Kevin Xu

A Conservative and An Avid Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction!!!

Talga Vassternich

Dear Spirits...

[Kevin Xu @kxu65]

Me meeting Terry Brooks.

[Terry Brooks @TerryBrooks]

Signing books both old and new! @randomhouse @DelReySpectra #NewYork

[Sci-Fi Archives @SciFiArchives]

'Ship's Cat' by Keith Spangle

[Kevin Xu @kxu65]

@jrhjones rip to farland, I saw so much of his writing class YouTube ad right before he died

[Bluebell Raven @BluebellRaven]

“Fairies Bless the Newborn Child” (1923) by English artist Estella Canziani

[Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories]

There was a certain kind of humor that didn’t explain itself, it just dropped you into the moment and trusted you to catch up. That was The Far Side.

Created by Gary Larson, the single-panel comic ran from 1980 to 1995, appearing in over 1,900 newspapers at its peak. Larson’s work stood apart, no recurring characters, no punchlines spelled out, just surreal, slightly absurd snapshots of life where cows talked, scientists misfired, and humans were often the punchline.

The books became staples. Collections like The Far Side Gallery sold millions of copies worldwide, turning what could’ve been throwaway daily comics into something people kept, reread, and quoted for years.

And then, at the height of its popularity, Larson simply stopped, retiring the strip in 1995 with little warning, choosing creative closure over endless repetition. That’s part of why it still feels sharp today. It never overstayed.

Larson’s cartoons were so influential that biologists informally named a species of louse “Strigiphilus garylarsoni” in his honor, after one of his insect-themed jokes amused a researcher enough to make it official.

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#drthehistories

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

I’ve been reading these books and I’m telling you, there are few things that will better hone your intellect than reading a bit of history each day. You’ll understand psychology, systems, warfare, government, religion. Most of us are adrift because we don’t study history.

[James Harwood-Jones @jrhjones]

Free today!

https://t.co/1cnm6fsFVd

[Kevin Xu @kxu65]

@DandJepicQ better than using another book as a bookmark

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In June 1844 on Eldey Island, Iceland, two men killed the last confirmed breeding pair of great auks, crushing their sole egg beneath a boot.

[Titania @TitaniasRealm]

#FairyTaleTuesday

A night raven is a creature in Norwegian folklore, that was thought to be the ghost of a sinner in the form of a raven.

The night raven was a restless soul that would fly around from dusk till dawn, always from east to west, and frighten people who were out at night with their eerie shrieks.

🎨 Maggie Vandewalle

[Kevin Xu @kxu65]

@bookishasma read this for class 15 and half years ago

[Enchanted Booklet @dreamerbook]

"Peace" by Deborah Mae Broad

[Titania @TitaniasRealm]

"Sorry I can't, I have plans"

The plans:

[Kevin Xu @kxu65]

@YoDanno so the uk cover just isn't it?

[Joshua D Phillips @JoshPhillipsPhD]

It’s ok to buy more books.

The Antilibrary: The Hidden Value of Unread Books

https://t.co/WZeTA0OUBU

[Beth @Dirtdragonmom]

Stay whimsical, my people.

[Titania @TitaniasRealm]

When you finally give in to the urge to disappear into the woods and become local folklore

[art: Lily Seika Jones]

[Marysia @marysia_cc]

Anna Karenina illustration by Angela Barrett

[Muse @xmuse_]

Many UK villages have repurposed iconic red telephone boxes into mini libraries, just take a book and leave one behind. Pretty cool, right?

[Kevin Xu @kxu65]

@Hispeedlowdrug I read so much in 2001, it was crazy

[Kevin Lamb @KevinLamb74]

Dragon Magazine #132, April 1988
Cover by Larry Elmore
#FantasyArt