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Leah Shaffer
@leahshaffer.bsky.social
Science writer, mostly puttering about the garden.
she/her
counter argument : The argument meme
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
@ecarlen.bsky.social is the keeper of such things
Here are my puffed up hardy Chicago pigeons. 🪶
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I'm pretty sure drinking a second pot of coffee will fix me. Pretty pretty sure
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I actually bagged all my leaves one year, we ended up with 70 bags! Now, I just mow over it a couple times. Doesn't have to be perfect.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Indeed
November 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Weird ass new normal warm November. Atleast the kale is happy 🌱🥬 #GardenSkt
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My son insisted we purchase this singular velvet bow tie with a bell for the lady of the house. I guess I am doing parenting right.
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Evergreen mood
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Includes photos from Olah et all!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
ain't no money in this soap dispenser #AI
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Anyways, maybe this meme will help.
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I've already written this fanfiction. James Bond will be played by Rose Byrne who goes by both James Bond and "Katie" (if ya nasty). Her CIA contact is played by Melissa McCarthy who will channel her character from Spy. The title of the movie:
The Immortal James Bond: AntiFa
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
puffy vests never go out of fashion
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
whimsical egg sac
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Frosty ass pigeons in Chicago, doing their commute
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Funny detail from one of our #SciWri25 sessions on bridging the editor/writer divide. On the page of "frustrating editor behaviors," an edit.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Chicago giving science writers a big cold wet kiss. #SciWri25
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Platonic life partners/science wives, will get drunk, maybe weepy, definitely sleepy.
@maggiek.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
one more. I find myself saying this constantly.
November 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Advice column session at #SciWri25 with @laurahelmuth.bsky.social who has a @slate.com work advice column. These can be a good way to get subscribers. I want to start one called "Ask a mad scientist"
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Times are lean, get extra donuts.
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This city is so beautiful #SciWri25
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
See you soon #SciWri25
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Spotted @tkingfisher.com in a lucrative slot for the airport bookshop. Twisted Ones is scary as hell, I recommend it.
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM