J.D. Popham
@jdpopham.substack.com
Compulsive scribbler. Teller of small stories. Believes in whimsy, the written word, and fierce, dark coffee.
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J.D. Popham
@jdpopham.substack.com
· Oct 22
In a cynical and cutting world, to be kind and sincere is to be subversive.
Happy New Year, Blue. Especially to those content providers who were sources of grace, kindness, and solace in a year often defined by the absence of such graces.
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Happy New Year, Blue. Especially to those content providers who were sources of grace, kindness, and solace in a year often defined by the absence of such graces.
"Childe Robot to the dark tower came."
- The Barrens of Quitratue
- The Barrens of Quitratue
December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"Childe Robot to the dark tower came."
- The Barrens of Quitratue
- The Barrens of Quitratue
Dear UK friends,
I'll be spending a month in Devon next Summer. Let me know if there are any good writing/book events in Devon, Somerset, or Cornwall. Would love to meet some of the UK crowd.
I'll be spending a month in Devon next Summer. Let me know if there are any good writing/book events in Devon, Somerset, or Cornwall. Would love to meet some of the UK crowd.
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Dear UK friends,
I'll be spending a month in Devon next Summer. Let me know if there are any good writing/book events in Devon, Somerset, or Cornwall. Would love to meet some of the UK crowd.
I'll be spending a month in Devon next Summer. Let me know if there are any good writing/book events in Devon, Somerset, or Cornwall. Would love to meet some of the UK crowd.
Nothing. Good fries don't need any help.
ketchup isn’t available, what are you putting on your fries?
December 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nothing. Good fries don't need any help.
Humble joys of tea, and toast with honey during a writing break.
December 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Humble joys of tea, and toast with honey during a writing break.
Happy Winter Solstice to my fellow polar bears.
December 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Happy Winter Solstice to my fellow polar bears.
Braiding bread for the solstice.
December 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Braiding bread for the solstice.
Let's see....
"Die Hard" is a Christmas/Holiday movie.🤨
Though the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series has sold over 125 million copies, finding someone who read it is really difficult. 🤭
I'm puzzled as to why Iceland's Yule Cat (Jolakotturinn) hasn't appeared in any Hallmark Christmas romances. 🤔
"Die Hard" is a Christmas/Holiday movie.🤨
Though the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series has sold over 125 million copies, finding someone who read it is really difficult. 🤭
I'm puzzled as to why Iceland's Yule Cat (Jolakotturinn) hasn't appeared in any Hallmark Christmas romances. 🤔
December 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Let's see....
"Die Hard" is a Christmas/Holiday movie.🤨
Though the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series has sold over 125 million copies, finding someone who read it is really difficult. 🤭
I'm puzzled as to why Iceland's Yule Cat (Jolakotturinn) hasn't appeared in any Hallmark Christmas romances. 🤔
"Die Hard" is a Christmas/Holiday movie.🤨
Though the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series has sold over 125 million copies, finding someone who read it is really difficult. 🤭
I'm puzzled as to why Iceland's Yule Cat (Jolakotturinn) hasn't appeared in any Hallmark Christmas romances. 🤔
As she flew by and we regarded each other from a meter and change distance, it occured to me that I was encountering an alien intelligence in its own environment. It also occurred to me that @aptshadow.bsky.social would love this meeting.
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
As she flew by and we regarded each other from a meter and change distance, it occured to me that I was encountering an alien intelligence in its own environment. It also occurred to me that @aptshadow.bsky.social would love this meeting.
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild this year.
Fox
Sea Lion
Coyote
Giant oceanic manta ray
Clarion angelfish
Fox
Sea Lion
Coyote
Giant oceanic manta ray
Clarion angelfish
Fox
Boar
Wolf
Mouse
Deer
(I didn't see the wolf in Europe. It was in a US national park and it was on the trail behind me. At least it wasn't a bear! Though mind you the scariest was the boar, because she had her piglets with her and you don't WANNA piss a boar mom off)
Boar
Wolf
Mouse
Deer
(I didn't see the wolf in Europe. It was in a US national park and it was on the trail behind me. At least it wasn't a bear! Though mind you the scariest was the boar, because she had her piglets with her and you don't WANNA piss a boar mom off)
Deer.
Fox.
Seal. (Unless only land animals count?)
Probably otter (too small to be a seal, distant in a tidal river).
Hedgehog.
And just in case some of those don't count:
Water rat.
Moorish wall gecko. (I didn't name it.)
Fox.
Seal. (Unless only land animals count?)
Probably otter (too small to be a seal, distant in a tidal river).
Hedgehog.
And just in case some of those don't count:
Water rat.
Moorish wall gecko. (I didn't name it.)
December 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild this year.
Fox
Sea Lion
Coyote
Giant oceanic manta ray
Clarion angelfish
Fox
Sea Lion
Coyote
Giant oceanic manta ray
Clarion angelfish
Oceanic mantas are smart, curious, and quite fond of bubbles.
December 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Oceanic mantas are smart, curious, and quite fond of bubbles.
No one gets to appropriate apple pie. It's not conservative. It's not political. It definitely doesn't belong to the "womanosphere". You'll have to tear my rolling pin and paring knife out of my cold, dead fingers. @economist.com doesn't grok apple pie. Stick with plumb pudding, ya Brit so and sos.🤨
Put on your milkmaid dress: it is time to enter the womanosphere
The apple-pie-scented world of conservative women’s media
Put on your milkmaid dress: it is time to enter the womanosphere
econ.st
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
No one gets to appropriate apple pie. It's not conservative. It's not political. It definitely doesn't belong to the "womanosphere". You'll have to tear my rolling pin and paring knife out of my cold, dead fingers. @economist.com doesn't grok apple pie. Stick with plumb pudding, ya Brit so and sos.🤨
You keep saying this but the words make no sense.
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You keep saying this but the words make no sense.
Roca Partido. Strong currents, hammerheads, whale sharks, dancing giant oceanic mantas.
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Roca Partido. Strong currents, hammerheads, whale sharks, dancing giant oceanic mantas.
Reposted by J.D. Popham
Sweet Holiday City Ride – Two Wheel edition - Awesome: www.popville.com/2025/12/swee...
Sweet Holiday City Ride – Two Wheel edition - PoPville
Thanks to G. for sending from H Street, NE - note the lights!! Sweet City Ride is made possible by the Friends of the PoPville Sauntering Society!
www.popville.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sweet Holiday City Ride – Two Wheel edition - Awesome: www.popville.com/2025/12/swee...
Wrapping your phone in aluminum foil will not block the signal.
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Wrapping your phone in aluminum foil will not block the signal.
This
“For example, studies find that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of death from any cause compared to people who don't drink coffee.”
GAME SET MATCH
GAME SET MATCH
December 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This
But why? Why would one do such a thing? O.o
Most offensive headline yet in the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/d...
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Quit Caffeine
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
But why? Why would one do such a thing? O.o
This
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This
I've been thinking about empires lately. They crop up repeatedly in one form or another wherever/whenever humans congregate in numbers. As a social species, humans seem inordinately prone to wandering into the imperial paradigm.🤔
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I've been thinking about empires lately. They crop up repeatedly in one form or another wherever/whenever humans congregate in numbers. As a social species, humans seem inordinately prone to wandering into the imperial paradigm.🤔
No chocolate coins, but still worth a daily listen.
ICYMI earlier :)
My turn to recommend a TV show for day 3 of the Starship Alexandria advent calendar, one that @aptshadow.bsky.social hasn't seen.
Today's 'window' opens onto Australian suburbia with a figure in the shadows.
starshipalexandria.com/day-3-2025-a...
Today's 'window' opens onto Australian suburbia with a figure in the shadows.
starshipalexandria.com/day-3-2025-a...
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
No chocolate coins, but still worth a daily listen.
Reposted by J.D. Popham
ICYMI earlier :)
My turn to recommend a TV show for day 3 of the Starship Alexandria advent calendar, one that @aptshadow.bsky.social hasn't seen.
Today's 'window' opens onto Australian suburbia with a figure in the shadows.
starshipalexandria.com/day-3-2025-a...
Today's 'window' opens onto Australian suburbia with a figure in the shadows.
starshipalexandria.com/day-3-2025-a...
Starship Alexandria: Day 3 - 2025 Advent Calendar
For the third day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma recommends an Australian TV show called Mr Inbetween. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at Emma’s late...
starshipalexandria.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
ICYMI earlier :)
"To be persuasive we must be believable. To be believable we must be credible. To be credible we must be truthful."
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"To be persuasive we must be believable. To be believable we must be credible. To be credible we must be truthful."
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow