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Darby Ratliff
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Crosswords, queerness, American religion, baseball, and my (lack of) musical ability | #JesuitEducated | PhD Candidate in American Studies @ SLU
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Toothless the dragon smiling with his tongue out Midge the pitbull smiling with her tongue out
December 11, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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I watched How to Train Your Dragon for the first time in a long time last night, and listen, I’m convinced that my dog Midge and Toothless are the same. For reference:
Toothless the dragon from “How to Train Your Dragon” looking unamused in his lil harness Midge the pitbull from my home looking unamused in her lil harness
December 11, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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I’m so stoked to have today’s USAT with @xws.bsky.social. Many thanks to her and @amandarafkin.bsky.social
Screenshot from the USA Today crossword app showing “Hidden Trails” as the title of the puzzle. It’s by Darby Ratliff and Brooke Husic, edited by Amanda Rafkin
December 21, 2023 at 5:14 PM
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Hope this wasn’t your reaction as you were editing 😂
A meme of Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park running away from a T-Rex that says “Go to jurassic park they said. It will be fun they said.”
November 14, 2023 at 11:21 PM
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My excitement as this puzzle filled:
A picture of me pointing at a 🦕
November 14, 2023 at 4:16 AM
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I made the puzzle in USA Today! Check it out if you’ve got a chance!
Screenshot from the USA Today crossword puzzle app of the “Start Playing” screen for today’s grid. The title is “First Down,” it’s by Darby Ratliff, and the editor is Anna Gundlach.
October 9, 2023 at 2:01 PM
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Midge is ready for spooooooky season with her newest friend 🎃 👻 🦴

cc: @stulowetzke.bsky.social
A pit bull wearing a blue bananas gnaws on an orange Halloween dog toy shaped like a dinosaur that has a black stomach where you can see it’s “bones”
October 5, 2023 at 1:14 PM
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I love the blue of the sky from one of my trips to Nats Park! 💙⚾️
A photo of the field at Nationals Park. It’s nighttime so there’s a deep navy blue sky and the field is lit up
September 8, 2023 at 4:54 PM