A cabinet of curiosity

You can call me Penny | 🇨🇦 | she/her | historian & curator | interesting facts junky | cat lover | soul of a writer, heart of writer's block | Tumblr ecosystem role: post Hunter Gatherer

[pennywords]

This is the not-fandom side blog to @just-add-butter. All the same stuff, just without the fandom things.

This tumblr is queued as far as the eye can see. Will always be posting something. Enjoy!

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[rowanisawriter]

you feel oddly compelled to read my book because of these comparable titles, which i put together after much research and with a good understanding of how comps work

[blondebrainpowered]

Cat paw prints in the medieval floor tiles of the 12th century CE St Peter Church in Wormleighton, England

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[baddywronglegs]

The people who insist AI is smarter than a human are doing their fucking damnedest to manifest that

[thesplendidsnout]

[catasters]

[draconym]

The eye doctor is the most fun doctor you can go to. They never steal your blood. They never make you get naked and put on a paper dress. They're just like, "Can you see these letters? It's fine if you can't, we can fix that." And they don't even spell anything.

[draconym]

[mysilent879]

[topgunvolleyballscene]

how often are you getting a headache

daily

weekly

monthly

couple times a year

yearly or less

Voting ended onJul 23

[topgunvolleyballscene]

how often are you getting a tummy ache

daily

weekly

monthly

every couple months

yearly or less

Voting ended onJul 23

[topgunvolleyballscene]

Ok so thanks for voting on this but i need you to reblog it too

[jmtorres]

folks i'm worried for us

[digitaldiscipline]

like, yes, my stomach hurts, but that's because my cat jumped on me from a high shelf, not because of lettuce poisoning or stress. These are all "tummy hurts," but they hurt differently!

my head might hurt because i'm dehydrated, not having a migraine or getting a concussion from a non-lethal round upside the noggin.

[simzart]

Heat Wave. 🫠

[lacetulle]

Tamara Ralph | Spring/Summer 2026 Couture

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[mysilent879]

[ymutate]

Zulu Imbenge baskets are woven entirely of recycled telephone wire in the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa. In the 1990s, Zulu women began repurposing discarded telephone wires, weaving them into intricate patterns to create colorful and durable baskets while preserving traditional weaving techniques.

[trilliath]

I have one of these I bought in KwaZulu-Natal! Along with a twisty-helix beaded necklace. It is one of my favorite pieces of art I have in my home.

[teaboot]

Say funny worss ywllow man

~sigh~

[digitalkiddo]

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

[were--ralph]

Idk man the one thing that makes me dislike this site is the way people will sniff for mistakes like a shark for blood just to be all haughty and snooty

Like idk man people make mistakes

[were--ralph]

Like some weeks back a white coworker called a raccoon a "coon" and instead of jumping to racist conclusions I was just like "oh you can't say that it's an old slur for us" and we was like genuinely sorry. Like. People make mistakes. Not everyone on the internet is going to be like. Evil.