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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Make a band edible: Barenaked Ladyfingers

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wow, this was an amazing (and hilarious) ride! I want to say more but I think I'll end up spoiling it if I do, so I'll just say go check it out!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My story about knitting and hope is out in the world! I wrote this in a moment of frustration and feeling powerless, and it was my way of staring my despair in the face and saying "No." I hope it's a reminder that creating, resisting, connecting, they may feel like small acts, but they mean so much.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

One of the wins of summer for me: Finding a source of fresh figs in sufficient quantities that I can make fig jam. My local farm stand had figs! I have made jam! I am feeling victorious! (...I may have also eaten a bunch of figs in the process of chopping them. I have no regrets.)

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Once again I had an amazing time at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social Every year I'm floored anew by how thoughtful, kind, wise, and utterly hilarious everyone is, and I learn so much every time.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

You know what I think we could all use right now? More gratuitous violets.

A clump of bright purple wild violet flowers surrounded by leaf litter and bits of grass and maybe also some wild strawberries and dandelions. And some sort of carrot-y thing that I get in my yard a lot but I don't quite know what it is.

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Straith 🍉 @straith.ca · 17/02/2026

hello good morning today I am yelling at you (politely) to go help fund WHAT ELEGANT STARS, the next installment in the Queer Tales anthology series! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

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What Elegant Stars

Queer Tales of Impossible Style, a fashionable space opera anthology.

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RiffTrax @rifftrax.com · 13/02/2026

A reunion decades in the making! Back in December, Kevin, Bill, Beez and Patrick got together to adjust and calibrate the bots we used for the Kickstarter video. Support all future bot repairs on our Kickstarter: rifftraxmakesmst3k.com

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David J Bradley @davidjbradley.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

My story, "A Hint of Cinnamon, a Whiff of Mint" is in this, along with a whole bounty of other positive stories, which I think is an excellent way to end the year!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Can confirm: It is silly and fun and surprisingly challenging!

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

hello, writerly & creative friends! i've been working on an unhinged random title generator. ^-^ features: - 55+ different title structures - 6k+ words in lists! - no gen-AI = endless possibilities for chaos 👀 I hope it inspires you! (or makes you laugh!) perchance.org/sffh-title-g...

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SFFH Random Fiction Title Generator!

a random title generator made with lists and code and geared towards SFFH writers!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I'm so happy this story found a home with TTL! I'm proud of how it turned out, especially that I somehow managed to thread that needle between humor and sadness, which is something I'm still working on mastering (my secondary proudness is wiggling knitting into a story mwahaha).

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Anthony Dhanendran @dhanendran.co.uk · 02/07/2025

Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Learning from Stoppard
By Mike Fitzgerald, June 13, 2016

Comparing two drafts of a script can be hugely instructive, revealing point-by-point how a writer went about improving the story. When I stumbled upon an earlier draft of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I discovered a dazzling, glittering trove of lessons as nourishing as eternal life itself. Well, nearly so.

Last Crusade was written by Jeffrey Boam, from a story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes. So say the opening credits. Boam’s final draft, dated March 1, 1988 (ten weeks before production) differs drastically from the published script which reflects the released version of the film. Differences come as no shock, but with Last Crusade they aren’t just a few deleted scenes and some line changes. Whole sections of the Boam draft were reimagined, major set pieces were added, and the pacing and tone were markedly transformed. Whoever made these changes possessed a profound grasp of story craft.

Screenshot from https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-learning-from-stoppard/

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Well. It's not gonna win any awards, but I've made my first shirt. It's not great. The seams are rough and the collar is all twisted, but it is technically wearable. In my defense, I did accidentally choose hard mode by picking a stretchy knit and deciding to use my Featherweight with a zigzagger.

A pale green three quarter sleeve shirt lying on a carpet. The shirt is very very obviously handmade, between the wonky seams and the twisted collar (it's a design element now shut up).

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

YESSSSS IT IS TIME TO OBSERVE! I am so excited!

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Do you remember?

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

UGH, FINALLY done with this shawl. It shouldn't have taken this long, but I kept missing on the halfway point (note to self: weigh the yarn next time). I had to rip back to the middle so many times you'd think I was trying to stave off rude houseguests. But it's done and I'm freeeee!

A triangular shawl with a ruffled edge laid out on blocking squares. It's done in simple garter stitch, and it's primarily a muted green, but widely speckled with red, yellow, blue, and brown.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Dessert mode: ACTIVATE! Best Pie: Blackberry Best Ice Cream: Salted caramel Best Doughnut: Boston cream Best Bar: Mint and dark chocolate Best Cake: Chocolate truffle cheesecake Best Other: Chocolate pasticiotti

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 31/08/2025

This is also how science communication works

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

The local farm stand has figs!!! Looks like I've got an impromptu jam session tonight now!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Oh wow, it is! It was inadvertent, but I did in fact have something round and delicious - a blueberry/dark chocolate/white chocolate muffin!

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Liana Brooks @lianabrooks.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I want ten of these.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Once again I had a fantastic time at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social! This continues to be one of the highlights of my year. Seeing old friends, meeting new ones, listening to clever, creative people talk about interesting things, and maybe getting just a liiiittle lost in the book sauce.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

As part of my attempts to get better at sewing clothing and my desire for more silly in my life...BEHOLD! PINK AVOPANTS!

A freshly made pair of fleece pants. The pants are pink with an avocado pattern, including avocado halves, slices, whole avocados, and avocado leaves. It's avolicious!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

And now, a scene of gratuitous violets.

A small patch of violets surrounded by leaf litter, fallen pink redbud blossoms, and bits of grass. The violets are mostly white but have purple striations.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Whew, finally finished this silken monstrosity! It's quite well traveled, having gone with me to MN and Ireland before I realized it was getting too unwieldy to travel and needed to be finished at home. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out!

A knitted shawl against a very dull green background. The shawl itself is in sections of bright green, pink, purple, and blue, each with different designs and different colors, including stripes, dots, basket-weaves, and chevrons.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I keep expecting this strawberry to leap up and run off the counter accompanied by appropriate cartoony sound effects.

A strawberry sitting on a mottled counter. The strawberry has two little end bits that make it look like it's sporting a pair of little legs.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Huh, so I am mistaken about the pollen! Apparently a dust cloud plus ash from wildfires traveling out of the southwestern US hit some rain over us last night. That's...not something I expected.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Good grief. I walk outside and the weather is 60F, the dead nettles are blooming, and there's pollen on my car. Spring hasn't sprung, it pounced.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I've started playing this and omg it is FASCINATING. The aesthetic/writing is like a mix of Welcome to Night Vale and Undertale and is managing to hit that sweet spot of weird/creepy/funny/endearing that I adore.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Woohoooo! This is awesome news and I'm thrilled!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Oh man, we just finished watching the first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks and I feel like I want to scream and laugh and cry all at once.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 01/01/2025

Well, we made it. If you’re reading this, the world hasn’t killed either of us yet, and whatever 2025 may bring, I think that’s worth a fistbump. Good job, y’all.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Painted my nails Sailor Galaxia gold for New Year's. Less about festivity and more about feeling the need to arch my back and puff my tail up to make 2025 think I'm bigger than I actually am so maybe it won't mess with me.

A hand in front of the keyboard, displaying the nails, which are painted a metallic gold with embedded glitter. The paint job is...okay. I'm no nail master.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Hm, only got 11 submissions in this year. Kinda a little disappointed in myself on that, but on the up side I should hopefully be able to beat that next year! And if nothing else, it's greater than 0, so that's something.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

WELP time for me to start screaming in utter delight. I loved Heaven's Vault and would love a second one!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Yep definitely needed to tweak the water - dropping the ratio to 5 cups water, 2 cups oatmeal got me a much creamier result that was more like what I made in NM. A good reminder that location and equipment matter when cooking!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Interesting (but kinda expected) thing learned: equipment probably has a hand in this too, but slow cooker oatmeal made in a temperate rainforest doesn't cook up the same as slow cooker oatmeal made in a desert. It's muuuuch soggier. Looks like I need to tweak the water in this recipe!

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Emma LeRae @emmalerae.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

"Butterfly Effect" is by far my favorite piece I've ever drawn. I know I keep sharing it, but I just hope it brings joy when people see it. (Plus I don't have a whole lot of new art to share.) #paleoart #sciart

Artwork of a Stegosaurus gleefully bounding after a monarch butterfly. The Stegosaurus has orange and black patterning that matches the butterfly and the plates on its back look like monarch wings.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I'm home after having had an amazing time at the Wayward Wormhole, New Mexico edition! I learned so much and met many amazing people, including classmates @sljohnson.bsky.social @moniqueac.bsky.social and Janet, and instructors @catrambo.bsky.social @arleysorg.bsky.social and Minister Faust!

The constellation Cassiopeia at night, sitting smack dab in the middle of the Milky Way. The Milky Way itself is a little hard to see, but it cuts roughly across the middle of the image, a faint stream of stars.

A series of mountains sits behind a desert landscape, consisting of low grasses and brush. The sky is filled with thin, horizontal clouds. Off to the right in the foreground is an agave, being very agave-like.

A great horned owl sitting on a stone wall under a tree, looking up at something. Probably pointedly ignoring the big lumbering human that has been taking its picture incessantly for the past several minutes.

A plate of freshly baked oatmeal raisin cookies, sitting on a red plate, made by yours truly! Not as puffy as I would have liked, but everyone seemed to like them, so I'm happy about that.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

I saw the Milky Way for the first time last night, having lived my life in urban/suburban areas and can confirm: It is pretty. Dang. Amazing.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

In what feels like a very Me-thing to do, I stayed up way too late last night making apple butter and finishing reading a book on archives. On the up side, I have apple butter now!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Old fashioned fudge attempt the second: Improved results! Texture is more fudgy and flavor is good after adjusting the cooling and stirring temperatures. It looks like the surface of an alien planet, though. Also need to use the proper size pan next time so I don't end up with a fudge frisbee.

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

First attempt at old fashioned fudge: Well, it TASTES good, but texture needs work. Pretty crumbly and hard. It's also clear I need to figure out the optimal cooled temperature so I'm not attempting to stir a tar pit. More experimentation needed!

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Amanda Saville @acsaville.bsky.social · 11/08/2024

Finally got around to opening up my learn-to-solder kit, and I did my first soldering project! Still getting the hang of positioning, so one of the LEDs is a bit off. It looks like it's a MASSIVELY dizzy robot. But the eyes light up, so I consider that a win!

A red robot pin against a green cutting board. It has lit up LED eyes, one green one blue. The eyes are a bit wonky, so it looks like it's very dizzy.

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