrox at @tarpits.org 🧪

It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑 Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for. We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.

Love this so much. 💜

Francis Ford Coppola is the most famous director to do Dracula and his version diverges widely from the book, so every day I awake mad that his is the one they called BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA.

In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes. The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last. The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes. Why? It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.

Ever come up with an idea for a dnd character and then think to yourself... No I'm keeping him. Now I just need a story to put him in 😝 💙📚

Best treat of the night. #HappierHAMILLWEEN 🎃 😋

May all your undead be merry and your candy buckets full! Happy Halloween! 🎃

I sold a book!

Every single sale makes my day like nobody's business

When y'all buy from indie authors, it impacts us profoundly. Especially if it goes outside the circle of authors trading a few dollars back and forth amongst ourselves.

I’ve said this before, a lot, but when you’re an author and your book doesn’t sell your feelings can default to the premise, “Everyone in the world was offered my book and they all personally rejected it.” The truth is most people don’t know it exists. Awareness is the problem, not you or your book.

The 12 to 20 hour D&D adventure is designed to fit into a middle or high school environmental sciences program and comes complete with lesson plans and SOLs. It features delightful art from @erinthez.bsky.social.

Me , fossilized, mid-squid fact, talking about cephalopod evolution juuuuust as I got to the part about ammonites.

The fourth piece for my Zócalo Public Square's Sketchbook feature - I just love to draw a crooked croc 🐊

🌊 NEW Ocean Science Radio #podcast episode! We chat with Ben Minch about giant viruses - microscopic monsters that hijack photosynthesis & reshape ocean food webs. These viral giants were hiding in plain sight for 20+ years! Mind-blowing marine science! 🦠🔬 open.spotify.com/episode/1RmQ...

Dear girl wearing the @rustyquill.com sweatshirt. I'm sorry if I startled you when I shouted at you from my car, I was just very excited. 😅

Just finished up a wildly fun D&D session with @erinthez.bsky.social @akornblatt.bsky.social and @craken-maccraic.bsky.social. Ghosts, Pirates, Zombies, Creepy Vampire Kids, and Hamburgers. You should check out Interrupted Interment: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Do not drink and drive #thranduil #thehobbit #lordoftherings

In honor of our health secretary swimming in raw sewage, here's a reminder that I did a cute little video for Rock Creek Park on their fish ladder 🧪🐟

In addition to the campaign and supporting materials, the Last Hunt for the Jabberwock also comes with lesson plans and SOLs for educators. www.dmsguild.com/product/5056... (and amazing art by @erinthez.bsky.social)

Just a lil tabby baby 🥰 Custom pet portraits are available in my #art shop @ rainbowofcrazy.myshopify.com/collections/... Tips/support is greatly appreciated via Ko-fi 🐈 @ ko-fi.com/rainbowofcrazy #bsnm #supportartists #artshop #KofiPromoteChallenge

My doctors recently ordered antibody labs on me for MMR, etc. to make sure I still have protection and don’t need boosters. Other immunofuckedup folks should look into getting that done if possible!

A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop. www.wired.com/story/scient...

Are there any Barnacles enthusiasts over here? 🌿

Just in case you all were needing the most absurd, yet amazing, prop for your DnD or other RPG sessions.... behold, I give you Lazlo's Cubed Crypt. Coming soon to Backerkit April 22nd www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Check this out!

Hey lookie! It's about @deficitdragons.bsky.social's upcoming BackerKit campaign! www.wargamer.com/dnd/rubiks-c...

Are you still blogging about the ocean? Let us know where you're blogging over on Southern Fried Science. Years ago, were used to do blog carnivals: massive link collections highlighting the best from across the ocean blogosphere. www.southernfriedscience.com/ocean-scienc...

Why does every single major technology breakthrough in the conservation space end up becoming the Spiderman Dinosaur meme?

For the first time, a full 5e system is built from the ground up for accessibility: dyslexia-friendly fonts & layout, digital braille, markdown, representation, and more.

The evolution of Lazlo the Lich, the boss monster of my upcoming adventure and crowdfunding campaign. Initial sketch by Solomon AKA BatOfTheDead Final images by @erinthez.bsky.social Erin Z. Anderson

✨ High Stakes Space Thriller ✨ When the Martian city, Arcadia Landing, suffers a devastating attack, Capt. James Fowler sets out to bring those responsible to justice. THE SHADOW OF ARCADIA books2read.com/shadowarcadia 🪐📚💙 #SFF ⚡📚

In ceramics, I am making stuff and pitting shells and barnacles on them... It is silly, brings me joy, and looks pretty.

Oh, you want silly? Here’s my niece in a Gyarados Pokémon hat I crocheted for her last year. I also made a matching Magikarp one for my sister.

It's Women in Horror Month; let us speak now of women horror writers substack.com/home/post/p-...

I'll be offline for a few days to focus on some contract work, but the Holy Mola stickers should arrive tomorrow and Patreon patrons who sign up before the 15th will get them this month! The Ides of March are coming! www.patreon.com/posts/next-s...

It's wild that this little D&D Jabberwock adventure has been out for 4 months now, has sold a little more than 50 copies, and is still regularly on the front page for best-selling "handcrafted" (i.e. no AI slop) adventures. That's not a great sign for the overall homebrew market.

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Angry Robot have an indefinitely open Black Writers (unagented) submissions call, I know I have Black followers who write fantasy, sci-fi, or horror, and here's an opportunity. angryrobotbooks.com/2020/08/blac...

When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up. ― CS Lewis

The big boat It is stuck in the mud yes YES The big boat is stuck www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wildlife tracking tips. Thank you Patrons! www.patreon.com/c/birdandmoon

If anyone you know needs reminding of why vaccines are important, take a closer look at what happens if get the measles (which, if you're not vaccinated and you encounter a contagious person, you are almost guaranteed to catch). #SOTU buff.ly/W6zwuKk