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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin)

@ruthannereid.bsky.social
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Indie author. She/her. Spouse of geek. Mother of cats. Rabid enemy of generative AI.. Daily pep-talks for struggling creatives. Books: thisreidwrites.com || Patreon: patreon.com/ruthannereid #writingcommunity

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20m
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🪱𝔼𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕙🪱 @oddoblivion.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Image reads “I’m glad you’re still here”
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pseudonym jones @pseudonymjones.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
A quick comic about daycare
a comic. Panel 1: the goose says HI TO MOMMY as she runs into Emma’s arms. Emma says “hey little goose.” Panel 2. Emma and the goose hug. Emma says “did you have fun at daycare?” Panel 3. Goosie coughs wildly without covering her mouth even though we’ve been talking about that. Panel 4. Emma has gunk splattered on her face. Her expression is blank. Panel 5: “and shortly:” Emma is sick. The baby is fine, she demands PLAY ELMO SONG
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 2h
Creative, there’s a reason I tell you to finish your work. Creation is motion. We’re all on a path to learn it. Finishing our work builds markers so we can see how far we’ve come. #2rulerecovery #writers #artists #makesomethingnew #humanmade —— My weird books: thisreidwrites.com
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Creation is movement. We need trail markers.
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Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · 18h
Lesbians can never just say "I love you."
Toregene and Sitara looking into each others eyes in the night while Toregene says "Let the two of us summon a storm."
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 21h
This was a REALLY bad 24 hours of chronic pain. The good news is it gives me the chance to show you that you CAN get out of block even in poor circumstances. #2rulerecovery #writers #artists #makesomethingnew #humanmade —— My weird books: thisreidwrites.com youtube.com/shorts/f3ebl...
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Chronic pain? I’m still creating.
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh, it’s a SUPER fun day for chronic pain! Today’s pep-talk video will be interesting…
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Greenland 🇬🇱
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Peter Coffinman @petercoffman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They say that Kingston shipping tycoon Donald McIntosh promised his family a castle. But before architect John Power finished building this one for him, McIntosh had hit hard times and been forced to sell it. McIntosh Castle #OughtToBeHaunted, perhaps by Donald's broken dreams.
A symmetrical stone building with a massive, crenelated central stone tower covered with ivy, sits among trees in a black and white image.
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
On deck this post: - New fanart! - When your creation changes right in the middle of creating it (rude!) - On the power of persistence thisreidwrites.com/an-interesti... #personal #blogging
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An interesting week, for sure...
On deck this newsletter: - New fanart! - When your creation changes right in the middle of creating it (rude!) - On the power of persistence
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Artist! Quote with your character who would survive the apocalypse! My character, @flamiart.bsky.social 's art (and I love to share it) Notte is 20,000 years old, and he literally DOES survive the apocalypse. Alone. On a fully dead planet. It's not a good time, friends. Not a good time.
A young man with olive skin and curly auburn hair. His eyes glow green; his expression is inscrutable. His suit jacket is blue, his shirt white, and his tie purple. His gaze is haunting and probably Turbo Depressed
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Psst! Artist! Writer! Composer! Sculptor! Poet! CREATIVE! It is far better to learn to doodle instead of doomscroll. #2rulerecovery #writers #artists #makesomethingnew #humanmade —— My weird books: thisreidwrites.com youtube.com/shorts/PoDG2...
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Doodle instead of doomscroll.
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Faye || Commissions Open @ivaerleth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
October #ocart
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Obsessed with this photo of the Republican senate candidate in North Carolina
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026
It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River. (Published June)
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Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Knowing when and where to stop in your story and writing to place the ending is an art form. Leave a bit to be discovered for the reader. Help them create a little bit of that story in their imagination. - Wrtr #AmWriting #AmEditing #Writer #Author #Writing #BookSky #AuthorSky
Books aren't just made of words ...they're also filled with places to visit and people to meet. - Author Unknown
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Jenny Tan (mainly on insta, but will pop in here 🦋 randomly) @hijennyt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They say Treviso is beautiful at twilight.🐦‍⬛🗡️🏮 I’ve always wanted to paint a gondola scene, thought I’d borrow some inspiration from Tangled for this one~ (I swear I do work in between even its just showing as full brainrot) I #rookanis I #lucanisdellamorte I #datv I #dragonage
Lucanis and Rook on a gondola admongst a twilight Treviso. There are lanterns and crows flying around them. Very pink colour palette
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
12. Which relationship in your story changed the most from what you originally planned? Oh my word. So uh. This character started out in my head as the recipient of an ancient love born again and again to be together …and became a wildly scary multi-millennia stalking situation instead #amwriting
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12. Which relationship in your story changed the most from what you originally planned? 13. What is something your MC would risk their life to protect but would struggle to explain why? 14.If your MC ...
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Langston Hughes understood the power of artistic resistance. Creative, you matter, and your art matters. It all comes down to the power of humanization. #2rulerecovery #writers #artists #makesomethingnew #humanmade —— My weird books: thisreidwrites.com youtube.com/shorts/hJjBj...
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You matter. Your art matters. Period.
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Me on my way to Spooky Season
A comic panel showing a creepy, worn scarecrow marching up a hill at night. A barn and crescent moon are in the background. The scarecrow says, “heh heh snort.” This panel is apparently from batman: dark detective #2 (2005)
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I was making potato salad and I found a tiny brown shriveled raisin and I was pretty upset but it turned out to just be JKR's soul so I threw the whole thing out and power-washed my kitchen.
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Ivy 🌱 mooniecoco @mooniecoco.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🔊 please because i spent so much time matching the animation to the audio. [ #animation #cuteart #bunnyart #backgroundart ]
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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The media should get right to the point:
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 30/09/2026
*raises voice very slightly* TODAY SEEMS LIKE A GOOD DAY FOR PEOPLE TO READ THIS BLOG POST, FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"For decades, we've provided election coverage that's based on in-depth political reporting by an experienced team of journalists backed by commentary from political leaders. But now we're throwing that aside so we can tell you what some of the most irredeemable uninformed gamblers are guessing."
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Creative, your understanding of art will improve your entire life. You’ll never be fully satisfied because your goal post literally moves as you grow. That DOES NOT mean your art is bad. #2rulerecovery #writers #artists #humanmade My books: thisreidwrites.com youtube.com/shorts/oatLn...
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You're not crazy. The goal post moved.
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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Darlings, let people care about you. Let people help you. (I struggle with this too!) Help when/where you can. Make friends. Reach out. Try. Give. Share. Life will absolutely throw you into washing machine like a human rock tumbler. Your people should make it better. Walls down, hearts out.
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 30/09/2026
100% power bill increase?! Wtf, Georgia?
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kitty Rain says you can do it (she’d never lie to you)
A soft, gray and white kitty with green eyes being hugged by a middle-aged brunette womanA soft, gray and white kitty with green eyes being hugged by a middle-aged brunette woman
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⚜️ 𝕷𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖘 𝕾𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖛𝖆 ⚜️ @lsaraiva-art.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
✨ Hey y’all! I put together this starter pack featuring some cool artists whose work appeals to my own very subjective taste in beauty and aesthetics. Check it out! 🖤 ✨✨✨✨ go.bsky.app/SNSkUcq #starterpack #art #illustration
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Creative, you need a reason to keep going in the face of AI theft, industry corruption, and world-wide stress. It’s time to talk about your “why.” #2rulerecovery #writers #artists #makesomethingnew #humanmade —— My weird books: thisreidwrites.com youtube.com/shorts/av8cK...
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It's time to find your "why."
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Creative, you do not reach competency overnight. You do it by repeating your efforts, correcting mistakes, and not giving up no matter what comes. #2rulerecovery #writers #artists #makesomethingnew #humanmade —— My weird books: thisreidwrites.com youtube.com/shorts/CuEzJ...
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Hope isn't magic, but the result is.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sure, the 2024 election was one too, but 2026 might be the clearest intelligence test ever presented to the American electorate. Taken at face value, he's saying he stole hundreds of billions from the gov't, hid it somewhere Congress can't reach, and he pinky swears he will give you a piece. Really.
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🏳️‍🌈🎃Brendan Agnew🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @blcagnew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Dude, that's fucked up" and "Hey man, what the hell?" are a good start - works equally well with friends / acquaintances or complete strangers. Don't let your mates get away with bullshit, and don't leave it lying if some rando starts it hear you. Chuds thrive on social permission - deny them it.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026
Wary of Trumpian tampering, scientists have taken matters into their own hands. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Germany is building a digital Noah’s Ark for US climate data
Wary of Trumpian tampering, scientists have taken matters into their own hands.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Finally....
Short description: A young boy in a blue tank top mischievously clutches Steve the otter outdoors, as if proud of his unexpected prize.  
Text in image: “When you finally manage to steal an otter of your very own…”
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☠️FEARPUNK☠️ (post-comic break 10/12) @gearpunk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This post is anti-genai. Pick up a pencil.
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#WordWeavers 27/9: What interesting quirks do your characters have? Notte is 20,000 years old, the progenitor of all vampires. He’s been a god. A devil. A general. A hermit. Everything in between. And if the fabric he’s wearing isn’t Very Soft at all times he will absolutely end up burning it.
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melissa capriglione @ HOODIE KICKSTARTER @mcapriglioneart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We just have animals. In our houses
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m really excited about this video, creatives, because I get to teach one of THE most important tools in my toolbox: The art of using regret to avoid future regret. #2rulerecovery #writers #artists #makesomethingnew #humanmade —— My weird books: thisreidwrites.com youtube.com/shorts/VAK1g...
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Use your regret to avoid future regret.
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Mara Doesn’t Wanna Be Homeless @marawamona.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There is one true religion, and this is it.
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If so, it was Some Time Ago
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oh, nothing to see here, just a bit of a preview of the next book... -Science! -Vampires! -Elves! -Multiple parallel worlds! And this poor protagonist, based on myself, who is neurodivergent as fuuuuuu- thisreidwrites.com/wip-a-less-t...
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WIP: A Less-Than-Ideal Introduction
In which Sol meets Terrance, then Notte, finds himself in another world, and has an awful lot to ponder...
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Kittens are cute but please spay and neuter your cats
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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 27/09/2026
Crowd looks about white...I mean ri... no I meant white. And mostly male. And alone. And pathetic.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
the Eliezer Yudkowsky superhero origin story is truly so intensely dorky as to defy all attempts at parody. you could not waterboard any of this out of me web.archive.org/web/20010309...
His autobiography even opens with a parable: as a small child he threw his favorite squirtgun off a third-floor balcony rather than accept that his mother could lend out what was his, and felt complete when he heard it hit the pavement. He goes on to describes himself as a specialist in the technological transformation of the human species, one of the few people alive with the standing to steer it. He identifies with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the one person who sees the danger clearly and has to act while everyone else gets on with ordinary life.
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Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is so fucking stupid that it made my eyes bleed.
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
♫ Hello darkness, my old friend ♫
guy looking dead on the inside
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