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I don't know and I could be wrong. 🖖 ⚡️ 🌎 🌍 🌏 ☀️ Ⓥ Nom de plume OOO Author of the Otherwise Series www.patreon.com/OberonOOdd

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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
All of these illuminating illustrations for Otherwise Elsewhere 005 were created by @kirkshannon.bsky.social
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
All of these illuminating illustrations for Otherwise Elsewhere 004 were created by @kirkshannon.bsky.social
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
All of these illuminating illustrations for Otherwise Elsewhere 003 were created by @kirkshannon.bsky.social
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
All of these illuminating illustrations for Otherwise Elsewhere 002 were created by @kirkshannon.bsky.social
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
All of these illuminating illustrations for Otherwise Elsewhere 001 were created by @kirkshannon.bsky.social
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Otherwise Elsewhere, books 001-005, are now complete. It's been 10 years, 3 months, and some odd days since I started working on the Otherwise series. It has taken me just as long to feel like I've written something worthwhile, and I think it is. The journey continues. 🐝🐋 bsky.app/profile/xoii...
The original cover for Otherwise Elsewhere
A lunar landscape, looking toward earthrise

Cover art by Kirk ShannonA photograph (taken in 2020) of Xoiiku Moss, aka Oberon Ouroboros Odd, overlooking the Colombia River Gorge. From the overlook, a wide river can be seen carving it's way through verdant mosaic of trees.A self-portrait (created in 2013) of Xoiiku Moss, aka Oberon Ouroboros Odd, that is used as his online avatar. This piece of art is in an abstract cubist style, inspired by “Harlequin Leaning” by the renowned artist Pablo Picasso.The glyph for Oberon Ouroboros Odd. There are three bright concentric circles, the center one whole, one middle one broken, and the outer one sectioned into seven arcs. In the background there is an abstract representation of space.

Art by Kirk Shannon
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
These funny dark squiggles are mostly about dried mangoes. www.patreon.com/OberonOOdd/p...
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Otherwise Elsewhere 005 | Oberon Ouroboros Odd
Join a team of harmonious dissidents as they explore the mysterious depths of the ocean on a cosmic trip down overflowing sanitation infrast
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
These funny dark squiggles are mostly about clean water. www.patreon.com/OberonOOdd/p...
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Otherwise Elsewhere 004 | Oberon Ouroboros Odd
Join a team of harmonious dissidents as they explore the mysterious depths of the ocean on a cosmic trip down overflowing sanitation infrast
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
These funny dark squiggles are mostly about reliable information. www.patreon.com/posts/otherw...
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Otherwise Elsewhere 003 | Oberon Ouroboros Odd
Otherwise Elsewhere 003 by Oberon Ouroboros Odd on Patreon. Join Oberon Ouroboros Odd's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
These funny dark squiggles are mostly about pumpkin pie. www.patreon.com/posts/otherw...
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Otherwise Elsewhere 002 | Oberon Ouroboros Odd
Otherwise Elsewhere 002 by Oberon Ouroboros Odd on Patreon. Join Oberon Ouroboros Odd's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Xoiiku @xoiiku.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
These funny dark squiggles are mostly about hot chocolate. www.patreon.com/posts/otherw...
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Otherwise Elsewhere 001 | Oberon Ouroboros Odd
Otherwise Elsewhere 001 by Oberon Ouroboros Odd on Patreon. Join Oberon Ouroboros Odd's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Looking forward to summer ☀️
A trail of slate in the woods with sunlight shining through the foliage
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
20-30% of global emissions come from food, agriculture, and land use sectors as well as indirect emissions. Reshaping our food system means targeted solutions: better fertilizer in India, rice farming in SE Asia, forest protection in Brazil, diet shifts in the US. 👉 drawdown.org/food-and-climate
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Over 100 climate solutions are now live on the Drawdown Explorer. From Protecting Forests to Improving Diets. From Highly Recommended to still developing. The scientists at Drawdown are committed to covering it all and uncovering what actually works. Join us & explore a world of climate solutions!
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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 28/04/2026
Frog Going Through Stuff. Gouache and pastels. Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/vmad...
A frog sitting on a rock looking at a misty landscape, painting by Victoria Maderna.
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 18/04/2026
This was a fun one for me to write. It's the Angine de Poitrine argument for universal basic income. We could have more weird, awesome, truly human stuff like this if we all had UBI. We could have more Einsteins too. And because those things are true, the cost of NOT doing UBI isn't worth it.
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The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI
Why Angine de Poitrine's viral microtonal math rock KEXP session, Ireland's permanent basic income for artists, and Albert Einstein are three sides of the same human triangle
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John Lechner @johnlechner.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Here's a cut paper design I made a few years back, celebrating the earth and the seasons. Happy Earth Day! 🌏🍃
Black silhouette depicting the earth in space, surrounded by scenes of animals and plants circling around, evoking the four seasons, all cut from paper.
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Emily Cassidy @enviroem.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day 💚 We're all in this together.
Two 'Earthrise images side-by-side. Left:  Earthrise on Dec. 24, 1968, memorialized by the Apollo 8 crew in Kodak Ektachrome color film. Right: A crescent Earth hovers just above the lunar surface, minutes before Earthset. This photo was captured on April 6, by the Artemis II crewmembers through the windows of the Orion spacecraft shortly before they flew behind the Moon and journeyed farther from Earth than any other humans have traveled.
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
13 - Autonomy "The entire universe responded with deafening silence and absolute indifference."
The entire universe responded with deafening silence and absolute indifference. black and white illustration of a little robot on top of his ship enjoying the warm (and solar charge) of a star
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
12 - Horizons "She wasn’t the first to discover the overlook, though she was among the few who actually understood the perspective that it offered."
pen& ink illustration. annica stands on the overlook, gazing out at the boats below
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
11 - Hummingbird "The halcyon hummingbird hovered, and their obsidian eyes studied the stranger without fear or prejudice."
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Mike Z @mikez.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A place for pondering. #art
A tree person sits, head in hand, upon an abandoned structure. Watercolor on toned paper.
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
10 - Bridges "Yet he was just one person walking alone across a bridge, what could he really do?"
black and white pen & ink illustration of sage walking over a bridge towards a city built underground in an immense cavern.
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
09 - Contemplation "Thinking about how she didn’t have to spend all of her time thinking about food, had made her very hungry."
black and white illustration of ebb camouflaged on the seabed under the ocean watching the fish and sharks swim about. book illustration for otherwise elsewhere by oberon ouroboros odd (aka xoiiku)
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
08 - Toast "Clearly any civilized culture ought to mitigate the role of luck, respect effort, and avoid treating anyone as if they were disposable."
black and white illustration of a toaster sitting in the middle of a trash heap as few fires burn around it causing smoke to fill the air. in the distance you can see smoke stokes pumping clouds of who know s what into the air blanketing the city as the moon shines above it all.
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
07 - Peak "Perhaps it was just the way that the sunlight brought out the contrast in the ephemeral clouds and the eternal mountain, or the long anticipation of seeing it for herself, but either way it felt far more significant than was reasonable."
black and white illustration of a woman standing on a cliff overlooking a deep valley that is filled with rolling fog. in the distance there is a tall, 3-peaked mountain.
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
06 - Sparrow "The eccentric bird studied him for a moment longer, before hopping into the air and flying off with great speed."
"The eccentric bird studied him for a moment longer, before hopping into the air and flying off with great speed."

black and white illustration of a man standing in a forest with his back to the viewer as he regards a large sparrow standing on a rock in front of him.
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
05 - Immersion "He appreciated all of the things that over vast stretches of time had come together for this moment of tranquility to even be possible."
"He appreciated all of the things that over vast stretches of time had come together for this moment of tranquility to even be possible." black and white illustration for the book otherwise elsewhere by xoiiku (oberon ouroboros odd)
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
04 - Niche "Deep below the surface, resting in a cozy space within an intricately interwoven tangle of seaweed fronds, there lived a cuttlefish."
black and white scratchboard style illustration of a cuttlefish, ebb,  leaving her nest to head out on an adventure! for the book otherwise elsewhere by xoiiku, aka, oberon ouroboros odd
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
03 - Library "Free to study, rather than just accumulate and memorize data, they began to develop a greater understanding."
pen & ink illustration of a impossible library, lights and walkways at every angle while the books, innumerable.
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
02 - Caterpillar "A large caterpillar crawled contentedly across the windowsill, pausing briefly in the afternoon sun which was warmly illuminating the reading room."
A large caterpillar crawled contentedly across the windowsill, pausing briefly in the afternoon sun which was warmly illuminating the reading room.
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
01 - Raven "He didn’t know if it was simply the lure of adventure, or if that was where the outermost edge of the known could be found."
pen & ink illustration of a scene where a cougar and a grey wolf stand on the edge of a cliff looking upwards as something akin to a raven takes flight. This is for the book Otherwise Elsewhere by @xoiiku
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The @biologicaldiversity.org & Brighter Green’s new report shows the media failure to fully address the problems/solutions of the climate crisis: nearly 99% of climate stories didn’t mention sustainable diets & 97% failed to mention animal ag broadly. www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pop...
Image of media report: Missing Ingredients. A Media Landscape Analysis.
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The holiday season is here — a time for good food and good company! 🍽️ It’s also a reminder that reducing food loss and waste is one of the most effective climate solutions available today. Learn more about action you can take in the Take Action section of each solution! ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/4ia789A
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
"We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads - but to find the truth, we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact." — Carl Sagan
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Kirk Shannon ☕ @kirkshannon.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I've been working on a book project for a few years and I just recently finished the final illustration for Otherwise Elsewhere by @xoiiku.bsky.social So I thought I'd go back and share each of them over the next month but before that, please check out the book! www.patreon.com/c/OberonOOdd/
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creating Otherwise
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I've been asked whether Algernon Goldfish might have done it. While he was just the kind of fishy character who might have attempted a crime on this scale, he was struck off the register after I wrote the article, which left him floundering. At the time he was almost the only operator who had been.
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The Drawdown Explorer puts the world’s leading climate solutions at your fingertips. 🌍 This quick how-to video will show you how to navigate, discover insights, and turn knowledge into action. #drawdownexplorer
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Jan Dutkiewicz @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
It's the cow, not the how. Always has been. Always will be. newrepublic.com/article/1775...
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The Comforting Lie of Climate-Friendly Meat
The industry insists that meat’s problems can be solved with technical fixes. We’ve seen this before.
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 17/11/2025
Food waste occurs at every stage of the supply chain, from farms to fridges, making comprehensive action essential. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that food waste reduction is a crucial and often overlooked climate strategy.
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The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/11/2025
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
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Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
"We are, each of us, largely responsible for what gets put into our brains, for what, as adults, we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves." -Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Sentientism @sentientism.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Two things I’m confident are robustly positive in the face of epistemic and moral uncertainty: 1) Naturalistic “evidence & reason” understanding of reality 2) Sentiocentric “compassion for all sentient beings” moral scope.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new. This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
1/3 of greenhouse gases come from food. Yet climate solutions often ignore food policy. The new Food Systems NDC Scorecard evaluates how national climate plans incorporate food systems as a diagnostic tool & a roadmap for policy improvement. #COP30 earth.org/why-cop30s-s... @earthorg.bsky.social
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Why COP30's Success Depends on Food System Action
With COP30 underway in Brazil, integrating food systems into countries’ climate plans represents a critical opportunity for raising ambition.
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Institute for Future Food Systems @iffs-earth.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The real question is: what could this land do instead? In most regions, it could support forests, native grasslands, wetlands, or plant foods that feed more people with far less impact.
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Nicholas D Carter @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
My latest, drawing from 100+ studies: iffs.earth/living-repor... Years in the making, I focus on the science behind the grazing side of regenerative agriculture, comparing it with a plant-based food system that enables large-scale rewilding.
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Living Report: Regenerative Agriculture vs. Rewilding
A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed evidence on regenerative grazing vs. rewilding through dietary shifts that reduce land use and restore soil, water, climate, and biodiversity
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Jamie Woodhouse @jamiewoodhouse.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
When did you last think about your worldview?
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LINCARD1000 @lincard1000.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Reason #1,589,361 that public libraries are such a treasure for the community 🥰
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