John McChesney-Young

John McChesney-Young

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Followers
996
Account age
4 yrs

Known for

My Venus flytraps are blooming and this is the first flower to open. #carnivorousplants #bloomscrolling181 views My Venus flytraps are blooming and this is the first flower to open. #carnivorousplants #bloomscrolling My Venus Fly Trap from Trader Joe's is flowering! #bloomscrolling #SavageGarden27 views My Venus Fly Trap from Trader Joe's is flowering! #bloomscrolling #SavageGarden I just finished reading _Lord of the Rings_ aloud to my wife (with our daughter listening in a bit at times), all 1069 pages of it. This is, I think, my third reading of it to her, but it's been probably 20 years since the one before. I started in October, after rereading _The Hobbit_ to her - that 20 views I just finished reading _Lord of the Rings_ aloud to my wife (with our daughter listening in a bit at times), all 1069 pages of it. This is, I think, my third reading of it to her, but it's been probably 20 years since the one before. I started in October, after rereading _The Hobbit_ to her - that Kitty sunning himself. #Caturday #VoidCats12 views Kitty sunning himself. #Caturday #VoidCats

📊 Post engagement

24
Avg engagement / post
2.4%
Engagement vs followers
Apr 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: My Venus flytraps are blooming and this is the first flower to o · 181 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.18 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.7×
Follows 1.4K back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post My Venus flytraps are blooming and this is the first flower to open. #carnivorousplants #bloomscrolling ★ 181
I'm so tight on bookshelf space that I figured out a way to use the 45 mm of space between two bookcases, improvising with some stiff cardboard. ★ 6 Going through papers this afternoon I ran across this bit of ephemera from San Francisco Public Library and I'm not sure whether it's a book plate or the front of the pocket for a circulation card or something else, but it's a lovely desig… ★ 4 Turning the corner onto my block on my bike, coming home at lunchtime, I saw a man on the sidewalk repeatedly batting at the air in front of his face and a few seconds later I rode through a cloud of little white gnats. A few hours later m… ★ 2 Pre-rally artistic endeavor. #NoKingsDay #oakland ★ 6 My Venus Fly Trap from Trader Joe's is flowering! #bloomscrolling #SavageGarden ★ 27 Kitty sunning himself. #Caturday #VoidCats ★ 12 Very excited to have gotten my two copies of the deluxe edition of @nnedi 's new _Death of the Author_, one for me and one for another fan friend. #bookstodon ★ 6 Void bun asleep on cat blanket, a Christmas present made by my older daughter. #Caturday ★ 11 Kitty found a very comfortable place on our very messy futon with the leftover Christmas wrapping paper and choir binders of Christmas music. #Caturday ★ 5 I just finished reading _Lord of the Rings_ aloud to my wife (with our daughter listening in a bit at times), all 1069 pages of it. This is, I think, my third reading of it to her, but it's been probably 20 years since the one before. I st… ★ 20 Clouds over San Francisco, a view from the #Berkeley Marina. ★ 5

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mstdn.social
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
On Mastodon since
Apr 2022
An established account with real history on the platform.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 4 years ago.
👁️Averages 24 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.2× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

80/100 Excellent
  • Est. 87% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong content engagement (~2.4% of followers) — an active, real audience.
  • Established account (4+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
87%
Fake-follower risk
Low

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Live in #Berkeley, staff in the UC English Department, member of St. Columba's #Episcopal Church in Inverness, Marin Co., California. cyclist; reader of theology, science, and F/SF; BA in paleontology; interested in classical and medieval history, historical linguistics, digital humanities and science. Also a cat guy. He/him/his.

📸 Gallery

My Venus flytraps are blooming and this is the first flower to open. #carnivorousplants #bloomscrolling I'm so tight on bookshelf space that I figured out a way to use the 45 mm of space between two bookcases, improvising with some stiff cardboard. Going through papers this afternoon I ran across this bit of ephemera from San Francisco Public Library and I'm not sure whether it's a book plate or the front of the pocket for a circulation card or something else, but it's a lovely design. #SFPL Turning the corner onto my block on my bike, coming home at lunchtime, I saw a man on the sidewalk repeatedly batting at the air in front of his face and a few seconds later I rode through a cloud of little white gnats. A few hours later my daughter noticed that a big Orbweaver spider in our front y Pre-rally artistic endeavor. #NoKingsDay #oakland My Venus Fly Trap from Trader Joe's is flowering! #bloomscrolling #SavageGarden Kitty sunning himself. #Caturday #VoidCats Very excited to have gotten my two copies of the deluxe edition of @nnedi 's new _Death of the Author_, one for me and one for another fan friend. #bookstodon

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