Max Hufnagel
@animatedmax.bsky.social
Technical Writer. Likes: Cake, cats, D&D, giant fictional robots. He/him/his
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If you’re not from Philly you can’t understand. The city is fortified for the entire year with that punishing drone of saxophones that sound like kindergarten toys and the pubescent cicada buzz of the banjos. Without it Philadelphia is vulnerable to her enemies
The Mummers Parade was quintessentially Philadelphia — not perfect but scrappy. High winds caused an unprecedented postponement of the string band competition for the first time in 125 years.
2026 Mummers Parade drew thousands to a Philly tradition despite disruptive high winds
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January 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If you’re not from Philly you can’t understand. The city is fortified for the entire year with that punishing drone of saxophones that sound like kindergarten toys and the pubescent cicada buzz of the banjos. Without it Philadelphia is vulnerable to her enemies
I baked apple crumble and now having it with a wee bit of vanilla ice cream. It is pretty yummy.
January 3, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I baked apple crumble and now having it with a wee bit of vanilla ice cream. It is pretty yummy.
This is my favorite way to start the year -- blueberry pancakes at 16th Street Cafe in San Francisco!
And I'm pretty sure I saw @scalzi.com or his doppelganger here yesterday, maybe with pie.
And I'm pretty sure I saw @scalzi.com or his doppelganger here yesterday, maybe with pie.
January 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
This is my favorite way to start the year -- blueberry pancakes at 16th Street Cafe in San Francisco!
And I'm pretty sure I saw @scalzi.com or his doppelganger here yesterday, maybe with pie.
And I'm pretty sure I saw @scalzi.com or his doppelganger here yesterday, maybe with pie.
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Lesser known Bangles B-sides.
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Lesser known Bangles B-sides.
Mike and Sulley!
Edward and Alphonse!
December 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Mike and Sulley!
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Happy (almost) Christmas. Here is one of my favorite things to happen this season.
For your collective delectation this holiday season:
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...
Jingle Bells (Batman Smells): an incomplete festive folk-rhyme taxonomy
Gather round the fire, everyone, and let me tell you a story. It has everything you could want in a Christmas blockbuster: superheroes and villains, a car crash, children singing, a mystery to solv…
loreandordure.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Happy (almost) Christmas. Here is one of my favorite things to happen this season.
This is the second angriest rabbit I've ever seen.
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FuRay Planet Kensai the Nameless One 1/12 Scale Figure
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December 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is the second angriest rabbit I've ever seen.
www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/Vari...
www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/Vari...
Because science, I measured how much water I could spill across the kitchen counter if I was not careful washing my cookie sheet.
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Because science, I measured how much water I could spill across the kitchen counter if I was not careful washing my cookie sheet.
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Middle Grade Gift Guide right here! And remember-- if you ever have a question about any of my books, I'm happy to answer them!
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Middle Grade Gift Guide right here! And remember-- if you ever have a question about any of my books, I'm happy to answer them!
Back in the day, two hunters (boo, hunters) were tracking a bear on a path through the woods. They came to a fork in the road, and saw a sign that read, "Bear left."
So they went home.
So they went home.
December 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Back in the day, two hunters (boo, hunters) were tracking a bear on a path through the woods. They came to a fork in the road, and saw a sign that read, "Bear left."
So they went home.
So they went home.
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Juuuust in case you haven’t gotten all the things already for your peeps, or if you’re new to my work, a wee gift-giving guide thread o’ my books, starting with the Iron Druid Chronicles:
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December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Juuuust in case you haven’t gotten all the things already for your peeps, or if you’re new to my work, a wee gift-giving guide thread o’ my books, starting with the Iron Druid Chronicles:
bookshop.org/a/107403/978...
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bookshop.org/a/107403/978...
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Flying home for the holidays:
December 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Flying home for the holidays:
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Good news, everyone! We've passed the audiobook equinox! We're now closer to the release of the GOD'S JUNK DRAWER audiobook than we are to the release of the hardcover.
December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Good news, everyone! We've passed the audiobook equinox! We're now closer to the release of the GOD'S JUNK DRAWER audiobook than we are to the release of the hardcover.
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Posting this again because I've been getting questions: at this moment there is no licensed merch for Murderbot or Sanctuary Moon except what is on Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/... where it's sold for charity fundraising. And they are getting a new t-shirt design soon.
Martha Wells
Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Posting this again because I've been getting questions: at this moment there is no licensed merch for Murderbot or Sanctuary Moon except what is on Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/... where it's sold for charity fundraising. And they are getting a new t-shirt design soon.
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Your daily fortune:
Be like an atom - tiny but strong, and infused with the power of ancient starlight.
Be like an atom - tiny but strong, and infused with the power of ancient starlight.
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Your daily fortune:
Be like an atom - tiny but strong, and infused with the power of ancient starlight.
Be like an atom - tiny but strong, and infused with the power of ancient starlight.
WARNING
Critically low levels of red licorice detected
Critically low levels of red licorice detected
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM
WARNING
Critically low levels of red licorice detected
Critically low levels of red licorice detected
Ticket to Ride: Legacy with friends. We may need a larger table
December 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ticket to Ride: Legacy with friends. We may need a larger table
Birthday Tinned Fish Gift Set!
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Birthday Tinned Fish Gift Set!
Birthday blueberry pancakes 🫐 🥞!
December 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Birthday blueberry pancakes 🫐 🥞!
First thing on the Birthday itinerary: Finish read _God's Junk Drawer_ by @peterclines.com. I limited myself to just a couple of chapters a day so I could relish the experience, so it took a few weeks.
Besides the writing, story, characters, and pacing being fantastic, the book was FUN. Loved it!
Besides the writing, story, characters, and pacing being fantastic, the book was FUN. Loved it!
December 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
First thing on the Birthday itinerary: Finish read _God's Junk Drawer_ by @peterclines.com. I limited myself to just a couple of chapters a day so I could relish the experience, so it took a few weeks.
Besides the writing, story, characters, and pacing being fantastic, the book was FUN. Loved it!
Besides the writing, story, characters, and pacing being fantastic, the book was FUN. Loved it!
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Related: my novella GREYHOWLER is a weird Western dark fantasy book about elemental magic and scary monsters! Buy that shit today! If you like it, leave a heckin' review!
bit.ly/greyhowler
bit.ly/greyhowler
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Related: my novella GREYHOWLER is a weird Western dark fantasy book about elemental magic and scary monsters! Buy that shit today! If you like it, leave a heckin' review!
bit.ly/greyhowler
bit.ly/greyhowler
Tomorrow is my Birthday.
I shall greet it with cake, courage, and the traditional denial of my real age.
I shall greet it with cake, courage, and the traditional denial of my real age.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Tomorrow is my Birthday.
I shall greet it with cake, courage, and the traditional denial of my real age.
I shall greet it with cake, courage, and the traditional denial of my real age.
This soap looks both beautiful and delicious!
Frustrating. I am getting zero reach on my soap FB page because apparently Meta wants everyone to pay for reach. ($87 a month for Business Plus!)
In other news, if you're in Australia, today is probably the last day I can guarantee delivery for Xmas.
veronicafoaleessentials.com.au
In other news, if you're in Australia, today is probably the last day I can guarantee delivery for Xmas.
veronicafoaleessentials.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This soap looks both beautiful and delicious!