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🧠 Brain Static #13
Apparently, zombie ants are real. Well. Kind of. There are fungi in the Ophiocordyceps group that infect certain ants and eventually alter their behavior. The infected ant leaves its normal routine, climbs onto vegetation, and clamps its jaws down. Then it dies. And the fungus grows out of its body so it can release spores…
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Sunday Things #13
Some weeks give you stories to tell. Some weeks give you little moments worth remembering. And some weeks leave you sitting there wondering what the actual fuck just happened. This was one of those weeks. Sunday Things is going to look a little different this time. Not because I planned it that way, but because…
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🐇 Down the Rabbit Hole #4
Why Does the Human Brain Think Something Is There? I need to know why my brain becomes an asshole after dark. Because during the day, I can look across a room and see: A coat. A pile of laundry. A chair. Completely normal things. Turn the lights off? Suddenly there is a whole-ass person standing…
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🖤 Between the Lines #11: What the Dead Keep
I think one of the strangest things about grief is that you don’t always miss the huge moments first. Sometimes you miss the stupid little things. What flowers somebody hated. How slowly they drank their wine. The sound they thought was funny. The person you loved is gone, but Tuesday still happens. And I think…
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📸 Learning to Look Closer #14: The Thing I Wanted to Look Away From
I am terrified of spiders. And I don’t mean: “Ew. Spider.” I mean my heart races. My palms sweat. My breathing changes. My entire body goes into panic mode before the logical part of my brain has even had time to remind me that I am significantly larger than the thing currently ruining my day.…
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🧠 Brain Static #12: Moths Drink Tears
Because apparently some moths will land on sleeping animals and drink the tears directly from their eyes. Not metaphorically. Not “they’re attracted to moisture.” They will perch beside an eyeball and sip. It’s called lachryphagy, and they’re after things like salts and other nutrients in the tears. Some species have been documented doing it to…
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Sunday Things #12
This week started with me getting completely ready for work— and then immediately throwing up my dinner from the night before. Cool. Fantastic. Love that for me. 😂 On top of that, my body had apparently decided one problem wasn’t enough, so I was dealing with something else incredibly uncomfortable too. I took the day…
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History After Dark #6: Vampires of the Sea
The Dead, the Blood-Drinkers, and the Monsters We Made Welcome to History After Dark.The kind of history that didn’t quite make it into your textbooks. When you hear the word vampire, chances are your brain does not immediately go: fish. Fair. Mine doesn’t either. We think coffins. Fangs. Blood. People with questionable sleeping schedules and…
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Between the Lines #10: The Siren Who Could Not Sing
There are some poems that start with an idea. And then there are some that quietly become about something much bigger while you’re writing them. The Siren Who Could Not Sing started with a simple question: What happens to a siren who can’t sing? Not one whose voice was stolen. Not one who eventually discovers…
