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New poem from Luciole firend and contributor Scott Wannberg: "killer spatulas from hell, the new way of life..."

Posted by kluciole at 8/24/2010 9:51 AM | Add Comment

Plastic jar removed from Florida bear cub's head

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2010 6:51 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

They have really big frogs in Chernigov, Ukraine

Posted by kluciole at 8/13/2010 9:43 AM | Add Comment

Funny photo: a sheep, a wind turbine, and a rainbow in Germany

Posted by kluciole at 8/5/2010 9:03 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Photo: Sparky the cat relaxes bedside in the Autumn Suite at Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel

Posted by kluciole at 7/25/2010 5:58 AM | Add Comment

Run crabs! Photo: Blue crabs disrupted by public works emerge in Cancun and have to be rescued

Posted by kluciole at 7/1/2010 11:55 PM | Add Comment

Octopus Paul predicts German win over England

Posted by kluciole at 6/25/2010 7:02 PM | Add Comment

Luciole Press friend and contributor, author and publisher Ami Kaye, has a new book and a new website to check out!

Posted by kluciole at 6/22/2010 12:22 AM | Add Comment

Tiny owl chick falls into lion den and survives for three days before it is finally able to fly away

Posted by kluciole at 6/17/2010 4:58 PM | Add Comment

Cat fight! Tiger brothers try to show each other who's boss at the Nikolaev Zoo in the Ukraine

Posted by kluciole at 5/31/2010 3:55 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a giraffe eats a bunch of leaves at Kuala Lumpur zoo

Posted by kluciole at 5/24/2010 11:25 PM | Add Comment

New poem from Luciole friend/contributor Scott Wannberg, "make everything up as it goes"

Posted by kluciole at 5/13/2010 7:01 AM | Add Comment

World's biggest beaver dam discovered in northern Canada, "an animal-made structure so large it is visible from space"

Posted by kluciole at 5/6/2010 2:33 PM | Add Comment

The lions among the bluebells

Posted by kluciole at 5/5/2010 6:28 PM | Add Comment

Beautiful new poem from Luciole friend/contributor Stacey Mangiaracina: "E.U."

Posted by kluciole at 5/3/2010 2:11 PM | Add Comment

Heavy metal dinosaurs Hevisaurus rock the kiddie crowd in Finland

Posted by kluciole at 5/3/2010 12:00 AM | Add Comment

1 in 5 Britons believe haggis is an animal from the Highlands; 15% think it is a Scottish instrument, and 4% thought it was a Harry Potter character

Posted by kluciole at 4/24/2010 3:59 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

George Washington racks up late fees at NY library

Posted by kluciole at 4/17/2010 2:55 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a young girl reacts as she watches a turban tying competition in Surrey, Canada

Posted by kluciole at 4/7/2010 3:02 PM | Add Comment

Magnificent lion awoken from catnap by his cub's gentle roar

Posted by kluciole at 1/29/2010 10:21 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a model parades a dress complete with table attached at Sao Paulo Fashion Week

Posted by kluciole at 1/19/2010 5:13 PM | Add Comment

Rembrandt piece found in bathroom cabinet goes on view in new exhibit

Posted by kluciole at 1/12/2010 1:06 PM | Add Comment

Antarctic expeditioners to have a truly white Christmas

Posted by kluciole at 12/24/2009 8:13 PM | Add Comment

Head over heels! Giant Panda Tai Shan does a roly-poly in his sleep

Posted by kluciole at 12/23/2009 12:17 AM | Add Comment

Photos: Afghan children, refugees in Pakistan, play in their neighborhood of Rawalpindi

Posted by kluciole at 12/19/2009 4:06 AM | Add Comment

Photos: a polar bear delights in somersaulting in the snow in Wapusk National Park

Posted by kluciole at 11/27/2009 6:51 PM | Add Comment

Photo: "Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book"

Posted by kluciole at 11/16/2009 4:03 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Cat's demise prompts rumors of Thatcher's death

Posted by kluciole at 11/13/2009 7:00 PM | Add Comment

Photo: kittens learning to socialize and play with other cats during a kitten kindergarten class

Posted by kluciole at 11/11/2009 10:05 AM | Add Comment

Quote from Oscar Wilde

Posted by kluciole at 11/8/2009 2:50 PM | Add Comment

Man stopped in Norwegian customs caught carrying a tarantula in his bag, with 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos taped to his body

Posted by kluciole at 11/2/2009 11:27 AM | Add Comment

Photo: Mutley the black-spotted puffer fish has been put on a one-small-squid-a-day diet because he is overweight

Posted by kluciole at 11/1/2009 9:14 PM | Add Comment

Just watched the PBS broadcast of "Born Wild: The First Days of Life"... here is a video clip!

Posted by kluciole at 11/1/2009 9:07 PM | Add Comment

Photos from Halloween night at the White House

Posted by kluciole at 11/1/2009 11:06 AM | Add Comment

Luciole friends and contributors David Smith and Scott Wannberg hitting the road for the last time in 2009. Three event dates in NYC. Three dates in Ohio.

Posted by kluciole at 10/31/2009 11:18 AM | Add Comment

Photo: Two dogs of starkly different sizes play in the yellow leaves of a central Minsk park in Belarus

Posted by kluciole at 10/30/2009 6:09 PM | Add Comment

Another photo of Prudence the piglet chasing sticks with her canine friends at the Wildlives Centre

Posted by kluciole at 10/25/2009 1:34 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Photo: Mercedes, the UK's only polar bear, in her new enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park

Posted by kluciole at 10/24/2009 6:32 AM | Add Comment

Trio of rare lion cubs unveiled in British zoo -- Pandora, Portia and Phoebe

Posted by kluciole at 10/22/2009 1:19 PM | Add Comment

Prudence the runt piglet was saved from death and adopted by 6 puppies; she likes to play fetch with them

Posted by kluciole at 10/21/2009 4:46 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Photo: a baby sits in a pumpkin costume, surrounded by pumpkins at Saunders Farm in Munster, Ontario

Posted by kluciole at 10/20/2009 8:34 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Photo: children throw snowballs on Fichtelberg mountain in Oberwiesenthal

Posted by kluciole at 10/14/2009 4:26 AM | Add Comment

World's Strangest Monuments

Posted by kluciole at 10/11/2009 11:25 PM | Add Comment

Another posted reminder: If you are in Los Angeles, please see Luciole friends David Smith, Ellyn Maybe, S.A. Griffin, and Scott Wannberg at Beyond Baroque today!

Posted by kluciole at 10/11/2009 2:04 AM | Add Comment

Wish I could be there David, Scott and S.A.! Reminder, their reading (and book signing for David and Scott) will be today, Oct. 10th, at Skylight Books

Posted by kluciole at 10/10/2009 12:10 AM | Add Comment

REMINDER! Message from David Smith. Catch David, Scott Wannberg, and S.A. Griffin on the 10th at Skylight Books, and all 3 w/Ellyn Maybe at Beyond Baroque on Oct. 11th

Posted by kluciole at 10/7/2009 9:04 PM | Add Comment

Many thanks to S.A. Griffin (Pa T) for sending me the best birthday cake ever. You had me laughing very loudly... :):)

Posted by kluciole at 10/6/2009 11:42 PM | Add Comment

Happy second birthday to Luciole Press! Thank you so much to everyone. Here are some lovely b-day tributes from Scott Wannberg, David Smith, and S.A. Griffin

Posted by kluciole at 10/6/2009 6:02 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Congratulations to Luciole contributor Gill O'Halloran for her fine new book, "This Seven Year Old Walks into a Bar"

Posted by kluciole at 10/6/2009 1:51 AM | Add Comment

Congrats to Luciole friend and contributor S.A. Griffin, whose work is in the new anthology: "Mezcla: Art & Writing from the Tumblewords Project." He has an extensive reading schedule -- catch him live!

Posted by kluciole at 10/3/2009 9:56 AM | Add Comment

Luciole friends and contributors in a 2-day extravaganza of reading glory: David Smith and Scott Wannberg Oct. 10th at Skylight Books, and David, Scott, Ellyn Maybe and S.A. Griffin at Beyond Baroque on Oct. 11 (Los Angeles)

Posted by kluciole at 10/2/2009 3:01 AM | Add Comment

Press Release: Luciole's Dena Rash Guzman will be reading with Sister Spit this Sunday, October 4th, in Las Vegas. Rock on, Dena! ;)

Posted by kluciole at 10/2/2009 2:37 AM | Add Comment

Endangered Ugandan gorillas join Facebook, MySpace

Posted by kluciole at 9/26/2009 11:47 AM | Add Comment

Tanvir the Bengal tiger scales 15-foot activity tower - but is too frightened to come down

Posted by kluciole at 9/22/2009 10:45 AM | Add Comment

We have all had days like this -- Video: "Love Is Gone" by David Guetta & Chris Willis

Posted by kluciole at 9/21/2009 11:41 AM | Add Comment

Photo: Friendly looking little critters -- baby crocodiles at the La Boca crocodile farm in Cuba

Posted by kluciole at 9/19/2009 8:25 AM | Add Comment

Photo: surfer Andrew Brooks is surprised to have dolphins as company on a wave at Cape Adieu, Australia

Posted by kluciole at 9/18/2009 8:08 AM | Add Comment

Photo: an art installation of a man suspended in mid-air greets shoppers at a store opening in Tokyo

Posted by kluciole at 9/18/2009 6:57 AM | Add Comment

Thanks to Scott Wannberg for sending me the link to this video, "Cat Takes a Bath"

Posted by kluciole at 9/13/2009 9:14 AM | Add Comment

Photo: a cat sits on petfood at a market stall in Bangkok

Posted by kluciole at 9/11/2009 1:28 AM | Add Comment

Chinese farmer branches out by growing pears shaped like baby Buddha

Posted by kluciole at 9/4/2009 8:08 AM | Add Comment

Walk in circles? It's natural, says German study

Posted by kluciole at 8/20/2009 11:57 PM | Add Comment

Photo: poster released by the Michigan Humane Society for 'Catfax' -- adopt "certified pre-owned cats"

Posted by kluciole at 8/17/2009 11:13 AM | Add Comment

From Scott Wannberg, poet and Luciole Press contributor: he will have two readings in Los Angeles - on October 10 at Skylight Books, and October 11th with Ellyn Maybe at Beyond Baroque

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2009 4:44 AM | Add Comment

You're Bob Dylan? NJ police want to see some ID

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2009 4:20 AM | Add Comment

Squirrel photo crasher: cheeky rodent becomes star of couple's holiday snap in Banff National Park

Posted by kluciole at 8/12/2009 11:26 PM | Add Comment

Grazing is dangerous: hard to believe, but this poor ram got his horn snagged on an electrical wire and ended up hanging 15 feet above the ground (he is OK now though!)

Posted by kluciole at 8/8/2009 11:43 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Mouse builds nest egg in Oregon ATM with shredded $20 bills

Posted by kluciole at 8/7/2009 9:38 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Yeah, I might look this cranky if I was put in a cat show too... though this little guy in Prague looks like he will be going for someone's blood soon

Posted by kluciole at 8/4/2009 2:49 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Russian soccer fans told to drink whisky while in Wales for the World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus: "That should cure all symptoms of the disease"

Posted by kluciole at 8/3/2009 10:16 PM | Add Comment

Photos: polar bears cool down in the water at the zoo in Schoenbrunn

Posted by kluciole at 8/1/2009 11:55 AM | Add Comment

Follow-up to previous post: How to get a signed copy of Scott Wannberg's new book, strange movie full of death

Posted by kluciole at 7/29/2009 2:57 AM | Add Comment

Follow-up to previously posted topic: "With spellbinding charm, estate agent Carla Calamity wins £50,000 job as Wookey Hole witch"

Posted by kluciole at 7/29/2009 2:51 AM | Add Comment

Annual crowning of a goat as "King of Ireland" at one of the country's oldest fairs, Puck Fair, runs into trouble as paperwork problems may prevent the heir from traveling to the festival

Posted by kluciole at 7/27/2009 8:20 AM | Add Comment

Sorry for the delay in posting this; Scott Wannberg's new book -- strange movie full of death -- is now available for purchase at Perceval Press!

Posted by kluciole at 7/27/2009 8:15 AM | Add Comment

Polar bears Reiko and Yukio at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, with some frozen treats

Posted by kluciole at 7/27/2009 8:10 AM | Add Comment

Hot dogs are dangerous: Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes into Wisconsin home

Posted by kluciole at 7/17/2009 10:45 PM | Add Comment

What my cat already knew: "Cats Do Control Humans, Study Finds"

Posted by kluciole at 7/13/2009 10:39 PM | Add Comment

I have never seen one like this before -- Photo: a kangaroo lying down on its back at the Heidelberg Zoo

Posted by kluciole at 7/4/2009 3:41 AM | Add Comment

Photo: a Japanese cat takes a nap alongside a farmer's workboots as seasonal rains pour down outside

Posted by kluciole at 7/1/2009 4:38 AM | Add Comment

One of my favorites: Eudora Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O."

Posted by kluciole at 6/28/2009 8:05 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Photo: a sand sculpture of an iguana in Puerto Vallarta

Posted by kluciole at 6/25/2009 6:32 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a sculpture made of traffic barrels by Joseph Carnevale in Raleigh, N.C.

Posted by kluciole at 6/23/2009 6:36 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Stephen Colbert shaves head for US troops in Iraq

Posted by kluciole at 6/8/2009 9:45 AM | Add Comment

Photo: a cat relaxes in the morning sun on a terrace near Kiel, northern Germany

Posted by kluciole at 6/2/2009 4:23 AM | Add Comment

Photo: Baby and Bessi; a young tiger cub cuddles with a dachsund

Posted by kluciole at 5/27/2009 12:59 AM | Add Comment

Photos: a "human exhibit" at the London Zoo. "Room with a Zoo" will teach visitors about the effect humans are having on the world around them

Posted by kluciole at 5/21/2009 9:41 PM | Add Comment

Photo: seagulls being fed on the Thames at Hammersmith

Posted by kluciole at 5/12/2009 12:43 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

My cat's second favorite poem by Pablo Neruda: "Cat's Dream"

Posted by kluciole at 5/11/2009 4:08 PM | Add Comment

I love both cats and parakeets/budgies, and laughed when I saw these photos. Hope they make you smile too: "The moment sleeping kitten is pecked awake by cheeky budgie who wants to play"

Posted by kluciole at 5/9/2009 7:57 AM | Add Comment

Photos: Sweden-bound 16-month-old polar bear Wilbaer (and his mother Corinna at Wilhelma zoo, Stuttgart)

Posted by kluciole at 5/6/2009 1:38 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Don't incur the wrath of killer bees whilst wearing this giant floral hat -- photo of Patty Ethington of Shelbyville, Ky., at the Kentucky Derby

Posted by kluciole at 5/2/2009 6:04 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Photo: a raccoon peering from a hole in a tree in Ohio

Posted by kluciole at 5/1/2009 1:54 AM | Add Comment

Photo: Kentucky Derby hopeful Nowhere To Hide shakes off water during his bath

Posted by kluciole at 4/29/2009 4:47 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Photo: Mengala, Budapest Zoo's 13 year-old orangutan, eating an apple

Posted by kluciole at 4/27/2009 11:19 PM | Add Comment

Sophie Dahl is always a clever and entertaining writer; she has a new book coming out, "Voluptuous Delights"

Posted by kluciole at 4/25/2009 10:41 PM | Add Comment

Smile and pose! Photo: 8-year-old male sea lion Kanji with a visitor during a photo session at Kamogawa Sea World

Posted by kluciole at 4/24/2009 11:53 PM | Add Comment

New poem from Luciole Press contributor/friend Scott Wannberg: "i'm just a..."

Posted by kluciole at 4/21/2009 10:39 PM | Add Comment

Video: Part of the movie, Two Mules for Sister Sara, starring Shirley MacLaine and Clint Eastwood...

Posted by kluciole at 4/21/2009 10:29 PM | Add Comment

NASA to announce module name on 'Colbert Report'

Posted by kluciole at 4/10/2009 10:49 PM | Add Comment
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