This floofy gremlin had a flawless dental yesterday. I just need y’all to observe how thick and deep his fur is. #caturday

Did someone say it's Halloween season? Tinycat is ready.

Murdercat and Mean People Got my very first fuck off and die comment (literally, that's what they said) from a total stranger the other week on Bluesky, because I said hey, check your titers on measles/mumps/rubella if you're of a certain age and get a booster if you need one, while we can still…

On International Cat Day please have this slightly blurry photo of the kaiju in repose. #internationalcatday

Ambulance! Fire truck! Sirens! And the pack of coyotes across the street sounds off, just to get the last word.

PSA, y'all: if you're over a certain age, maybe get your MMR antibodies titered. Yours truly is still immune to rubella, but not measles or mumps (!). Time for a booster, please and thank you, while vaccines are still readily available.

A box and a new sushi: a good #caturday and a good birthday for the Patchwork Terror.

There IS a cat under all that fur. We have proof! Murdercat doesn't seem to mind. It's hot. He has new ventilation. *I* mind b/c of what the ultrasound found. He takes his pills well, though, so one day at a time, until there are no more.

It's #Caturday and also 20-odd degrees hotter than normal and the Patchwork Terror hasn't put away his spring coat yet.

hello, new folks This is a very quiet corner of the internet. Welcome to...spring? Are we in spring? I think so. In my corner of the planet, the lilacs are out, the roses are out, the...well, everything's out, except the jacaranda. They'll be out in a couple of weeks. It's also raining like…

A grey and rainy #Caturday. Tinycat and the Patchwork Terror share the view.

Look what came in the mail today! The Martian Contingency (thanks, @maryrobinettekowal.com!) I look forward to a weekend of reading with Murdercat’s supervision.

Not pictured: the rolling around and mewping as he arranged that rug Just So in the sunbeam.

#caterday toebeans, getting some sun.

Recommended reading for your Tuesday.

This seems comfortable. The Patchwork Terror just lounging on a #caturday

When you’re 17 and just had your Solensia shot and found the catnip—it’s a good #caterday

This little gremlin is 17. She was just shy of 2lbs when we brought her home. At her heaviest, before the stomatitis, she was a scant 8. Now she's little-old-lady-cat, just over 6lbs. Louhi Philomena Hepzibah Rue.

Murdercat appreciates the sun on this #caturday

Murdercat eclipses the screen, which given the score of this PWHL hockey game (and my fondness for the Frost) is a mercy.

It’s a dark and stormy night and the kaiju are hoping I stop playing paparazzi and feed them.

At campus library. Me: I'm here to pick up a book on hold! Librarian: OK, I just need your card. Me: ...I don't have a card? I have an account. I usually pick up the book in a locker but I didn't get that option this time. Librarian: Blink. Me: Blink.

The Patchwork Terror opts to nap while we wait for the rain on this #caturday.

Y'all! If you preordered, like me, you got a goodie in your electronic readers. If you did not preorder--just go get it! I read the first version years ago and was seriously haunted in the best possible way. Excited to read this one!

Y’all should do yourselves a solid and order The Sign of the Dragon. It’s magnificent.

Please observe the tuft of Murdercat hanging from the Patchwork Terror's lips like a forgotten cigarette. Someone's been naughty.

Murdercat came in yelling his fool head off and when I went to see wtf had happened, dropped this shriveled dead bit of cactus at my feet with such pride. I guess other people get dead rodents, so this is...better? (It is a spineless prickly pear, before anyone gets concerned. He's fine.) #caturday

The Patchwork Terror stakes out his territory. First dibs on any presents. #caturday

Hey! You in the mood for a little blood and fire? Maybe a little revolution? Angry dead gods, angry live people, ghosts of various attitudes? Then check out ENEMY! The ebook is 30% off this month.

Hello, new followers! I will endeavor to be entertaining, but I have to teach in a couple hours, and there's a D&D session to prep for tonight, so for now: my asshole cat, the Patchwork Terror, looking cute and fluffy and innocent and don't you believe him.

The view from my desk. At least he doesn't try to get over onto the keyboard. I don't think it would survive. (He's been super attentive today, which isn't typical for him. Does he want a treat? Is he showing feline concern for stressed humans? Who can say? But he's purring at me, so it's good.)

Hey, there are some excellent books on that list.... (Why yes, one of them is mine.) And for 30% off...why are you still here? Go get books!

Hello, new followers! I am clawing my way through a pile of first drafts today (not mine, no no, my day job is university lecturer) but! thanks for being here, and please, enjoy this photo of Murdercat, slayer of the demogorgon and professional fluff.

Happy book birthday to ON VICIOUS WORLDS by @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social! 🥳 @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social deems it "[A] stellar follow-up...exactly what I was hoping for in a sequel to my favorite sci-fi book of 2023: more action, more intrigue, more plotting." awfulagent.com/ebooks/on-vi...

Lazy #caturday with the Patchwork Terror.

Well I am late to the party posting this, but I was...kinda early to Blue Sky, all things considered. (Thanks to @dandelionmama.bsky.social for the invite!)

Happy Friday the 13th! On today's schedule: leaks in kitchen pipes, holes in the wall, and my relief that we're renting, so someone else will deal with the repairs. (Truly. Maintenance is never faster than when you say, "There's a leak in the wall, I hear dripping.")

From hummingbirds to the demagorgon: Murdercat has leveled up.

My office mates on this warm, humid, too-bright day. Murdercat's asleep on the printer because the Patchwork Terror chased him off the cat tree.

Y'all! Pick this one up. It's very, very, VERY good. (Look at those starred reviews! All deserved.)

Ghosts and outlaws,a dragon god back from the dead, betrayal and revenge. And you thought *you* were having a bad day. ENEMY (book one of On the Bones of Gods) is on sale today, 0.99 on Kindle! www.amazon.com/Enemy-Bones-...

These are worth picking up, y'all. Good stuff.

A very well-deserved starred review. Go preorder this one, y'all.

The Patchwork Terror prepares to charge and chase 2023 out the door. I'm inclined to let him. Happy New Year, all.

Hire this man.

It's always a two-fer Black Cat Day around here.

Another goodie today! This one's queued up on my reader.

Out today: THESE BURNING STARS by @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social . I read an ARC, LOVED IT, omg go go go get it now. Go. Shoo. Go on. It's brilliant. Why are you still here?

Murdercat reclines in dignity after the full on Looney Tunes scrambling retreat from the kitchen after his attempt to steal Tinycat’s food off the counter.