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Russ McSpadden @peccarynotpig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

BREAKING: This morning masked federal agents from DHS entered private land in Lochiel, AZ to halt protesters from protecting the cottonwood tree-sit that has halted border wall construction for more than two months. The tree sit and the grandmother tree were destroyed. @biologicaldiversity.org

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For Kobo fans. My book Kissed: Cat Miranda Mystery #1 is on sale (ebook version) FYI: The cover of this book is a painting titled "Kissed" in Cat Miranda's art gallery. Surprise! The plumber finds a dead body in the wall behind the painting. Don't tell. 😊 www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #Books

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm working on new smaller artworks for fall-winter exhibits. This is "Midnight in the Desert," mixed media on canvas. 14" x 11" #Art

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm reading this sci fi book, Hyperion. It's considered a masterpiece. I find it amazingly original and kind of mindblowing really. I've never read anything like it. Has anyone here read it? (I'll check in tomorrow) #Books #ScienceFiction

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Visiting Tucson, Arizona, any time soon? Don't miss the University of Arizona Poetry Center, one of the best poetry centers in the U.S. poetry.arizona.edu #Poetry

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Now to the important stuff... Fat Bear Week 2026 is coming soon. We get to vote!! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My latest blog post (brief, quick read). On Sept.11, 2001, I was teaching ESL in China. As a consequence, my experience was different that many Americans. www.cjshane.com/blog/septemb...

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you're in the Tucson area this fall & winter (when it's always warm & sunny), visit Art House Centro which is very near the Tucson Museum of Art in downtown Tucson. Here are 4 of my small artworks (12"x12"), all on Sononoran Desert themes, now at Art House Centro. www.arthousecentro.com #Art

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judypenzsheluk @judypenzsheluk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Extremely proud to be part of this Anthology: Crimeucopia presents 17 of the best Canadian short form Crime fiction writers. My story, Murder in the Marsh, was inspired during a bicycle ride in the Holland Marsh. Available on Amazon in print and Kindle.

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My book "Desert Jade" & thousands of other books were taken without permission by Anthropic to train Anthropic's AI. A court case followed & authors won! Here's more info about this case. authorsguild.org/advocacy/art... legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl... #Books #Copyright

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

RIP Cassandra Wilson, one of my favorite jazz singers. Here she is singing "Don't Explain" www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLp-... and an article about her: www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...

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Cassandra Wilson - Don't Explain (Performance Video)

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton wrote & sang "Coat of Many Colors," a song that expresses living in extreme poverty, her mother's ingenuity & love, Dolly's resiliance & pride in the face of ridicule. Dolly knew how to tell a story that instructed us all and opened our hearts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1zJ...

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"Rebuilding" Best movie I've seen in a long, long time! Definitely "the movie people need right now." Quiet, slow, meditative "rebuilding" of human life, family and community, after a disasterous wildfire. Free on Kanopy now (Kanopy is free through your public library) #Film #Movies #Kanopy

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Sky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 21/08/2026

Another Sonoran treat for y’all, featuring the #birds of APFF Bavispe. This summer, we shared reports from three Spring Seeker trips in Sierra La Madera, Sierra Los Ajos, and Sierra San Diego. Here are some of the best pics showing the bird diversity: ow.ly/cmg050ZB7cZ

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Toronto-based Kobo is running a boxed-books sale. This includes my Iron Horse Mysteries 1 & 2 set in Tucson. Link to my boxed set: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... Link to all the boxed books on sale: www.kobo.com/us/en/p/boxs...

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've been creating small mixed-media works with Sonoran Desert themes, typically 12"x 12" or 10"x10". I use botanical papers. My hope is that these works will remind folks about the beauty of the desert & the need to protect it. #Art #SonoranDesert

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Two new malas on my Etsy site: www.etsy.com/shop/BajaAri... Sunstone jasper beads with gold Egyptian Ankh amulet (left) and Burmese jade beads with Lotus Om amulet. (right) #Malas #Meditation

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

"Hope for Cynics" by Jamil Zaki. I'm looking forward to reading this book. I'm pretty sick of all the "I've given up" posts I see here & there & everywhere. Even worse are those who like to divide the world into "us-them" & then castigate "them" constantly. I've been guilty of this myself. #Books

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Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Here's an example of evocative reporting of the most recent World Cup game. These are the first words of a report by Jay Busbee for Yahoo!Sports. "The first half was a street brawl. The second half was ballet with chainsaws." I was very pleased with the outcome of this game. ¡Que viva Argentina!

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Here's my archived article in Tucson's "Desert Leaf" about the urban heat island. Title: "Hot Nights in the City." There are ideas in the article on how to citizens can contribute to the reduction of the heat island. online.fliphtml5.com/uyvk/kbas/#p...

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Smashwords ebook sale in July! Mysteries! Desert Jade. Letty Valdez #1 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... Private investigator & Iraq War vet in Tucson 2 books in 1: Iron Horse Mysteries #1 and #2 (Take Four and Shadow Man). Amateur sleuths & FBI agent www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #Books

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Happy Cinco de Mayo! On May 5, 1862, the Mexican Army defeated an invading French army at the Battle of Pueblo. This holiday is a symbol of Mexican resistance & national unity. The U.S. state where I live, Arizona, was part of Mexico in the past, and we continue to celebrate Mexican culture here.

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

If you're in Tucson any time soon, drop by the Tohono Chul Park art galleries to see the 10x10 exhibit. I sold these works already plus two more. Six more of my works are ready to go home with you. #Art tohonochul.org/galleries/cu...

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Iron Horse Mysteries 1 & 2, including "Take Four" & "Shadow Man" bundled into one e-book. ON SALE! Click here to see all available books in Mystery/Thriller Book Fair, then click on the book cover(s) that interest you. 48 available books. books.bookfunnel.com/bfhostmysthr... #Books #MysteryBooks

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Do you like a good mystery story with a dog in it? Try "A Dog in the Details." Includes several books, including my book "Fair Play," (meet Tito, Cat Miranda's Great Dane); and "In the Slips" (meet Gwenny the Greyhound). On sale. books.bookfunnel.com/doginthedeta... #Books #MysteryBooks #Dogs

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

You don't want to miss this sci-fi book by Anders Edwards "Erased." It's a YA book but I think adults should definitely read it. 5 Stars @andersedwards.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Find the review on Goodreads, Bookbub & Amazon. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #BookReviews #Books

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Book Review: The Librarians by Sherry Thomas. 4 stars. Review available on Bookbub and Goodreads. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #Books #BookReviews

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Brown Hound Press @brownhoundpress.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Story of the Week: It’s just a coincidence we scheduled @judypenzsheluk.bsky.social's darkly humorous tale about feuding with a rude neighbor and exacting a delicious revenge this week. Not at all related to my own daydreams. I promise! -Josh Boldt, Editor www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/judy...

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Judy Penz Sheluk - The Last Detail — Brown Hound Press

It started with the grass clippings. I’d just finished mowing the front yard. True, the rows lacked the zigzag symmetry of the adjacent lawns, and the edges were a bit on the shaggy side—I hadn’t yet ...

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple and more." Excellent article. I reduced purchases from Amazon, still use Google for searching, left X back. My favorite social media now is CounterSocial. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... counter.social/index.html

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Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more

A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

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Sky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 25/02/2026

Want to help restore desert springs for wildlife? We have several volunteer opportunities coming up in the Tucson area. Come out for a single day or make it a thing and get to know each of these unique oases. We’ll be removing invasive plants at each site: ow.ly/p9ZY50Ykm1V

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

What's new? I've been busy! Taxes are filed. (thank the goddess!) I just updated the Books2Read links for all my books. And I'm finishing up another small artwork to take to the gallery shop this week. Here's one going into the Tohono Chul shop this week. "Under the Night Sky" #Art

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

On to the important stuff. My tomato seedlings are growing rapidly. "Only two things that money can't buy, True love and homegrown tomatoes." #Gardening #Garden #Tomatoes

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Should I take this work to my art gallery. What do you think? Mixed media work, botanical papers & a real lizard that died & became desiccated in the desert sun. It's locked in with acrylic medium. Title: Desert Lizard When you see this, do you think...? Yuck! or Weird. Cool! I like it.

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Sky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 16/02/2026

ICYMI: The Trump administration has repealed the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, in which the agency acknowledged decades of science showing how greenhouse gases harm the climate and our health. Bad news for reining in emissions on factories, power plants, and cars. ow.ly/HA0c50YfjNf

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judypenzsheluk @judypenzsheluk.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Happy News! My paperbacks and e-books have just been picked up by Bookshop for sale in their online store. bookshop.org/beta-search?...

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Book Review: Dashiki. by Florence Wetzel This is a cozy mystery emersed in the world of jazz. Here's my review on Bookbub and Goodreads. www.bookbub.com/reviews/5626... www.goodreads.com/review/show.... #BookReviews #Mysteries #Jazz

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I just listed my books, both paperback and ebooks, on Bookshop.org. Anyone here regularly use Bookshop? I'm hoping to release myself from the Amazon death grip. Put my name, C.J. Shane, in this link to see my books, paper and ebooks. bookshop.org/beta-search

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Laiken Jordahl @laikenjordahl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Trump just nominated a corporate stooge with no conservation experience to run the National Park Service. It's another huge step in this admin's plan to hand America’s most cherished public lands over to extractive industries, real estate developers & corporate interests. We're fighting back.

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I pretty much quit going to the movie theater when covid came along, and I rarely go now. But I'm going to see this film. Who agrees that this is worth seeing? Project Hail Mary (final trailer) #Film #Movies youtu.be/P0XN3-n-2Lo

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Project Hail Mary | Final Trailer

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I'm going this afternoon to see this art exhibit at Raices Taller Gallery here in Tucson. The exibit is called "Papel" & the works feature paper(s) used in different art methods. I have two pieces in this exhibit. www.raicestaller222.com #art

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Cooper's hawk...most common hawk seen here in Tucson. Cooper's are our official bird of prey. photo: Mick Thompson. When one of these Cooper's show up, the mourning doves and finches fly away quickly, quickly. #Birds

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Sky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 06/02/2026

New legislation targeting Mexican wolves is moving to the U.S. House for a full vote, and we need your help to speak up for this endangered Sky Island species: ow.ly/NGNP50Y9vix. This industry-backed move isn't supported by science and would effectively end decades-long recovery efforts.

Photo of Mexican wolf by MTSOfan/Flickr.

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cjshanebooksart.bsky.social @cjshanebooksart.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Every year, I participate in an art exhibit at Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens & Galleries here in Tucson, Arizona. Each work is 10"x10". This is "A Quiet Night in the Desert," mixed media on canvas. The exhibit begins Feb. 28.

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Anna Howard @earthandsand.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I thought, since it's a new year, I say hi 👋 to new followers and introduce myself and my work My name is Anna, I am an artist and crafter from #Scotland and I am inspired by #folklore and #nature. All work is available here: earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com #art #clay #painting #handmade #MHHSBD

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