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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

and just for fun, my favorite author bio

A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anne Carson lives in Canada.

Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

the Anne Carson Nobel news is such a breath of fresh air amid everything else that's been going on! Carson's been changing my life for a decade now; she's one of the writers who opened my eyes to all the wonderful things a book can be

Anne Carson's book NOX, which is essentially a paper accordion that comes in a box

the Anne Carson card from the Literary Witches Oracle deck, which features Anne holding a tiny smoking volcano and an eyeball, with the caption "The Intellect"

the cover of an Anne Carson fanzine I made to share with family and friends during the pandemic, which features a headless statue and a gray-and-white patterned background

Anne Carson's FLOAT, which is not strictly a book but rather a group of pamphlets, laid out in a long row

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 06/10/2026

It's a PRIME DAY to shop our Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale, where every audiobook you purchase directly benefits your independent bookshop (versus a mega corporation). You don't have to be a member to shop, but members do take an additional 30% off. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

wrote about two of my favorite people for this month's Microfascination: Fred Rogers & LeVar Burton ☺️ abigailoswald.substack.com/p/fred-and-l...

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Fred & LeVar

Notes on PBS and the field trip as a way of life

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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yayoi Kusama She made the heavens swirl.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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d h @deeholloway.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

put a few in my library's free zine box!

a hand holding the Ellen Arnstein mini zine in front of a box of other minis.

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

this made my day ☺️❤️ thanks for helping to spread the word!

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

before the artist Ellen Arnstein left this world, she recorded a final message to share with those who remain. I put those words in a zine as a way to remember her. my plan is to leave a trail of Ellen's words everywhere I go ❤️ print one and pass it on! abigailoswald.itch.io/ellen-arnste...

a zine called "Ellen Arnstein's Rules for the Future" sits on a table in front of a plant

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Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"If maximizing profit through peddling easy reads is where we are now, what might responsible publishing look like?" Mesha Maren on the reissue trend in publishing: lareviewofbooks.org/article/mesha-m…

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CineCalendar @cinecalendar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Aug 10th 1988 - Zero Cool was in the New York Times for crashing 1,507 computer systems. 📽️📅 Hackers (1995)

3 Screenshots from the movie "Hackers" (1995): First, a young man in a sleeveless shirt sits in a cluttered room, saying "I've got a record. I was Zero Cool." Second, a group of friends gather around a table, one explaining "Zero Cool crashed 1,507 systems in one day. Biggest crash in history." Third, the same group listens as another person adds, "Front page New York Times, August 10, 1988."

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

just got bad news about the local library so I am reposting and then figuring out who to call, who to write letters to, what to put in a zine—there's always something you can do!

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

k y'all, gonna be doubling down on art because it truly feels like the only path forward! gonna use this space to yell as loud as I can about the books and films and art that bring me joy! if that sounds good to you then you're invited! let's do this!

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

went down a manifesto rabbit hole this month, featuring Guerrilla Girls, The Museum of Everyday Life, Jerry Maguire, Werner Herzog, a fill-in-the-blank manifesto, and a whole lot more! abigailoswald.substack.com/p/the-month-...

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The Month of Manifestos

31 ideas, arguments, inspirations, questions, resources, and assorted rabbit holes

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Wikipedia @wikipedia.org · 30/07/2026

August people, have you ever considered that lemons might make you invisible to security cameras? 🍋

A picture of a small girl looking through a colorful magnifying glass. Text reads: Your next Wikipedia rabbit hole according to your birth month.

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

lit mags haven't been a priority for them for a long time now; I emailed them about a feature they phased out back in 2021 and got the attached message back. it's a bummer for sure, and I have a feeling we're going to need alternative platforms in the future

"Hello,

Thanks for reaching out about this. The form field is use-case specific to literary journals, and Submittable has expanded to serve many more types of organizations for which this specific form field type is not applicable. As such, it was not prioritized by product in the new versioning of the platform."

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NYRB should do their own version of the Criterion Closet for their book publishing arm imo

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Your life is art. If your life is art, then everything is a medium. If your life is art, then everyone is your audience. If your life is art, there is no culmination; there is only accumulation. The project is your life. The process is the point. abigailoswald.itch.io/the-project-...

a zine called "the project is your life" rests on a ledge against a brick wall

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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

For a story: Did you participate in Pizza Hut's BOOK-IT! program? I'd love to talk to you about it for a story on the program being back this summer. If your child is participating in BOOK IT! this year, I'd love to speak with you, too. DMs open, rainesford.alexandra@gmail.com, Signal rstauff.20

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

okay y'all I really do try to avoid complaining social media these days but the current state of physical media hurts my heart; how many Emmys does The Bear have to win to get a DVD release? fingers crossed for a box set now that the final season's out! (please, Hulu, hear my digital prayer)

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 10/07/2026

what a dream to yap about my very favorite things with MPR News - mail art, collage, zines and community! 📬 huge kudos and gratitude to @gretchenbrown.bsky.social, who put together such a fantastic piece out of a much longer conversation, and was so wonderful to talk with 💌

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In age of AI, 'mail art' has special meaning for some Minnesota artists

As AI makes it easier to generate art with a click, a small but growing community of artists choosing a slower way to connect: the U.S. mail.

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maybe: annie rauwerda @annierau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

i wish everything looked like 1980s computer magazines

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Zine Machine @zinemachine.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The DREAMY Summer ‘26 Edit is here to bless your feed with micro-surrealism, fearless self-portraiture, a faith-based guide to your copy machine, and everything we’re bringing to the cottage. Link in bio to read the entire issue now!

Zine machine
The summer ‘26 edit
Jo Roth
Liz Ramson
Isa
Margaret Starrett
Monica Louzon
Angie Berkley
Maggie Slater

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

happy International Zine Month, y'all! I've got pocket viewfinders, tiny adventures to have in libraries + art museums, how-tos on bibliomancy + approaching life like a mystery that only you can solve—check 'em out!

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

felt inspired by @austinkleon.bsky.social's concept of "artistic genealogy" and ended up going down a John Cage rabbit hole this month! abigailoswald.substack.com/p/chains-of-...

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Chains of Inspiration

Who inspired the creators who inspire you?

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 23/06/2026

Prime Day who? Sorry, I'm too busy supporting my independent bookshop 😍⁠ Through the 26th, take 35% off all sale audiobooks (yep) with code BIGIMPACT at checkout. Every purchase benefits your indie bookshop of choice. Thanks for supporting them today and every day 💗

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

for the zine folks who follow me, check out SUNDAY ZINE CLUB! this month's theme is "Found" (which was the inspiration for Clue Log); there's still a couple days left to submit + even a Discord participants can join. a fun monthly creative challenge + community open to all! itch.io/jam/sunday-z...

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Sunday Zine Club #24

A game jam from 2026-05-24 to 2026-06-21 hosted by Jess Driscoll. Sunday Zine Club is a zine jam. You will have four weeks to create a zine based on the theme. How you define “zine” is completely up t...

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Julianne Benford @juliannebenford.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This sounds so fun!

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

aww thanks Julianne! I had fun making it!

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

made a zine for curious people who like to play detective in everyday life! CLUE LOG pulls inspiration from John Cage, Emily Dickinson, Journey, Carl Jung, Scrabble, various books about creativity, and more 🔎 a submission to my first-ever @itch.io zine jam! abigailoswald.itch.io/clue-log

a zine called CLUE LOG rests before a row of yellow Nancy Drew books; its back cover reads: "THE DETECTIVE'S GLOSSARY: DISCOVER OBSERVE DOCUMENT MAGNIFY INVESTIGATE QUESTION CONNECT ARCHIVE"

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

our new Lost/Found imprint acquisition is official! I'm SO excited for y'all to read + rediscover @jamesrgapinski.bsky.social's EDGE OF THE KNOWN BUS LINE! reading this eerie + surreal story of survival made me feel a little stronger + more stubborn in my own life; I hope it does the same for you 📚

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

other Release Day participants are sharing their projects through this link all day today! getting to be part of this global celebration of creativity this May has been such a joy, and I truly can't wait to do it again next year ☺️ creativemornings.com/releaseday/g...

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Release Day Gallery | CreativeMornings ✕ Creative Quests ✕ Adobe

CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. Join us at one of our free monthly events around the world or watch the talks online!

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

excited to share my zine, FOLLOW THE CLUES, as part of @creativemornings.bsky.social Release Day, a collective deadline shared by a community of creatives worldwide! FOLLOW THE CLUES is a tool for honing curiosity + building a personal practice in noticing 🔎 abigailoswald.itch.io/follow-the-c...

three zines titled FOLLOW THE CLUES form a mysterious line leading deeper into a green forest

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Cait_onthe_luce @caitluce.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Yesterday's excellent galley mail Notes on Postcards by Jennifer Croft! The interior will be in color and features postcards with short notes. Out in November from @catapultbooks.bsky.social.

A galley of Notes on Postcards a memoir by Jennifer Croft. The cover is a collage of postcards and the book is displayed on a collection of my postcards.

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

just added some fun stuff to my recommendations collection on @itch.io, including a meditation on deep reading, a found poetry game, a zine that inspired me while creating my own zines last year, and a catch-a-poem game! itch.io/c/6615942/re...

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Recommendations - Collection by abigail oswald

A collection by abigail oswald

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 13/05/2026

🧵 The literary canon is shaped as much by chance as by merit. Brad Bigelow (@neglectedbooks.com) explains why forgotten books deserve to be found & preserved. 📚 Read Bigelow's essay & more in VANISHING CULTURE from the #InternetArchive 🔗 archive.org/details/vani...

Orange graphic quoting Brad Bigelow, Author and Editor, for the Vanishing Culture series. Headline: "Why remember forgotten books?" with the quote "One must look beyond literature's well-traveled paths and discover the riches to be found in the vast landscape of forgotten books."

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

so glad we were able to connect ☺️ good luck with your sketches!

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 13/05/2026

"There’s a lyrical, almost musical side to cinema that speaks very profoundly to each of us. That’s why we can see the same movie, and you hate it and I love it. It’s the same movie, it’s our soul that is different." - Guillermo del Toro

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Death is the Curator: An Interview with Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro is perhaps best known as a builder of worlds—his films grow from the sketchbooks that he fills with ideas for fantastical creatures and places.

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

a communal creative deadline is such a fun idea! just committed to releasing a creative project on May 29 along w/ a bunch of other folks worldwide + thought to share here too if anyone needs a little accountability + community this month 😊 I'll be working on a zine! creativemornings.com/releaseday

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Release Day | CreativeMornings ✕ Creative Quests ✕ Adobe

CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. Join us at one of our free monthly events around the world or watch the talks online!

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 06/05/2026

Art by Tony Stella

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I'll never run out of good things to say about Elizabethtown ❤️ abigailoswald.substack.com/p/revisiting...

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Revisiting Elizabethtown

On Cameron Crowe, failure, and loving imperfect things

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CineCalendar @cinecalendar.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

May 1st 1994 - After getting dumped by May, He Qiwu buys a tin of pineapple with an expiration date of 1 May for a whole month, because May enjoyed pineapples. 📽️📅 Chungking Express (1994)

2 Screenshots from the movie "Chungking Express" (1994): First, a man in a tan jacket stands at the counter of a brightly lit convenience store filled with snacks and drinks, with the subtitle "Every day I buy a can of pineapple with a sell-by date of May 1." Second, a close-up of the top of a pineapple can held in someone's hand, showing the stamped date "1 MAY 1994".

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

...but most of all, I want people to know who Ellen Arnstein was, to encounter her creative spirit + catch a glimpse of all the love she had to share. so if today, right now, is the first time you're hearing her name, then I've done my job! (4/4)

"Most of all, Ellen woke me up to the idea that everything I make can be a love letter. To the reader, to art, to possibility. It can be hard sometimes to remember this, but it's people like Ellen who convince me, now than ever, in the importance of art, creativity, and love in spite of it all.

As Ellen says in her final video: Be good to one another. Increase love every day. Love those who make you the angriest most. The world is going to get harder, scarier, crazier, faster. And if you’re here, it’s because you can handle it. If you’re here, it’s because you were designed to help make it better. So make it better. Make it better with love. Love is the only option; love is the only way. And I know you know that’s true."

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