SECrowley (she/they)
@arguchik.bsky.social
I’m a freelance writer and editor currently living in Pittsburgh with my partner (he’s the tall one in the photo of our two shadows) and our two cats.
If I’ve never met you IRL, please don’t DM me. I won’t respond.
If I’ve never met you IRL, please don’t DM me. I won’t respond.
Do we really have to say that sexual predation is wrong, at root? It doesn’t become OK when the targeted person is a teen or adult. The degree of lasting damage and trauma varies according to age and many other factors, like post-trauma support, etc. BUT IT’S ALL BAD. Nobody comes through unscathed.
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Do we really have to say that sexual predation is wrong, at root? It doesn’t become OK when the targeted person is a teen or adult. The degree of lasting damage and trauma varies according to age and many other factors, like post-trauma support, etc. BUT IT’S ALL BAD. Nobody comes through unscathed.
We snap. And we are dragons.
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We snap. And we are dragons.
Am I the only one who wondered whether or not there's a way to recall a US Senator or Representative? Context: I live in PA, and John Fetterman is our nominally-dem Senator. Well, I looked it up and the answer is no. The constitution does not allow voters to recall Senators or Representatives.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Am I the only one who wondered whether or not there's a way to recall a US Senator or Representative? Context: I live in PA, and John Fetterman is our nominally-dem Senator. Well, I looked it up and the answer is no. The constitution does not allow voters to recall Senators or Representatives.
Here I am after finishing my 20 km run this morning. 😊 Yes, my hair is dripping sweat and my hat (which I knit - pattern is Shedir - like…god, almost 20 years ago now. 😬😂) Philly half-marathon, here I come!
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Here I am after finishing my 20 km run this morning. 😊 Yes, my hair is dripping sweat and my hat (which I knit - pattern is Shedir - like…god, almost 20 years ago now. 😬😂) Philly half-marathon, here I come!
Great, our “fall back into standard time” happened last night. Who among us can explain the maneuver to our cats?
November 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Great, our “fall back into standard time” happened last night. Who among us can explain the maneuver to our cats?
imgflip.com/i/aaeqnd (Alt text: distracted boyfriend meme. boyfriend is tech broligarchs; girlfriend is authors of dystopian lit; boyfriend turns head to watch dystopian lit walk the other way)
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October 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
imgflip.com/i/aaeqnd (Alt text: distracted boyfriend meme. boyfriend is tech broligarchs; girlfriend is authors of dystopian lit; boyfriend turns head to watch dystopian lit walk the other way)
In case anyone needs one more reason to ditch their Amazon membership - and to stop buying from them altogether. (I get that the latter is difficult because it’s not always easy to tell whether or not a company uses them to fulfill online orders.) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon confirms plans to lay off 14,000 corporate workers as part of wave of cuts
Retail giant, which is vying to reverse pandemic hiring spree, attempts to cut costs and slim down its operation
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In case anyone needs one more reason to ditch their Amazon membership - and to stop buying from them altogether. (I get that the latter is difficult because it’s not always easy to tell whether or not a company uses them to fulfill online orders.) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Thunderstorm rolling into Pittsburgh. Rain tapping on the windowpanes. Flashes of cold white light. Long, low rumbles. Lovely. Goodnight.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Thunderstorm rolling into Pittsburgh. Rain tapping on the windowpanes. Flashes of cold white light. Long, low rumbles. Lovely. Goodnight.
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Greeted by this at the end of my 8 km run this morning. #runinthedsrk, #finishinthelight
October 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Greeted by this at the end of my 8 km run this morning. #runinthedsrk, #finishinthelight
Here’s an #ecology question for the #ecologists - specifically #populationdynamics. I live in Pittsburgh. PA has a spotted lantern fly problem. On the local news and in local popular culture, the advice is to kill as many as you possibly can. 1/
September 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Here’s an #ecology question for the #ecologists - specifically #populationdynamics. I live in Pittsburgh. PA has a spotted lantern fly problem. On the local news and in local popular culture, the advice is to kill as many as you possibly can. 1/
Well, I have returned after about a month off social media. The algorithm here was creating a lefty vitriol vortex. We have a lot to be angry about, but online vitriol is like revving the engine when you’re stuck in the mud. If you want to get anywhere, the rubber has to meet the road.
July 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Well, I have returned after about a month off social media. The algorithm here was creating a lefty vitriol vortex. We have a lot to be angry about, but online vitriol is like revving the engine when you’re stuck in the mud. If you want to get anywhere, the rubber has to meet the road.
I have a ritual for the solstices and equinoxes. They happen 4 times per year, or every 3 months. On that same frequency, dentists recommend changing out your toothbrush every 3 months. QED. I always notice the former, and that helps me remember to do the latter. 🪥😄
June 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I have a ritual for the solstices and equinoxes. They happen 4 times per year, or every 3 months. On that same frequency, dentists recommend changing out your toothbrush every 3 months. QED. I always notice the former, and that helps me remember to do the latter. 🪥😄
I ordered a used copy of Darwin’s Origin of Species from ThriftBooks. It arrived today. I found this photo in it. I’m intrigued…
June 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I ordered a used copy of Darwin’s Origin of Species from ThriftBooks. It arrived today. I found this photo in it. I’m intrigued…
I keep feeling little moments of fear, like…am I safe on this platform? No. Of course I’m not. My posts are not private. But fuck it, I’m not going to pull my punches. Fuck all of this shit. Shall we dance?
Let Go Bro GIF
Alt: Let Go Bro GIF. Black and white “cow cat” moving in a way that’s highly unnatural and unexpected for a cat.
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June 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I keep feeling little moments of fear, like…am I safe on this platform? No. Of course I’m not. My posts are not private. But fuck it, I’m not going to pull my punches. Fuck all of this shit. Shall we dance?
I know we all hard core want Hamilton to be the defining musical theater production of our era. But I think it’s actually Cabaret.
June 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I know we all hard core want Hamilton to be the defining musical theater production of our era. But I think it’s actually Cabaret.
Hey, Bibi. You bombed them FIRST! And...just how many hospitals have you destroyed in Gaza? I'll bet Gazans think that you "can no longer be allowed to exist." SMDH
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Israel-Iran conflict live: Israeli minister says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’ after hospital strike
Defence minister Israel Katz says Iran’s supreme leader ‘personally gives the order to fire on hospitals’
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey, Bibi. You bombed them FIRST! And...just how many hospitals have you destroyed in Gaza? I'll bet Gazans think that you "can no longer be allowed to exist." SMDH
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
LOL rule*
*If I see something that truly makes me LOL - like, literally guffaw at its silliness or cleverness - then I am required repost it. So here you go.
*If I see something that truly makes me LOL - like, literally guffaw at its silliness or cleverness - then I am required repost it. So here you go.
June 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
LOL rule*
*If I see something that truly makes me LOL - like, literally guffaw at its silliness or cleverness - then I am required repost it. So here you go.
*If I see something that truly makes me LOL - like, literally guffaw at its silliness or cleverness - then I am required repost it. So here you go.
For those going on about Wyatt Russell being the "son of Kurt Russell," you know he's also Goldie Hawn's son, right?
Right?
Right?
June 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
For those going on about Wyatt Russell being the "son of Kurt Russell," you know he's also Goldie Hawn's son, right?
Right?
Right?
As an undergrad I learned this as Hieracium aurantiacum, but it has a different genus now: Pilosella aurantiaca, or orange hawkweed / fireweed. I love it.
June 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As an undergrad I learned this as Hieracium aurantiacum, but it has a different genus now: Pilosella aurantiaca, or orange hawkweed / fireweed. I love it.
Two days in a row! They used to curl up together like this all the time, until Echo (at right in both photos) developed hyperthyroidism. After about 6 months of finding an effective dose of methimazole, her aggression and irritability are better, and she’s back up to 10 lbs (from 7.5 lbs).
June 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Two days in a row! They used to curl up together like this all the time, until Echo (at right in both photos) developed hyperthyroidism. After about 6 months of finding an effective dose of methimazole, her aggression and irritability are better, and she’s back up to 10 lbs (from 7.5 lbs).
Unspeakable cruelty. This has to stop. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Dozens of Palestinians killed after Israeli forces open fire near aid delivery point, says Gaza civil defence agency – Middle East crisis live
Israeli forces opened fire on people heading towards aid distribution site run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, say witnesses
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Unspeakable cruelty. This has to stop. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Went for a walk with my partner, just got back. While walking we heard a nighthawk’s calls. The air smelled like honeysuckle, and the eastern sky was a lovely shade of indigo.
June 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Went for a walk with my partner, just got back. While walking we heard a nighthawk’s calls. The air smelled like honeysuckle, and the eastern sky was a lovely shade of indigo.
Would you rather be sailing/biking/swimming/hiking? Is your other car a broom? is your child an honor student? Did your child beat up someone else’s honor student? Are you with stupid?
May 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Would you rather be sailing/biking/swimming/hiking? Is your other car a broom? is your child an honor student? Did your child beat up someone else’s honor student? Are you with stupid?
