Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness

@turkeycleverness

They/them. An ace, agender, autistic fren-shaped person. Owned by three cats. And a Roomba with googly eyes. Roughly 1/3 cats, 1/3 queer indie books, 1/3 politics.

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Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jul 13

HELLO THESE ARE SOME OF MY ROCKS.

A bunch of mostly agates and some jade in a bowl.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jul 13

RIP, Sam Neill. You'll always be *my* Merlin.

An image from Merlin, a 1998 TV miniseries starring Sam Neill.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jul 12

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jul 10

Rangi.

A brown spotted tabby on someone's lap looking up at them with love.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jul 10

Hot take: Journalists should not be allowed to abbreviate amounts of money any longer. Show us exactly how many zeroes that is.

A snipped from an article stating that Nigel Farage is having a by-election over a scandal where he had undeclared gifts, particularly 5 million pounds in cryptocurrency. The 5 million is abbreviated as 5m.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jul 4

My cat continues to have good taste this #Caturday: That's Blade Broken, by @ormakal.bsky.social.

A paperback book showing a broken blade at the start of a chapter with a bunch of indents from cat teeth on the lower right corner.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 30

Look, it isn't much, but here's a Rangi being unbelievably adorable to cleanse your timeline.

A brown spotted tabby curled up on a colorful couch throw with his tail curled around his back feet and his front paws curled around his face.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 30

Last day of Pride's queer indie book rec: The book that started my descent into madness (queer indie books), Rainbow Isles by @devinharnois.bsky.social. What if the US exiled all queer people to some islands off the coast? Good stuff, that's what. Featuring Bi-rates!

The cover of Rainbow Islands by Devin Harnois. A rainbow is over a rocky outcrop of land in the ocean.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 29

We have reached the time in Pride where I can't recall whose books I've highlighted and whose I haven't. So, today's queer book rec is not indie: The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, by @restingdinoface.bsky.social! This is a great read about what I'm not allowed to call the KT extinction anymore...

The cover of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, by Riley Black. A dinosaur is half-living, half-fossilized on the cover. The subtitle is 'An asteroid, extinction, and the beginning of our world.' Newsweek says, 'Marvelous...masterful storytelling.' Steve Brusatte, the NYT bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, says, "This is pop science that reads like a fantasy novel, but backed up by hard facts."

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 28

Today's queer indie Pride book rec is Collin, by @ciaradarren.bsky.social. MMM+ contemporary kinky erotica that somehow manages to be adorable. My cats managed to order it on my kindle and I've never looked back!

The cover of Collin, Episodes 1-3, by Ciara Darren. The tagline is, 'Can he find on his knees what he could not find on his feet?' The cover has a shirtless guy pulling his jeans down across from a skyscraper.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 27

I have lost my cats this #Caturday, and I can't find them.

A suspicious lump underneath a colorful couch throw on a white couch.

A number of open boxes on a floor, surrounded by cat toys. One of the boxes has something that looks suspiciously like an ear sticking out.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 27

Today's queer indie Pride book rec is The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, by @elizmanderson.com. Is there such a thing as cozy horror? There has to be. In any case, there's an immortal guy who actually doesn't fall in love with the first teenager they meet...

The cover of The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, a novel by EM Anderson. The top says 'Living forever can be mighty lonesome...' A small cottage surrounded by a graveyard sits on a green hill full of yellow flowers and a handful of trees.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 26

Today's queer indie Pride book rec is More to Love, by @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social. MM plus-sized contemporary romance, bi for bi. Will make you confront your internalized fatphobia.

The cover of 'More to Love' by Georgina Kiersten. It also says, 'A sweet romantic novella.' Two men hug each other in front of pink bookshelves. One is Asian, overweight, with a green sweater vest on. The other is thinner, Black, and wearing a red button-down as well as glasses.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 25

Today's queer indie Pride book rec is Seal the Deal, by @luckyhart.bsky.social. It's a contemporary MM romance between an ace autistic individual and a Nicki. I really want a Nicki of my own, if I'm honest.

The cover of 'Seal the Deal' by Lucky Hart. It says 'Kings of Heart: Book Four' at the top. Two tall men, one white and heavily tattooed, dressed all in black and one darker skinned in a polo and khakis, lean against a railing. The background is a sunset over water that's mostly purple. Both men have legs for days.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 24

Today's queer indie Pride book rec: Singing Sands, by CL Blossom. Contemporary MM romance between a lifeguard and a grumpy antisocial botanist set in Michigan. I really loved the detail in this! Also, she just came out with a new book in the series yesterday!

The cover of Singing Sands, by CL Blossom. It also says 'Claremont Shores Book 1' on the cover. A tall lifeguard with light brown hair in nothing but red shorts has his arms crossed and is standing facing away from a dark-haired guy in shorts holding a book and wearing a backpack, who's glancing back at the lifeguard. They're on a beach, with Lake Michigan behind them.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 23

Tabby inna box.

A brown spotted tabby peeking out of a box that looks suspiciously Amazon-looking (I swear I didn't get it today...).

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 23

Today's queer indie Pride book rec is by @allester.bsky.social: Inheritance of Shadows! It's 1920's historical romantasy. I'm not usually one for novellas, but this one was cute (and left me with questions, so now I have to read the rest of the author's books...well played!).

The cover of 'Inheritance of Shadows' by AL Lester. It also says, 'A Bradfield Village Novella' and 'The border magic universe.' Two men, one red-haired and one with medium brown hair, stand on the front; the one with red hair is looking at the reader while the dark-haired one is looking at the red-haired one. There's a purple background behind them that looks like an old-timey map.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 22

Today's queer indie Pride book rec is Undine's Blessing, by @tessahastjarjanto.com. It's a YA book with an ace protagonist learning about their magic powers. Happy birthday, Tessa!

The cover of Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto. The cover also has 'A Lunis Aquaria story' on it. A girl in a shift swims underwater while huge tentacles wave behind her and fish swim around her. Everything is blue.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 22

If you see this, post a goth girl.

A black fluffy cat lying spread out out the back of a white couch with a Ren Faire throw on it.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 21

Proof.

A brown spotted tabby eating a cucumber.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 21

Today's queer indie Pride book rec: The Traitor's Mercy, by @iris-foxglove.bsky.social! Dark romantasy in a bio-kink world. *chef's kiss*

The cover of The Traitor's Mercy, by Iris Foxglove. Also says 'The Starian Cycle' on it. The cover is dark yellow with a light yellow circular pattern in the middle.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 20

Apparently my feet are dirty. Didn't get his tongue in the picture, but I swear he's licking me unexpectedly every time my foot gets close to him. #Caturday

A brown spotted tabby licking someone's foot that's propped on one of the wheels of a rolling chair.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 20

Today's queer indie Pride book rec: The Orchid and the Lion, by @ghargravewrites.bsky.social. Trans MC, femme MC, a host of diverse characters, and very, very, VERY spicy!

The cover of The Orchid and the Lion, by Gabriel Hargrave. One femme silhouette sits at a futuristic-looking bar while a masc silhouette behind the bar pours a drink into the glass they're holding. Also says, 'Orchid and the Lion Book One.'

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 19

Today's queer indie Pride book rec is Mercy, by @cometkins.bsky.social. Grumpy/Grumpy with a side of grump! Priest/angel MM romance with boob windows set in fictional Russia. What's not to love?

The cover of Mercy, by Ian Haramaki. A priest in black, yellow, and grey garments with a boob window and a stylized sun around said boob window's face is being grabbed by two hands from behind that cover most of his face. There are angel wings and stars around a circle behind his face. Everything is grey, white, black and yellow.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 18

Today's indie book Pride rec is Metropolis Down, by Vesper Doom. Second-chance romance set against a backdrop of some serious cosmic horror. Autistic MCs, who manage to be so in very different ways. I usually prefer my horror to be lighter than this, so mind the content warnings!

The cover of Metropolis Down, by Vesper Doom. A large white man with a beard outlined in green looks at an upside-down Asian man outlined in red. The two are set against a background of stars, and appear to be in zero gravity, especially as the one is floating upside-down.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 17

Today's queer indie Pride book rec: Silver Blood, by @tallimorgan.bsky.social. Slow burn MM vampire/vampire hunter with a great deal of plot and angst!

The cover of Silver Blood, by TL Morgan. A pale tall skinny guy with silver hair touches hands with a shorter, dark-haired and darker-skinned guy who's holding a blue book. The background is red with gold filigree over it.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 16

Longe.

A black fluffy cat stretched out longcat-style on the back of a couch with one leg in the air.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 16

Today's queer indie Pride book rec: The Goddess of Nothing at All, by @catrector.com. Want the Loki we were cheated out of in the Marvel cinematic universe? Check this book out. It's a chonker, but it's more than worth it!

The cover of The Goddess of Nothing At All, by Cat Rector. A woman in Viking dress holds a bowl out with glowing runes on the side.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 15

The art and the artist. Sylphrena has no regrets at all.

A black fluffy cat lying upside down in a sunbeam on a very well-scratched white couch.

Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness@turkeycleverness· Jun 15

Today's queer indie book Pride rec is Becoming his Perfect Daddy, by @lincolnmercerbooks.bsky.social. T4T MM, full of trans joy (and to be fair, a little trans angst), nice and spicy.