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Peg Cheng

@pegcheng.bsky.social
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Loves helping people learn, grow, transform | Author of Rebel Millionaire, Noodle Taco, The Contenders | Mixed-media Artist | Aspiring Screenwriter | Visit linktr.ee/pegcheng

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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Love the care package of zines & stickers I ordered for myself during my birthday month from the delightful @dethpsun.bsky.social. There were some cute bonuses thrown in too that were so cool!
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Deth P. Sun @dethpsun.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Here’s what I’m up to this fall.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“In 1977, she checked herself into a psychiatric hospital in Tokyo that offered art therapy courses...She made the decision to live there permanently, working each day from morning until night in her nearby studio.” Such courage & clarity! #ripyayoikusama 🫶 www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97
From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinations
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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.
“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
When I share that I’ve been painting watercolors since leaving my last job, people usually ask, “Are you going to sell them?” My answer is, “No.” pegcheng.com/creating-for...
5 watercolor and ink paintings of nature scenes
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Deth P. Sun @dethpsun.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I hate how i can hear AI story telling patterns while scrolling through certain platforms. After hearing certain authors talk about their use of AI in “researching” or combining chapters I think I’ll stick to older books for a while.
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maru @koyamori.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The sound of summer #art
A pair of ghosts riding a bicycle over the waves. 
They return from a trip to collect sunflowers. 
Large jellyfish wind chimes blow in the wind. 
I imagine that's what summer sounds like.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“No matter your age, there are no rules on when you should sit back and accept whatever. Look ahead – there is always room to change your game, write the new chapter, and do the thing you’ve always wanted to do.” 💯
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My hubs & I have been going through grief, loss, planning & tasks. Recently, I took time to draw this monstera leaf. It helped me & prepared me for this weekend when we said “a hui hou” to our friend Anthony. “Antman” was his nickname & he grew up in Hawaii. This NYT crossword puzzle sums it up. 🤙🙏
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Juneteenth is this Friday on June 19th, but do you know the history of this important national holiday and its current connection to mass incarceration? I write about the legacy of Juneteenth in this article for the @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social blog. www.bookstoprisoners.net/post/underst...
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Understanding the Legacy of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a national holiday that takes place every year on June 19th. Also known as "Emancipation Day” or “Freedom Day,” Juneteenth was a pivotal moment in history when the United States advanced...
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Drew the Waker and the Sleeper from the beautiful and striking Citadel Oracle Deck by Fen Inkwright while listening to the Alpha Frequencies playlist on AppleMusic and chatting with my crafting pal Heather. #livingthegoodlife #allthethings #ilovedrawing
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The @marcusdonner.bsky.social and I donated some of our stickers to a Little Free Art Gallery! I gave plaid froggies & delicious lime rickey drinks & Marcus gave Icelandic wildlife stickers. So fun that something like this exists. #SoSeattle
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This article is everything. 🙌
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Love this upcycling! These little paintings are 😻.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Books to Prisoners is a great, volunteer-driven organization doing good work for incarcerated people. Come join @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social for their Showcase & Community Night this Saturday, May 23, 7-9pm at Couth Buzzard Books in Greenwood! 📚
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I volunteer for @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social every week & see the good work & volunteer efforts that go into responding to 1,000+ letters from prisoners every month. If you have the resources, please consider donating to Books to Prisoners today on GiveBIG Day! www.wagives.org/organization...
Small group of volunteers at Books to Prisoners busily responding to letters from prisoners at a large table
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Catherine Eaton @sparrowpost.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
This is the last magnolia of the season and my favorite. The tree was so slender and had a heavily damaged trunk but it was also very alive and tossing beautiful big blossoms into the sky.
Pink and yellow magnolia blossoms on the ends of slender branches under a blue and white sky.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy National Volunteer Week! I wrote about how volunteers are the core of @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social. For the past 53 years, BTP volunteers have sent books to people in prison. What started out as a small group of volunteers answering letters... www.bookstoprisoners.net/post/remembe...
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Remembering BTP's History During National Volunteer Week
Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week occurs during the third week of April and is a week-long recognition of the impact of volunteer service in our communities and the power of volunteers to t...
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Every day, I gaze upon the mini foods & drinks sculpted by me & @marcusdonner.bsky.social in Clay Cafe by Rosalie Chuang Cass & it brings me so much joy. Rosalie is teaching workshops on sculpting mini pizzas next. 🍕Find out about her classes & more at luma.com/ArtClub
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
These treats look good enough to eat, don’t they? But you can’t eat them because they’re made out of polymer clay! 🤣@marcusdonner.bsky.social & I had so much fun taking CLAY CAFE ☕️ by Rosalie Chuang Cass. You just never know what you’re gonna love until you do it. If you’ve feel pulled to it, do it.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
“He has been locked up since he was 16, but now, at the age of 45, has become a go-to in-house counsel for prisoners at Wende. And while the law lets prisoners hire outside counsel, few of them can afford that. So Mr. Lewis has been busy.” Incredible story. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/n...
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He Spent Five Years in Solitary. He Came Out a Jailhouse Lawyer.
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Books to Prisoners (Seattle) @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Stay stellar, Peg. 🌟 Thank you for all that you do to keep us running smoothly.
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nora rahimian @norarahimian.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
And that's why community and connection is so important. At the end of the day, your job will not save you from the dystopia we're in. Only community, and our common humanity, can do that.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Proud to be the Volunteer of the Month at @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social! 📚 www.bookstoprisoners.net/post/meet-pe...
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Meet Peg, Featured Volunteer for March 2026!
Peg is part of a small group of volunteers who come in on Mondays to prepare the shelves for a busy week of volunteer sessions!What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volu...
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Even though I really wanted to share this story of going from being a burnout to being an artist, it still scared me to write it all down. But, I'm glad I did. Hope it brings you inspiration. pegcheng.com/burnout-turn...
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Just finished a 6-week Watercoloring Butterflies & Moths class with Robin Bundi at North Seattle College Continuing Education. Loved it! If you’ve been wanting to paint watercolors—even if you’re a total beginner—check out Robin’s classes for Winter 2026. conted.northseattle.edu
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Many days can be made better if we pause, breathe, and enjoy the present moment.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Enjoy the present. So easy to say, harder to do. But for a day, every time you think about the past or the future, stop yourself and bring yourself gently back to the present. See how you feel by the end of the day. It makes a difference.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
“In thank you letters, readers tell us that books are passed around their unit, to be read and treasured in turn. Patrons speak of unquantifiable benefits provided in a system where outlets for books are scarce and on-site libraries are frequently closed, hard to access, or even non-existent.”
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
It’s BANNED BOOKS WEEK & @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social is teaming up with indie bookstores. Buy a book for BTP from 10/5-10/11 & they will receive a 1:1 match from a family foundation. BTP is a fantastic organization & I love volunteering for them. 📚 www.bookstoprisoners.net/post/double-...
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Double your donation when you buy a book for BtP during Banned Books Week, Oct 5-11 2025
“Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” That's the theme the American Library Association and the Banned Books Coalition have chosen for Banned Books Week 2025. Their focus is on censorship in ...
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Truth! This needs to be taught and spread throughout the U.S.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Because I think many of us need this reminder.
YOU ARE ENOUGH written on a rainbow-colored watercolor painting
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Wonderful to watch @marcusdonner.bsky.social present a fantastic wildlife photography workshop last Sat at the Peak Design flagship store in SF! Learn something good every time. Awesome store & staff. Bonus was I got to reconnect with my former mentee/friend Doug. Thanks to everyone who came out!
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Today is the Fall Equinox. Take time to soak in the golden light of autumn. Move slower. Savor your food. Let go of things you no longer need. Spend less time with people that don’t support you. Rest and reflect. PAUSE.
PAUSE written above a watercolor painting of blue, gray, gold, orange
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Running Up That Hill by @katebushmusic.bsky.social is 40 years old and it’s still as beautiful and haunting today as it was when it was released in 1985. “Be running up that road, Be running up that hill, be running up that building…”
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I am stronger than you think. You are stronger than they think. We are stronger than many people think. We will overcome. #resist
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Hey SF folx! My hubs Marcus is teaching a FREE wildlife photography mini-workshop on 9/20 at 7pm at Peak Design. 🦉🦭Come out. We’d love to see you!
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Last Monday was Labor Day. I did not labor. I hope you didn’t either. We labor enough, don’t you think? But one day off is not enough. WE ARE NOT MACHINES. We are not meant to be stressed & tired all the time. This is not normal. This is not natural. This is not our purpose.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Looking forward to reading THE MAGICAL PEN when it comes out!
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
There is so much going in the world that can bring you down and make you feel not getting out of bed or leaving the house. There are many days when I feel like this. But I also know that things always change. Always. Keep thinking of the things you hold dear that you still have. DO NOT LOSE HOPE.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Since I left the job world in March, I’ve been taking lots of art classes, crafting with my friend HKC, and allowing myself to delve into my creativity and try new things. I BELIEVE that the more creative I am, the happier I will be. #artsaveslives #craftersgonnacraft #creativelife
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
This week I finished my 6-week Watercoloring Vegetables & Fruits class with Robin Bundi. Our last project was creating a vintage fruit or veg crate label. So fun! Had no idea how much I‘d learn & progress in this class. Grateful I took it.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Loved this story about a man in Chicago who draws terrible portraits of people for $5. By Sydney Page of @washingtonpost.com. If you need a boost, take a minute to read it. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
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For $5, this man will draw a terrible portrait of you
Every week, people line up for their turn to take home a hand-drawn portrait that might look like them. Or it might not.
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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Every summer I get to see these amazing two-tone hydrangeas next door to my energy healer‘s house. How do they get those colors??? 😍
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The @marcusdonner.bsky.social and I got the chance to watch WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY yesterday on the big screen with a theater full of giggling kids watching it for the 1st time. #purejoy
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Catherine Eaton @sparrowpost.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
My friend's cat, Chumbles, is mostly cloud fur. I'm sure you can tell.
Lovely British shorthair cat stretched out on the kitchen floor. His front paws are tucked up and against him.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I had no idea how inspired I’d be after watching THE QUILTERS, a short doc about men in a max security prison sewing personalized quilts for foster kids. If you need something heartwarming, watch this. www.netflix.com/title/82006530
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Watch The Quilters | Netflix Official Site
In this award-winning short documentary, men in a Missouri maximum-security prison design and sew beautiful, personalized quilts for foster children.
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
We got such a fun surprise last night when we went to Edmonds to watch the sunset and ran into the annual Roper Romp! @marcusdonner.bsky.social and I were grinning ear to ear seeing all the people dressed as Mrs. Roper. #comeandknockonourdoor
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Peg Cheng @pegcheng.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I didn’t know about the amazing Margaret Fuller until I read her story in @thepersistent.bsky.social by @josiecox.bsky.social. She kicked ass & inspired feminists all over the world. www.thepersistent.com/email/71a40e...
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The Life and Untimely Death of One of America’s First Feminists
There’s no way of knowing what Margaret Fuller might have achieved if she hadn’t died in the summer of 1850.
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