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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's Friday. I wrote a poem about the spiders who are trying to kill me.
Poem and art. A poem titled, "Ambition" with a black and white drawing of something that might be a spider. The poem begins on the left side of the page, has one line in the middle of the page, and then continues on the right side of the page. The drawing of the spider is on the bottom right.

The text of the poem reads:

"The spiders here are bold.
They stretch their thin lines
all the way across the sidewalk,
from fence to wall,
hoping, I think, to clothesline me,
knock me to the ground,
then rush out to secure me
before I struggle to my feet.
Perhaps they dream of
dragging me into their halls,
to feast like Vikings
at the never-emptied table,
hosting foes and granting rings
and singing songs of victory
about my death."

 It has not worked yet.

Every time
I walk on through their traps,
hardly even pausing in my stride
to let them think they had a chance.
I am a hammer
to their nets and hopes,
inconsiderate and blunt.
And yet, despair does not claim them.
They are persistent hunters,
for every time I take another lap,
and come again into the space
that runs between
the fencing and wall,
I have to wipe away a brand new snare
that some ambitious spider 
spun across my path
in futile hopes of glory.

One day, bold friend,
you might be king among the spiders
and fete your shield-kin on my heart.
But not today."

The drawing of the spider is a black and white ink-pen drawing, made of abstract shapes and lines. The spider appears to have wavy hair, which is a little concerning, and deformed pincers. This is not an accurate rendering of a spider, but don't tell it that. It has skeptical eyes.
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Daily bunny no.3434 missed the show
A bunny looks at a large terrarium, with plants and a small pool of water. Beside the pool is a note saying "On holiday", which the bunny looks at with confusion. Behind the bunny is a fish tank, and the fish take notice of a green lizard crawling across the wall.
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Toot toot! 🐭 🎺 🎉 I’m delighted to reach the milestone of 15,000 followers! Thank you for joining me! Great to see so many of you interested in #Archaeology! Here’s a tiny Roman bronze mouse playing a trumpet! Perhaps too loudly as he’s covering his ear with a paw! 1st-2nd century AD #Archaeology
My photo shows a tiny bronze figurine of a mouse playing a Roman tuba, a long, straight bronze trumpet with a flared bell, used by the Roman military (though not exclusively). The mouse is seen in profile, standing facing left, head tilted upwards playing the trumpet which is held in the mouse’s right paw - right paw not seen in photo. It covers its left ear with its left paw, perhaps the sound of the trumpet is too loud! The figurine is 3.81 centimetres tall. The bronze mouse appears dark grey in colour. Displayed on a thin vertical metal stand on a black plinth against a beige surface and dark brown backdrop.

Small bronze mice statuettes were a very popular motif in Roman times, often attached to oil lamps and lampstands, a reference to the problem of mice gnawing at wicks and drinking lamp oil, a nuisance documented in various ancient texts. They’re often comically shown undertaking human activities out of proportion to their small size, which invoked the Hellenistic and Roman literary and artistic traditions of an ‘inverted world’, as discussed in an article by Philip Kiernan ‘The Bronze Mice of Apollo Smintheus’.
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A little bear figurine carved from amber some 6,000 years ago! 🐻❤️ Named ‘Słupcio’ (‘little guy from Słupsk’) through a children’s naming competition! A hole through its torso suggests it was worn or suspended from a cord, perhaps as a hunting amulet. 📷 National Museum in Szczecin #Archaeology
Photo by G. Solecki/A. Piętak of a small figurine of a bear carved out of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange. The display lighting makes the amber glow. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear's belly, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions: Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2cm

It was discovered in Słupsk during peat mining in 1887. According to the museum catalogue record "Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished".

In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was 'Słupcio’, an affectionate diminutive meaning ‘little guy from Słupsk’.
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Fertig. Eigentlich fehlen noch ein paar Möwen, aber ich traue mich nicht, draufzumalen 😅
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Sonntagabendprogramm: Strandhafer ausschneiden und @diceactors.bsky.social gucken. ✂️🌿🌅🎲🎧
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anikeru.bsky.social @anikeru.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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dfm @cthonicyouth.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A visitor for tea
A man looks at a pixie while holding a thermos cup
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Und für die @diceactors.bsky.social: Jonathaaaaan! Wer weiß, vielleicht steckte er ja doch dahinter...
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Schnabeltier fertig. Da ist ein bisschen Sonnenschein von draußen eingeflossen. #kleinekunstklasse
Ein Aquarellbild eines rotbraunen Schnabeltiers, das im sonnendurchfluteten Wasser zwischen grünen Wasserpflanzen schwimmt.
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Die Basisform für ein Schnabeltier ist "Schupfnudel".
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Wenn man die Liebsten fragt, was man malen soll, bekommt man immer unerwartete Aufgaben gestellt 😄 Ok, Schnabeltier it is.
Bleistiftzeichnung eines schwimmenden Schnabeltiers auf Aquarellpapier.
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
My postcard for #pae2026 is still available. Not too satisfied with it, but still like the idea. Many, women especially, see signs of age as blemishes. But aren't they just the traces of memories made? Even when our brain forgets, our body will remember. www.postcardartexhibit.com/product-page...
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Nina Fuchte, "Golden Years" - Postcard Art | Postcard Art Exhibit
Proceeds from this Postcard Art Exhibit artwork support Blijft-je-Bij, a specialized art program providing Alzheimer’s and dementia participants with guided, meaningful engagement in a safe and uplift...
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Einige der besten Sachen am Sommer <3
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Frank @kritzelich.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Bevor 18:00 die Online-Sales von #PostCardArtExhibit26 starten, muss ich euch noch meine beiden Erwerbungen zeigen: „Mrs Green“ von Chris Larkin und „Living on the Edge“ von Megan O‘Connor. Bisher wurden 209 Karten verkauft - es gibt als noch viele tolle Werke, auch meinen Robin… #kleineKunstklasse
Monochrom violettes Aquarell der Silhouette einer alten Dame mit Handtasche und Gehstock im Gegenlicht Detaillierte Buntstiftzeichnung eines HasenKritzelich vor einer Wand mit Postkarten, der auf seine Zeichnung eines Rotkehlchens im Winter zeigt
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
So grateful for having had the chance to visit the opening of #postcardartexhibit2026 in Den Haag. So many great pieces of art, so many friendly people. Saw my own art exhibited for the first time and took someone else's art home to hang over my desk & warm my heart <3 @paeartforacause.bsky.social
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Happy weekend! Ancient clay pots with octopus decoration from Bronze Age Crete some 3,500 years ago! 🐙❤️ Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo collage shows four pottery vessels, all creamy yellow in colour, with black painted decoration depicting lively stylised octopuses with writhing arms. All on display at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete.

Top L - Minoan storage jar decorated in ‘Marine Style’ with a wide-eyed octopus, argonauts, rocks, and coral. Rounded body which tapers to a narrow circular base. Short cyclindrical neck with black wavy decoration reminiscent of waves. Loop handles attached to the shoulders. Height 55 cm. From Zakros, 1500-1450 BC

Top R - The iconic Minoan ‘Marine Style’ flask.  Rounded body with short cyclindrical neck out-flared at rim, and two small curved handles attached between the top of the spout and the shoulders of the flask. An almost cartoon-like octopus, with wide eyes and sucker-lined arms. Other motifs include sea urchins, seaweed and rocks. Height 27cm. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC.

Bottom L - Minoan alabastron, broad at the base, swelling outwards into a fuller belly before narrowing near the top with a very short cyclindrical neck with flat rim. Decorated in “Marine Style” with a wide-eyed octopus among rocks. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1370 BC.

Bottom R - ‘krater’ with rounded body narrowing at the bottom towards the foot. Wide flaring mouth and rim with black painted wavy decoration, and two sturdy handles attached on each side between the top of the mouth and shoulders of the vessel. Decorated with a front facing stylised octopus with wide eyes and tentacles which loop up and down around the body of the pot, 1370-1300 BC.
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Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Here is the final illustration of the sparrow flock. This will be used as homepage background for a mobile app. I will share more details when the app is released. #sciart #birds #art #app
Illustration of a group of sparrows perching on a shrub; most of birds are resting while two are fighting.
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The Ghost Egg @theghostegg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
dreaming of a beach day ☀️🐠🫧
Digital illustration of a ghost blowing bubbles at the beach against a blue cloudy sky. Among the bubbles floating in the air are orange fish.
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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
A poem and drawing for the evening. A fair number of the poems that I post are sorrowful. So I thought I'd share something different.
A poem and drawing. The poem is in the upper left part of the page, and is titled, "Enough." The poem's text reads:

"There is never enough of you.
I can pour you out into the bowl of the night, fill the hours up to the brim with the sound of your voice until you run in rivers down the sides of the darkness.
And still I go wanting.
I can lie down with the thought of you, see your smile in my closed eyes,
and, in my sleep, taste each word you've written.
But I miss the solace of your bones.

It isn't you. You are enough.
But there is never enough of you.
- John Wyatt Greenlee"

The drawing sits in the lower right part of the page. It is a black and white drawing made of abstract shapes and lines that looks a bit like a man's head, turned away from you and towards the poem. His hair is slightly wild, and his neck seems sretched out.
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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Just finished the first one of a series of Treasure Boxes, depicting endangered species that need our protection. These will be available in my next studio exhibition
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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Several years ago, on a whim, I started drawing a map of an eel's life travels as seen by the eel. I figured an eel thinks about its life as a linear journey, rather than a there-and-back again adventure. So I wanted to do a map to reflect this. This morning, on another whim, I finished the map!
A long, skinny map titled: "Life and Travels of the European Eel" with a subtitle reading: "From the Eel's Perspective." A label at the bottom of the map reads: "Begin Here." The map top half of the map is an mirror copy of the bottom half.

I will put the full text of the column in the alt text in an image in the next post in the thread.

 The map goes from the bottom of the page up, starting in the Sargasso Sea. An set of arrows show the eels paths to shore, then up a river and into a marshland. The arrows continue up the page to show the eel leaving the marshland and heading back downstream, and out to sea. The land is green and verdant at the bottom of the map, because the eels migrate upstream in the spring. The land is brown and dry at the top of the map, because eels migrate downstream in the autumn.

A column of text on the side tells about the eels' journeys and changes. It is more text than I can relate in the space allowed here. Each paragraph has an arrow pointing up to the next one, and they are designed to be read from the bottom of the page going upwards.
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Bisschen Frühlingsstimmung dalassen.
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Sharon Hattersley @shattersley.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Calling all authors, illustrators, artists and celebrities, please will you doodle a bookmark for the 2026 #BookmarkProject and help us to build a library for the children of Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe our deadline is 5th April all the info is here www.bookmarkproject.co.uk
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The Bookmark Project founded in 2017 is a charity auction run by 1st Burley-in-Wharfedale Brownies from West Yorkshire in the UK. The Bookmark Project raises money for Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe- by auctioning online bookmarks doodled by authors, illustrators and celebrities. Since we started in 2017 we have raised almost £80,000 which has bought an English language reading scheme, built blocks of toilets, helped to safeguard the local water supply, purchased exam supplies and has just finished building a block of three nursery classrooms for the youngest children at the school who have never previously had their own classrooms. Our next goal is to build and fill a school library.
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dfm @cthonicyouth.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Rainy day drawing
A man in the rain holding annumbrella
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Da fährt doch wirklich grade ein Zug mit Zielanzeige "Lummerland" durch den Bhf Bonn UN Campus 😄 Herr Knopf @lokfuehrer-tim.bsky.social , waren Sie das etwa? 😄
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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 30/05/2025
So I made a one-page #TTRPG this week about hiding sticky notes in your friends' homes. It's a pay-what-you-want title if that tickles your fancy. tbm-christopher.itch...
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Operative 5/5 by TBM_Christopher
A Game of Spycraft and Sticky Notes
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Sharon Hattersley @shattersley.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
We need £23 in bids to reach £8000 for Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe in the #BookmarkProject auction this year. You can bid here jumblebee.co.uk/bookmarkproj... Please RT @amdassu.bsky.social @annadixonmp.bsky.social @orkneylibrary.bsky.social @boringstorybook.com @carlydraws.bsky.social
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Müde. Regelschmerzen. Noch 5 Wochen bis zur Abschlussprüfung. Noch 3 Monate, um einen Job zu finden. Noch 4 Wochen bis der SEV wieder losgeht und die Pendelzeit wieder über 30 Std in der Woche steigt. Den Mann seit 3 Tagen nur beim Aufstehen und Zubettgehen gesehen. *schnauf*
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AdamMakesTTRPG @adammakesttrpg.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
My partner was laid off from her job of 17 years because it was primarily USAID funded. So, starting today, I am offering all of my solo titles, a $185 value for $39.95 The bundle sale will continue until she or I find something to replace her salary. #ttrpg #dnd www.dmsguild.com/product/5122...
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Every Solo Title [BUNDLE] - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
This special bundle product contains the following titles.A Motley Crew: The Velkynvelve Prisoners as PCs for Out of the
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Im Alter Fische @imalterfische.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Hören Sie sich meine Geschäftsidee erst zu Ende an, Herr Bankkreditvergeber! Hochzeit in Las Vegas war gestern, heute ist Scheidung in Mordor: Das Paar kann getrennt in Minibussen zum Feurigen Berg gefahren werden, dort werfen sie - zusammen oder getrennt - ihre Eheringe ins Feuer! Großartig, oder?
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ᵀᴼᴿᵀᵁᴿᴱ ᴰᴬᴺᶜᴱ @sagebock.eurosky.social · 16/03/2025
No 15 „tentacles“ #therapeutischesmalen #March4Monsters #March4Monsters2025 #darkart #inking #gothic #art #kleinekunstklasse
Zeichnung Meerwesen. Kiemen an Rippenbögen, statt meinen acht Tentakel
Laterne wie Anglerfisch auf Kopf
Tanzende Pose. Eigenkreation
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Someone is ready to be freed. #March4Monsters No. 16 "Tentacles"
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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
A 1500-1800 year old #Roman red woolly sock, found in #Egypt - it has a split toe, one side for the big toe, the other side for the rest, so you could wear it with flip-flop type sandals (apparently socks with sandals was a thing in the ancient world..!) AncientBlueSky #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
It's the middle of the month, so I'll allow myself to post old art for #March4Monsters No. 15 "Teeth" Both illustrations belong to a poem I wrote for an RPG once, called "Diese Zähne, diese Augen" / "these teeth, these eyes".
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
What led up to a literal (and literary) blood bath. Siegfrid and the wyrm (with aquatic features, for the sake of @tommykrappweis.de's Prof. Weissinger). #March4Monsters No. 14 "Blood bath"
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The moon looks hungry tonight... #March4Monsters No. 13 "Full Moon"
A full moon, but with a wide, teethy, grinning mouth, with saliva dripping from the lower teeth. Also, the moon has thick strands of messy, night blue hair with yellow stars woven into them.
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This is one of those you don't like from the start and they get worse the more you try to fix them 😅 This little guy is all eyes as soon as you say the word "treats". #March4Monsters No. 12 "Eyes"
A small, dog-like monster with a huge head and huge pink eyes. Its tongue is poking out and it is drooling, staring at you as if expecting a tasty treat.
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Suzanna @suzannacrampton.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This morning’s dawn chorus accompanied by dogs at play and a magnificent glow of warmth from the eastern horizon, despite a cold frost
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
If you see this, post a photo from your device, no explanation.
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Every monster's favourite truck is the ice cream truck! #March4Monsters No. 11 "Monster Truck"
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I am sorry to tell you, but it looks like someone helped themselves to your lunch... #March4Monsters No. 10 "Lunch"
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The Arting Ace @theartingace.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
Today's #Drawtober is more of a doodle-tober as I was feeling like getting back to my roots with some centaur scribbles 💜 #inktober2023
an array of scribbly inky centaurs in wild, active poses, rearing, running, kicking and stretching.
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Oh, this one almost got lost. Black and white banshee. #March4Monsters No. 6 "Scream"
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
If your grades aren't good enough to work at Star Fleet, you might end up working at Starbucks... #March4Monsters No. 9 "Spleeny Alien"
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
You know what happens when you don't clean up that mess under your bed? It turns into a monster! #March4Monsters No. 8 "Under my bed"
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Well, well, well, what have we here? #March4Monsters No. 7 "Claws"
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Bad behavior is encouraged in little monsters, which can be quite taxing for monster parents. #March4Monsters No. 5: "Bad Behavior"
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ColourofLeaves @colourofleaves.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Is it covered in slime, or IS it slime? You'll find out when you let it hug you. No. 4 of #March4Monsters: "Slime"
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