The Frog Pond Special Edition: Cover Reveal for A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING!
The cover for A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING, my Nova Scotian folklore-inspired historical fantasy debut novel, is live!
The Frog Pond #28: Solar storms of past, present, and future
Giant sunspots similar in size to those that caused the strongest solar storms in human history have been sighted—but what does that mean?
The Frog Pond #27: Blame ancient fish for your sensitive teeth
Did you know sharks aren't attracted to human blood? Plus ancient jawless fish, exoskeletons becoming teeth, and more in this month's Frog Pond!
The Frog Pond #26: Underwater Bees and Their Only Flower
The bee of the sea pollinates a cousin of algae that you can learn about for free since it's important to me as a nature devotee.
The Frog Pond #25: Squid Bones vs Microplastics: Fight!
The humble squid (or at least its bones) is part of a new tool tackling microplastics!
The Frog Pond #24: Why did Victorian Women LOVE Seaweed?
Why did women in the mid- to late 1800s, including Queen Victoria, LOVE seaweed so much? Boots, scrapbooks, and old boys clubs.
The Frog Pond #23: Let Mushrooms Take the Wheel and ✨ BOOK NEWS ✨
In this month's Frog Pond: Mushrooms drive tiny robots and a fancy new book title is dredged up from the depths.
The Frog Pond #22: Weird Bathypelagic Fish Roundup
At least 20 new species were found while exploring the Nazca Ridge, as well as a rare variety of cute, weird, and fin-walking fish of the sea floor.
The Frog Pond #21: Saunas Save Frogs
Frogs are in danger around the world from a fungus infection. One research team's found an innovative solution for an Australian frog species using miniature saunas.
The Frog Pond #20: I GOT A BOOK DEAL!
My speculative historical novel, THE DROWNED COAST will be published by Sourcebooks in Fall 2025!
The Frog Pond #19: Perplexing Pandas
What do pandas have in common with anteaters, gorillas, and geese? And why would a bear eat so much bamboo?
The Frog Pond #18: How many planets are in the Solar System?
Most planetary classification has been on a vibes-based system for centuries.