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Laura D

@lduerr.bsky.social
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Writer, hoarder of hobbies, book gremlin, cocktail witch // SFWA, Codex, Futurescapes '21 // www.etsy.com/shop/TheEmbroideryBard // lauraduerr.wordpress.com // she/her

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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 13h
Yes! There must be a system for how to actually smell the perfumes, I can't imagine everyone just spraying everywhere - a) headache, b) you'd immediately be unable to differentiate anything
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 15h
This was FASCINATING especially as someone still new to perfume. The process of how Liberta created their ume fragrance was especially interesting. www.fragrantica.com/news/ICON-S-...
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ICON'S 2026, Part 2: Let's Look at Fragrances ~ Events ~ Fragrantica
Let's look deeper and see the fragrances that were chosen for the exhibition. On September 26, the International Perfume Museum in Grasse opened ICON’S 26 - The Asian Art Perfumery Gallery, a project presenting 28 perfume houses from 11 Asian countries and markets. China, Japan, South Korea, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan—the geography turned out to be almost as diverse as the scents pre
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Stepping outside to smell that first October rain
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Good Morning Smile
Alt: Nicholas Cage smiles as the breeze hits his face and tousles his majestic long hair
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
can’t think of a better example of AI being mostly a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist also it can’t help when this is your user base
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this is about me and i'm not sorry! i don't have time
to autistically read forums and random team news
or whatever.
i'm sure spending hours and hours running your
fantasy team is a good ROI if you're unemployed but
some of us have jobs
also my team is stacked so that's another point in
the Al columnAndrew Weiner • @DickeyNate • 18h
What's the point if playing fantasy football if
you're just going to automate it

nic carter
@nic_carter • 17h
there's no point to fantasy football, it's grown ass
men pretending to draft NFL players

OpenWindowManiac @Cit_rusK •17h
Then just don't do it?

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social obligation
8:41 PM • 10/5/26 • 880 Views
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Elsa Lanchester was the daughter of a socialist firebrand and a posh woman who ran away with him to become a left-wing vegetarian who refused to marry on principle, and who also once worked as a secretary to Karl Marx’s daughter…
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My beautiful Evolution babies...you've returned...
X-Men '92: Incursions pitting them against X-Men Evolution
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The Price of Reason @priceofreason.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
OKAY FINE YOU CAN HAVE A CHURU
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"What fresh hell is this," I mutter to myself as I open this app for the first time in a couple days. I expect more AI discourse, perhaps another tariff or a body of water for Google Maps to rename. Instead the first thing I see is the FBI director indignantly defending bestiality.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mr. Bedtime @InternetHippo

I stepped away from my computer for a moment. When I returned, it was building something. I did not ask it to do this. We're not ready for what's coming

(picture of windows 3d pipes screen saver)
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🗓 Submissions close for the year on Sept 1st at 8am est! newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions/
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Submissions – New Edge Sword & Sorcery
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 28/08/2026
hey just making sure everyone knows tom hardy put out a rap album where he does the “"now is the winter of our discontent” monologue from richard III in the bane voice on one of the tracks. okay have a good weekend
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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.
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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We need to guard Cher
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 17/08/2026
the literal opposite of the point I was trying to make, tbh! I don't give a shit. they can't consolidate power with 33% of this country unless we all give up. fuck those losers, let's fucking go.
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Time for some emotional support mac and cheese
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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 12/08/2026
😻😻😻
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Oh the feeling of coming home from a practically off-grid vacation and learning that Infantino has been having a terrible week. Delicious.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Chloe Zhao's THE TIGER IS OUT, coming 2028
The Tiger
by Nael, age 6
From They're Singing a Song in Their Rocket

The tiger
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The tiger is out
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
If you want to read a book and your library doesn’t have it, it is truly a massive favor to an author to request that the library acquire it. It really and truly is
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I also think a lot of people genuinely don’t know what a significant percentage of book sales *tend to be from libraries* Libraries PAY MONEY FOR BOOKS
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
good article and, crucially, a good list at the end of cookware/kitchenware lines that are still quality (and family owned)
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han olliver @hanolliver.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
good time to share the guide to making your own Corsi-Rosenthal box! clean your air and protect yourself from wildfire smoke, airborne viruses, allergens, and so on. get your friends together and build some for people in your community, too. cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filt...
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DIY box fan filters – Corsi-Rosenthal box - Clean Air Crew
Also known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box, this DIY method of building your own air filter with MERV13 furnace filters and a box fan are an easy and cost-effective way to help clear indoor air from airborne...
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Thorns last year: it's Trinity's first game back, she should have a goal as a treat 🥰 Thorns this year: Colorado native Wilson scores the opener in Denver; team categorically refuses to let Heaps score
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Super excited to potentially be on a Seattle ferry while that pilot is still flying a plane.
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 15/07/2026
AI discourse is taking up too much oxygen (in addition to water) in writer spaces and it's bumming me right the fuck out. What is a delightful/weird/delightfully weird story you've read this year? Include read/purchase links. Get some humans paid.
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Don't you just love a nice public comment period?
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
“A Perfect Light” by Laura Duerr is a bottom depths, barnacle-scraping, can’t-trust-what-you-see-in-the-sea horror story. Check it out! @lduerr.bsky.social #writingcommunity #flashfiction #horror #sciencefiction flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-...
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July 2026 - Flash Fiction Online
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Kobel Save Program, is this anything
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Kerbal Ksp
Alt: A space suited Kerbal sinks back into a hedge Homer-style
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Interesting AI stance quiz via @kottke.org. I didn't skew as far "zealous curmudgeon" as I expected, but the results certainly cover one aspect of my AI concerns. bambamramfan.github.io/ai-compass/
Test results with a graph showing Overhyped/Transformative on the x axis and Good/Bad on the y axis. My position is deep Bad and slightly Overhyped, which gets me "The Union Organizer, patron saint: Cory Doctorow. AI is a real tool being used to extract real labor value from real people without paying them. You don't care about the singularity - you care about the artists, writers, and workers getting strip-mined for capital. You're not anti technology. You're anti theft."
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/07/2026
There’s never been anyone whose involvement more completely and immediately poisons vibes and destroys joy. No good thing survives contact.
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amityf @amityf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It's just depressing. Or, that's not quite right, but I can't find the words.
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DOGE self-deletes on July 4th. The grand experiment fell apart long before that.
Tech mogul Elon Musk’s band of Silicon Valley disruptors have already moved on as DOGE’s charter is scheduled to expire.
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Congrats to whoever made the ball-possession graphic for the FOX World Cup broadcast, your color choices irritated me enough to include it in my 2026 stitch journal
Close-up of some tiny embroidery, one of which is a ring of blue, teal, and a slightly different teal
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
In other "excellent news from religious bodies", the US Presbyterian General Assembly has formally voted to start the process to (correctly) declare white Christian nationalism a theological error incompatible with the teachings of Jesus: pres-outlook.org/2026/07/pcus...
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PC(USA) labels White Christian nationalism "Theological Error"
Calling White Christian nationalism incompatible with the teachings of Jesus, commissioners approved a proposed constitutional amendment and a new policy statement opposing the ideology.
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Anyway I hope everyone who enjoys mess, schadenfreude, and/or justice is having a very happy Schism 2026.
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I watched it many years later after the hype died down and mainly thought it relied too much on slow motion. Fine in drama, unintentionally HILARIOUS in violence. The spear in the side especially came across as Hot Fuzz-tier shock gore.
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thinking about the 2004 Passion movie for no particular reason. I didn't see it at the time, but I was in high school & involved in church & you couldn't have a conversation with anyone without being asked if you'd seen it, w/ a tone usually reserved for asking if you volunteered to feed the hungry.
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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 02/07/2026
oh shit they all got signed!! here’s some good trans legislative news for once
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Special thank you to @geodesaurus.bsky.social for her informative and nightmarish roundup of deep-sea diving disasters (and helium voices. Is my dialog in italics because it's sign language, or because of chipmunk voices? Yes.)
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
New story out today! Some deep-sea SF horror that found a home in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social July issue 🪸 My story unlocks next week but you can buy the full issue today if you have $4 to support a great publication: flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-...
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
At the moment, I’m regrettably not having champagne and croissants in a quaint château in the French countryside, so no, I’m afraid your email did not “find me well.”
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Messi now has the most world cup goals of anyone ever!" Somewhere in Florida, Marta activates like a Terminator
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a bird in need of identification shall fall silent upon opening Merlin
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Sundazed Everyday @sundazed.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Players with most international goals of all time. Prior to the men’s fifa world cup tournament currently underway (March 27, 2026) To capture the top three men’s scores, you need to acknowledge the dominance of 10 women in the field. Source: www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Top 13 order of international goals scored:

Christine Sinclair (Canada), 190
Abby Wambach (United States), 184
Mia Hamm (United States), 158
Maysa Jbarah (Jordan), 144
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), 143 
Carli Lloyd (United States), 134
Kristine Lilly (United States), 130
Birgit Prinz (Germany), 128
Alex Morgan (United States), 123
Marta (Brazil), 124
Julie Fleeting (Scotland), 116
Lionel Messi (Argentina), 115
Ali Daei (Iran), 108
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Actually looking forward to the halftime chatter to see Lalas stroke out having to say something nice about Iraq
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thierry Henry is the only reason the TV stays on at all during halftime. His oozing disdain for Lalas is restorative.
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I did not have "Amazon ad soundtracked with 2018 queer anthem 'Make Me Feel'" on my 2026 bingo card but here we are
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I'm going to have a story in the July issue of @flashfictiononline.bsky.social ! Happy birthday to me 🥳 If you enjoy sci-fi horror of the deep-sea variety, keep an eye out...
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🎃HalloDeeny🎃 they/them @geraldinepiche.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Making a thread of disabled artists because a lot of AI "artists" use disabilities as a defense for using the theft machine and are really quick to call you ableist for calling out that bullshit You dont need to be of able body and or mind to create.
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