A fictional plant, and the extraction and usage of a compound from it. With a little local superstition thrown it, because this was tentatively plotted out as a herb that affects werewolves in ways humans are immune to.

An attempt to define when souls come from in a setting where magic and life energy are measurable things that impact upon soul formation.

A species of dinosaur from my Alternate Worlds setting 'Thanan', the bruma is the local equivalent of a polar bear and equally willing to dine upon unwary adventurers. I'm still figuring out how to write up species, so any feedback is welcomed.

Crude biology from egg to adult for my Dromae, the raptorian sapient species of my Thanan setting.

Surrounded by nations with strong traditions of slavery, and with elements of it common in their own culture, the Talin attempt to approach the subject in a manner they consider ethical.

Somehow a musing about the biology of a species' feet turned into a discussion of cultural norms about said feet. I probably should have written something about shoes too. I guess those are a topic to visit later.

More Dromae biology, this time explaining why they have unusually shaped claws and less feathers than their dinosaurian ancestors.

Dear government: please top throwing useless licensing requirements at me. No, I really DON'T need a 3 day radiation safety course to handle a nuclear densometer. Just because it has the word "nuclear" in the title does not mean it is deadly. I could do worse damage to myself and others with a $2 bottle of bleach, and any underage KID can buy that.