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Kate Branden
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Writer. Photographer. Wandergirl. VCFA WCYA grad. Fan of cats and wool. katebranden.com/me
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Publishing isnā€™t different. Readers are wary re: starting books that signal a series, lest the sequels never appear. Therefore, publishers decline to produce further books, on the grounds of weak sales - and the prophecy self-fulfills. And thatā€™s IF readers were aware of the booksā€™ existence at all.

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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vaccine against the bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C.diff), that in preclinical studies, protected against succumbing from infection AND prevented recurring cases. Letā€™s talk about that! šŸ§ŖšŸ§µā¬‡ļø

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making sure we all know about Pesto the giant penguin baby

Gigantic king penguin chick with his much smaller mum at Australian zoo
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If you live in one of these 10 states (AZ, TX AR, MS, FL, GA, TN, KY, IN, OH), today is THE LAST DAY you can register to vote. Even if you think you're registered already, double check to see if your registration is still active. Please do this, it only takes a few minutes. Pass it on.

US map with the 10 states highlighted
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It happens to all of us!

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Itā€™s public domain because it canā€™t be copyrighted, as thereā€™s no artist (ignoring all the stolen content, of course).

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Yeah, I was thinking that wasnā€™t accurate for 500px. Photogs who use the site can choose to license, but itā€™s not the default.

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Non-artists: please gently let your well-intentioned niche blogger friends know that generating an AI illustration for their posts is not a harmless novelty. There are so many sources for free, eye-pleasing, not-environmentally-rapacious images. Creative Commons licenses, public domain art history.

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A gentle reminder since weā€™re heading into the spooky season, many black colored foods are made with activated charcoal and if youā€™re on some medications, those foods can seriously mess with or negate those meds. Be careful, yā€™all.

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Here for Corvid Day, a California scrub jay. šŸŖ¶

A blue scrub jay sits on an odd plant
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Kate Branden
@katebranden.bsky.social
Writer. Photographer. Wandergirl. VCFA WCYA grad. Fan of cats and wool. katebranden.com/me
51 followers90 following78 posts