Posted: 11^th September 2017

Rain, Shine, or Caterpillar Apocalypse

See that thing? That, my friends, is the dreaded all-black woolly-bear caterpillar, or Pyrrharctia Isabella. Everybody in Pennsylvania knows: the narrower the orange stripe on that critter, the worse the winter will be. An all-black caterpillar is an evil omen, indeed. It means we need to buy extra firewood and salt, and get ready to shovel like blazes. Black caterpillars: Do. Not. Want. But fear not, h2g2ers: whatever the weather gods are planning for (and FEMA isn't), the Post will be here to fulfill your reading needs. Our contributors from all quarters of the globe will ensure that you continue to be informed, enlightened, and entertained year-round.

I don't like being at the mercy of the inside of a scriptwriter's head.
– Cactuscafé, talking to Awix.

• Galaxy Babe reached into her trove of journeys past and came up with a photo essay on her first cruise. Head for the eastern Mediterranean with her, and view the Corinth canal and the antiquities of Ephesus. We appreciate this glimpse of the Aegean.
• We have cinema in all its glory and bafflement. Horror and folklore appear to be the themes of the week. Awix is a bit confused about The Limehouse Golem. I would be, too, if I'd seen Karl Marx doing such things. Bluebottle, meanwhile, takes a break from talking Isle of Wight-speak to examine a cinema classic, The Wicker Man. We know that Awix loves this film. Bluebottle, however, has a slightly different anthropological take on things. Follow BB as he defends the honour of marginalised cultural groups everywhere. We're so cutting-edge here, we should probably come with a first aid kit.
• Speaking of cutting-edge: We have alt-history. That's our story, and we're sticking to it. Come read about the Twitter war between the Führer and Bertolt Brecht. It's radical steampunk with a message.
• We're also very fictional this week. The Ha'penny Dreadful continues to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. In addition, two of our fiction writers got together for a flash-fiction challenge. Minorvogonpoet and Cactuscafé agreed on a place, a character, and a couple of artefacts. The resulting stories will intrigue you. Read them here.
• SashaQ went on a different sort of journey – one involving rainbows. Join the Q for a carnival of fun.

• While we've been watching summer flowers grow in the northern hemisphere, Willem has been cultivating his winter garden in Polokwane. This week, he shares the bounty of flowering things from his South African wonderland. You're sure to ooh and aah.
• We have quizzes to test your acuity. We have the usual humour and snark. There is even that rarest of all items, a writing advice column that's actually good for something.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

• Colours of Wildlife
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Winter gardening in Polokwane.

• Create August

First Cruise.

BRAIN EXERCISE

• 24 Lies a Second

Gore Blimey!

• The Post Quiz

Think about these headlines.

• Picture Quiz

Why a monument?
Think about it.

• Bluebottle's
  Burning Blog

Something wicker
this way comes.

IMAGINATION IS FUNNY

• h2g2 Short Story:
  The Lizard Brooch

• Join the Q:
  Chasing rainbows.

• h2g2 Short Story

The Fake Diamond
Lizard Brooch.

• 
  Ha'penny Dreadful

Part VII will shock you.
Find the smelling salts.

• Gheorgheniplex

A fan hopes.

• Art History 101

The burden of office.

• h2g2 Caption Challenge

Words fail us.
That's why there are pictures.

• Create September

The grass may not
be that much greener.

• September Create:
  Ringing the changes.

• Alt-History: Total Tweet War



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