Pearl by Josh Malerman (Bird Box).

It’s about a pig on a small farm that can seep into your mind and make you do and see terrible things. I picked it up after reading Bird Box and a few other books of his, which I enjoyed. I expected to give up on it based on the silly 80s horror movie premise, but the book is truly demented and creepy and I felt existentially weird after reading it

With some dogs, anyone in the room is smelling their feet.

Thanks, Meat Cat!

That pronunciation always drives me wild! it only makes sense to call it data.

What, you don’t like cold soured apple curd tart cream? It has nutmeg in it!

Damn, the shooter took that bullet casing to the face pretty well

Is it eating a pork rind?

Showering is very difficult with broken hands.

It was counted in pairs, so it is actually 51 million dollar sets

He did emphasize that he is not pretending to be a essential worker

My mom is finally cancer free! Also, my best friend of 20 years might move to the city I live in :)

Listen. If you separate the dessert side, and debone and shred that chicken, I would 100% try the bite with the grape on it.

You. Get out.

That is bizarre! Do you think she might have weird stomach acid production? Like, maybe she uses the string to evacuate some sort of gross stomach fluid? I am going to lose sleep over this

Thank you, kind stranger!

Divorce her immediately.

The Shining, then Practical Magic

Yes, but, what about a Good Cat With a Gun? Endless lives could be saved!

Indeed. I found it both shallow and pedantic.

Holy crap. I’ve lived in Portland for the last 2 years and I have been shocked by how unattractive everyone is. I’m not saying I’m a model or anything, but JFC it’s like everyone hovers around a 4-5