Feisty Tiktaalik
@annerooney.bsky.social
Crawling from the swamp. Writer of books for people big and small. Some about dinos, evo, space and all that, some made-up shizz (aka fiction). Favourite dino: Kentrosaurus. Views mine, all mine
Ooh, new books! The Essential Book of Consciousness, out in November. Look at the lovely foil! Hardback! And only £12.99. Book pricing is a mysterious art
October 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Ooh, new books! The Essential Book of Consciousness, out in November. Look at the lovely foil! Hardback! And only £12.99. Book pricing is a mysterious art
Kings with flashy ballrooms don't always get what they expect
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Kings with flashy ballrooms don't always get what they expect
#AIslop #clankershite Dimorphodon by AI: six limbs and bifurcated feet. *This* is what makes my job hard
September 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#AIslop #clankershite Dimorphodon by AI: six limbs and bifurcated feet. *This* is what makes my job hard
New book! I had to wait a while for my copies as it ships from the US, but here it is
September 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New book! I had to wait a while for my copies as it ships from the US, but here it is
I would send copies of my books on vaccination and on pandemics, too, but they are for 7-11 year olds and prob too hard. Plus we can no longer post things to the USA from my country
August 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I would send copies of my books on vaccination and on pandemics, too, but they are for 7-11 year olds and prob too hard. Plus we can no longer post things to the USA from my country
Should I aslo send copies of two of my books, "You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Vaccinations" and "You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Virus Pandemic"? They are for 7-11 years, so I hope not too advanced, published by Scholastic. There's one about antibiotics and resistance too, but it might be too hard
August 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Should I aslo send copies of two of my books, "You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Vaccinations" and "You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Virus Pandemic"? They are for 7-11 years, so I hope not too advanced, published by Scholastic. There's one about antibiotics and resistance too, but it might be too hard
The death rate for unvaccinated people was between 4 and 10 times the death rate for fully vaccinated people over the course of 2021-23 varying over that peiod (different variants of covid at dif times). You can find info and explanation at ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths...
August 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The death rate for unvaccinated people was between 4 and 10 times the death rate for fully vaccinated people over the course of 2021-23 varying over that peiod (different variants of covid at dif times). You can find info and explanation at ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths...
Well done, Adobe AI. 'Realistic' portrayal seems to show #spinosaurus wearing its sail like a skirt around its waist 😅
August 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Well done, Adobe AI. 'Realistic' portrayal seems to show #spinosaurus wearing its sail like a skirt around its waist 😅
Let me remind you again why generative AI is a pile of toxic crap
July 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Let me remind you again why generative AI is a pile of toxic crap
New book! Actually it came out in Jan but sold out s I didn't get my copies until they reprinted it. #dinosaurs #dinos #kidslit
June 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New book! Actually it came out in Jan but sold out s I didn't get my copies until they reprinted it. #dinosaurs #dinos #kidslit
Yum - home grown kiwi, homegrown wild strawberries, Bulgarian yoghurt, honey, chia seeds
June 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Yum - home grown kiwi, homegrown wild strawberries, Bulgarian yoghurt, honey, chia seeds
Evil bastard caterpillar. Is this rare or can I chuck it in the field to eat something else?
June 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Evil bastard caterpillar. Is this rare or can I chuck it in the field to eat something else?
Here is my wildflower-filled micro orchard, doing well. Lots of apricots on the tree in ghe foreground
June 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Here is my wildflower-filled micro orchard, doing well. Lots of apricots on the tree in ghe foreground
This is my wildlife pond. It's about 90% newts in early summer
May 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is my wildlife pond. It's about 90% newts in early summer
Lovely day in Old Stevenage with my dear friend and ex-editor Nigel. And we found this memorial to E.M.Forster
April 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Lovely day in Old Stevenage with my dear friend and ex-editor Nigel. And we found this memorial to E.M.Forster
My dear friend and ex-editor Nigel took me around old Stevenage and we saw this memorial to E.M.Forster
April 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My dear friend and ex-editor Nigel took me around old Stevenage and we saw this memorial to E.M.Forster
What to do with left-over Easter eggs? (OK, those you have bought up cheap on Easter Tuesday) Chocolate Wiwaxi corrugata! One Easter egg, chocolate buttons and some chocolate icing as glue #paleoart #eastereggs #fossils #Cambrian #food
April 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
What to do with left-over Easter eggs? (OK, those you have bought up cheap on Easter Tuesday) Chocolate Wiwaxi corrugata! One Easter egg, chocolate buttons and some chocolate icing as glue #paleoart #eastereggs #fossils #Cambrian #food
#Greenland solidarity photo. Husky parking area, Nuuk
April 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#Greenland solidarity photo. Husky parking area, Nuuk
Oh frabjous day! My desk is so messy I had no idea this packet of delicious biscuits was hidden under the mess!
April 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Oh frabjous day! My desk is so messy I had no idea this packet of delicious biscuits was hidden under the mess!
I went to #Greenland last summer to visit a friend who lives there. It's a beautiful place that Trump must keep his filthy hands off and filthy felons out of. Posting a photo a day in solidarity
April 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I went to #Greenland last summer to visit a friend who lives there. It's a beautiful place that Trump must keep his filthy hands off and filthy felons out of. Posting a photo a day in solidarity
If you can, please join the Society of Authors in protesting against Meta stealing the work of authors to train their AI. Authors earn an average of £7000 a year, yet Meta decided not to pay for their work, instead using a pirate site of stolen work! #DoTheWriteThing
April 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If you can, please join the Society of Authors in protesting against Meta stealing the work of authors to train their AI. Authors earn an average of £7000 a year, yet Meta decided not to pay for their work, instead using a pirate site of stolen work! #DoTheWriteThing
First egg from my new chickens. Cost of chickens plus feed puts this egg at about £80. Could prob sell it into the US at a profit, even with tariffs. (Obviously I won't, because boycott)
March 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
First egg from my new chickens. Cost of chickens plus feed puts this egg at about £80. Could prob sell it into the US at a profit, even with tariffs. (Obviously I won't, because boycott)