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Kiona N. Smith
@kionasmith07.bsky.social
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Science reporter and author. Also knitter, crocheter, cross-stitcher, tabletop gamer, Pokemon Go player, and #NAFOFella. Actually 2 goblins and a magpie in a trenchcoat. She/they. https://linktr.ee/kionasmith
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Max has entered the chat.
A little gray dog sticks his nose toward the camera. The tip of his tongue hangs out the right side of his mouth. His ears are floppy. Behind him, out of focus, is a coffin-shaped pet bed because he peed in his regular one and it's being washed.
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Experts say that noticing a small dog can make the world seem a little less awful.

Behold, an expert:
A little gray dog with floppy ears stands patiently in front of the camera, waiting to be noticed and perhaps fed. It has been five whole minutes since his last meal, after all.
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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My plague doctor buddy is presiding over the trick-or-treat operation tonight.
A skeletal plague doctor statue holding a staff looms over a box of goody bags, with a cemetery in the background
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Yaaaaaay!!! Max is glad to hear it.
A small dog curled up in a pet bed with his head resting on the edge, the tip of his tongue stuck out one side of hiw mouth. The pet bed is stacked on top of another pet bed. He looks like he's contemplating adding another one.
October 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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I brought my current square for the blanket with me, but I want something mindless for watching K-Pop Demon Hunters with a friend tomorrow because I have been promised culture notes.
A rectangle of knitting; it's a mosaic of dark and light blue diamonds.
October 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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I am breaking my own rule about DPNs not being for travel knitting, because I got this gorgeous yarn at the fall festival Saturday and had to start a set of arm warmers right away. (Also I'm usually a bamboo needle user, but I left one at home and had to grab a backup set at Michael's.)
A skein of hand-dyed DK weight superwash merino from Rich Mountain Fibers, whose logo is a dog riding a motorcycle. The yarn is orange and purple and deep red, and it looks like Halloween sunset of your wildest dreams. A project on double-pointed needles with the orange and purple yarn from the previous image. It's a tube with a few rows of 2x2 ribbing and then stockinette.
October 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Humans are awful sometimes. Here's an emergency small dog. He helps.
A little gray dog who is extremely cute despite his obvious disdain for the camera
September 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Another wild Saturday night.
A knitting project in blue, sea green, and white stockinette intarsia
September 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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For personal reasons, I am sad. HOWEVER, I have a scruffy little dog and a spiffy new stack of comics by @johnwenz.bsky.social, so I guess I'll make it.
Medium Strange: True Tales of the Kinda Odd, Grey Skies #1, and Low Mediums: A Semi-Ghost Story and a Doomed Encounter With Spirtualism, all by John Wenz
September 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Did not have this on my bingo card for a book about the Erebus. (The book is Erebus: The Story of A Ship by Michael Palin from Monty Python.)

Anthropologists, can anyone shed light on this? Or do I have to make a very unusual request of the folks at the Body Farm?
A photo of a book page, with the following highlighted: "Through him, Hooker met some interesting and unusual men of science, including a Dr. Auckland, 'who could tell the age of a skull by the taste.'" I've written "WTF?" above in red script, for obvious reasons.
August 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Here you go! Details are in alt-text but if different formatting would be better, say the word!
A bingo card with a green border, titled Bookworm Bingo. 1st row: re-read a favorite, recommended by a friend, memoir, first book in a series, author's debut book. 2nd row: bought from an independent bookstore, happily ever after ending, main character with a disability, murder mystery, book with a love triangle. 3rd row: has a number in the title, genre outside your comfort zone, free space, written by a female author, book released this year. 4th row: modern classic, book you've been putting off, talks about mental health, banned book, published before you were born. 5th row: picked it for the cover, won an award, inspired by true events, borrowed from the library, wrotten by a BIPOC author.
August 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Here is Max! He helps.
A little gray dog with his tongue sticking out of his mouth, tilting his head back to look disapprovingly at the camera.
August 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Going through my own version of this lately. This time of year is just the worst. Wishing you as much comfort and peace as possible. Also, here's Max; he helps.
A little gray dog with floppy ears, a short mohawk, and a concerned expression.
July 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Would an emergency little dog help?
A little gray dog with the tip of his tongue sticking out.
July 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Our hydrangeas are going all-out this year.
A hydrangea bush full of round pink clusters of blossoms
June 21, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Oh my goodness! I love her! Here's a Max in trade.
Cute little gray dog with the tip of his ti guess sticking out one side of his mouth.
May 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Joined one of TWO protests in my city today. You can't really see it in this picture, but we had somewhere between 50 and 75 people (I'm a writer, not a census-taker). Not bad for a smallish city in a very red state, especially given that we've had this turnout every 2 weeks since early April.
Weary-looking, sunburned, somewhat overweight writer with messy hair holding a sign that says "Make America Follow the Constitution Again."
May 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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I got to be in the same room as Dr. Mae Jemison yesterday evening. I'm still in excited fangirl mode.
Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison smiling and gesturing enthusiastically while standing at a podium.
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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I don't have a cat, but I borrowed this one from a friend. His name is Jinx (the cat, not the friend).
A gray and white cat with striking blue eyes and wide pupils stares up at the camera. Not pictured: the loudest purrs ever.
March 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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I have placed him on the FLOOR like a PEASANT. Is Miette available? Max would like a consult.
A little gray dog with adorable floppy ears puts his front paws up on the couch and stares at you.
March 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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May I offer you a Schanuzer-snoot in these trying times?
A little gray dog enthusiastically pokes his nose toward the camera. He is extremely cute, looks very soft, and you feel the overwhelming urge to pet him and give him all of your food. Extreme closeup of a gray dog snout. His nose is pressed against the camera and you're staring down the top of his snout into a pair of soft, pleading puppydog eyes. Won't you give him your food? All of it? Now?
March 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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My scruffy little nerf-herder, Max! This is about as far as he willingly gets from me without food involved.
A scruffy little gray miniature Schanuzer with floppy ears, sprawled in a comfy dog bed, staring hopefully at the camera.
March 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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My stubby-tailed tiny house dragon, Blizzard! (He lost his tail long before I got him and seems to give zero bothers about it.)
A little brown crested gecko with no tail, perched on an outstretched hand. He has the cutest, friendliest little face.
March 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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This tracks, actually, lol.
January 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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February 13, 2024 at 1:06 AM