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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 15h

PDX/Portland, what are we doing for Halloween proper? I got a party to go to the night before - but my ideal is to be out of the house so I don't have to hand out candy (and jump every time the doorbell rings.)

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 15h

Tonight's #shortStoryClub was @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social 's lovely story www.baublesfrombones.com/wandering-st... we enjoyed it a lot - and are on the look out for more things with likable protagonists who make good choices - and we only wandered off topic in the best of ways.

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Wandering Star by Sarena Ulibarri

Attuned with the stars, Iva is an astronomer from a distant land. When longing gets the better of her, she sets off on a journey to find her love as disaster shoots across the cosmos. Featured in Baub...

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

if i'm going to post more here, that means you're getting some knitting posts! This is the 3rd object I am making with homespun that was gifted to me by a friend. This is probably gonna be a scarf. This is one skein in of two.

a swatch of green knitting, next to a measuring tape - it's 18ish inches long, and has a zigzag pattern going on

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have been weekending HARD and I love it. Today: 2 friend hangouts and then going out dancing at a gay bar with another friend. Tomorrow: Harvest Festival at the farm that sends me veggies every 2 weeks Also my hold for the new Murderbot book finally came in. So even my downtime is exciting.

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hey hey, i had a free Saturday, so naturally i found a crafty volunteer opportunity: i will be helping out at Radical Mending www.sincerestudiopdx.org/classes/radi... looks like we are only doing hand sewing and it’s do-it-yourself but volunteers help.

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Radical Mending | Sincere Studio

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Cooking things from scratch takes so much time, and smells so good you can’t just not eat it when it’s done I had Things To Do besides cook and eat, but NO

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🗺️ Everyone Makes a Map! 🗺️ Come learn, experiment, and connect with other PDX R users! 💻 Led by: Brittany Barker 📅 Date & time: Wed, Oct 14 (5-7 PM) 📍 Location: Lucky Labrador, 7675 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219 📌 RSVP: Meetup — lnkd.in/gtG2XjVe #GIS #R #Maps @rladies.org @weare.rladies.org

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Why is tumblr bringing up the Mummy again? Oh, maybe for bisexual awareness month. Carry on

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Sometimes i remember i can post here. And think of posts small enough for this character limit.

A cat, lower half in a shark bed, lazing in the rainbowy sub

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Portland is constantly finding out shit like “tomatofest exists” and less than five minutes later accepting that i can’t attend because i will be working a repair cafe.

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My tumblr is currently really into … Lawrence of Arabia. I love tumblr

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Describe your music taste in 3 artists, no genres 🎧 1. They Might Be Giants. 2. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult 3. Old 97s (went for breadth, not fave bands)

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I got myself flowers! I am very happy about it

Top down view of a pink and yellow bouquet

Side view of same bouquet, wall art visible behind it

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What should Short Story Club read next? Must be: - available online for free - around 5000 words - this month's was 7000ish and felt a little long - we read a lot of speculative fiction, but are open to other genres - horror has not worked well. Recommending your own writing is very welcome!

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

@rsagarcia.bsky.social Hi!!! I really loved This Is An Emergency Broadcast! You did a great job of world building and story telling in a short format. I am especially charmed by it because it reminds me of the beginning of Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar - any inspiration there?

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Tonight's Short Story Club was on clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_07_26/ by @rsagarcia.bsky.social as always, fun to discuss! Some questions: - are we perceiving things that the sleepers are experiencing? - is this TOLD in the form of a "wave" in the sense it is used in the story?

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This Is an Emergency Broadcast by R.S.A. Garcia

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Exile To Mars @exiletomars.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Very cool thing! I went last year to an html day event and it was so fun!

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Made it to my morning craft club. Darned a sock until my thumb hurt, knitted until my index finger hurt, maybe i will do some sewing today???

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I slept almost 11 hours and i am hype to go to pride and talk to all the queers about healthcare!! #HCAO

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Recurse Center @recurse.com · 17/07/2026

15 years + 3,000 alums later, what started as a 6-person experiment is now a community of curious, kind programmers: engineers, artists, scientists, hobbyists, all united by a love of programming. If 6 or 12 weeks to focus on what truly interests you sounds appealing, apply! www.recurse.com/apply

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hello nerds: i got a tiny android phone (unihertz jelly star: 3 in screen) I am considering swapping from iPhone - hit me with your android suggestions

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emily s. @emily.news · 15/07/2026

has anyone made science fiction with a space version of australia? spacestralia? astraulia?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Free healthcare would solve so many problems for people in this country. So many.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

We can all do something and that to me is the bottom line. Do something.

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

this time for short story club, we read @nisishawl.bsky.social 's www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/over... Great discussion, absolutely no agreement in the group about what was real. Or should have counted as real. Recommend it to read with friends.

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Over a Long Time Ago - Lightspeed Magazine

She should go back inside the watchpod. Maree and Blaise didn’t have to be dead. The air hadn’t been gone that long. And even if their current bodies were hopeless, damaged beyond repair, probably the...

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I bought board games for the first time in ages! Who wants to play?

Three new in box board games : tokaido duo, things in rings, and kinfire delve

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

had an adventure, met some nice people (hiii @rosieethor.bsky.social ) time for a nap.

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Just trimmed the really big and full roses from the one bush so it has energy for more blooms

Two large bowls and a vase full of roses

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

In the last 4 days, I read Those Beyond the Wall, the sequel to The Space Between Worlds. I gave both books 4.5 stars - strong recommend. I loved both books a LOT - they have different point of view characters and vibes. I do think you should read them in order for context on the world.

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Lots of heads up for our July meeting! Tuesday July 28 at 6p pacific, sign up here for reminders: luma.com/rzw3804p read Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis www.sevenstories.com/books/2907-a... We've read Abolition Geography, Algorithms of Oppression, and We Do This 'Til We Free Us in the past

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Are Prisons Obsolete? · Luma

For July we are reading the entire book of: Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis https://www.sevenstories.com/books/2907-are-prisons-obsolete

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

My book club's next meeting will be Tues June 23 at 6p pacific luma.com/ssrhkbvh we're reading W. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits Visualizing Black America bookshop.org/p/books/w-e-... which I own for #datavis nerd reasons, but feels like a nice next book after Abolition Geography

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Visualizing Black America · Luma

For June we are reading the entire book of: W. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits Visualizing Black America…

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

First CSA box of the season!!!! I have spent an hour or two already making vegetables ready to eat or cook. Stay tuned for beet green crackers! (Experiment dough resting in the fridge)

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Look, i never know what to post here, so sometimes you get tumblr links. We’re oh so slowly reading In Search of Lost Time, and damn www.tumblr.com/gaslightgall...

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💬 68 🔁 48442 ❤️ 66835 · why does oscar wilde take 150 pages to write something he could literally say in a paragraph

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

@jillianw.bsky.social i see you on Talking Data Equity! makes me want to turn on my camera, but my cat is not being nearly as cute as yours

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Center for Black Digital Research 🖤 #DigBlk @digblk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We'll begin reviews soon for a CBDR Data Scientist who will contribute their technical expertise to support projects involving digital collections, computational analysis, and Black digital humanities scholarship. Apply today! bit.ly/cbdr-ds26

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

tonight's short story club read was www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros... by @ghoulpus.bsky.social It's got a lot going on and we had spirited discussion. I think it's a good sign for a short story when we can all say it was well-written and then argue about morality for an hour.

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Drosera regina - Lightspeed Magazine

The men knew before she did. Before this boy, before sophomore year, before even her twelfth birthday, they had jostled her on the sidewalk and hooted from cars, searching for something just past her ...

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I learned to crochet rugs from Pendleton blanket selvages today (it was a crafting event at their store) i have approximately three small rugs now

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amb @amb.fyi · 12/03/2026

sick job alert - @pnwelcome.bsky.social is hiring an organizing director. come whip all our policy nerds into shape to help pass pro-homes campaigns at the city and the state over the next year portlandneighborswelcome.org/hiring

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Organizing Director Hire — Portland: Neighbors Welcome

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

PDX folks, is there a bike shop here that sells used/refurbished bikes and/or accepts trade-ins? Or an event where such a thing might happen? It feels like something this town should have but my search efforts aren’t turning up anything yet.

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

#pdx crafters! Bolt fabric store/sewing studio has begun hosting a weekly Community Craft Night! I went to check it out. The space is nice: big, well lit, warm, couches, cutting tables, and some sewing machines (first come, first serve) The host is lovely. www.boltfabricboutique.com/studio-event...

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Friday Creative Community Building: Melt the Ice Hat (Copy) — Bolt Fabric Boutique | Portland, Oregon

Friday Evenings 6:00pm - 8:00pm Join us for an evening of creative community building!

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Reed @loopsaround.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Next #pdx Web Day is Sat March 7th, 12:30-5:30pm More info at reeds.website/2026/webday It's real connection to each other and The World Wide Web. Come play a Flash game or click around a web ring #portland #web

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

tonight's short story club was clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25/ @isabel.kim is a certified club favorite, and we had a lot to talk (argue) about. if you read it, get back to me with whether you could follow through on the last line of the story.

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Wire Mother by Isabel J. Kim

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Happy #DouglassDay ! I'm already transcribing with my morning coffee. I love the peek into history and that transcribing is a little bit of contributing! douglassday.org

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Douglass Day

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Zooniverse @zooniverse.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

✨ On 2/13, join us as we host Douglass Day 2026! This annual celebration honors the legacy of Frederick Douglass and brings together volunteers to transcribe Black history. Find guides to help you bring Douglass Day into your college and K12 classrooms and register via the newsletter linked below.

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Make a Friend (On Transit) Day is next Wednesday! Join the fun and help pass out name tags at @bart.gov @caltrain.com, bus hubs, and @sfbayferry.com terminals that morning. And who knows, an hour of your time might help spark a lifelong friendship. Check it out docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Water color flyer for Make a Friend (on Transit) Day made by Alfred Twu. It shows three friendly people sitting on transit chatting with each other, wearing name tags. Mini personifications of a smiling BART train (with name tag) a bus and a ferry are also on board engaged in conversation. In the lap of a person is a smiling Caltrain akin to a lap-dog, and another person has a tote bag with a picture of a BART car face on it.

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Melissa Santos @ansate.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Whoa. I read @sarahgailey.bsky.social ‘s The Echo Wife over the last couple of weeks and it is really good. It’s also intense and i spent a lot of time yelling at the characters about their bad ideas. It is disturbing in a way where that just makes it better at what it does.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 06/02/2026

My Hugo and Nebula award winning novel Among Others about a science fiction reading girl with fantasy problems is on sale as an ebook for $2.99 www.amazon.com/Among-Others...

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Among Others: A Novel (Hugo Award Winner - Best Novel)

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