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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Pet cats are essential for survival. The dinosaurs didn’t have pet cats, and see what happened to them.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Yes! "What's New in NCSA Mosaic" -- often as many as three new websites in one day.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I loved reading this story! This is one of those rare stories with an absolutely perfect ending. (cc @angelasylvaine.bsky.social)

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CatsCast @catscast.org · 27/06/2026

CatsCast 29: Firecoat's Irreparable Witch by Aaron Canton, narrated by Eric Valdes, hosted by @tarvernova.bsky.social

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Pretty sure I bought some Escher-themed wrapping paper there.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I remember a plane trip where I was in the last row of the non-smoking section, directly in the path of smoke exhaled by passengers in the row behind me. Also the transition period when polite smokers started asking “mind if I smoke” instead of offering you a cigarette.

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PseudoPod 🎙️ @pseudopod.org · 18/05/2026

PodCastle are still looking for a narrator. Anyone know anyone?

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I am not on TikTok. I will never be on TikTok. This bethcato2 account is impersonating me and direct messaging writers in an effort to sell marketing services. Any account pretending to be me on TikTok is fraudulent.

I AM NOT ON TIKTOK!
I AM BEING IMPERSONATED!
SCAMMER! IMAGE THIEF! REPORT THEM! WARN PEOPLE!

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Diminish a book The Grapes of Annoyance

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The cat is clearly right. It's saying "the vegetables I'm sitting on don't belong in this fruit display; please move them to the appropriate section."

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PodCastle @podcastle.org · 23/04/2026

#NarratorCall: we need a Hawaiian male-presenting narrator for an incredible 4700-word story. $30 paid! If this is you, record a 2min sample MP3 and email it to podcastle@escapeartists.net so we can check recording quality.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

In Southern California? Feel like looking at cat pictures, sipping drinks and eating snacks while hanging out with actual cats? Come to Tail Town's Feline Photography art show opening tonight, Friday April 17 at 6:30pm. www.tailtowncats.com/photography

A poster for the feline photography art show, Friday April 17 at 6:30 through May 24. A shorthaired cat, viewed through a camera viewfinder, looks directly at the camera.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I loved that scene! The reactions of the “smart” people to his point were depressingly realistic, too.

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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Do horses want cake? We conducted an investigation into statements published by @bencollins.bsky.social in the print edition of @theonion.com.

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RedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

By A Horse

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food.

I am thinking I would like to try cake.

Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape.

Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.

Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.

I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on."

Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Add a food to a movie title Fight Club Sandwiches

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I literally thought that was my cat for a second.

A fluffy orange and white cat, sitting on a blue office chair, looking directly at the camera.

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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Most people live like the pandemic never happened, but some of us never fully got our lives back. For 5 years, I’ve lived with Long Covid in the form of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). There are millions around the world like me. Today is #LongCovidAwareness Day. Help spread the word!

Tan backdrop with teal border. Text says “I have had Long Covid since my infection in January, 2021. Millions need urgent, meaningful, and sustained action.” Above the text is a photo of SB Divya, a brown nonbinary person with short black hair and dark eyes, wearing a black KN95 mask with gold jewelry.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

This site needs a break. Post 3 good things, none of which are the cessation of a negative. 1. Cats, especially my cat, especially when she's lying across my chest, purring softly as we both drift off to sleep. 2. Working on things with people who work well together. 3. Chocolate.

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CatsCast @catscast.org · 19/01/2026

If you're an Escape Artists patron, you might have noticed something fluffy in your email or podcast feed. www.patreon.com/posts/catsca... (Patrons get early, ad-free access to episodes; the same episode will be available with ads for everyone else next week).

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CatsCast 27: Lost in Translation by Y.M. Resnik | Escape Artists Foundation

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃 🌒 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 18/01/2026

Do I know any scientists based in Antarctica? Or who can put me in touch with someone? Reposts gratefully accepted!

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

In which @alasdairstuart.bsky.social's outro almost makes me cry. (P.S. CatsCast returns in January!)

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PseudoPod 🎙️ @pseudopod.org · 31/10/2025

🎃👻 PseudoPod 1001: A Coven of Cats Under the Light of the Moon & The Halloween Parade "On this night, we escaped from our homes" Authors: M. Halstead & Alasdair Stuart Narrators: Laura Pearlman & Alasdair Stuart Host: Alasdair Stuart Audio: Chelsea Davis These pieces are PseudoPod originals

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PseudoPod 1001: A Coven of Cats Under the Light of the Moon and The Halloween Parade

On this night, we escaped from our homes—we darted through the open doors, we leaped over the privacy fences, we fled under-bush to converge on this place. Some of us have traveled many miles…

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

It's been in the 90s here lately and I can't WAIT for soup season!

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Every time I finish watching something on Netflix, they send me an email titled "<thing I just watched> ending explained". Does Netflix think all their shows are incomprehensible? Or do they just think I'm exceptionally stupid?

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

If "A Space Adventure Hour" isn't in black & white I'm going to be seriously disappointed.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

There's the time I carefully wrote out directions to my friends' new home on a post-it, stuck it to my dashboard, and, when I was halfway there, watched it fly out the window.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The airbnb where I'm currently saying has one of those cobblestone shower floors! It's more comfortable than it looks, and very non-slip. Just the shower, though. Doing the whole bathroom seems like it would invite lots of late-night, bleary-eyed twisted ankles. And I have no idea how to clean it.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

I can't believe anyone actually used that bathtub. My theory was that he did it when he decided to sell, thinking he could get more for the house by converting a 1/2 bath to a full bath. I'm guessing there was no building permit :-).

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

My favorite DIY renovation (from a house I saw when househunting but did NOT buy) was a brick bathtub. Not just a brick enclosure; the actual tub, the part you'd fill with water and sit in to bathe, was made of brick & mortar.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

So that's how the story ends? The guy takes his rice back in exchange for some well-placed anti-potato propaganda?

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I used to do this with my late cat Thunder. He especially liked to sniff the light switches.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Oh, that makes sense! They have an Altadena location.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

An earthquake after a fire just seems excessive.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

If you see this, post something orange.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

A month in, Seffie is finally taking her rightful place as queen of this airbnb.

A fluffy orange and white cat lounging on an ottoman, looking regal.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

My house is still standing! There's some wind damage, air quality is bad outside and maybe worse inside, there's no electricity or drinkable water, and I have the Oak Branch of Damocles in my back yard, but other than that, everything's perfect! Seriously, this is good news. #EatonFire

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The worst thing about evacuating is knowing that some day you're going to need to get your cat back into her carrier. Well, that and not knowing whether your house burned down. But mostly the cat thing. #EatonFire

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Did you make bucatini? Out of flour and stuff? Is that even possible?

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Just a tiny bit windy here tonight.

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Laura Pearlman @laurasbadideas.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

In my FRIDGE! What kind of person carries cat blood in their purse?

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

One must imagine the other reindeer excluding Rudolph from their games and cowering in their stalls, trapped with a horrible knowledge that he is lost to them and will soon hunger.

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Hamm! @hammonddiehl.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

So here comes my next story, due in March from Flame Tree Press, in which a decrepit Achilles tries to evolve into a reasonably decent guy. Chaos ensues. blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

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Myths, Gods & Immortals | Contents Announcement | Achilles

We’re excited to present the list of stories featured in our new Achilles book! Seventeen brand new tales by modern authors retell Achilles’ story and imagine alternative paths, richer backgrounds and...

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