Sometimes I'll just suddenly think about Silphium, the cryptobotanical herb that was a staple of Ancient Greek and Mediterranean medicine and cuisine all the way until the 800's AD. So valued for every part's uses it went on coins and had poetry written but nobody even knows what plant it was today.
Okay, sticking with just "Small Cat" in my title, and have added "Son of a Pumpkin" in English and Arabic in my bio instead for good measure.
I could just go with 'small cat', as it's currently a little long for phone screens. Hmm.
Slight screen name adjust. Was gonna add jack-o'-lantern emojis & call myself Pumpkin-Kin/Son of a Pumpkin for the season... then remembered emojis in titles mess up screen readers. Have instead attempted a version in the Arabic I'm learning: "a small cat without a path". Is it too literal? 🤷♂️
I wrote about mutual aid and groups of volunteers helping the displaced. But so many thousands more people still need help. Without an end to these hostilities, people won't be able to go home anytime soon and these groups won't be able to pick up the slack. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10...
As the number of people forced from their homes by Israeli attacks grows, communities are stepping in to help.
You know the autumn chill has finally arrived when a cloaked traveller approaches, laying tiny hands upon your arm and judging you for still wearing short sleeves. 🐈🐾❄️
For personal reasons, I will be standing on the shore looking to the horizon as though searching for a long lost lover, pulling a shawl tighter around my shoulders to prevent the wind from whipping it away, and then scattering in a puff of sea foam. Sorry for the inconvenience!
This. Science fiction has always been political. Just because you didn't notice because it didn't challenge your world view or YOU individually doesn't not mean it wasn't a statement. It means you've been in an echo chamber bubble. You notice now because it burst that.
This. I personally believe that having a large number of neurodivergent friends should be considered strong evidence that you, yourself are neurodivergent.