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Elisabeth Alba @elisabethalba.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Spooky spoopy sticker sheets!!!!! These were created by STICKII Club for their Blackwood Estates 12 night Halloween Advent, and you can also find individual sheets in my own shop at albaillustration.etsy.com. The stamp design is so cute, and they even have a touch of foil!

Photograph of the sticker sheet - pvc stickers on a clear plastic backing. The stickers are shaped like postage stamps with gold foil cent numbers. They feature the Halloweeny art of Elisabeth Alba - black cats, potionmaking, pumpkins, art from the Everyday Witch Tarot, cute animals doing spoopy things like trick or treating.

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Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 29/09/2026

It's DRM-free!

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Also, I just got the strangest "book club" request. Usually it's all gushing compliments, but this one throws in zingers like: "You wrote this as book one of a series called How to Write Kissing Books, which tells the reader you were never pretending this was literature about literature." #books

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I feel bad for anyone out there who is actually trying to run a book club that isn't a scam because they probably can't get authors to even open their emails now. #romancelandia

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hello friends...we've been volunteering at our local community theater for about a year and a half now and I've become interested in writing a play. Do I know any playwrights? Do you have any recs for resources? #playwright #writing

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

No, Amazon, I really am not going to send you a video selfie and govt ID just to shop. I hardly ever buy anything with you anyway. Now you made it even easier to stop.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

So what have I been up to lately? I discovered Sims 2 was rereleased, so RIP all my other hobbies. And working on my Personal Curriculum. This 12 week period I am studying Canadian geography and learning basic French. We also volunteer at our local community theater. Plus I still do #GrammyDaycare

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hello #romancelandia. I am quietly coming back. I have turned on the open sign on my (very minimalist) website and opened back up to professional beta reads. This is my only social media, so if you are inclined to share to help me get the word out, I'd be appreciative. gwenhayes.com

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Saving the world...one romance at a time

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I love this artist's work. If you love coloring, this looks amazeballs.

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Analilia Mejia for New Jersey @analiliafornj.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I’m Analilia Mejia and I approve this message.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Cleaning out old emails as I deGoogle. I found my PAN approval from RWA. I am so sad how all that ended. RWA used to be so important to me. PAN approval was such a milestone. And now...sad. #romancelandia

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I think I am going to have to break up with Etsy. I've been locked out of my account for two weeks because I changed my email and support just keeps asking me for the same information, just from different reps. If they don't want my business, that is fine.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The Discover tab of Bluesky is pretty much all posts from people I am already following. That's not how it's supposed to be, is it?

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cabbagePotato @cabbagepotato.at.app.wafrn.net · 31/12/2025

Grandma hobbies are actually the best hobbies everyone should try knitting and cross stitching and birdwatching and gardening

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

In my deGoogle mission, I changed my email and browser, which made Etsy think I'm sketch. To reinstate, they want me to answer the month and year I opened my account. Since I have no access to it, this is a problem. I had to guess.

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an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...

ALT: an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/12/2025

Health Speculations Swirl As Trump Seen With Damage Numbers Above Head theonion.com/health-speculations-sw…

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

You know what's nice? Relaxing near the Christmas tree without the constant buzz in my brain of worrying/planning Christmas.

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God @thegodshow.com · 29/12/2025

If people admire you, they put your name on buildings. If you have to do it yourself, well… that’s different.

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Washington State Health Care Authority @wa-health-care.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

You can help keep your friends safe. Naloxone (Narcan) is a medicine that reverses opioid overdoses. It is available for free in many communities or for purchase at a pharmacy. Find out where you can pick up naloxone and have it with you wherever you go: WAFriendsForLife.com

2. Hold the canister like this: place the spray nozzel between your pointer and middle fingers. Place your thumb on the bottom center, where the push button is.

3. Insert the nozzel into either nostril. Your fingers should touch their nose.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Husband made wassail for a potluck, so I am using leftover in the crockpot with the Christmas ham. Here we come a-wassailing...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 24/12/2025

Defying and dismantling authoritarianism is hard work. If we don't make room for rest and joy, we can't bring our best to the fight. You're part of a movement that's going to make sure that the new year is better than the last — in the meantime, rest up and get plenty of fresh air!

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

repost because I forgot the picture the first time...ah, the possibilities of an empty canvas. #crossstitch #stitchsky

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

My work ethic is rubbish today. I'm calling it. Christmas starts now. Happy Holidays to all. I wish you many cookies.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Companies that make you call to change your email address are not my favorite. It's dicey enough to make sure you spell your email correctly when it's coming from your own fingertips. But add a cellphone,a loud call center with someone on a headset, and human transcription errors. *cries*

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Are there any meal kits that are like...basic...like even a kid would like? My palate is very diner for dinner, but the kits have all been more complex flavor profiles.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Am I the only one who misses having a home phone? I especially miss the clarity. And being able to tuck it between my chin and shoulder.

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

We are still growing beneath the quiet earth. #witchsky

Winter solstice affirmations

I release the urgency to bloom before my roots are ready.
I am allowed to pause without explanation.
I choose depth over noise.
The dark teaches me how to listen to myself.
I honor the cycles of my body, my spirit, my life.
I carry only what I need into the next season.
Even now, especially now, I am growing.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

We're doing Christmas on the 27th, so I have virtually zero stress right now.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Today I am volunteering at our local community theater. It is one of the few things left untouched by AI.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Before this is taken down, screenshot it and download the file. Here’s the link to the unredacted version. Read page 16.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

If I were the ghost of JFK, I'd be making myself known. No one in that house should rest.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

AI might be the thing that forces me off the Internet for good. I keep imagining my life because before and it was just fine. I had my hobbies and the library. I'll have to go back to shopping in person and paying bills with checks but I can do it

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This is for residents and businesses east of the green river in the Orillia area in Tukwila, Renton and Kent. Due to breach in the Desimone Levee, this area is under a GO NOW evacuation notice. Leave immediately if you are in this area.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

You know the writing advice about just use "said" because it becomes invisible in the page? It doesn't apply to audiobooks. That shiz stands out bad. One of my favorite books ever is almost unlistenable because of said. #romancelandia #booksky

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

My granddaughter has 2nd degree burns on her legs that require 1 1/2 hour wound care. And her family's house needs to be gutted and nothing inside is salvageable from the fire 5 days ago.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Anyone who has spent any time at all trying to deal with AI customer service on the phone should understand that if AI is the future we are doomed.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Grandchildren are adorable petri dishes.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

At the walk in clinic. The only other person in the waiting room is sound asleep. Makes me wonder how long the wait is going to be.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Please add "puppy killers" to your proposed travel ban. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 02/12/2025

It's not just that the White House won't commemorate World AIDS Day. It's that Trump has needlessly decimated lifesaving HIV/AIDS research. It's that his administration has cut off resources to help eradicate this disease around the world. Hurting people and helping no one.

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Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

UW and Fred Hutch researchers, and many others, are bringing us closer to a cure for HIV. In Washington state, we're proud to thank our scientists today on World AIDS Day.

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Path to HIV cure includes Seattle scientists

Two new studies provide insights into a possible cure for HIV, and feature the work of researchers from the UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This is an important day because it’s the day you’re still going to eat some leftovers but you’re really not sure if you’ll be ok afterwards

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

What would you do with a half gallon of buttermilk? Asking for a friend whose husband bought a half gallon for a recipe using two tablespoons.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 27/11/2025

Sweet Potato Dish Stopped Being Healthy 5 Ingredients Ago

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We are down from 21 to 7 for dinner. Tis the season for illness I guess.

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Gwen Hayes @gwenhayes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Please do not panic if your turkey is still frozen. Cooking low and slow at 325 is safer than panic defrosting. It will take longer, but tastes better because breast cooks last instead of first. I cook from frozen every year now. Don't stuff it though. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/c...

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