Leland Lydecker

@lelandlydecker.com

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Roaming Alaskan #ScienceFiction and #SpeculativeFiction author. #vss365. Proudly AI-free. He/him. LGBTQIA ally. You can read more of my work here: lelandlydecker.com patreon.com/Leland_Lydecker

A silver tabby with white paws and tummy, laying on a gray blanket. She appears to have been interrupted in the middle of doing sit-ups.
An operator using a JCB excavator demolishes a condemned structure. The structure rests on a gravel pad which is surrounded by tall grass, small birch trees, and scrubby black spruce. The side of the structure has been torn off, showing the studs and pink fiberglass insulation inside the walls. Piles of insulation, wood, and roofing metal have fallen on the ground in front of the structure. A large section of wall has been crush and is being removed in the grip of the excavator bucket and claw.
Advertisement reads: "Fat Handsome Brown's UPPITY SCRAPPLE protein slabs derived from swinebeast FOR YOUR COUNTRY ASS. Grown and processed by OPINIONATED LESBIANS existing spitefully in the Chesapeake bay. You are interested. Local townsfolk may procure at blackbirdoop.com"
A silver tabby cat with white mittens, relaxing on her back on a gray comforter.
A silver tabby cat laying tummy-up on a blue carpet, looking relaxed. She seems to be inviting tummy rubs. Is it a trap?
A silver tabby curled up in a tight ball on a red blanket. Her paws are tucked over her face.
A silver tabby with a white bib and white socks sits on the back of a black computer chair. She looks past you, unconcerned by your presence, as if to say, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm supposed to be sitting here." She has captivating green eyes. Her name is Luna.
A very small silver tabby kitten with a white chin and white socks, napping in a sunbeam on a bare mattress.
A photo showing a well-stocked pantry.
A silver tabby with a white bib, white paws, and green eyes sits on a blue carpet in front of a white door. She looks unamused with you.
A silver tabby cat with a white bib and white mittens, standing on a cookbook on a kitchen table. She is stretching to see something off-screen, and looks rather startled.
A silver tabby cat with a white bib and white mittens, sitting on a cookbook on a kitchen table.
A thick spruce forest, each branch covered in new snow. The ground is still covered in winter's snow, with a fresh layer of snow on top. The sky is not visible.
A silver tabby with a white bib and white mittens sitting on a table full of plants. She looks alert but very comfortable.
A Twitter screenshot where an account named pepsi asks: "What starts with a P and ends with epsi and we all love it?" An account with a blurred screen name answers: "Putting all billionaires into submarines that implode when they get to the bottom of the ocean, where pressures can reach 16,000 or more psi."
A silver tab, curled up with her tail over her nose, sleeps on a chair. She is using someone's hat an coat as a nest.
A silver tabby with a white chest and paws watches you from within a cardboard box. Good morning!
A screenshot of text from the story The Ferret's Tale, Chapter 6. The text reads: Leric scampered closer, sniffing curiously. Strange smells swirled around him. A massive slab of stone lay exposed, almost like a door set into the steeper north end of the mound. And if the slab was in fact a door, it was ajar. There was a gap, almost hidden by the moss, that seemed to lead inside. Leric squeezed his and shoulders into it, blinking to adjust his eyes to them lack of light- but try as he might, there was only darkness within. Darkness, and a strange smell that was not unpleasant, but altogether alien. Leric backed out of the hole and sneezed. The wind sighed, and somewhere on the far side of the lake, a loon called.
A silver tabby with a white chest and socks sitting on top of the backrest of a computer chair. There is a computer desk in the background.
A photo of a silver tabby with a white chest and paws and green eyes, sitting on a cookbook on a kitchen table. There is a window in the background looking out into a very snowy forest.
A tiny red and black insect on a stem of cilantro.
Cat's paw prints in fresh snow on a wooden deck show that cat was only outside briefly.
A screenshot from Twitter/X showing multiple blue check accounts tweeting identical tweets saying "As a lifelong Democrat, I didn't know what to make of Charlie Kirk. I've since spent several lunch breaks watching his debates (FULL videos) and have come away with the impression that we got him all wrong. The reaction from those on my side of the aisle have really made me..."
A very small greenish-white spider on gray metal.
A meme. Humans: homosexuality is unnatural! Penguins: A snippet from an article titled Penguins and sexuality: Homosexuality is common in penguins. They often from same-sex pairs and raise eggs that have been left behind by straight couples. Gay penguins love to snuggle throughout the day and don't face any discrimination from the colony. Below, two penguins look at an abandoned egg. One asks the other, "Wanna start a family, bro?" The other says, "Yeah, bro."
A screenshot of Leland Lydecker's Patreon landing page, showing the first three membership tiers. At the Citizen/$3 Tier, patrons gain access to: One brand-new piece of flash fiction per month. Blog posts a week early! A monthly Ask-Me-Anything thread! At the Synthetic/$5 Tier: All the rewards of the previous tier! A second brand-new piece of fiction per month! At the Hacker/$10 Tier: All the rewards of the previous tiers! Behind the scenes content, Easter Eggs, and other extras!
A Facebook comment from someone calling themselves "Gen. Paul LaCamera." It reads, "Can you please add me as your friend (flower emoji) or click the message there on my profile and send me a direct text message (flower emoji) if you don't mind? Your publications are interesting... I see them every day... I hope there are no problems being part of your friends. (Heart emoji, loving face emoji.)
Two birds having a conversation. The first bird says "a neo-nazi shot and killed 8 people!" The second bird says "it's a false flag to make us look bad." The first bird, frowning suspiciously, says "Us?!"
"Don't join the book burners. Don't think you are going to conceal fault by concealing the evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go into your library and read every book." -Dwight D Eisenhower
A headline reading: Penguin Random House books now explicitly say 'no' to AI training. The copyright page on new books and reprints now says they can't be used or reproduced 'for the purpose or training artificial intelligence.'
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Indigenous People's Day Oct 14, 2024
Goths sacking Rome
A flag with a yellow background depicting a black cat with a snake in its mouth, walking on green grass, in the style of the Gadsden flag. Beneath the grass are the words, "I'll tread wherever I want."
Curse figurine made in Egypt, dated to Roman times. Now in the Louvre (image Brent Nongbri.)