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Character Postcard Poll

Alright cat and kittens (am I right? Eff off Carol Baskin I wrote about kitties all morning I'm allowed) who will it be this month?

We had a bunch of characters requested from short stories b...

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Denizen of the Month: Roy Del Rio AKA Roy Kat & Adore Strugglebus

On Cats, Dogs, Gingers, and a Most Excellent Rack


I was with one of my best friends in Chicago for the better part of August, before the Backening, so I thought I ...

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State of the Cat

Hello, beautiful Cat patrons! This is Delightful Assistant popping in to let everyone know that unfortunately, Cat's back is much worse than we thought. She's going to need quite a bit of medical c...

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Open Discussion

Here is your monthly place to chat and get to know each other! Feel free to talk about anything, but be kind, this is a safe place.

How are you all feeling?

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Excerpt: Space Oddity Chapter Three

Moving right along with Space Oddity this month (yes, this is my monster deadline, if you were curious) and a brief note on transporters. I'm pretty proud of this one, honestly, and it was super fu...

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Audiography Volume Six: Guilty Pleasures

Hi everyone!

I do apologize for some essays being delayed--as far as deadlines go, August-October 2021 is pretty much the most intense period of my whole career. I am pretty much drowning in ...

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Audiography Playlist Volume Five: Food Glorious Food

Here we are, rolling into the fifth month of the Audiography Reboot: This Time with Less Piracy!

The Food Glorious Food playlist is live (along with my selections!) and ready for you to sink ...

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ALLCAPS COOKBOOK PRESENTS: Garlic Shrimp and Mushroom Scampi with Fried Scampi-Bomb Breadcrumbs

I am visiting my BFF in Chicago (and working my absolute soul off) which means…you guessed it…

WHAT’S UP CANDYRAVERS IT’S TIME FOR DJ GARLICFEAST FEATURING YA BOI ONIONCHONK WITH A ST...

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Character Postcard (Sort Of!): Mechagirl

This month, y'all wanted to hear from the titular Mechagirl from The Melancholy of Mechagi...

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Open Discussion

Here is your monthly place to chat and get to know each other! Feel free to talk about anything, but be kind, this is a safe place.

How are you all feeling?

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Audiography Volume Five: Food Songs!

I thought we'd do something fun and goofy for this month's edition of Audiography, especially as we move into August and all the summer crops are ripening and ready to MONCH.

Give me three of...

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Hot Fresh New Discord Server Invite

As I'm doing some housekeeping around here, I wanted to put up a fresh invite to the Discord server for new patrons or anyone who hadn't seen yet that it exists.

And not only does it exist, i...

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Mandatory Media Dissection Poll!

What shall I review this month?

Since I was home with family for a month I have quite a few more options than usual in the "read, played, watched" categories! Once again, my judgment is in pa...

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Late Night Half-Broke Pasta Carbonaramen

Late Night Half-Broke Pasta Carbonaramen

I was once mostly top ramen by volume. Most of us were, unless we have had very cushy lives indeed. But this cheap af staple can be m...

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Character Postcard: September

One of the Big Guns this month: September from Fairyland! And a small reveal of a name, which I promise is canon. Because I get to say what canon is!

(click on the postcard for full image qua...

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Audiography Playlist Volume Four: The Past is Red

We're already in the fourth month of the Audiography Reboot: This Time with Less Piracy!

The Past is Red playlist is live (along with my selections!) and ready for you to sink your ears into....

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If Heaven Had a Creek: Schitt's Creek and the Zeitgeist and Me and Probably You Too

So here’s the thing about Schitt’s Creek.

I love it. I really do. I have come around and I have all the feels about all the characters (except Roland) and have gotten so deep in ...

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Character Postcard Poll

Who would you like to hear from this month? 

Source material is in the parentheses, and remember, these options are chosen by the Mad Post Doc and up tiers each month. 

Here a...

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Just in Case

We have some new people (hi, new people! So happy to have new faces in our Mad Laboratory) and I wanted to make sure everyone could access our Discord server.

We have giveaways! Pet pictures!...

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Open Discussion

Here is your monthly place to chat and get to know each other! Feel free to talk about anything, but be kind, this is a safe place.

How are you all feeling?

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Audiography Announcement: Volume Four!

Last month was so amazing, you guys! We created a huge summer playlist that I'm still discovering new music from. 

So here we go with the fourth theme! 

In honor of my book co...

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Audiography Playlist Volume Three: Summer Days Past

Here we are with another wildly successful third month of the Audiography Reboot: This Time Less Piracy!

The Summer Days Past playlist is live (along with my selections!) and ready for you to...

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To Pass Beyond Revision, or, Time Is a Stupid Fucking Asshole, or, The Crocodile Layer

So I’ve been thinking about death a lot lately.

Like, a lot. More than the usual a lot, which is a lot anyway.

STRAP THE FUCK IN, COMPAÑEROS, IT’S GONNA BE A CHEERFUL ONE....

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Character Postcard: Marya Morevna

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ALLCAPS COOKBOOK PRESENTS: RGBHWAOGPCHBTs (Scrabble Tile Decoder: Roasted Garlic Bacon Herbs Wilted Arugula Cucumber Onion Grilled Pineapple Chipotle-Honey Butter and Tomato Sandwiches)

While my friend Cylia was here, we made a terrifying amount of food together. It’s what happens when two people who love cooking on their own GET A BUDDY.

We basically cooked our way throug...

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Character Postcard Poll!

Who would you like to hear from this month? Source material is in the parentheses, and remember, these options are chosen by the Mad Post Doc and up tiers each month.

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Open Discussion

Here is your monthly place to chat and get to know each other! Feel free to talk about anything, but be kind, this is a safe place.

How are you all feeling?

And don’t forget you can a...

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Mad Mandatory Media Dissection Poll

All right, kittens! What am I reviewing this month? (Last month was a gimme)

For clarification: the "haven't watched yet" tag means someone from the Mad Post-Doc tier requested this and I hav...

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Audiography Announcement: Volume Three!

Last month was so amazing, you guys! We created a huge playlist that I'm still discovering new music from. This worked better than I ever imagined.

So here we go with the third theme!

J...

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Rock and Roll Never Dies: A Few (OK More Than a Few) Thoughts on Eurovision 2021

I gotta be straight with you guys. 

Well, as straight as I can be.

I’m still not quite over Eurovision being over.

WHAT a year.

It was always going to be an interesti...

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