Katherine Duke
@katducduk
Writer. Editor. Comedy geek. Trivia nerd. Podcast junkie. Creator of the book Kissability: People with Disabilities Talk About Sex, Love, and Relationships ( (she/her)
I love the way the Google preview shortens the first sentence of this author's bio.
Here’s my puzzle and solution. The editors tweaked it slightly from my original phrasing—for the better, I think.
I just found this old packet of cucumber seeds I bought years ago. Apparently it got wet recently and the seeds all sprouted?! It’s amazing how distinctively they smell of cucumber already.
I'm editing an automated transcript of a talk someone gave, and the system apparently bleeps out all instances of the word "homo" 🤦♀️
I’ve been keeping a list for years, mainly for potential use in fiction. (I’ve used one so far, in a draft of a short story.) Anyway, nobody steal these! All rights reserved!
A new favorite (of which I'm glad to see there will be a second season!)
Can any of you plant-knowers identify this tall, stemmy boy for me? It started growing this spring as a “volunteer” out of a pot in which I’d grown spinach and cucumber in previous years, so at first I assumed it was a cuke. But it’s not developing the usual cuke features (tendrils, flowers, etc.).
“The sap is running!” is both a happy exclamation during maple syrup season and a mean taunt to yell about a fleeing coward.
I welcome anyone’s theories as to why there is a coconut shell on my patio. It’s not my coconut.
I've been thinking of this one a lot as I endeavor to watch every episode of The Twilight Zone:
My name is Fozziemandias, King of Kings; Look on my Wocka Wockas, ye Mighty, and this bear!
Here’s what Beanie & Beret* look like on (approximately) their first birthday * the family decided Beret’s name is “Bert” now, which ruins the hat theme