Author: Jonathan Kieran
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But Has He Apologized for BFG?
After a recent convocation of delegates of the globe’s leading carcharodon carcharias populations, appointed spokesshark and Grand High Mauler, Butch HaWungah, announced that, by unanimous decision, the Great White Sharks of the world do not accept Mr. Spielberg’s “lame-ass and…
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: The Night Library of Sternendach
THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH: A Vampire Opera in Verse by Jessica Levai (Lanternfish Press) $14.00 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Employing the lyrical enchantment of Onegin stanzas, Levai weaves a tale of star-crossed destiny and forbidden love that is at once majestic and…
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More Idle Dinosaur Speculation
Could ancient beasties like the Diplodocus whip their 50ft. tails faster than the speed of sound? Probably not without breaking bones but who the hell knows? READ ABOUT IT. ____________________________ #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranNewAlbum #JonathanKieranArtist…
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Modern Life and the Golden Ass
METAMORPHOSES Apuleius (translation by E.J. Kenney*) Penguin Classics Edition Though I tend to eschew the once noble and now tragically democratized art of “professional” book reviewing, the occasional exception is made for some vaunted pillar of the past that gleams…
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Get Your Swimsuits On, Kiwis
The bay will have PLENTY of special visitors. Maybe Ardern will jump in for a little doggie paddling. ———————————————————— #GreatWhiteSharks #BayofPlenty #NewZealand #RingTheDinnerBell #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranNewAlbum #JonathanKieranArtist #Jericho #JonathanKieranJericho #JerichoAlbum #WritersOfInstagram #ArtistsOfInstagram #AuthorsOfInstagram
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Big Hairy Spiders: The Gifts that Keep on Giving
Just grab hold of one of these pleasant, cuddly arthropods and let their fangs do the rest. Apparently, it’ll capture your fat-clogged heart. In a good way. _____________________________ #SydneyFunnelWeb #Spiders #Venom #ModernMedicine #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic…
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First Date
No, forget the obligatory trip to a movie theater or some meet-up at a coffee shop. I’m talking about the fruit. When did you taste your first date—that versatile, succulent, and vivacious treat that hundreds of millions of people in…
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Ignominious End, Sharky Style
I don’t know what might be the more ignominious end for a human being—to end up in the belly of a pig or a tiger shark? There are similarities in ignominy to being consumed by either. The disgrace of being…
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Archaeo-Discoveries Top 10 Countdown?
From Aztec masks to mud-covered sculpture to (literally) iconic Egyptian portraiture, THESE are Heritage site’s Top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2022. Have a gander. ___________________________________________ #Archaeology #NewDiscoveries #TopTenDiscoveries #AncientWonders #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranNewAlbum #JonathanKieranArtist #Jericho…
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The Wily Black Widow Spider
A recent article from New Scientist features research claiming that the notorious (and highly venomous) black widow spider can discern the nutritional value of various kinds of insects she catches in her mighty and complex web system. I don’t know…
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