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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2026
By L.F.
The math-loving hedgehog made it to the moon! Thank you, math!
EXTRA! EXTRA! The Daily Hedge Now Showcases Real Art!!
That's right! Our founder, Arthur P. Bolderhedge, has embarked on a new venture: artwork by actual humans! Real, authentic art! This proud newspaper began sharing these hand drawn, hand painted, and sometimes even hand sculpted hedgehogs with you on JULY 12, 2026
WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR ART TO BE SHOWN HERE? I know I would! If you do too, send a JPG, PNG, or similar image to our founder's email: thedailyhedge@outlook.com. Include your initials to be properly credited!
WHAT IS THIS?
This is a site I made to cheer up my mom. When she was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2024, I felt that there was very little help I could give. But I knew she really liked hedgehogs, so I built this website to cheer her up by generating one new hedgehog image a day. My friends, family, and I had fun coming up with random prompts that would get mixed together.
My mom lived about 90 minutes away from me, and since we didn't see each other often enough, this site gave us a reason to regularly text. But by July 2026, I was kinda tired of seeing A.I. hedgehogs, and I had started to have misgivings about generative A.I. in general, so I once again enlisted my friends and family for help. We made about 3 weeks worth of hedgehogs, and I got to surprise my mom with a preview of the first week's art. If my mom enjoyed the site before, then she really loved all the handmade art.
My mom passed away in August 2026, and it was a very tough time for our family. At the same time, it was wonderful to see the outpouring of help, love, and care from our friends. People still send me their wonderful hedgehog art, and I still want to share it to help brighten everyone's day. I hope you enjoy this small, silly monument to my Mom and to the joy she brought to me and the others in her life.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
At Letchworth State Park in New York
SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS WELCOME!
If you'd like to have your art posted here, please email it to me (thedailyhedge@outlook.com). Include your initials or your nickname - we don't publish full names for privacy reasons.