37. Rodney Pigeons Likes Your Shirt

The Case of the January Jen

Feb 01, 2025

Hello, friend! Hope you’ve had a good week.

We took a drive yesterday, waved at some cows and ate a toasted sammy near a bike-riding older couple who copied our food order (I think that makes us best friends).

Here’s a little Frogerick I drew - he’s clapping cos you’re cool.

Fishbird Catch of the Week

We post articles twice a week on the Fishbird Central website - usually every Wednesday and Saturday! This week’s catch included:

2025 Edgar Award Nominees!
- Check out the amazing books nominated in various categories for the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards! The awards celebrate the best in mystery fiction published in 2024. There’s a lot on this list to help expand your TBR or to help narrow down what you might want to read next! Have you read any of the nominees yet? What did you think?

Check out the latest post here - 2025 Edgar Award Nominees!

Sketching January 2025 - Week 3!
- In this post we continue our sketchy adventures and introduce you to some more fantastic fauna! Meet Rodney Pigeons, the Giggle Brothers, Bugsey Rosethorn, Brad Bartley, Esmerelda Echidna, Eric Peckyface and Old Pink Ears! All have their own character bios and story arcs, awaiting your reading pleasure. Eagle eyed readers will spot some recurring characters! Let us know which story arc takes your fancy in the comments :)

Check out the latest post here - Sketching January 2025 - Week 3!

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Whatchoo Lookin’ At?

There are literally 1,000 streaming services and a billion things to watch. How do you decide what show to invest your precious time in?

I usually choose the weird way - so I’ve started a TV Bingo card to help narrow down some choices. So far I’ve completed letters A to G, but then got stumped on what to watch for H and skipped to Y.

Can you suggest any must-watch shows to fill in the other letters?

Quick Fire Wrap Up

Currently Reading: ‘The Dead Take the A Train’ by Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw. Julie is a coked-up, burnt-out 30-year-old whose only retirement plan is dying early. She's been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and she'll work the most gruesome gigs, exorcise the nastiest demons, and make deals with the cruelest gods to claw her way to the top. But nothing can prepare her for the toughest job yet: when her best friend, Sarah, shows up at her door in need of help. Keeping Sarah safe becomes top priority.

Currently Listening (Audiobook): ‘Carrie Soto is Back’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Carrie Soto is the greatest tennis player the world has ever seen. But 6 years after her last match, she watches a young British player steal her world record - and knows she has to go back and reclaim her rightful place at the top. Even if the world doesn't believe in her. Even if it almost breaks her. This is a story about the cost of greatness and the burden of fame. The fight for a place in history is about to begin .

Currently Watching: ‘Yellowjackets’ Season One. A wildly talented girls high school soccer team become the unlucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Canadian wilderness. Seems pretty cool so far!

Currently Wondering: How many spoonfuls of Milo other humans put in their choc drink. Heaped, obviously. At least 3 right?

Wishes for the Week

Wishing you a wonderful week ahead, friend.

There are 3 things I’d like you to keep in mind as you go into the new week:

There are people out in the world that think of you and smile. In a good way, not cos you did anything stupid.
That thing you’re nervous about? You’ll crush it. And even if you don’t, how amazing is it that you’re even trying!? Heaps amazing! Heaps!
Coffee is not a food group. Have a donut with it.

Stay cool, punks x

“Stephen King gets his ideas by eating those super chocolatey Arnott’s Premier choc chip cookies from Woolies, so you should totally get a box.” - Stephen King (probably)(not sponsored).