DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 2hI am now filing your company into the same box as hobby lobby and chick fil-a in supporting ignorance and hate. I will be choosing floss from some other company wherever possible. 000
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 2hDear DMC, I am severely disappointed that you chose partnering with that transphobic bigot, JK Rowling. Harry Potter collaborations directly fund anti-trans legislation in the UK and 100
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 2hAs someone who embroiders, I will not be buying DMC floss. I prefer companies that don't collaborate with JK Rowling to fund her hatred and bigotry. Customer service is at support@dmcus.zendesk.com 100
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 3hPrey on. why don't we have a damned edit button yet.... 000
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 3hHow fucking dare they prey of LGBTQIA+ authors, many who don't get big budgets to publish and market. SHAME. 132
Reposted by DesertHarperquiltersblock.bsky.social @quiltersblock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 10364223207
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A black panther named Bagheera, that's a good callback! Love it. 1161
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Looks like he's mastered the kissy kata at this level of dogjitsu. I'm impressed. 060
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bluesky, help is needed. I am looking for a free online mahjong game as similar to the ones on pogo.com as possible. They have games I like, but the number of things that pop up on the website is INSANE. Help? 000
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Things that make me cry happy tears youtube.com/shorts/w1R0B...youtube.comIn 1974, this little boy stole hearts, 15 years later, Sesame Street brought him back. 🥹YouTube video by International Parenting Health Institute 000
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's just dresses. But I saw a mod on nexus for it that had a pantsuit. Sorry, I didn't get it so I can't say how much else that mod had. There's definitely a Victorian bent to a lot of the dress options, but one character is kinda 30's jazz singer style. 020
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026it's addictive! if you use mods from nexus, there are a bunch there to add extra fabrics and accessories, and one that makes the sewing part automatic. I love it. This was my "dangerous Priya" dress. 010
Reposted by DesertHarperShveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 05/10/2026Definitely NOT a badge of honor, as Meg notes below. As a brown midlist author, it's hard enough to get the word out about my books--so if they get banned, that's it. You can't buy or borrow what you don't know exists. (And the author gets blamed for poor sales numbers and can't sell future books.) 111956
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If you're going to post an image of a book for Banned Books Week, include some alt text about what book it is. Screenreading software needs it and people with vision impairments want to read, too. 010
Reposted by DesertHarperBisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 05/10/2026A lot of writers, readers, booksellers, etc. on the website are talking about how book bans have a disproportionate impact on living BIPOC/queer/trans authors, and it's true. But a lot of people don't know where to find those books. That's why, this year, I'm going to make a thread for you! 19070
Reposted by DesertHarperAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges. 12994392
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Well, that's one of the funniest and informative health ads I've seen in a while. Brilliantly done. www.oginstagram.com/reel/Dd3HoOq...oginstagram.comJOE.ie (@joe.ie)❤️ 9,922 💬 307 Sorry... wait... are they? 😂 000
Reposted by DesertHarperMaggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Here's the thing: most books that are banned don't make the lists that get circulated each #BannedBooksWeek. If you're a book creator and your book gets banned, please respond to this post with your book and its buy link on bookshop.org. That way we can support indies and banned books 💛bookshop.orgBookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores. 14675355
Reposted by DesertHarperNate 'The Belated' Carney @inapproprinate.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Banned Book Week! Time to read some things *specifically* because some folks don't want us to read those things! 816938
Reposted by DesertHarperUnite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves 982117836
Reposted by DesertHarperKyuu3@...? @kyuu3.moe · 04/10/2026Happy banned books week from someone who is anti censorship always. 0459
Reposted by DesertHarperStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'. 11034701294
Reposted by DesertHarperSo Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 02/10/2026Customer: I asked ChatGPT what I should read and -- Me: Well I'm sure its advice is *great* because LLMs are all just massive databases of books stolen from me and my fellow writers. Customer: Wow I did not know that. Keep telling people. Also if you want to know what to read, ask a bookseller. 2835190
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026this was on the local subreddit today. that huge price gap in Shiprock? Interesting that it's near all the reservations, where people can afford it the LEAST. www.reddit.com/r/Albuquerqu...reddit.comFrom the Albuquerque community on RedditExplore this post and more from the Albuquerque community 131
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Little Caesar's here is not gourmet, true. But it's reliable, decent, and still affordable. There is a small chain here that isn't Little Caesar's, and I wouldn't eat their crap if it was the last pizza in existence. so no, there is pizza out there that sucks. 000
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026OMFG... macdonald's is using AI to determine pricing? FFS. (note the $5 difference in Shiprock, insane.) www.reddit.com/r/Albuquerqu...reddit.comFrom the Albuquerque community on RedditExplore this post and more from the Albuquerque community 010
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026ya'll like macaroni and cheese? or whipped cream? Apparently a slave of Jefferson is the reason they're so prevalent here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZa0... fascinating! (also, this is a meringue in custard, not a savory dish)youtube.comJames Hemings - Jefferson's Forgotten ChefYouTube video by Tasting History with Max Miller 000
Reposted by DesertHarperEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The library isn't your mommy or daddy. Nobody is forcing you to check out any books. Nobody is forcing you to read any books. If you don't like a book, don't read it. If you don't want your kids reading the book, grow up, be a parent, and choose a different book. 221159357
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026THANK YOU! This is the one thing I don't like about AO3, where I read a lot. Yes, the tags help *some*. But so many writers put the CW at the end, and I have to scroll past the content to get the warning. My eyes already saw it, so why put it at the end? Beginning, and I can choose not to scroll. 021
Reposted by DesertHarperIndie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026To the folks emailing me with requests while using gen AI, can you please read my policy before clogging up my inbox? My review and promo policy is not rocket science. Thanks. 710721
Reposted by DesertHarperDemocrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Morning Kitten (I’m with him) 391349178
Reposted by DesertHarperDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it. 11041801441
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026super easy delicious lunch for a cool cloudy day. 6 Bibigo mandu (pork/veg) boiled, add a little of the boiling water to a little miso, little soy sauce, wee bit of chili oil. about 9 minutes from the water boiling. YUM 030
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/w1R0B...youtube.comIn 1974, this little boy stole hearts, 15 years later, Sesame Street brought him back. 🥹YouTube video by International Parenting Health Institute 000
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I should also caveat that just like with books and movies, I don't care if something's "on a chart". That is no guarantee I would like it. I form my own opinions about things. Life would be boring if we were all the same about everything. 050
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm 56. I've figured out the genres of music I enjoy. Not the same as everyone else, and they're welcome to like whatever they want. Might listen to new stuff, might not, it's a mood thing. Just an extremely rare occasion I'm in the mood for country. 140
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026yeah, I defended e-books and got someone accusing me of "playing the disabled card". Fortunately, I read well enough and my arthritis was easing off just enough to hit the BLOCK feature for her ableist ass. 110
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can't quit laughing. No, I haven't heard of that country song. I listen to one radio station that's rock, and ONLY when in the car. I don't tend to listen to random music online, and I can say I likely never heard of 80% of country stars that got famous in the last 15/20 years. Don't care. 000
Reposted by DesertHarperFredison in a Spider-Man Costume @fredison.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"You hated our Pervert Glasses. Now introducing... the Pedophile Amulet" 211341
Reposted by DesertHarperIndie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Paging the homies! 👀 1236
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 26/09/20261990's, applying to Kelly Temps, wore a 3 piece pant suit. Was literally told if I wasn't willing to wear a skirt, I wouldn't get as many assignments. I told them if they're hiring me to wear a skirt, it's not a job I wanted. Yup, got less assignments. 070
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comA bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest booksWas a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"? 000
Reposted by DesertHarperLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Cookie!” 🍪 IG: @cookiemonster www.instagram.com/cookiemonste... 763550697
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Really? the iced coffee thing? 1. I don't care what you bring to the interview, especially because you're going to be talking a lot. 2. be courteous and make sure the condensation doesn't leave a mark/wet spot. 3. if you judge over a drink, you don't really give a shit about if they're qualified. 000
DesertHarper @desertharper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"You could save up to $611 with ----car insurance!" Well, I don't own a car, so I actually save a FUCKTON of money. ahahahahahahahah 000