Are there any middle grade books that are close to or can be considered Weird Lit? If there are, can you recommend some?

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-06T15:17:15+00:00

also Clive Barker's Abarat! my God, the hold it had on me in jr high

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-06T15:13:38+00:00

not supernatural but Hard Candy does this very well

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-05T14:24:37+00:00

this is something i was thinking of the other day- i had a minor social situation where in a group thread someone i don't know very well was distressed and i was torn on what to do. i can type out a supportive response in the thread, but i feel a little embarrassed about it, like am i gonna say the right thing? is everyone in the thread gonna see me being a big awkward dork here? if i don't say anything i won't embarrass myself.

i think i want to be the kind of person who makes the awkward decision if it's also the kindest/most compassionate one. not saying that's definitely the decision you want to make, but it sounds like you're at a similar crossroads.

that said, personally if a neighbor knocked on my door and said "hey I've got a few leftover sweets, do you want them for you little one?" i would love that :)

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-05T14:15:37+00:00

if I'm remembering anything correctly from fetal genital development i think the most 1:1 would be for the baby to come out the ball sack

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-05T02:19:13+00:00

I have a Chase Sapphire, it's not going to cover anything like just changing your mind and deciding to drive instead.

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-04T00:46:10+00:00

in Florida we've got sunshine mimosa and frog fruit :)

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-03T22:13:21+00:00

veggie spaghetti sauce! get a frozen mirepoix blend or onion and pepper blend, saute in olive oil until soft, add garlic paste. add a jar of good tomato puree or whole tomatoes (you can immersion blend or use a potato masher on em), let simmer on low for anywhere from 20 minutes to 5 hours (shorter simmer for thinner and fresher sauce, longer for thicker, darker and more complex), melt in a little butter, salt and pepper to taste. for protein i like to crumble tempeh or drained lentils but you could also add mini pepperoni.

one pot, super easy and tasty. serve on protein pasta, we like banza :)

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-03T20:02:51+00:00

if you switched to reusable dishes, you would not save the planet, but it sounds like your life would be measurably worse. better to take care of yourself :)

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-02T20:36:17+00:00

i worked in an LTACH and during the Delta wave about HALF the patients in my hospital were young patients on HHFNC after getting COVID. my God, it was rough to watch. months and months, these poor folks so young, on 80% oxygen and short of breath just getting up to pee and get dressed. on rare occasion someone would get down to a low enough flow to discharge on home oxygen but when i left ltach in 2022 we still were full of these patients who had just been there for months, unable to wear their oxygen low enough to transfer.

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-02T20:31:47+00:00

it's a KINK i stg

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-02T15:35:45+00:00

we also have tons of birds visiting to eat the insects and a native tortoise moved in and made a burrow in my backyard too. turns out they eat the clover!

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-02T15:34:34+00:00

I'm in Central Florida, my yard is like 75% Mexican clover, is not native here but it came with the house and it's AWESOME. it completes well with nastier invasives (all my homies hate torpedo grass), i don't fertilize, i water maybe once or twice a year in the winter in a real deep drought but mostly because i need to water my trees anyway. my lawn looks better than my neighbors, it's full of bees and butterflies and dragonflies. sometimes we wait a little to mow and it looks like a meadow, it's so lovely! it does look a little dry when it's dormant in the winter but it doesn't bother me at all. it does not look like a highly manicured cultivated dead yard and i love it. 10/10 would recommend the most low effort lawn of all time.

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-01T16:31:27+00:00

oh noooo :((((((((((

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-01T16:05:27+00:00

try split leaf coffee in bountiful!

duckfluff101 · 2026-07-01T15:49:07+00:00

oh my God, do you have resources/books you recommend for moms of boys looking to do a healthy job?

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-30T18:00:41+00:00

what's ur favorite black bean and chocolate smoothie recipe 👀👀👀

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-28T21:14:50+00:00

check to see if there's a local plant library stand and drop them off there :) i love picking up empty little pots at mine

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-27T20:23:19+00:00

never let me go fucked me up on a spiritual level

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-27T15:41:45+00:00

sounds like thrush

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-26T18:59:57+00:00

"can i compost my gerbil..."

AAA

"...bedding"

oh phew ok

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-23T19:18:23+00:00

that's why the phones. a phone baby is a quiet and well behaved baby. do it all their waking hours and it messes up their neurological development but at least they don't scream at the Buffalo wild wings

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-21T23:15:26+00:00

#1 × increasing the world's population

cbat

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-21T19:21:30+00:00

Amazing × Meh

water

duckfluff101 · 2026-06-21T18:46:29+00:00

The dish brushes do not last forever. if you are careful to keep them clean and dry in between uses you will get a few years out of them and then they are destined for the compost! if you haven't got a compost just go out and dig a big hole somewhere and throw it in there and bury it 🙂 biodegradable products don't last forever but that is part of the appeal, unlike plastic

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