@jennystrath.bsky.social
Manager of a Warhammer Store. Sometimes I write things. My opinions are my own. She/Her.
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Here's some news @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and I have been dying to share! ENCOUNTERS WITH CRYPTIDS will be out 02/14/26! Featuring stories by @xavilawrites.bsky.social, @calebbethea.bsky.social, @cavaterra.bsky.social, @authorlevai.bsky.social, @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social and many more!
I'm incredibly excited and honoured to be included in the upcoming Encounters with Cryptids anthology.
Huge thankyou to
@andrewcull.bsky.social and @slimyswampghost.bsky.social for putting this together and I can't wait to read all the contributions!
Huge thankyou to
@andrewcull.bsky.social and @slimyswampghost.bsky.social for putting this together and I can't wait to read all the contributions!
Loot that drops if you defeat me:
- Spare Eyeliner & [x5] Lipsticks
- Medium Base Brush
- Headphones
- Stanley cup that is 1/2 ice & 1/2 coke no sugar
- +5 Goth Boots
- Bobby Pins
- Library Card
- Splinter Pistol
- Soul Gem
- Enough dog hair to form a sculpture of a dog out of the hair.
- Spare Eyeliner & [x5] Lipsticks
- Medium Base Brush
- Headphones
- Stanley cup that is 1/2 ice & 1/2 coke no sugar
- +5 Goth Boots
- Bobby Pins
- Library Card
- Splinter Pistol
- Soul Gem
- Enough dog hair to form a sculpture of a dog out of the hair.
Loot that drops if you defeat me:
- notebook (first two pages filled only)
- pen
- headphones
- a bag of chocolate bullets with ~5 left
- a squeaky tennis ball
- several hair ties
- bottle of perfume
- can of lime flavoured soda water
- a crochet hook
- small ball of yarn
- notebook (first two pages filled only)
- pen
- headphones
- a bag of chocolate bullets with ~5 left
- a squeaky tennis ball
- several hair ties
- bottle of perfume
- can of lime flavoured soda water
- a crochet hook
- small ball of yarn
Loot that drops if you defeat me:
- a bottle of Glenfiddich with about 2 drams left
- a pen
- notebook (blank)
- set of polyhedral dice
- dog treats
- guitar pick
- a Clive Barker paperback
- dried head of a lesser demon
- bag of Mint Imperials
- a variety of traditional Chinese weapons
- cheese
- a bottle of Glenfiddich with about 2 drams left
- a pen
- notebook (blank)
- set of polyhedral dice
- dog treats
- guitar pick
- a Clive Barker paperback
- dried head of a lesser demon
- bag of Mint Imperials
- a variety of traditional Chinese weapons
- cheese
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Loot that drops if you defeat me:
- Spare Eyeliner & [x5] Lipsticks
- Medium Base Brush
- Headphones
- Stanley cup that is 1/2 ice & 1/2 coke no sugar
- +5 Goth Boots
- Bobby Pins
- Library Card
- Splinter Pistol
- Soul Gem
- Enough dog hair to form a sculpture of a dog out of the hair.
- Spare Eyeliner & [x5] Lipsticks
- Medium Base Brush
- Headphones
- Stanley cup that is 1/2 ice & 1/2 coke no sugar
- +5 Goth Boots
- Bobby Pins
- Library Card
- Splinter Pistol
- Soul Gem
- Enough dog hair to form a sculpture of a dog out of the hair.
The anthology I'm in is up for pre-order 🥰
A story featuring correct spelling of the word "torsos," without an extra E.
Because who would do that? A person who while trying to turn off all AI functions, turned off spellcheck too? Leading to a mortifying editors note?
Not me. You can't prove it.
A story featuring correct spelling of the word "torsos," without an extra E.
Because who would do that? A person who while trying to turn off all AI functions, turned off spellcheck too? Leading to a mortifying editors note?
Not me. You can't prove it.
Trust me, you've never encountered monsters like these... ENCOUNTERS with cryptids is out Friday 13th March '26.
Pre-order now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR
Pre-order now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The anthology I'm in is up for pre-order 🥰
A story featuring correct spelling of the word "torsos," without an extra E.
Because who would do that? A person who while trying to turn off all AI functions, turned off spellcheck too? Leading to a mortifying editors note?
Not me. You can't prove it.
A story featuring correct spelling of the word "torsos," without an extra E.
Because who would do that? A person who while trying to turn off all AI functions, turned off spellcheck too? Leading to a mortifying editors note?
Not me. You can't prove it.
Not saying it was bad, certainly not the worst Marvel tv offering - but Wonder Man did have big Surf Dracula energy.
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Not saying it was bad, certainly not the worst Marvel tv offering - but Wonder Man did have big Surf Dracula energy.
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Hey everyone! We've extended our preorder offer! You can now enter the giveaway until Fri 13th March 😱! Post your order confirmation or email it to encounterswithcryptids@gmail.com for a chance to win 1 of 5 paperbacks!
Fifteen monstrous tales. Out Friday 13th March! 👻 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR
Fifteen monstrous tales. Out Friday 13th March! 👻 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR
January 24, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Hey everyone! We've extended our preorder offer! You can now enter the giveaway until Fri 13th March 😱! Post your order confirmation or email it to encounterswithcryptids@gmail.com for a chance to win 1 of 5 paperbacks!
Fifteen monstrous tales. Out Friday 13th March! 👻 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR
Fifteen monstrous tales. Out Friday 13th March! 👻 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR
I was once on a bus that changed unannounced from all stops to express. Literally drove passed my house & 20 minutes the wrong way.
When I argued with the bus driver, everyone was on my side and told him to stop for me. It was very sweet of them, until another passenger told the driver he should...
When I argued with the bus driver, everyone was on my side and told him to stop for me. It was very sweet of them, until another passenger told the driver he should...
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I was once on a bus that changed unannounced from all stops to express. Literally drove passed my house & 20 minutes the wrong way.
When I argued with the bus driver, everyone was on my side and told him to stop for me. It was very sweet of them, until another passenger told the driver he should...
When I argued with the bus driver, everyone was on my side and told him to stop for me. It was very sweet of them, until another passenger told the driver he should...
The Crime - The Criminal
Woke up at 2:30am to find Geri, while loudly stealing a pizza tray off the stovetop, had TURNED ON THE STOVE WITH HER PAWS AND MELTED A PLASTIC KETTLE.
F'ing touchscreens 😤
Thankfully some safety feature turned it off.
Todays mission: new batteries for the smoke alarm.
Woke up at 2:30am to find Geri, while loudly stealing a pizza tray off the stovetop, had TURNED ON THE STOVE WITH HER PAWS AND MELTED A PLASTIC KETTLE.
F'ing touchscreens 😤
Thankfully some safety feature turned it off.
Todays mission: new batteries for the smoke alarm.
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The Crime - The Criminal
Woke up at 2:30am to find Geri, while loudly stealing a pizza tray off the stovetop, had TURNED ON THE STOVE WITH HER PAWS AND MELTED A PLASTIC KETTLE.
F'ing touchscreens 😤
Thankfully some safety feature turned it off.
Todays mission: new batteries for the smoke alarm.
Woke up at 2:30am to find Geri, while loudly stealing a pizza tray off the stovetop, had TURNED ON THE STOVE WITH HER PAWS AND MELTED A PLASTIC KETTLE.
F'ing touchscreens 😤
Thankfully some safety feature turned it off.
Todays mission: new batteries for the smoke alarm.
Been enjoying Fallout, as a long-time fan of the series, and long-time fan of Goggins since Justified.
However the specific way my brain is rotted means I sing this ditty in my head every episode.
I cannot explain further.
However the specific way my brain is rotted means I sing this ditty in my head every episode.
I cannot explain further.
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Been enjoying Fallout, as a long-time fan of the series, and long-time fan of Goggins since Justified.
However the specific way my brain is rotted means I sing this ditty in my head every episode.
I cannot explain further.
However the specific way my brain is rotted means I sing this ditty in my head every episode.
I cannot explain further.
Last week at a party, a buddy (roofer/tradie type) was telling a story, using the R-slur. I casually cut-in to say that I don't use or like the term.
Had him around for a hobby sesh today and the first thing he did was apologize for using the word and say he was going to keep trying to be better 🥹
Had him around for a hobby sesh today and the first thing he did was apologize for using the word and say he was going to keep trying to be better 🥹
January 11, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Last week at a party, a buddy (roofer/tradie type) was telling a story, using the R-slur. I casually cut-in to say that I don't use or like the term.
Had him around for a hobby sesh today and the first thing he did was apologize for using the word and say he was going to keep trying to be better 🥹
Had him around for a hobby sesh today and the first thing he did was apologize for using the word and say he was going to keep trying to be better 🥹
For Christmas my friend got me these incredible chocolates that are both too beautiful to eat, and too beautiful to not eat 🥹
I am going to eat them.
But I felt they at least deserved a reverential send-off.
I am going to eat them.
But I felt they at least deserved a reverential send-off.
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM
For Christmas my friend got me these incredible chocolates that are both too beautiful to eat, and too beautiful to not eat 🥹
I am going to eat them.
But I felt they at least deserved a reverential send-off.
I am going to eat them.
But I felt they at least deserved a reverential send-off.
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We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
January 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Once when walking around the city with my now-ex-boyfriend, a busker followed us for several crowded streets, playing guitar and loudly improvising a song about how I could do better.
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Once when walking around the city with my now-ex-boyfriend, a busker followed us for several crowded streets, playing guitar and loudly improvising a song about how I could do better.
I'm taking some leave from my Warhammer store and the guy I have covering me is lovely and will do a great job but I still feel weird because THAT'S MY HOUSE.
He might have questions like "do you really need How to Paint Citadel Miniatures (2012)?" & "why is there aquarium gravel in this drawer?"
He might have questions like "do you really need How to Paint Citadel Miniatures (2012)?" & "why is there aquarium gravel in this drawer?"
December 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I'm taking some leave from my Warhammer store and the guy I have covering me is lovely and will do a great job but I still feel weird because THAT'S MY HOUSE.
He might have questions like "do you really need How to Paint Citadel Miniatures (2012)?" & "why is there aquarium gravel in this drawer?"
He might have questions like "do you really need How to Paint Citadel Miniatures (2012)?" & "why is there aquarium gravel in this drawer?"
Testing out a new tradition in following with the patron saint of Christmas Eve, Kevin McCallister
It's Mac 'n Cheese Christmas Eve, Y'all!
I used Anthony Bourdain's recipe, and it was dope AF.
The rest of it will be for Christmas lunch with the family tomorrow 🎄
It's Mac 'n Cheese Christmas Eve, Y'all!
I used Anthony Bourdain's recipe, and it was dope AF.
The rest of it will be for Christmas lunch with the family tomorrow 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Testing out a new tradition in following with the patron saint of Christmas Eve, Kevin McCallister
It's Mac 'n Cheese Christmas Eve, Y'all!
I used Anthony Bourdain's recipe, and it was dope AF.
The rest of it will be for Christmas lunch with the family tomorrow 🎄
It's Mac 'n Cheese Christmas Eve, Y'all!
I used Anthony Bourdain's recipe, and it was dope AF.
The rest of it will be for Christmas lunch with the family tomorrow 🎄
A traditional family is a husband, a wife and a child adopted from a previous marriage to secure an heir, so your fortune doesn't go to your shithead brother-in-law who sells sub-standard copper.
This cracked clay tablet from the 1800s BCE preserves the moment a baby named Ili-awīli was adopted from his mother Ayartum and her husband by another couple.
People adopted for many reasons in ancient Mesopotamia — desire for a baby, need for an heir, adopting child from a previous marriage, etc.
People adopted for many reasons in ancient Mesopotamia — desire for a baby, need for an heir, adopting child from a previous marriage, etc.
December 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
A traditional family is a husband, a wife and a child adopted from a previous marriage to secure an heir, so your fortune doesn't go to your shithead brother-in-law who sells sub-standard copper.
In my tradwife era.
(Handwashing my nice clothes in a bathtub manually like my peasent ancestors of yore)
((Except it's enough black velvet and lace to have me hung as a Pendle Witch of yore and also they probably were not listening to podcasts))
(Handwashing my nice clothes in a bathtub manually like my peasent ancestors of yore)
((Except it's enough black velvet and lace to have me hung as a Pendle Witch of yore and also they probably were not listening to podcasts))
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In my tradwife era.
(Handwashing my nice clothes in a bathtub manually like my peasent ancestors of yore)
((Except it's enough black velvet and lace to have me hung as a Pendle Witch of yore and also they probably were not listening to podcasts))
(Handwashing my nice clothes in a bathtub manually like my peasent ancestors of yore)
((Except it's enough black velvet and lace to have me hung as a Pendle Witch of yore and also they probably were not listening to podcasts))
This noisy miner bird violently attacked its mirror-self when I pulled over to fix my music. It continued for about 5 minutes as I drove off gently to try and dissuade the assault. He only finally gave up when I got on the highway at 80km/h (50mph).
He was just such an angry lil guy
He was just such an angry lil guy
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This noisy miner bird violently attacked its mirror-self when I pulled over to fix my music. It continued for about 5 minutes as I drove off gently to try and dissuade the assault. He only finally gave up when I got on the highway at 80km/h (50mph).
He was just such an angry lil guy
He was just such an angry lil guy
Last I heard, the Bondi Hero, Ahmed El-Ahmed was in surgery (with the other heroes of the day, the medical support teams) for the two gunshot wounds he sustained in subduing the gunman. Expected to come out well within the next few hours and be reunited with his family 🖤
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Video shows the man rushing one of the alleged gunmen who shot dozens of people on Sunday evening in Australia
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Bondi beach shooting live updates
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Bondi terror attack: full report
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What we know so far about the shooting in Australia
A bystander tackled and wrestled a gun from one of the two alleged gunman during the Bondi beach mass shooting in which at least 12 people were killed, footage shows.
Video of the scene shows the alleged gunman standing on a footpath between a grassy area and parking lot holding a shotgun and firing into the distance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Last I heard, the Bondi Hero, Ahmed El-Ahmed was in surgery (with the other heroes of the day, the medical support teams) for the two gunshot wounds he sustained in subduing the gunman. Expected to come out well within the next few hours and be reunited with his family 🖤
Urgh 🙄
I was sat in a doctors waiting room yesterday clockwork orange style exposed to a boomer morning show hyping up the Aussie underage social media ban.
I look forward to this dumb initiative fizzling out into that good night.
Go get 'um kids.
I was sat in a doctors waiting room yesterday clockwork orange style exposed to a boomer morning show hyping up the Aussie underage social media ban.
I look forward to this dumb initiative fizzling out into that good night.
Go get 'um kids.
December 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Urgh 🙄
I was sat in a doctors waiting room yesterday clockwork orange style exposed to a boomer morning show hyping up the Aussie underage social media ban.
I look forward to this dumb initiative fizzling out into that good night.
Go get 'um kids.
I was sat in a doctors waiting room yesterday clockwork orange style exposed to a boomer morning show hyping up the Aussie underage social media ban.
I look forward to this dumb initiative fizzling out into that good night.
Go get 'um kids.
I already have something like this, and I can't imagine how badly this AI could have broken my 11 year old brain after my father died.
Grief is maybe the most complex feeling living beings expirence.
Grief has us at our most vunerable, is that a state we could trust profit-driven interests with?
Grief is maybe the most complex feeling living beings expirence.
Grief has us at our most vunerable, is that a state we could trust profit-driven interests with?
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I already have something like this, and I can't imagine how badly this AI could have broken my 11 year old brain after my father died.
Grief is maybe the most complex feeling living beings expirence.
Grief has us at our most vunerable, is that a state we could trust profit-driven interests with?
Grief is maybe the most complex feeling living beings expirence.
Grief has us at our most vunerable, is that a state we could trust profit-driven interests with?
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Pre-order offer! If you pre-order our new antho, ENCOUNTERS, you'll be in with a chance of winning one of five paperback copies on release day. Either post your order confirmation or email it to encounterswithcryptids@gmail.com.
Fifteen monstrous stories. Out 02/14/26 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR.
Fifteen monstrous stories. Out 02/14/26 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR.
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Pre-order offer! If you pre-order our new antho, ENCOUNTERS, you'll be in with a chance of winning one of five paperback copies on release day. Either post your order confirmation or email it to encounterswithcryptids@gmail.com.
Fifteen monstrous stories. Out 02/14/26 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR.
Fifteen monstrous stories. Out 02/14/26 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR.
It's my birthday and I couldn’t ask for a better present than my first ever official anthology story going up for pre-order 🥳
It's about colonialism, environmentalism, a monster, and a dude who sucks.
And I really hope you like it 🥰
It's about colonialism, environmentalism, a monster, and a dude who sucks.
And I really hope you like it 🥰
👹 @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and I are stoked to announce ENCOUNTERS with cryptids is now available to preorder! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR
Stories by @heidimarjamaki.bsky.social, @vilefable.bsky.social,
@rlmeza.bsky.social, @notmargopecha.bsky.social, @jennystrath.bsky.social and many more...
Stories by @heidimarjamaki.bsky.social, @vilefable.bsky.social,
@rlmeza.bsky.social, @notmargopecha.bsky.social, @jennystrath.bsky.social and many more...
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It's my birthday and I couldn’t ask for a better present than my first ever official anthology story going up for pre-order 🥳
It's about colonialism, environmentalism, a monster, and a dude who sucks.
And I really hope you like it 🥰
It's about colonialism, environmentalism, a monster, and a dude who sucks.
And I really hope you like it 🥰
Introduce your self with five concerts you’ve seen
I'm going to tell mine in a timeline order that shows the expansion of my taste:
Evanescence
Placebo
Nine Inch Nails
Amon Amarth/Satyricon
Enslaved/Sólstafir
I'm going to tell mine in a timeline order that shows the expansion of my taste:
Evanescence
Placebo
Nine Inch Nails
Amon Amarth/Satyricon
Enslaved/Sólstafir
Introduce your self with five concerts you’ve seen
Polar Bear Club supporting Rise Against at Rock City
Polar Bear Club playing an acoustic set in my mate’s living room later that evening
The Silver Ginger 5 gig that set Rock City’s ceiling on fire
New Junk City
Pendulum
Polar Bear Club supporting Rise Against at Rock City
Polar Bear Club playing an acoustic set in my mate’s living room later that evening
The Silver Ginger 5 gig that set Rock City’s ceiling on fire
New Junk City
Pendulum
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Tori Amos
Radiohead
Ash
They Might Be Giants
Public Service Broadcasting
Tori Amos
Radiohead
Ash
They Might Be Giants
Public Service Broadcasting
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Introduce your self with five concerts you’ve seen
I'm going to tell mine in a timeline order that shows the expansion of my taste:
Evanescence
Placebo
Nine Inch Nails
Amon Amarth/Satyricon
Enslaved/Sólstafir
I'm going to tell mine in a timeline order that shows the expansion of my taste:
Evanescence
Placebo
Nine Inch Nails
Amon Amarth/Satyricon
Enslaved/Sólstafir
The ghosts of perdition themselves: Opeth.
Even tackling the strange phenomenon of a totally seated venue, Mikael Åkerfeldt is an incredible frontman.
Super fun show 🖤🖤🖤
Even tackling the strange phenomenon of a totally seated venue, Mikael Åkerfeldt is an incredible frontman.
Super fun show 🖤🖤🖤
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The ghosts of perdition themselves: Opeth.
Even tackling the strange phenomenon of a totally seated venue, Mikael Åkerfeldt is an incredible frontman.
Super fun show 🖤🖤🖤
Even tackling the strange phenomenon of a totally seated venue, Mikael Åkerfeldt is an incredible frontman.
Super fun show 🖤🖤🖤
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Today is my birthday! 🎂
If you like my work and want to make my day, I only ask that you share my art and stories with someone who might enjoy them :)
Or trick your gullible friend for a minute. That's also a good one.
If you like my work and want to make my day, I only ask that you share my art and stories with someone who might enjoy them :)
Or trick your gullible friend for a minute. That's also a good one.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Today is my birthday! 🎂
If you like my work and want to make my day, I only ask that you share my art and stories with someone who might enjoy them :)
Or trick your gullible friend for a minute. That's also a good one.
If you like my work and want to make my day, I only ask that you share my art and stories with someone who might enjoy them :)
Or trick your gullible friend for a minute. That's also a good one.