I Found a Cool Bug

Things that I write for myself, not other publications: random research into things I find exciting, travel, personal stories, unglamorous recipes, and more. A blog rather than a zine.

Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Oct 8

a rack with an assortment of 10 roast chickens, with people working in the kitchen behind it

Three Dinners from a Single Rotisserie Chicken

And an argument for homemade chicken stock

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Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Sep 16

Our Sunday At the Lake Was Cursed

Saturday’s bliss left us unprepared for a run of bad luck the following day

A glassy lake on a bright day. The blue sky and clouds are reflected in the surface of the water, as are the trees on the nearby shoreline, island, and a distant hill. Some of the maples have started to turn shades of red and orange.

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Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Jul 29

Screenshot of a handwritten sentence on a Kindle Scribe screen. It reads, “This is harder than it looks.”

Learning to Write on a Kindle Scribe

I mastered crayons decades ago, but this device was a challenge

Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Sep 22

I Enjoy Social Media Again, Thanks to Bluesky

It may not be perfect but it seems more civil, and…

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Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Oct 3

A painted postcard with a view of Asheville, NC from New Reservoir. It appears as a small town with red brick and white wood buildings against a backdrop of mountains.

Asheville’s Disaster is No Mystery

Climate change is moving hurricane damage further inland to areas…

Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Jun 26

One Strange Result of Healthier Eating

Why does my body think I’m a day away from scurvy?

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Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Aug 26

My fingers held flat, with a large black and yellow dragonfly with huge green eyes resting on the back of them.

I’m a Little Obsessed with Dragonflies

Whether live, in legend, or in art; these are fascinating…

Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Aug 16

A lithograph in black, grey, white, and shades of orange depicting Ross’s ships in the sea, surrounded by chunks of ice, approaching an erupting Mount Erebus

Those Are Some Huge Volcanoes!

A thought about Mount Erebus sent me on a volcanic quest

Kay Pierce in I Found a Cool Bug

Sep 23

a brightly colored array of peppers, beets, carrots, squash, and fennel

How We Turned a Farmers Market Haul Into a Week of Meals

Farm-fresh ingredients make simple home…

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Things that I write for myself, not other publications: random research into things I find exciting, travel, personal stories, unglamorous recipes, and more. A blog rather than a zine.

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