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Val Neil
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Autistic author writing about neurodiverse witches and wizards behaving badly.
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Visiting Oregon and I’m low key obsessed with how much moss y’all have
Moss on something (tree?) I can’t remember. It’s fluffy Moss on rocks. Cut log in background Moss on rock Moss on tree
July 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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This very pregnant lady refuses to lay. Very ROTUND brown jumping spider, Phidippus johnsoni. Facing camera while standing on a black tube hide. Two dart frogs Dendrobates tinctorus I’m petsitting. They are yellow and dark blue (almost black). One has it’s tongue shot out at a fruit fly. They are standing on a green 3d printed feeding tray. Two baby bold jumpers, Phidippus audax, facing off on a green plant. Two book shelves converted to hold jumping spider containers. Each shelf has grow lights and several planted terrariums.
July 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Our version
April 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Huge crowd at #Sacramento #handsoff protest today!
April 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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April 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Exhausted, but in a good way. Weeded the garden beds, planted, repotted the succulents (and bought more, so ran outta pots). Came home with some beautiful new houseplants. 🥰
A plant with dark green leaves with white veins. A bright yellow flower erupts from the top. A plant with green and pinkish white striped leaves and purple flowers. A row of four succulents, two of which still need to be repotted. The leftmost looks like a couple butts. Then there’s a green and white spiky one, some flat wide chip looking green one, and something called sharks tooth which is pointy and jagged. The green and white spiky plant, one that has green little pod things in a red pot, and I think one that’s called split rock because it looks like a bunch of rocks split in half. There’s a bloom starting to bud at the very top.
March 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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😫
February 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Finished Parable of the Sower. Didn’t notice a lot of parallels and predictions like people said, aside climate change. I mean the CA fires were caused by arsonists. Just started Parable of the Talents though and
Lisa Simpson staring wide eyed at plate meme
February 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Recommended tags for my spider blog 😆
The recommended tags are recipes, food, recipe, baking, and bread. I have no idea where it got that idea.
February 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Current mood
February 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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In case you’re feeling down today
A picture of a small white dog on my lap. he has soft curly hair. He wears a black hoodie with the word security emblazoned on the back. A laptop sits in the background.
January 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Not done yet either
January 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Noooooo! 😭
January 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Today a homeschool lesson on microscopic life in creek water turned into an impromptu lesson on physics when the muddy bank broke away underneath me 🫠
Image of my mud-covered leg in the car after falling into a creek
January 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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I’m ace and one of the mains in this series is aroace. Dark fantasy, no romance, much humor, neurospicy. Protagonist is a butthole who gets taken down a few pegs.

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January 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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RIP my favorite mug 😭
A mug that reads “look at me becoming an author and shit” with a broken handle, the pieces of which are scattered before it.
January 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Love this dedication 😂
Book dedication reading: To Mom & Pop, who brought me up to believe I could become anything. I don’t think they meant a snake biologist. But here we are. California snakes and how to find them by emily taylor. Features as gorgeous red, black and teal snake.
December 25, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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Dog now on his back with his legs in the air
December 15, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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My writing buddy
Shows a sleepy white dog wearing a red shirt that says “naughty.”
December 15, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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Yellowface is hilarious and it's $1.99 right now. www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9SN8K6H
December 12, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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Working on my book, zero brain cells but I’m trying. 😅
A badly translated product flyer reading “I wait my life just to meet you. We will try to do better.”
December 11, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Prepped 24 containers for the spiderlings for when they can no longer be housed communally. I am SO GLAD she didn’t have like 80 babies. Dear lord 😅
December 11, 2024 at 6:02 AM
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Image for fake quiz titled Are you even good enough to have imposter syndrome? Woman at keyboard gives you an "are you serious?" look.
December 7, 2024 at 3:24 AM
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Just grabbed these two. The Inheritance Trilogy is higher on my TBR but this was a pretty good deal. www.chirpbooks.com/purchases/ne...
Chirp bundle for The City We Became and The World We Make by NK Jemisin. Normally $61. Deal is for $9.98.
November 25, 2024 at 6:15 AM
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Second set, the more recent stuff. Hades and Inscryption made me realize I enjoy roguelike. I’m fond of city builders that can be challenging or calming. And BG3 needs no introduction.
Hades (enjoying the sequel, though I miss Zagreus and Dionysus). Yes I know Dionysus shows up but it’s not the same. Valders gate three. Over 1200 hours played Frostpunk. Nice and challenging. Did not enjoy the sequel and ended up returning. The wandering village. This one can be challenging or calming.
November 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM