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Kamilla Milligan

@kamillamilligan.bsky.social
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Kidlit writer exploring how humans grow and change through relationships and connections with nature. kamillamilligan.com

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Morning Kitten Crossing
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 17/06/2026
Two former advisors to the federal government recently told MPs the Carney government has “repealed or weakened virtually every climate policy” developed in the last decade and is ignoring the advice of climate scientists. @meyer.bsky.social covered the experts' testimony:
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Carney is ‘shredding’ environmental rules, ‘misleading’ the public: experts | The Narwhal
The government shut out its own climate science and policy advisors, they say, while gutting Canada’s environmental protections in favour of oil and gas
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Nearly every indicator of climate change is flashing red. But we still hold the tools available to bring the planet back into balance. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The ocean has shielded us from the worst of climate change. Now it is running a fever | Karina Von Schuckmann
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The ocean has shielded us from the worst of climate change. Now it is running a fever | Karina Von Schuckmann
Nearly every indicator of climate change is flashing red. But we still hold the tools available to bring the planet back into balance
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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
What a powerful story about a group of incarcerated women who are keeping an endangered butterfly species alive. ❤️
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Endangered Butterflies Are Thriving Behind Bars
In the tender, methodical work of rescuing an imperiled butterfly species, incarcerated women are finding a sense of purpose.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Saying the quiet part out loud since Earth Day 👍
Post from Ravi Parma on Facebook:

Happy Earth Day, British Columbia!
As minister of forests, Earth Day is important to me and my work. Forestry includes wildfire prevention and destroying our land; it includes harvesting trees
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 16/06/2026
Steven Guilbeault is resigning as a member of Parliament — he says he can no longer have an impact on climate change working within Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government. In this exclusive interview, the former environment minister shares why. thenarwhal.ca/guilbeault-e...
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Guilbeault on Carney’s faith in a market fix for climate change | The Narwhal
Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he was ‘becoming a tool to justify some of the things the government is doing,’ as he leaves the Liberals
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Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"Greenpeace has calculated the “climate debt” of these... individuals, by attributing to them their share of the damage done to the climate by the assets they own. By this reckoning, the world’s richest cause nearly $1tn a year of damage to the climate" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions
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Genel Jumalon 🍉 @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.
CBS MORNINGS ON YOUTUBE (JUNE 4, 2026)

Interviewer: I read that you do not want to embrace Al.

Kane: Absolutely not.

For me the whole point of doing what I'm doing-art is a way of processing life. I don't see the value in outsourcing any element of that.

When I'm looking at someone else's project, if I see an element of the environment [where] they use generative fill or whatever to change something about the scene, it just shuts off the part of my brain that wants to know more about that world. Because I would assume if they're willing to make an arbitrary choice there, they could make an arbitrary choice with literally anything.
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Verbalize.bsky.social @verbalize.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Trans Lifeline @translifeline.org · 03/06/2026
Trans Lifeline’s hotline is staffed by trans people, for trans people. Your donation helps keep peer support, resources, and community care accessible during a time when trans people are under attack. Donate if you can. Share if you can’t. ✨ translifeline.org/donate #OurRootsAreRebellion
Pink graphic with bold text reading: “SHARE THE TRANS LIFELINE HOTLINE.” Smaller text says: “It could save a life.” U.S. and Canada hotline numbers are displayed alongside a butterfly illustration and colorful geometric shapes. Hotline numbers are listed for the U.S. and Canada:
US: (877) 565-8860
CAN: (877) 330-6366
Donation text at the bottom reads: “Donate to Trans Lifeline: translifeline.org/donate.”
Bright blue graphic titled: “HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP:” The slide encourages viewers to save the hotline number, text a friend, share the post, donate to Trans Lifeline, and check on their people. U.S. and Canada hotline numbers are displayed prominently. Hotline numbers are listed for the U.S. and Canada:
US: (877) 565-8860
CAN: (877) 330-6366
Decorative icons include a phone, speech bubble, heart, megaphone, and retro cellphone illustration.
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Eddie Yang @eddieyang.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
New paper in Nature. The more a government controls its domestic media, the more it dominates AI training data, the more pro-regime outputs we get from AI. By scraping the open web, LLMs are unwittingly laundering state-coordinated narratives into seemingly objective answers.
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Tricia Dearborn @triciadearborn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
If you're thinking about using gen-AI to "write" books, this 🧵 is for you. I’m a highly experienced editor who’s been in the biz a long time. Recently I’ve had manuscripts come to me where the author has used gen-AI – not for writing, I’ve been assured, but for “structuring” or "organising"
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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Friends, sometimes silly men say silly things. And sometimes, those silly things are also hurtful things, or damaging things, or things that disrupt the important and caring work that we all set out to do every single day. So it goes. But in the meantime, I have a message for children's authors:
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 06/05/2026
We may or may not see an apology in the days to come. If we do, it might be one of those “I’m sorry you didn’t understand what I meant” apologies. (PSA for anyone who needs a primer on how to apologize the right way: @kylelukoff.bsky.social I’M SORRY YOU GOT MAD.) bookshop.org/p/books/i-m-...
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I'm Sorry You Got Mad
Check out I'm Sorry You Got Mad - <b>Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff explores the importance of learning to apologize.</b><br><br>Jack wants to apologize for hurting Zoe's feelings. He just can't see...
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 06/05/2026
If you're part of the kidlit community, you probably already know our current "ambassador" declared in a new book that 94.7 percent of kids' books are "crud." It was a careless and harmful thing for someone in that role to say in this moment, and I've been thinking about where we go from here.
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Rob Liu-Trujillo @robliutrujillo.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Checking out this doc produced by Dwayne Wade abt Dads of trans kids that looks pretty cool! www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
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Dwyane Wade offers message for Trump administration on trans kids
Dwyane Wade executive produced documentary "The Dads" that shows the impact of Trump administration policies on trans kids and their families.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
As the father of a middle schooler I have seen the rebellion against AI forming there — even using “that’s AI, bro,” not indicating something is literally AI, but that something is metaphorically so — it’s sus, it’s bullshit, it’s bad weird
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Very cool sight about no-fly pledges! flightfree.co.uk
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Flight Free UK
Fight climate change: make the pledge to be flight free in 2026
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Jonathan Emmett @jonathanemmett.com · 08/04/2026
… If the BBC was remotely serious about promoting environmental sustainability, it it would be platforming the work of organisations like @flightfreeuk.bsky.social, rather than repeatedly promoting frequent flying for leisure. flightfree.co.uk
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Flight Free UK
Fight climate change: make the pledge to be flight free in 2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The Artemis II crew is a breath of fresh air into the news cycle.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 06/04/2026
“I’ll have you know that I’ve had sex.” “I went outside today, saw a bird, then immediately went back inside. Nature is beautiful.” “Will this get you to love me?”
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The Only Possible Poems
“All poems are one of the following. There are no alternatives.” April 8 2022 4/1/23 4/9/24 4/4/25
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
@davidebybc.bsky.social it's past time for action to protect what remains of BC's old growth forests. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Panel appointed to map B.C.'s old-growth forests say province is failing to save them | CBC News
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they're concerned about continued logging in those same rare a...
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"AI could never." Thank you, @shifasafadi.bsky.social for this beautiful call to action! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Author Shifa Saltagi Safadi on the Things AI Could Never Do
National Book Award winner Shifa Saltagi Safadi reflects on the joys and struggles of the writing process, and all that is lost when we surrender our creative acts to AI.
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
How evocative!
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
What adorable birdies :)
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Look how cute!
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Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Happy #KidlitArtPostcard day! Today I am sharing art from my upcoming book, #TheDayKindnessCame, publishing October 2026. This one is near and dear to my heart and may end up being my #legacy book. I have had a passion for creating #kidlit for a long time and hope to continue for years to come.
Happy #KidlitArtPostcard day! Today I am sharing art from my upcoming book, #TheDayKindnessCame, publishing October 2026. This one is near and dear to my heart and may end up being my #legacy book. I have had a passion for creating #kidlit for a long time and hope to continue for years to come.
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Andrea Wickert @librarymusthaves.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m a children’s book author & illustrator open to the right picture book for my whimsical, wonky illustrations Thank you to @ginaperry.bsky.social for bringing us all together for another month of sharing Portfolio and contact info found at www.andreawickert.com
A bird on a boat about to embark on an adventure for KidLitArtPostcard Day
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april dela noche milne @apricotjoy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
and it's #kidlitartpostcard day! hoping the April showers lately will soon turn into flowers! I need sun! I'm based in Vancouver & rep'd by the wonderful @janinele.bsky.social 🪻would love to do more books but also book covers!! 💛 🌷 aprilmilne.com #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart
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Laura Zarrin @laurazarrin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hello Art Directors and Editors! Here's a Highland Cow and his friend Duck out for a ride for #kidlitartpostcard. I'm looking for picture book, chapter book, and young graphic novel projects, as well as cover illustration work. Portfolio www.LauraZarrin.com Rep'd by Elizabeth Bennett, Transatlantic.
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Personally, I enjoy having a brain. My own brain, that I take great pleasure in using.
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Folks, I'm writing! And I'm writing about my writing in my latest writing newsletter! Read more here: kamillascorner.beehiiv.com/p/it-s-writi...
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It's Writing, Even If It Isn't a Book
A couple of my recent writing activities.
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 01/04/2026
I've seen people trying to defend it today by saying "No, no, I just use it to brainstorm, bounce ideas, I do the actual writing" and with all the kindness in the world I need to tell you: if there is a stage of writing you are not good at, you need to get good, not use the plagiarism machine.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The AI economy looks...really precarious. So @matteowong.bsky.social & I did a bunch of reporting to try to figure out what happens when a potential bubble collides with a war in Iran and a potential resource shortage. The answer is...arguably the most dire stuff i've heard from smart ppl in a while
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The AI Boom Wasn’t Built for the Polycrisis
“There are too many ways for it to fail for it not to fail.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/03/2026
Please share widely!
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Jimmy Two Heads 💀🎃 @jimmytwohands.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I’ve never seen a picture of a chicken go harder than this
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Meridth McKean Gimbel @hellomeridth.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Hello lovelies! I’m currently on a deadline, so this post is a double dip.

“Happy Trans Rights Readathon! For those unfamiliar, the goal is to uplift/read/support trans, non-binary, 2Spirit, & gender expansive characters & author/illustrators as well as raise funds for trans causes. 1/
Trans rights readathon recommendations
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Among the many reasons to say no to AI: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models
From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
#quitGPT: Read on for many reasons to cancel your ChatGPT subscription and delete the app. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman
As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman
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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We’re taking the Canadian gov to court 📣 For 11 years, it has delayed mapping critical habitat for Southern Mountain #Caribou while logging + industrial development continues. #cdnpoli With @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social , @stand.earth & @wildsight.bsky.social, we’re demanding action.
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Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
going to start saying 'i'm doing things that quite literally have never been done before" whenever i get any amount of pushback
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
BC's forests need our voices. Once endless, they are now under major threat, particularly the nearly-destroyed old growth. There are better ways to supply our needs: sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-even...
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Closer to the brink: The state of the forest in B.C. in 2025
This independent report assesses the state of forests in BC and how the province can get back on track for the promised paradigm shift in forest stewardship.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 11/02/2026
This dog is being called a "real-life Lassie" after helping find a missing 3-year-old boy in Kentucky. “I don’t know where the dog came from,” one officer said. “But it was a blessing from God that day.” We think the dog deserves some credit too, so we're awarding him our highest honor, a 15/10
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Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I have thoughts...this time, about planning and how it can help or hurt: kamillascorner.beehiiv.com/p/plan-xiety...
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
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Yaroslava Apollonova @odnatamyara.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Hello, it’s #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Yara, I’m a mixed-media illustrator, who’s also writing stories. Dear art directors and editors, I’m open for kidlit, nonfic, MG and YA projects. ✏️ odnatamyara.com Represented by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social
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Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
"Haunted" #IceOut #IceOutComics
A comic in black/white/blue.
Lucy rolls her bike through an alley, by a crew building a fence.
Narration: My neighbors hired a crew to rebuild their fence.
Crew member: "Do you need us to move our stuff out of the way?"
Lucy: "Oh! No, you're all good, thanks!"
Lucy: "Have a good one!"
Crew member: "You, too!"Narration: I was teaching when my phone started lighting up with alerts from the rapid response network and neighbor chat.
Lucy's back is to us as she shows a group of enthusiastic children something on a notebook. Behind her, her phone in her bag is buzzing.

Narration: By the time the lesson was over, they were already gone.
Lucy is reading messages on her phone.
Messages: 
Alert: black SUV
Sighting: be on alert for...
Confirmed abductionL alley between ----- and ----. SUV plates...
We tried to get them inside, but it was too...
...Contacting an I.R. lawyer. Heading to Broadview later today.Lucy is riding her bike home.
Narration: On the ride home, I kept thinking "If I'd been there, could I have warned them? Would my ICIRR* training have helped?"
*Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Get trained and know your rights at ICIRR.org.

Narration: I'd taken the training after Halloween, when the violent ICE raids had locked down our schools and driven our neighbors indoors.

(Image of a halloween bucket in the shape of a jack-o-lantern)

Narration: Halloween is fun here-- The community filling the streets and opening our doors to one another. But this year's was tense, frightened and subdued. Haunted.
Lucy is standing in the alley, staring at the newly built fence.
Narration: When I got home, it was all done. The other two guys who had gotten inside in time stayed and finished the build.

The new fence is superimposed with the brief exchange from earlier in the comic ("Have a good one" You, too")
Narration: I see it every day and think about how those guys built this in the spot where strangers in masks took their friend.

Narration: How many other places in our communities are similarly haunted?
(Drawings of sidewalks, buildings, streets and windows)
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#creating #gelprinting #artprocess #illustrationtechniques
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