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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I give up. I’m moving into a cave.

J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tired 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.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I 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

Against a background of sinister, foggy woodland is the cover of A Waltz of Sinister Import, by Stephanie Burgis, which shows a pair of late nineteenth-century dancing slippers hanging over the title and a bat with outstretched wings underneath the author's name. Framing the cover's text are branches with golden leaves. Above that cover is this snippet of text: In times of trouble, her natural instinct was always to seek out a library.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Transferred 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!!!

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This 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.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every thriller and scifi writer in America: "Um, am I in trouble for having this in my Notes for like ten years?"

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEVER 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.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'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...

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I love HEB's delivery. And their delivery commercials (appeals to my weird sense of humor) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjWe...

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H-E-B Carpool Delivery

YouTube video by H-E-B

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Dawn Vogel @historyneverwas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Got my brief 2026 Flights of Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social recap posted! historythatneverwas.com/2026/09/24/f...

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History That Never Was » Flights of Foundry 2026 Recap!

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Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It was delightful to chat with @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social , and I’m so happy to be a part of this great new site!

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Samantha (Sam) Mills @samtasticbooks.com · 23/09/2026

Oh rad I got a readalong!! This is great

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is the final week this will be available on #netgalley. Get it before it’s gone!

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Dawn Vogel @historyneverwas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today on the blog, I review Gilded Spirits by Amrit Kallar! historythatneverwas.com/2026/09/23/r...

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History That Never Was » Review of Gilded Spirits by Amrit Kallar

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Took this baby to college with me... (Visual Commuter)

Clunky looking old 'portable' computer that weighed a ton. Do not be impressed.

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Philby Bear (they/them) @philbybear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You all deserve to see a corgi and a Siberian flag lay wrestle.

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

More 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/vn8yEUK

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Are you a Texas voter in ‘suspense’? Don’t freak out. You can still vote in November

Getting on the list can happen for a number of reasons, but it’s not hard to update your registration.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This 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

A woman in a tent-like floor length sweater knitted in variegated reds and pinks. (No sleeves)>

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This Saturday, September 19.

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William Ledbetter @williamledbetter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'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:

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William Ledbetter Newsletter

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Finished 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.

item is wet and in shadow, not actually blue. Crochet sampler with rainbow colors and multiple stitches, some executed far better than others.

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Triscuit is LOCKED IN for this latest episode of BirbTV

Triscuit is a brown and gray tabby cat with white feet, sitting with his paws on the open window sill, staring at a bird in the feeder outside

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

the horrors persist but so does dog o'clock

a shaggy black dog in a black and orange plaid bowtie sitting next to a golden retriever in a rainbow stripe bowtie.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So this is the salvaged part of the denim quilt, atop our navy bedspread where the dogs generally lie. Bonus Hilde content.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I 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.)

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Started 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...

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Blue Cotton Collar from Dream Palace Fiberworks

Blue 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

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yesterday 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)

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

First visit to new vet went well. She prescribed something for Hilde's yeast problem and caught them up on their shots. WooHoo!

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Title: Daimotsu Amagasaki (1940) Artist: Hasui Kawase moonagreement.org #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #NoAi #HasuiKawase #Moon #FullMoon #Amagasaki #Hyogo #Japan

A bright full moon illuminates Amagasaki harbour at night. The surface of the water is calm, reflecting the moonlight; on our left, a lone figure sits next to a small fire in a drum, keeping themselves warm. There and across the bay, industrial buildings crowd close to the water's edge. Above, the sky is starless, with only the yellow-tinted moon to share its light.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Great 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).

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is why it's so disastrous that pretty much all politicians and journalists spend so much time on X.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Got 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?)

Neatly framed art work where a raccoon and a possum, floating in air each reach for a pink-frosted donut (with sprinkles)

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I seem to blend quite a bit wherever I live. Language chameleons! Midwestern Continental plus Texas accents? mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

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Standard Language Quiz — Dialect Map Quiz

Take the Standard Language Quiz to see your regional US speech profile on an interactive dialect map. Based on the Harvard Dialect Survey.

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T. Frohock (she/her) @tfrohock.com · 04/09/2026

The Nigerian prince has abdicated in favor of the Nigerian book/web/SEO marketer.

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Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

There 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.

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I 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?)

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I 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.com

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Dream Palace Fiberworks

Stop here to pick up some shawls made by J. Kathleen Cheney (selling these so I can buy more yarn!)

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Chimney 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.

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Jennifer Cröw @writerjencrow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It’s always the people you most expect.

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Janice S. Smith @janicessmith.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I want to write an essay/article on Self-Publishing as a Performance Art. Observations from Worldcon.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I 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.

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Human history shouldn't need to be an endless loop of overthrowing assholes.

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A. P. Howell - Buy my book! @aphowell.com · 28/08/2026

Crop art 🧵

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