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This was hard. And these are not my "favourite" books because that is even harder. Those are books that moved me deeply, that make me come back to them repeatedly and each time made me understand something new and important.

The 9 Books I'll never forget

Neverending Story by Michael Ende

House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov

Tausend Zeilen Lüge by Juan Moreno

A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

Katze mit Hut by Simon & Desi Ruge

Gideon the Ninth m Tamsyn Muir

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Stefscribbles @stefscribbles.bsky.social · 6h

september doodle dump <3

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violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 2h

People don't realize how necessary cheap rent is to the arts.

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 1h

the child, lying wrapped in her glow-in-the-dark blanket on her new glow-in-the-dark pillow, both with moon and stars, under her glow-in-the-dark star stickers making big eyes at me: "Wouldn't it be beautiful if I had a matching ghost cushion now?"

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Verena @vkrichel.bsky.social · 4h

Hat ein Buch über Nudeln eigentlich eine Ramenhandlung?

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Mister Frumble @misterfrumble.blog · 2h

This is an insane take for so many reasons: * Even if you're upper middle class, $30k windfall could mean a huge chunk of your house debt, or college for kids, etc. $30k of new debt could be huge! * What about people who aren't "Median Americans"?

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 1h

a huge castle with a forest and grounds and a cellar full of props to host all kinds of super fancy LARPs in there

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Sarah 👻 @benslersbutterfly.bsky.social · 2h

Ich find diese neue purity Culture die sich da auch grad in fandoms entwickelt ganz schlimm. Ich mag auch oft keinen smut lesen va wenns halt nur smut ist DANN NUTZE ICH DIE TAGS BEI AO3 ENTSPRECHEND gleiches gilt da für bestimmte kinks etc.

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 2h

As a student I answered an ad of parents looking for a student tutor for their son struggling with English. The next test he wrote after we met for a few times was already a bit better than the last one. But they fired me because the progress wasn't fast enough. I never answered a tutor ad again.

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 2h

the bookmark in question

the book "Astarion" by T. Kingfisher with a bookmark. on the bookmark birds are printed with their names: a pair of boobies, three tits and a cock

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Florian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 9h

Wenn sich Leute vorstellen, wie ihr Leben in der Antike gewesen wäre, imaginieren sie sich als Oberschicht, nicht als Sklaven, obwohl es davon viel mehr gab. Dasselbe bei Zukunftsvisionen: Nein, du wirst nicht im Flugtaxi reisen, sondern viel eher der sein, der nachts wegen Flugtaxilärm verzweifelt.

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 7h

For weeks people threw the "only rats!!!" around. I thought, ok, hard to remember but we aren't back at launch time! There's sources! "In all these years, I've only ever fed on beasts. Drinking the blood of thinking creatures is a different thing entirely." bg3.game-script.com/files/CAMP_A...

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Baldur's Gate 3 Dialogue Explorer

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👻🎃Kasper von Altenbockum🎃👻 @ellebil.bsky.social · 8h

Evtl. ist es auch gar nicht so „leider“, dass man Papa nicht heiraten kann.

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👻🎃Kasper von Altenbockum🎃👻 @ellebil.bsky.social · 8h

THEO, THEO IST FIT WIE EIN TURNSCHUH UND ALLE MACHEN MIT STEP NACH RECHTS STEP NACH LINKS JA DAS BRINGTS

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 8h

wenn es damals schon KI gegeben hätte, ich hätte es darauf geschoben aber nein, die Fiebertraumtexte von Rosin hat er sich ganz alleine ausgedacht

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 8h

Replace boob with cock and you have the Astarion book discourse of the last weeks

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 11h

Spooky displays are popping up on streets across the country. But beware: some of that scary decor could harm actual creepy creatures. Here are five ways to make sure your spine-chilling spectacle keeps wildlife safe. sciam.com/article/5-wa...

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5 ways to make Halloween decorations friendlier to wildlife

You don’t need to sacrifice spookiness to keep real owls, bats and snakes safe

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20h

I'd say some version of "you can pry my backpack out of my cold dead hands" only i'd assuredly be alive with my hands would be free and ready for melee engagement because of the backpack's superior, S-tier design features. and i'd also have snacks for everyone waiting inside the backpack

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Frühlingsopfer @pille.bsky.social · 11h

Früher war mehr klopapierrolle auf kofferraumabdeckung

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Charlie Higson @cphigson.bsky.social · 12h

Where else am I supposed to see off model Sonic, Snow white and Rihanna smoking weed together?

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leonceundlena @leonceundlena.bsky.social · 13h

Über diese Seite lassen sich übrigens Impfapotheken in der Nähe finden. Einfach unten nach der entsprechenden Impfung filtern, dann den Ort eingeben und es gibt Ergebnisse. www.die-apotheken.de/apotheken-su...

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Apotheken-Suche – Die Apotheken

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 11h

Folklore Horror Day 14: Chicken Hut (snack run) #Drawtober #FolkHorror

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 11h

turns out, kids will tell you their favourite band if you don't openly shit on musicians popular with kids

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 12h

who has two thumbs and will surprise the kid with two tickets for the first live screening of her favourite band?

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Spoopyeah™ (Ewiger Spooptober-Ära) @adrummschelln.bsky.social · 16h

"Women aren't real people, because they can't see how great and nice I am, but my AI girlfriend is very real and understands me."

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 16h

"Those temples in the Amazon must have been built by aliens. None of the humans living there could possibly be smart enough to do that." .... "This computer uses big words and tells me how great I am, it must have a soul!"

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 17h

the child wanted me to make avocado toast for the lunchbox, I raised a small millenial

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Day 987654323456789876543 of me opening social media and having to stop myself from screaming "READ a fucking book! READ anything, please!'

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 15/10/2026

I’m realizing this is more surprising to folks who never had a chance to see what millions of people type into any search box on the internet, when given the opportunity. People are lonely, confused, hungry for connection, frustrated about what they don’t understand, too busy to figure it all out.

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I second this recommendation! Perfekt game for the spooky season!

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

can't take "LLMs are people" discourse seriously when we haven't even convinced everyone that all people are people.

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Money can't buy you happiness. It can buy you a big cute bat cushion, though

a stylized black cushion in the shape of a round bat with large white eyes, smile and rosy cheeks sits on a couch

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Oct 15th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 14 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟡🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

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Clues by Sam

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

One metal magazine of the 90s actually coined the phrase "Hetfield Effect" to describe the tendency of rockers to switch from "anti-war / anti-establishment" to "patriotic / conservative" pretty much the second they passed draft age

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Hagatha Christie • is 3 Trash Gnomes In A Trench Coat @lizagnanoodles.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Auntie Anne's Soft Pretzel perfume. Look all I'm saying is, would. Would with no shame. Would with a smidge of unabashed glee even.

Auntie Anne's Soft Pretzel perfume bottle + pretzels as a background

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Please pause your scroll for this spectacular weevil. You're looking at one of the first two iNaturalist records of Systaltocerus platyrhinus, shared just in the last month!

A black beetle with silver markings, a red head, and a very long snout rests on a white wall.

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trashie ✦ smash 1.F.02 @trashiecan.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

[old] a chaotic scene at the criminal office 💙 my piece for the phoenix wright zine #aceattorney #phoenixwright #mayafey #dickgumshoe #milesedgeworth

An illustration of Phoenix stuck in the middle of chaos at the Criminal Office with Gumshoe and Maya ft Edgeworth.

Phoenix is carrying a large stack of evidence that's taller than his height, he's struggling to hold onto everything. Gumshoe is smiling apologetically at Phoenix, while Maya is too preoccupied with a Blue Badger plushie to help him. In the background, Edgeworth looks towards Phoenix with concern. Around the scene are several pieces of paper flying off from the huge stack of documents Phoenix is carrying.

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Small Bowl with Mice, 100-500 CE, Ceramic with white and black Slip Glaze

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Kontermutter @kontermutter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Cups-und-Unzen-Rezepte: Blödsinn, wer soll denn mit sowas arbeiten, geht's noch willkürlicher? Oma-Rezepte mit Einheiten wie "ein Schwups", "ein bisschen" oder "ordentlich": easy, intuitiv, kein Problem, 10 von 10 Sternen!

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Octo @octodontidae.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Die besten Restaurants sind die, wo ein Kind Hausaufgaben an einem Tisch macht und die Karte 1990 laminiert wurde Die besten Cafés sind die mit Plüschsitzecken, Strukturtapete und Ado-Gardinen.

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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Haben schon andere drauf hingewiesen, aber wer einen wirklich klugen, erhellenden und informierten Text zu Eidingers fragwürdiger fotografischer Produktion lesen will, ist bei @54books.bsky.social viel besser aufgehoben als bei der FAZ 54books.de/man-nimmt-es...