Two mountain lions asleep while cuddling
A tiger asleep with it's tongue peeking out.
Happy Caturday but I have more big cat pics from the zoo this week
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REVIEWS!!!
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ICYMI 🌟 Apex Magazine submissions are now opening on alternating months in 2026! Submissions close March 31st and reopening May 1st. And we're especially on the hunt for nonfiction this month! 👽
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you’re only cool if you have a library card sorry
I like all my suffering in the middle with a happy ending in general but nothing's off the table.
Romance ✨
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It’s the perfect day to disappear into a quaint bookstore, never to be seen again.
Book Review a line art drawing of a book with a bookmark and a steaming cup of coffee next to the book cover of The Neurodiversiverse. The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters Edited by Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted. "“A fun and thought-provoking read from cover to cover and unreservedly recommended for community and college/university library Contemporary Science Fiction collections.” — Midwest Book Review
The Midwest Book Review has wonderful things to say about our award-winning sci fi anthology The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters! 💖🛸📖
Our Kickstarter campaign launches in TWO DAYS
Be prepared to see:
- story reveals
- slightly unhinged memes
- more hinged updates from the campaign itself
We're excited, we love this anthology and can't wait to bring it out into the world!
It is World Book Day. Buy a book from an indie press, leave a review for an author, or social media post to a beloved author and make their day.
Never, instead I make some throw away character and they shove their way into being vital to the plot.
An intricate octopus cut from a single piece of paper
Japanese artist Masayo Fukuda hand-cut this life-sized octopus from one sheet of paper. Known as Kirie in Japanese (translated as “cut picture”), the art form involves cutting intricate forms from a single sheet of white paper and then contrasting it against a black background to reveal the design.
All slides have a dark background, with a variety of pink, blue, and white doodles as accents. Text reads: Trans Rights Readathon 2026 Storygraph Challenge The prompt: Trans+ Book Featuring Joy/ Love/ Resistance The text repeats on the top of every slide
6 book covers are shown, listed below top left first, row by row. Gender Magic: Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step Into Your Most Authentic Self by Rae McDaniel, LCPC, CST Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao Meet Me At The Picket Line by Jasper Sanchez Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
6 book covers are shown, listed below top left first, row by row. The Art of Drag by Jake Hall, Sofie Birkin, Helen Li, Jasjyot Singh Hans Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries: Survival, Revolt, and Queer Antagonist Struggle by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl’s Notes From the End of the World by Kai Cheng Thom
The central square in this year’s bingo challenge aligns with the message of TDOV: Love, Joy, and Resistance. In the Year of our Lord 2026, I think you can guess why this might be a meaningful theme. 💟👏💪
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Roll some d10s for a passcode
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Melody loves music.
Lyra loves just being alive (she's died a couple times and sees life as something very precious).
Honestly, is there a weather that isn't amazing reading weather?
Sun is shining and birds are chirping? Read outside.
Cold and howling wind? Great atmosphere to curl up with a book and a blanket.
Snowing/raining? Tea and reading time.
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I will be trying to make it again tonight 🫡
What do you need it to do? I love Carrd but it's pretty simple.
Paladins are my most beloved class and the one I've played the most often.
I've been told it matches my personality which, the way people talk about them, may be an insult but I'm fine with it :P
Writing out of order :)
Editing out of order :(
I won't waste feeling inspired though so I do write out of order.
Enjoying being online while Big Events are happening kinda blows tbh
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I've been having a lot of issues with the app today
Book cover with title Multitude by Marie Vibbert image of tentacles rising from a calm sea with stars behind small print cover design by Mikio Murakami Silent Q Design art by Robert CarterCracked Hat Illustration
Cover Reveal!! Pre-order my first-contact story about empathy, hope, and carnivorous squid, Multitude here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/multitude?_pos=1&_psq=mult&_ss=e&_v=1.0
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This is one of my all time favorite books.
I thought this was a photograph 😭
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