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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪

A photograph of eight rectangular biscuits (cookies) arranged in two rows on a square white plate. The plate is framed on all sides by a trailing vine pattern in green with pops of red. The biscuits are mostly in shades of ivory, cream, yellow, and grey, with a burst of vivid red and blue in one corner of the arrangement. Moving across the top row of biscuits from left to right, the designs include: neat lines of handwritten names in an early modern parish register; a section of a hand-drawn map from 1561 featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, with street names like ‘Carter Lane’ visible in a tiny spiky font; an extract of text from a funerary monument printed in an early modern book, ending ‘So transitory is our glory’; a section of embroidery from a funeral pall featuring metallic silver armour, crossed gold keys, and two hands holding up a crown. The biscuit designs on the bottom row include: horses prancing past shopfronts on Cheapside in the mid-sixteenth century; a receipt written in early modern secretary hand, which is difficult to read; a portrait of a stern-looking women dressed in a ruff, pearls, and sober dark clothing; swirling calligraphy and dense secretary hand featuring on a will dating from 1638.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Billy no mates.

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Tim Walker @twalk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One of my favorite pieces of wisdom about writing.

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Denise Mina @damedenisemina.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

She was kind and respectful to everyone, had her troubles but didn’t moan or stoop to self pity. It’s wonderful that people are so moved by that. Now more than ever, what a great example of a life. Donations per her request:

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was the antithesis of the hate & division we see in the world today. She knew who she was & never made herself smaller to fit in - an extraordinary trait for any woman, but especially one born in 1946. Thanks for the big hair and the even bigger heart. We love you, Dolly. ❤️

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Sing Dance

Alt: Dolly singing and dancing and winking

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What an incredible and very American story of bigness and boldness and kindness and chasing dreams and defining yourself against the perception of others again and again May we all live such lives

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A lot of "Christians" could learn a whole world of kindness from Miss Dolly.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

boy howdy this storm

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Save the date for a novel night out with SiWC! Mark your calendars for Sept 26th and join us for Prose & Pours, a fun evening of burgers, brews and book-loving company. More details to come. Stay tuned!

A white, yellow, and black graphic that reads, "Save the date! Surrey International Writers' Conference presents Prose & Pours at Brewer's Row Port Moody, 26 Sept 2026 starting at 5pm. You won't want to miss this novel night out! Full schedule and ticket link to follow. www.siwc.ca/fundraising"

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ScottishGenealogy.ca @scottishgenealogy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Some good, old-fashioned research comes to the rescue. Finally found a document I've been hunting for for weeks - and for which I'd eliminated every indexed source I could think of - by scrolling through 1340 pages of digitized-but-not-indexed microfilm. Time consuming but oh so satisfying!

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Trey @tsauro.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

And now for the greatest cover of any song ever. youtu.be/2cZ_EFAmj08?...

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Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors HD

YouTube video by Mark Pakula

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British Columbia Genealogical Society @bcgs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We received a request from someone searching for these heirloom photos of their grandparents and great grandparents. They were sold at auction in Nanaimo around 2000. If you have them or know where they are, please message us. Thank you! #FamilyHistory

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Oooh boy. This is a great opportunity to talk about datasets and what goes into constructing a small one much less a "well structured historical dataset" in some fields. I'm a digital historian of Renaissance and Early Modern Italy and *none* of my material is digitized (1/13)

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Very helpful post for Irish genealogy research. Thanks, Claire!

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Here’s a sunset I saw this week and didn’t post.

A cloudy sky but also a red horizon and a choppy and foreboding sea with a driftwood covered shore by a grassy cliff

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Scottish folks, Cdn writer colleague with a grant for an extended research trip is looking for <£1000pcm housing for Mar-end of June or Jan-June if the rent allows in Cromarty, Ullapool, Brora, Golspie, or Dornoch.

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Dave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Bookstore section seen in Edinburgh.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A silver hatchback starts its journey up the longest climb with the most elevation gain in the UK... towards the Bealach na Ba. (You might need to look closely to see the car!)

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Sandra Tayler @sandratayler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Anyone who describes their critique style as "brutally honest" doesn't get to critique my work. If I hear how a critique group is so helpful because they rip things to shreds, I'll never bring my work to that group. Helping others grow as writers does not require violence.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

what a lucky place to live where this service is one of the biggest things we complain about

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Kim Harbridge @kharb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Come write with meeeeeee

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Join friends in the SiWC community Wednesdays at noon Pacific leading up to the conference for an hour of dedicated writing time. All writers are welcome, whether you're attending SiWC this year or not. A prompt will be provided for those who need a little inspiration. Info at siwc.ca/fundraising

A poster featuring the SiWC typewriter and with the same information as in the post: Write with us! Weekly online writing dates starting July 22, 2026. Find more information at www.siwc.ca/fundraising

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Denise Mina @damedenisemina.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

When you give your niece, the 9 year old POTUS, a sticker book for her birthday

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Kim Harbridge @kharb.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Another day, another email scam targeting authors. Stay safe out there in this here internet, friends

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We've become aware that someone is impersonating SIWC staff by using a fraudulent email address to contact authors and invite them to present at SiWC. We are not currently sending out any presenter invitations, and we never ask a presenter to pay money to present at SiWC.

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Kelsey @stuckyparty.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is also a vital part of keeping kids safe from sexual predators btw. It is good along multiple vectors. "Of course you're in charge of your body, anyone who says different is weird and wrong" is a powerful thing to normalize for a child.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

i always say one of the best statements about canada is that you can be canadian without having to think much about it, and i am celebrating that today by wearing my pajamas and doing not much of anything in particular it's called PATRIOTISM

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The ferry departed and the car alarms started. It’s a multi-alarm chorus. Feels just like home!

Red outdoor CalMac ferry seats, a painted green deck, and a white metal railing under a heavily cloudy sky.

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ScottishGenealogy.ca @scottishgenealogy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The view from the special collections reading room at the National Library of Scotland is a teeny bit distracting.

The view out the window over the roofs of nearby buildings to the bottom of Arthur’s Seat and the Firth in the distance all below a blue sky with puffy white clouds.

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ScottishGenealogy.ca @scottishgenealogy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is one of my absolute favourite descriptions about a painting in any gallery I’ve ever seen. And more than 100 years later, 2 million visitors a year at the National Gallery of Scotland get to see what a good boy Callum was. @weratedogs.com

A placard beside a painting of a dog. It reads, “John Emms (1843–1912)
Callum, 1895 Oil on canvas
The Dandie Dinmont terrier originated in the Scottish Borders. It is named after a farmer in Guy Mannering (1815), a Walter Scott novel. Scott had Dandie Dinmonts called Ginger and Spice. In 1919 James Cowan Smith (1839–1919) bequeathed £52,257 (over £2 million today) to buy art for this gallery. He had one condition: the portrait of his beloved Callum must remain on permanent display. Thanks to his bequest, paintings by Velázquez, Goya, Raeburn, Constable, Sargent and Mackintosh joined the collection.
Bequest of James Cowan Smith 1919 (NG 1226)”

A photo of the framed John Emma painting of Callum the dog looking very pleased with himself. There is a dead rat on the ground on its back just in front on Callum.

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J. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/

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SiWC @siwc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Super great start to registration this afternoon! The opening rush gives us so much joy. ❤️

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AW Stiles @awstiles.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Masks are an extremely cheap & relatively efficient way to prevent all kinds of airborne illnesses getting into your own body. They don't harm surrounding people, they are easy to carry, can't be used in any devious way, yet that MD seems bothered by this completely innocuous things. I miss adults.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Some of us just don't like getting colds

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@RWMaloneMD
Did some airplane travel this week- the number of people back to wearing masks over hantavirus and Ebola is truly shocking.
I feel sad for the people who live their lives in fear over over-hyped, extremely rare diseases.
People, so fearful that they can't go out in public or travel without masks...
I pity them, I worry for their mental health, I even worry for our country that has so many guillible people - but these poor fools are not my enemy.

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

HI! Are you coming to Victoria, BC this year? One of MY favourite things to do is just wandering around. This is a 7-8km, around 5-mile, walk through perfectly safe, beautiful urban spots, through one of Canada's most beloved parks, by world-class rugged seashore, back thru the park to your hotel.

a walk originating by the parliament building through downtown victoria and cook street, to the ocean, and back through Beacon Hill Park, to the downtown core

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 16/05/2026

Wider human rights limitations are now underway—limiting human rights for immigrants does not just limit their human rights, it limits them for all of us. Most people do not understand this. The price will be theirs—all of ours—to pay. Human rights are universal. Or they are not.

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 16/05/2026

I must say again—because so many do not see this: fascism does not start with concentration camps, that is where it can end. It starts with hollowing out the rule of law; with limiting rights; with denying some of us their existence on the basis of who they are. So that is where must be stopped.

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Rose Mullen's The Mummy 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸 @anaemicroyalty.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Ireland 🤝 Iceland Being a modern secular island nation (in the North Atlantic Ocean) but still rerouting public works so as not to disturb the fey, just in case.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Baby coo.

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Clare Rainsford @littlebonelady.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

So eighty-odd years ago my grandfather was studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge and, as part of it, had a class where he had to learn how to identify fossils. My grandfather was a) not an observant man and b) from Birmingham. This was not his time to shine. 1/n

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 07/05/2026

This is Spear. He is being forced to leave his grandma's house against his will. You know who would never do this to him? Grandma. 13/10 (TT: daddymaddy19)

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Kathy Chung @kathychung.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Randomly stumbled across Pretty in a Pink showing on TV. Preparing to relive the disappointment of that dress.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 29/04/2026

The Carney government's priorities sure are interesting. I'm not opposed to better funding for sport. But why are we dismantling Libraries and Archies Canada, and a host of other crucial institutions and services at the same time?

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This is the greatest scam email of all time. I now want to start every email with “Yourself there, take good note”. I salute you, random Argentine scammer who cranked the ChatGPT Oirish setting up to 11

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This is an ad that ran as a public awareness campaign in Canada in 1999 and remains one of our beloved PSAs and cultural touchstones.

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The North American house hippo. A favourite Canadian commercial from 1999.

YouTube video by Life in Canada

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Cranky Professional Organizer Bitch @totallydonna.kitrocha.com · 27/04/2026

A truly irritating thing about rampant AI use is that everyone understands that if you never used your muscles, like AT ALL, they would atrophy. But they want to argue with the notion that the same thing happens to your brain if you outsource all your critical thinking.

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