Dr Vinca, PhD
@vincaminor42.bsky.social
Silly, crafty, mathsy, dice goblin, plant nerd; she/her
Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
Out for an evening walk and I just saw a coyote! First one I’ve seen in this neighborhood since moving here a year ago, so cool!
Which made me wonder: @tkingfisher.com, how hard was it not to have Coyote show up in the climax in Snake-Eater?
Which made me wonder: @tkingfisher.com, how hard was it not to have Coyote show up in the climax in Snake-Eater?
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Out for an evening walk and I just saw a coyote! First one I’ve seen in this neighborhood since moving here a year ago, so cool!
Which made me wonder: @tkingfisher.com, how hard was it not to have Coyote show up in the climax in Snake-Eater?
Which made me wonder: @tkingfisher.com, how hard was it not to have Coyote show up in the climax in Snake-Eater?
@tkingfisher.com Gaaaahhh, Ursula! How could you do that to Merv?! I thought named animals were safe!
...you better not do anything to Copper
...you better not do anything to Copper
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
@tkingfisher.com Gaaaahhh, Ursula! How could you do that to Merv?! I thought named animals were safe!
...you better not do anything to Copper
...you better not do anything to Copper
@tkingfisher.com Reading Snake-Eater (and loving it so far) but now I want to know if you ever got that Talavera toilet you said you wanted for the new place, or if you're just living vicariously thought Selena for now?
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
@tkingfisher.com Reading Snake-Eater (and loving it so far) but now I want to know if you ever got that Talavera toilet you said you wanted for the new place, or if you're just living vicariously thought Selena for now?
@tkingfisher.com I know authors aren't always the best source on this, but do you know what the release date for Snake-Eater actually is? I've seen both Nov 11 and Dec 1 (a monday?) listed in different places (and occasionally both in the same place (thanks goodreads))
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
@tkingfisher.com I know authors aren't always the best source on this, but do you know what the release date for Snake-Eater actually is? I've seen both Nov 11 and Dec 1 (a monday?) listed in different places (and occasionally both in the same place (thanks goodreads))
Happy #Halloween! Blessed Samhain! Who wants to see this year’s Jack-o-lanterns?
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Happy #Halloween! Blessed Samhain! Who wants to see this year’s Jack-o-lanterns?
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I think my favorite thing about "every city reveals its inner character" era of ice protests is that people keep saying portland is weird or cute or nice or silly when one of the most common chants at the ice building is people looking up at feds on the roof and yelling "jump! jump! jump!" in unison
Portland resists with whimsical improv theater, Chicago resists by screaming at weird jagoffs that don’t belong in the neighborhood. Every city brings its own strengths to the fight
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I think my favorite thing about "every city reveals its inner character" era of ice protests is that people keep saying portland is weird or cute or nice or silly when one of the most common chants at the ice building is people looking up at feds on the roof and yelling "jump! jump! jump!" in unison
“What kind of cake do you want for your birthday?” I ask the hubby.
“An apple pie,” he answers
Me: …
Ok, let’s learn how to bake an apple pie, why not?
“An apple pie,” he answers
Me: …
Ok, let’s learn how to bake an apple pie, why not?
October 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“What kind of cake do you want for your birthday?” I ask the hubby.
“An apple pie,” he answers
Me: …
Ok, let’s learn how to bake an apple pie, why not?
“An apple pie,” he answers
Me: …
Ok, let’s learn how to bake an apple pie, why not?
Catching up on the #wtfolklore podcast (a few episodes behind (thanks podcast app)), and a wild @tkingfisher.com appears! Why didn't anyone tell me my fav author was gonna guest on my fav ongoing podcast?!
wtfolklore.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...
wtfolklore.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 461: So Now You're a 12-Headed Dragon: A User's Guide (with T. Kingfisher) | What The Folklore?
We are joined this week by very special guest T. Kingfisher! We had to call in back-up to wade our way through "Princess Miranda and Prince Hero", a Polish tale featuring everyone's favorite creep, Ko...
wtfolklore.simplecast.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Catching up on the #wtfolklore podcast (a few episodes behind (thanks podcast app)), and a wild @tkingfisher.com appears! Why didn't anyone tell me my fav author was gonna guest on my fav ongoing podcast?!
wtfolklore.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...
wtfolklore.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...
It’s not fair that my 2 fav authors, @tkingfisher.com and @seananmcguire.bsky.social, both have a new book out on the same day; which one am I supposed to read first??
October 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It’s not fair that my 2 fav authors, @tkingfisher.com and @seananmcguire.bsky.social, both have a new book out on the same day; which one am I supposed to read first??
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
This is a very very close second, though
September 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is a very very close second, though
It was close, but really big frog full of prizes and value and quite a lot of hatred will I think always be my number 1
September 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It was close, but really big frog full of prizes and value and quite a lot of hatred will I think always be my number 1
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this person on fb marketplace was like finally…it’s time
September 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
this person on fb marketplace was like finally…it’s time
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Fucking Jeremy: A story in three parts
September 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Fucking Jeremy: A story in three parts
Now that I finally finished it and gave it to Ursula at RCCC, I can post the painting I did based off this photo!
(Please excuse the very sad background, painting cactus spines in watercolor is beyond me)
(Please excuse the very sad background, painting cactus spines in watercolor is beyond me)
September 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Now that I finally finished it and gave it to Ursula at RCCC, I can post the painting I did based off this photo!
(Please excuse the very sad background, painting cactus spines in watercolor is beyond me)
(Please excuse the very sad background, painting cactus spines in watercolor is beyond me)
Spoilers for Hemlock & Silver!
Because my brain is Like That, even when I love something (like this book) I always notice when there are bits left loose, and wanna talk about them with someone, so since no one else I know irl has read this yet I'll yell into the void (ie post on bluesky)
Because my brain is Like That, even when I love something (like this book) I always notice when there are bits left loose, and wanna talk about them with someone, so since no one else I know irl has read this yet I'll yell into the void (ie post on bluesky)
August 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Spoilers for Hemlock & Silver!
Because my brain is Like That, even when I love something (like this book) I always notice when there are bits left loose, and wanna talk about them with someone, so since no one else I know irl has read this yet I'll yell into the void (ie post on bluesky)
Because my brain is Like That, even when I love something (like this book) I always notice when there are bits left loose, and wanna talk about them with someone, so since no one else I know irl has read this yet I'll yell into the void (ie post on bluesky)
Reading @tkingfisher.com's Hemlock & Silver, and so many thoughts!
The cover with accurate poisonous plants (hemlock and belladonna and oleander and foxglove! Also berries, a fern, & some sort of conifer(?), and I can't quite make out the flower behind the M) fills my plant-nerd heart with joy
The cover with accurate poisonous plants (hemlock and belladonna and oleander and foxglove! Also berries, a fern, & some sort of conifer(?), and I can't quite make out the flower behind the M) fills my plant-nerd heart with joy
August 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Reading @tkingfisher.com's Hemlock & Silver, and so many thoughts!
The cover with accurate poisonous plants (hemlock and belladonna and oleander and foxglove! Also berries, a fern, & some sort of conifer(?), and I can't quite make out the flower behind the M) fills my plant-nerd heart with joy
The cover with accurate poisonous plants (hemlock and belladonna and oleander and foxglove! Also berries, a fern, & some sort of conifer(?), and I can't quite make out the flower behind the M) fills my plant-nerd heart with joy
And people say you don’t learn anything from books nowadays: just discovered thanks to @tkingfisher.com’s newest, Hemlock & Silver, that another name for Jimsonweed/Devil’s Trumpet/Datura is Thorn Apple - I knew I recognized the flowers in the endpapers!
August 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And people say you don’t learn anything from books nowadays: just discovered thanks to @tkingfisher.com’s newest, Hemlock & Silver, that another name for Jimsonweed/Devil’s Trumpet/Datura is Thorn Apple - I knew I recognized the flowers in the endpapers!
Is anybody I’m moots with on here also at Worldcon this week?
August 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Is anybody I’m moots with on here also at Worldcon this week?
@tkingfisher.com why must it be your horror novels that you use your gift of prophecy on?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Colorado residents alarmed by rabbits with black horns and tentacle-like growths
The ‘zombie’ rabbits have a DNA virus called Shope papillomavirus, a relative of HPV
www.independent.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@tkingfisher.com why must it be your horror novels that you use your gift of prophecy on?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Slightly diminish a band: Prince and the Subcommittee that Hands Out Pamphlets
Slightly diminish a band: The Manslaughterers
Slightly diminish a band: Malaise! At The Disco
August 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Slightly diminish a band: Prince and the Subcommittee that Hands Out Pamphlets
@tkingfisher.com Have you seen this yet? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
The mystery of the first potatoes has finally been solved – and a tomato was involved
The potato and tomato are members of the nightshade family of flowering plants that also includes tobacco
www.independent.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
@tkingfisher.com Have you seen this yet? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...