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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

To whom it may concern, Having considered the sorts of behaviors (and sorts of beliefs) that constitute “being normal” in our present society, I have concluded that it’s not a bad thing to be deemed abnormal.

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

✨GIVEAWAY✨ for an advance copy of MONSTERA. Like and reskeet this post, then tell me how many points you have: 10- preordered Monstera 9- chose it for book club 8- added it on Goodreads or Storygraph 7- requested at the library 6- joined the preorder swag giveaway 5- added to TBR 4- heard of it

This is an image of the book Monstera against a chartreuse background with flowers. Monstera has a bloodied hand holding a gardening tool, also bloodied, amidst a handful of greenery. I really can't stress enough how much blood, hands, and plants are involved. Like, A LOT.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I confess, it used to be when I would hear it said that this is the best time to be alive I would feel skeptical, but these days when I hear it said that this is the best time to be alive I feel like they’re saying that the future will be even worse than this.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Someone told me we just have to hold on until November. And someone told me we just have to hold on until 2028. And someone told me we just have to hold on until the revolution. And someone told me we just have to hold on to each other.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This Friday is my birthday! And my publisher just gave me some *audiobook codes* for The Dragon Has Some Complaints, so I'm celebrating with a giveaway. All you have to do to enter is 1) follow me on here 2) reskeet this post 3) reply naming one of your favorite monsters!

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My friend the performer says it feels like we’re losing legends. My friend the activist says it feels like we’re losing hope. My friend the teacher says it feels like we’re losing patience. My friends forgive me but it just feels like we’re losing.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm told it's black cat appreciation day? My bestest bebe Thelma is always up for being told how pretty she is.

A small black cat lies facing the camera on brown mulch in dappled sunlight next to a tree trunk. Behind her is a green wall of milkweed plants. Her head is up, looking at the camera with her permanently dilated eyes. This angle also shows off part of her collar and the jingle bell on it.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I like big bees and I cannot lie!

A large carpenter bee getting pollen from the top bloom of a showy milkweed. The shiny black abdomen of the bee is reflecting sunlight and the milkweed flowers are orange and red. The sky behind is a lovely blue with wisps of white cloud.

A large carpenter bee gets pollen from a purple salvia flower. We can see the bee from the top/side, so both wings are visible along with the shiny abdomen and fuzzy yellow thorax. Most of the photo is green salvia leaves, some in focus and some not. In the background are blurry yellow orange lantana flowers.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Yay it rained heavily and got a lot of the smoke particles out of the air! Boo poor Thelma was sleeping under the giant lilac shrub when it rained.

A very very soggy small black cat is seen standing on a brick walkway. The fur all along her top is totally slicked down by water. While she is facing the camera, her head is lowered so we cannot see her eyes. Beside her are some sunbeckia flowers and greenery, also somewhat bedraggled due to the heavy rain we just received.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It is quite understandable, my friend, if at this point you are feeling burnt out from trying to stay safe in the face of all these public health crises, but please, my friend, do keep taking care for these crises have not yet finished burning through us.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I adopted a little dude and I love him. Thanks @oddoblivion.bsky.social !

A photo of a creepy little ceramic bust held on a white hand over a wooden floor. The bust is a skull glazed greenish and has worms coming out of the mouth. You can somewhat see there's a spot at the top rear of the skull where even more worms are coming out.

The creepy little wormy skull is now being held in front of a painting. The painting is mostly red background with a screaming skull centered and thick chunky plants (many green leaves and pale blue flowers) are on the sides.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Alongside a video of a man in a headstand pose, the WHO recommended doing yoga to stay grounded, and while I know it seems that the world has turned upside down, I regret to inform you, that turning yourself upside down does not turn the world right side up.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A friend called to see if I had plans in case I lose power, so I told her I lost any power I had a long time ago and ever since I’ve been running on anger, fear, and hope, to which she responded she meant losing power in the storm, so I said: I also have a flashlight.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Making new friends at the greenhouse again. This lovely black swallowtail was sitting on our wisteria but was willing to hang out in my thumb for several minutes. 🥰

Close up side view of a black swallowtail butterfly sitting on a thumb. The top of the butterfly wing is black; the lower part is black inside with orange spots then yellow spots at the edges. The abdomen and part of the lower wing are iridescent blue. Also the nail polish on the thumb is iridescent blue.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Huzzah, happy bees snuggling into snapdragon blooms! My favorite part is the backwards shimmy out of the flower.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Cat break! Last fall a scrawny young tabby showed up at the greenhouse and informed us it was her home now. Now she lives her best life eating all the food and getting all the pets.

A fluffy and somewhat chunky long hair brown tabby cat with white socks on all four paws plus a white belly sprawls luxuriously on her side on an industrial floormat. If you look closely at her feet you can see the fluff between the toe beans. We don't have a good angle to see her eyes but I promise they are a piercing green. The mat needs swept or vacuumed but the laminate flooring is actually mostly clean.

A fluffy and kinda chunky long hair brown tabby is sitting on a dark countertop in a greenhouse. She is side-on to the camera but has her head facing it, which lets us see the white bib on her neck and most of her four white socks. She has magnificent long white whiskers and some long ear hairs but no ear tufts. The white bib extends up her neck and chin clear to just under her nose. Her eyes are brilliant green with the pupils contracted. If you zoom in you can see a squiggly line of amber ringing the outer edge of the pupils. Her expression is somewhat disdainful.

Behind her stretch rows of tropical plants on tables and hanging in baskets, standing out brightly in shades of green against the translucent white of the greenhouse plastic roof. The metal supports and frame for the ventilation are visible at the top. A black mesh shade cloth is stretched above the plants.

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Mark Lawrence @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I should do a giveaway here too! I'll randomly select someone who retweets this to receive a signed copy of Daughter of Crows 🙂

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Cute cat, for those that need one today. This is Thelma, my bestest bebe.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

No, _you_ just googled "patented caterpillar inflator" while reading. Thanks, @tkingfisher.com

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

We actually opened last month but here's some pics of my happy place, the greenhouse. Naturally featuring bestest bebe Thelma.

A small black cat in airplane ear mode is looking at the camera to say why are you not still petting me!? She looks more brown in the bright sunlight and there are some very large plants behind her, including a huge monstera Thai constellation. The cat's eyes are dilated, she's been like this for years but it doesn't slow her down much. There are some lovely long whiskers standing out against her fur as well.

A small black cat who turns out to have a white splotch on her belly (and white lines at her armpits) is lying on her back on the brick floor of a greenhouse. She is looking up at you with her permanently dilated eyes. I believe the translation of this body language is something like "look how cute I am, time for my third breakfast, right??"

A close up of a single flower petal from a Japanese Pansy on a black background. The petal is yellow at the edges with a purple center and purple veins where the colors meet. It is very ruffly at the top/outer edge (these pansy flowers are almost ball shaped because they are so ruffled). The top right edge is a more lavender shade while the center of the petal is royal purple.

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Transphobia isn't okay, even if you like books and shows about boy wizards.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

When the feed aligns... featuring the prescient @effinbirds.com

Screenshot of my bluesky feed in which the Texas Observer is reporting on Ken Paxton being a schmuck immediately followed by art from Effin' Birds with the caption "what a fuckwit"

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I just finished listening to The Butcher of the Forest by @premeemohamed.com and it was so lovely and so CREEPY and I wish it hadn't ended.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Time to get cultured! Attending Les Mis tonight with my aunt and one of my kids.

The playbook for Les Miserables in the Ohio Theater in Columbus Ohio, pictured in front of the darkened stage.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

This is probably my last Sunday in the greenhouse for the season, but I'm getting some quality time with my girl Thelma.

A small mostly black cat is shown mid roll as she tries to catch a fuzzy toy on a stick. She is on her back, exposing a white belly. The string for the toy is caught on her back toes and her front feet are claws out straining for the bright orange worm shaped toy. Her head is up so she can try to bite the toy but that's not happening yet.

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

"Quiet Piggy" should be every woman's response now to toxic men. Democrat women's response on everything he says. Make it the new okay boomer and stop being weird, creepy campaign. Make them insane with it.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Another Sunday in the greenhouse with my bestest bebe Thelma.

A smallish black cat reclines on a table. She has white fur at her lower belly and is looking at the camera with disdain. (The disdain is due to me pausing the petting in order to take the photo.)

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Dr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Just so we are clear. There is nothing wrong with being trans or autistic. Don't give an inch on that

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Subterranean Press @subpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

In honor of @scalzi.com's visit to our warehouse today, our fabulous production editor did a little photo shoot with two of her pet mice, Ivy and Nettle. We feel it's only right to give away a signed copy of WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE. Follow and reshares to enter! Int'l, ends 9-14 at noon ET!

One white mouse with cheese and a copy of When the Moon Hits Your Eye

Two white mice with cheese and a copy of When the Moon Hits Your Eye

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

We spotted a lovely black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) warming up on a mum this morning.

A mostly black butterfly with yellow spots along the trailing edge of it's wings sits on a yellow-blooming mum. The butterfly is sipping from a flower. Two blue spots are also visible at the back edge of the wings.

A view of the black swallowtail butterfly from above and behind, showing the spots better. This butterfly's wings are mostly black, with two rows of yellow spots along the trailing edges, plus blue along the lower wings. The eye spots are barely visible where the lower wings meet. The butterfly is sitting on a yellow mum.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Different terminal, same Dulles.

A photo looking along a row of airport gate area seats with a table at the far end. A sparrow is on the table, checking for snacks.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Greenhouse cat Thelma got into something while I was getting her a bowl of food from the office. She was very good about letting me scritch her head to clean it off though

A petite black cat looks at the camera. The top of her head is gray from dust or dirt. Her eyes are huge and dilated because she's mostly blind. She's standing on cobblestone pavers with dappled sunlight coming from behind her.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I just watched Garbage 😍😍😍

Music stage with the band Garbage on it, with a large screen beside it featuring Shirley Manson

Music stage with the band Garbage on it. To the side is a large video screen showing Butch Vig toasting and thanking the crowd as the band celebrates his birthday.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

You know that feeling when you've found your people? I love my coworkers. Best display ever.

A fake greenery wall with a neon sign proclaiming Baker's Acres Greenhouse. In front of the wall are 2 skeletons dressed in rock band shirts and 1 in a wizard robe. They have empty drink cans and one has a comically large blunt. There is also a monstera deliciosa with them.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Got some nice pictures of critters at the greenhouse today. #invertebrates

A close up view of a purple Thunbergia flower. The center of the flower is a yellow cave with the rear end and a few legs of a fuzzy bumblebee partially visible inside. There are green leaves in the background.

A Blue Dasher sits on the edge of a metal cart in front of a gravel background. The Blue Dasher is facing the camera. It is a male with vivid green eyes, a black thorax with yellow stripes, and a pale blue abdomen. The wings are translucent and angled slightly towards the camera.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Gate change in Dulles, passed a bird on the unexpected side of the window.

A view from a hallway in an airport looking out some windows. There is a jetbridge and an airplane visible outside. Inside the building is a standing sign advertising an airline credit card. Perched on top of the sign is a small sparrow.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 11/05/2025

not every mother’s day acknowledgement starts with happy. for many, it’s hard. remembering moms who’ve passed or thinking about moms never known. for moms who have suffered loss and those who suffer in silence. mother’s day can be one of joy or pain or often both. may your day be one of peace.

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Mark Lawrence @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

To celebrate the completion of The Library Trilogy with THE BOOK THAT HELD HER HEART, I'm giving away the full set of signed Locked Library special editions. To enter just repost. Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances. Winner chosen randomly from all entries.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

The house next door to the greenhouse has new chickens who don't know the boundary of their yard which means chicken visits all day 😂

A top-down view of a white chicken pecking at a woman's heel.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I was out of town for work this week and just got home. I'm not sure I'm allowed to get up again.

A large black and white cat stands on a woman's legs as she sits on the couch. The cat is glaring at the camera.

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Sage Deviant 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 23/05/2023

I’m doing my part 🏳️‍⚧️🫡

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

So down side of winter weather, I almost went off the road 3 times on the way to work. We also haven't had a single customer so far (this is fine, the roads suck, please stay safe). But the plus side is I'm all alone in a greenhouse blasting Dream Theater while putting price tags on pots.

Two stacks of black nursery pots in the foreground, one with price tag and one without. In the background is a view of a retail greenhouse full of lush green plants but zero customers.

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K S @ptooie.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Paused crochet to answer some texts and now I'm just trapped.

A large black and white cat sits on a woman's lap, on top of a crochet project made of grey yarn.

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