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Only one of these cats talks to people much, usually to complain about living conditions (when second breakfast is late). Tonight she came by and got ready to jump up. I asked if it was time to pet her again, and she confirmed it. (Petting is done. Washing now.)

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Mat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 12h

FRIDAY SHOP PLUG! matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com 'Tis the season for ghoulish linocut prints that delve deep beneath the blood dappled soil into the gnarled roots of folklore and folk horror. This linocut bunting features graven illustrations inspired by corn dollies, standing stones...

Linocut artwork carefully printed the directly onto wooden bunting. There are nine different prints across nine bits of plywood measuring approximately 15cm x 13cm each. The three in the picture depict two skeleton lovers, a witch hare and mask of sticks.

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Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Arriving next week! THE ANGEL AT THE GATES, my latest novel, about trauma, hospitality, sanctuary, and our duty to keep striving to heal and atone. Described by my fave preteen reviewer as ‘beautiful and horrible’ but she loved it regardless. Order it now! www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/the-...

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The Angel at the Gates

A man’s quest to resolve an inherited family trauma leads him to an enigmatic priory in a war-ravaged region, from which he’s not sure he will be able to flee Now available for preorder. All preord...

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New bro code: "Protect women. Respect women. Believe women." The code is accountability, human decency, human kindness, respect. It has to be.

New bro code:
"Protect women. Respect women. Believe women."

Photo of Mychal in Valkyries shirt.

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The cranes were back this afternoon when I went out to get the mail.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 29/09/2026

Disability rights gave us protections. Disability justice asks us to imagine and build something bigger. Do you know the difference between the two? Read below to learn more ⬇️

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The Marvelous Ms. Medicaid @msmedicaid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In no way can I support extending Medicare to children until we address LTSS. Children with disabilities will be screwed over tremendously, as will adults. I get messaging around Medicaid for All being a challenge, but we need to address LTSS. There have been bills promoting Medicare for All

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The best thing about being someone who loves reading is you want to read everything, everywhere, all at once. The worst thing about being someone who loves reading is you want to read everything, everywhere, all at once.

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kestrell7.bsky.social @kestrell7.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

this e theconversation.com/can-you-lend... explains that supernumerary robotic limbs are *not* prostheses. Love how Doc Ock is now the poster boy for distinguishing between prosthetics for PWD and everybody else. According to extended brain theory, it's all prosthetics, including your glasses.

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The cranes came by three times today. Said hi as I left for the bus this morning; they looked at me but didn't move. They'd been by earlier , too. This afternoon someone came to the house and there they were, again!

Two Sandhill cranes standing on a lawn. One has a foot raised. The other appears to have only one leg.

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

No sandhill cranes at the feeders this morning. Maybe they do brunch elsewhere when it's raining or on the weekend.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A while ago I mentioned that Bruce Boxleitner and I were helping Warners with the launch of their Babylon 5 YouTube channel. As part of that, the first of three brand new half-hour-plus interviews/discussions between me and Bruce will go online on Monday. www.youtube.com/@Babylon5

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Babylon 5

You’ve arrived at Babylon 5, the last, best hope for peace. A neutral station standing at the crossroads of galactic powers, where ambassadors, soldiers, traders, and dreamers all have a stake in the ...

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I won't be able to make it, but maybe you can

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Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

$850 AWAY FROM OUR GOAL! (Please repost - the Socials make it EXTRAORDINARILY difficult to spread fundraising links…unless they get a cut). Tinyurl.com/DuckRide26

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

$500, some highlighters, and ten days to wrap it up. Treat candidates like we treat teachers.

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 15/09/2026

National Voter Registration Day is a great day to check and see if you are registered to vote. In Wisconsin, this nonpartisan statewide website myvote.wi.gov is the easiest place to check and register. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Before dawn, went to fill the bird feeders -- but housemate had already done it last evening. Hoping the cranes will be back again today

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Library of America @libraryofamerica.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Next week on 9/15, discover @ursulakleguin.com's magical archipelago of Earthsea with novelists Karen Joy Fowler and @nghivo.bsky.social, along with @brianattebery.bsky.social, editor of LOA's new edition of this foundational fantasy masterpiece. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-...

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Exploring Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Fantasy Masterpiece

Karen Joy Fowler, Nghi Vo, and Brian Attebery delve into a foundational classic of the fantasy genre.

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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 14/09/2026

The time is NOW, friends. The 2027 Lambda Literary Awards season is officially open. ✨ lambdaliteraryawards.submittable.com/submit #lammys2027

A starry dark background with the Lambda Literary Awards seal and the text “The 2027 Lammy Awards now accepting submissions 9.14.26 - 11.22.26 in the following categories:
Bisexual Fiction
Bisexual Nonfiction
Bisexual Poetry
Gay Fiction
Gay Memoir/Biography
Gay Poetry
Gay Romance
Lesbian Fiction
Lesbian Memoir/Biography
Lesbian Poetry
Lesbian Romance
LGBTQ+ Anthology
LGBTQ+ Children’s Books
LGBTQ+ Comics
LGBTQ+ Drama
LGBTQ+ Middle Grade
LGBTQ+ Mystery
LGBTQ+ Nonfiction
LGBTQ+ Poetry
LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotica
LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction
LGBTQ+ Studies
LGBTQ+ Young Adult
Transgender Fiction
Transgender Nonfiction
Transgender Poetry

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

RIGHT NOW They show up before the feeders get refilled, but I am not willing to approach with the big bucket of seed. Which I would have to just abandon to them, obviously

Two sandhill cranes snacking by some birdfeeders. One is eating seed from the ground. The other is trying to poke its beak under the lid of the feedee.

Both have long black legs, gray feathers, black bills, and a bit of white under the chin & eyes

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 @moxiest.art · 15/07/2026

created an infographic to explain why arguing the hypocrisy of fascist talking points only helps erode your point. don't fight bad faith with good faith. don't engage with their point. don't meet them where they are. they're killing people. eat their frame.

an image using sprites from Kirby's Adventure from the NES

two series of animations

1st series. Kirby standing still and then runs into a star and gets injured. it is captioned "negating a frame reinforces it"

2nd series: Kirby encounters a star, eats it, and then blasts it out as a fireball. it is captioned "eat their frame"

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What's especially hilarious about this article is that IT'S BASED ON CANON. I shit you not.

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Housemate was watching the Badger game (Big Ten Network), when the picture collapsed into big pixels and went directly to the San Diego State-UCLA game. Complete with local ads. Nothing on Bsky about it. Back to streaming TV shows then

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Micaiah Johnson @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This book almost undid me in so many ways, and I’m thrilled to be launching it from the other side. Really happy this will be a convo with @pdjeliclark.bsky.social rather than a reading, because this book is about places you shouldn’t stay, and bait only a strong community can keep you from taking.

Black to red gradient background with white text. Text reads: THE CENTER FOR FICTION presents
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 at 7PM ET
Micaiah Johnson on The Unhaunting with P. Djelí Clark
In Person at The Center for Fiction & Livestreamed Register at CENTERFORFICTION. ORG

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The Pixel Project @thepixelproject.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: The Pixel Project will be presenting the 12th Fall Ed. of the Read For Pixels campaign featuring our 28th Livestream Panel Session, The Role of Positive Heroes and Healthy Masculinities in Combatting Sexism, Misogyny & VAW @ 8.30pm ET, 19 Sep 2026. tinyurl.com/HoldingOutFo...

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hi! For @motherjones.com, I'm looking for a New Mexico family that buys health insurance through the ACA marketplace. Please reach out at jmetraux@motherjones.com.

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Leslie Root @lesja.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Should the 15 European languages quiz cross your path, pls know it's by the Danish eugenicist 🤮 I did the whole thing and then the results page was like "more details on Emil Kierkegaard's substack"

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Meanwhile, a couple of cranes stopped by for snacks last week. (I went out in front of the garage door & stood there. They soon went back to snacking.)

Two sandhill cranes standing near some bird feeders and water thingies. They are looking at me (standing many feet away and using zoom).

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Why oh why does 12-hour pseudoephedrine last only eight hours? Store brand, which may or may not be a factor. I don't think it's me. (Name brand isn't always available. I have a cold & need to breathe.)

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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026

Hello and hi! That magazine I've been teasing for funsies for like a year and a half is now mostly a real thing! soundandcolormag.com

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Sound & Color

A digital interdisciplinary magazine of speculative fiction

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So excited to see Paul Gross (Geoffrey from Slings & Arrows, etc) playing the nasty NHL commissioner, who embodies all the crap parts of hockey culture.

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 01/09/2026

We need your eyes! 🖥️ Introducing Rubin: Blobs and Blurs, a new citizen science project using NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory data. 🔭🧪 We’re on the hunt for faint, blurry galaxies that are dominated by invisible dark matter & often hard for computers to identify. zooniverse.org/rubin

A promotional graphic in bilingual English and Spanish titled "NEW Rubin Citizen Science Project on Zooniverse." The center features an astronomical image filled with stars and galaxies of varying shapes, sizes, and colors. A large teal ring labeled "RUBIN BLOBS AND BLURS," magnifies a faint, smooth galaxy. Below on a charcoal background, text reads "Help discover some of the faintest galaxies in the Universe! zooniverse.org/rubin" (and also in Spanish).

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you’ve ever been curious about my solo and journaling games (including my bestseller, MIDNIGHT’S KISS), you can grab them all at an obscenely deep discount for #Solotember in this $10 @itch.io bundle #TTRPGSky #SoloRPGs itch.io/s/199841/dar...

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Darkheart's Solotember Bundle by Darkheart Games

A bundle by Darkheart Games, $10.00 for 7 games

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Here, after a couple of weeks of entirely reasonable summer weather (under 80'F), we are expecting two more days of 90-ish temps followed by a week in the mid-80s. (32'C to 27'C)

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The opposition to our ballot measure (Yes on Prop B in San Francisco!) are spreading erroneous interpretations of the law I wrote. In fact: 1. AB 857 allows public banks to provide retail products like checking accounts in partnership with credit unions, CDFIs, and community banks.

NO ACCOUNT FOR YOU
By state law, you cannot open a checking account. This is not a bank for residents.

NO DIRECT SMALL-BUSINESS LOAN
It cannot lend to your shop or restaurant. It buys slices of other lenders’ loans.

CITY CASH LOCKED OUT FOR YEARS
The Treasurer’s pool can’t capitalize it for at least five years — then only with 110% collateral.

ZERO HOMES THIS DECADE
A bank that can’t touch city deposits and can’t lend directly builds no housing now.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I was on-call with the Visiting Nurses’ Association for a couple of summers in my CNA era. The admin’s push is twofold here imo: one, many immigrants among CNAs. Two, they’re open about reinstitutionalization. If a mega-business can’t max profit while reducing services, they’re against the plan

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

So, crop art fan art of Picssso's "Guernica" with an ICE out theme? Amazing

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Erica @erohealthcomms.com · 28/08/2026

In a study of more than 1M boys & men, HPV vaccination between 9 & 26 was associated w nearly 50% lower risk of HPV cancers, including head/neck, anus & penis. HPV vaccine is not a “women’s only vaccine.” It is a cancer-prevention vaccine & boys need it too. www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...

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Studies provide more evidence that HPV vaccines benefit men

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Karen (B) @bookishkb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Happy to live in a time when social media a) reminds me about a lunar eclipse before it's over, and b) shows lots of great crop art from the Minnesota State Fair. From the cosmic to the local, all on the same screen. Sometimes it's good to live in the future

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Kev McVeigh @kevmcv.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just 34 years from it's last physical edition Judith Moffett's brilliant ecological SF novel Time, Like An Ever-Rolling Stream is back in print from @patrickswenson.bsky.social Fairwood Press. I reviewed it of course almostwisdomreviews.wordpress.com/2026/08/26/t...

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Time, Like An Ever-Rolling Stream — Judith Moffett

Holy Ground Book 2 This sequel to Judith Moffett’s The Ragged World is a very different book to its predecessor. Not least is that Time, Like An Ever-Rolling Stream (henceforth TimeStream) is…

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 27/08/2026

BOOK SALE STILL GOING! If you’ve already gotten a copy, don’t forget to buy one for 10 of your friends. 🌈

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