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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That's what I was thinking! But I do like those soft edges... It's also going to be a very small illustration, so the details get a little lost

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

People are hard to draw, so I do waffles instead. What do we think of lined vs. unlined? (Also, it's not done, I know the strawberries look frightful) #Author #Illustrator #WritingCommunity

A waffle topped with strawberries and blueberries on a white plate with blue designs. The illustration has rough edges.

A waffle topped with strawberries and blueberries on a white plate with blue designs. The illustration has solid black lines around it.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cost of extending ACA subsidies: $30 billion/year Cost of Trump's Iran War: $43 billion in roughly seven months (and that's a low estimate) It's not a question of what we can afford. It's a question of priorities.

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I LOVE!! Gimme all the descriptions!!

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Friendly written reminder to myself that I cannot handle a caffeinated beverage after 4pm. Will it help my writing to be accompanied by a lovely cup of tea? Yes. Will it keep me awake the entire night? Also yes. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Author #Writer

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Oh the ending was perfect! I actually saw the movie first which I was glad for because then I didn't have to worry about the ending destroying me 😆 but yeah, fantastic story! And I'm not a huge sci-fi reader either!

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just finished Project Hail Mary and I never thought I'd have to spend so much time reminding my body that I am not in space, I will never go to space, and I really do not have to be afraid of being even remotely close to space #BookSky #WritingCommunity

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I love how "let me get myself a little treat" has turned into "maybe I should pop into the library and check out a book even though my TBR is two feet high" #Author #Writer #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Oh yeah totally agree!! I am basically pescatarian anyway lol

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A friend of mine told me I "give vegetarian" Which then made me feel guilty cause I... am not

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I'm working on my website and I realize I don't know how to write about myself without rambling, which according to my mother is great because "that's exactly who you are!" #Author #Writer #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Say Yes to the Dress gave me unreasonable expectations of wedding dress shopping because what do you mean you're supposed to know which one is THE ONE?! My friend tried on 10 dresses and each one I was like "yes, this" "Oh, no, this one" "THIS ONE"

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"you'll be left behind--" buddy i do not want to get where you are going. you didn't leave me, i jumped

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

[watching megacorps pulp truckloads of rare books to train the very bots that are tanking our collective literacy] so weird that academics hate this, must be some kind of echo chamber

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I've fallen down the political rabbit hole again (which honestly happens every day I just really restrain the reposting cause... it would be thousands?) SO ummm, here's something about #writing!! I just used stickies to sort my notebook by category & I feel so smart 💁‍♀️ #WritingCommunity #Author

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hahahahhahaha I love it here. Everything is so so good! I'm not scared of eating food at all!!!

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ted Lasso being back on TV is honestly giving me life. It is also an added bonus because my dog is obsessed with Brett Goldstein. No one knows why, but if he hears "Brett Goldstein" he goes a little nuts

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It's wild that people are dying from heat waves, everything is on fire, climate change runs unchecked while governments keep twiddling their thumbs, AND YET when possible harm comes to the fake grave of a FICTIONAL character, it is enough to divert a power line's construction.. idk maybe I'm crazy

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Yael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

So many immigrants I've interviewed break down about this. "Monsanto Maler was one of several Haitian immigrants who traveled from Springfield for a check in...after an ankle monitor was attached to him, Maler was seen collapsing to the ground and crying." www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/hundre...

springfieldnewssun.com

Hundreds rally at site were Haitians required to check-in, get monitors after end of TPS

Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal immigration office Sunday morning to show support for Haitian immigrants from Springfield who were called to report for immigration check-ins.

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I will talk about Legendborn forever, it's SO good!

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Hi! Things are sad and scary, so here's a beautiful song with beautiful harmonies that may or may not make you cry (it made me cry, but that's not saying much these days lol)

youtu.be

BAILEN - Kansas Tornado (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by BAILEN

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Private equity is price gouging firefighters now. Yes, you read that right. Firefighters. Is this the most evil thing they've done yet?

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

If rereads count, then definitely Legendborn by Tracy Deonn!! But from new-to-me recent reads, Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett 😍

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Shoutout to the lovely film festivals that decided to follow me and bump me to 100 followers! Woooo! Fingers crossed this book gets optioned 🤪 But yay we're at 100!!! That's so cool! #Writer #WritingCommunity #Author

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We do not live in a civil society so long as there are “prison industry giants.”

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GroovyShelly @groovyshelly.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'd love to credit whoever wrote this. No idea. But I'm 100% with its message. When I think of how the '80s ethos, "Greed is Good" has metastasized, it surprises and depresses me. Imagine having so many millions, hundred of millions, even billions & caring about nothing except your own vanity.

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

There's nothing quite like finding teeny bugs on your broccoli while washing & then not wanting to kill them, but then feeling guilty because putting said bugs on your windowsill on a 100º day is probably not good for their health either I've thought about this too much #Illustrator #Writer

A window and windowsill. There is a tiny piece of broccoli with two worms next to it on the windowsill. The image is in black and white

A zoomed-in view of the windowsill, now showing the piece of broccoli and two worms in better detail. One of the worms has a speech bubble with the text: "I told you there was a reason this house was so cheap."

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Gonna start doing lil cartoons on daily life occurrences. Like, the lemon in the dishwasher, the burning spoon, and the case of the missing bread ends. Let's see if I can keep my stories under 300 characters shall we? (the life of an author on sub 🤪) #Writer #Illustrator #WritingCommunity

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 04/08/2026

Fae: “Tell us your true name.” Me: “…Just my name? No birthdate, no SSN, no fingerprint scan, no address, no mother’s maiden name? Are you sure you’ve even got the right Olivia Waite? There’s like six.” Fae: “What the hell kind of bargains have you been making?” Me: “They call it health insurance.”

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Things You Learn as a Caregiver: Part 767 Some immunotherapy drugs come in packs of 28. For the month. 28. Because all 12 months of our calendar definitely have 28 days. Not just that 1 month. No, no. You have to order the "extra" days separately.

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This book and the second book! I haven't read the third yet cause I'm still on a library waitlist 😅

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Any recs of other places also welcome! I heard Tumblr is still around

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Alright #WritingCommunity and #BookSky - what are our thoughts on Ghost vs. Beehiiv vs. Substack? (really trying to avoid the latter due to morals...) I'm trying to figure out community building but navigating the socials landscape is like the floor is lava but instead of lava, its fascism

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

City of Brass is so so good!! It's a series though and ends on a lil cliff hanger

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

So I've started ballroom dancing again which is amazing and wonderful and makes me really want to read a good enemies to lovers ballroom book.... any recs? #Writer #WritingCommunity #BookSky #Author

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Noooo I hate when that happens!! I read a few books this year like that (oh, you wiped their memories? So they have to learn to trust each other again?? Greeeeeat) and I felt so betrayed

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Such a cute cover and title though!

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

He's a lil mush face!! It demands squishes

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Just in case you wanted to know if I am capable of telling this dog no #Writer #WritingCommunity #BookSky #Author

A yellow labrador lying on top of a white sheet patterned with flowers. The labrador has his head resting between his paws so that his cheeks are squished

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

My bug friend and marine friend are besties so sometimes we have group convos

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It does show me that I had a ton of ideas squirreled away that I've completely forgotten about. My favorite is a quick summary of a premise and then a little note from myself underneath that says, "but what is the plot?" #Writer #WritingCommunity #BookSky #Author

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

There's nothing quite like sifting through 4 different notebooks to gather all the random ideas for one novel that you've dispersed in the most haphazard of ways #Writer #WritingCommunity #BookSky #Author

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