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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 13h

Once I walked into the dry cleaners and asked What is that amazing smell? and the girl told it was her curry for lunch. (Needless to say, I made curry for dinner that night.)

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 18h

I wish there was something better than 'like' to acknowledge agreement with...

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Dogtor Approximate @dogtorapproximate.bsky.social · 18h

Living with chronic disabling health is like permanently working with the most ornery , dislikable person in your office. The person who thinks musk is a genius , and Trump is 'quite funny, really'. You have to work together but it's impossible to relax or take pleasure in their company.

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Alethea Kontis, Witch 🖤 @aletheakontis.com · 18h

Looking for witchy shit? Check out my Harmswood Academy trilogy - YA paranormal romantic comedies set in a town that pretends it's Halloween 24/7. Also fabulously available on audio! 🖤🍁🎃 aletheakontis.com/bibliography... #fantasy #halloween #nocturnefallsuniverse #witch #booksky

Still shot from practical magic of Nicole Kidman dancing. Text says them: "don't come in here with that witchy shit" / me: * coming in here with that witchy shit*

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Finally got around (prompted by a forum post and an email) to cancelling all my stuff on Patreon. Sorry if I had subscribed to your stuff. This was not a decision about the worth of your content, but being exhausted with the platform. (I closed my own page months ago.)

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Now mandala 2 is on the mat. (Amethyst Mandala pattern). So much easier to make the second time around. It's tighter and cleaner. Now waiting for hoop.

crocheted mandala in a seafoam grading to white. Pinned on blocking ma

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mandala 1 is done blocking, and now just waiting for a hoop. I started # 2 yesterday, and have only 3 rows to go. Will likely finish it tonight. It's a lot easier to do a complicated pattern the second time around. #crochet

Crocheted mandala in blue tones pinned out on a blocking mat..

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Jennifer ScareCrow @writerjencrow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This glorious, furious poem! @jenniferhudak.bsky.social hits it out of the park!

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

First attempt at a #crochet mandala. Unblocked measure is 14", but hoop should be 16", so I need to stretch it a bit. Pattern is the Amethyst Mandala by Jordan Wantuch, in scraps of yarnart flowers leftover from the Josephine shawl. Will post a pic again once blocked and mounted. (May be a while)

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I didn't post the source of a yarn the other day because it was a special run for 2025. Not like people can find that anymore...

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm almost done with my trial mandala (crocheted) but am looking at the prices of buying a hoop for it. (No point in purchasing that until I'm actually 100% done because I don't know if I'm on gauge or not.) Weirdly, it seems like I can get 20 or 2, about the same price.

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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

::hugs:: Sometimes it seems like 1 commitment takes up the entire day with its needs...

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Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sorghum can handle dry conditions better than many crops. Now growers and chefs are trying to answer another question: Can they persuade more Americans to eat it? buff.ly/QsR8i2G

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This grain could be an answer to drought-prone fields — if more Americans eat it

More farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. — especially if Americans start consuming it.

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Lily Lachance 🏳️‍⚧️🚀✍️ @lilylachance.com · 01/10/2026

Few fake their death. Many fake their life.

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

I give up. I’m moving into a cave.

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

Have gotten some chili out of the freezer for lunch, started some laundry. Will do a bit of straightening for bug guys visit tomorrow. Will try to nap after lunch, an effort to bank some sleep.

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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

Having some premade options also work if you're someone who hates to cook. Either way, it's a wise plan!

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

Walking the dogs around the little pond in the subdivision this morning, discussing with hubs how hard it would be to keep the supply well functioning by hijacking a solar panel or two from houses nearby. (We'd have water, although very hard well water.) Because this is how our minds work...

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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

There are probably a whole team of costume designer who finally get to reuse some of their design ideas from their middle schooler's last pageant.... A HAM! I get to design a HAM costume!

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

Such a matter of taste, too. I couldn't bear watching The Americans...

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

Good Place at 51? Leverage not even on the list? No Bob <3 Abishola? Yep, not my list... I am not very mainstream, evidently.

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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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J. Kathleen Cheney @jkcheney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

::Hugs:: Here's hoping everything heal properly!

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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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