Kila

Disabled, neurodivergent reader, writer, Astros fan in rural Texas. Talks a lot about books, knitting, cats, and the outdoors. Partial to speculative fiction. Linux fangirl. Late 30s. 

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Gender: It’s complicated
Pronouns: She/they
Links: https://kilagreene.carrd.co/

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2026-06-13 23:42:06 UTC

Inks Lake State Park is pretty right now. #Texas #Nature #BloomScrolling
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2026-05-30 16:37:45 UTC

Yesterday we learned the hard way that for the 40+ years we’ve lived here our power company has been disregarding their own rules about how close our live oaks can be to the power lines. Yesterday they followed the rules and cut off probably 80 years’ growth. I burst into tears when I saw it. Would be sad about any of our trees getting butchered like that, but I hold live oaks as sacred.

2026-05-29 17:29:21 UTC

Power company guy came out to trim some trees. Saw a giant nest way up in a live oak and was like “WTF is THAT?!”
Me: “That’s our Mexican honey wasps. Please don’t hurt them.” 🥺
In this household we love our native pollinators.
#Texas #Nature

2026-04-30 23:01:48 UTC

Yesterday I got to watch a cumulonimbus cloud RAPIDLY turn into a cumulonimbus incus. These photos are taken across a span of just five minutes. #Sky #Weather #Clouds
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2026-04-20 21:35:37 UTC

How do I bribe the brain gremlins to write when they don’t really want to? Well...
#FountainPens
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2026-04-04 21:34:17 UTC

Somehow I have ended up with no dark blue or blue-black #FountainPen ink. I have black, deep red, pink, orange, green, turquoise, and purple, but no dark blue.

2026-04-03 23:09:57 UTC

RE: https://wandering.shop/@greene/116325376441657090
Water alone was not cutting it for my piston-fill #FountainPens, so I’ve made a diluted ammonia solution that seems to be working better.
#note10dg…3k9p

2026-03-31 19:13:01 UTC

The time has come, my friends. It’s #FountainPen cleaning day.

2026-03-05 20:44:04 UTC

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Your photos make me want to move to Colorado!

2026-02-22 17:09:06 UTC

#SilentSunday #BloomScrolling
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2026-02-22 16:27:13 UTC

If y’all haven’t heard, Hedone Books is closing. That means a lot of incredible books, mostly queer SFF books, will become unavailable after March 31. The one I recommend the most is How to Survive This Fairytale—it was one of my favorite reads last year, and I read a LOT of good books last year. I recommend grabbing it while it’s still available. #QueerBooks #SFF @npub1q60…kp90
https://books2read.com/u/mqkYrQ

2026-02-21 21:44:59 UTC

Some of my Mastodon friends aren’t active on here anymore, so: new #intro post to try to find more folks to follow! Hi, I’m Kila (she/they). Late 30s, disabled, neurodivergent, #queer (asexual lesbian demigirl). I live in rural #Texas where I forage and wander, and care for a lot of #cats. Avid reader, mostly of SFF #books, and also writer of speculative fiction. Other interests include fiber arts, hiking, camping, computers (I enjoy playing with Linux distros), fountain pens, BotW & TotK, etc.

2025-12-20 00:37:37 UTC

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I think the distinction for me is that there isn’t a multimillion-dollar industry built by charismatic, smart-sounding people posing as authorities (even as legit healthcare workers!) to convince naive young adults on ebikes, who’ve only just learned to ride, that riding without a helmet is not only safe but MUCH SAFER than using one. Many of these people who’ve suffered freebirth tragedies are first-time moms trusting women who’ve given birth half a dozen times and claim to be experts.

2025-12-20 00:22:15 UTC

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True, but the big freebirth influencers cause tons of tragedies while raking in millions. And in this particular cemetery plot, seven of the nine children were stillborn (or died immediately after birth) rather than dying from illness, so I feel like the freebirth movement is relevant.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/nov/22/free-birth-society-linked-to-babies-deaths-investigation

2025-12-19 19:09:42 UTC

I keep seeing anti-vaxxers, freebirth advocates, etc., be like, “Well, what did babies do before modern medicine, then?!”
This. They did a lot of this.
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2025-10-16 18:10:07 UTC

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Your photos make me want to move to Colorado! 😭

2025-09-13 16:08:18 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers Sept 13
Shameless self-promotion day. Let's boost away.
It just so happens that new flash fiction is up today at my Patreon, which helps me survive as a queer disabled person in rural Texas.
A year ago, I started writing a science fiction short story in the form of an obituary by adult children about their difficult, beloved mother. Soon after, I had to write my own complicated mom’s obituary. This story means a lot to me and I hope y’all enjoy it.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/flash-fiction-in-138814670

2025-07-28 16:20:20 UTC

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Gorgeous!

2025-07-28 01:03:51 UTC

Finally cleared a clog in my Platinum Preppy 02 EF #FountainPen. Had been driving me crazy for months. What did the trick was soaking the nib in water mixed with a drop of dish soap and a small splash of white vinegar.

2025-06-05 21:04:09 UTC

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Absolutely gorgeous!

2025-04-29 19:30:26 UTC

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Yeah, it mostly just looks like condensation on the inside of the barrel. I think I might just go ahead and refill it.

2025-04-29 19:24:37 UTC

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That’s great to know, thank you! These are my first piston-fill pens, and there’s a little bit of a learning curve on the cleaning and drying.

2025-04-29 19:20:18 UTC

I have had one of my piston-fill #FountainPens sitting nib-down in a mug with a paper towel for five days. There is still visibly some water left in there. 😭

2024-12-11 16:51:50 UTC

I would enjoy the opportunity to live in precedented times. I bet I’d be good at it.

2024-11-11 21:23:38 UTC

Does anyone know how to get a house gremlin to return a Platinum Preppy blue-black #FountainPen? Do I leave out little gifts, or…? I just really want that pen back.

2024-10-13 17:16:37 UTC

My favorite Jinhao Shark #FountainPen, the maroon one I keep inked with Diamine Writer’s Blood, broke. I managed to tape it so I can use up the last of the ink, but I’m going to miss having it. 😭

2024-09-14 21:00:22 UTC

I wish more people realized #FountainPens aren’t necessarily expensive or inaccessible (which was the misconception that kept me from getting into them sooner). My Platinum Preppy ($4) inked with Waterman Tender Purple ($8) writes like SILK. It makes me want to keep writing just so I can use it more.

2024-09-02 21:05:58 UTC

Okay, I found one of my lost #FountainPens (gray Jinhao shark inked with Pelikan Pink). The other, a blue-black Platinum Preppy, is still missing, and I’m sad because it’s my only blue-black pen.

2024-08-30 15:49:00 UTC

#Science Mastodon, help! Chapote (Texas persimmon) trees are a huge part of our ecosystem in central Texas, and suddenly many of ours are dying the same way, which I’d never seen before. They appear to be rotting through at the base/roots. We’ve lost five in the last week. Any idea who I could contact about this? Please boost for reach! #Trees #Texas #Environment
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2024-08-29 23:29:49 UTC

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They’re Chinese-made pens that I believe are meant to be dupes of the TWSBI Eco, so piston fillers. The funny thing is that everything else about them works really, really well for how cheap they were; the caps are the only major drawback I’ve noticed.

2024-08-29 23:19:18 UTC

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That makes sense, and unfortunately these are cheap pens with caps that aren’t properly sealed around where the clips attach. I’m not sure if there’s any way to fix that. Thus far it’s been okay, because I write with them every day and go through the ink fast enough that it doesn’t get a chance to dry up.

2024-08-29 21:29:53 UTC

Any #FountainPen folks know why several of my pens write darker at first on every use, then lighten to the ink’s “normal” color? See photo for example. This ink is meant to be pink. The pen is a piston filler, and this is the only color I’ve ever put in it. I’ve used up about 2/3 of the first fill.
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2024-08-21 23:25:50 UTC

Friends of #Nillabean, we need help again. Nilla has been diagnosed with FIP. Used to be a death sentence, but now there’s a treatment. Nilla’s person needs help with meds and vet visits to keep him stable. ANYTHING helps. Please boost! #Fundraiser #MutualAidRequest #CatsOfMastodon #Cats
Edit: We will need a minimum of $1,000 for meds. Possibly more if he ends up needing extra vet visits. Currently at $305 on the fundraiser. Less than $700 to go for meds!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-nillabean-again

2024-08-10 23:33:24 UTC

Just one more inked #FountainPen. Just one more. I can stop whenever I want