McConnell called me today apparently just to softly sing MOON RIVER and then hang up

best one of these I've had yet tbh Dear [Author name] I write to you as 100% human fan of [Book Title] and invite you to consider lucrative partnerships with me, a person

If I was camping and a wolf stole my food and I got a picture of it walking off with my bag, I would simultaneously think “I have a serious problem here, oh shit” and “this is the raddest thing that has ever happened to me”

Cartoonists Are The Only Real Journalists Left In The USA.

Me being escorted out of an all-you-can-eat buffet after getting my money's worth.

I'll bet it's a lot easier to catch criminals now that nobody knows how to drive a getaway car without Google Maps

first day as a delivery driver. ive never held a pizza before but im sure i’ll figure it out. wish me luck

My father circumnavigated the continent via TripTik

You could definitely give these people a Trojan Horse and they’d be like “wow a big horse thank you” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...

I think Platner’s failure to formally withdraw from the race shows exactly what happens when someone says no to him.

Heads up Seattle! Keep your eyes open, and wear your whistles.

Three chickens #birdart

This is so upsetting.

This is Jet, Kiki, Ricky Bobby, Sushi, Whimsy, and Ducky. Their human left the back door open when she left. They assumed that was a pool party invitation. 13/10 thank you for hosting (TT: goldroxgoldens)

Valerie has just dropped her peach in the Seine.

A closeup of a Tufted Titmouse that was perched along the nature trail.

If anyone is going to a Heated Rivalry record launch party and snags a tote they don’t want I would happily pay you for it!

A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?

Wrote up a little something about living in small towns alongside wonderfully quirky characters. trace-evidence.net/2026/07/08/s...

he ain't heavy, he's my mayo

not saying anything new, but if these folks actually believed in genAI writing, they'd disclose it, tout it, and build their own audiences elsewhere and leave others be. hiding and sneaking it to markets who want no part of it doesn't prove you're good at writing. just proves you're good at fraud.

"Gold finch", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 5x7", 2026- $150(Cdn) #art #birds

My semi-regular reminder that if you subscribe to a publication and you like antyhing anyone there is doing, try to click on the article, comment on it, write an email to the publication's editor, etc. Because we really live and die by engagement metrics, and it's hard out here on the books beat.

I’ve had this tab open for months preparing for my next mental breakdown retail therapy

Yak Hopes They Never Stop Making Grass https://theonion.com/yak-hopes-they-never-stop-making-grass/

Your chances of getting into a water gun fight with a squid are low but never zero... 🔫🦑📷Dom Auriemma (www.inaturalist.ca/observations...)

Hunting you down and pinning you to the ground, teeth close to your neck that could snap it in a heartbeat, voice low, so low you can feel it more than hear it, a predators rumble that ripples through your flesh, as I whisper: “use promo code ela to get fifty percent off your first order of hellofre

Dear jigsaw puzzle manufacturers 🧩 I think you should know the top three comments I'm getting. "This isn't AI, right?" "Do you have other puzzles with not so many pieces, but grown-up images? I'm shopping for Mom/Dad with dementia" "I just want something... cozier. I need an escape."

Grey Catbird has an announcement. I think it’s about chokecherries #birds 🌿

OK sure, great, but I don't that helps much. He's 80 years old, woefully out of shape, and probably doesn't even know the rules.

A Red-headed Woodpecker watches the nature trail from a nearby perch. This one of the parents that recently fledged two young ones.

Broke into my neighbors apartment to comfort their dog who was terrified of the fireworks. Turns out they were having sex and didn’t even have a dog!

Feeling pretty good about my Popémon card these days

we're sexy we're hot we're everything you're not

A Bufflehead swims in reflected water. #BirdOfTheDay #quackers 🪶

guys there's 30-50 feral babies on a hospital ship in my backyard

I would kill or die for Larry

new metaphor just dropped

Rainbow!

This is legitimately one of the cutest damn things on earth and I know it is going to just bring such joy to someone.

living in the Bay Area is so fucking weird sometimes dude

My mom is mad at my dad because a feral peacock keeps coming to their house and staring through the glass door into the kitchen and it turns out it's because my dad has been secretly feeding it

My response to D&Q's statement:

Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC

So this is real!!

Hi, it's Max from Sweetwater Sound. Just reaching out to see if you need anything!

I went camping and lived to tell about it, my latest post: creativityandcontentment.com/2026/07/01/i...