Toy cicada that may shrill. Creator of the Minimus Gallery and the Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group https://bsky.app/profile/octodrone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/octodrone.bsky.social/post/3mpt34cprx22qFinished Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant here in upper Michigan last night, while neighbors launched cannon-level fireworks over the lake. The novel is full of repressed history and cyclic vengeance. Meanwhile, are the chants of “U-S-A..! U-S-A!” outside hopeful or hateful? in the end can we even tell?04 Jul 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:pcwpgqdmftxemqmj76dga3fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt34cprx22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/octodrone.bsky.social/post/3moqs3dxgu22sHappy International Horseshoe Crab Day, everyone! Thought I’d share an entry from my dear old Endless Swarm blog about seeing one of my favorite inverts in the wild for the first time. endless-swarm.com?p=1320 http://endless-swarm.com/?p=132020 Jun 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:pcwpgqdmftxemqmj76dga3fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqs3dxgu22s