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The Amazing Adventures of Tortoise & Gecko

A four-part serial novel that sets off as a fable and then begins to spiral, one short episode a week.

https://tortoiseandgecko.au

Posting every week in 2025.
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Tortoise & Gecko @tortoiseandgecko.bsky.social · Sep 24
Three-quarters of the way through Part 1 of The Amazing Adventures of Tortoise & Gecko! You can download a free PDF of episodes 1-39 here: theamazingadventuresof.tortoiseandgecko.au/p/e-books

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E-books
When Tortoise joins Gecko on the high seas, he learns that the stories we're told and the ones we tell transform us. With talking animals, pirates, empire, & buried texts, this shapeshifting philosoph...
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Episode 46: The Plan

An unexpected arrival.

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Episode 46
The Plan
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November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Episode 46: The Plan

An unexpected arrival.

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Episode 46
The Plan
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November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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it arched forth its vast archangel wings, as if to embrace some holy ark
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Episode 45: Prisoners

New inmates arrive, and the prisoners begin plotting.

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Episode 45
Prisoners
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November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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The #FindThatLizard Scholarship is accepting applications until 12/10.

We fund girls, women, and gender non conforming persons pursuing herpetology🦎🐍🐸🐢

I can’t wait to read your application! earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Fluctuat nec mergitur by Ferdynand Ruszczyc, 1905.

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a ship on a tempestous sea, stars in the sky
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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🐸Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus").

Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").

Females may physically fight over a calling male.

Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.

Not evaluated by the IUCN.

📷by William Warby on Pexels
A blue frog with dark blue (almost black) markings is sitting in some bright green moss. It is looking to the right of the picture.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Episode 45: Prisoners

New inmates arrive, and the prisoners begin plotting.

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Episode 45
Prisoners
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November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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🦒 Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people
Brighton: E. & J.B. Young and Co., 1889.

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Illustration titled "Antelopes and Giraffes" from an 1889 natural history book, depicting a large giraffe prominently in the foreground with its characteristic long neck, spotted coat, and ossicones. To the left, two antelope species are shown: a chamois standing on rocky terrain and a gazelle running on grassy ground. In the background, three faintly sketched giraffes are walking across the plain, and another giraffe stands near a tree. The illustration combines detailed anatomical features and natural habitat elements to educate young readers about these animals.
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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“And was it?” asked Toad.
Frog pours Toad a hot cup of tea while Toad asks about Frog's childhood. From "The Corner" In *Frog and Toad All Year*
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Episode 44: Form K

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Episode 44
Form K
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October 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Episode 44: Form K

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Episode 44
Form K
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October 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Decorate, decorate
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Episode 43: Ika

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Episode 43
Ika
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October 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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21st October, 1978:
"Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet" part 4. #DoctorWho
October 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time... abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata): 30cm (11.8in). This treeswift species is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Brunei, Singapore, and Thailand. Amazing photo taken by Mahar Mahi in Brunei #treeswift #taylorswift #swift #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #bluesky #bsky #brunei
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Episode 43: Ika

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Episode 43
Ika
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October 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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A mushroom, playing keyboard
Mushroom in the Wild Playing Keyboard
YouTube video by BionicandtheWires
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Episode 42: Sunless Days, Sunless Nights

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Episode 42
Sunless Days, Sunless Nights
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October 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Episode 42: Sunless Days, Sunless Nights

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Episode 42
Sunless Days, Sunless Nights
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October 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Levels by Vasily Kandinsky, 1929
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137781
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
October 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Episode 41: Ghustloch

The gang is taken into custody.

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Episode 41
Ghustloch
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October 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Episode 41: Ghustloch

The gang is taken into custody.

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Episode 41
Ghustloch
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October 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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European Pine Marten (Martes martes): This mammal has retractable claws which enable it to climb trees & run along tree branches in the arboreal habitats of Northern Europe. Cracking photo taken by Danny Green in Scotland. #PineMarten #marten #mammal #forest #nature #wildlife #scotland #MartesMartes
October 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM