Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I give up. I’m moving into a cave. 723417651
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tired this morning because I got up at 2:30 AM with the ThunderDog. Rain is done but the forecast is for it to hit again at Midnight, so no sleep tonight. 100
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyStephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I just finished copyedits for A Waltz of Sinister Import! Join my Patreon as a Dragon Ruler to read it on Friday (& scoop up all the other ebooks already available there): patreon.com/stephanieburgis Or preorder the ebook to get it in just over 2 weeks: books2read.com/waltzSinister #romancelandia 02310
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyP.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wow. Really amazing writeup on my collection The Astronaut Among the Flowers in The Horror Review. Check it out: www.horrorreview.com/book-review-... @starsandsabers.bsky.socialhorrorreview.comBook Review: THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERSThe Astronaut Among the Flowers and Other Stories P.A. Cornell Stars and Sabers Publishing (August 18, 2026) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I ran across P.A. Cornell recently in Of Dread, Decay, and Doom… 35929
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Transferred a couple of K words off the Alphasmart Neo this morning, some old file and some work from last night. I'm glad that my handy little device still works!!! 131
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This has been a dismal month for book sales, making me 1/20th of what I got in August. ::sighs:: Not sure why, but this just seems to happen sometimes. 020
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Every thriller and scifi writer in America: "Um, am I in trouble for having this in my Notes for like ten years?" 2531767
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NEVER DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODWATER. Not only is drowning a real, heightened risk, but that floodwater is now a soup of shrapnel, everything soaked into the ground, and worse. Stay clear. 910843
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm getting a couple a day now (have a recent book). It means, among other things, that if I get an email from a legit source, I'll probably spam it by reflex... 010
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I love HEB's delivery. And their delivery commercials (appeals to my weird sense of humor) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjWe...youtube.comH-E-B Carpool DeliveryYouTube video by H-E-B 100
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyStephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026OK, this is genuinely amazing: youtu.be/FckhbDho1rE?...youtu.beNever been to the opera before? Now you can - for free!YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office 093
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyDawn Vogel @historyneverwas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Got my brief 2026 Flights of Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social recap posted! historythatneverwas.com/2026/09/24/f...historythatneverwas.comHistory That Never Was » Flights of Foundry 2026 Recap! 152
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneySylvia @akasylvia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The RAF ordered 28 Hawk T2s in 2006. On Wednesday it lost the first one. Flames during the take-off roll on a jet with no reheat and what the videos from the Valley perimeter show. fearoflanding.com/accidents/hawk-t2…fearoflanding.comHawk T2 Ejection and Crash at RAF ValleyOn the 23rd of September 2026, a Royal Air Force Hawk T2 jet trainer crashed near Pencarnisiog, Anglesey. The Hawk T2 is the RAF’s designation for the BAE Systems Hawk 128: an aerobatic two-s… 121
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My voter registration was caught up for over two months untill I decide to go directly to my county to register. What a headache... www.texastribune.org/2026/09/23/t...texastribune.orgAfter Texas DPS neglected tens of thousands of voter applications, Democrats demand an investigation - The Texas TribuneThe number of unprocessed applications continues to grow. Texas Democrats, locked in tight races in November, want Gov. Greg Abbott to probe the failure. 010
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyAlethea Kontis 알리티아 @aletheakontis.com · 25/09/2026I wish you all a blessed 9-2-5! ✨🦋✨💖✨🦋✨static.klipy.comDolly Parton's Iconic SmileALT: Dolly Parton's Iconic Smile 0128
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyJennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It was delightful to chat with @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social , and I’m so happy to be a part of this great new site! 0104
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneySamantha (Sam) Mills @samtasticbooks.com · 23/09/2026Oh rad I got a readalong!! This is great 143
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyP.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is the final week this will be available on #netgalley. Get it before it’s gone! 168
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyDawn Vogel @historyneverwas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today on the blog, I review Gilded Spirits by Amrit Kallar! historythatneverwas.com/2026/09/23/r...historythatneverwas.comHistory That Never Was » Review of Gilded Spirits by Amrit Kallar 012
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Took this baby to college with me... (Visual Commuter) 040
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyPhilby Bear (they/them) @philbybear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026You all deserve to see a corgi and a Siberian flag lay wrestle. 2358
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyTexas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026More than a million Texans are on the voter suspense list as of March of this year. It doesn’t mean a voter has been removed from the voting rolls or that they’re ineligible to vote, but may mean that they have extra requirements to fulfill at the polls. buff.ly/vn8yEUKbuff.lyAre you a Texas voter in ‘suspense’? Don’t freak out. You can still vote in NovemberGetting on the list can happen for a number of reasons, but it’s not hard to update your registration. 1137
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This popped up on my tumblr feed, a version of The Garment by monkey.low in tiktok. I sort of laughed to myself because I thought "What, someone actually made that?" Then I looked on Ravelry, which has 80 documented projects so far. And that's just on Ravelry. WOW. #knitting #TheGarment 051
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyZig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This Saturday, September 19. 0104
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyWilliam Ledbetter @williamledbetter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'll be sending out my latest newsletter in a couple of days. So if you haven't subscribed but would like to here is the link:dashboard.mailerlite.comWilliam Ledbetter Newsletter 031
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Finished up the first embroidery project, a sampler in rainbow colors. Because I suck at reading instructions, I missed that I was supposed to be dividing the threads, so the blue stars are stupidly bad. But I'm not undoing it. Also, my french knots are lousy. Something to work on. 2110
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyMerc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Triscuit is LOCKED IN for this latest episode of BirbTV 0454
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyNess 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 10/09/2026the horrors persist but so does dog o'clock 0131
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026So this is the salvaged part of the denim quilt, atop our navy bedspread where the dogs generally lie. Bonus Hilde content. 080
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I took one of the 2 denim quilts I bought long ago at Target and cut it up today. The semi-shredded bit will go into the trash, but the other parts of it can be salvaged. The two biggest swathes will make bed protectors for the end of the bed (where the dog eats his snacks, very messily.) 030
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Started small and uploaded the first of the many things I hadn't put in my store before. Only 2 photos, and I had to try three times to get them to upload on the store site. 😮💨 But here's to getting back at it: jkathleencheney.storenvy.com/products/370...jkathleencheney.storenvy.comBlue Cotton Collar from Dream Palace FiberworksBlue cotton crocheted collar with a black button. Will shift, so best to pin it in place with a safety pin or similar. Pattern source Ravelry 121
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yesterday was veterinarian, today is locksmith, tomorrow is plumber and mortar guy. This week feels like it's shot. (I will do my best to keep my dogs calm throughout) 010
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyJoyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Made two felt oyster cakes. 092
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyLiam Hogan @liamjhogan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026But it's "inevitable"...? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAnthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence. 122
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026First visit to new vet went well. She prescribed something for Hilde's yeast problem and caught them up on their shots. WooHoo! 020
Reposted by J. Kathleen Cheneyatomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Title: Daimotsu Amagasaki (1940) Artist: Hasui Kawase moonagreement.org #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #NoAi #HasuiKawase #Moon #FullMoon #Amagasaki #Hyogo #Japan 063
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Great relief because I have successfully collected the required samples for today's vet visit. All labelled and double bagged in the fridge. (Both dogs are going in, so we must avoid confusion). 030
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyPatrick Samphire 🏴 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is why it's so disastrous that pretty much all politicians and journalists spend so much time on X. 171
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Got a new piece of art for the master bath today, all framed up and ready to go. "The Duality of Trash" by Lindsay vanEkelenberg (sp?) 010
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyCat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I seem to blend quite a bit wherever I live. Language chameleons! Midwestern Continental plus Texas accents? mydialect.us/quiz-standar...mydialect.usStandard Language Quiz — Dialect Map QuizTake the Standard Language Quiz to see your regional US speech profile on an interactive dialect map. Based on the Harvard Dialect Survey. 641
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyT. Frohock (she/her) @tfrohock.com · 04/09/2026The Nigerian prince has abdicated in favor of the Nigerian book/web/SEO marketer. 063
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneySarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026There are words I mispronounce to this day because I read them in books for so long as a kid without hearing them out loud that I internalized an incorrect pronunciation. 4465
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyPatrick Samphire 🏴 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I haven't read the paper, only this article, but I wonder if it's that being rich makes you worse or whether to become rich you have to be a worse person? (Or maybe a bit of both?) 1102
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I have finally reopened my storefront post move, and unfortunately had to increase the shipping rate on full-sized #crocheted shawls. ::sighs:: I will be trying to get some of the newer products into the store soon. jkathleencheney.storenvy.comjkathleencheney.storenvy.comDream Palace FiberworksStop here to pick up some shawls made by J. Kathleen Cheney (selling these so I can buy more yarn!) 165
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Chimney sweeps are tomorrow, and I should get my plumbing part from Delta in the mail, so plumber probably next week. (3rd visit for the plumber, but everything's almost straightened out.) After that, Gutter Guy and landscape, but outside jobs and therefore not as problematic with the dogs. 120
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyJennifer Cröw @writerjencrow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It’s always the people you most expect. 0152
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyJanice S. Smith @janicessmith.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I want to write an essay/article on Self-Publishing as a Performance Art. Observations from Worldcon. 291
J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I regularly get those AI fan/editor/promoter letters, and I have a email that looks almost 100% real in my box that shows the person or AI was able to connect two of my series in the latest book, but also used the term 'crossover', which doesn't quite apply, I think. But. 100
Reposted by J. Kathleen CheneyZig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Human history shouldn't need to be an endless loop of overthrowing assholes. 2224