Mouse and Minnow: Explore Previous Issues by Animal

Welcome to Mouse and Minnow, a free weekly newsletter where we like to pause and appreciate animals of all kinds. Featuring original artwork, poetry, short fiction, or creative non-fiction, each issue is a small, loving celebration of the creatures that share this world (visit the Mouse and Minnow about page to learn more).

Substack makes it easy to browse old issues by date, but since this is a newsletter for animal lovers we thought it only right to also let you explore the archive by featured animal:

Animal Index

Insects & Other Arthropods

Cicadas — “The Constant Cicada”

Damselflies — “Magic and Menace”

Mantis, Carolina — “Praying for Merry Mantismas”

Moth, Hummingbird clearwing — “A Pretty Perplexing Pollinator”

Woodlouse, Sow bug — “Sow Bug Shuffle”

Birds

Bowerbird, MacGregor’s — “Mr. MacGregor’s Opus”

Junco, Dark-eyed — “It’s Dark-eyed Junco Season”

Loon, Common — “Of Common Loons and Crystal Lakes”

Owl, Northern Saw-whet — “Big Little Hunter”

Pigeon, Feral — “City Pigeon Strut”

Mammals, including Marsupials

Bat, Common Vampire — “Interview with a Vampire Bat”

Beaver, North American — “A Ballad for Beavers”

Mouse, House - “A Creature Was Stirring”

Opossum, Virginia — “Poems for Opossums”

Warthogs — “Rock Star Warthogs”

Reptiles & Amphibians

Chameleon, Nano- — “Nano Nano Nano Nano Nano Chameleon”

Frog, Budgett’s — “A Frog Eat Frog World”

Newt, Rough-skinned — “March of the Newt”

Snake, Dekay’s Brownsnake — “Limericks for a Lil’ Snake”

Turtle, Matamata — “Matamata Smile”

Fish

Handfish, Spotted — “Happy as a Handfish”

Parrotfish, Steephead — “A Forward-Thinking Fish”

Tuna, Atlantic Bluefin — “Becoming Fish”

Wrasse, Bluestreak Cleaner — “Talking Up a Bluestreak”