@sharon-kilzer
Author, artist. •The Next-Earth After Aliens available on Substack weekly-ish, free & paid options. https://thenextearthafteraliens.substack.com •Dark Jewel vampire hunter mysteries available online. •Other goodness in development (always!).
A very handsome male pheasant.
I’m trying to shift the remaining #pheasants who survived summer breeding & self-undertaken-relocation, to be further from the house.
Pheasant Friend, who clearly started life as a pet, is not having it. He comes to visit every afternoon.
He’s looking good, though, isn’t he? Very handsome.
By siding with, & shielding, the treasonously compromised Monster Class, global politicians & military strategists are showing everyone exactly how compromised they are themselves. You don’t line up to commit war crimes if you’re not also a monster, & probably also in those damned #files.
The latest episode is live:
Ada tries to nominate Seiko to be in charge. Seiko just wants everyone to leave her alone. And to live. Living seems important.
#fiction #FreeFiction #stories #UFOs #Aliens #Alienadministration #formerlyknownasEarth #earthtakeover
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The latest free fiction is live:
Andrew still thinks he’s going to be in charge. People keep grabbing Seiko. Seiko’s starting to get cranky about all of it.
#fiction #Aliens #stories #life #UFOs #dystopia #easyreading #ELL
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CANZUK: it would offer some of the benefits and mobility of the EU, & provide breathing room for the former primary security partners of the US, while the US finishes either sinking or swimming, and then recovering. Which is clearly going to take a while.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANZUK
WeatherWatch TV map of regional winds over New Zealand.
Nothing like being under #flood watch during an out-of-season 1-in-100 year storm with my news feed full of governments dismantling #ClimateChange reduction plans & the proliferation of heavily polluting theft-based AI centers. The cognitive dissonance is impressive.
New post about life on Earth after Alien administration live - finally!
The human men continue to be stupid. Seiko is not impressed. The Aliens aren’t impressed, either. And by the way, they plan to continue to be in charge.
#fiction #Aliens #stories #humor #life #UFOs #dystopia #easyreading #ELL
I really want to talk about the uselessness of the chat #bots of the world. Like, if I could have solved the problem myself by doing all of the steps in the FAQ page, we wouldn’t be here. It’s an added 47-step test to see if I already tried everything in the FAQs. Why, yes, I DID. Human, please!
In today’s news, I’ve completely locked myself out of my Substack account, due to being excessively human. We’ll see if it’s possible for me to ever regain the account. Apologies to anyone who was hoping for Alien updates.
#WriterNews
Gray and white cat looking cranky about being in a very nice soft collar.
Here’s a picture of Izzie in her new cone, because apparently she’s living in one forever, in case it makes you feel any better in the face of the horrors that have clearly been going on for decades, they just had to get really bad before anyone would notice them.
#cats #shame
For the crafty amongst you, all proceeds from sales of this hat pattern go to support #minnesota .
#knitting #redhat
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Also, I haven’t published my #FreeFiction column this week because, no.
More next week.
Heather Cox Richardson: to stop ICE tonight it would take 16 people. TONIGHT.
16 people.
Tonight.
#ICE #Minnesota
Five pheasants strolling down the driveway.
*After a brief break the #pheasants are back, & wandering.
*I am so, so tired of crazy humans & ‘angry’ bots picking fights with each other, & the rest of us.
*Meanwhile, the #Resistance in Minnesota is doing everyone else’s work. We’ll owe them reparations when this is done.
#peace
A list of international places where you can report human rights violations.
On the list of constructive things to do when your democracy is crumbling, here’s a screenshot of IG content creator 50501movements list of international places you can report human rights abuses. When abusers realise they’re being watched, the violence tends to decrease (sometimes).
#courage
Meanwhile, our story of life on Earth after Alien colonization carries on:
Ada tells Seiko that it’s important to care. Seiko does care, she’s just not sure how much.
#fiction #Aliens #stories #humor #life #UFOs #dystopia #easyreading #ELL
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Gray and white cat in a bib-like collar.
Happy #Caturday.
Izzie couldn’t stop licking, so is now in a #ConeOfShame. Harriett is convinced Izzie is now a hybrid KomodoDragonCat INTRUDER (who ate Izzie???), and is being simultaneously fierce and terrified… it’s been a long day.
#cats
Male pheasant leading two other pheasants on a walk around the property.
Multiple pheasants running around the back yard.
Our big male pheasant, hanging out in the backyard. He knows not to go in the raised beds.
I have #pheasants everywhere, which is a slightly weird problem to have, and one I’ve very much brought on myself. Meanwhile, Pheasant Friend, our founding bird, was clearly hand-raised then abandoned. He thinks he needs to come in my house. And, just, no.
JD Robb Death In … series. There’s like a million of them. Start at the beginning and don’t think about anything serious for a while.
Today’s IG content creators recommendations:
*bensheehan explaining the #constitution & how to affect govt
*clarabelletoks because her approach to #feminism never misses
*catsonacouch because she’s all of us &
*fabfemistart because more of this, please.
Xoxo
Graphic made by Pew Research showing that up to 66% of social media comments are made by bots.
I’m going to add this graphic from an article by Pew Research stating that up to 66% of all social media comments are made by automated accounts-bots. So two-thirds of the rage-filled comments about what we can’t do are made by bot.
1) Rage is reasonable.
2) Rage can either be useful or destructive, &
3) Right now we’re in an emergency, so,
4) Maybe we should focus our rage on restoring something like normal governance and THEN go on to address the wrongs imposed by past & present leaders, at home & abroad.
#democracy
This week's episode is live: Seiko goes to work. Ada talks about their sad Alien overlords. They both try to be normal, in the middle of a whole lot of not-normal. It’s a little hard.
#fiction #Aliens #stories #humor #romance #UFOs #dystopia #easyreading #ELL
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Seed pods on a broom tree.
I’m focusing on #SmallThings today.
These broom plants are considered native. They’re thriving & basically eating my property. I haven’t discouraged them very hard because I think they make gorgeous fillers in floral arrangements.
Today they’re rattling gently in the breeze. It’s soooo #lovely.
Two of the historian journalists I follow - Heather Cox Richardson & Tad Stoermer - sound really, really worried. I am, too.
They’re both on a bunch of platforms.
For reality based news & info I recommend Aaron Parnas and Under The Desk News. Because it’s definitely time to pay attention.
I’m not going to post a fiction column today. Everyone’s attention is elsewhere, or should be. We’ll just skip to next week.
Little rose bush with lots of pink flowers.
I don’t think this plant has produced this many roses, total, in its entire existence. Worse yet, I have no idea why *suddenly* it’s decided it’s okay.
#gardening #roses
My dad would have been over the moon about this combo of science research, #dinosaurs and Gilbert and Sullivan. Apparently, now that he’s gone, I’m required to share the joy on his behalf. Enjoy.
#science #opera
The things we do, eh?
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A magpie feather on the back step.
Always in the same place.
#corvids
Random Crazy Bird Lady post:
1) bread is not good for birds, and
2) actual bird food is pretty cheap.
I went to the feed store and bought a 20 kg bag of dry ‘Pheasant Grower’ pellets. It contains grain and meat byproducts. ALL of the birds love it. Including #corvids.
Just saying.
#BirdFood