Lex Orgera
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Lex Orgera
@crowandthepoet.bsky.social
Poet, essayist, herbal history buff, animal friend, woods wanderer, editor, doodler. AGATHA, coming soon from JackLeg Press. Exploring earth and ether at crowandthepoet.substack.com.
You need this.
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I can’t figure out why I sat around watching Gilmore Girls all week, but…I HAD THIS SHIRT!
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Starting the week like this thanks to one naughty dog:
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hitcheford.
November 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Halloween highlights:

I made a little candy altar guarded by Raven and her shadow.

A sweet little ninja hugged me.

Weapons was not scary, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
November 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Pub day!!
October 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Well that’s that.
October 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Over on IG I posted this with the Halloween theme song, which was one of my better ideas today. Another of Agatha’s cute quips from my upcoming book AGATHA.
September 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Monday doodle.
September 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is from the poem “Agatha at Dawn” in AGATHA. The poem begins, “& then we’re trying / on the molecules / of sainthood, delivering / ourselves to the gods / of caffeine.”

AGATHA is officially out in the world Oct 13 from @jacklegpress.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Homecoming.
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A plant I didn’t know. Carolina horsenettle. In the nightshade family. Thorny! Those lovely flowers!
September 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’ve never been much of a letter reader, but these Darwin letters are strangely delightful to me. I’m just at the beginning. He’s still 17 or 18 and doesn’t yet know what he wants to do with his life.
September 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
For you.
June 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A few things happening in the garden. Blueberries, plantain, elder, swamp milkweed.
May 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Rose + lemon balm growing together in the back yard. Also a beautiful tea combination for a heavy spirit.
May 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
No writing with a pen for a few days.
April 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Look what my spouse is making for the garden! A giant periwinkle!
#mygarden #gardening #flowerfeed
April 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Cornflowers, milkweed, plantain. 🖤🖤
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Ah the magic of a walk in the woods where the little elves leave offerings.
April 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just a few happenings over here!!
April 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today is my dad’s birthday. He’s been dead almost 12 years, but he feels so present still.
April 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"Rescue operation"
March 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM