You have to support the projects you love with money. I am sorry we do not live in a world where that is not the truth.

“I’m just so goddamn fed up with all this,” Gina Small, 29, said in a comment on the U.S. economy that one of her friends assumed was about the world’s ongoing humanitarian crises, another friend thought was about the weaponization of America’s military against its own people.

I leveled up both craft and community after Viable Paradise. It’s a fantastic experience! Don’t self reject. Get those applications in today! 💜

Our friend Pageot's Mountain Toad is a rare toad who lives in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam! They are also known as the Tonkin Toad, or 缅甸溪蟾 which translates as the Burmese Stream Toad! (photo by Paul S. Hamilton, Triplefin Expeditions)

Uh-oh. Someone has figured out that snail heists are a thing. Sneists are about to get more challenging. *cracks knuckles*

Ok, so, these contests are awesome, and I'm not just saying that because I know the folks who make them go. This is a real opportunity, and the opportunity cost is very low. No fees. You retain all rights to your work - written or visual. Get your entries in!

The crime. The criminal.

I hope someone buys this gorgeous ring and wears the heck out of it since I can't (argh stupid fingers not auto-adjusting to any ring I want).

Ok, so I'm feeling a little dopey as I number issues in the database past 40. That's a lot, y'all! Like, so many!

It's always such a gift to be reviewed by a reviewer I already respect as much as @vanessafogg.bsky.social. The full Locus review on THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS is stunning and wow this pull quote:

Vampire deterrent frog!

Our friend the Balkan Spadefoot is a species of spadefoot toad who lives throughout the Balkan Peninsula! Like other spadefoot toads, they have hard horny patches on their rear feet used for digging burrows! They excrete a chemical that smells like garlic to deter predators! (photo by Michael Wilms)

We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

Name a song with "girl" in the title but replace girl with squirrel if you'd like: Uptown Squirrel

Sparkly mail from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social!

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This mother's day I'm thinking about moms and legacies and what we inherit (physically and metaphysically and genetically) from our parents. My mom was very out of the picture when I was growing up, and that was a defining thing. But I also had like three moms?

My dad had this for YEARS and never found a base for it either, but he kept it inside and it was in better shape. He left it out this last year and the Florida weather was not kind to the coating. I love this thing. Heavy as heck and older than a lot of dirt.

I still need to figure out what to do with this. This is a hexagonal fossil table top, and the epoxy coating has mostly come off and is gross. It’s from my dad (of course), but I don’t have a base for it or know how to spiff it up again.

Project: Make the Porch Nice continues. Today, ottomans (ottomen?) and at least one chair. The ratcheting hex wrench set is saving me. Also I get to be quietly happy about casting hexes all day.

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The bad: I cut my thumb while slicing a lemon The good: It's very shallow. No stitches required The bad: OW WTF ARGH I LITERALLY GAVE MYSELF A CUT AND PUT LEMON JUICE ON IT

I am SO thrilled for all these poets and their work to be Rhysling award finalists! These are absolute bangers and you should read them!

people are saying this guy is captain america, or batman, or thor, but it's obvious that he's TRIANGLE MAN

Come get your ridiculous bubble gum sparkly people.

I read The Language of Liars by @slhuang.com yesterday all in one sitting and OMFG y’all this book is fantastic! I adore the protagonist, the linguistics is super cool, the plot is SO gripping, and I could gush for hours. Just go read it!

These look delicious and also I may have too much tea soon…

This is a wild ride. Trust me on this.

Void is extra cuddly lately. Only belly rubs, no screaming into him, ok?

It is no longer Tuesday, but perhaps you're looking back while looking forward? Check out these Tuesday-ish pieces!

Raspberry Tendinitis has a ring to it, honestly.

Neces.. neccess.. necessery... ARGH

We're not saying we DID refer to this story as "The Great Behind Commands" and make a lot of jokes about tight pants while we were working on this issue, but we're not NOT saying it. Check out this fun story by John Wiswell in our 10th issue:

heyo my scifi linguist book came out this week! Languages, spies, and lots of nerdery us.macmillan.com/books/978125... (I'm serious about the nerdery)

Some @peculiarityshop.bsky.social shinies have arrived and I have new every day rings to wear! The four strand gold puzzle ring and the white and yellow gold band on my ring finger are happy for company!

They say you can never go home again, but perhaps it's better stated that you *shouldn't*. Take a look at today's prose poem, Sacrifice Homecoming, by Manuela Amiouny and consider what it means to return:

As someone who grew up in Florida, in a town with a huge Tropicana plant, this is wild to me. And awful. Very, very awful.

But whyyyyy are the humans so boring at night?!?

The happiest of book birthdays to The Language of Liars by @slhuang.com, a story of secrets, body jumping, and the power of language! Speak another people's language. Know them. Become them. And discover you've destroyed them.

I submitted some stuff for the first time in ... it's been a while, ok? Please send cookies.

When a cat is sleepin' real hard and you pet her and she makes a little "activation noise" rt if you agree

My bells? Blue.

Oh hey, a warning about baseball sized hail. Tonight is gonna be a whole THING evidently.

She fits, she sits.

I have done a very hard, sucky thing today that I was putting off for months and now I get to have sweet treats, dammit.

We are stuck togethir on a tinye beautiful driftinge rocke wyth nobodye outsyde and nobodye cominge to save us. We are the onlye ones heere yn a wild expanse of night and silence. We sholde be lovinge each othir all the tyme. We sholde be daunsinge.

I thought I was out of memes for the subscription drive, but it turns out... store.smallwondersma...

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Raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by WebEx, then donate and/or spread the word to help Dream Foundry get rid of it (please)

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10