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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.

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Alice Sheppard @penguingalaxy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hello pals. Please pelt me with your favourite octopus facts. It's for a thing. But also just because octopuses are awesome. Thank you :)

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This must be the third video of wonderful voices singing global scales I have seen, and each is mesmerising and has taught me things I didn't know. Such as: That these scales exist and how they, the bare backbone of tunes, reflect and unlock whole world regions' music. This is amazing.

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JL Kaufmann @jlkaufmann.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yarn pedantry with photos, demonstrating the difference between a skein, a ball, a clew, and a cake - a thread

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic

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The List @thelistuk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Now in its 16th year, Surge Festival is flipping the script on what theatre can be. Taking circus acts, contemporary dance, and thought provoking performance onto the streets of Glasgow. Director Alan Richardson tells us why outdoor arts might be exactly what we need right now.

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Alan Richardson on the power of outdoor arts: ‘It’s about audiences interacting with one another’

Outdoor arts are facing difficult new challenges as the availability of public spaces continues to be squeezed. Isy Santini talks to the director of Surge Festi

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

What if movement didn't have to be big to matter? Unbound is a film woven from 20 bodies, 20 stories, and 1 thread of connection. Join us for the premiere on July 29th at 6:30 PM ET. www.eventbrite.com/e/unbound-gl... A reflection on my process for this film on my blog: liapas.com/2026/07/11/u...

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Curiosity Cat @curiositycat.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Day did not go as planned - Being Responsible went out the window - but was SO MUCH BETTER, w homemade cookies, fresh strawberries, thrift store gems, beach time, space & zero-stakes expectations to experiment with photography, & a lot of laughs. All starting w 'Can you help me pick up a couch?' 😊

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Curiosity Cat @curiositycat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thread of kindnesses to young children - and their weary parents! - when travelling ... 🥰

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Kathryn Brightbill ✒️ @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Florida folks: If you have O- blood and are of African or African American descent, OneBlood is searching for donors who have a rare antigen that matches with a teenager with sickle cell disease who needs 50 units of blood so she can have a bone marrow transplant.

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Rare blood needed to save life of Florida teen needing bone marrow transplant

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA)— Blood donors of African descent are needed to save the life of a Florida 18-year-old fighting an aggressive form of sickle cell disease, OneBlood announced. Gigi Felix,…

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I have a standing rule that anytime I'm out with my kids and we see a photo booth, we have to stop and take pictures. My wife does the same. And as a result, our kitchen is covered with the best photo collage you've ever seen. Highly recommended. Five stars.

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Claire Leach @claireleach.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

These four ink drawings are quite minute in size (roughly the size of a business card) but are full of atmosphere and detail. They were part of Works on Paper 7 at Blue Shop Gallery. Available at claireleach.com/shop.

Four ink drawings of woodland landscapes.

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Scott Pack @meandmybigmouth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I want to mention something nice that happened to me today, in part to document, for my own sake, that good things still happen in this horrible world. It involves the London Underground, an escalator, a small boy and some rubber ducks.

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

'Dandelions,' was painted by the Danish artist Bertha Wegmann around 1910. It wasn't an arbitrary choice of a plant to paint: the dandelion was used to promote the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia because of its capacity for uncontrolled, strong-willed growth.

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MicroFlashFic @microflashfic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

“What do you do for work?” “I study the intersection of food and the environment.” “Like the carbon emissions impacts of different foods?” “Yes, but I also look at how environmentally friendly foods can become more delicious.” “Wow. What do you call a job like that?” “I’m an eco-nom-nom-nomist.”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/05/2026

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Unsolicited writing advice, no 1. Whatever other reasons you may have to write, never lose sight of your joy. Joy is enough of an end in itself.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

There is a Hookland dialect word – woldclip –which means to be summoned by the woods, to ache so much for wildness that you almost need to run towards its entanglement. I've been told that this portion of spring is known as a 'woldclip week'. – #MattAdams, 1982

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 07/04/2026

"No," the swordmaster said. "One does not refuse the king," the herald said. "I do. I will not train his soldiers or officers, I will not tell my students to join his army, I will not support his unjust war." "You will regret this!" "No," the swordmaster said.

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conrad 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✝️📿 @conradelliot.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It's #TransDayOfVisibility and I want to celebrate my mom, who supported me the best she knew how from the day I was born till her very last breath, locking eyes with mine. Growing up in the 90s in rural conservative MN meant neither of us really knew what being trans was. But when I wanted to

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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Tell me a nature fact that surprised you.

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Viv Schwarz @vivschwarz.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Lots of teachers made such a big deal about "filling the entire page" but "not going over the edge" and all that, and simply adding an entire new sheet to keep drawing was incredibly anarchic and wonderful and RIGHT. I keep going back to that, and it's Pippi Longstocking who taught me to do it first

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

My favourite French portmanteau describes vegan cheese. It merges faux (fake) and fromage (cheese) to get fauxmage * read on for more cheesy words and phrases from around the world (this thread may not turn out grate, but hopefully it will be gouda ‘nuff)…

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A favourite things is watching a kid get on the DLR in London and run to the front seat, so they can pretend to drive it. It never matters who is sitting there. EVERY adult gets up and concedes that seat. As humans, we recognise and are bound by a sense of joy and wonder. Above everything else.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin @bethsawin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A lot is awful but in my town people are organizing to protect amphibians crossing from hilly woods to breeding grounds on nights of warm rain. This too is human nature.

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 23/03/2026

"It's none of my business," the woman said, "but..." The witch did not roll her eyes. "...I heard you gave the baker's gal fangs, and claws." "She asked." "You've made her a monster!" "Adding doesn't make you a monster. Removing does." "Removing what?" "Someone's right to be who they are."

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Alice Sheppard @penguingalaxy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay! This day is on the 21st of March, the 3rd month, to celebrate the 3 copies of the 21st chromosome. It's a day when lots of people wear odd socks to celebrate difference, because chromosomes can look a bit like socks :) It's called Rocka Sockorna in Sweden.

My feet and my two-year-old daughter's feet at right angles on a wooden floor. We are wearing odd socks - her one with a bumblebee and another with a dolphin, me one with bright stripes and trees and reindeer, the other black with multicoloured stars. She is holding a plastic toy that you push buttons and it makes noises. There is a soft toy leopard on the right.

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JD is on the case 🕵‍♀️ @flackjd.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me." -Pride and Prejudice #JaneAusten #InternationalWomensDay

Illustration by Charles E. Brock, 1895. Elizabeth is seated at a pianoforte while Colonel Fitzwilliam is turning the sheet music for her. Mr. Darcy is standing haughtily near them, trying to make conversation with Elizabeth. It is captioned "You mean to frighten me, Mr. Darcy?"

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Curiosity Cat @curiositycat.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I keep thinking about the recent "Name 3 recent short stories you've read by a single author"; maybe it would be useful to specifically post some favourites with a link? One a day for a week - and every so often I will do it again with more & different stories. 😊 #ShortStoryFaves

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MicroFlashFic @microflashfic.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Dragons are ticklish But not where you think And gryphons are jolly Except when they drink Giants are graceful And dance on their toes Dwarves like to garden Planting roses in rows Everything loves And everything dreams And even a legend Is more than it seems

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

This is Bryan. Once a week, he takes a shelter pup on a New York City adventure in his 'Adopt Me' backpack, hoping someone will fall in love. He films their big day out, and almost every dog he's featured has found a forever home. 🫶 🐕 🫶 🐶 🫶

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Ann Bancroft (born 1955) is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker. She was the first woman to finish a number of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995. #CelebratingWomen

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Curiosity Cat @curiositycat.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

In today's 'Well, *this* is cool!' story: Medieval monks reused a parchment & in the process removed most of the writing. What is left has been identified as a star map by Greek astronomer Hipparchus, dating to ~129 BC & is the earliest known map of the stars www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/m...

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Medieval Monks Wrote Over a Copy of an Ancient Star Catalog. Now, a Particle Accelerator Is Revealing the Long-Lost Original Text

The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Jen’s response to winter is to wear big boots and keep on stomping.

sidewalk chalk drawing of a small furry animal wearing a coat and snow-spattered shoes stomping her way out of a tunnel in a snowbank

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Grace (Schrödinger's Canadian) @gaudynight78.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Well this thread will repeatedly blow your mind

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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

So many of my favourite things all here at once. This is a new entry in my (short) list of “every time I spot this or it crosses my mind I must watch it” Thank you Joe Lycett and BBC Radio4. There are still a few corners of the BBC that justify the license fee for me.

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Hannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Tell your friends when they inspire you. It’s not just a compliment. It’s fuel. It encourages them to keep being exactly who they are.

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Five expressions that are used when bumping into someone in an unexpected place… 1. It’s a small world (English) 2. How round is the earth (Ukrainian) 3. The world is a village (German) 4. The world is a handkerchief (Spanish) 5. What an odd place to find a lobster (Irish)

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Anybodye yn NYC got photos of the Bethesda Fountayne yn the snowe todaye? Ich love that place, that statue, wyth all myne herte. Plese poost yf you have some.

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 23/01/2026

"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?" "I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands." After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?" "This, too, is magic."

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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Another request. Do we have anyone here who’s bilingual (or near) Arabic/English who might have an hour or even two a week to teach English online to one of our Gazan students’ mums? That would be AMAZING.

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

'Gourds.' (1963) Eliot Hodgkin painted still lifes over and over throughout his career and used various objects as the basis for experimentations with shape, colour, lighting, and placement; each reminding us of life’s hidden beauty.

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking? Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me. 1/

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Ghoulothy @landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 10/01/2026

The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Such a lovely story 👇

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