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Jim Stokes

@jimstokes.bsky.social

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#ConstantReader Science Fiction & Fantasy. Board trustee (Spring Lake Public Library, VNAHG of NJ). USNA alumni, proud veteran. IBM retiree. Nosce te ipsum. Pax vobiscum. Repetitio est mater studiorum.

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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 4h

indeed

WE MADE HIM BETTER THAN HE WAS BEFORE

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 11h

Henpecked?

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 11h

That time Dan reviewed a classic mystery story for the first time, a real howler! It Walks by Night by John Dickson Carr. 1941, cover artist not attributed. #booksky

Two gnarly hands, framed against the noon

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

No rebar was used in the making of this rather brutal book review. Alien Art by Gordon R Dickson. 1973, cover art by HL Hoffman. #booksky

Stone/concrete figurine of an alien being - red sky and mountains

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

a data center in your closet? radical

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

beautiful!

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I should vacuum, but I'm watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind instead.

"Frank hasn't taken his eyes off you since you arrived-watch him now, here he comes again."

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

thinking about investing for the future? #rabbitrabbit

How to Make Money with Rabbits

GET STARTED RIGHT IN THE RABBIT BUSINESS

American Rabbit Association
447 SOUTH HEWITT STREET
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

first cup is always the best cup

Cup of nearly finished coffee, 5 snaps of a gent drinking coffee

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

welp...

Don't be a "poor fish"- be her dream man!

Kreml Hair Tonic advert, 1946

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This book review is spot on, practice makes perfect. The World Wreckers by Marion Zimmer Bradley. 1971, cover art by (Frank) Kelly Freas. #booksky

Gent with long white hair, holding a sword, wearing a purple cape/ensemble, approaching a spaceport

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

that freaking frog ...

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

just doodling to the dulcet sounds of Godzilla

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The most interesting thing spotted at the Allentown Book & Paper Fair this past weekend. (and no, I didn't bring it home)

Evil Remard 2

Mr Brew Art

Sharp Video
Horror

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Refer to page 3, item 4 - bird brains.

Your Dream Book - woman asleep, woman with wings above her holding a book

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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Probably should have set an alarm. The Long Sleep by John Hill. 1975, cover art by Jack Faragasso. #booksky

Man (apparently) in suspended animation.

mind-raped

He woke-and discovered that somehow, somewhere, his mind had been ravished, his memory erased, and his only clue to his identity was his name: Joel.
But he was not alone. Around him the omnipresent computers typed out messages he could not decipher. Embracing him was a beautiful woman. Reassuring him was a kindly, white-haired man who told him one lie after another. And pursuing him was a figure without a face who called himself the Sandman.
Was Joel the only sane human in a world gone mad?
Or was he a hopeless maniac living out his fearful fan-tasies? Joel's long sleep was over-and his nightmare had just begun...

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The book and my #booknote The Mendelov Conspiracy by Michael Caidin. 1971, exlib, 1st UK edition, cover art by Ken Reilly.

16 panels of earth, flying discs, bombs exploding, astronaut

#booknote focuses on Brady's dilemma (does the end justify the means?)

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Goner @lordjuiblex.bsky.social ? They're both goners.

Fox outside chicken coop wearing base that says:

SECUR
ITY

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

translation - oh, shit!

"WE KEEP FINDING THINGS THAT ARE MYSTERIOUS, EVEN UNSETTLING."

CHRISTOPHER OLAH, ONE OF ANTHROPIC'S CO-FOUNDERS.

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Truth

You don't have to believe in ghosts in order to listen to them.

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Holding Fast to a Dream Even While It Slips Away

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I dunno, "boobs like tightly-wound clock springs" might be in the running.

female figure with Boing! Boing! s

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

what a purrfectly stellar idea …

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

and thanks also for the smaller piece that I shall use as a book mark... woot!

spaceman

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hold on @punkraygun.bsky.social , you're thanking me? no, no, no - thank YOU for the amazing art!

3 pieces of amazing art by Jon

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

not just anybody, everybody!

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

WHY DON'T YOU READ A BO0K OR SOMETHING?

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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

a wonderful book, inside and out!

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I grew up surrounded by sci-fi books, many of them sporting Powers jacket art. I often wondered if he actually read the stories his art was enveloping.

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sorry mate, it wasn't a dream. The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham. Not dated, cover art by Richard Powers. #booksky

Plant tentacles reaching towards an obscured group of people

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

sorry, that’s not her ribs

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This clever 1st person POV book review points the way forward, or backward. Time & Again by Clifford D. Simak. 1951, cover art by John Schoenherr. #booksky

Man wearing bubble helmet, spaceship behind him

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

maybe it found you.

Reposted by Jim Stokes

Jacqueline Antiquariaat Digitalis @jlensink.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not me, but I cleaned some jewelry while at the flea market

Jewelry Cleaning Casket by Dennison

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This book review steps around and then, penetrates the glare. A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda. 1976, cover art by Roger Hane. #booksky

Man walking, above a landscape, head appears to be a shining star - another man wearing a hat, trees in air below him

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

likely having a drink down the pub with the socks that never made it out of the dryer

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

likely mfg by the Stoic Sign Co, Chicago, IL

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

some can even make a car outta bits and bobs

Image of an antique car made using found parts and pieces

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

waiting for their morning cuppa

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

did you add the smile? (well-done)

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Whoa, how about the small print in this book review though! Scourge of the Atom by Volsted Gridban. 1953, cover art by Ron Turner. #booksky

Small space ship in the palm of a hand, video watch on arm, red and blue globes around

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

when the flea market is closed, there are other ways to dig for treasure while simultaneously supporting artists

When the flea market closes, as the nor-easter rolls in

Picking Gets Harder

JA Stokes
Sept 24/22
2026

No treasure this weekend.

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

perfect

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

May I Dm you?

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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

2 men cheating at card game

"Dream audaciously..."

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“are we there yet?”

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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

something you might want to let go of for a couple of bucks?

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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

the ole “need to find it in the wilds” list just got another entry