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Hibiscus Tea is out today!

26 poems of love, loss, and what was brewed among the leaves.
Solid first episode for BNN! Great interview delving into story and magic mushrooms.
Release day for Episode 1 of Bounty News Network!

It should be popping up all over the podcast world, like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. You can also view the video on YouTube!

Enjoy my interview with @krystlematar.bsky.social!
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Duck of the day! This is a plumed whistling duck. Photo by JJ Harrison.
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
From HIBISCUS TEA

Convincing you to read my book by the *last* sentence.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Duck of the day! This is a Falkland steamer. Photo by Pismire.
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Tempted to crash out right now. Please tell me something cool about stories or books or writing or ducks instead.
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“It’s been a fair few years now since we had a wizard infestation.”

Oh, the feeling of the SHEER INCONVENIENCE is perfectly conveyed. Absolutely fun and wild way to start a story.
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The great thing about reading is all the cool stories.
November 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Heuvember day 8! Would you let them into the tavern please?
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Duck of the day! This is a white-cheeked pintail. Photo by zoosnow.
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Oops, got stuck on the Duck Pics feed.

So…what are we talking about today?
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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HOWARD THE DUCK #3 (February 1980), with cover art by Jack Davis. A Marvel Magazine!
November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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A leucistic wood duck showed up at the local lake.

#🪶 #birding #nature #wildlife
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Duck of the day! This is a Muscovy duck. Photo by Jolanda Legeer.
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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I enjoy writing about wetland birds.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is a poem from my book Hibiscus Tea. It reads a bit differently in the book. I wanted to write it this way today.
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I enjoy writing about wetland birds.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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When's the best time to chase your dreams?

When Wyn's father dies unexpectedly and leaves him with a massive inheritance, Wyn uses that money to chase his own dreams. Being a bounty hunter and starting the galaxy's very first bounty hunting organization.
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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@krystlematar.bsky.social saves Halloween!

Full podcast releases next week!

#mushroom #halloween #BookSky #crochet
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Still not much discussion about waterfowl rights in politics. Anyone know how I can buy a lobbyist?
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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I have no idea where, when, how, or whatever other context I would need, but I really would love to give a lecture on vocal expression. Not from a physical perspective or medical or anything like that. More from a sense of meaning can change with how something is presented, how it's spoken or sung.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Duck of the day! This is an American black duck.
November 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Writing about fantasy ducks is figuring out new words to describe the sounds they make because somehow the only sound associated with ducks is ‘quack’.
Writing fantasy is trying to figure out what to call a French braid when there is no France.
Writing about fantasy cephalopods is typing “She winked” and having to look up whether octopi can wink (they can)
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I wish there was an Unpopular with Friends tab. For posts from people I follow that have less than two likes.
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In 5th grade when my buddies and I put together a collection of comic strips we had drawn and written. We got our teacher make photocopies and passed them around to anyone who would take a look, though it was mostly for ourselves. In some ways that’s still the indie publishing experience I desire.
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM