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☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Sign ups are now live for this years charity auction: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Human creativity is the most important thing of this auction! Sign ups will run till 31st July Donation deadline End of November 2026 Thank you!

Using Mari Lwyd artwork to raise money for charities that specialise in supporting survivors of domestic abuse.

Auction will be held Dec 2026
Auction Participant Information
1. Artwork should incorporate the mari lwyd
2. ANY type of human created artwork is accepted
3. Books or other types of donation accepted also!
RULES
NO AI or AI derived artworks

Charities supported are:
@lovingme_uk trans and nb
@galopuk lgbt
Mankind initiative
@refugecharity
@womens_aid

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Hey Kids Rock'n'Roll @heykidsshop.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Summer is icumen in, furthermore these delightful folksy fingerbobs are icumen in too! Straw mam, Plague Doctor and Mari Lwyd from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com (The shop famed for it's business icumen)

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RedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

By A Horse

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food.

I am thinking I would like to try cake.

Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape.

Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.

Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.

I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on."

Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

This is what “taking the Lord’s name in vain” sounds like.

Screenshot of a tweet by Covie contrasting Marco Rubio calling Iran’s leaders “religious fanatics” with a quote about Paula White comparing Trump to Jesus. The image shows Trump standing behind a podium with religious leaders and American flags in the background during a formal event.

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Discworld.com @discworldofficial.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#internationalchildrensbookday Writing for children -v- adults. “One group is concerned with the major problems facing mankind. Questions of loyalty and belief and heroism and the really serious things that involve us as a species. And the others we call Adults.” — #TerryPratchett #Discworld

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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I'm not 100% sure these reef squid aren't part of a chorus line... 🦑📷shapples10 (www.inaturalist.ca/observations...)

Three Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in a line. They are all in roughly the same pose: mantle pointing to the upper right, limbs in two groups, one pointing left and the other pointing down. They look like a chorus line. They has a translucent pink colour with red horizontal stripes on the mantle and red on their limbs. There is a human swimming in the back right, facing away.

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Bryn Celli Ddu, Anglesey. Originally a Neolithic henge enclosing a circle of stones, this was later replaced by a chambered tomb beneath a mound. The inner chamber is illuminated as the sun rises on the summer solstice. #TombTuesday #YnysMôn #Anglesey @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social

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Grumpenstein’s Monster @maxwellshabbsby.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

First choice made!

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elicia @elicia.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Does anyone else remember Nina Katchadourian's found poetry project where she photographed books to make poems.

several books stacked so their titles are visible:
A Day at the Beach
The Bathers
Shark 1
Shark 2
Shark 3
Sudden Violence
Silence

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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

YouTube comment: if bringing down the largest child abuse ring in history will "collapse the world as we know it" then the world as we know it needs to collapse.

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biodiversityfan.bsky.social @biodiversityfan.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

What could be better than having fun creating some art for a charity auction? When you also get a badge! Well done and thank you for all your hard work (and for my badge too) to organiser and star Mari Lwyd artist @skullsandsheets.bsky.social !

Cute badge with a little Mari Lwyd painting, and the words 2025 participant.

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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Having reviewed my stocks, I’ve determined that I have fifteen copies of the Good Omens graphical novel, wonderfully illustrated by @colleendoran.bsky.social, to spare. In the interests of trying to be as fair as possible, if you would like to enter the ‘I-gave-it-away’ please read on…

Several copies of the Good Omens graphical novel set out next to a patterned china plate where a generous slice of angel cake is sitting chummily with some devilled eggs. A tray of winged mugs, including one labelled ‘Jim’s Mug’, stand in the background.

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

Headline: "Scientists discover emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite images"

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

My cartoon for the latest @newscientist.com

The neuroscience laboratory is closed for the holidays, but a staff member is on hand to answer the Consciousness Hotline.

Scientist on the phone in an otherwise deserted office:
"So, to summarise: No, I can't say with complete certainty that you exist. But yes, you probably ought to go back to work after the holidays anyway."

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I guess this is a normal thing for an otter to worry about?

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Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

Pope stands holding a baseball bat on a plane

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

A male Anna’s hummingbird at the door. So nosy! 🤣

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Sorry to drop the C-bomb, but are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the dinosaur fan who has everything? How about a commission gift certificate? Stock of these is VERY limited, so if you want one, you know what to do! 🙂 dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/4393...

A promotional picture of my Palaeoart Portrait Gift Certificate: a gift certificate that entitles the bearer to a hand-drawn pencil portrait of their chosen prehistoric animal.

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween... #halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster

The Womble and The Clanger in the style of The Omen and The Exorcist

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☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE 2 wonderful postcards of maris enjoying stonehenge from @biodiversityfan.bsky.social arrived! Go see! skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

reunited with my swift bricks after parliamentary security took it from me for the 1st time. I’m wedded to this 🧱cos it’s a lifeline for the birds who give me more joy than anything. Email the words SWIFT BRICKS to your MP & these 2:- steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk & james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

NO KINGS EXCEPT STEPHEN Also NO: CONVICTED FELON ADJUDICATED RAPIST CONGENITAL LIAR CON MAN PUTIN PUPPET PEDOPHILE BEST FRIEND OF EPSTEIN LIFELONG RACIST MALIGNANT NARCISSIST SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIAN SICK SOCIOPATH FRAGILE WHINEY MAN-BABY FAILED BUSINESSMAN ORANGE ATROCITY PARDON POWER A*HOLE 👑 👎 👑

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

For Jane. RIP.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 17/09/2025

It's incredible how close the Red Arrows fly together, must take nerves of steel

Red Arrows spelling a rude word in the sky

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns

The Old Wellington Inn in Manchester, being jacked up on stilts to the new street level during redevelopment. It definitely looks like it's about to waddle out of the picture.

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Darren M. A. Calvert @dmacalvert.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Using this piece by @reallygoodwizard.bsky.social in my introductory lectures for my design students.

An image of a robot with a "NO" circle around it and the text "AI IS FOR LOSERS! REJECT FASCISM! THINK FOR YOURSELF! I CAN MAKE ART THAT'S UGLY AND BAD ALL BY MYSELF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!"

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Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Havent had a vacation in 252 million years!!!

A trilobite fossil placed on a tiny beach chair next to a succulent.

A trilobite fossil in a beach chair next to a Pacifico beer can.

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Sam Logan @samandfuzzy.com · 16/07/2025

Paintover

A comic with three rows of panels.

The first row has three panels. The first shows a corgi sitting next to a bucket of paint. A second shows the corgi grabbing the handle of a brush in the bucket. The third panel shows him lifting the brush out of the bucket.

The second row also has three panels. In the first panel, the corgi starts using the paint to paint over the gap between the first and second panels. In the second panel, the corgi dips the brush back in the bucket of paint. In the third panel, the corgi turns around and starts painting over the border between the second and third panels. Overall, it appears like the borders between all three panels are being erased, starting to merge them into a single panel.

The third row one has a single wide panel. Now that all three panels have been connected, three identical corgis are existing simultaneously. They all walk off to the right, looking like they are excited about getting to hang out together.

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

@mooseallain.bsky.social still one of my favourite cartoons...

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 08/07/2025

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Calling all artists! We need your help! We're looking for artists and illustrators who would like to help us bring this year's characters to life. If you're interested in a commission to create art for #AdvX25, please fill in our artist application form! forms.gle/zR1qJM2unjoC... adventurexpo.org

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

‘Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad’ (my cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books)

Title:
Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad

An eight-panel cartoon showing a writer in a series of situations in a foreign country.

Panel 1: looking at historic buildings saying
"Kia bela vilaĝo!" which is translated below as "What a lovely village!"

Panel 2: in a pretty garden asking the gardener "Ĉu ĉi tiuj estas venenaj" meaning "Are any of these plants poisonous?

Panel 3: in a bar asking the server “Kie oni povas aĉeti pafilon?" meaning "
Can one purchase a firearm nearby?"

Panel 4: on a beach asking a fisherman "Ĉu la tajdo povus forporti kadavron?" meaning "Could the tide carry a dead body away?"

Panel 5: approached by a police officer and saying "Saluton, oficiro." which is translated below as "Hello officer."

Panel 6: being marched to the police station protesting "Okazis miskompreno!" meaning "There has been a misunderstanding!"

Panel 7: in the interrogation room the officer holds up a moleskine notebook, the writer explains "La murdo en mia notlibro estas fikcia." meaning "The murder planned in my notebook is fictional."

Panel 8: locked in a cell asking "Mi ŝatus telefoni al la Brita konsulejo." which means "I would like to telephone the British consulate."

Note: The foreign language used by the writer in the cartoon is Esperanto. It has not been proofread by an Esperanto speaker so there may be errors.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 02/07/2025

Seems I did this about 7 years ago

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Not enough has been written about Schrödinger’s assistant, Otto.

A large gray cat sits on a partially-closed shoebox. Another cat’s face pokes out of the open corner of the box.

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Fun fact: if you buy something from my Etsy shop between now and July 23rd using the link below (and only that link) then I pay zero fees. This means you get lots of lovely dragons and dinosaurs, and I get a few more pennies meaning I can keep doing this stuff. Sound good? dragonsofwales.etsy.com

A promotional image showing a selection of my art books on a black background. The books are filled with colourful depictions of dragons and dinosaurs, all illustrated and written by me.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Since it's almost Midsummer...

A giant, red, goat-headed demon sits on a stone throne in a subterranean chamber.
"So, it is decided: on midsummer's eve, my words shall spew forth across the land like black fire!"

"We prefer to call it 'publication day'" says his publicist.

"..And we were hoping you might do some social media to to promote the book?"

Things turmn dark, the demon's goat eyes glow
"I cannot fathom the accursed opiate screens that so enthral your kind."

"Yeah, some of our other authors feel that way, but that's why we have Toby: he's an absolute whiz!" she replies, introducing a small man.

"I'll set you up on twitter and you'll be corrupting Souls in no time!" says Toby.

A caption reads: "An hour later"

The demon now has his head in his hands and moans:
"I can endure this Foul parade of doltish barbarity No longer! Please deactivate My account, wizard Toby"

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

“I asked ChatGPT” “I asked Grok” Okay, and? No one asked Miss Bates anything, and she still told everyone everything.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

A six panel cartoon.

Panel one:
Title: Learn to read with Physics
Lesson One: two and three-letter words
(image of a smiling book and particle)

Panel two:
A friendly scientist enters a colourful lab carryinh a coiffee and papers.
Text: The Doc is in the lab.

Panel three:
She has put on eye protectors and started a machine
Text: She put on the ion ray.

Panel four:
The machine has caused a small fire. She looks aghast.
Text: Pop! The ray lit the gas.

Panel five:
She runs from the burning lab
Text: The lab is too hot!

Panel six:
She sits on the grass. In the background the ruins of the lab smoulder.
Text: The Doc is sad.

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☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Hi everyone! I’m still accepting sign ups for this year’s charity auction!

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Caption 1: Voyager One is 24.8 billion miles away from the earth.
Image 1: the Voyager spacecraft journeys through the stars.

Caption 2:
But it still gets emails from a company whose website it used once in 2003.
Image 2: Voyager receives a massage: “Don't miss out on our latest deals!”

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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Yf you want to wryte some bullshit Use AI Yf you want to wryte some bullshit Use AI Yf you want to wryte some bullshit And insulte the human spirit Yf you want to wryte some bullshit Use AI

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an intelligent person in possession of a social media account, must be in want of a library.' You can now follow Orkney Library & Archive on Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky. Bonus points if you follow us on all of them. 🏆

Orkney Library & Archive with a massive stone ball in the foreground

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

A daye wythout anachronism ys lyke Jane Austen wythout her troupe of robot acrobats.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

It's May 4th! Happy #StarWarsDay everybody! Here's #StarWars as photographs from the vast #Orkney Archive photographic collection. ⭐️ #MayThe4thBeWithYou

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

(2/2) In other words, a curious mix of old and new, so expect tail-dragging dinosaurs with feathers! The 100 page art book is filled with colour illustrations, sketches and detailed descriptions of the dozens of species. It can be found here: dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/1206...

A promotional photo of the Project:Tepui book, with a large dinosaur and two explorers on the from cover.

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