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Jo Emanuelson (she/her)

@ithilen.bsky.social
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I'm a developmental editor, crocheter, and I bake when I'm stressed. I also love to read (fantasy, romantasy, smut, sci-fi) and have an MFA in creative writing. My family includes a fantastic spouse, a brilliant kid, and two delightful cats.

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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 4h
STORY TIME: when I was deployed, there were 44 ppl in my unit and 6 of them were women. When we were in Kuwait, the 6 of us got put in a tent with 75 other women from the battalion. The guys got their own tent. Which caused jealousy bc their tent wasn't overcrowded and their AC actually worked.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 5h
FUN DINO FACT: Therozinosaurus had the longest claws of any living creature and it was an HERBIVORE. Covered in FEATHERS. #dinofacts #chickenshaventforgottentheyaredinosaurs
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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 7h
Submit lit mags and fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction books by November 18! Learn more about the #FirecrackerAwards: www.clmp.org/programs-opp...
A cool-toned yellow graphic with celebratory fireworks and text reading "Publishers, submit to the 2027 Firecracker Awards for Independently Published Literature by November 18!"
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 22h
There was a fly buzzing around while I was making dinner (french toast to go with my chili) and I just casually trapped it in the lid for the pan spray like I'm Mr Miyagi and now I don't know what to do. It's trapped, but now so are we. #savemejeffgoldblum
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Walked this morning before work. Did not trip and skin my knee. Did see one (1) chipmunk, one (1) groundhog, and startled one (1) deer. 2 mi in abt 30 min, so on pace to finish a 12-mi ruck in 3hrs. Which is a weird way for me to think abt it.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just a quick note that every single woman you know is thinking abt her own SA and deciding whether sharing that experience will help after 10 yrs of #metoo changing almost nothing. I am encouraged by how many men I'm seeing getting loud rn. Be nice if some of them were elected officials, tho.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@hankgreen.bsky.social I heard there was a poll for #hollywoodending colorways. I have these:
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HOT TIP: HOW TO TELL IF THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN BY AI. You might think it's the use of an em dash or too perfect grammar or other linguistic clues but the REAL GIVEAWAY is when they don't delete the ai prompt. FOLLOW ME FOR MORE TIPS. #hybridpublishing #aisucks
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm going to see @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social on Monday in Pittsburgh and even tho I probably won't get to give it to him, I made him a Canada goose that turns into a Dr Pepper. I may have peaked early. (The photos are horrible, I know.) #crochet #anthropocenereviewed
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today I saw a caterpillar and a grasshopper and I didn't trip and skin my knee AND I found out that my grandma's ashes were scattered at the lake by the mountain not at the peak so I don't *have* to hike a mountain iffn I don't want to!
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Accidentally discovered that my favorite genre is "novelist writes abt art and plot happens." Examples are "Sacre Blue" and "Anima Rising" by @theauthorguy.bsky.social and now "Hollywood, Ending" by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I stepped off the curb and fell. Knee hit the sidewalk, hands flat on the ground, then I rolled to my side onto the grass and wondered how I got there. I was very Aware of Myself. The sting of scraped skin, throb of tmro bruises. And of course the shame.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am on part 2 of John Green's Hollywood, Ending, which arrived a WHOLE DAY EARLY. I am making post-it notes of lines I like, for their beauty or grace or craft or humor or VIBES, bc I'm sending it to my friend's kid who is a writer and might like notes. @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FUN DINO FACT: "Stegosaurus" means "roof lizard," and it got that name bc they originally thought its back plates lay flat on its spine rather than stood up! They also thought it had an extra brain in its hips to control the tail! #dinofacts #paleontology #mykidlovesdinoshowdidyouknow
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
How to accidentally walk 5 mi. 1. Check that your watch has enough battery bc last week it died before the 1st mi. 2. Wait for watch to connect to GPS, then start walking.
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Edward the Movie Buff 🎞🎬🎥📽 @midgetmoxie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Young Frankenstein (1974) Director: Mel Brooks
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
SOUP #1, Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup (recipe here: www.facebook.com/share/r/1Bgj...) Pro-tip: put this through a fine mesh strainer. Gets out any seeds, rosemary leaves, and skins. Nice velvety texture.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
FUN DINO FACT: The first fossil of an Allosaurus was a damaged vertebrae that they thought was a fossilized horse hoof. #sciencesky #paleontology #dinosaurs
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Christopher Moore @theauthorguy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jeebus! 2 bucks You can find it on eBookDaily's bargain Kindle books list: ebookdaily.com/bargain-kind...
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'Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal' by Christopher Moore is featured on eBookDaily's best Kindle book bargains
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just finished reading this again. Abt the best take on Frankenstein I've ever read. I think Shelley would have enjoyed reading bits to Byron while cackling.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Next summer, I am hiking up a mountain with my grandpa. And then I'm leaving him there.
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Ben Fegan @puppettron.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
look, maybe i'm a bit of an idealist, but i think people like jake lang need some defense. in court or the justice system, because everyone deserves some defense there. not in the discussion space or really the space between someone's fist and his throat though.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
FUN DINO FACT: Carcharodontosaurids are theropods with serrated, triangular teeth, which is where they got their name (shark-toothed lizard). The largest in the family is the Giganotosaurus (great southern lizard). Might have been bigger than the T. Rex AND was maybe warm-blooded
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Ben Fegan @puppettron.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
things improved by lemonade: 1) iced tea 2) mt dew 3) your mood things not improved by lemonade: 1) fried chicken batter 2) a CPU 3) Jay-Z's reputation
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Watching @kenjennings.bsky.social first run on Jeopardy and loving how he just casually says he hates all businessmen and when the revolution comes they'll be strung up. ❤️
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
FUN DINO FACT: Spinosaurus is the only dino we've found who is adapted to live partially in water. Teeth and jaws built for catching fish, might have had webbed feet, sail back might have been a swim aid. It was basically a croc the same size or bigger than a T-Rex.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
FUN FACT: Dinos are split into 2 main groups based on hip design: lizard-hipped and bird-hipped. Bird-hipped are your ceratopsians, stegosaurs, and ankylosaurs. Lizard-hips are the sauropods (long-necks) and theropods (t-rex, raptors, etc).
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Shrimp and pesto risotto to eat on my new dining table. Even when we had room for one while in AL and VA, we never ate at it except for holidays. Then we moved here and the table went in storage and now we FINALLY have room and I will eat EVERY meal there.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When you get tired of rehashing the same trauma that is the hellscape we live in as grown-ups, like every convo is politics or ai or the economy or climate change, take a cue from kids and blurt out random facts.
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Gail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The last book in Piper wrote for her Mythwoven series is now up for pre-order. gailcarriger.com/piperfinal
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Gail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Last chance to grab ETIQUETTE & ESPIONAGE for 2 smackers. My p​publisher ​w​on't do this ​a​gain for a long while, so grab ​it while it's hot & spread the world. gailcarriger.com/FS1_twit
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I need a word for the spontaneous joy of discovering an arbitrary rule doesn't have to apply to you bc you are the adult who makes the rules. #askhankgreenanything
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
EVERYONE NEEDS TO GOOGLE JIMOTHY RIGHT NOW. #joy
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Finished a commission. Acrylic, tunisian honeycomb stitch, took a week and momma loves it. #crochet #tunisiamcrochet
White, gray, and green paneled baby blanket with Henry stitched in the center panel.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Scrap shirt that reminds me of Klimt's "The Kiss." Took forever bc the pattern (Lava Pullover by Katerina) was for DK and all my scraps are fingering. This is at least the third project this yarn has been used in. Previously it was a bright rainbow sweater and then a scrap cardigan. (pattern below)
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Peak summer experience: sitting outside crocheting while my kid reads me a book. #crochetenpleinair
Crochet blanket on my lap, 8-year-old kid in a lawn chair reading a book.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I made no such promises.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Fun fact: "Generational Trauma" is not short hand for blaming all my problems on my parents. It means "shit that damaged me as a growing human." Breaking the cycle of generational trauma means not passing my childhood shit onto my kid just bc "that's how I was raised."
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Added a little information tracking to 4 x 3. All stats start today and it only tracks data stored in your browser (so it won’t port to other devices). Also…streaks! Hankgreen.com/fourbythree
Stats screen showing the streak, win rate, wins, perfect games and high score.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
@hankgreen.bsky.social WHAT IS THE EVOLUTIONARY ADVANTAGE TO PERPETUALLY GROWING HAIR FROM OUR HEADS?!? Horses have head hair so they look majestic while they run, obvi, but our ancestors were pursuit predators so they wouldn't have to run! I NEED ANSWERS. My neck is so sweaty.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Recent makes #crochet #lotr #jasonvorhees
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Pizza Rachel 🍕👨🏻 @dftbarachel.dftba.social · 01/05/2026
Despair Is Not Wisdom
colorful sparkly poster with the quote “I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A MIND WHERE
EVERY PIECE OF GOOD NEWS HAS TO BE IMIMEDIATELY ESCORTED OUT OF THE ROOM BY A COMMITTEE OF CAVEATS”
- HANK GREEN
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 30/04/2026
It's the final day to submit to the AHP Nonfiction Prize! Send us your personal essay collections and memoirs today for the opportunity to publish with Autumn House! #essays #memoirs #creativenonfiction #bookprize
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denisedftba.bsky.social @denisedftba.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Blanket update! Hit 144 squares last night, this represents a lot of classes I’ve been taking. Now that I’m in the thick of it with network engineering, 144 “bits” is especially pleasing.
A knitted blanket made of many colors loosely based on the color palette of the 2023 pizzamas pizza John eras shirt
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Gail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Oddly enough (or perhaps not with me) throw pillows are playing a significant role in my current WIP.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol. Motherfuckers, we built this:
A graph from Our World In Data showing a precipitous drop in child mortality starting in the late 1800s going from an average of 48% to global rate of 27% in 1950 to the 2020 infant mortality rate of 4%, with some countries having a rate as low as 0.3%
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
LOTR HOT TAKES 1. The reason Treebeard has never heard of Hobbits is bc trees communicate long distance using mycelium networks on their roots and Hobbits are voracious mushroom eaters. What could he know of the Shire except that beyond the Old Forest is nothing but gnawing hunger.
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Jo Emanuelson (she/her) @ithilen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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