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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Out today! Accompanying Brian Froud's paintings is a wonderful line-up of writers, and includes my tiny stories “Saint Witchmother”, “Lady’s Companion”, “Sickle-throat” and “Thistle-spit”. www.abramsbooks.com/product/bria...

Words and stories of fantasy and myth from acclaimed women writers around the world
Brian Froud's Green Women
With provocative portraits from the "grandfather of faerie art," Brian Froud

Sharon Blackie, Maria DeBlassie, CSE Cooney, Carolyn Dunn, Sarah Beth Durst, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Forsyth, Wendy Froud, Claudine Glot, Theodora Goss, Elizabeth Hand, Frances Hardinge, Joanne Harris, Kat Howard, Angela Mi Young Hur, Ai Jiang, Kathleen Jennings, Alaya Dawn Johnson, T. Kingfisher, Ellen Kushner, Katherine Langrish, Carolyne Larrington, Karen Lord, O.R. Melling, Jeannette Ng, Sofía Rhei, Lisa Schneidau, Delia Sherman, Angela Slatter, Shveta Thakrar, Tiffany Trent, Lisa Tuttle, Catherynne M. Valente, Kris Waldheer, Jo Walton, Kit Whitfield, and Terri Windling, who wrangled us all!

About the book:
The long-awaited new book—with gorgeous, all-new art—by Brian Froud, the "grandfather of faerie art"

In this compelling collection, acclaimed women writers from around the world share words and stories of fantasy and myth alongside Brian Froud's provocative portraits of more than 70 Green Women. There are a range of voices, some humorous and witty, others nurturing and maternal, others dark and threatening.

New York Times bestselling and award-winning artist Brian Froud, who brought to life Trolls and Faeries, is also beloved for his conceptual design work with Jim Henson on the classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. With Green Women, his gorgeous art illuminates an entirely new universe.

Open the pages of this gorgeous gift-ready book to meet the Green Women.

"While the Green Men peer down from their church roof bosses, and through their tendrils of oak and ivy, the Green Women move among us. Brian Froud has met more than a few of them. It's their eyes—deep wells of wisdom, stories and the slow, ancient song of the forest." —Alan Lee, artist and concept designer of the film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My phone says this is a Panicled Aster and I thought it said Panicked Aster and I was like “yeah I get it, it’s rough out there.” #BloomScrolling 🌿

A cluster of white flowers with very thin petals and round yellow centers, surrounded by a lush green background of leaves.

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Gwen 🌈🌺📚 @gwen4braves.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Instead of chasing each other through the tree, the two Downy Woodpeckers pretended they didn't see each other. #Twosday #Woodpeckers 🪶

Two downy woodpeckers are ignoring each other on the same leafy branch

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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Mimic Octopuses (Thaumoctopus mimicus) are known for the fact they mimic several different kinds of animals, including sea snakes, flatfish, lionfish, anemones and more. They also seem to choose their disguise based on the predator they are trying to fool. #OCTOtober

A Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) sityting on the sea floor. Its mantle is hanging behind it and its arms are holding it up and have the webbing partially inflated. It is facing forwards, towards the camera and its two fleshy horns above each eye are flopping to the left, pushed by the current, making the octopus look rather silly. Its arms are also being pushed left. The sea floor is a grey sand with many small rocks.

A Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) stick out of the sand with an interesting pose. It is some of standing up, with most of its arms going straight down all oriented sucker forward, its mantle hanging behind, and its eyes on top. Its two centre arms, which are on top on the outside in this pose, go out and curve back forming a sort of hood shape. It is unclear why the octopus is in this pose or if it is trying to mimic something. The octopus is brown with some white, and white on the underside of its arms. The arms have two rows of suckers in an offset zig-zag pattern. The sand is greyish.

A Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) sitting in the sand. Its head and mantle are visible, and long "horns" extend from above each eye. Its arms are wavy and extend behind it. It has a white and brown striped pattern.

A Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) going across the sandy seafloor which mimicking a zebra sole. It has body pressed flat against the seafloor, giving it a wide and flat appearance. It has an alternating maroon and pink/white pattern, but mostly maroon. Its arms have alternating stripes of maroon and pink, with its white suckers visible.

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Big news! Everyone who signs up to the #Murderbot campaign before October 15th and then backs a physical item when it launches will also get an *exclusive* Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon pin! We're only making enough for you early signups and our creative team! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cos...

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There was a robust trade in live eels in pre-modern England, & I know you're wondering: "How do I ship live eels?" Not in barrels of water. They'll use up the oxygen & die. Nope. You pack them in layers of damp moss or hay, & off you go. They don't need to be in water. Wut? 1/3 🗃️🧪

Meme. Medieval image showing a cooper making a barrel. He is leaning over the barrel with a wooden wedge in one hand, and a wooden mallet raised high in the other. He's about to strike, like a cobra (if the cobra were holding a wooden mallet).

The man has massively muscled forearms, and a sharply receding hairline. He's going bald, but he will arm wrestle you into submission if you bring it up. He is wearing a yellow apron with tools hanging from his belt, a light blue shirt, and a dark cowl. His grey hair speaks to his experience, and his calm look says that he hasn't noticed yet that he's in a meme.

On the wall behind his is a coil of rope, and something that might be a hat or a hood. It is, though, more fun to imagine that it is a fedora and a coiled whip, and that this man is actually Indiana Jones, taking a break from questionable archeology and bad pedagogy to make a few barrels.

Meme text reads:
"Lock, stock, and two
slithering
barrels of eels"

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Not a news network! @alg24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have the same question! (Also, another question - I see "London, UK" on the listing; does that mean I can back this for a physical artefact and NOT end up paying ££££ for shipping to the UK for once? 🙏)

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The guys making the websites had the Big Computers, so they made websites that would only work on Big Computers, and now we all need octa-core processors just to look at emails

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Silmaria 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @silmaria.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I found this while trying to figure out if the crochet moopsy tooth fairy post I saw this morning was on bsky and this gif *delights* me. So does the thought of a moopsy tooth monster.

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you have chickens and want to offer up your chooks and chonks as artist reference for #Boktober, I have a thread for that!

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Lisa Carey @msleedy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet.

A toilet door with a sign saying "Temporally Out Of Order"

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm down to the last nine copies of this ISS Cat print, so if you want one, please order soon. It's in my shop along with other prints, badges and a zine: www.tomgauld.com/

A view of the International Space Station floating in the stars above the earth. A cat in a space suit floats outside. An astronaut within the station looks out of a window and says "In? But I just let you out."

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Harsh. Very harsh ‘Bedtime Rhymes’ (1946) Writer: Geoffrey Lapage Artist: George Brook

Little girl dressed in a red dress is crying. Near her a nurse dressed in old-fashioned uniform stands nearby, protectively but smiling.

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Harold von Drehle @haroldvondrehle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#SixOnSaturday #FlowerReport: Some from this week, in San Jose, California.

A six frame photo collage: A pink speckled horn-like flower. A rose of yellow and peach. A white rose. A pink rose. Small white flowers with yellow anthers, in an arc. A yellow rose with a yellow bud to the lower left and another to the upper right.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The contamination of nice animal stuff on social media is one of the most vile effects of genAI.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)

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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Galiteuthis phyllura might not look like it, but they are thought to be one of the largest squid species. Based a specimen discovered in the Sea of Okhotsk in 1984, they are estimated to have a maximum mantle length of 2.7 m. Very big, but not as big as its cousin the colossal squid. #SQUIDtember

A Galiteuthis phyllura floating vertically in the ocean. Its mantle is translucent and covered in orange chromatophores. Inside its mantle you can see its shiny digestive tract and two unidentified translucent organs. It has large eyes sockets and eyes. Its limbs are all extending upwards, which its tentacles going longer than its arms. The limbs are translucent but have orange chromatophores.

A Galiteuthis phyllura floating in the ocean, with its face and body pointing down. Inside its mantle you can see its digestive tract and two unidentified translucent organs. It has large eyes sockets and eyes. Its limbs are all extending upwards and are next to its mantle. Its tentacles going longer than its arms. The limbs are translucent but have orange chromatophores.

A Galiteuthis phyllura floating in the ocean, with its face close to the camera. Its mantle is horizontal, and its transparent and covered in orange chromatophores. Inside its mantle you can see its shiny digestive tract, an unidentified orange organ and two unidentified translucent organs. It has large, shiny orange eye sockets that have large black eyes. All its limns are raised above its head, and they are slightly translucent and shiny and covered in orange chromatophores.

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Philip Cox @samphireglass.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Beautiful sparkling aventurine green 💚 glass coasters. Wonderful colour and shimmer within these handcrafted fused glass coasters. Perfect for the coffee or side table. #giftideas #handmade #homedecor www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Samphireglass

lovely sparkling green fused glass coasters

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Teri 🏳️‍⚧️ @silentlyclicking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

GM Bluesky! What a beautiful day! It's actually cool out, well for now at least. This youngster was very cooperative with me, I am surprised I didn't scare them away, I was pretty close! #Canon #Photography #ECK #herps

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James Davis Nicoll @jdnicoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Returning from the snack counter to discover that in my absence, a heavy slab of plaster had detached from the ceiling and landed on my seat.

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Stephanie! 💜✌🏻 @craniatology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Also I was watering last night and there was this guy LOL 🦎🌿🌵

Green anole on one of my potted aloe leaves.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 16/09/2026

less corruption, more spoonbill. 🪶

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

AI scammers have gone mad. Just had an email from Jane Austen who is very impressed by my short story collection.

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #silhouette?! I could post one every hour I have taken so many. Possibly one every minute. Here’s a Dowitcher getting a final meal at the end of the day #birds 🌿

A silhouette of a plump shorebird using its long beak in the shallow water, making a ring of ripples in the orange water reflecting the sunset.

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Another photo of the narrow tiled pathway at Goodge Street station, easily one of my favourite locations on the Underground. Despite its striking appearance, it often goes unnoticed as passengers hurry towards the lifts. Is this the narrowest location on the underground network?

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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We hear you! Top Tip: you need to be very careful when carrying your Grååteheeröon home in your big blue IKEA bag. They're feisty!

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Mark Robertson @markrobbie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Extremely ancient and incredibly weird. The inimitable GBH. #birds

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☠️ Trapper Sean, M.D(ceased). ☠️ @trapperseanmd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Drawing 789 / 2026 Artwork 87: Chief Engineer Wile E. Coyote is done with the Captain’s shit. #WileECoyote #CoyoteVsAcme #LooneyTunes #StarTrek #StarTrekArt

Chief Engineer Wile E. Coyote looks angrily at his off screen Captain with a sign that says, “I cannae change the laws of physics.”

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dan range @danrange.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Rose of sharon bloom has pink petals that turn red as they get to the center, as well as a white protrusion in the center. Surrounded by its own green leaves.🌱☮️

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Chet 🌰 Figurines by TBB @thefategremlin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Foxes are 15% off for the rest of September~

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Heron sunbathing: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Not a news network! @alg24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm going to stick my neck out and say I applaud this thread.

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Dione Morandini @morandio.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Gloomshire map is officially complete. As usual, I worked with colored pencils, experimenting with the lighting to bathe the scenery in a turquoise glow, contrasted by deep purple shadows. Next up in this series: the cemetery 🌲🦇

Map of Gloomshire village in the center, divided by 3 main streets: 2 leading to the outside and one leading up to the mansion on top of the hill, down and to the right. There is a church near the well in the center of the village. To the right of the church are the inn and the guardhouse. The village is surrounded by a wooden fence with gates and watchtowers. Outside, a dense forest covers the surroundings.

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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

BT hopped down to the edge of the patio as I put the bowl in its normal spot. 1- peeking out from under a chair 2- stepping over near the table 3- up on the table, snack bowl! 🪶

A visiting roadrunner looks from beside a patio chair to see if it is safe to move to the snack bowl.

The bird is in mid step off of a colorful rug onto the concrete patio toward the snack bowl on a tray table.

The roadrunner has jumped up on to the little table and is about to grab a large mealworm from a white bowl.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Also worth re-upping: Mathematicians standing up against how their field is being used as marketing for OpenAI and the like: leidendeclaration.ai >>

leidendeclaration.ai

Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics

This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Victor Frankenstein walkinge yn a hurrye through a mall. He passeth a signe: BUILDE A BEAR. Victor Frankenstein doth pause, shake hys heade, rolle up hys sleeves, and walke ynto the store.

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Philip Cox @samphireglass.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Stunning pink to purple paw print 🐾 dichroic glass necklace. Stunning sparkling handcrafted glass pendant. #handmade #giftideas #etsy samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4570...

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Not a news network! @alg24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I love this! And it took me longer than usual to spot the Cat... I actually shouted "YES!" when I finally did. It's for the best that I wasn't on a train at the time. 😁

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LK @lkcreations.art · 07/09/2026

Daily sketch 🌲🌅🥷🐈‍⬛️ Can you spot the Cat ? #artsky #ink #sketch

Photo of a sketch on a table with a pen beside it. The sketch depicts a minimalist landscape with pine trees. In the bacjground is a red / orange sky. The Samurai stands on the right and the Cat hides sonewhere.
Brushed ink pens on a5+ paper.

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Not a news network! @alg24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Well, because it's just perfect, obviously! I have never ordered a print so quickly in my life. EEEEEEEEEEE

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Not a news network! @alg24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Oo. I wonder if Bovril... combined with something crunchy, perhaps cucumber...

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