2026-04-28T23:14:48Z https://yabu.me Kila https://yabu.me/npub1e5ezmwwdck42we7xk05ar48dqgqmkqu326gndy5v6gefk05q550sm0d6lc https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/110/027/811/053/912/130/original/b12b85545c7bc5c4.png https://stockroom.wandering.shop/accounts/avatars/110/027/811/053/912/130/original/b12b85545c7bc5c4.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyhngdlwv7prydszxs5ncwd9760xmrqcp62krazvydygyrm65g8pszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj379vs28u 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<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/496/145/203/539/637/original/01b94da751872811.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/496/145/159/158/370/original/08fc125ebb7975f8.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/496/145/210/250/841/original/2fb5d56af095873b.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-30T23:01:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcxh3g5wxhntrcyp7ndwh8e8fy4xzeahwsevq2m4w8k6934aztqszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj374xdw6k How do I bribe the brain gremlins to write when they don’t really want to? Well...<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/439/183/200/221/449/original/99d2cb119c9c10ad.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-20T21:35:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9efxep4vcmt5zfgl6nhfxqvw60wmt6qnrhamzwcq6vu2ldhmftuszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37fa7km3 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. 2026-04-04T21:34:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffswdqyegh9r59dmpsldu7qx4sj54rfzpn4qhc24uwm6cx4xxkrqzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj373d7cnu RE: <a href="https://wandering.shop/@greene/116325376441657090">https://wandering.shop/@greene/116325376441657090</a><br/><br/>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.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note10dg6epye6yrxg2ugmzqnqa9agdhjvf0tgn6j7pp9c2t8zqhj8hqsnr3k9p" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note10dg…3k9p</a></span><br/> </div> The time has come, my friends. It’s #FountainPen cleaning day. </blockquote> 2026-04-03T23:09:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8k5dvsjvazpny9wyd3qfswj75xmexyh45faf0qsju99n3qtermsgzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj377xz22r The time has come, my friends. It’s #FountainPen cleaning day. 2026-03-31T19:13:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2m9eghjquzq80t26v8mzyj4cp65ga39pfrsnkqa6dl39st8mgn3czyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj375neg96 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8s3a4nmnxwl59zl0se092gv56d0zfd9yqzggevwh9q0jefu84mqnemnqa'>nevent1q…mnqa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your photos make me want to move to Colorado! 2026-03-05T20:44:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8c8v4tml2vvp94wv2tgmxll6qhnq80r55lrqnfrp48alpnsx6w3qzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37xek58x #SilentSunday #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/116/115/383/522/416/673/original/c1c83bbdfe0b549d.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-22T17:09:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswn8q5ucpavsyd4fue4lvqdnt3ae5zd84wfz5mtma4hhh6epvaaeczyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37t0v40c 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 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqkYrQ">https://books2read.com/u/mqkYrQ</a> 2026-02-22T16:27:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw725latuqdnx07fsecamczp3xm38r8f5vufy8q2wqndwgl554hhgzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj377ea4kw 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 &amp; TotK, etc. 2026-02-21T21:44:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrzuf6zmmma3lc846yf0krh00wap7mw65sghmfll92deqzrwz6nczyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37snfdfn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr46n5hmxvyeasgwdkttccl38vf7qjv6aa3smdqs6u3xttqtymq6cavvlfn'>nevent1q…vlfn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>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. 2025-12-20T00:37:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdj4j6dmkr5uktcmtuzjpf5twufzykxg329je3sykum5duvhdyypszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37ey2w9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3ga3ks5fax98xe3zra0n40aulmfqvq2dchgdn0jlcz9swa8gyhczyx8rs'>nevent1q…x8rs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/nov/22/free-birth-society-linked-to-babies-deaths-investigation">https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/nov/22/free-birth-society-linked-to-babies-deaths-investigation</a> 2025-12-20T00:22:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstr6y97pfuwrtpz9wkwthcu9jjvkl7w3s2khkrxsdjvx3ax39049szyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37ghfgy6 I keep seeing anti-vaxxers, freebirth advocates, etc., be like, “Well, what did babies do before modern medicine, then?!”<br/><br/>This. They did a lot of this.<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/115/747/807/543/616/205/original/0acc7276f10ea3dd.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-19T19:09:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspww8p55vdg824ujy06dznh0sr64y6jzjqklyv4d05l5nwzn6zsuszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj376pgxwt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjddtf3fhegm5wuyshrrwcw44qps548gz6t0h88ftzc2u0r7fxsgn9qfpn'>nevent1q…qfpn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your photos make me want to move to Colorado! 😭 2025-10-16T18:10:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0mkawxrzpld4uynvt3745gyf9e4s2um3l70nzcqlykpcc3zcxt6gzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj373fzr0t #ScribesAndMakers Sept 13<br/><br/>Shameless self-promotion day. Let&#39;s boost away.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/flash-fiction-in-138814670">https://www.patreon.com/posts/flash-fiction-in-138814670</a> 2025-09-13T16:08:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrn28qr6vzcpuj02ty93wqjxjyljwu94eyredt4py37z5t4ac07qzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37c948n2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspef6am0fhetu9zx2sg8w9vzs4f863uw44zf9t9rhfqmp7lcmmscqh49f96'>nevent1q…9f96</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gorgeous! 2025-07-28T16:20:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyzhts0t3vcep4w8f08a47z749ft9y90hesp9k80tm3e8nlm846yczyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37zf0r4r 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. 2025-07-28T01:03:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgm4azgwsg9kkfsvx4wt5axk7nkr6kqf0sds4vud9q2qc2qjdx6szyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37tvkxpr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0j0xt40043zuvpsmh8qk6yqvt7z0wwsg6r9rtn3qjrr9thttkncqpya02k'>nevent1q…a02k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolutely gorgeous! 2025-06-05T21:04:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrsvvxuy588fj0quh0lr8595nn8a44zm7zq6g65rautayvzt3m50szyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37d02kjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg09xq026kt02jwwdgxeeueg5jq0pt6l4zw45q7r0k3dalpm2q9csm0hv74'>nevent1q…hv74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, it mostly just looks like condensation on the inside of the barrel. I think I might just go ahead and refill it. 2025-04-29T19:30:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8w6vkptq9hug2azc54pen9u00ks0n60m067fpzhy5mgdz6x6aqczyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37um45q0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjpgjnwlszkj05esz02evlg397n2jma6qgcczztqremqyygx9udqcyhuyk'>nevent1q…huyk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>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. 2025-04-29T19:24:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgje5yrnaavr370jcsrepradjr54q9az3uga5zhpzgktlefwsk3jszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37q3mutq 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. 😭 2025-04-29T19:20:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rm5vvwf98lunh2g5fsqx4myv0smwwjkw83wv6m90hfdr8ct0zwszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37e3mf9n I would enjoy the opportunity to live in precedented times. I bet I’d be good at it. 2024-12-11T16:51:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8dtlngmt9w9hmdcuy765sqprp6jhj6g8pqah0e7psc8zskhugl2qzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37u03w7r 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. 2024-11-11T21:23:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2y8jl7mmqsfapkm52yryvdadjeemptpajesk9tvvl9rcuh9uw4qzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj376w6mud 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. 😭 2024-10-13T17:16:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8s9q5cqywp5zn9mt25wuwjjdmdvvan95ckcf280l7fnww0cyrxqzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37cj29xx 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. 2024-09-14T21:00:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxe23n687fng3r39als5fspskplpy6vexa904pjtvj2wf9697fjgqzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37c8zyrq 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. 2024-09-02T21:05:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99a84nwh8qfg0jsgj5wdv34kgftajypj4sd985gwpudgu4gvlssszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj3757nd9l #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<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/051/754/530/830/153/original/fd9ce1b9e5882270.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/051/755/340/345/546/original/01bed53acfa025fb.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-30T15:49:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28jzkuur57vdrha9nulw9ymec7gpwmageqg363qkvca98gyqydhgzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37r0nm6f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs873ruu57ukyzdjdakg4tl3kccxzxlchqzx8r6gpsccxy3xykjfgc2l3zwk'>nevent1q…3zwk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>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. 2024-08-29T23:29:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2009pvm7t6puc6fc7sqh6tkdzawmqd2nde33xhkg4rq5myc8w9dczyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj373l6xl0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgtwfq5e8ulwlvachhmc3kaqqffep49udjswpsq0mg83gjysf8zs2d0zgw'>nevent1q…0zgw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>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. 2024-08-29T23:19:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv5dlaaycalrtnfstatjd62kjk9m8u4hf3apcpdpdwc88z4655etszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37w8cdhu 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.<br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/047/436/155/211/015/original/e1a1a8a5b5e9cedc.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-29T21:29:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxptu85wkucpx8p0vzgl4aux92m56yknsrw98ftq0luc266zsqenszyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37qne98e 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<br/><br/>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!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-nillabean-again">https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-nillabean-again</a> 2024-08-21T23:25:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst69vdzkx6zh79rv57tp28xtk0ucy3r9g7dkc78fxfyh96gq98unqzyrxnytdeehz64fm8c6e7n5w5a5pqrwcrj9tfzd5j3nfr9xe7szj37fs49rh Just one more inked #FountainPen. Just one more. I can stop whenever I want 2024-08-10T23:33:24Z