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Stepping Out: Laetoli Footprints

In 1976, Yale University paleoanthropologist Andrew Hill was working with Mary Leakey’s research group on the excavation of an early-hominid archaeological site in Laetoli, Tanzania. Whilst conducting his work he unexpectedly stumbled across one of the most spectacular prehistoric discoveries ever made: a line of hominid footprints left in mud 3.6 million years ago.

Up until then, the earliest known human footprints were only tens of thousands of years old. Remarkably, Hill’s Laetoli footprint trail was nearly 30 metres. It left us with an action replay of one of the first species of prehistoric hominids who walked upright on two legs.

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goblin hour starts now

You wrote a novel about a demon falling in love with a human. Then, you summon a demon in order to get “real” feedback and constructive criticism. To your surprise, the demon laughs at your work.

testing some new brushes!

Don't kill yourself, please.

If you’re suffering from depression and are looking for a sign to not go through with ending your life, this is it. This is the sign. We care.

If you see this on your dash, reblog it. You could save a life.

1000 follower giveaway!

Hello everyone! As you may know, I just hit 1000 followers! To celebrate this frankly stunning achievement, I’m doing a giveaway of my first novella: Chlorophyll and Gasoline. 

A physical copy of it! Paperback and all that!

^ Novella cover! 

Chlorophyll and Gasoline is about Willow, a curious and inquisitive Gaian, a race of plant-human hybrids. She descends deep into the cave and ruins system known as the Undergrowth, and in it finds a robot named Suzy. The two of them form a friendship, despite protests and caution from Willow’s community. 

To enter the giveaway, you must:

Follow me AND reblog this post

Additional reblogs count as additional entries, but please don’t spam your followers! 

I will ship anywhere, and cover every cost and expense! 

The giveaway ends on September 23rd, 2018! That’s my birthday, so I sure as hell won’t forget it. The winner will be chosen through random number generators, and I will personally contact them over Direct Messaging, along with making a post announcing the winner. 

If you want to read a sample of Chlorophyll and Gasoline, it’s under the Read More!

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Clue Crew, I came across this Fox and Geese/Leaping Lizards solution on Reddit. Reblog to save your sanity.

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A few years ago, when I was living in the housing co-op and looking for a quick cookie recipe, I came across a blog post for something called “Norwegian Christmas butter squares.” I’d never found anything like it before: it created rich, buttery and chewy cookies, like a vastly superior version of the holiday sugar cookies I’d eaten growing up. About a year ago I went looking for the recipe again, and failed to find it. The blog had been taken down, and it sent me into momentary panic. 

Luckily, I remembered enough to find it on the Wayback Machine, and quickly copied it into a file that I’ve saved ever since. I probably make these cookies about once a month, and they last about five days around my voracious husband - they’re fantastic with a cup of bitter coffee or tea. I’m skeptical that there is something distinctively Norwegian about these cookies, but they do seem like the perfect thing to eat on a cold day. 

Norwegian Christmas Butter Squares

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 egg 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt Turbinado/ Raw Sugar for dusting

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Chill a 9x13″ baking pan in the freezer. Do not grease the pan.

Using a mixer, blend the butter, egg, sugar, and salt together until it is creamy.  Add the flour and vanilla and mix using your hands until the mixture holds together in large clumps. If it seems overly soft, add a little extra flour. 

Using your hands, press the dough out onto the chilled and ungreased baking sheet until it is even and ¼ inch thick.  Dust the top of the cookies evenly with raw sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees until the edges turn a golden brown, about 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Let cool for about five minutes before cutting the cooked dough into squares. Remove the squares from the warm pan using a spatula.