Self discovery, etcetera, etc...

My name is Leigh. I like space... outer and personal. I like facts. In my free time I write. A lot. I get paid to have awkward conversations. Sometimes I have normal conversations, too. I'm not sure what I want to be when I grow up but I like to write and I like to teach and I like my dog. And so the adventure begins.

[nerdicornthetrekkie]

[gamechangershow]

Sorry but it's not complete without...

[nightvaleofficial]

[herpsandbirds]

Hello! I have returned to your inbox to humbly request your opinion on the most beautiful columbiformes?

HAVE I GOT SOME FRIEND SHAPED FRIENDS FOR YOU!!!

Golden Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus luteovirens), male, family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, endemic to the Fiji Islands

Photograph by Dubi Shapiro

Orange Dove (Ptilinopus victor), male, family Columbidae, endemic to Fiji

photograph by Chris Venetz & Chris Wiley

Jambu Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus jambu), male, family Columbidae, found in Malaysia and Indonesia

Photograph by @wendytpb

Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea), family Columbidae, New Caledonia

photograph by JJ Harrison

White-breasted Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus rivoli), male, family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, Papua New Guinea

photograph by Trevor Hardaker

Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus), family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, found in New Guinea

photo: Irawan Subingar

Wompoo Fruit-Dove (Megaloprepia magnifica), male, family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, QLD, Australia

Photograph by Jun Jose

Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon (Treron fulvicollis), male, family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, Singapore

photograph by Hong Yijun

Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis), family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, found in New Guinea and nearby islands

photograph by Jindřich Pavelka (500px)

[spoonybird]

creature

[wizard-council-bureaucrat]

“Your ancestors are amazed at all your spices!”

“Your ancestors are impressed that you are an educated woman!”

“Your ancestors are proud that you are thriving in spite of what society did to them and you”

It’s all very sweet! But! Necromancy! Is! Still! Illegal! Your ancestors are going back in the ground!

Stop resurrecting them to show off!

[stealingpotatoes]

happy pride from some stretchy and sleepy cats <3

[pmamtraveller]

Art by Max Murphy

[bowelfly]

Brother Alonzo you rascal get DOWN from there

(commission)

[bowelfly]

lizards

[mads-schubert]

Part 9 in my weekly poster series for 2026

[emilylorange]

THE COUNCIL WILL NOW DECIDE YOUR FATE

my contribution to this year's Polar Lights Zine, with proceeds benefiting the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition.

You can still get your own copy of the zine for $2 @polarlightszine

[writeleighso]

The HomeGoods Store: Did you need an 18" banana themed garden gnome?

Me: Uh, what?

The HomeGoods Store: Three in stock in your area! Don't you need one?

Me: I don't need an 18" banana themed garden gnome. Who is buying this stuff??

The HomeGoods Store: ...

Me: ...

Me: It's just one 18" banana themed garden gnome.

Me: *rhinestones, glitters, and repaints*

Me: Oh, it's me. I'm the problem. I'm buying this stuff.

[asteroidtroglodyte]

Nature Documentary: these deep sea creatures can withstand crushing pressures of thousands of pounds per square inch!

Me: they’re not withstanding a goddamn thing. The pressure is a part of them. Their interiors and exteriors are equalized. Just because your respiratory system is built around a pair of fragile poppable bubbles-

[elldritch-horror]

I find it very telling that Tamsyn Muir, who came up through this hellsite, wrote books where the evil emperor starts out as a basically okay leftist millennial tumblr user.

What makes the villain the villain (inasmuch as it's useful to examine TLT characters through that kind of simplistic lens) is that when the chips are down and he has to choose, his priority is punishing the wicked, not saving the people left behind.

I would invite anyone whose engagement with their cause consists of finding the 'correct' group of people to hate, to consider whether 'evil emperor' is the next career move you see yourself taking, and if it isn't, to gently suggest disembarking from the hate train.

Because no one wants their God King to be a tumblrina called John.

[griddles-bone-soup]

If I could directly implant this understanding into the brain of every TLT fan, by jod I would

[free-and-to-none-accountable]

[wombatsrus]

We are not in the business of policing each other. EVERYWHERE.

It is our human purpose to help each other.

If you see someone steal food, hop on a bus for free or jump a turnstile...

no you didn't.

We exist, we are supposedly free to do so within the confines of the system. When those confines make it too hard to exist, we Work Around Them. Everyone always has that right.

[crabussy]

really fond of humans just from an appearance standpoint. the long legs. the manes of hair that can come in practically any colour and texture. those crazy high-contrast eyes with the white scleras and colourful irises. the fingers being so much longer than the toes. there's a lot to love. solid 10/10 animal species

[crabussy]

BAFFLINGLY SPOT ON COMPARISON.

[devinellekurtz]

My very first tiger drawing and my latest

[formaldehydedoesstuff]

Your skill level is unquestionable but listen.

I love him.