Web developer, writer, reader, keeper of cats, SF&F fan. caliganblue.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlrilcbil22pOh, that is a *hard* call. Almost always Diane Duane's Hasai (Tales of the Five), but on any given day I'd also have to seriously consider Hambly's Morkeleb (Dragonsbane), Kushner's Nonesuch (The Book Dragon), or Gunnarsson's Dalvenjah (Make Way for Dragons). And I am definitely forgetting some. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrilcbil22phttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlplqxtyes2oThere is an *extremely* cheeky flying squirrel who regularly visits the Big Bear bald eagles' nest looking for their scraps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE13 May 2026 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlplqxtyes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mloos5mqws2wHaving a nostalgia day. Or two. This is what *hardcore* gaming meant when I was growing up - Crystal Caves, Atari 2600, the game that made Pac-Man look easy. Those bleeping angry trees, man. The *trees*.12 May 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloos5mqws2whttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlmznivnm224Too many options for this one! I'm opting for the weirdest of them. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmznivnm224https://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlkosidpz22bMore weekend food prep - carnitas in orange and lime juice, cooked low and slow and then broilered. I know I got this recipe from somebody on here and I'll be darned if I remember who. It's awesome, whoever you are!11 May 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkosidpz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlkhe4fkdk2mTurmeric chicken. Good stuff! Rich and savory but the lemon juice gives it some lovely offsetting sweetness. (@botticellibelle.bsky.social - this was your recommendation, wasn't it? I failed to take proper notes but that's what my memory is telling me.) https://www.kosher.com/recipe/everyday-turmeric-chicken-morgh-ba-zardchoobeh-9708/11 May 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkhe4fkdk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlfmkhdipc2vApparently not a word I use very often. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfmkhdipc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mleqihoo2s2pMaking fresh bread is just so darn satisfying.08 May 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleqihoo2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mleo7h46s22pReminded of this today and, as always, cried laughing at it. So I share it with you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oua0Puihrkc08 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleo7h46s22phttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mld2oaco7k25Walter Koenig as Bester on Babylon 5. Love to hate him. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld2oaco7k25https://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlcypjgtzs25A prehistoric setting, where a handful of the population are something akin to shapeshifters (it's complicated). One is keeping watch for a much-feared group of cannibals. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcypjgtzs25https://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlcmscnqek2lI got to spend several hours today hanging out with two of my favorite people in the world, eating chocolate and drinking wine, and you know, while the world kind of sucks right now, and there was some Big Feeling Dumping... these are the kinds of days that make things survivable.08 May 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcmscnqek2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3mlcgb3ntmc2lI have discovered Hells Belles. Resident of Heaven gets bored and establishes a Hellp Desk in Hell so she can tell off all the people she didn't get to in life. Extremely short episodes, but there are 625 of them. She plays all the parts. Sharkey is my favorite. ♥️🦈 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNjSChVg9G007 May 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcgb3ntmc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/caliganblue.com/post/3ml77q3dd3c23Random entertainment while I wait for a site to finish syncing from prod to staging. Wheeeee. I'll include the questions with the answers for sanity's sake.06 May 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:mgjbuiigjkibtulr6aoxoic2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml77q3dd3c23