Malda Marlys 🍉
@aardwyrm.bsky.social
sentient curio cabinet. writes sffh, spams dog nonsense. slush reader for giganotosaurus. the bird's name is rambo. hwa, codexian, ey/em
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nobody:
absolutely nobody:
not anybody at all:
john w. campbell jr.:
absolutely nobody:
not anybody at all:
john w. campbell jr.:
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
nobody:
absolutely nobody:
not anybody at all:
john w. campbell jr.:
absolutely nobody:
not anybody at all:
john w. campbell jr.:
finally getting around to Kelly Link's the book of love and while it is orders of magnitude less weird than her short fiction, why are the blurbs on the back all from the most normie names imaginable. it feels like a prank. a honeytrap. hey fans of cassandra clare, read some kelly link!
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
finally getting around to Kelly Link's the book of love and while it is orders of magnitude less weird than her short fiction, why are the blurbs on the back all from the most normie names imaginable. it feels like a prank. a honeytrap. hey fans of cassandra clare, read some kelly link!
my poor sister vs the peanut gallery
![a text conversation:
to my beloved family: this missive is to inform you mr. [blank] has made me an offer of marriage, which i have accepted. i hope you will approve of our proposed union
me: when any two young people take it into their heads to marry, they are pretty sure by perseverence to carry their point, be they ever so poor, or so imprudent
mom: I DO
b: phew, now we won't have to flee to gretna green
e: AWWWWWW OH MY GOD BIRDIE CONGRATS HOLY MOLY](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6o7vcthqor5ov33hvib3ftjg/bafkreibxggyv3wryfpb6k4wijqljm6dqfaqqsomv4w5lvitvmukqg4mfou@jpeg)
February 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
my poor sister vs the peanut gallery
fucko here: climbed into my hair, got tangled, got on a screaming fight with my hair, finally got extracted (by me), and is now trying to climb back in
February 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
fucko here: climbed into my hair, got tangled, got on a screaming fight with my hair, finally got extracted (by me), and is now trying to climb back in
me: wow an unusually long weekend, i'm gonna enjoy myself AND get useful things done
the meat prison: best i can do is an unusually hideous menstrual cycle, a cold, and a migraine one after another
the meat prison: best i can do is an unusually hideous menstrual cycle, a cold, and a migraine one after another
February 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
me: wow an unusually long weekend, i'm gonna enjoy myself AND get useful things done
the meat prison: best i can do is an unusually hideous menstrual cycle, a cold, and a migraine one after another
the meat prison: best i can do is an unusually hideous menstrual cycle, a cold, and a migraine one after another
kudos to the stinkbug that managed to meet its end *inside* my electric kettle, the most elaborate form of bug suicide i have yet encountered, alas for an innocent cup of lemon ginger vitality
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
kudos to the stinkbug that managed to meet its end *inside* my electric kettle, the most elaborate form of bug suicide i have yet encountered, alas for an innocent cup of lemon ginger vitality
the one that's pink in the middle. doesn't matter what flavor it claims to be, it's always a disappointment
February 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
the one that's pink in the middle. doesn't matter what flavor it claims to be, it's always a disappointment
my only valentine tradition is this ms paint abomination i made years ago in like 42 seconds in tribute to decoder ring theatre's red panda adventures, which gregg taylor liked on twitter once. becomes more relevant every year
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
my only valentine tradition is this ms paint abomination i made years ago in like 42 seconds in tribute to decoder ring theatre's red panda adventures, which gregg taylor liked on twitter once. becomes more relevant every year
the idea that stories with a twist need to surprise you completely is pernicious but there is another extreme where every answer is broadcast so hard in the text that you want to shake all the oblivious characters until their teeth rattle
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
the idea that stories with a twist need to surprise you completely is pernicious but there is another extreme where every answer is broadcast so hard in the text that you want to shake all the oblivious characters until their teeth rattle
scrivener is the best for many reasons but today the power flickered mid-sentence and i didn't lose a word. i was in the middle of an egregiously lurid description of a tree and i only had time to curse out the computer like twice before i knew my gothic dithering was safely rescued
February 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
scrivener is the best for many reasons but today the power flickered mid-sentence and i didn't lose a word. i was in the middle of an egregiously lurid description of a tree and i only had time to curse out the computer like twice before i knew my gothic dithering was safely rescued
i know i've been marginally responsible lately because all the burrito taxi apps are in my inbox like "hey bestie been a hot minute you want a coupon that sounds like it's really good but isn't particularly?"
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
i know i've been marginally responsible lately because all the burrito taxi apps are in my inbox like "hey bestie been a hot minute you want a coupon that sounds like it's really good but isn't particularly?"
due to convergent evolution, aquatic ambush predators across clades frequently exhibit similar anatomy and behavior
February 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
due to convergent evolution, aquatic ambush predators across clades frequently exhibit similar anatomy and behavior
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Happy birthday to Charles Darwin (1809-1882)! Today is Darwin Day to celebrate his birthday, science and evolution. 🧪🐡 #histsci
“The inhabitants believe that these animals are absolutely deaf; certainly they do not overhear a person walking closely behind them. I was always amused, when overtaking
“The inhabitants believe that these animals are absolutely deaf; certainly they do not overhear a person walking closely behind them. I was always amused, when overtaking
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin (1809-1882)! Today is Darwin Day to celebrate his birthday, science and evolution. 🧪🐡 #histsci
“The inhabitants believe that these animals are absolutely deaf; certainly they do not overhear a person walking closely behind them. I was always amused, when overtaking
“The inhabitants believe that these animals are absolutely deaf; certainly they do not overhear a person walking closely behind them. I was always amused, when overtaking
unfettered access to crowd sourced public domain audiobooks have been one of the purest joys of the internet, and now you have to make sure they're either at least a few years old or from a trusted source. ai is even messing with my ability to passively absorb virginia woolf
February 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
unfettered access to crowd sourced public domain audiobooks have been one of the purest joys of the internet, and now you have to make sure they're either at least a few years old or from a trusted source. ai is even messing with my ability to passively absorb virginia woolf
huh, 2k might be the most followers i've ever had on a thing? (even allowing for how many are SINGLE GRANDMA TO 2 GAY ANGORA RABBITS, FUCK THE ORANGE SCOURGE IN THE EAR, DES MOINES FOREVER or ai-shellacked young ladies looking for companionship.) so, uh, hi? that's a choice you've made.
a person is looking out of a window with a blue object in the foreground .
Alt: sam the eagle from the muppets looks through a door, proclaims "you are all weirdos" and departs
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February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
huh, 2k might be the most followers i've ever had on a thing? (even allowing for how many are SINGLE GRANDMA TO 2 GAY ANGORA RABBITS, FUCK THE ORANGE SCOURGE IN THE EAR, DES MOINES FOREVER or ai-shellacked young ladies looking for companionship.) so, uh, hi? that's a choice you've made.
trans gretchen would be a good drag name
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
trans gretchen would be a good drag name
i do want everyone to know that the cheetos one was the only one of these delivered to my 2nd period class. it was in a cute cellophane bag with hearts on it and the recipient was sincerely pleased
February 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
i do want everyone to know that the cheetos one was the only one of these delivered to my 2nd period class. it was in a cute cellophane bag with hearts on it and the recipient was sincerely pleased
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It is International Day of Women in Science! For this ocassion, a thread on influential women that illustrate prehistoric life🧵
Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.
Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM
It is International Day of Women in Science! For this ocassion, a thread on influential women that illustrate prehistoric life🧵
Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.
Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.
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Overcoming is a process. Bite by Bite and Lie by Lie by Malda Marlys, To Save, To Break, To… by Emily Scharff, and The Founding of Zeget by Diana Dima show us that we make history. Let's make it good.
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Bite by Bite and Lie by Lie - Small Wonders
In a land replete with small gods and smaller miracles, a barefoot stranger in devotional robes was an afternoon’s amusement.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Overcoming is a process. Bite by Bite and Lie by Lie by Malda Marlys, To Save, To Break, To… by Emily Scharff, and The Founding of Zeget by Diana Dima show us that we make history. Let's make it good.
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will never get over my shock when i see someone say casually "12000 words to go on this manuscript" or whatever. like. did a fairy come and tell you that? did you read it in burnt bones and tortoise shells? do you have a time machine? have you met god?
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
will never get over my shock when i see someone say casually "12000 words to go on this manuscript" or whatever. like. did a fairy come and tell you that? did you read it in burnt bones and tortoise shells? do you have a time machine? have you met god?
i have a geology degree so when i say i want to eat this more than any other rock i have ever seen, i have seen some fuckin rocks
Welcome back to #TrilobiteTuesday
Here is Asaphus lepidurus from the Middle Ordovician rocks of St. Petersburg, Russia. Trilobites from these limestones have a beautiful caramel colored shell and are preserved three-dimensionally!
Here is Asaphus lepidurus from the Middle Ordovician rocks of St. Petersburg, Russia. Trilobites from these limestones have a beautiful caramel colored shell and are preserved three-dimensionally!
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 AM
i have a geology degree so when i say i want to eat this more than any other rock i have ever seen, i have seen some fuckin rocks
i have to update my damn cv for this masters program and i would rather be reincarnated as a wood louse. the "essay" portion took less than 20 minutes (they wanted 250 words max per answer; that's not even an essay that's a THOUGHT) but now i have to finish... this. what the fuck do i even, like, do
February 11, 2026 at 1:34 AM
i have to update my damn cv for this masters program and i would rather be reincarnated as a wood louse. the "essay" portion took less than 20 minutes (they wanted 250 words max per answer; that's not even an essay that's a THOUGHT) but now i have to finish... this. what the fuck do i even, like, do
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Messing around in boats
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Messing around in boats
my car: beep! it's cold!
me: sure is buddy
car: beep beep! danger!
me: you know I... I wasn't gonna hit anything but. I bet that would have helped if I was
car: beep! beeeep! emergency!
me: ?
car: alarms disabled! beep!
me: fuckin- you know what, bertram, yeah, good job. I needed to know that
me: sure is buddy
car: beep beep! danger!
me: you know I... I wasn't gonna hit anything but. I bet that would have helped if I was
car: beep! beeeep! emergency!
me: ?
car: alarms disabled! beep!
me: fuckin- you know what, bertram, yeah, good job. I needed to know that
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
my car: beep! it's cold!
me: sure is buddy
car: beep beep! danger!
me: you know I... I wasn't gonna hit anything but. I bet that would have helped if I was
car: beep! beeeep! emergency!
me: ?
car: alarms disabled! beep!
me: fuckin- you know what, bertram, yeah, good job. I needed to know that
me: sure is buddy
car: beep beep! danger!
me: you know I... I wasn't gonna hit anything but. I bet that would have helped if I was
car: beep! beeeep! emergency!
me: ?
car: alarms disabled! beep!
me: fuckin- you know what, bertram, yeah, good job. I needed to know that
a fun thing about a lot of variously gnc people is how many of us just... didn't believe in the cis experience early on? kid brains universalize. if [gendered expectation] is being inflicted on me, surely that's how everyone feels! (the origin of a lot of "not like other girls" impulses, too)
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
a fun thing about a lot of variously gnc people is how many of us just... didn't believe in the cis experience early on? kid brains universalize. if [gendered expectation] is being inflicted on me, surely that's how everyone feels! (the origin of a lot of "not like other girls" impulses, too)