Blue plaque for the woman who unlocked the secrets of the stars
https://www.europesays.com/uk/910450/
The astronomer who discovered what stars are made of, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, has been commemorated with an English Heritage…
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just the sweetest little pangolin you ever saw
fun fact: no pangolin has ever done a single thing wrong in the entire history of the world
From a short story called The Metempsychosis.
From a short story called The Metempsychosis.
WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag April 9 - stuff Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is dark blue with gold stars with a black background with neon blue border. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner. A different version of the same illustrated caticorn is curled up writing in the lower left corner
The #WIPSnips word for April 9th is "stuff"
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Compared to the book, however, I found the movie simplistic.
black and white photo headshot of Canadian writer Stephen Leacock wearing a suit and smiling at the camera.
Daily Writing Quote:
"Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself -- it is the occurring which is difficult."
-- Stephen Leacock
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Over the winter sales of Slide Backers; an essay on the experiences of the cohort of delusional time travellers, dropped off. I get it. This is a book that belongs in sunshine.
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Nice cover. Your work?
Looking forward to it...or both. Or the series?
Got the (free) Kindle edition to supplement your retirement income.
Yes, but it also means having to clean up afterwards and lots of wet toilet paper.
If you're still catching up on your 2025 reading, I'd love for you to consider my story "Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War":
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unfi...
I remember them from the 1960s. I'm surprised to hear they survived until the 1980s. We thought it very cool to 'smoke' them. No doubt some big tobacco company was behind them. The chocolate was crap.
I must be insane because I like rewriting just as much.
What a beautiful sight.
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Another picture from the Pench Tiger Reserve (India).
#wildlife #nature #photography #india #tiger
They are: Black Kite, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Asian Openbill + Black-crowned Night Heron, and a pair of Spotted Owlets.
Jeff VanderMeer
A small selection of birds seen on a trip to India. The Black kite was photographed in the hazy skies of Delhi. The rest were either in the Tadoba or Pench Tiger Reserves.
#bird #wildlife #nature #photography#india
Great piece. I presume you are now packing for the Himalayas to investigate the Yeti.
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Some interesting books here that I will have to explore. Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky I thought was the best of an excellent series. Hope you enjoy it.