I would also like to give a shout-out to Sortes Magazine, independent of garphilia. f you haven't read Sortes, do. They publish some wonderful stuff, across multiple genres, fiction, poetry, and visual art. Sortes 23 is live now: sortes.co

In honor of Gar Week, here's a link to a PDF from the March 2024 issue of Sortes Magazine, with my story "Pop in the Boat," a story in which alligator gars play a central role: drive.google.com/file/d/11S-S...

Thanks to Dr. Solomon David, I have recently discovered the existence of #GarWeek . Gars, and especially alligator gars, mysterious denizens of dark water in my part of the world, are among my favorite animals, and I applaud his championing them to the wider, perhaps less gar-cognizant world.

“Behold The GARLIATH!”: Enormous “Living Fossil” Hauled From Mississippi Floodplains Stuns Scientists www.iflscience.com/behold-the-g... By @rachaelhfunnell.bsky.social @iflscience.com on that big Alligator Gar tagged & released @garlab.bsky.social #GarWeek

Can't get enough of gars? Check out these awesome wallpapers! #GarWeek

GAR WEEK 2025 is HERE!!! Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek! We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!

This tiny bird glows like a living ember — its crimson body speckled with white, shining brightest during the breeding season. Found across Asia’s grasslands and rice fields, it proves that even the smallest creatures can burn with the fiercest color. #RedAvadavat #StrawberryFinch #WildBeauty

Happy 100th Birthday, Jamie Farr! 🎂🎖💚 A hundred years of laughter, kindness, and heart. From the wild costumes to the quick wit, Corporal Klinger wasn’t just a character — he was a heartbeat of MASH.*

Instead of lowering the flags to half staff after every school shooting, they should put up commemorative billboards with images like this cartoon from the Guardian:

I watched this again last his morning for the first time in ages, and it reminded me how much kindness and decency there is in the world. I hope you enjoy it. youtu.be/752RzmW7LhU