Riley Black - When the Earth Was Green out now 🌱
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Bronto-queen, big cat, best-selling and award-winning author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, When the Earth Was Green, and Tyrant Lizard Queen (2026). 🔞 she/they/it. Skreeonk. http://rileyblack.net
How do I sleep? Under a heap of cats.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
How do I sleep? Under a heap of cats.
Ah, the joys of rifling through the ol’ comics box.
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Ah, the joys of rifling through the ol’ comics box.
Afternoon naps are very important to Strata. Right around 2, she’ll find me and meow, rub her cheek, and poof her tail until I sit down so she can get a little more sleep.
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Afternoon naps are very important to Strata. Right around 2, she’ll find me and meow, rub her cheek, and poof her tail until I sit down so she can get a little more sleep.
Strata is named for her stripes, which reminded Splash and me of desert varnish on Mesozoic rock layers in eastern Utah. Belly, to illustrate.
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Strata is named for her stripes, which reminded Splash and me of desert varnish on Mesozoic rock layers in eastern Utah. Belly, to illustrate.
Would you like to see a happy cat?
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Would you like to see a happy cat?
Dinosaur? No, dinoswole.
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dinosaur? No, dinoswole.
A road crew left a track loader running at the curb and I was tempted to reenact the climactic battle from Carnosaur.
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A road crew left a track loader running at the curb and I was tempted to reenact the climactic battle from Carnosaur.
Margarita was a very beloved cat of mine. She was very sweet and very sassy, with such a big personality even internet friends knew her.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Margarita was a very beloved cat of mine. She was very sweet and very sassy, with such a big personality even internet friends knew her.
I was camping at Mammoth. Elk wandered by to browse in the evening. I’d brought a waist-high stack of books and read for hours and hours.
I finished the book and when my partner asked how it was, I came out to her. She ignored the fact, but I got here anyway. And that’s why it’s still a good night.
I finished the book and when my partner asked how it was, I came out to her. She ignored the fact, but I got here anyway. And that’s why it’s still a good night.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I was camping at Mammoth. Elk wandered by to browse in the evening. I’d brought a waist-high stack of books and read for hours and hours.
I finished the book and when my partner asked how it was, I came out to her. She ignored the fact, but I got here anyway. And that’s why it’s still a good night.
I finished the book and when my partner asked how it was, I came out to her. She ignored the fact, but I got here anyway. And that’s why it’s still a good night.
Thanks, I hate it. Especially including sexist creep Feynman. Why are you promoting this slop, @nature.com?
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks, I hate it. Especially including sexist creep Feynman. Why are you promoting this slop, @nature.com?
! I’ve been spotted.
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
! I’ve been spotted.
I normally don't throw stuff like this up here, but call me curious.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I normally don't throw stuff like this up here, but call me curious.
I love her pink nose.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I love her pink nose.
I think she knows it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I think she knows it.
Yes also literally
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yes also literally
She’s still but I feel the motor running
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
She’s still but I feel the motor running
She smiles and says “I will always love you”
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
She smiles and says “I will always love you”
Paradise
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Paradise
🙀 Belly
November 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🙀 Belly
She likes to have me all to herself for afternoon naps.
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
She likes to have me all to herself for afternoon naps.
Within a day of seeing a ladder for the first time, Strata learned to climb it.
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Within a day of seeing a ladder for the first time, Strata learned to climb it.
Well-earned warmth.
Strata was also enjoying the morning rays.
Strata was also enjoying the morning rays.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Well-earned warmth.
Strata was also enjoying the morning rays.
Strata was also enjoying the morning rays.
The idea that transphobic ads decide elections is another piece of the manufactured controversy about us. There was never any evidence backing the claim, just “people are saying” repeated over and over. It’s just bullshit.
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The idea that transphobic ads decide elections is another piece of the manufactured controversy about us. There was never any evidence backing the claim, just “people are saying” repeated over and over. It’s just bullshit.
A dream so good Joey wished to join it.
November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A dream so good Joey wished to join it.
Wake up for breakfast, then back to sleep.
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Wake up for breakfast, then back to sleep.