It doesn’t take much time living in an interspecies flock to notice that beings without shells tend to be a restless lot. While you and your small shelled red-dotted sister are chill as can be, the same can’t be said for your small loud feathery brother or your large shell-less rescue mama. Talk about over-thinkingContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Cuteness Contest”
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Resting in Place with Malti: Laying Low
Some days you may wake up and feel like the whole world is just spinning. (And in fact, the whole world actually is spinning – once per day like clockwork.) But spinning has never worked that well for you. It just isn’t your jam. You prefer to take life at a more leisurely pace…stopping toContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Laying Low”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Nap Fiercely
Just as the small round blue and green planet you share with so many other beings has seasons, you also have seasons. It could even be said that “seasons happen.” Some seasons are cold and others are hot. Some seasons are long and some are short. Some seasons are for growing and some are forContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Nap Fiercely”
Resting in Place with Malti: Someone Who Cares
When you are born wearing a (cute, curved, fashion-forward) shell on your back, other beings may automatically assume you are self-contained. As a matter of fact, you are self-contained. At least in the sense that you can fit all of your self into your shell any time you want to. And sure, you enjoy yourContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Someone Who Cares”
Resting in Place with Malti: Hunting Cactus
No being starts out being a great hunter. Right at the beginning, you are awful. You do as you think a hunter should do even though you have never hunted anything before in your life. You skulk, scope and stalk like a pro (you think), not realizing the prey can see (and hear!) you comingContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Hunting Cactus”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Using Your Voice
When you are a very small feathered being in a very big world, sometimes you may feel like you struggle to be heard. Sure, you have a strident (resonant) shriek. But then again, so do the enormous h.a.w.k.s. from one tree over. Still, you have things to say. Important things. Things other beings need toContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Using Your Voice”
Being Brave with Bruce: Home Together
It is true that beings with shells tend to be homebodies. And thank goodness for it, when you are (quite literally) appetizer-sized and every other being around you is keen for their three squares a day just like you are. In other words, in a big, wild, hungry world, it can make smart survival senseContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Home Together”
Resting in Place with Malti: Every Being’s Gotta Eat
If there is any piece of truly universal wisdom on this small round blue and green planet, it might just be this: Every being’s gotta eat. Reason being, eating is a great way to take good care of your (adorable, round, shelled) form. When you take in nutrients, this helps you stay safe against aContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Every Being’s Gotta Eat”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Be the Light
Darkness happens. But it doesn’t only happen at night, when it is wonderful and helps you get your cuteness-enhancing beauty rest. Sometimes darkness also happens during the daytime. When this happens, it can sometimes get to your (large, featherless) flockmates. Luckily, this is also when all that cuteness-enhancing beauty rest really pays off. You canContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Be the Light”
Being Brave with Bruce: Sharing Your Shell
When you’ve never known life without having a shell of your very own, it is hard to imagine what it might be like not to have one. Right from birth, your shell has been your refuge. It is there whenever you need it. Tired? Cold? Scared? Just sit down, pull in and your shell’s gotContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Sharing Your Shell”
Love & Feathers & Shells 