Kimberley Campbell Thornton
@kimthornton.bsky.social
I write about dogs, cats, and other animals, and sometimes about cocktails and travel. Love to read, travel, and be outdoors. Tea maven. Collector of shoes and purses. Slave to a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She/her.
My annual reminder that your pet’s Sleepypod or similar carrier doubles as a safe conveyance for wine or liquor bottles. #TisTheSeason
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My annual reminder that your pet’s Sleepypod or similar carrier doubles as a safe conveyance for wine or liquor bottles. #TisTheSeason
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This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
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Saw this adorable French animation ad and I had to share it over here! The style looks familiar but I can’t my finger on what group it is. Any ideas?
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Saw this adorable French animation ad and I had to share it over here! The style looks familiar but I can’t my finger on what group it is. Any ideas?
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On The Lookout... Early morning. Pablo The Pine Marten, looking sneaky behind a snowbank. Don't let the good looks fool you. He's known as nature's most adorable assassin. A true predator. 📸🇨🇦
#AlgonquinPark #PineMarten
#Mammals #Wildlife
#Photograph #OntarioParks #Canada
#AlgonquinPark #PineMarten
#Mammals #Wildlife
#Photograph #OntarioParks #Canada
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
On The Lookout... Early morning. Pablo The Pine Marten, looking sneaky behind a snowbank. Don't let the good looks fool you. He's known as nature's most adorable assassin. A true predator. 📸🇨🇦
#AlgonquinPark #PineMarten
#Mammals #Wildlife
#Photograph #OntarioParks #Canada
#AlgonquinPark #PineMarten
#Mammals #Wildlife
#Photograph #OntarioParks #Canada
You should be able to get regional editions of the national parks passport. I have two NPPs and the Western region is filled up in both of them. #NationalParks #travel
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
You should be able to get regional editions of the national parks passport. I have two NPPs and the Western region is filled up in both of them. #NationalParks #travel
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Delegates at a global summit to update international wildlife trade rules have agreed on sweeping new protections for more than 70 shark and ray species.
The move marks a significant step toward effectively tightening the legal trade in some of the world’s most threatened marine life.
The move marks a significant step toward effectively tightening the legal trade in some of the world’s most threatened marine life.
Countries back strong new trade limits for sharks and rays at CITES summit
Delegates at a global summit to update international wildlife trade rules have agreed on sweeping new protections for more than 70 shark and ray species. The move marks a significant step toward…
news.mongabay.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Delegates at a global summit to update international wildlife trade rules have agreed on sweeping new protections for more than 70 shark and ray species.
The move marks a significant step toward effectively tightening the legal trade in some of the world’s most threatened marine life.
The move marks a significant step toward effectively tightening the legal trade in some of the world’s most threatened marine life.
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As I have for eight solid years now (!!!), I sorted through all the advanced review comics publishers will send me to come up with a Top 5 Comics to Buy list for the week...plus 10 more recs along with new #1 and trade release lists...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
Top Comics to Buy for December 3, 2025: Holiday comics are here, plus plenty of others
In this week's Top Comics to Buy for December 3, a look at the best new comics headed to shops this week, and much more.
www.comicsbeat.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
As I have for eight solid years now (!!!), I sorted through all the advanced review comics publishers will send me to come up with a Top 5 Comics to Buy list for the week...plus 10 more recs along with new #1 and trade release lists...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
www.comicsbeat.com/top-comics-t...
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Roasted Pumpkin & Maple Bisque in a warm bread boule.
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Roasted Pumpkin & Maple Bisque in a warm bread boule.
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This morning made banana muffins with allspice and a tiny amount of cardamom, plus walnuts and dates. Delicious, not too sweet, although the dates give a touch of sweetness. Will definitely make them again. 😋 🍜🍽️
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This morning made banana muffins with allspice and a tiny amount of cardamom, plus walnuts and dates. Delicious, not too sweet, although the dates give a touch of sweetness. Will definitely make them again. 😋 🍜🍽️
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My book GHOST DAYS is a lushly illustrated love letter to Appalachian folklore, witchcraft, and pulpy paranormal adventure. It's got incredible @tiffanyturrill.bsky.social art, and a wandering witch I *love* writing.
On sale now for over 50% off! There's only 35 books left...
On sale now for over 50% off! There's only 35 books left...
Ghost Days — ASHER ELBEIN
Southern Appalachia, 1900. Cast out by tragedy and strange magic, Anna O’Brien wanders the countryside on her wooden leg: living by her wits, settling spirits for her work, and never, ever looking ba...
www.asherelbein.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My book GHOST DAYS is a lushly illustrated love letter to Appalachian folklore, witchcraft, and pulpy paranormal adventure. It's got incredible @tiffanyturrill.bsky.social art, and a wandering witch I *love* writing.
On sale now for over 50% off! There's only 35 books left...
On sale now for over 50% off! There's only 35 books left...
You just died.
The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I knew she would get underfoot once too often.
The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I knew she would get underfoot once too often.
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
You just died.
The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I knew she would get underfoot once too often.
The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I knew she would get underfoot once too often.
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Congratulations @hildur.bsky.social! Ja onnekkaita olemme ensi keväänä, kun Hildur Knútsdóttirin Yöjuoksu (Haamu 2026) ilmestyy suomeksi! Teoksen suomentaa Eeva-Kaisa Suhonen. 📚 Odotamme kirjaa suurella innolla!
The Night Guest has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award!
"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."
@maryrobinettekowal.com
"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."
@maryrobinettekowal.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Congratulations @hildur.bsky.social! Ja onnekkaita olemme ensi keväänä, kun Hildur Knútsdóttirin Yöjuoksu (Haamu 2026) ilmestyy suomeksi! Teoksen suomentaa Eeva-Kaisa Suhonen. 📚 Odotamme kirjaa suurella innolla!
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🌊 If you are in #yyj on Dec. 9 be sure to see @fraass.bsky.social of @seos-uvic.bsky.social at the next Cafe Scientifique
Tiny ocean fossils are fundamental to our understanding of the climate system and how it has changed over the past 150 million years.
Join us at our next Café Scientifique to hear all about the world of micropaleontology!
📅 Dec. 9, 2025, 7 p.m.
📍 The Mint
🔗 Details: https://ow.ly/56Sx50XxTlA
Join us at our next Café Scientifique to hear all about the world of micropaleontology!
📅 Dec. 9, 2025, 7 p.m.
📍 The Mint
🔗 Details: https://ow.ly/56Sx50XxTlA
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
🌊 If you are in #yyj on Dec. 9 be sure to see @fraass.bsky.social of @seos-uvic.bsky.social at the next Cafe Scientifique
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Obligatory promotion post.
If you enjoy Beauty amd the Beast, werewolves, eldritch monster noises, savvy butlers, hot farmers, and cake, please enjoy:
www.amazon.com/Shadowbeast-...
If you enjoy Beauty amd the Beast, werewolves, eldritch monster noises, savvy butlers, hot farmers, and cake, please enjoy:
www.amazon.com/Shadowbeast-...
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Obligatory promotion post.
If you enjoy Beauty amd the Beast, werewolves, eldritch monster noises, savvy butlers, hot farmers, and cake, please enjoy:
www.amazon.com/Shadowbeast-...
If you enjoy Beauty amd the Beast, werewolves, eldritch monster noises, savvy butlers, hot farmers, and cake, please enjoy:
www.amazon.com/Shadowbeast-...
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
three men dressed as mariachis stand in a dirt field
Alt: In the 1986 comedy Three Amigos, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short are three out-of-work silent film actors mistaken for real heroes by the desperate inhabitants of a small Mexican village under threat from a notorious bandit and his gang. Here, they are wearing black mariachi suits with red cummerbunds and ascots and large black sombreros with silver detailing, pistols in holsters at their side.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
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Spectacular - and scary - eruption in Ethiopia. This is a volcano in the famous Afar Triangle, where the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the African Rift meet in a triple point, where the Arabian, African, and Somalian plates are pulled apart.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years
Ash clouds from Hayli Gubbi volcano sent drifting across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Spectacular - and scary - eruption in Ethiopia. This is a volcano in the famous Afar Triangle, where the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the African Rift meet in a triple point, where the Arabian, African, and Somalian plates are pulled apart.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Done.
Blanched, candied, fried, and salted pecans. The salt is a mix of table salt, smoked paprika, allspice, white and black peppers, and garlic.
Blanched, candied, fried, and salted pecans. The salt is a mix of table salt, smoked paprika, allspice, white and black peppers, and garlic.
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Done.
Blanched, candied, fried, and salted pecans. The salt is a mix of table salt, smoked paprika, allspice, white and black peppers, and garlic.
Blanched, candied, fried, and salted pecans. The salt is a mix of table salt, smoked paprika, allspice, white and black peppers, and garlic.
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All credit to Mr. Dickens! #booksky #literaturesky
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
All credit to Mr. Dickens! #booksky #literaturesky
At the dentist after losing a crown to a jellybean on Friday.
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
At the dentist after losing a crown to a jellybean on Friday.
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
From the animal trivia quiz cards that were a birthday gift:
Standing at 5 feet, what is the tallest bird native to North America?
A: Whooping crane
B. California condor
C. Great blue heron
D. Emu
Standing at 5 feet, what is the tallest bird native to North America?
A: Whooping crane
B. California condor
C. Great blue heron
D. Emu
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
From the animal trivia quiz cards that were a birthday gift:
Standing at 5 feet, what is the tallest bird native to North America?
A: Whooping crane
B. California condor
C. Great blue heron
D. Emu
Standing at 5 feet, what is the tallest bird native to North America?
A: Whooping crane
B. California condor
C. Great blue heron
D. Emu