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J. Lily Corbie 🦇
@jlilycorbie.bsky.social
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Soup witch, ace lesbian spinster, horror and fantasy author, possible alien sleeper agent
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When I try to get cute pics of Sonata...
A grey tortie cat lying down, one front leg outstretched, looking very chill. A grey tortie cat stretched to the side, one ear back, caught in a yawn. A grey tortie cat, head thrown back, eyes shut tight, yawning wide. Lots of teeth.
November 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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And here it is lit up!
The same sort of classic jack o' lantern with a mouth shaped like a bat, now with a tea light inside.
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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I carved a pumpkin! I haven't done a classic jack o' lantern in so many years.

Came out a little wonky, but that's jack o' lanterns.
A carved pumpkin with a smiling face. The mouth is a bat.
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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I went by the children's zoo, going for more Halloween stuff since that's probably where a lot of the trick or treating happens, and, well...
Christmas decorations set up directly blocking one of the few Haunt the Zoo signs. The Christmas decorations are expensive and elaborate, and the lone Halloween decoration is a painted plywood cutout.
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Something got this caracal's undivided attention.
A caracal standing on a platform at full attention, staring hard at something, magnificent ears on full display.
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Found a few enrichment pumpkins.
A pumpkin in an enclosure with a face drawn on it.
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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This jaguar had a lot to say.
A jaguar on a platform, surveying its surroundings.
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The vulture was cautiously stalking something tasty on the log. They're so cute, I can't.
A vulture peeking up before behind a tree stump with a meal waiting on it. The vulture away from the stump, playing it cool.
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Baby elephant (I think that's Xerxes) pestering a sibling.
A baby elephant on the right approaching a juvenile elephant on the left.
October 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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BABY LANGUR!
A baby langur monkey, still bright orange, with its mother.
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Baby giraffe!
A baby giraffe with an adult giraffe standing nearby.
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Very funny to come across a large exhibit with multiple animals and they're all chilling in front of their signs.
Three Nile Lechwe settled on the ground, with their sign in the foreground. Two common ostriches behind their sign. A giraffe in the distance behind the giraffe sign.
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I went in the herpetarium, and for some reason I can't find any of these lizards or frogs.

Hide and seek champs, I guess.
An aquarium with a gecko attached to the glass, to the right center. An aquarium with a frog attached to the glass, left center. A very sneaky glass frog peeking though a hole in a leaf, but also its shadow is clearly visible through the leaf.
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Finally find a hint of Halloween. I guess these are where you can trick-or-treat.

You can really tell which event they care about.
A screen with the dessert and a wanted sign for the chupacabra with a weird green alien standing in front that's probably supposed to be a chupacabra. A screen with a train in it with a steam engine with a skull on the front.
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I'm pretty sure this is one of the Christmas decorations, but I dig it.
A huge orange and blue peacock spider on a rock.
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Had the best chat with a zookeeper while we watched baby mongoose play, and that cheered me right up
Two baby mongoose climbing up branches. A pile of at least four mongoose.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I took the day off from work to come check out the zoo on Halloween...and it's Christmas.

There's a big Haunt the Zoo event tonight that costs extra, but I guess you just get Christmas now.

The only Halloween is kids in costumes.

There might be more Halloween deeper in, but this makes me sad.
The walkway leading into the zoo, lines with giant Christmas presents, trees, and one of Santa's elves napping in a hammock suspended on candy canes. Giant gingerbread men and lollipops by the walkway. A giant happy holidays sign with a bigger Santa and snowman.
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Red Dirt Collective is doing an emergency food fundraiser to help folks after SNAP cuts off next month, and they're matching funds up to $3k.
A poster for Red Dirt Collective's emergency food fundraiser. Donate through Venmo or PayPal to @RedDirtCollective. Put 'food distro' in the note.
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Just so, so happy this demanding little goober is in good health.
A fat little grey tortie cat peers up at the camera, expecting cheese.
October 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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One of Sonata's blood test results was a red flag for kidney failure, so the vet wanted to run an extra test...

Fully worth an extra $40 to know the little reprobate is probably a little dehydrated.
A grey tortie cat sitting on the arm of a chair, resting her paw on her person's leg.
October 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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She was such a good girl. How could I not miss her every single day?
A small blue dog sitting in a pink bed with her tongue hanging out. A small blue dog cautiously meets a very tiny grey tortie kitten who raises one little paw curiously at the dog. A small blue dog walks by with a grey blanket stairs over her back, licking her chops. There is a tiny grey tortie kitten behind her. A small blue dog plays shark as she approaches a chicken nugget, eyes and mouth wide.
October 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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All of my flash story zines!

She chose the one on the bottom with the butterfly.
Two rows of single page zines, three on top, four on the bottom. The top row, left to right: She and I, illustrated with a shovel leaning against a tree, Nothing & Nobody, illustrated with strings, and Making Friends, with a skull surrounded by seaweed. The bottom row, left to right: It Was Always Going to End This Way, illustrated with a spider web and the full moon, Singing with My Sisters, illustrated with a lighthouse, Make It True, illustrated with a flower and a butterfly, and Manners, illustrated with an empty grave.
October 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Exhibit #57352 why is best to shop local: the last couple of times I got a fast food burger, it was ever smaller while the price got higher.

Meanwhile, for about the same price at Tuckers:
A large hamburger with two patties, cheese, and thinly sliced grilled onions spilling out. No scale, but it's bigger than my face.
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Sonata climbed onto the back of my chair with Laszlo, and he had feelings about it.
On the right, a smaller grey tortie cat sits, looking over the lounging cat beside her. Meanwhile to the left, a grey tuxedo cat who is lying down has lifted his head with a disbelieving expression. To the right, the grey tortie cat has settled down facing away from the other cat. To the left, facing the opposite direction, the grey tuxedo cat looks offended and resigned.
September 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Laszlo: Handsome boy or handsomest boy?
A grey tuxedo cat lounging on his side, head and shoulders up, ears and whiskers perked, head slightly canted. Once back foot is tucked under a front leg, pink toe beans visible. A grey tuxedo cat lounging on his side, head dipped, eyes cut over, one arm resting along his flank. He's still showing off his toe beans on one back foot.
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM