Flustered Duck
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Flustered Duck
@flusteredduck.bsky.social
Poetry fan, avid reader, provides editing and self-publishing services as well as transcription, based in Albany, Western Australia.
The medieval peacock was said to have flesh so hard it didn't rot and could hardly be cooked in a fire or digested by the liver. This lovely peacock is from a 1425 version of "De rerum naturis". #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #peacock #peacocks
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
What story goes with this week's writing prompt of an intriguing self-portrait by Lotte Laserstein (1898-1993)? #writingprompts #writinglife #writingtips #artworks #lottelaserstein
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"All the Blood I'll Bleed" by Lanne Garrett is a fantasy featuring a woman who sacrifices over and over until she is put in the position of having to sacrifice the one she loves. #bookrecommendations #tbrlist #fantasy #allthebloodillbleed #lannegarrett
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Image: Narkiz Bunin (1856-1912) #jumblepublishing #publishing #selfpublishing #editing #narkizbunin
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Medieval geese were valued for their culinary and medicinal uses as well as their medical uses, although their exact medicinal uses were not specified. This image is from an 1190-1200 version of "Aviarium" by Hugh of Fouilloy (c1096-1172). #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #goose #geese
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Most medieval geese illustrations are easily recognisable as in this image from a 1457 German version of "De universo" or "De rerum naturis". #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #goose #geese
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Medieval geese were said to come in two types—domestic geese which "clamoured" in villages and "maintained" themselves with their beaks and wild geese which flew high in the sky in orderly formations. Image from the Lutterell Psalter (c1325-1340). #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #goose #geese
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This week's medieval beast is the goose. Geese were said to keep a night watch by cackling at any sort of disturbance and were therefore often used as guards as in this image from the Aberdeen Bestiary (c1200). #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #goose #geese
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A painting by Ludolf de Jongh (1616–1679) for today's writing prompt with an androgynous child and a very cute dog. I would probably write from the painter's viewpoint for this one but where is your story's focus going to be? #writingprompts #writinglife #writingtips #ludolfdejongh #artworks
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"The First Law of the Bush" by Geoff Parkes is a mystery set in a remote town where a grieving widow hires a private investigator to find out if her husband's death was accident, suicide or something else. #bookrecommendations #tbrlist #thefirstlawofthebush #geoffparkes #mystery
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Image: Federico Zandomeneghi (1841-1917). #jumblepublishing #publishing #selfpublising #editing #federicozandomeneghi
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Medieval swans were eaten, particularly as part of a Christmas feast. This swan is from a bestiary dated to 1226-1250. #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #swans #swan
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Medieval swans were thought to have medicinal uses for both lung congestion and spleen issues with the liver supposed to heal the lungs and its lungs good for curing spleen ailments. This swan is from a c1350 version of "Der Naturen Bloeme". #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #swans #swan
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM