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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Coco would like to remind everyone that curling up in warm blankets is a perfectly valid way to spend a snow day. (Even better if you have a good book, but unfortunately she lacks the ability to read.)

A fawn-colored tabby cat lies on her back while she grooms her left front leg (right, from the perspective of the viewer). She lies upon a deep purple blanket. Both the top and bottom of the frame show the light purple blanket under both the darker blanket and the cat.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

CoverLetter_Version5 by Courtney Floyd is excellent scifi flash fiction for anyone who's been on the professional job market. It somehow captures the essence of the entire experience through 1,000 words that you actually want to read. And reread. And ponder. Audio/eprint. Highly recommend.

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The Only Map is Memory by B. Morris Allen I use my memory for a map. It’s the only map I have, but it’s unreliable in the way all memory is. Objects that I remember as big must have been smaller, loca...

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen is probably the most eye-opening thing I have read in a very long time. I saw glimpses of so many people I know and how we could exist in different parts of the book. Highly recommend. Audio/print. 🌈📚

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The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen

Why do we assume romantic relationships are more important than friendships? What do we lose when...

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I still want all audiobooks to be narrated by real, live people because AI can never match voice actors, but Speechify is proving to be a decent accessibility tool for helping me read all the @seananmcguire.bsky.social October Daye shorts that aren’t available in audio.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Luna is ready for bed.

A black cat with yellow l eyes lies on a bed with purple sheets. Her back half is under a purple blanket and her head faces the camera, ears up.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

If Katrina let me, I would catify the house. Hire a professional, go all out. A haven for our cats + the best foster room ever.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

”The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea”by @naomikritzer.bsky.social (Asimov’s 9-10/24) just won a Hugo Award! It’s the only non-audio short fiction I managed to read this year (post-concussion still sucks) and it was so worth it. Find yourselves a copy, folks!

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

The cats love the bay windows in our temporary rental. How do I break it to them that our new house doesn’t have any?

A black cat with yellow eyes lounges in a bay window, her front end and head facing the camera. Her ears are straight up. Through the window a grey wooden house is visible.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott is a novel about generational trauma and the power and the necessity of stories. It tugged at my heartstrings in all the right places, but cat lovers beware of a few catskin references. Magical realism. Highly recommend. Audio/print. 🌈📚 ✡️📚

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Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

In the tradition of modern fairy tales like Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Naomi Novik’s Spinnin...

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Rainbow capitalism aside, queer books are actively under attack, and now is a great time to show publishers there's still a thriving market for books with LGBTIA+ characters and by LGBTIA+ authors. If you've been hoping for an excuse to buy queer books on your wish list, consider this your free pass

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golvio @golvio.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Also, if you have a library card and the Libby app, you can access the Queer Liberation Library for free. www.queerliberationlibrary.org/login

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

I loved Bluesky until the concussion made looking at a screen - especially when scrolling- too painful to do for a reasonable amount of time! I miss the community I’d started to build here. @support.bsky.team please make it accessible!

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Rachel @rachelneedsanap.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

So called “autistic rigidity” contributes to some of my greatest strengths: a commitment to integrity, honesty & fairness, internal consistency in my thinking, & focused dedication to my work. It comes with tradeoffs, like everything else in the world. #Autistic

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Socks the Plushy ✡️ @rainbowsockscat.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The autistic urge to always give the other person the benefit of the doubt or assume they worded something awkwardly because you were always the one messing up or wording something wrong and not being given the benefit of the doubt but now you struggle to actually spot red flags because of it

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MD or Bust aka Applejuice @appyjumpindaze.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

What's your favorite recipes? Looking for links to recipes that people love so much they keep pulling it up. The ones that everyone compliments you on. ⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The rescue is trying to trap these two and if so, it’s socializing time! I finally feel recovered enough to start fostering again!

Two light grey tabby kittens lie on an outdoor table, one against the other. Their faces are towards the camera, ears straight up, and one little white paw is poking out from under the kitten in front. Bare tree branches are in the background.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I cannot for the life of me decide whether I like this pain scale or the one I brought over from Twitter better. Maybe this one, if only because it doesn't skip 1?

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I met the neighborhood void yesterday! Judging from the sleekness of this feline, I'm fairly certain they have a home. Our neighborhood is not known for its community cats. (As much as I loved admiring them, can the family of this cat please keep them inside before the wildlife does them harm?)

A long-haired black cat looks down at tall grass with their tail curved upwards. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. Behind the cat is a dark railing. In the background on the left is a closed dark green outdoor umbrella.

A long-haired black cat with an upright tail stands on a grassy slope with tail upright. They are facing downhill with their head slightly down and turned to the right. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. At the bottom of the frame is the top of a stone wall. To the left of the cat is a black mailbox with its red flag lowered.

A black cat walks in the overgrown grass to the right, away from the camera, with their tail upward and slightly curved. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. At the bottom left of the frame are a couple of stones.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Do I have the most adorable cat in the world or do I have the most adorable cat in the world?

A fawn-colored tabby cat is splayed on her back on a blue bedspread, hind legs in the air and her tail curved. One forepaw is folded in to her chest and the other is stretched out by her head, which faces the camera. One eye is open and the other is squinting.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

This one was very needy today! In a first, she was also very kneady on my glutes! Dali, how can I train you to do that on a regular basis?

A close-up of a lynx-point Siamese as she shoves her face into the camera. She stands ok a brown wooden table and her whiskers are ridiculously long.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Golemcrafters by Emi Watanabe Cohen tackles contemporary antisemitism by linking it to Jewish history and peoplehood. It doesn't shy away from harsh truths but also has really endearing and outright funny moments. Incredibly well researched. I loved it. MG fantasy. Jews of color rep. Audio/print. ✡️📚

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Golemcrafters by Emi Watanabe Cohen

Emi Watanabe Cohen’s sophomore novel travels from the most awkward surface tensions to the beauti...

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My #transrightsreadathon turned into a Sir Callie by Esme Symes-Smith readathon. If you have a kid in your life, I recommend this series. It tackles hard issues - self-confidence, gender identity, child abuse - in an affirming way while also just being an engrossing story. MG fantasy. Audio/print 🌈📚

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Tonight I hold my cats close. At the next opportunity, I will recite the Mourner’s Kaddish for all of them. I don’t think my clergy will mind. They’re cool like that.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Seriously, cats. I know you’re the best medicine but sometimes I do need to supplement you with OT exercises, and that involves you not sitting on them.

A black cat sits on an open folder on a bed facing the camera. She is on top of occupational therapy exercise sheets, specifically four square saccades and alphabet line twines.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

My OT wants me reading in print this week. ISO middle grade or larger font YA/adult recommendations for #transrightsreadathon I can get from the library.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I am also participating! This is the time to seek out these stories rather than stumble upon them by accident and be pleasantly surprised.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Model Home by Rivers Solomon is probably the most emotionally painful book I've ever read. It's also a spectacular, intricately woven story of queerness, intergenerational trauma, racism, mental illness, and so much more. Autism rep. Horror. Audio/print. Highly recommend. 🌈📚 ✡️📚

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Model Home by Rivers Solomon

Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.The t...

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Charlotte Moore-Lambert @charlottereads.com · 22/03/2025

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 22/03/2025

If you’ve made it this far, thank you. And finally—because it needs to be said: Marginalized folks in America don’t need to cosplay persecution. We’ve lived it. We’ve survived it. Choose peoplehood over whiteness. Choose justice over fear. Choose truth.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Alas, I do not have a minyan of cats in this house to daven with me. These two have volunteered to join Zoom services this morning, though!

A grey tabby cat and a fawn-colored tabby cat sit on a brown wooden table. Next to the cats is a maroon siddur (Jewish prayer book).

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

She came. She purred. She left to attack the tissue box. My emotional support cat is still a cat.

A fawn-colored tabby car is stretched out on the legs of her human. The human’s legs are covered in a pink blanket with cats on it. The side of the tabby’s face is to the camera and she looks like she’s smiling. This is a picture of a previous day because said human is unwilling to post about the cat without also showing her off.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Lassi says, “Forget your OT exercises. The only lines you need to follow are my stripes.”

A brown tabby cat with a red collar sits on a table, her head looking underneath it. Under the cat is a sheet of paper with images linked together by a mess of lines - an OT exercise. The images on the right of the page are entirely covered by the cat.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I’m unfortunately back in daily migraine territory, but The Martian Contingency by @maryrobinettekowal.com came out yesterday so I got 11hr 48m of not caring about the pain because I had Elma, Nathaniel, et al to care about! So many feels. Read this series. Jewish rep. Audio/print.

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The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Derivative Base is back with Elma and Nathaniel on Mars and picks up not long after the end o...

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Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

What I would love to focus on this year for the #HugoAwards rec collection: - small presses - fan and art categories - board games If you know of fans who have a lot of knowledge in these areas, maybe mention the sheet to them? It's for the award, but it's also a time capsule of the whole year.

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 16/03/2025

A friend shared this on Facebook earlier, after which, I shared it in our Disability Justice (Un)Learning Signal group, & after a fellow brown spoonie expressed appreciation for it, I got to thinking that my Bluesky followers may benefit. Here is the original post! 👀 www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dkg...

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PAIN SEVERITY SCALE

SEVERITY

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10/UNABLE TO MOVE: I am in bed and can't move because of my pain. I need someone to take me to the ER.

9/SEVERE: My pain is all that I1 can think about. I can
barely talk or move because of the pain.

8/INTENSE: My pain is so severe that it is hard to think of anything else. Talking and listening are difficult.

7/UNMANAGEABLE: I'm in pain all the time. It keeps me from starting most activities.

6/DISTRESSING: I think about my pain all the time. I have to stop during most activities because of my pain.

5/DISTRACTING: I think about my pain most of the time. I cannot do some activities because of my pain.

4/MODERATE: I am constantly aware of my pain but I can continue most of my activities.

3/UNCOMFORTABLE: My pain bothers me but I can ignore it most of the time.

2/MILD: I have a low level of pain. I am aware of my pain only when I pay attention to it.

1/MINIMAL: My pain is hardly noticeable.

0/NO PAIN: I have no pain.

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 15/03/2025

The Emperor listened to his ministers as they told him why each of the books on their long list needed to be banned. "Gentlemen, your explanations are a good start." "So you will ban these books?" "Not at all! If these books are problematic, we must provide context to help them be understood."

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Seriously, folks. Yesterday I special ordered an independently published book from my local independent bookstore and recommended they stock it based on local library checkout data. We can do this.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Wow, this one hits me in the gut. Written before COVID - so predictive then, and still so relevant. Scifi short story. Audio/digital print.

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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 13/03/2025

Purim reminds us: Joy is resistance. Celebration is sacred. Community is everything. May we find strength in laughter and courage in the story of Esther.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

1. You feel powerless? Don’t know what you can do to resist the rise of fascism? Here is an answer: Good Things. Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine. Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it. The more we build community, the less it can take root. 🧵

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Also, don’t just look for your local ASPCA - look for your local independent rescues! They often have less funds and rely more on volunteers.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp is incredibly reminiscent of Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness and Protector of the Small books, but with added disability and queer rep. I loved it. If the author would just use better pronouns for Splinter the book would be perfect. MG fantasy. Audio/print.

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Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp

New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp's middle grade prose debut is an immersive medi...

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Mad Mab @madmab.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Hey, want to have nightmares? It was scary when it came out in 2018. It was scarier in 2020. It’s even scarier now! Learn why measles is a scary bitch, courtesy of @seananmcguire.bsky.social.

Cover art of The Kingdom of Needle and Bone.

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