Natalie Metzger
@thefuzzyslug.bsky.social
💀 She/her
🎨 Illustrator and designer
🏔️ Pacific Northwest
🔗 https://thefuzzyslug.neocities.org/links
🪲🦀 Here Be Bugs 🕷️🦐
🚫 No genAI
🎨 Illustrator and designer
🏔️ Pacific Northwest
🔗 https://thefuzzyslug.neocities.org/links
🪲🦀 Here Be Bugs 🕷️🦐
🚫 No genAI
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if you are feeling down today just remember: thistle wearing a hat
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
if you are feeling down today just remember: thistle wearing a hat
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Can confirm true in the US — one of my most favoritest novellas of all time for twoooooo bucks, get it get it get it.
Can't sleep, surprised to see that THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST ebook is on sale for two dollars (in Canada at least) though!
Even after thirteen books I always get a little jumpscare when I see my name
www.amazon.ca/Butcher-Fore...
Even after thirteen books I always get a little jumpscare when I see my name
www.amazon.ca/Butcher-Fore...
The Butcher of the Forest
The Butcher of the Forest eBook : Mohamed, Premee: Amazon.ca: Books
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December 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Can confirm true in the US — one of my most favoritest novellas of all time for twoooooo bucks, get it get it get it.
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Some Magnapinna from a couple months ago! youtu.be/7UvSF6t3zQg?...
Rare Bigfin Squid Spotted in Deep Sea of Cook Islands | Nautilus Live
YouTube video by EVNautilus
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December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Some Magnapinna from a couple months ago! youtu.be/7UvSF6t3zQg?...
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shocking that we live in a world in which you can rick roll someone and THEY DON'T EVEN GET IT
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
shocking that we live in a world in which you can rick roll someone and THEY DON'T EVEN GET IT
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Sorry about the screaming, it turns out there was a guy under my desk and he reached out to pat my ankle as I went past
I thought he was in the living room
I thought he was in the living room
December 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Sorry about the screaming, it turns out there was a guy under my desk and he reached out to pat my ankle as I went past
I thought he was in the living room
I thought he was in the living room
pretty nice night, no notes, good job nature 👍📷🌊🌌
December 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
pretty nice night, no notes, good job nature 👍📷🌊🌌
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
This is a super cute (and very thoughtful) story! Highly recommend! Robots! Noodles! Friendship! What’s not to love?
Today only, Automatic Noodle e-books are on sale for $2.99 on all platforms! Grab one while they're still hot and chewy! bookshop.org/p/books/auto...
December 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is a super cute (and very thoughtful) story! Highly recommend! Robots! Noodles! Friendship! What’s not to love?
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I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.
asking the sommelier which wine pairs best with swedish fish
December 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.
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Not quite what you asked, but I invented a drink called a SharkNado, which involves vodka-soaked gummy sharks.
If you get the balance of sparkling cider right, they get tossed around in the glass.
If you get the balance of sparkling cider right, they get tossed around in the glass.
asking the sommelier which wine pairs best with swedish fish
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Not quite what you asked, but I invented a drink called a SharkNado, which involves vodka-soaked gummy sharks.
If you get the balance of sparkling cider right, they get tossed around in the glass.
If you get the balance of sparkling cider right, they get tossed around in the glass.
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#formline #telekitneticart #indigenousart #paleoart
custom formline commission of a yi qi for @dinosourcepod.bsky.social! thank you so much for commissioning me! 🪶🦖
custom formline commission of a yi qi for @dinosourcepod.bsky.social! thank you so much for commissioning me! 🪶🦖
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#formline #telekitneticart #indigenousart #paleoart
custom formline commission of a yi qi for @dinosourcepod.bsky.social! thank you so much for commissioning me! 🪶🦖
custom formline commission of a yi qi for @dinosourcepod.bsky.social! thank you so much for commissioning me! 🪶🦖
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Migrating from the blue bird, are we? 🥲
Well I'll try to update this account, here are some paintings from this summer.
Well I'll try to update this account, here are some paintings from this summer.
December 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Migrating from the blue bird, are we? 🥲
Well I'll try to update this account, here are some paintings from this summer.
Well I'll try to update this account, here are some paintings from this summer.
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Okay let’s talk about Richard Norman Shaw, who gave us this delightful mess and spearheaded an entire revolution in English domestic architecture
December 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Okay let’s talk about Richard Norman Shaw, who gave us this delightful mess and spearheaded an entire revolution in English domestic architecture
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Finished up this wave painting! Will be varnishing it to bring out the richness but want to let the paint fully dry overnight before applying.
This one is up for grabs.
Size: 6.5x11" Acryla gouache on paper
$600 (US shipping including)
DM to claim
This one is up for grabs.
Size: 6.5x11" Acryla gouache on paper
$600 (US shipping including)
DM to claim
December 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Finished up this wave painting! Will be varnishing it to bring out the richness but want to let the paint fully dry overnight before applying.
This one is up for grabs.
Size: 6.5x11" Acryla gouache on paper
$600 (US shipping including)
DM to claim
This one is up for grabs.
Size: 6.5x11" Acryla gouache on paper
$600 (US shipping including)
DM to claim
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I didn't bother reading it (thank you for doing the unpleasant work, Kate!) but what bothers me most about this, I think, is the smug implication by the 'writer' that her time is so much more important than the reader's. "I use AI because I have better things to do than write for you!"
If you're wondering whether the "open letter about AI" on file 770 is worth reading and engaging, it is not. The whole thing is rhetorical mush so it was no surprise when I got to the end and she admitted "her" letter was itself written by AI. Useless bait.
December 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I didn't bother reading it (thank you for doing the unpleasant work, Kate!) but what bothers me most about this, I think, is the smug implication by the 'writer' that her time is so much more important than the reader's. "I use AI because I have better things to do than write for you!"
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You ready for our 2026 Valentines??
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
December 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You ready for our 2026 Valentines??
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
Why yes, I did somehow mysteriously finish the best corner of this museum themed magic puzzle first.
December 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Why yes, I did somehow mysteriously finish the best corner of this museum themed magic puzzle first.
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We present: The Art of #InverteFest - December 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - December 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
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Orthoceras (big) and Lituites
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Orthoceras (big) and Lituites
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"This story doesn't need a sandworm"
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"This story doesn't need a sandworm"
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
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Done! You can fill out this survey too, whether you work in the industry or are just a reader and enjoyer of Sci-fi and fantasy
Please take the @sfwa.org survey and tell them to ban "A.i." entirely. If they don't, they don't deserve our membership or support.
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Tell the SFWA to ban “A.i.” entirely - gregpak.net
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association recently announced new guidelines that left a door open for works using “A.i” to be eligibl...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Done! You can fill out this survey too, whether you work in the industry or are just a reader and enjoyer of Sci-fi and fantasy