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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 20h

Happy #BlackDogDay! We at Weird Sisters Publishing love black #dogs! Yet many fear to #adopt them as #pets. To counter that, one #shelter volunteer created a day to celebrate them! XK9s Rex, Tuxedo, and Victor heartily approve! www.horizonanimalhospital.com/services/dog...

This square design centers on artwork for the cover of A Bone to Pick ©2020 by Jody A. Lee. It shows a large black dog (the book’s protagonist Rex Dieter-Nell) with his head and shoulders sticking out the window of a sporty-looking yellow car. The headline proclaims “Happy National Black Dog Day! WE LOVE BLACK DOGS! AND WE’RE NOT AFRAID TO ADOPT THEM! To read more about the holiday, see https://www.horizonanimalhospital.com/services/dogs/blog/5-best-ways-celebrate-national-black-dog-day
To see information about the book “A Bone to Pick,” see
https://weirdsisterspublishing.com/index.php/our-books/meet-the-xk9s/xk9-bones-trilogy/a-bone-to-pick-book-two-xk9-trilogy/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 20h

Have you seen my #papersculpture? If you plan on @archonstl.bsky.social please go see the #artshow and my work! Stand-alone original #artwork & small #editions of multiple-originals. Can’t go to the Con? See my art: jansgephardt.com/index.php/pa...

The headline for this montage of some of Jan’s recent paper sculpture. The artworks are: Top Row, L-R: “Common Cliff Dragon – Male,” “Gemflower Outburst,” and “Love in the Storm.” On the next row, L-R: “Overcoming Complications,” pair from the “Guardians” series in yellow top mats, “Protector” and “Defender;” and “White Clematis with Dragons.” The lower pair of “Guardians,” in green top mats, are “Fierce” and “Brave.” All artwork is © by Jan S. Gephardt. See more of her artwork at https://jansgephardt.com/index.php/paper-sculpture-gallery/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 20h

Are you coming to @archonstl.bsky.social If you are, please check the online schedule for Jan’s two panels tomorrow! Art commissions at noon and future food at 1p. #writers #artists #filkers #music #costumes #science and more! #sciencefiction convention. sites.grenadine.co/sites/archon...

This predominantly orange square design says, “Jan’s on Panels tomorrow! Don’t miss them!” The words appear under and next to pictures of Jan S. Gephardt and her four science fiction books, XK9 “Bones” Trilogy “What’s Bred in the Bone,” “A Bone to Pick,” and “Bone of Contention,” plus prequel novella ““The Other Side of Fear.” At the bottom it says, “Cover art ©2019, 2020, and 2024 by Lucy A. Synk, Jody A. Lee, & Tom Kidd. Jan’s photo ©2017 by Colette Waters Photography.”

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I went to the @mymcpl.bsky.social #StoryCenterAuthorFair & met a lot of other interesting #authors while selling my own #books – including these amazing #nonfiction #fiction #children #teen #writers #BookSky📚💙 weirdsisterspublishing.com/index.php/20...

Above the five book covers in this design, the headline says, “LOCAL AUTHOR FAIR – AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION.” The books represented are, L-R upper row: “The Atlas of Untold Stories” by Sara Brunsvold, “Joyous Longevity” by Sieglinde Othmer, and “A Journey” by Kathy J. Perry. L-R lower row: “Where Daddy Lives” by Tamicka Monson and “The Ugly Christmas Sweater,” by Amanda Loeppke. To read the blog post, see: https://weirdsisterspublishing.com/index.php/2025/11/26/local-author-fair/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Do you love #ceramic #art? You might enjoy one of the #exhibitions running at the Montana-based #gallery. @redlodgeclaycenter.bsky.social See their “Piece of the Week” on Bluesky, or check out their Exhibition Calendar. www.redlodgeclaycenter.com/exhibitions/...

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yet again, #nature provides a template. A Japanese and Chinese research collaboration has developed an ultralight lattice based on the structure of #butterfly wings. It may someday strengthen #aircraft and #earthquake-resistant infrastructure. interestingengineering.com/innovation/b...

The background photo for this square design is a picture of the researchers' butterfly-Inspired structural design, courtesy of Tohoku University via Interesting Engineering. The design centers on the inset photo of earthquake damage in Wajima Japan, courtesy of NBC News. The Headline says, “Using Nature as a Guide: Ultralight Lattice Structure Based on Butterfly Wings May Lead to Earthquake-Resilient Buildings.”

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eugeniat2.bsky.social @eugeniat2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ “ if you don’t vote, you’re not going to get anything done. ❌ A ballot is like a bullet. You don’t throw it until you see a target; if the target isn’t within reach keep it in your pocket. ❌ The ballot is a weapon of power. Use it wisely.” #vote #Malcolmx #quote ❌ Malcolm X

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Tiff 🏳️‍⚧️ & Eve Comics @tiffandevecomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Safety third (Gun pt. 3/5) #webcomics

(In Tiff’s bedroom. An open rifle case lays on the bed. Tiff is holding a rifle)
Eve: “Woah. Yeah, that is a gun.
Tiff: “It’s just a .22. it was my grandpa’s on the farm.”
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Eve: “So, explain to me why you’d need another.”
Tiff: “Well, this rifle is just a keepsake. A handgun is for protection.”
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Tiff: “But I really hate the mindset of NEEDING a gun on me to live my life.”
Eve: “Yeah, me too…”
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Eve: “You left the safety off.”
Tiff: (clicking the rifle in a panic) “Oopsies!”

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Former #submariner and futurist Steven R. Southard, AKA “Poseidon’s Scribe,” has a new #sciencefiction 🪐📚💙 anthology, 🌊“The Seastead Chronicles.” #shortstories #seasteading #BookSky📚💙 stevenrsouthard.com/cover-reveal...

This square design has a background of ocean waves as seen from above and features a dominant image, which is the cover of the book “The Seastead Chronicles,” at an angle in the upper left quadrant. It features futuristic-looking floating buildings and in smaller text, “They built huge cities in the oceans, and lived as if they belonged there…” Words around the cover image say, “Anthology of Seasteading Tales! Linked short stories of life on the waves from ‘Poseidon’s Scribe,’ Steven R. Southard.” Book cover courtesy of the author. Ocean waves photo by “parilovv” via 123rf. Design by Jan S. Gephardt. Read more about the book at https://stevenrsouthard.com/cover-reveal-the-seastead-chronicles/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Want a haunting, gorgeous walk through a #sculptor’s work? Take a moment to view Beth Cavener’s amazing #artwork. Are you ready for a unique #art experience? #sculpture #Womensart www.muddycolors.com/2024/12/anim...

In this photo a viewer confronts the mixed-media sculpture “Shadow Partner” by Beth Cavener, a large porcelain sculpture of a rabbit entwined in a steel-reinforced rope, on a wooden base. Photo courtesy of Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery in collaboration with Jason Jacques Gallery, via Muddy Colors. See the story at https://www.muddycolors.com/2024/12/animaluscious/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Don’t eat this #kale – mine it, instead! “Phytomining” uses kale and others in the cabbage family to extract #toxic metals from contaminated soil. Still in the #research phase, but what an interesting approach! interestingengineering.com/energy/kale-...

This square design has a background photo of a magenta-tinged kale plant with an inset illustrating how the University of Queensland experimental kale plants are designed to extract thallium toxins. The headline reads, “Phytomining for the Win! This Kale Does Toxic Cleanup: Extracts Thallium at The University of Queensland.” Inset photo of kale thallium extraction (illustration), courtesy of The University of Queensland, via Interesting Engineering. Healthy kale in a garden background photo courtesy of The Garden Path.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Will you be there? Weird Sisters Publishing returns to @archonstl.bsky.social ! We’ll sell #books by G. S. Norwood and me in the Dealers Room!. I’ll be on #panels, and I’ll have #papersculpture #artwork in the #ArtShow! archonstl.org

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How does the philosophy of the #ArtsandCrafts Movement live on in #contemporary #architecture? An article from @archdailystudio.bsky.social examines the legacy of its paradigm-shifting ideas. www.archdaily.com/1181917/how-...

This square design is dominated by the colors brick red, blue, and green. It centers on two photos, one overlapping the other. At upper right is William Morris’s Red House: photo courtesy Flickr and Eric Huang via ArchDaily. At lower left and with one corner slightly overlapping the upper photo is a photograph of Palmyra House: photo ©Helene Binet via ArchDaily. The headline reads, “The Arts and Crafts Movement: Still Influencing Architecture.” Read the story referenced by this post at https://www.archdaily.com/1181917/how-the-arts-and-crafts-movement-still-shapes-contemporary-architecture

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How can #robots break free of rigid motors and move more like organic muscles? A joint #MIT and Italian #research team has developed electrofluidic fibers that can be used to create artificial muscles. Electricity drives actuators to make them move. interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/...

This design shows a mechanical arm holding a light blue hand weight with electrofluidic fiber muscles, and a pair of human hands holding several loops of the fiber. The headline says, “ELECTROFLUIDIC FIBER MUSCLES: A Road to Robots’ Smoother Moves?” A pair of electrofluidic fiber muscles by Ozgun Kilic Afsar/MIT via Interesting Engineering. Untethered operation of electrofluidic woven muscles courtesy of MIT Media Lab on YouTube.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Have you finished a good #book recently? Did you #review it? Reviews help #authors in many different ways! Review #library books, too! Thanks! What book do you recommend today? #amreading #recommended reading #BookSky📚💙 weirdsisterspublishing.com/index.php/ou...

This square design has a photographic background of a book on a tea tray next to a throw blanket. Above a round-edged pale cream rectangle in the lower center of the design, it says, “How to write a book review.” On the cream-colored rectangle is a list of four points, each with a check-mark next to it. The list says, “Share the book’s premise. State what you liked about the book (dialogue, characters, etc.). If you didn’t like something, mention that too (just be kind!). Tell whether or not you’d recommend the book to others.” At the bottom of the design it says, “lianageorge.com.” And if you’re looking for new books to read and review, remember https://weirdsisterspublishing.com/index.php/our-books/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Did you know there’s a small #art #gallery inside the Westwood Kansas City Hall? Every month there’s a new #exhibition. Check their events page for the #show of the month. Open during City Hall operating hours. www.westwoodks.org/community/pa...

This square montage centers on a photo from inside the Westwood Kansas City Hall, showing the long wall of the Stiles Gallery space. Small inset photos show the entrance from the parking lot with the windows facing the gallery wall on the left, at top right, and the façade of the building that faces Rainbow Boulevard at the lower left. The words say, “THE STILES GALLERY at Westwood City Hall,” and “Photos courtesy of the City of Westwood Kansas official website and Facebook Page.” See more at https://www.westwoodks.org/community/page/stiles-gallery-city-hall.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Is that voice real? When it comes to courtroom evidence, that question takes on added urgency in the AI era. Read how this forensic team discovered a way to detect a clever fake! www.forensicmag.com/3425-Feature...

This design centers on two waveform patterns compared to each other: one is a real human voice, the other an AI-generated audio file. There are distinctive differences. The headline says, “‘Voices Can be Fabricated, But Frequencies Cannot Lie.’ Forensic evaluation reveals AI voice generation.” Image by Fernando Fernández, via Forensic Magazine. To read the story, see https://www.forensicmag.com/3425-Featured-Article-List/623734-When-Voices-Lie-Detecting-AI-Generated-Audio-in-a-Courtroom/
Witness stand photo courtesy of The Villa Serena.
https://www.thevillaserena.com/courtroom-set.asp

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I heard this listening to their “Why Authors Avoid Marketing—and What’s Really Keeping You Stuck” episode. It encapsulates a truth any #author in today’s #writing market needs to memorize! #amwriting #fiction Also true for #artists & other #creatives! amarketingexpert.com/book-marketi...

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Neither #hotel nor #farm, but a blend of both: #architecture for #agritourism is a growing need, but these spaces function in their own unique ways. From @archdailystudio.bsky.social www.archdaily.com/1171797/neit...

The headline asks, “Is it a Hotel? Is it a Farm?” The subhead replies, “No: It’s Agritourism Architecture, a Paradigm of its Own.” A large photo in the center shows a growing space – an “”Integrated Field - for greens. It’s part of CORO Project’s Phase 1. Photo ©Ketsiree Wongwan, courtesy of ArchDaily. Underneath it are five smaller thumbnails from the article’s image gallery. The big white “+72” over the fifth thumbnail gives an inkling of the depth and detail in this article. Thumbnails courtesy of ArchDaily. Read the story at https://www.archdaily.com/1171797/neither-farm-nor-hotel-why-agritourism-needs-its-own-architectural-typology

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Often the most important #forensicscience is the review that refutes older, bad science. New understandings about #soil and forensic examination of #graves led to an exoneration in this case. Thanks, @forensicmag.com . www.forensicmag.com/589768-Time-...

A group of PPE-clad forensic soil science students examine a simulated "grave site" at an NCIS-hosted training session at Joint Base Charleston, SC. The headline reads, “When New Science Digs Deeper an Old Injustice may be Corrected.” Photo by Airman 1st Class Allison Payne. Read the story at https://www.forensicmag.com/589768-Time-of-Death-Soil-Analysis-Part-of-Faulty-Forensics-that-Led-to-Exoneration-After-30-Years/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A recent exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum, “Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions,” showcased all surviving #cards of the Visconti-Sforza deck plus modern interpretations. #tarot #arthistory news.artnet.com/art-world/ta...

Five striking Renaissance-era cards from the Visconti-Sforza deck reveal Renaissance origins of the modern Tarot deck, but back then they were not used for divination. The headlines say “Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions: At The Morgan Library and Museum. All surviving cards of the Visconti-Sforza deck & Recent Designs. Pictures courtesy of the Morgan and Artnet.” Pictures courtesy of the Morgan and Artnet. Read the story at https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tarot-renaissance-symbols-morgan-library-and-museum-2796287

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A new study says unequal work loads, red tape, and excessive administrative duties hit #forensic #scientists harder than gory #crime scenes. #Teachers and #nurses will relate! Thanks, @forensicmag.com. www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-New...

This design centers on a horizontal photo with a large yellow strip of crime scene tape in focus in the foreground. It says, “CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS.” Blurred out in the background several people bend over or kneel next to something on the ground under some trees by a wooden fence. The headline above the photo reads, “What Burns Out Forensic Scientists The Most?” Below it, the words say, “Photo courtesy of Forensic Magazine.” https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/622793-Report-Highlights-Types-of-Stress-Affecting-Forensic-Scientists/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Starting at sunset tonight! Chag Sameach! Have a happy #Sukkot! #holiday jansgephardt.com/index.php/20...

On a white background, a graceful circle of willow leaves surrounds the words “Happy Sukkot!” In the lower right, the wreath is anchored by an etrog (citron; looks like a bumpy lemon), palm leaves, and a spike of leafy myrtle. Design by “bettystrange” licensed via 123rf. For Jan’s blog post about the holiday, see https://jansgephardt.com/index.php/2019/10/13/happy-sukkot/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do you celebrate #Krishna #Janmashtami? Celebration #traditions vary. But wherever and however you might prefer to mark the day, #HappyJanmashtami! jansgephardt.com/index.php/20...

This mostly-blue design centers on a cartoon of a team of ten young boys, called Govindas, celebrating the Dahi Handi festival by forming a human pyramid to reach a symbolic pot of butter hung from a wire above them. This commemorates the story of the young Lord Krishna and his friends creating human pyramids to raid household stashes of butter or yogurt. Many thanks to Holidays Today for this illustration, which also includes the words “Happy Janmashtami.” See Jan’s blog post at https://jansgephardt.com/index.php/2019/08/23/happy-janmashtami/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Part of an initiative to #exhibit works by First Americans, #Osage #artist Norman Akers’s large, multilayered canvases of #paint, road maps, and elk symbolizing earth is at The Nerman Museum, Overland Park, KS: Show closes 12/6/2026. www.nermanmuseum.org/exhibitions/...

This multicolored design centers on a photo of Norman Akers, the artist, and four photos of the exhibition in place at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in 2026. The headline says, “Norman Akers: Navigating the Space Between. Nerman Gallery of Contemporary Art, June 12-December 6, 2026.” All artwork © Norman Akers. Photos courtesy of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.” See more about the show at
https://www.nermanmuseum.org/exhibitions/2026-06-12-norman-akers.html

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Crime experts and #psychologists know #animalabuse often happens before and with #violence toward human #victims. Now #veterinarians are paying more attention to injured #pets www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-New...

This design centers on a photo of a man in a white lab coat cradling a longhaired brown tabby cat in his arms, next to an open wire cage. The words say, “FORENSIC VETS Can Alert to DOMESTIC ABUSE.” Photo courtesy of University of Guelph, via Forensic Magazine. https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/620716-Crimes-Against-Animals-Rising-This-Forensic-Vet-Seeks-Justice/

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licia @astra99.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Stanford research suggests our brain isn't one organ but two. We thought it developed as a single system, but new findings show it grows from two distinct cellular origins: one for basic functions (breathing) and another for higher thought (language, math).

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Stanford scientists discover the human brain may actually be two separate organs

New research from Stanford Medicine suggests that the human brain develops from two distinct cellular systems, challenging the long-held view of it as a single organ with a shared origin. This discove

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

An article from @archdailystudio.bsky.social explores the “mundane #ritual” of coming #home and walking into a space that is uniquely ours, through the #visions of @studiogibli.bsky.social www.archdaily.com/1185096/the-...

This colorful design features a large picture of Howl’s Moving Castle, from the animated Studio Ghibli production of the same name, with six small thumbnails of other pictures from the article, which show stills from “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited Away,” along with photos and a schematic from the Studio Ghibli Park. The headline says, ‘In the “Mundane Ritual” of Coming Home / Your Door Opens on a Unique Space. Moises Carrasco explores the concept / With examples from Studio Ghibli on ArchDaily.’ Pictures are ©Studio Ghibli, via ArchDaily. Read the article at https://www.archdaily.com/1185096/the-sacred-ordinary-studio-ghibli-and-the-ritual-of-coming-home

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Scattered Man John Doe” now has an ID, thanks to #genetic #geneaolgy and a team of enterprising #college kids. He is Henry Goodsell, captain of a schooner that sank in 1844. #forensic #science for the win! Thanks, @forensicmag.com. www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-New...

This square design is a montage of two photos, the main one itself a montage. It shows a contemporary photo of 2-masted schooner similar to the wrecked ship “Oriental” at the center of this story, with two inset newspaper clippings from 1844 on the left side of the photo. Inset at lower right is a photo of several long bones and part of a skull laid out on a white cloth on a table, parts of “Scattered Man John Doe” recovered from New Jersey beaches between 1995-2013. The words say “Mystery Bones Identified! Photos courtesy of The New York Post (schooner montage) and The Independent (bones).” For more information, see https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/619688-Bone-Fragments-Found-on-New-Jersey-Beaches-Linked-to-19th-Century-Shipwreck/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Welcome #Spring at 10:04 a.m. (in Sydney, Australia)! In the #SouthernHemisphere it’s the #VernalEquinox, when #daylight and #night are exactly the same length of time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox

This square image shows a wreath of pink flowers on a pink background that is divided into a light half (upper left) and a darker half (lower right). On the light half, it says, “Welcome Spring!” on the dark half it says, “Vernal Equinox.” Design by Jan S. Gephardt. Wreath by Olga Petrova-Apostolova, AKA “helga 14” via 123rf.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Welcome #Fall at 7:05 p.m. In Kansas City! In the #NorthernHemisphere it’s the #AutumnalEquinox, when #daylight and #night are exactly the same length of time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox

This square graphic design is mostly orange, yellow, and brown. A circle of colorful leaves from different trees and in different colors forms the background, which is divided on a diagonal between a dark area and a light area. A circular “wreath” of words says, “Welcome Autumn! Welcome Autumn!” in yellow, while at the center large orange letters spell out “Autumnal Equinox.” Design by Jan S. Gephardt. Leaf background from 123rf.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

When does a #goal to produce a #masterpiece every time interfere with growing as an #artist? When this #painter’s year-end self-analysis yielded a shocking result, she decided a #reset is needed. #artwork #philosophy #WOMENSART www.muddycolors.com/2025/12/82415/

This square design features pieces of what may or may not be the same painting of stars above a craggy tree that frames a full moon with clouds. The design is bisected by a quote: "Creating art is a difficult path that requires you to constantly strive for new heights, regularly out-performing previous creations as you add new skills to your toolbelt and new work to your portfolio. It is great advice to shoot for the moon! But what if sometimes you’re interested in painting stars? Sure, not every painting can be a moon…but maybe sometimes they shouldn’t even be trying to be the moon." -- Sarah Finnigan. Artwork © by Sarah Finnigan See her story at https://www.muddycolors.com/2025/12/82415/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Do you worry about your privacy? Without #geneticgenealogy, one alleged murderer would never have been found. Should solving homicide cases be factored into analyzing the arguments about #DNA #privacy? Thanks, @forensicmag.com . www.forensicmag.com/607581-Genea...

This photo shows a stack of sealed manila evidence envelopes on a table, backed by boxes with evidence stickers on them. Above them a dark red rectangle and the words, “COLD CASE” have been superimposed. Photo from Forensic Magazine. For a case in point read: https://www.forensicmag.com/607581-Genealogy-Finds-Match-to-DNA-from-Cigarette-Butts-Left-at-2003-Crime-Scene/

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Could real-world #doorways turn into #virtual #gateways? With a new mix of Virtual Reality #VR and Mixed Reality #MR, it might at least seem that way! Where would you like your gateway to open? techxplore.com/news/2025-04...

This design centers on an illustration from Tech Xplore online shows a photo of a man in a VR headset walking through a doorway in real life, with an inset photo showing a virtual view of an odd-looking wooden deck with a boat (in it?) and masts and piers beyond in a seeming misty blue ocean or sky. The headline reads “Turning Real Doorways into Virtual Gateways. Where would your Gateway take you?” Illustration courtesy of Tech Xplore. You can read more at https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-real-world-doors-gateways-virtual.html

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What is the purpose of #art? Pablo Picasso had a pretty good answer. Do you cleanse your #soul regularly by #creating or enjoying #artwork? #ampainting #amdrawing #amwriting #amplayingmusic #amdancing #amacting www.jennawebbart.com/blog/2019/8/...

This square design has a background of vivid reds, oranges, yellows, and violets created via an aquamedia wet-into-wet technique. In the center is a translucent pale circle that overlays the background. On the circle in large black letters it says, “’The purpose of Art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.’ – Pablo Picasso.” Under that in smaller letters, it says, “jennawebbart.com.” This quote can be found online at https://www.jennawebbart.com/blog/2019/8/7artquotes

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Did you know that #wildlife #crime is one of the top 5 illicit #global trades? An innovative #genetic researcher is pioneering new techniques to solve these often-difficult cases. Thanks, @forensicmag.com. www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-New...

This photo montage centers mostly on a large photo of wildlife trafficking evidence, including a pangolin skin, a range of horns, Snake, fur, and other skins, quills, a turtle shell, and other animal body parts. At upper left an inset photo shows a woman in protective lab gear, sorting through small pieces of evidence laid out on cards. The words say, “Inset photo: Forensic Magazine, Trafficking evidence: Prime Law.” Learn more at https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/620496-New-Genetic-Forensics-Method-Helps-Solve-Complex-Wildlife-Crime-Cases/

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White Plains Rich @whiteplainsrich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

@bagleycartoons.bsky.social This one is brilliant.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

G’mar Chatimah Tovah this #YomKippur #holiday (starts at sunset). May Jewish people all over the world enjoy the blessing of peace. jansgephardt.com/index.php/20...

This square design, dominated by somber colors of brown and indigo-blue, centers on a photo of a wooden table, on which lie a printed book written in Hebrew, a tallit (Jewish prayer shawl), and a ram’s-horn shofar. The words say, “Yom Kippur, a holy day. Day of Atonement. Holiest of the Jewish Year.” Image courtesy of Jewish Voice.
https://www.jewishvoice.org/read/blog/yom-kippur-holy-day-0

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Are you a #creative person who operates their own #SmallCreativeBusiness? #Priorities may be hard to establish when everything “needs to be done NOW.” weirdsisterspublishing.com/index.php/20...

Here’s another square design with a background photo (of mauve and lavender clouds, this time) and a pink square in the center. Large white quotation marks bracket the quote, which says, “Time management is not about managing TIME; it’s about managing PRIORITIES. – David Allen.” Below the pink square it says, “www.master-xuan.com. Courtesy of Master Xuan’s page of time management quotes.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Do you know the story of the Wyandot Women Warriors? The Conley sisters thwarted developers to protect the #sacred Wyandot National Burying Ground – and took their fight all the way to the Supreme Court! A traveling installation commemorates their work. youtu.be/eLniHncHCmE?...

This square design centers on a photo from the installation “Trespassers Beware! Fort Conley and the Wyandot Women Warriors,” a traveling multimedia project created by the Wyandot Nation and the Omakyehstih Collective, a family of native artists. Photo by Deanna Johnson, courtesy of Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, where the installation was exhibited in 2026.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

National Forensic Science Week starts today! This annual event recognizes the value and contributions of the growing #forensic #science discipline, and highlights its role in the #criminal #justice system.

This square design centers on a composite of four photos from varied sources. Clockwise from upper left they show a stack of cold case evidence folders, a group of PPE-clad investigators surrounding a hole in the ground, two gloved hands placing a swab with a blood sample into a test tube, and a backlit, light-blue-on-dark-blue diagram of the parts of a fingerprint. Above the montage the headline says, “NATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCE WEEK.” Below, it says, “BEGINS TODAY!”

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..." www.kgw.com/article/news...

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Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations

New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#Medical #regeneration is an element in the #sciencefiction I write, so I study contemporary advances. Here’s a #breakthrough in bone regeneration (keratin from wool) that’s already been demonstrated in an animal model! interestingengineering.com/health/wool-...

The headline of this photo montage design reads, “Bone Regeneration From Wool?” The design is dominated by blue, dark red, and white. The upper right photo shows a sheep shearer at work. The one at lower left shows the hand bones of an educational human skeleton and the gloved hands of a lab worker holding a human skull. The paired photos of bones are from King’s College, via Interesting Engineering. The photo of sheep-shearing is from Farm and Dairy, “An Ode to Sheep Shearers.”

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Authors Guild has recently updated their “Best Practices” guide for #AI use by #authors. The reasons behind these #guidelines are grounded in #legal principles that we ignore at our peril! Give them a look! #BookSky📚💙 authorsguild.org/resource/ai-...

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Do you love small country towns full of characters, #Romance, #intrigue, and a couple of local #ghosts to stir things up? "Hootiecackle Chaos," is a rollicking read by my friend DyannBarr. Order now in Ebook or paperback! #fiction #paranormal #humor www.amazon.com/Hootiecackle...

This square design says, “HOOTIECACKLE CHAOS, by Dyann Love Barr. Available NOW on Amazon! Hootiecackle is a small Ozark town filled with intrigue, memorable characters, and a bit of the paranormal. Events and forces collide as unlikely lovers Rory and Lachlan fight corruption, old secrets, and their own fears of betrayal.” The cover of the book fills much of the left side, against a variegated brown, orange, and yellow background. Below the cover and next to it are the author’s website, https://dyanlovebarr.com/, her Facebook handle @dyannbarr, a QR code labeled “Chaos!” and the note, “Use the QR code to find it on Amazon!”

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Will you be there? Weird Sisters Publishing returns to @archonstl.bsky.social ! We’ll sell #books by G. S. Norwood and Jan S. Gephardt in the Dealers Room!. I’ll be on #panels, and I’ll have #papersculpture #artwork in the #ArtShow! archonstl.org

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How does a #book cover #illustration evolve? #illustrator Winona Nelson walks us through the steps of creating a cover for young readers. Do you know all the steps to completion? www.muddycolors.com/2024/12/cove...

This square detail from the wraparound cover painting for “Horse Country Book 1: Can’t Be Tamed,” by Yamile Saied Méndez shows the young girl protagonist with long dark brown hair and the chestnut horse she bonds with in the story. Behind them is a beautiful green field in a mountain valley at sunrise or sunset. The headline says, “How Does a Book Cover Illustration Evolve?” Artwork by Yamile Saied Méndez.

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Weird Sisters Publishing @artdog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

An #agile leap beyond contemporary soft #robots? The revolutionary “e-MG” robot developed by the University of Bristol and Queen Mary University of London uses electro-morphing gel in a major breakthrough. techxplore.com/news/2025-10...

A matrix of five different explanatory images and diagrams, tiled “Demonstration of the Deformability of e-MG Robots” offers a glimpse of how the e-MG robots move, and some of their potential. Clockwise from upper left, a diagram illustrates electric field lines on a squishy shape that stretches from negative to positive charges using dielectric liquid, carbon particles, and elastomer networks. At upper right stick-figure like forms traverse across a surface in a “hand-over-hand” kind of motion. Right center, a robot that looks like a snail (the body is marked “e-MG” with a ”shell” on its back) stretches to bridge a gap and moves from one shelf to another. Along the bottom an elongated piece marked “e-MG” pushes a dark blue ball marked “cargo” along a tunnel with a “walking” motion. Center right is a visualization of how astronauts in space might use e-MG robots for gripping, cargo delivery, and environmental exploration. Imagery courtesy of Advanced Materials (2025). DOI:10.1002/adma.202419077, via TechExplore.com.

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