My illustration of a perched female kingfisher. Drawn in Photoshop using a Wacom Intuos drawing tablet.
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon, female). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #kingfisher #LongIslandSound
Not much to post so here’s a gold foil coffee sticker sheet I’ve been bringing to events recently that people seem to like ☕️👻
Fred from Scooby-Doo unmasking the bad guy at the end of a mystery, in two frames. First frame: Left side: a tied up man in a white featureless mask with eye holes. The caption over him in impact font reads, "SOMETHING I USED TO LOVE SUCKS NOW" Right side of frame, Fred has his hand on the mask, about to pull it off. The caption on him reads, "LET'S SEE WHO'S BEHIND THIS." Second frame: The unmasked bad guy has a pencil thin curling mustache, a pointy nose, and dark hair, with a widow's peak. The caption on him reads, "PRIVATE EQUITY"
Evergreen
Burrowing owl peeking out of her burrow, watching the sun set.
Good morning! 🪶
I turned out to be too concussed yesterday to post (don't worry, I'm fine, but what timing ehhhhh?)
but I had a book come out! LINGUISTIC SCIFI, MY HEART
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Will get to notifs in a bit, thanks everyone for all the lovely release day boosting :) :) :)
Supporting indie bookstores isn’t just about where you buy your books—it’s about keeping money in your community.
Community is more important now than ever before, and indie bookstores have proven at every turn that they will protect, defend, & care for their community members without hesitation.
@kvjohansen.bsky.social 's new fantasy Breath and Bone is available for preorders! (Link to Amazon, but it's up at all the usual suspects.)
www.amazon.com/Breath-Bone-...
The UNBROKEN fantasy anthology launched today on Kickstarter.
36 writers, 4 artists.
Proceeds benefit writer & musician Peter Orullian whose family has been hit hard by medical costs.
I contributed a short story, "Legends," set in an entirely new universe.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/unb...
to celebrate this fantastic nom, we’re putting the ebook on sale!!
get yours now for a phenomenal price 🖤🖤🖤
psychopomp.com/product/one-...
Hi, I'm overstimulated
National Library Workers Day sign
Library workers are a special kind of civil servant. Our mandate is to give you and everyone else free access to some of the best things you can have: learning, self-enrichment, community, contemplation, fun, and simple peace and quiet. the best way to appreciate us is to come use us. 🙂 📚
Burrowing owl standing on the sandy shore of the Salton Sea.
Good morning! 🪶
The language of liars cover. There are starfish like aliens on a colorful cover
Happy Happy release day @slhuang.com !
www.amazon.com/Language-Lia...
Huge thanks to everyone who's been sharing this today! You can download and print your own copies to hand out in your community - zinefun.fyi
Y'all are awesome! #MayDayStrong
(If I got angry at myself for being angry I would be angry constantly and I wouldn’t have time to think about anything else.) (Wait, I think I am angry constantly. That might explain a lot.)
Add universities to this list.
👏 Canada 👏 Post 👏 is 👏 a 👏 public 👏 service 👏
Nothing proves how capitalism has brain rotted everyone than thinking the post office, hospitals, public transit, libraries, etc. need to turn a profit to be worthwhile.
It's normal in libraries to see a small number of book challenges by parents & patrons who have concerns about content. Today, however, 92% come from organized groups, including officials and dark money groups like Citizens for a New LA. It's time we reclaim our libraries for the people they serve.
it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit
Check out the new designs that the backers have voted for! The flying Bat is confirmed and the Fairy Moth and Calico Fennec can be unlocked!
We will 100% unlock the other two with your help! Check out the Cuddle Friend's campaign! <3
tinyurl.com/cuddle-friends
You also, if you felt like it, could bring your local library snacks
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Happy National Library Week! This week you should:
1) Donate $ to your local Friends of the Library
2) Write to your public library director to thank them for standing up for diversity or to condemn them for caving to fascists
3) Plan a similar public comment for the next library board mtg
Certain doors demand your attention when walking passed them, demand you wonder about what happens beyond them. They generate an intimate, personal folklore, unfold odd stories in your mind. I'd knock upon them, but the sense of mystery is just too valuable. – #MattAdams
Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.
In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.
it's lesbian visibility week! get this absolute beast of a sapphic bundle with nearly 100 books for only $40 omg! #booksky
itch.io/b/3635/lesbi...
Blueberry buns cleaned up~
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
These companies cannot train their new genAI models without masses of other people’s data, and they are *running out*. This is just one more way for them to turn their users into raw material to satisfy the needs of their digital sausage meat generators.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
