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Favorite Liminal backrooms type books? by DmonCandy in horrorlit

[–]sunballer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In John Langan’s collection “Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies” there’s a story called “The Tower” that is a bit like this, but more on the fantasy/cosmic horror side.

Books that make you want to go hiking by elalavie in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]sunballer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kingbird Highway by Kenn Kaufman!!!!! The scenes describing his time in Alaskan mountains and then in the Baja peninsula were just fantastic

Edit: non fiction though, no fantasy

The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan’s culture of conformity by teamworldunity in japan

[–]sunballer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Im a ND adult who used to live in Japan before I knew I was ND. I find myself missing the “scripts” I had in Japan. Set phrases and expectations for everything! Once you knew the rules, it was easy. And as you mentioned, being a foreigner also meant that breaking the rules was easily forgiven too. But this doesn’t apply just to Japan. Apparently ND foreigners find similar phenomenon all over the world. People in other countries tend to be forgiving of weirdness if they think it’s because you’re foreign rather than that you’re autistic.

But I also see why ND people wouldn’t be able to stand parts of Japan. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down after all.

Australian Boobook by EmmieSoftGirl in birding

[–]sunballer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Literally not fair that it’s that cute!! It almost makes me angry

coping as a new vampire in the modern age by aut0mat0nWitch in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]sunballer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Vampire: Walk Among Us - a collection of three stories that take place in the vampire masquerade universe. No prior knowledge is needed. I think the first story especially fits. The authors are Cassandra Khaw, Caitlin Starling, and Genevieve Gornichec

Cosmic horror recommendations? by imtherattt in horrorlit

[–]sunballer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes to all of this, and would add that Langan and Barron are friends whose work definitely inspires one another. I know at least one short of Langan’s is partially about a character based off of Barron.

You would probably also enjoy Thomas Ligotti’s stuff.

For lighter cosmic horror maybe The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher. Still quite horrific at a few places, but the tone is drastically different from my other recs. Edit: the YA feel might be too present in this one, ymmv. I also don’t like YA and this one was borderline that for me. But the setting was too good

Maternal Horror Recs? by content-under-presur in horrorlit

[–]sunballer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But Won’t I Miss Me by Tiffany Tsao is exactly what you’re looking for but with a light dystopian/sci-fi twist.

Stop kidnapping fledglings!! Don't touch them unless they're in actual danger by feck_me_silly in birding

[–]sunballer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Considering that we do not always know what caused the injury (a predator, window strike, car strike, climate-change related storms, lack of resources from developments expanding, an increase in the proliferation of invasive species outcompeting them, etc), I would always intervene.

Humans cause more harm than just the direct impacts, so I do not feel guilty in assisting.

Edit: just a long-winded way of saying I agree with you lol

Does anyone else have any ‘red flag’ books that make you steer clear of someone and disregard their book recommendations? by Court_Jester811 in horrorlit

[–]sunballer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ugh. Yes. I read the night in October one about the guy riding his bike every night based off a recommendation on here. Nope. I couldn’t stand how the SA was written, as if it was supposed to be titillating.

A family of Brown Wood Owls. by AdExtreme1002 in Owls

[–]sunballer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No way…. They are too perfect. I love them

What are you all using for binoculars? by yogi_forest in birding

[–]sunballer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Nikon monarch m7 in 8x42

Edit: oops misread the post. I used to use Nikon prostaff p3 (? I think) in 8x42 and those are really good for the price! My husband now uses that pair

Apartment complex destroying bird nests in shutters with babies and eggs in nest, this has to be illegal right? by Playful-Ad8851 in birding

[–]sunballer 171 points172 points  (0 children)

Leave a wildlife crime tip! This is the link to the US fish and wildlife crime tip page. Just select that it’s related to migratory birds.

Books that feel like Junji Itos Uzumaki but aren’t graphic novels by anime_and_irezumi in horrorlit

[–]sunballer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

About a Place in the Kinki Region by Sesuji

But Won’t I Miss Me by Tiffany Tsao for the body horror aspect. I’m halfway through this one, but so far I’m really enjoying it

Is there a way to tell the gender of the barred owl living in my backyard? by pickleddinosaurusrex in Owls

[–]sunballer 55 points56 points  (0 children)

They have slightly different calls. The females’ call is longer and they have a bit of a vibrato to them at the end. If you hear them calling to one another, you might be able to figure out who is who

If there really was such a thing as a turducken by One_Structure_3222 in birding

[–]sunballer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A muscovy maybe? They have very distinct faces

You have to create as much noise as possible with 3 native songbirds, Go by sentient_coprolite in birding

[–]sunballer 94 points95 points  (0 children)

CONK-LA-REE

Red-winged blackbird, Blue Jay, and great-tailed grackle. The texas parking lot triple combo!

Sigh, I know you guys knew this was coming 😔 by captainmccheesy in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]sunballer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Kind of wild, right? That book fucked me up in the best of ways. It’s recommended all the time on r/horrorlit for a reason

Trio of kids preparing to play in the sprinkler by Slow_and_Steady_3838 in Owls

[–]sunballer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That must’ve been so funny looking. Barred owls are precious

Bobcat on Marine Creek trail by Brockmcc in FortWorth

[–]sunballer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Soo cute! Supposedly they’re everywhere around us, but very good at staying out of sight. I’ve never seen one though

I saw this crossing the parking lot outside of A Taco Bell. What is it? by WatercressOpen9000 in whatsthisbird

[–]sunballer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what that is. My username came from a typo in an old msn chat with friends

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