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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 41m

wait! all these years! didn’t realize i could *eat* the actual pickle i was in!!!

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 59m

but so *cozy* 😸

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

pickles 😋
problems 😔

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

gorgeous creature 😻

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

i’m glad for you, too! 😁

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

heck yeah!!! i saw one on my car once (lived in a verdant area & parked outside)

i think i refused to drive for two days & even then wondered if the critter was INSIDE SOMEWHERE

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

yes i don’t think i ever lost a crop except temporarily

A caterpillar attacked me the other day. I tried not to take it personally.There s/he clung, blissfully chomping in a yummy green forest when all of a sudden a Big Bad Wolf (that would be Me) show…

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

here’s the other one!

whattheducks.com/2013/10/18/a...

As The Worm Turns

whattheducks.com

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

okay found two—here’s one:

whattheducks.com/2014/08/08/a...

Attack of the Pretty Caterpillars

Are we totally sure caterpillars aren’t related to skunks? Well, maybe not all caterpillars, maybe just the worm form of the Eastern Black Swallowtail? Think about it. They’re both stri…

whattheducks.com

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

oh i know it well! let me see if i can dig up my old blog post about this…

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1h

fyi, if that’s an Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillar, beware its stinky defense mechanism!!! 🙀

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 11h

did someone say FREE??!🧐

hey #writer peeps! ⌨️ ✍️
@smokelong.bsky.social says hang out with other #flash fam, write a bunch, laugh a lot, and —during a special month they made up—it’s FREE!!! 🎉🥳👏

SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 19h

We're holding a month-long write-in in the awkward time between November and December, and we'd love for you to join us. It's free. Tell your friends. www.smokelong.com/ready-for-pr...

SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 7d

Join SmokeLong for a mysterious month between November and December we’ve christened Promptember! We’ll be meeting several times a week online with live write-in and open mic events at various times to suit participants around this spinning globe, 100% free.
www.smokelong.com/ready-for-pr...

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 21h

🙀!

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1d

nooooooo 🙀

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1d

Bonne Anniversaire 🎂!!!

Night Shades is a fiction magazine that publishes four speculative stories per month. Night Shades is opening October 17, 2025. Staying open until the calendar is full through April. There ar...

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Variant Literature @variantlit.bsky.social · 1d

We’re excited to announce that magazine submissions for poetry and prose open October 21st!

Variant Literature @variantlit.bsky.social · 4d

Guess what? We're opening for poetry and prose submissions later this month! Official date coming soon!

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Night Shades @nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 1d

if you plan to submit, use this week to read what’s on the site and get a feel for it. you might discover something you love, such as …

Night Shades @nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 1d

important news! night shades will open for submissions again this coming friday october 17.

🛸 staying open to fill the calendar, 23 spots. all the details are here : www.nightshadesmag.com/submissions/

Submissions

www.nightshadesmag.com

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1d

the only real thing to a writer is publication 😜

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1d

i’ll take Fancy Unreal s’il vous plaît

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1d

safe tires are important 😁

LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1d

cute kitty to the rescue alors 😸

Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 1d

“Sauve qui peut”. This is a French phrase that translates literally to something like "save yourself who's able/can" and roughly equates to “run for your life!” or “every man for himself!”, indicating a chaotic or dangerous situation/stampede. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a shorthaired tabby kitten appearing to burst through a sheet of white paper in a dark frame. Text at the bottom reads “sauve qui peut”.

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1d

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 1d

wait does that include Rao’s 🧐