#The Culling

[altar-ov-plagues]

My tongue on your pulse, my finger in your wound.

[81possession]

Flux, hiss, welt, groan Flux, hiss, welt, groan Flux, hiss, welt, groan Flux, hiss, welt, groan Flux, hiss, welt, groan Flux, hiss, welt, groan i'll never tell the secrets of my family bled out, a cult of anonymity

[visualheresy]

Chelsea Wolfe - “The Culling”

[rottikattart]

Vanth Noctura's life changed when a fateful encounter at the age of seven brought her into the world of spies and assassins, known in whispers as the Court of the Moon. In a life devoted to death she has learned how to strike fast and true- but when a familiar face finds itself on the other end of her blade she finds her loyalty to the Court put to the test, with the life she has fought for hanging in the balance.

-- Do you like DND? Do you like morally-grey characters and unreliable narrators and tragic backstories about child assassins growing up and coping with the horrific things they've done under orders? This has been my baby for months- six chapters, fully illustrated, detailing a turning point in my DND character's history that helped define the person they have become. I had a blast writing it, and hope you, my hypothetical readers, might enjoy it too~ (and possibly offer constructive criticism on the writing so I can improve if you're so inclined~<3) Mind the tags! It deals in dark themes and unhappy endings, so if that's not your cup of tea feel free to steer clear. :)

[rap541]

Oh Hey, Look At This!

Just saying… my book is out. If you like books where the young heroes are being testing in a high stakes dystopian battle royal for rank and status, check out the first book of my series.

[lordnot]

I'm still not at all confident that the Musk vs, Zuckerberg fight will actually happen this time

But if it does, I share the hopes and dreams of most as to the outcome.

That, God willing, the crowd rushes the ring at the first opportunity. That whatever fighting prowess the two think they have falls to the sheer numbers of the scratching, tearing, and biting masses. And as the world watches with a mixture of horror and revulsion at the brutality of it, we all implicitly understand that The Culling has begun, and we all have a role to play.

[splooosh]

“deadly”

Ian Churchill

[decompositie]

flux ✋ hiss 👊 welt 🤲 groan👈 . Do i need to say it again?

[pangur-and-grim]

in other news, my friends got mad at me and said that I was melting the whole server with my chicken farm, but it's not my fault they're filthy casuals

[altar-ov-plagues]

[naturecalls111]

me n my vamp bf

[godisarepublican]

Such a charming man. He's going to look good in orange.

[weaselmcdiesel]

i was being so so so real when i said id make more katnep comics

[kedreeva]

You kill your birds? I thought you loved animals...

I do love animals. I breed quail for meat and eggs, and that means that yes, I kill some of my birds, just as I kill some of my mice who are unsuitable for pet homes or unnecessary for breeding, just as I have sent overtly aggressive peafowl that would be dangerous to other birds or humans home with someone to be dinner.

Loving animals and understanding meat source animals must be killed to be eaten and that domesticated husbandry requires some amount of hard culling for the benefit of the breeding program and species as a whole are not mutually exclusive ideas. It is my job to give my animals good, proper care, enrichment, and love until their time in this world is over (for some that's sooner than others), to ensure that death is as humane as possible, and to ensure that as little as possible goes to waste after.

And almost nothing here does go to waste; offal or unusable parts goes to the crows and other scavengers I feed at the front of the house (and in turn they chase off nosy hawks and eagles), meat gets eaten, bones get used to make stock and then composted for the garden. Mouse culls and quail feeder culls (quail hatched specifically to be feeders for other animals) almost all go to reptile owners who want ethically sourced animals kept in better conditions/fed better feed (the exception is when Bug eats some of them instead). And the two times I have ever had to cull aggressive peafowl, they both went to a hunting family that made use of the meat.

Additionally, on several occasions now, I have been called upon by others to help euthanize their fowl friends. Strangers who couldn't afford a vet bill but wanted to put an end to their bird's suffering. Strangers that knew it needed to be done but couldn't do it themselves, or that didn't know how. I have taught others how to do cervical dislocation in case the need arrives ever again, so the bird doesn't have to wait. I have held sobbing owners who thanked me for being able to do what they couldn't even when they knew it was necessary. And yes, I have demonstrated the butchering process to folks who want quail meat, so that I know they're giving a quick, humane end to their birds.

Death is a part of life. When you raise purpose animals, death is going to be a part of the deal at some point.

It doesn't mean I love them any less while they're here, or in general.