Dr Kat Day (she/her)
@chronicleflask.katday.com
Science & Fiction editor/writer. Chemistry PhD ⚛️ Co-Editor at PseudoPod 🦑 Writer: The Crash Course Organic Chemistry & various DK science books 🧪 Short fiction https://thefictionphial.wordpress.com 🖊️
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Maybe I STARTED OUT made of sugar and spice and all things nice, but now I’m made of coffee, capsicum, obstreperousness and dark stories.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This past year has been the year of the Snake, and also a Hermit year in terms of tarot. I find it interesting these are both “time to hunker down, reflect, reconsider and let go,” kinds of symbols.
Next year is the Horse and the Wheel of Fortune. It promises to be brisker. Hopefully in a good way…
Next year is the Horse and the Wheel of Fortune. It promises to be brisker. Hopefully in a good way…
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This past year has been the year of the Snake, and also a Hermit year in terms of tarot. I find it interesting these are both “time to hunker down, reflect, reconsider and let go,” kinds of symbols.
Next year is the Horse and the Wheel of Fortune. It promises to be brisker. Hopefully in a good way…
Next year is the Horse and the Wheel of Fortune. It promises to be brisker. Hopefully in a good way…
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God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. J. M. BARRIE
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. J. M. BARRIE
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1st and I’ve already heard Last Christmas 😆
Honestly, this year I’m kind of here for it. Happy December, everyone! 🎄
Honestly, this year I’m kind of here for it. Happy December, everyone! 🎄
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
December 1st and I’ve already heard Last Christmas 😆
Honestly, this year I’m kind of here for it. Happy December, everyone! 🎄
Honestly, this year I’m kind of here for it. Happy December, everyone! 🎄
I understand people’s reservations about the Elf on the Shelf, but my (storytelling, horror-loving) 10YO absolutely adores the idea of naughty elves creeping around the house at night and causing chaos. She also loves Krampus. Frankly it’s a mystery how I’ve avoided a call from social services.
November 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I understand people’s reservations about the Elf on the Shelf, but my (storytelling, horror-loving) 10YO absolutely adores the idea of naughty elves creeping around the house at night and causing chaos. She also loves Krampus. Frankly it’s a mystery how I’ve avoided a call from social services.
This. And another piece of sage advice: don’t stay up late doing something you for which you wouldn’t get up early.
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This. And another piece of sage advice: don’t stay up late doing something you for which you wouldn’t get up early.
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It's the first of advent and time to make the house smell like Swedish saffron buns and glögg. 🕯
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's the first of advent and time to make the house smell like Swedish saffron buns and glögg. 🕯
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Look on the bright side.
The sun won't expand and envelop the earth for another 7 billion years, so we still have time to fix things.
The sun won't expand and envelop the earth for another 7 billion years, so we still have time to fix things.
November 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Look on the bright side.
The sun won't expand and envelop the earth for another 7 billion years, so we still have time to fix things.
The sun won't expand and envelop the earth for another 7 billion years, so we still have time to fix things.
It’s hard to imagine, but not so very long ago there was literally no one who’d tell you that you were doing everything wrong
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It’s hard to imagine, but not so very long ago there was literally no one who’d tell you that you were doing everything wrong
This is quite the rollercoaster!
Aquarius: An unexpected encounter may spring forth a deep well of hidden emotions, as well as a deep well of black gold, Texas tea, that’s right—a geyser of oil! Hoooooooeeeee!! Unfortunately this will cause the government to murder you.
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is quite the rollercoaster!
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“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
—André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature
—André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
—André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature
—André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature
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'The puddle bathers' by contemporary Glasgow printmaker Fiona Watson #WomensArt
November 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
'The puddle bathers' by contemporary Glasgow printmaker Fiona Watson #WomensArt
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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Another intriguing tale from @chronicleflask.katday.com
And yes. Limned.
Takes me back to when MS Word spell checked 'Tesco's' into 'testicles' in all the letters we (the Local Authority ) sent requesting payslips back in the '90s 😱😂
Another intriguing tale from @chronicleflask.katday.com
And yes. Limned.
Takes me back to when MS Word spell checked 'Tesco's' into 'testicles' in all the letters we (the Local Authority ) sent requesting payslips back in the '90s 😱😂
When There’s A Great Deal To Be Said
Prince Rupert pulled up his chestnut-coloured horse outside the grey stone building. A prince should, by tradition, ride a pure black – or possibly grey – stallion. There were such animals in the p…
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November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Another intriguing tale from @chronicleflask.katday.com
And yes. Limned.
Takes me back to when MS Word spell checked 'Tesco's' into 'testicles' in all the letters we (the Local Authority ) sent requesting payslips back in the '90s 😱😂
Another intriguing tale from @chronicleflask.katday.com
And yes. Limned.
Takes me back to when MS Word spell checked 'Tesco's' into 'testicles' in all the letters we (the Local Authority ) sent requesting payslips back in the '90s 😱😂
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statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
Ai text detectors worry me. Firstly, as here (apologies for the X post), they produce false positives. Secondly, I dislike the idea of putting my (or anyone else’s) writing into such a detector, because I’m not entirely convinced it won’t be used to further train something somewhere.
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ai text detectors worry me. Firstly, as here (apologies for the X post), they produce false positives. Secondly, I dislike the idea of putting my (or anyone else’s) writing into such a detector, because I’m not entirely convinced it won’t be used to further train something somewhere.
Agreed. I have no time for LLMs and image generation. But there are definitely good use-cases for some kinds of Ai, and medical screening may be one of those.
Not the main problem, but increasingly thinking we need a moratorium on the term "Artificial Intelligence" (both in full and as "AI") because it's clear it means at least three seriously different things and equivocation between those helps to enable this nonsense.
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Agreed. I have no time for LLMs and image generation. But there are definitely good use-cases for some kinds of Ai, and medical screening may be one of those.
The village Christmas tree is lit! 🎄
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The village Christmas tree is lit! 🎄
So, it turns out that mice like dry cat food. And also that the lining of children’s rollerblades makes excellent nesting material 😫
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So, it turns out that mice like dry cat food. And also that the lining of children’s rollerblades makes excellent nesting material 😫
It’s fine. They never mention me.
November 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It’s fine. They never mention me.
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South Korean artist Jung Lee, from the neon series #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
South Korean artist Jung Lee, from the neon series #WomensArt
A piece #FlashFiction for the end of November?
As you wish.
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As you wish.
thefictionphial.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/w...
When There’s A Great Deal To Be Said
Prince Rupert pulled up his chestnut-coloured horse outside the grey stone building. A prince should, by tradition, ride a pure black – or possibly grey – stallion. There were such animals in the p…
thefictionphial.wordpress.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A piece #FlashFiction for the end of November?
As you wish.
thefictionphial.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/w...
As you wish.
thefictionphial.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/w...
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The wolf watches from the edge of the clearing, wondering why humans can't ever just kill someone.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The wolf watches from the edge of the clearing, wondering why humans can't ever just kill someone.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/red-3
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/red-3
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
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Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and a pie closest of all, for when these other things disappoint you.
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and a pie closest of all, for when these other things disappoint you.