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"An old Ukrainian proverb warns, 'A tale that begins with a beet will end with the devil.' That is a risk we have to take." Teacher. Actor. Writer. Storyteller. Cat Lady. Pagan. She/Her.

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ℬσnViναnт ғғѕ @jennyluwho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The internet needs more of this please.
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dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨 Chancleta has been endorsed by a family of three random raccoons who saw him from outside. One of them even stood on our patio chair on two legs, like a person. This is incredible news for Sandal's campaign to represent whatever it is he is running for.
A mock political endorsement graphic on a blue gradient background. At the top left is a photo of three raccoons beside the words “A FAMILY OF THREE RANDOM RACCOONS.” Below, red text reads “PROUDLY ENDORSES,” followed by “CHANCLETA” in large white letters. At the bottom right is a large photo of Chancleta, an orange-and-white cat looking directly at the camera.
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Helen Aaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhhh @jetgirl2113.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We need documentaries which are just neurodiverse people talking about their special interests. The information level is high, the enthusiasm level is high, the knowledge of how to keep your attention is likely none-existent. All the information, all the tangents, none of the excessive editing.
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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 14/09/2026
In other amazing shy-cat-socializing news, @fluffandwobbles.bsky.social has worked her magic once again and look who has decided she is suddenly a lap cat!!! It’s Mercedes! She is doing so well and she is ready for her own human! Located in Elkton, MD— Apply here: www.petfinder.com/cat/mercedes...
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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This poor baby needs an E Coast foster and a ton of reposts ASAP! Coco deserves to LIVE! Just a fearful pup now euth listed! I need you all to share this poor baby! Pls help me save her!
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notthesameone2.bsky.social @notthesameone2.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🐾1-y/o Nyla surrendered late Aug b/c owner evicted. Active, playful, good leash-walker. She is friendly w/ strangers, kids & dogs, tolerant w/ cats; she has it all. Loves cuddling, chew & rope toys. Caught kennel cough. Needs a foster offer by 9/01: nycacc.app#/browse/263308
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!
Photo of three kittens. Two are orange; one is black. Photo of two orange kittens in a cage.Photos of two orange cats in a shower. Photo of two orange cats, one black, and one dark gray.
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
ORPHANED CATS NEED FOREVER HOME IN NORTHEAST (PLEASE READ *ENTIRE* THREAD) My wife's childhood friend died Thursday, leaving his two *mildly* special-needs cats. The elder, Wally, is about 13. ABSOLUTELY affectionate cat; GLORIOUSLY dim. His only issue is that he poops in bathtubs if given a chance
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Prue Paimon @pruepaimon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For the Beautiful Deviant You taught us that life could be a costume, a question, or a door left deliberately open and it was ok. That identity need not stand still for inspection. That truth might arrive one day wearing sequins, laughing at the solemnity of the room. #poetry #RIPTimCurry
For the Beautiful Deviant 

You taught us
that life could be a costume,
a question,
or a door left deliberately open
and it was ok.
That identity need not
stand still for inspection.
That truth might arrive
one day wearing sequins,
laughing at the solemnity
of the room.
And the next a suit and tie. 
You made the absurd
into a kind of revelation
a place where the impossible
could become truth anyway.
You reminded us
that sometimes our mask
is the most honest face we have,
and sometimes becoming it
is the only way
to discover who we are.
Now a strange star
has gone dark.
But there remains,
glittering on the floor
amidst the sequins and the leather
the beautiful permission to be
Deviant.
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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I pride myself in my ability to identify white content creators who are competent on the subjects of race and racism. It’s VERY rare.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...
The Girl With The Cat Earring, featuring my mum and dad's cat Bridget.Bridget hangs out with Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Hunters In The Snow
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
At the shelter where I volunteer here in Vermont we are still looking for a special home for a complex bonded pair. This is Devon and he is a teddy bear who loves people and will climb right into your lap. He even gives hugs and snuggles right into your neck. (con't) www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
Photo of a shorthaired brown tuxedo tabby cat sitting in someone's lap. He has brilliant light green eyes and he's wearing a white collar with bowtie.
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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 18/08/2026
Bonded brothers Hans & Franz are the sweetest, cuddliest, friendliest little guys you could ever ask for. They are looking for a home where they can stay together. They’re great w/other cats, dogs, would probably love kids. Located in Elkton, MD. Apply & see all our adoptable cats at: bit.ly/4cOmi21
Hans and Franz, two buff tabby kittens cuddling together. Hans and Franz, two buff tabby kittens cuddling together.
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CLSmithPhotography @cls180.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Twist is FeLV+ and may not have a super long life but she feels good now and would love to live out her life in your lap ❤️ #adoptdontshop
Sweet little brown tabby cat with white markings and golden eyes
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this.
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Simon Templar @karpovsmachine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This also makes me want to 1) own a business that serves the public, 2) have exactly two single-person, locking restrooms at that business, and 3) label those restrooms "Yes" and "No" just to see people throw fits about it.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 06/08/2026
Take your Salvador Dali-ass condiments and hit the bricks, jack
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omallj.bsky.social @omallj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
newhope.shelterbuddy.com/Animal/Profi...
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At-Risk Profile: Princess Nina
Princess Nina is at-risk of euthanasia and needs placement. Please consider opening your home today!
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avidreader8.bsky.social @avidreader8.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
INTROVERTS assemble! #booksky #books #Kindleunlimited #thriller #suspense #romance #novels #geopolitical #mythological #darkromance #women #contemporary #fiction #fantasy #crime #amazon #sifi #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #author #readers #indie
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Adam Rawnsley @arawnsley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It truly never gets old seeing your book faced out in a bookstore. Especially when there's a 'book talker' beneath it. 😻
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Great advice... #BookSky
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Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
God Says Yes to Me ~ Kaylin Haught "what I'm telling you is Yes Yes Yes"
Kaylin Haught
GOD SAYS YES TO ME

I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic and she said yes
I asked her if it was okay to be short 
and she said it sure is
I asked her if I could wear nail polish 
or not wear nail polish and 
she said honey 
she calls me that sometimes 
she said you can do just exactly what you want to 
Thanks God I said
And is it even okay if I don't paragraph 
my letters
Sweetcakes God said
who knows where she picked that up 
what I'm telling you is
Yes Yes Yes
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bro idk @j4man.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Extremely random. If you can adopt a senior dog or cat, please do so. Yes, they’re more work, but it is WORTH IT. Allow them to feel comfort, love, and joy as they spend their remaining years with you safely. They deserve that, and are so regularly skipped over. They will become amazing companions!
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notthesameone2.bsky.social @notthesameone2.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🐾 5-y/o Maxwell surrendered after 3 yrs b/c owner having surgery. Smart, knows cues, housetrained, attentive, empathetic, cuddly, energetic, playful. Earned 2nd best behavior rating, friendly w/ strangers, kids & dogs. Loves balls & chicken. Needs a foster offer by 7/16: nycacc.app#/browse/255420
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Frodo da Pirate🏴‍☠️ @xochiptx.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Meet Pluto! He is a smart and energetic dog who is ready for a loving forever home. 🐾 He loves to learn new tricks and commands, and will work hard to earn those treats! He's also a total softie who loves belly rubs and snuggles. Look for him at the Philadelphia www.pspca.org #AdoptDontShop 💙🐶🐾
Pluto is a gorgeous black and white mix with the most beautiful smile!
www.pspca.org

#AdoptDontShop
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Brosephine so scary 🎃 @joparkerbear.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
how many dead gop senators does it take to unscrew a country
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?
Three kittens in a cage. Two are orange and one is black. Three kittens. Two are orange, one is black. They are laying on a stuffed teddy bear. The black kitten in a scarf.The two orange kittens in a scarf.
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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Oh no. Coral is up for adoption at my local shelter, and by all accounts, she appears to be a very good girl.
A medium sized mutt, white with brindle patches over each eye/ear and on her muzzle. She's wagging her tail so fast it's blurring behind her, but she's sitting very hopefully with one paw up on the photographer's knee.
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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
here’s a version of the piece I published for the Boston Globe & LA Review of Books not behind a paywall. a memoir of my life-long fascination with serpents & all they’ve taught me: aliciaandrzejewskiphd.com/memoir
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the monk, the cobra, and me — Alicia Andrzejewski
We must all bow to what we are scared of. It is the only way it will let us pass.
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Heather Hogan @heatherhogan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Older lady peeped the rainbow flag on my bike, asked in a thick Russian accent “It’s your Pride?” She told me her youngest grandchild is “not she berry or he berry but no berry.” I said “Nonbinary?” She got so excited. Yes! Yes! And “Is a secret, but they are my“ *looks around, whispers* “favorite.”
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Y'all ever get a poem stuck in your head instead of a song? I've got part of The Wasteland running through my head.
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Serena🪞🧿✨ @alethianstrata.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: a human creature, born abnormally, and humanly sensitive. To him… A touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Into this cruel, delicate organism, the overpowering necessity to create, create, create — so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, he must pour out creation. By something strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he’s creating.

— Pearl S Buck
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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Picking my dad up at his empty church parking lot and we spied a woman looking under her car hood. She’d pulled in because she heard meowing. It took us over an hour but we managed to rescue from her undercarriage this absolutely livid creature who very quickly calmed down in my hands. A great day.
A soft black kitten with green eyes wearing comfortably in cupped hands
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Meet Crumb, Button, and Clover. A friend in the Bay Area found them behind a gas station. Unfortunately, she isn't able to keep them, so if she can't find someone to adopt them, they will be going to a shelter. Can you help me find them a home? They are in good health and very tame.
Three kittens in a small cage. Two are orange; one is black. The black cat wearing a blue scarf.The two orange cats in a blanket and wearing blue scarves.The two orange cats laying next to each other while wearing blue scarves.
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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 13/06/2026
With Cid making such good progress & not going back to his colony, he’s taking up the space I had planned to use for Kickstand, which leaves me looking for someone who wants to foster Kicks (or Cid!) He needs someone experienced socializing shy cats, preferably close to Newark, DE.
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Prue Paimon @pruepaimon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A Confession #poetry There is a line Thin as spider silk,
Suspended between imagination
And losing your way. I have walked it barefoot
more than once.
There is a line
Thin as spider silk,
Suspended between imagination
And losing your way.
I have walked it barefoot
more than once.
Built cities behind my eyes,
Populated them with kinder people,
Versions of myself
Who knew what to say,
Who were brave enough,
Whole enough,
Loved enough.
As a child,
They called it make-believe.
As an adult,
They ask more questions.
Reality insists
On its sharp corners,
It’s unpaid bills,
It’s  grief,
It’s bodies that fail
And people who leave.
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So sometimes I retreat
To the worlds I carry inside me.
Not because I mistake them for truth,
But because I know exactly what they are
Lifeboats made of stories and 
Paper lanterns
Against an overwhelming dark.
The danger comes
When the map becomes the territory,
When the dream demands citizenship,
When the imagined world
Refuses to release your hand.
But that is not what this is.
This is keeping a room
inside myself 
Where wonder is still allowed to live.
A place where possibility survives
Because sometimes the fantasy is not an escape from life.
Sometimes it is the thread
That keeps you tied to it.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵
Two gray cats. One has their pawn on a person's knee. Two cats sleeping next to each other.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Famous authors asking you out
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Mr Dr Bae @dallas-taylor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Bored and overstimulated is the 21st Century condition
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Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
My debut post for This Week in the War on Women, on #DailyKos. #feminist #women www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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This Week in the War On Women: Survey Says edition.
This is my first time writing for WoW. And because I still haven’t fully mastered all the intricacies of posting on our new platform this looks a bit different from what regular readers are accustomed...
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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
My midterm strategy is 2 SAVE TOMMY! This #MAGA fucking shelter wants 2kill this sweet boy! No SCOTUS DECISION is coming 2save him! We MUST SAVE HIM! I NEED A FOSTER NY NH NH NE CT DE DC MD ME MA PA VA VT RI- his expenses covered! DM ME ASAP- PLEASE SMASH GHE REPOST! We need 2save him! Urgent 🚨
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phoenix509.bsky.social @phoenix509.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🚨URGENT🚨 Rescue Sponsor but 👇 FOSTER needed 👉1st B4 he’s KILLED East Coast NY NJ NH NE ME MD DC DE CT PA VA RI VT 2 year old Pup🦮 Tommy 😭DEATH row Need 🚨 Foster/adopt even temporary 2 save his life 👉Plz-RE-POST 👈 He needs SM exposure 2 stay ALIVE Rescue pays👇 2 transport to Ur🏠 DM Kim👇
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