Who's a cheeky chappie? A lovely rainbow lorikeet pops out to look around.

Simulation of a nuclear chain reaction, or a demonstration of what happens when an author makes one teeny, tiny change to the work in progress, not sure which.

Popular dog names from the middle ages: Blawnche, Nosewise, Smylfeste, Bragge, Holdfast, Zaphyro, Zalbot, and Mopsus.

I love Smylfeste.

Little pied cormorant looking around.

then you’d need an Oslo Accord

A deeply nerdish tip: don't get the Stockholm Syndrome and the Copenhagen Interpretation confused, otherwise you won't be sure if you're the kidnapper, the hostage or both at the same time.

Young Tawny Frogmouth keeping an eye on us.

green SF city, cover of Aurealis 189

Aurealis #189, our April issue, is out now! Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au!

Are you only allowed to eat Lobster Thermidor from mid-July to mid-August? Asking for a Revolutionary friend.

Nice.

'Profundity through mundanity'. I just thought of this phrase and now I need a sociological/literary/artistic movement, trend or approach to apply it to.

a close up of a sloth sitting in a wicker chair smiling . Alt: a close up of a sloth sitting in a wicker chair smiling .

As well as the two-toed sloth and the three-toed sloth, there was once the far more nimble twinkle-toed sloth. Sadly, it died out due to extensive clearing of its natural habitat, the well sprung dance floor.

Here's yesterday's HCBs, before and after baking. The slightly wonky, handmade crosses make them taste better, or so I'm led to believe...

Melbourne Comedy Festival. About to see Lano and Woodley at the good old Comedy Theatre.

In case you missed this thread…

That's why police detectives go around in pairs. One's in plainclothes. The other's in self-raising clothes.

Corporate values statements need to be more grammatically correct. A 'value' needs to be a noun, not an adjective or verb. Thus, not 'Our values are greedy, predatory, ambitious and avaricious' but rather, 'Our values are greed, predation, ambition and avarice'.

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder: 'No battle plan ever survives first contact with the enemy.'
Just about any plotter author: 'No novel plan ever survives around about chapter three when characters start doing things of their own accord.'

'Epeolatry' means the worship of words. It was invented by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr in 1860.
Call me a proud epeolatrist.

YA critics simultaneously think:
1. All YA books are bleak and depressing.
2. All YA books have happy, satisfying endings.

Aurealis is Australia's premier F/SF magazine, publishing great SpecFic short stories for more than 30 years. See the website for subscription and submission details: www.aurealis.com.au

There is no rage to equal the rage when a fitness device undercounts your steps/distance.

Things your parents had lots of and you thought they were bonkers until you moved into a place of your own: plastic containers.

Time to showcase the stunning internal art in Aurealis #188, our March issue.
Here's Emma Weakley's wonderful illustration for 'The Book of Middles' by E.C. Fuller.

Time to showcase the amazing internal art in Aurealis #188, our March issue.
Here's Chris Catlin's striking illustration for 'Anna, in the Abstract' by Andrew Paver.

Time to showcase the sensational internal art in Aurealis #188, our March issue.
Here's Lynette Watters' stunning illustration for 'A New Game' by Matt Freeman.

The Future of Books
1. Self-turning pages
2. Quantum books
3. Cryptobooks
4. English translations of major alien works
5. Book/jetpack hybrid
6. Hoverbook
7. Book in a Pill
8. 4D Book
9. Scientific Experiment Spawns a Book that Destroys Cities in a Literary Rampage
10. Lots More Books

Musical decades - you know, the 70s, the 90s etc - have it all wrong. It's more accurate to measure from halfway, i.e. 1965-1975, 1995-2005, because the first half of a calendar decade is almost always rolls on from the previous decade in taste, style and vibe.

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