Penguin Ponders
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Neurodivergent, Disabled, Queer. Canadian
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Neurodivergent, Disabled, Queer. Canadian
Any pronouns
Trans rights are human rights. Support BIPOC folk.
Everyone deserves rep, rights and access
Post GenAI, get blocked
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The artificer nodded. "I can build this wheeled chair, but why? You have an enchanted hover seat."
"Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards."
"Why?"
"Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."
"Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards."
"Why?"
"Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."
December 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The artificer nodded. "I can build this wheeled chair, but why? You have an enchanted hover seat."
"Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards."
"Why?"
"Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."
"Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards."
"Why?"
"Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."
Grabbed this on Kobo today
👽eBook Discount! FOREIGNER: 10th Anniversary Edition by C.J. Cherryh is only $1.99 on Nook Books under $2.99. THE SPACE OPERA CLASSIC: Discover “one of the best long-running science fiction series in existence” (Publishers Weekly)!
Foreigner: 10th Anniversary Edition - Astra Publishing House
THE SPACE OPERA CLASSIC: Discover “one of the best long-running science fiction series in existence” (Publishers Weekly)! A sole human diplomat navigates a world inhabited by hostile, intelligent…
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December 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Grabbed this on Kobo today
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who is this actually FOR who the hell wants to discuss a book with their *ebook management software*. i also don't wanna discuss my tea with my cup or my clothes with my closet.
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
who is this actually FOR who the hell wants to discuss a book with their *ebook management software*. i also don't wanna discuss my tea with my cup or my clothes with my closet.
Mistress of Lies by K. M. Enright
A mix of "don't become the thing you are fighting" and a lot hubris. Shan and Samuel make interesting foils for each other, both idealistic in their ways, but one proactive where the other is passive. Their connection works.
🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫 1/
A mix of "don't become the thing you are fighting" and a lot hubris. Shan and Samuel make interesting foils for each other, both idealistic in their ways, but one proactive where the other is passive. Their connection works.
🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫 1/
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This thing where bluesky keeps sticking people i'm not following in my following feed is really annoying.
If i wanted to read randoms, I'd have discover feed turned on
If i wanted to read randoms, I'd have discover feed turned on
December 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This thing where bluesky keeps sticking people i'm not following in my following feed is really annoying.
If i wanted to read randoms, I'd have discover feed turned on
If i wanted to read randoms, I'd have discover feed turned on
Petrichor Blooms by Mindi Briar
This felt darker and more action based than the previous one. Everyone has some kind of baggage. Amy's struggling with massive executive dysfunction, Danya seen as lesser by everyone, with dreams of planet bound life.
🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎 🌈📚♠️ 🌈🚀💫 1/
This felt darker and more action based than the previous one. Everyone has some kind of baggage. Amy's struggling with massive executive dysfunction, Danya seen as lesser by everyone, with dreams of planet bound life.
🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎 🌈📚♠️ 🌈🚀💫 1/
December 4, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Robin of the Day:
Snow Mountain Robin
📷 Jonas Landolt
Snow Mountain Robin
📷 Jonas Landolt
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Robin of the Day:
Snow Mountain Robin
📷 Jonas Landolt
Snow Mountain Robin
📷 Jonas Landolt
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6 hours is great, he thought. 20 minutes to get my bag, 45 to take the 3:16 wyvern across town, 2 hours at the rare eggs exhibit, give or take, another 45 back to the skyport, grab a drink at the bar, and I'll be in the air before anyone knows it's missing.
The tickets were cheap, but now you're stuck with a six hour layover in the Elderhall Skyport before the next dragon arrives to take you to Feyhome. What do you find to amuse yourself during the wait?
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
6 hours is great, he thought. 20 minutes to get my bag, 45 to take the 3:16 wyvern across town, 2 hours at the rare eggs exhibit, give or take, another 45 back to the skyport, grab a drink at the bar, and I'll be in the air before anyone knows it's missing.
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec.1
A male white-winged crossbill with his spruce cone on a frosty winter day.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
Dec.1
A male white-winged crossbill with his spruce cone on a frosty winter day.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec.1
A male white-winged crossbill with his spruce cone on a frosty winter day.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
Dec.1
A male white-winged crossbill with his spruce cone on a frosty winter day.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
The Artistry of Magic by Helen De Cruz
A short and melancholy story. Maarten's trapped in the endless challenges of being unhoused. Johanna's worked hard to be a scholar without the right background. It's a bit of a clash, a bit of romance, and some bittersweet.
🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎
A short and melancholy story. Maarten's trapped in the endless challenges of being unhoused. Johanna's worked hard to be a scholar without the right background. It's a bit of a clash, a bit of romance, and some bittersweet.
🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I know people who would be delighted to receive a bowl of moss.
Including myself.
Including myself.
Don’t shop at big retailers this year, give these gifts instead!
- mysterious bowl of moss
- inscrutable jar of fog
- weird old log
- large boulder the size of a small boulder
- scarf infused with goblin wild magic
- mysterious bowl of moss
- inscrutable jar of fog
- weird old log
- large boulder the size of a small boulder
- scarf infused with goblin wild magic
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know people who would be delighted to receive a bowl of moss.
Including myself.
Including myself.
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Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
I got this bundle a couple years ago and it is a lotta books for a great price
Today at #Ebooks Direct it's #CyberMonday, and we've saved the best #sale deal for last: our "Whole Store" Bundle, at the lowest its price will ever get! Need 36 SF and fantasy ebooks at a bit less than $1 each? Grab the bundle now! (Offer not valid in the UK: sorry.) ebooks.direct/products/ebo...
Ebooks Direct Whole Store Bundle
This ebook bundle (not available in the UK: details below) contains our complete inventory of non-new-release* works. All our ebooks are DRM-free, and come with the usual EBD lifetime replacement guar...
ebooks.direct
December 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I got this bundle a couple years ago and it is a lotta books for a great price
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What society thinks disabled people want to hear:
“You’re so brave!”
“We look past your disability!”
What disabled people actually want to hear:
“We acknowledge your disability and will happily accommodate your needs.”
“You can marry without losing your benefits.”
“We’d like to offer you the job.”
“You’re so brave!”
“We look past your disability!”
What disabled people actually want to hear:
“We acknowledge your disability and will happily accommodate your needs.”
“You can marry without losing your benefits.”
“We’d like to offer you the job.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What society thinks disabled people want to hear:
“You’re so brave!”
“We look past your disability!”
What disabled people actually want to hear:
“We acknowledge your disability and will happily accommodate your needs.”
“You can marry without losing your benefits.”
“We’d like to offer you the job.”
“You’re so brave!”
“We look past your disability!”
What disabled people actually want to hear:
“We acknowledge your disability and will happily accommodate your needs.”
“You can marry without losing your benefits.”
“We’d like to offer you the job.”
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BerriesAndBeaks, and so a pair of juvenile eurasian starlings picking over the fruit of a cabbage tree in a London garden.
#bids #birding #putney #wildlifephotography
#bids #birding #putney #wildlifephotography
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BerriesAndBeaks, and so a pair of juvenile eurasian starlings picking over the fruit of a cabbage tree in a London garden.
#bids #birding #putney #wildlifephotography
#bids #birding #putney #wildlifephotography
The Undertakers by Nicole Glover
While there's a mystery to uncover, Hetty's big struggle here is in reinventing herself. Their new undertaker business isn't taking much time, and she's colliding a lot with past choices and histories. Her biggest joy is in a gift for Benjy.
🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎 1/
While there's a mystery to uncover, Hetty's big struggle here is in reinventing herself. Their new undertaker business isn't taking much time, and she's colliding a lot with past choices and histories. Her biggest joy is in a gift for Benjy.
🪐📚💙 #specfic #sff 📚🌎 1/
November 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
People wouldn't be trapped in horrible jobs because they have to make rent, buy food ect. So many people putting up with exploitation because there is no other choice.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
People wouldn't be trapped in horrible jobs because they have to make rent, buy food ect. So many people putting up with exploitation because there is no other choice.
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There is no such thing as an empty box in this house, merely boxes currently missing their requisite cat.
November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There is no such thing as an empty box in this house, merely boxes currently missing their requisite cat.
#Bookvember TBR:
I don't plan ahead, I am such a mood reader these days. I do have a few tagged to re-read so I can get to the next book in the series, but those still only get read when the mood is right.
I don't plan ahead, I am such a mood reader these days. I do have a few tagged to re-read so I can get to the next book in the series, but those still only get read when the mood is right.
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 29!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss your reading habits.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss your reading habits.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#Bookvember TBR:
I don't plan ahead, I am such a mood reader these days. I do have a few tagged to re-read so I can get to the next book in the series, but those still only get read when the mood is right.
I don't plan ahead, I am such a mood reader these days. I do have a few tagged to re-read so I can get to the next book in the series, but those still only get read when the mood is right.
#Bookvember Book Type:
Only Ebook for me. Started out because we didn't have room for print any more, and as a money saver.
But now also a big disability thing as I need to crank that font size right up.
Only Ebook for me. Started out because we didn't have room for print any more, and as a money saver.
But now also a big disability thing as I need to crank that font size right up.
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 28!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss your reading habits.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss your reading habits.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#Bookvember Book Type:
Only Ebook for me. Started out because we didn't have room for print any more, and as a money saver.
But now also a big disability thing as I need to crank that font size right up.
Only Ebook for me. Started out because we didn't have room for print any more, and as a money saver.
But now also a big disability thing as I need to crank that font size right up.
Happy Several Books on My Kobo Wishlist are on Sale day to those who celebrate
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Happy Several Books on My Kobo Wishlist are on Sale day to those who celebrate