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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 07/10/2026

Not sure what number cup this is, but I do love drinking out of this mug 🍂🍁

An autumnal themed ceramic mug textured with applied oak-like leaves of brown, orange and green. Its base is flared and shaped like a wreath of green-brown leaves. It's sitting on a beige-grey countertop. Background is a white fridge.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 02/10/2026

Book mail Friday and it’s a fun one!! @beetlemoses.bsky.social

My hand holding a hardcover of Beetle Moses: A Comics Menagerie by Harris Fishman. A truck with an open wooden bed full of bananas careens down a steep hill while monkeys hold on to it for dear life. One monkey hangs out the driver’s side, steering with its foot and eating a banana. The monkey is also wearing sunglasses. Background id a delightful deep pink.

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Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

*La la la driving until I am stopped by a construction queue* *look around* *double take at the giant hand rising out of the corn* Oh! It’s a tree covered in vines and not the emergence of an elder god! Whew

A tree covered in parasitic vines looks like a forearm and hand rising out of the corn

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Stephen Childs @sechilds.ca · 02/10/2026

This October I'm attempting to read Zelazny's A Night in the Lonesome October one chapter per day through the whole month. I know I'll finish the book. I don't know if I'll skip ahead… sechilds.ca/a-night-in-the-lo...

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 25/09/2026

The face she makes when she knows I’m going out, and she’s not coming with.

Close up of a black standard poodle with her ears slightly back and her mouth curled up in what we call her “Elvis lip.” She’s looking right into the camera, brown eyes full of resigned disappointment. She’s wearing a red bandana with orange foxes on it. The red, bone-shaped tag on her collar reads: STARBUCK.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 25/09/2026

I am tickled beyond pink to see that a certain giant, cantankerous, wish-granting catfish is featured on the utterly gorgeous COVER of "Who Am I? Speculative Fiction of Identity & Purpose"!!! Coming soon from @scyllapublishing.bsky.social 🎏💥💗

Detail from the cover of the "Who Am I?" anthology showcasing an southeast Asian woman with dark skin holding onto a rope tied to a long, green-tinged smiling catfish. The woman has her hair tied back in a short ponytail and is wearing a sleeveless shirt that shows off her muscular arms. Behind her is the face of a smiling water nymph. Below is an illustration from another story in which a merperson tilts their head up for a kiss from their human (?) paramour.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 23/09/2026

Sometimes I look up at my dog and she’s just like

A black standard poodle with her head back basking in the sun with her tongue out and her eyes closed. She’s wearing a red and orange patterned bandana. We’re outside on the patio in our fenced-in backyard. She’s sitting directly in front of me (off-camera). Behind her is a shed and the remnants of a garden in assorted raised garden beds.

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Chris Neill 🐧 @chrisneill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You know what is nice? A world where people who need potash and people who have potash can negotiate trades together - maybe with help of an intermediary or two - without having to worry about random weirdos butting in to disrupt their trades. And no-one else thinks about potash much at all.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 19/09/2026

Look who’s back from the doggy day spa to once again grace us mere mortals with her presence ✨

A freshly groomed black standard poodle in a modified German cut (short ears shaved face, chest and paws) sits majestically on some grass in a fenced-in yard. She’s reading a red fox-themed bandana.

The poodle looking at the camera and giving it a bleep with her tongue. Behind her is a ragged pumpkins patch.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 17/09/2026

I will hang with Exeggutor any day of the week

Exeggutor, the “walking jungle” palm tree plant Pokémon with three “nut” heads, all very much looking spaced out as FUCK. It’s sitting on the ground.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 13/09/2026

So excited to have me home

A very poofy black standard poodle
half curled and fully dead to the world on a hardwood floor with her head resting on her front paw. Behind her is a leopard print rug with two stools on it, one metal (left), one wooden (right).

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 06/09/2026

Every year I play my favourite gardener’s game of “I dunno let’s see how big it gets.”

A very large dark green romanesco zucchini, the last of the zucchinis, growing in a garden bed that’s mostly soil.

My hand holding the zucchini to the sky upside down my it’s neck like a cudgel. The lighting is dramatic, “golden hour” sun. Background is a fenced in backyard with a skinny pear tree in the foreground.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 03/09/2026

Gardening, but make it Eldritch horror 😱

An orange bittermelon growing on a trellis that has split itself open like an overripe banana to reveal its rows of blood red seeds, its weirdly sinewy insides.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 02/09/2026

In the wee hours, I made a little fren

My hand holding an assembled knock-off Lego Squirtle head. Background is my blurry, block-strewn grey desk, with mugs full of pens, markers, screwdrivers, knives and other odds and ends lined at the edge.

The assembled Squirtle sitting on my now cleared desk. It’s shown in 3/4 view so you can see its tail.

The Squirtle, as seen from the front. He’s got his trademark huge smiling head. He a baby!

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 01/09/2026

Takin’ a break, makin’ a face

A black standard poodle rests in the shade near the slanting truck of a large cedar tree. She’s looking into the camera as she lies on the ground with a small half smile under her enormous topknot. She’s wearing a pink and yellow bandana and a harness in a leash.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 31/08/2026

Back on my bullshit

A large oval plate piled with cored & cut bittermelon sections, green except for the 4 white bittermelon sections on top. The green sections, while lumpy, are smoother than their very bumpy white counterparts.

A small white bowl of stuffed bittermelon soup (green), with black mushrooms, glass noodles, onions and sliced green bittermelon.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 28/08/2026

This new steggy stuffy which she places gently on its feet wherever she takes it.

A green stegosaurus stuffie with felt plates placed nicely on its feet on a colourful blue and red rug. Behind it are the legs of a brown couch.

The stuffie (right) on a hardwood floor in the kitchen in front of a wooden onion/potato box, the poodle’s long black legs standing next to it (left). Background is beige cabinetry.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 24/08/2026

Me bolting up in bed: LITTLE DEATH IS PETITE MORT 😳

Little Death, the HVAC vent-headed killer from Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026). Seen from the torso up at a low angle, he’s splattered in blood and is carrying his double-headed spear.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 23/08/2026

We got caught in the rain

A black standard poodle sitting in the backseat of a car, completely soaked so that her once glorious topknot has been flattened by the rain. She’s very unimpressed by this turn of events. She’s wearing an orange bandana and a harness attached to a seat belt. The door is open so this pic could be taken from the side of the car.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 22/08/2026

HERE WE GO

Standee for Sex and Death at Camp Miasma in a movie lobby of a guy in white hazmat looking suit who has a TV for a head. They’re also wielding a double-headed spear. I have no idea who or what this is I’m going into this movie spoiler free. The carpet in the lobby is red, the poster adorned walls a deep green.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 22/08/2026

Coffee, I chose youuu!!

A round novelty mug shaped and painted like a red and white Pokémon pokeball. It’s sitting on a beige-grey countertop. Behind it is a white fridge and the blurred background of a cluttered dining area.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 21/08/2026

Yes, it was big fat samosa night at our house again ✨🥳

A huge, nearly overstuffed perfectly crispy pyramidal samosa sitting tall on a beige plate.

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Stephen Childs @sechilds.ca · 20/08/2026

But as someone who used to work a lot of nights, that used to be me.

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Stephen Childs @sechilds.ca · 20/08/2026

As for myself, I'm getting a can of pumpkin to aid the dog.

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Stephen Childs @sechilds.ca · 20/08/2026

Shoutout to my man buying two Japanese beers and a TV dinner from the grocery store at 7 am.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 18/08/2026

Dinner, she is made.* *(and all it took was some frozen shrimp, pre-packaged udon and the last concentrated drop of my dwindling willpower)** **(and also because DoorDash is so out of my budget right now like damn)

A large white oval plate full of stir-fried udon noodles, made with shrimp, carrots, onion and sliced snow peas in a soy sauce based sauce.

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Stephen Childs @sechilds.ca · 11/08/2026

I wrote a blog post about the strange dice rolls we were getting in our D&D game last night. sechilds.ca/weird-dice.html Thanks to @ravenwoodtabletop.ca for making it all possible.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 07/08/2026

Today we were intrepid

A black standard poodle wearing a pink bandana wanders near the waters edge next to a sheer cliff face. Two tall trees lean to the left in the foreground, their roots pooling around them in a tangle. The poodle is wearing a harness and is on a long leash. It is a bright sunny day.

The poodle strolling up to a tall tree, its roots spread out on the ground. Behind her is a rocky outcrop covered in small tress and foliage.

The poodle, as seen from behind, walking down a wooden boardwalk that leads back into the shaded woods.

The poodle, as seen from behind, standing still and gazing upon the rocky, root-strewn woods, her temporary domain.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 06/08/2026

“let’s go out maybe we’ll see a turtle”

A small turtle basking on a sunken log in a the shallow end of a lily pad filled pond. It’s shady, but with some dimmed sunlight reflecting a few clouds on the dark water’s surface. The turtle is likely a red-eared slider, judging from its dark shell and face markings, but it’s hard to say for sure.

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

LOWER DECKS LOWER DECKS LOWER DECKS

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 05/08/2026

My partner found this Star Trek encyclopedia at the thrift store the other day, and honestly it's the only thing I want to read right now 🖖

My hand holding up the very large and hardcover of The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide for the Future (Updated and Expanded Edition) by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda with Debbie Mirek. It features several Starfleet ships (including the Enterprise D, Voyager and the Defiant) flying in a rough circular formation in space over hundreds of Star Trek pictures (portraits of characters and actors) overlaid to resemble the curved surface of a planet. A silver seal at the bottom left corner of the book reads: 1872 - 1997, 125 Years of Service, Burlington Public Library.

The book open to show its myriad entries, arranged in columns in delightedly small print and including pictures of a few of the entries, in this case of Khan (left side of book), and Harry Kim (right side of book). It even includes Andrew Kim, Harry's son from that episode of Voyager I really hate.

The open book (left side) showing an entire page of full colour illustrations of various phasers from across the ST series and movies.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 26/07/2026

Another out-of-this-world thrift store find 🚀

A round Riley’s Variety Toffee tin from the 1950s. It features a crew of astronauts on the surface of an unknown planet with Earth above them haloed as it hovers in star spangled space. Two of the astronauts are standing in the foreground. They are white and have similar androgynous faces. One points to something in the distance while the other looks on in awe. They, like the rest of the crew, are in sci-fi white space suits with glass bubble helmets topped with antennas that look like bubble wands. Two upright giant red rocket ships can be seen behind them, one landing, the other already stationed on the planet’s crater-filled surface. Maybe, actually, they’re on the moon, but there’s a ringed planet left of Earth so it’s unclear. Cool tho.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 05/07/2026

She pose

Close up of a black standard poodle as she sits on some grass with her head raised, looking dramatically off to the right with her mouth open in a slight smile. She’s wearing a yellow and pink bandana tied in a large bow that rests on the front of her long neck. She’s wearing a black harness.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 04/07/2026

Finally found time and watched They Will Kill You (2026) last night. And, listen, I know this movie wasn’t made for me, specifically, but this movie was made for me, specifically. 🖤🗡️🩸😈

Movie poster for They Will Kill You (2026). A woman (Zazie Beetz) stands in front of golden art deco elevator doors inside a lavish hotel. She is in long-sleeve pjs and is holding a machete-like knife/sword in her hand across the back of her left shoulders. She’s looking defiantly at the camera with her chin up, her other hand injured and wrapped in a rag at her side. Her face and body are covered in splattered blood, which also covers the walls behind her.

Tagline reads: LET THEM TRY

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 30/06/2026

My very first date with my partner was to see Pan’s Labyrinth and we were both into it and that’s how I know we were going to work 🖤

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 20/06/2026

Speaking of overly coiffed, here’s the canine herself, back from a fabulous day at the doggy spa

A black standard poodle sporting a modified German haircut, with her face, feet and ears shaved and her topknot sculpted into a sphere. She’s sitting at the front door looking down sternly to the left with her head slightly cocked, demanding to be let inside. She’s wearing a red bandana with black and white checkered maple leaves on it. Behind her on the ledge of the porch is a teal ceramic garden owl.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 10/06/2026

Five years ago my Project was to clear out the weed-infested side of our shared walk so I could plant a row of hostas (copying my neighbour on the left). Took a couple of seasons, but they really filled out pretty! (way prettier than my neighbour's, but let's keep that between us 😉)

A stone/gravel path between two houses (pink brick left, red brick right) leading to wooden garden gates (heron iron decorated themed left, geometric iron decorated theme right). The Pink Brick House has a row of lush green hostas growing in a row. The Red Brick House has just had its row cleared of MANY weeds, the cleared dirt awaiting its own hostas.

The hostas today, all grown large and lush. They are of several different varieties, of various hues of green and with touches of yellow and white on their leaves, which also vary in shape and form (i.e. some wide, some wavy, some spade-shaped).

A close up of three large hostas in the row (left to right): one with spade-shaped, yellow edged leaves, one with spade-shaped, wavy muted green leaves, and one with yellow, spade-shaped leaves edged in dark green.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 31/05/2026

Back on my bullshit (finally!!!) 🌱

A rectangular metal green raised planter freshly planted with rows of veggies, including: eggplant, red Thai chillies, and different varieties of tomatoes.

An oval silver metal planter protected by a white garden mesh covering pulled over and secured to a series of green pole arches. Three plants (two zucchinis and some rhubarb) can just be seen planted in a row inside the mesh.

Close up of one of the zucchini plants with the plant identification tab stuck in the soil in front of it.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 28/05/2026

Whoooo got dosa?? I got dosa!! (Which is to say, I had it) (It’s gone now, I ate it)

A crispy orange-gold mysore masala dosa on a square metal tray with three dipping sauces in each of the front condiment compartments, and a bowl of lintel soup in the last one (far left).

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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Wow, it broke the top 150 😮 I didn’t think niche apps did that anymore. Thanks y’all! No self promotion intended, it’s free. I get paid in ego boosts

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Download What Color Is This by LanguageCraft on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like What Color Is This.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 18/05/2026

Today in ‘Lil Guy sightings: this toady toad.

A very small brown toad sitting on some pavement, as seen in 3/4 view.

Close up of the toad, a side view this time as it continues to sit on the pavement.

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Probably the hardest position in college admin. The Provost’s inbox, far more than any other, is a repository for all the worst shit happening amongst students, faculty, & staff. A good Provost is a walking fire blanket. So if you don’t know them, that is great. It means you don’t start fires.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 17/05/2026

Trillium and GOTH TRILLIUM 🤍💜

A white trillium flower with wide rounded petals in full bloom growing along a woodsy trail.

A dark purple trillium with triangular pointed petals in full bloom growing along a woodsy trail.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 12/05/2026

“Looks like crisp’s back on the menu, boys!”

My ever steady growing rhubarb plant, now with multiple bigger green leaves, growing in the dappled light of its big metal planter.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 11/05/2026

I walk into the pet store and am immediately greeted with, "Hello! How are your tarantulas?" 🕷️ And there's this feeling like, "ah yes, I've made it." Hit the big time. I really, truly have 😎

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Stephen Childs @sechilds.ca · 11/05/2026

Just finished filling out my LONG FORM Census. 🇨🇦 #Census2026

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Stephen Childs @sechilds.ca · 06/05/2026

She’s still staring out the window though.

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Cindy Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 01/05/2026

The pho place was selling red Thai chilli plants, and when the server found out I spoke Vietnamese, he gave me a discount and packaged them up nice for me to take home 😁

Two red Thai chilli plants in seeding pots resting on a cardboard rectangle for balance and inside a small plastic bag for traveling ease. Here they are safely back at my place, sitting on a desk in front of the stair railing.

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