Update

Two things have conspired to make my updates less frequent these past couple of weeks: 1) I caught a really awesomely awful cold and have barely wanted to move from the sofa, and 2) My laptop's power button stopped working, meaning I've had very, very limited access to the internet. In addition, I've been getting more stuff together for my PhD project, and I'd severely underestimated the amount of time and effort that would take.

Turtle poems will resume this week. I might actually post two instead of one.

Updated Posting Schedule

Hi, all! It seems I've picked up some new readers.

I've just started my PhD, so I've been incredibly busy with that. However, I intend to keep a disciplined schedule here, so I'm actually going to impose an update schedule on myself. Hereafter, I'll try to post a new piece every Wednesday, which means the next poem will be up tomorrow.

In the meantime, have a couple of pictures of one of my turtles, Guildenstern, when he was a baby. (Forewarning: yes, I'm aware that there are a couple of problems on his shell which might be visible in these pics. He was adopted out of a filthy, negligent, abusive, and illegal petstore by a friend of mine, who then passed him and his companion on to me and my best friend. These pictures were taken during his "recovery." He's now a happy turtle and will be five years old this fall.)






Actual poem coming tomorrow.