I will not be able to keep up the blog while I am in Peru, so I must bid you farewell for now, Squiders. There will be a post on Sept. 16. Have a picture of a landsquid. (With a
Happy 4th!
I hope all my fellow Americans are having a happy Fourth of July, full of fun, family, and fireworks. My own has been rather fantastic, though I may have sunburned my entire body, but you guys know how the sun
Alpaca Poetry
Once again, the Friday Round-up did not get rounded up, so today we will be discussing alpacas. How can you not like alpaca? They are fluffy and evil. I submit the following as evidence (and also dare you not to
Of Turtleducks and Self-Folding Plesiosaurs
To continue our series on strange fictional animals, today I bring you turtleducks and self-folding plesiosaurs. (As evidenced by the title.) Isn’t it interesting how the oddest things catch on? As an example, I like terrible jokes. Jokes like “A
Of Octopi and Landsquid
You may have noticed that I have a small obsession with cephalopods. This is actually a fairly recent addition to my favorite animals. I think I can pretty much guarantee that no child will ever answer “Blue-Ringed Octopus” when asked
What is the Point of a Writing Blog?
I admit I started this blog partially because a lot of my writing group was starting blogs and partially because, since I’m in the submission stage, I felt the need to admit to myself that this writing thing was something
