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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Don't let anyone tell you that a basket isn't yours. Give them a baleful look and stay put. The WORLD is your basket. #CaturdayAdvice #TheLemurHasRules #CaturdaySaturday

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Identity Theory @identitytheory.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

"The other parents wouldn’t have a clue. They’d watch him bidding over and over, like he had money to burn, and he’d get out of there for free. It was brilliant. There was just one hitch..." Read "A Good Cause," new fiction from @erikfatemi.bsky.social.

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A Good Cause by Erik Fatemi - Identity Theory

With a different husband, she could have been bidding along with everyone else. But she’d made the mistake of choosing him.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The Prince of Towels plans to stare into space this #Caturday and recommends you do the same. Go find your own laundry basket, though--he's not moving. Ever.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

My dark(ish) writing lives on Substack now. If you're there, too, I'd love to connect and subscribe! 🖤

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Beheadings

How poems led me back to the headless heart of my novel

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

So I had a moment with this cassowary at the Jacksonville Zoo, who wants my next book to be about him. Typical guy.😉

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

For National Poetry Month, I've been posting some verse on my substack, some fictional, some personal. This one's personal. 🔥 ndstonewrites.substack.com/p/remains (And my substack's free.)

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Here, my very first cat, Ariel, is not sure if she's more outraged by the bow around her neck or my silly '80s bangs. Both. Probably both. #caturday #darkages #babyface

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

At the end of my suffering, there was a door. ~Louise Gluck, from The Wild Iris

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

These little guys never shut up this time of year. Never. Luckily, they're cute. #persistent #floridabirds

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Things I hate about Florida? Who cares on a day like this? Happy Monday, friends. #floridalife #mondayvibes

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

This #Caturday, The Lemur recommends you love--okay, tolerate--thy neighbor, even when they're big, fluffy jerks who steal your food.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This is the sort of Monday morning that can only be salvaged by staring at a young Oscar Wilde with his cat.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

This #Caturday, please give a shout-out to your local Feline Support Center. They've been working overtime for weeks.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Since it’s National Poetry Month, I've been posting some poems. I write far more fiction now, but verse was my first love. So if you're a poet, thank you; you've made my life so much fuller. Happy Friday!

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Lost Tongues

A love poem?

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

It's a rare gloomy day here in Florida. The Lemur knows exactly what to do.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

My dad, who grew fruit trees all his life, inspired this poem about about rebirth. He was a practical man. Happy Spring.

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Rules for Resurrection

A poem

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Today's PSA from Pax: stay alert, eyes up, and never, ever stop expecting treats. #CaturdaySaturday

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Woke Bill Kristol's never wrong. 🔥

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The tiny violet buds on my lemon tree have blossomed. I only wish I could share how heavenly they smell.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

So April begins . . . rabbit, rabbit . . .

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We shouldn't need a day like this. We shouldn't need to remind anyone that every human deserves to be seen and respected as their true selves. But since we do, let me just say this: my trans daughter is the bravest, kindest person I know.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Spring bird song and crashing waves in the distance: may your Monday be filled with this kind of peace. #floridalife #nomorewar

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The Lemur's #Caturday advice: if the sink fits, sit in it. 😼

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

February showers bring March flowers? In Florida, they do! Happy Monday, friends. 🥰 #azaleas #springhassprung

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Late bloomer. I relate. (Here in northeast #Florida, camellias are winter flowers!)

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The outdoor TNR kitty who has deigned to let me feed him is glad he's not human, and he's sorry you are. Happy #Caturday, though.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Especially when you're beating yourself with a proverbial stick. Not that I would know. 😅

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A scream? A yawn? A plea for treats? "All three," says Pax. #Caturday #ExpressYourself

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

✨Today I want to give a huge shout-out and thank you to Alissa Thaler, the artist who created the cover of GLOW.✨ This is just a small sampling of her work. For many more delights, visit alissathaler.com and give her a follow on IG @alissa.thaler_illustrator. #kidlit #Glow #MGbooks

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

So thrilled to share the cover of GLOW! While aimed at kids 8-12, this story is for anyone with existential angst about climate change or, you know, life. We all need a little magic--and a little light.✨ Available for preorder now at your favorite bookstore! #magicalrealism #kidlitforall

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

As a grown-ass woman who reads kid lit on the regular, I endorse this message. A good book is a good book, regardless of genre. #readmore #kidlitforall

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Ruby says that #Caturday is the perfect time to remind your human that you've always been adorable. And always will be.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This #Caturday, Pax wonders once again why humans keep thinking his name means "war."

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

This #Caturday, The Lemur continues her quest to reach the good stuff on the kitchen counter. It's up there. Don't quit.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Maybe we should have believed her the first time she said it. #VirginiaGiuffre #ArrestThemAll

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

"Men get to go shave their heads and chant and leave behind the people they were. Women get to raise kids who look more and more like their sisters, have to keep living in the old life, living in it and living in it and living in it." So real, poignant, and true, @jessdawn.bsky.social.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Be a grain of sand. Or a handful. Just be sand. #MondayMotivation

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

As a #CaturdayValentine, Pax recommends loving your true self, especially your snaggle teeth, soft tummy, and snarly hair. 💕💕💕

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Look what survived last week's frost: more proof you never really know when you might bloom. #keepgoing 🌸

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Since it's #Caturday, I've scheduled another appointment with my personal masseuse. I'd give you his contact info, but he's booked solid. Also, he has claws.

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Somehow, in a whole yard covered in ice, the camellias are still showing off. #floridafreeze

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

#HappyCaturday from The Spare, who has lurked around my house as a TNR feral for years and has finally trained me to feed her on the regular. Every day, she greets me with a plaintive meow . . . and a hiss. 🖤

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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

From this morning's walk, my first 2026 encounter with our beautiful barred owls . . . #floridabirds #atlanticbeachfl

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