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Chelsea Harvey
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Marsh and maritime forest — Hunting Island, SC. Weekend wanderings with my best bud ❤️
Me and a medium-sized brown dog with black muzzle on a wooden boardwalk stretching out into a marsh. A medium-sized brown dog standing on a bed of pine needles surrounded by trees. A dwarf palmetto frond arcs overhead. A marshy landscape at golden hour, with the sun reflecting off a pool of water in the distance.
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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It’s not Halloween until I make a slew of over-the-top themed snacks 😈 This year: popcorn balls, brownie witch’s cauldrons, stuffed mushroom eyeballs. Bonus super-creepy lychee eyeball cocktail made by a friend!
Six popcorn balls with orange sprinkles sitting in a cast iron skillet A brownie cup filled with marshmallows covered in green icing with a cinnamon stick stuck in the side — resembles a cauldron filled with a bubbling green liquid A platter of mushrooms filled with ricotta cheese and sliced olives in the middle — resembling eyeballs A cocktail glass filled with dark red liquid and what appears to be a floating eyeball
November 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Also learned this wild story from the Boyton book: In 1976, The Washington Post literally sent a reporter on an apparently very expensive Snallygaster (inexplicably rebranded as a kind of Bigfoot?) hunt with a whole team of assistants.
Chapter 4: the Great Snallygaster Hunt The Washington Post, perhaps emboldened by their recent exposé and Richard Nixon's subsequent resignation, decided to take on Maryland's most famous legend in the fall of 1976. Scaff writer Gordon Chaplin's report, titled "The Grand Bicentennial Washington Post/Potomac Expedition to Darkest Maryland in Search of the Monstrous Snallygaster," was a colorful chronicle of his attempts to capture the dreaded beast in the White Marsh area of Anne Arundel County. Published in the Sunday edition of the Post on October 10, Chaplin's article was a delightfully irreverent piece of gonzo journalism. Taking a page from George May, Chaplin notes the Dwayyo's influence on the Snallygaster's appearance over the previous 11 years: It is described both in Webster's Third International Dictionary and the 1935 Federal Writer's Project Guide as part reptile, part bird, but those who claim to have seen it recently say it more closely resembles the Sasquatch or Bigfoot of the Northwestern rainforests. Like the Bigfoot, the Snallygaster is said to be ape-like, much bigger than a man, and covered with shaggy hair. 43
October 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Returning today from a highly educational weekend roadtrip with this tidbit: Stopped over in Harpers Ferry for a night, had dinner at a place called Snallygaster’s, inquired about the logo, learned about the local legend—a giant man-eating bird-dragon originating in nearby Frederick County, MD. 1/
A round logo with an illustration of a winged bird-dragon with goggles over its single eye, clutching a wine bottle in its tail and a pig (whose top hat is flying off into the wind) in its claws. The text reads “Snallygaster’s Cafe and Wine Bar Harpers Ferry, WV”
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Long week, weather finally turning, rare Friday night in — yup, it’s giant-batch-of-homemade-Charleston-red-rice night
A black bowl filled with a red-colored rice stew with onions, bell peppers, celery and (vegan) sausage
October 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Sunset szn
A view of the water from the backs of the East River at Domino Park in Williamsburg, with the Manhattan skyline in the background. People gathered by the water to watch the sunset. Pink and purple clouds at the horizon light up a darkening sky. A vivid golden sunset over the East River, city skyline in the background. A pink and orange sunset over the East River, viewed from Brooklyn, with the Manhattan skyline in the background.
October 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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It hath been a week. Here is a small joy: Every October, my grandmother’s (small, adorable, usually understated) retirement home sticks this GIGANTIC inflatable cat in the lobby & it just tickles me to death. It is 2 stories tall! Its head swivels!! The skeleton rat is new this year & I am obsessed.
A gigantic inflatable black cat in the lobby of an apartment building. Based on the balcony levels in the background, you can see that it is almost three stories tall.
October 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Spotted on the map tonight while planning an upcoming road trip. Literally can’t believe that I (a Halloween queen if there ever was one) did not know about this community in my home state. 🎃
Screenshot of a Google map, zoomed in on part of the South Carolina upstate, highlighting a location called “Pumpkintown.”
October 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Blazing sunset on the walk to Forest Hills stadium to see Tyler Childers tonight (what a heckuva show). Put a lil lump right into my throat, y’all. We live on a beautiful planet and we still have music. ❤️
A bright red horizon fading into a purple sky above. In the foreground, a quiet street, people walking, and some trees.
September 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Tonight’s project — not a fish mimic, but still a fun addition to the thread. Lions mane mushroom “pulled pork” with homemade Carolina gold barbecue sauce (mustard-based!) and homemade pickles. 😋
What appears to be a barbecue pulled pork sandwich (actually made from shredded lions mane mushroom) on a toasted roll with homemade pickles, on a black plate next to a summer salad of radishes, cucumbers and red onions.
August 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Lots of other fascinating stuff in here about how old John Brown’s brand of religion influenced his worldview and moral convictions (eg extreme generosity, contempt of capitalism, withdrawal from political life and organized church life). A riveting read truly (so far) for the modern age
A book cover featuring a portrait of John Brown in his older years with a long beard. Text on the cover reads reads: “JOHN BROWN ABOLITIONIST — The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights — David S. Reynolds — ‘Almost every page forces you to think hard, and in new ways, about American violence, American history, and what used to be called the American character.’l —The New Yorker
August 20, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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I have a deathly allergy to fire ants and growing up in the Carolinas I had to be super careful outdoors, never barefoot in the dirt, always sturdy shoes and a blanket in the park. Been in NYC 12 years now (where we have no fire ants) and it still feels so cool to me to literally touch grass. 🥹
A book lying in the grass (no blanket!) and a view of a grassy field stretching out behind it.
August 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Well I went back today and bought some ☠️ Honestly delicious
A close-up of my hand holding a peach (slightly flatter than your regular peach with a depression in the middle, like a doughnut)
August 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Left: chickpea/artichoke “crab” cakes (I’ve been told to try this with lions mane mushrooms next)
Right: chickpea “tuna” salad, basically my go-to lunch these days
A chickpea patty on a bed of lettuce topped with a yellow remoulade Chickpea salad (looks like tuna salad) on a bed of lettuce with toasted naan
August 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Carrot “smoked salmon,” also a really successful mimic 😃
Three crackers topped with thinly sliced of carrot (looks like smoked salmon) garnished with dill and capers
August 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Watermelon poke — this literally just came out of the oven and has absolutely no business being these delicious. First time I’ve ever made this and obsessed.
Close-up of sliced watermelon coated in sesame seeds, looks like tuna poke
August 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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I have had, as they say, a day — so no news, just a self-indulgent thread of weird stuff I’ve been stress-cooking. Normally a limited pescatarian, but leaning very veg atm, so the oddball theme is veg versions of fish dishes 🤷‍♀️

King oyster mushroom “scallops” over lemon pasta, these were phenomenal
A black bowl filled with linguine pasta, topped with sliced mushrooms that look just like scallops, and garnished with fresh parsley
August 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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~Three years ago, on a mission for apple cider doughnuts (yep), I found myself forking over like $25 for this candle after the vendor informed me that its eyes would light up when I lit it 💀 I burned it one time, immediately got sad when it started to melt, and now it just sits on my tv stand
A beige candle shaped like a skull sitting on a grey wood surface
August 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I say this over and over, but the contraction of conventional newsrooms deeply erodes our ability to hold power to account — in all the obvious ways and in many less obvious ones as well. Great point in this piece on the Post’s obit desk:

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Screenshot from the article that reads: “If you care about warts-and-all journalism, the change is a big deal. Unlike beat reporters, full-time obituary writers don't have to worry about whether including unsavory details about the dearly departed will offend the grieving sources they still need to cultivate. Getting rid of them is a recipe for toothless pieces that pull punches about deceased power players.”
August 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Almost forgot to celebrate little Velvet’s gotcha day, which was earlier this week. 🎉 My two lil pandemic babies, both acquired more or less accidentally under strange, difficult circumstances — funny how some of life’s blessings work that way.
Me, wearing a black sleeveless shirt and holding a black cat wrapped in a black blanket, taking a photo of ourselves in a mirror. A picture of my hand petting a black cat curled up on a pink and green and white quilt.
August 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Thanks for saving me in so many ways during the pandemic and ever since, bud. You are still the meanest and most deceptively cute little fuzzball on Earth.
A medium sized impossibly cute brown dog with a black muzzle and a fluffy fox-tail sleeping peacefully on his side on a brown fabric surface.
July 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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I met this ornery little bastard five years ago today and he promptly bit my hand when I tried to pet him. Within a few days, we were best buds forever. :) I love this photo — it captures the first time Lucky hopped on the couch and put his head on my knee, the literal moment we became friends.
I’m sitting on a beige couch, holding a laptop, with a multicolored blanket on my lap. A medium-sized brown dog with a black muzzle is sitting beside me, resting his snout on my knee.
July 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Strange feeling to visit the same place years apart in v different phases of your life. New River Gorge WV—top pic taken Nov. 7, 2020, mid-pandemic, the day Biden’s election win was called. Bottom pics taken last weekend—very different circumstances for me personally, for the country, for the world.
Me wearing a black long-sleeved shirt standing in front of the New River Gorge bridge stretching between two mountains with brown and orange trees in the background
July 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Tonight’s sunset. I never love this city more than I do on mid-summer nights. ❤️
A view of a crowded sidewalk on 14th St in NYC, with a bright purple and orange sunset behind the buildings in the background.
June 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Back in the Mountain State on this West Virginia Day — celebrating the great Appalachian glass-blowing tradition with a tour of Blenko Glass Company, been wanting to visit this place for years ❤️
The glowing door of a small furnace inside a glass-blowing studio Rows of colorful glass sun-catchers hanging on a wooden frame in front of a window.
June 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM