BJ Tyrrell
@luvzalaf.bsky.social
The scariest thing isn’t a horror novel. It’s any novel that reveals the capacity for darkness in us all. The one some make deliberate choices to avoid and the one others embrace—accidentally or on purpose.
Listening to an audiobook on the way home from work yesterday, the acknowledgement before ch1 was 3 tracks long. I have no idea what was in ch 1. I stopped listening & wished for a return in time to books on tape so I could have the satisfaction if tossing it in the trash.
September 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Listening to an audiobook on the way home from work yesterday, the acknowledgement before ch1 was 3 tracks long. I have no idea what was in ch 1. I stopped listening & wished for a return in time to books on tape so I could have the satisfaction if tossing it in the trash.
Spotted on a walk today.
August 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Spotted on a walk today.
Trying to stay inside due to the wildfire smoke. Had to come out to snap this pic though. wonder how our friends in nature are faring.
July 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Trying to stay inside due to the wildfire smoke. Had to come out to snap this pic though. wonder how our friends in nature are faring.
Great afternoon in Nashville TN.
June 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Great afternoon in Nashville TN.
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You're looking at a Rainbow Tripod Fish (genus Bathypterois) observed on a blackwater dive near Cozumel, MX.
This species demonstrates "ontogenetic vertical migration": young of this species mimic jellyfish near the surface, but descend in depth as they age.
(📷: Frida Yolotzin, Blackwater Cozumel)
This species demonstrates "ontogenetic vertical migration": young of this species mimic jellyfish near the surface, but descend in depth as they age.
(📷: Frida Yolotzin, Blackwater Cozumel)
May 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM
You're looking at a Rainbow Tripod Fish (genus Bathypterois) observed on a blackwater dive near Cozumel, MX.
This species demonstrates "ontogenetic vertical migration": young of this species mimic jellyfish near the surface, but descend in depth as they age.
(📷: Frida Yolotzin, Blackwater Cozumel)
This species demonstrates "ontogenetic vertical migration": young of this species mimic jellyfish near the surface, but descend in depth as they age.
(📷: Frida Yolotzin, Blackwater Cozumel)
I think he’s trying to tell me he needs a dog bed.
May 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I think he’s trying to tell me he needs a dog bed.
Where the world is born. - Kush Fine Arts Gallery.
May 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Where the world is born. - Kush Fine Arts Gallery.
“That screen is no match for us”
April 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“That screen is no match for us”
Mika’s little afternoon adventure yesterday.
March 16, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Mika’s little afternoon adventure yesterday.
Unzipped the plastic panel on my portable greenhouse. Reached in to turn off the grow lights and instantly jumped back about ten feet because I was suddenly convinced a copperhead was curled up under the plants waiting to bite me.
That’s what I get for reading Stephen King since I was 11.
That’s what I get for reading Stephen King since I was 11.
March 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Unzipped the plastic panel on my portable greenhouse. Reached in to turn off the grow lights and instantly jumped back about ten feet because I was suddenly convinced a copperhead was curled up under the plants waiting to bite me.
That’s what I get for reading Stephen King since I was 11.
That’s what I get for reading Stephen King since I was 11.
You ever notice how the people who say “just make time” usually have someone else quietly making time possible for them?
February 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
You ever notice how the people who say “just make time” usually have someone else quietly making time possible for them?
I cannot outline. I’d rather claw my eyes out. My brain just screams no. Even in long ago days of high school, I would take the F for the outline and end up with an A- on an A+ paper because I refuse to write an outline and we had to turn in the outline with the paper.
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I cannot outline. I’d rather claw my eyes out. My brain just screams no. Even in long ago days of high school, I would take the F for the outline and end up with an A- on an A+ paper because I refuse to write an outline and we had to turn in the outline with the paper.
Opening lines from a short story I started. If anyone would read the rest, I will finish it. 📚💙
January 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Opening lines from a short story I started. If anyone would read the rest, I will finish it. 📚💙
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The author's granddaughter drew a sharp contrast between the federal raids and the ideals E.B. White highlighted in the beloved book, in a statement Martha White shared with CNN. https://cnn.it/4pk2rwx
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The author's granddaughter drew a sharp contrast between the federal raids and the ideals E.B. White highlighted in the beloved book, in a statement Martha White shared with CNN. https://cnn.it/4pk2rwx
Windowless room may be more productive, but I am writing where the bees are today.
July 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Windowless room may be more productive, but I am writing where the bees are today.
Scholarship check coming in today…spawned tears. He so deserves it. For 28 years I have had at least one child in my home. For many years as a single parent, too. Now that they are all off chasing dreams, time to remember what mine are. I am not done yet. I never will be. But I suddenly have time.
July 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Scholarship check coming in today…spawned tears. He so deserves it. For 28 years I have had at least one child in my home. For many years as a single parent, too. Now that they are all off chasing dreams, time to remember what mine are. I am not done yet. I never will be. But I suddenly have time.
Curiosity might just kill the cat today. My pitcher 😭 Get a Maine Coon I said. So intelligent and trainable I said.
Exhibit A- the place she is trained to not go. Exhibit B- the f-s she gives. Exhibit C - the mugshot w/the plea of innocence.
Exhibit A- the place she is trained to not go. Exhibit B- the f-s she gives. Exhibit C - the mugshot w/the plea of innocence.
July 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Curiosity might just kill the cat today. My pitcher 😭 Get a Maine Coon I said. So intelligent and trainable I said.
Exhibit A- the place she is trained to not go. Exhibit B- the f-s she gives. Exhibit C - the mugshot w/the plea of innocence.
Exhibit A- the place she is trained to not go. Exhibit B- the f-s she gives. Exhibit C - the mugshot w/the plea of innocence.
His voice, when it came, was for something bigger than himself. Timeless.
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
His voice, when it came, was for something bigger than himself. Timeless.
Editing a short. Character’s name feels off — Character name is in a well known book I have read multiple x’s (been years).
I would blame it on chemo brain, but I remember in the 90’s creating a character named China Phillips. To my chagrin, a friend in a fit of laughter pointed out the obvious. 📚💙
I would blame it on chemo brain, but I remember in the 90’s creating a character named China Phillips. To my chagrin, a friend in a fit of laughter pointed out the obvious. 📚💙
July 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Editing a short. Character’s name feels off — Character name is in a well known book I have read multiple x’s (been years).
I would blame it on chemo brain, but I remember in the 90’s creating a character named China Phillips. To my chagrin, a friend in a fit of laughter pointed out the obvious. 📚💙
I would blame it on chemo brain, but I remember in the 90’s creating a character named China Phillips. To my chagrin, a friend in a fit of laughter pointed out the obvious. 📚💙
If the US were in a literary novel, this would be one of the book’s major symbols. Jaqueline Kennedy’s historic garden for the people- representing American history, diplomacy, and civic beauty being smothered. 📚💙
June 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
If the US were in a literary novel, this would be one of the book’s major symbols. Jaqueline Kennedy’s historic garden for the people- representing American history, diplomacy, and civic beauty being smothered. 📚💙
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She took the midnight train
June 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
She took the midnight train
If only this was on the agenda this summer. I love the coast of Maine.
June 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If only this was on the agenda this summer. I love the coast of Maine.
Two of the banned books bricks I had made for my garden. Five coming total. If anyone else wants to support a small business and wants their own bricks for their garden I can share the Etsy seller.
April 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Two of the banned books bricks I had made for my garden. Five coming total. If anyone else wants to support a small business and wants their own bricks for their garden I can share the Etsy seller.
I wiped some of this deterrent spray on the shelf because in her attempt to co-opt the space with my seedlings she has destroyed some brushing in and stepping on and nibbled on others. This is how well the deterrent works 🙄🤦♀️
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I wiped some of this deterrent spray on the shelf because in her attempt to co-opt the space with my seedlings she has destroyed some brushing in and stepping on and nibbled on others. This is how well the deterrent works 🙄🤦♀️