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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 5h

I can't even decide what to cook for dinner most days!

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 7h

Want a chance to win a handsewn, one-of-a-kind quilt that took 3 years to make? From now until the end of October, all donations to my breast cancer treatment Go Fund Me will be entered into a draw to win this gorgeous quilt donated by the talented Mary Garber! See the link below for details!

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Micah @rincewind.run · 8h

as always, my response to anyone who claims Terry would have ended up a TERF is: read Monstrous Regiment and go fuck yourself

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Micah @rincewind.run · 8h

Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment "A splendid effort. But, sadly, the world we live in has certain … rules, you understand? To be frank, the problem here is not that you are women. As such, that is. But you persist in maintaining that you are. You see? We can’t have that."

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Sarah JH Fletcher @sjhfletcher.bsky.social · 17h

Wonderful characters, great mystery, very well written. There’s so much Med Student Realness. Burnout! HECS debt! Social attitudes to families moving to a more desirable school catchment! Freya Marske always does such a great job of thinking through worldbuilding implications; a real pleasure.

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SpookyPinky 🎃👻 @sminkypinky.bsky.social · 7h

Went to a farm park yesterday where they had a composting toilet 'to help the environment' and used an AI poster to tell you about it. Mmmhmmm.

A fairly good taste minimal colour poster saying "thank you for using our eco-loo. saving the planet one wee at a time. It may be a little different from the loo at home, but we think our planet is worth it.

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 7h

Mando Mando Mando! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 16h

I am sorry, which company is this? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

At Microsoft, which rolled out Al widely internally, executive vice-president Ryan Roslansky recently publicly lamented the prevalence of Al slop in his day-to-day work. After receiving iwhat was clearly an Al-generated doc from a co-worker, he used his Al to summarize it and came away with no new thinking about the idea, he said. He warned his followers against falling into this potential "doom loop", where Al does the reading and writing and leaves behind an "ocean of sameness".

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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 8h

that's my cat btw

a white and orange cat lies sprawled between colorful cushions

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 8h

^this. Sometimes I need a couple of days to be able to pick up the next book, sometimes it's immediate. It's mostly about how deep my brain got into the book -- if I go deep & come up too quickly, I get something like the bends.

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 11h

So glad you didn't. I was going to be so worried about you 🫂

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 11h

I know!! Loonies and Toonies! I once visited Ottawa and I loved it there 🥰

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 11h

Oh Lola 🫂🫂🫂 hugs to your human 🫂

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 12h

Us bi gals also thank you for your service 🫡

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/10/2026

The idea that we are obliged to save the online fascists and nazis from themselves is not one I subscribe to, I've been online for 30+ years now and the number of right-wing chuds who have ever engaged in "dialogue" for any reason except to waste other people's time can be counted on a single hand.

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 14h

Currently 738 signatures. And all the expected people sneering about it over on the other place. Success, I think.

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 14h

do a couple of bits with the fam. I'm so exhausted and sad that I have about 10% capacity before I start to cry. 1 and a half weeks still til GP even *talks* to me about adjusting meds. Yes I'm in therapy. Yes I've tried 111. Yes I've tried going in person. Nowt. It is what it is. On we go.

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 14h

"oh but you're still working" "oh but you look fine" yes, and when I get home all I can do is read a bit and then fall asleep. This particular relapse has coincided with an absolute mare of depression so, believe me when I say, it takes _everything_ to manage to work and

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 15h

And it's guessing and hoping that you will have the energy when you get there. I have had to cancel so many things since August, at the last minute. Makes me feel like a right arse. 😞

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 15h

For me, it's that I'm so exhausted through long COVID and other chronic illnesses that I just don't have the energy to socialise most of the time (my job is very people-intensive). I hate it bc talking and hanging and hugging with friends used to be a big boost for me 😞

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sophiacollins.bsky.social @sophiacollins.bsky.social · 17h

Right, anyone any ideas of suitable funeral poems? Dad was a grumpy, trenchant old socialist, born working class but went to uni as a mature student and became a teacher. Liked crap puns, songwriting and arguing. Messy. Clever. Did I mention grumpy?

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 17h

TBF if the cat distribution system were to drop a Gonzito in a bin on my path I would trust the system and bring that babby in 😂 but I think it knows we're at capacity with 4 cats atm 😂😂

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 17h

(this is why we adopt older cats, too--we know most people want a baby kitten. The only exception was Chibi, who was abandoned and came in as foster on the week everything shut down bc of COVID, and we didn't have the heart to keep him in limbo indefinitely)

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 17h

This just shows how big and patient a heart you have, Sam 🩷 any kitty would be lucky to have you, but especially these who need extra time and love 💕 humans like you are hard to find

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LEE GATLIN @neilaglet.bsky.social · 22h

A very Merry (and Pippin) #TOLKTOBER to all who celebrate

Procreate drawing of Éowyn squaring up against the Witch King Angmar with his spiked mace—she holds her shield and raises her blood covered sword astride the severed neck of the fell beast, feet planted in puddles of its rank blood

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Debbie T Knits 🧶 @debbietknits.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

Four colour throw No pattern, just different stitch and colour combinations every few rows 🧶 #knit

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 19h

He’s so good at this

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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

godzilla: hey folks it’s me, godzilla. nice to meet you the people: *start firing rockets at him* godzilla: well what the fuck

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 19h

Also, happy ninth birthday to this from @cates.bsky.social

A tweet of a photo of a snowy egret on a beach at the water’s edge. It has one leg bent, taking its weight, and the one nearest the water extended, as if dipping a toe. But it could also resemble a dance routine. It is captioned “the ol' razzle dazzle”

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Dr. Ellen Bauerle @bauerle.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

A different sign of a writer’s quality: readers rationing their work because it’s not unlimited In quantity. Good writing takes time. ❤️ @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

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AK Faulkner ➡️ MCM @ravenswordpress.com · 17/10/2026

Many moons ago (i.e. around 2016) it was very profitable for big name indie authors to make their own audiobooks despite the enormous up-front costs, but now it simply is not. Amazon pay out a tiny fraction of whatever the customer paid for the book, so if the customer uses a free trial, you get $0.

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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

When the tragically backstoried broken grouchy mentor character adopts another magical child instead of going to therapy

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gabliotecaria @gabliotecaria.northsky.social · 17/10/2026

I just got to this line in the book and I just died of ~swoon~ Elizabeth Lim writes so beautifully about love and heartache and the million ways in which people misunderstand and yet love each other. One of my favourite authors. 💖

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Heather Herbert is .... @heatherherbert.uk · 16/10/2026

Seriously if you need to go to the hospital/doctors etc DO SO. Like everything, most people are decent and will ensure your safe and comfortable etc

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Chicago Tudor Revival AF @tudoraf.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

Happy radiator season, to all who celebrate

Drawing of a woman in long, tan, puffy gown, reading a book in the comfiest nook you've ever seen over a radiator, which has its own little curtain. I believe her hairstyle could be characterized as a bouffant.

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JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog @metaphrog.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

Still on the Wilomina book tour. Looking forward to doing a comic workshop with @cbnnetwork.bsky.social Books Alive! Festival of Stories in Southport. Where: The Children’s Library at Southport Library, The Atkinson When: Thursday 29 October, 2pm-2.45pm For 8+ www.visitsouthport.com/whats-on/top...

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