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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Finally got around to reading (and enjoying!) A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT and now I’m consuming very glossy and very delicious gochujang and tahini noodles for dinner. I love being alive!!

Very glossy vibrant orange noodles covered in spots of green (edamame and green onion) and dots of black (sesame seeds). These noodles look absolutely silky.

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’ve been wanting to reorganize my bookshelves but that feels intimidating and like it will only be fun for the first 45 min and then I will feel Overwhelmed and Full of Regret. So! Just like with my semi-annual(ish) sewing/mending threads, I’m going to do a bookshelf reorg thread to motivate me 🧵📚

Most of a wall of bookshelves featuring a cat walkway in the middle and an explosion of colors and Knick knacks

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Running out of things to do with the last of the peaches for the season, then inspiration struck for a peachy chia pudding 🍽️🍑

A glass filled with a brown chia pudding layered with fresh peaches in the middle and top.

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

September means the kickoff of Autumn Reading Bingo!! 🦇🎃👻🍂 As always, shoutout to @motthepaladin.bsky.social for making the annual bingo card! For the Possession Space, I went for WITCH KING by Martha Wells 📚 This was my first Wells non-Murderbot read and I enjoyed her fresh take on demons.

Orange bingo card titled Creepy Autumn Reading Bingo. The middle free space is crossed out in purple. The space titled Possession is crossed out in purple. Not enough for a bingo yet!

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Happy almost September! Here is this year's autumn reading bingo 🍂 I intend for it to run Sept - Oct but do whatever is fun for you. Anything you read can count. No prize other than my eternal love <3 📚💙

Creepy autumn reading bingo
True crime, vampires, clown, haunted house, knife on the cover
Blood on the cover, possession, body horror, graveyard or cemetery, rat
Spider, murder in the title, free space, black cat on the cover, creepy doll
Curse, skull on the cover, cryptid, ghost, dead/death in the title
Creepy child, snake, bug on the cover, someone goes missing, necromancy

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This week’s mystery farmer’s market bag led to a DELICIOUS veggie gimbap lunch! 🍽️🍅🌶️🍑🥒

A medley of color! From left to right we have cherry tomatoes in various shapes and red to orange colors, a dozen little peppers in yellow orange and red, three giant peaches in gradients of yellow to red, and three green cucumbers 🍽️

On a cutting board there are unrolled gimbap rectangles featuring nori, rice, a few of the colorful farmer’s market peppers, farmer’s market cucumber, avocado, and a chive cream cheese dollop! 🍽️

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 25/08/2026

I think the universal grieving comes in no small part from the fact she represented the best of what America could be, and that she never stopped chasing that ideal, artistically and socially

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We are OPEN!!!!!

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The ganache finally set and I had half of loaf. These are SO GOOD 🍽️

3.5 mini loaves of chocolate summer squash with a chocolate coconut ganache and 2-3 edible flowers per loaf. The flowers are pinky yellow.

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I’ve never used edible flowers in my baking before so when I saw some at my farmer’s market, I had to pick them up to try! 🍽️

Four chocolate summer squash mini loaves with a chocolate coconut ganache freshly drizzled on top. Each loaf is decorated with 2-3 edible flowers that fall into a pinky yellow category.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Please share! Poets! Uncanny Magazine will be open to poetry submissions from August 17 to August 31! Poetry Editor Betsy Aoki can't wait to see your submissions! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I continue to be delighted with my weekly mystery farmer’s market box! Mid-August features an explosion of colors 🍑🫑🍅🍆

A close of picture of delicious looking fruit and veg! Three peaches bigger than cat heads in gorgeous oranges and yellows, two glossy green bell peppers, two heirloom tomatoes in gradients of green to yellow to red, and a dozen fairytale eggplants in lush purple with white streaks.

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Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is hard... (IG: josh.harmon and jonbatiste)

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Made a tapestry crochet of the Royal Crest from Legend of Zelda! I love how it turned out!! 🧶🎮

This tapestry crochet is hanging from a light wooden dowel and yarn. The piece features a golden royal crest from Legend of Zelda which looks like a Triforce exploding out of a bird, majestically. The background color is an earthy green. 🧶

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Made a tapestry crochet of the Royal Crest from Legend of Zelda! I love how it turned out!! 🧶🎮

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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Watching Captain Planet as a kid: I don't get it, thay also live on earth but they're trying to destroy it?? 30 years later: cartoonishly evil people just exist

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

You watch the birds, and the birds watch you 🐦‍⬛ #CrossStitch 🧵🪡

Cross stitch framed in a dark wooden frame. The stitch says, “Remember: Bird watching goes both ways” and featured cross stitch birds and leaf shapes. Blue thread on linen aida.

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

You watch the birds, and the birds watch you 🐦‍⬛ #CrossStitch 🧵🪡

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Highlights: - prompt: Not/Feeling Better - word limit: 5000 - genre: any, but suitable for distribution to schools - form: any! Poetry, short fiction, memoir

Graphics and text on a pastel rainbow background. There is a character in a wheelchair, with fist in the air and holding a megaphone in the other hand. They are wearing a purple tshirt, red skirt, and purple shoes. Next to them is a Kickstarter badge that says "100% funded". The text above and below the graphics say:

Submissions are NOW open- find full details on how to submit at our website. There's still time to pledge to support our kickstarter

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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

here's how they look glazed and fired! the blue one will have to go for another round in the kiln, but I wanted to have all 4 of them in one photo shop update Jult 25th at hellocloudyart.etsy.com

4 ceramic plates painted with cats in babushka headscarves and surrounded by flowers: white cat with forget me nots, black cat with sunflowers, another black cat with poppies and a purple cat with blueberries

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I locked in last night and finished not only the Mom to Be sash but also created a bonus little ribbon bow for my friend’s husband to wear (as he was there!). I have learned SO MUCH with this sewing project. But mostly I affirmed my delusional belief that I can craft anything with no plan😌 🧵🪡

A gorgeous green “Mom to Be” sash featuring white florals. Paired with it is a green bow with light pink heart ribbon attachments and a tulle flower centerpiece.

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Gregormortis (with Boo G's) @plusgreg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"I ate his liver. With Frisky cans and a nice Churu."

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My best friend is having a baby shower this week and I want to get her a “Mom to Be” sash to add to the ✨festive✨ vibes. Yet all sashes I found were awful neon monstrosities?? So armed with nothing but an audacious belief that I can craft anything, I’m going to try to make one by Wednesday! 🧵🪡

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Me every time I do one of my mending threads ✂️

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

My “to mend” pile is overflowing so it’s time for my semi-annual sewing thread! 🧵🪡

A blue basket overflowing with clothes that need mended. You can see an interesting blend of fabrics from tie dye to small, white flowers on a cornflower blue fabric to a graphic white floral on black.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 16/07/2026

For your convenience, the Pride and Prejudice live-posting super-thread 📚

A drawing of Elizabeth Bennet, a lovely young woman with her long hair tied up nearly under a ribbon and wearing what is most likely a neo-classically inspired dress, looking pensive, two letters in her hand. Meanwhile Darcy, a handsome but stern-looking fellow, looks longingly at her. Also there is me, a little gremlin in big round glasses, skulking about in the background and hoping that they kiss.

The accompanying text reads “Trung reads Pride and Prejudice for the first time, somehow.”

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

With all of today’s good vibes, I finally had the motivation to finish this pretty crochet baby blanket 💕🧶

Gorgeous crocheted green baby blanket comprised of shell stitches with a scalloped border. Resting flat on handsome hardwood floors.

Close up of the shell stitches. So pretty!!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

OUR KICKSTARTER IS NOW LIVE!! We're so excited to launch in Disability Pride Month, as it's all about creating an anthology full of disabled and chronically ill voices. Please help us make this anthology possible, by pledging and/or sharing. #BookSky 💙📚 www.kickstarter.com/projects/naa...

A rainbow pastel background with a screenshot of the Not/Feeling Better Anthology Kickstarter page, which has the following blurb - "our second charity anthology features pieces about kife with chronic illnesses and disabilities!"

There is a banner showing it has just launched and text that says Kickstarter is now live, pledge today.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...

The Girl With The Cat Earring, featuring my mum and dad's cat Bridget.

Bridget Hangs Out With The Hunters In The Snow

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

GIVEAWAY! We want to grow our community ahead of the launch of our Kickstarter because we want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to submit their writing to us. And we need your help!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Have you started working on your submission for Not/Feeling Better yet? 👀 Here's a brief overview of our submission guidelines to help you!

Submission guidelines
Short fiction, poetry, essays
Up to 5k words
Multiple poems accepted
Any genre (non-explicit)*
Attach doc without author name
Include content warnings
*We plan to distribute free copies to schools and community groups, so need to be mindful of younger readers

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

You can now sign up to be notified when our Kickstarter is launched. We'll be announcing rewards in due course, but we can let you in on a secret now 🤫 There'll be merch with artwork from an amazing disabled artist, and a second chance to get something from our first anthology 👀 Link in comments.

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Introducing: NOT/FEELING BETTER To be honest, we're fed up of people being surprised that we haven't been miraculously cured. No, we're not feeling better. But, on some days, we are. This is life as a person with disabilities. It's exhausting. But it's real and it's important.

pastel rainbow background with black text reading:
our next charity anthology will be called:
NOT/FEELING BETTWE
we can't wait to work on it with you!

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Ske-Lou-Ton 💀 @louwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Hello my anthology project is happening again and we've just pre-launched a Kickstarter so please please please follow along www.kickstarter.com/projects/naa...

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Coming soon: Not/Feeling Better Anthology

Our second charity anthology features pieces about life with chronic illnesses and disabilities! Help us go to print!

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notanotheranthology.bsky.social @notanotheranth.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Ta-daa! Our beautiful new logo is here! Time to reintroduce ourselves... We're Not/Another Anthology and we published Not/Coming Out. We're so proud of the community we created with our first project that we're going to do it again! Stay tuned 👀

Not Another Anthology
ta da!
An illustration of a green bookmark with a ribbon flowing from it, nestled amongst three flowers (yellow, pink and orange). Text on the bookmark reads Not/Another Anthology.
Beneath the illustration is more black text: Stay tuned for news of our next project

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Corey Michaels @corey0michaels.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't overwhelmed and scared of the process of re-reading and revising my drafts, finding an agent, finding a publisher, and marketing my first book. But that ain't gonna stop me.

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Nothing is more magical than watching my gorgeous gardenias bloom every year 🌱

A stunning gardenia completely open on the glossiest, most lux looking leaves.

This gardenia bloom has thick petals and you can see a closed bud waiting his turn to open on the side.

Very cool shot of a gardenia bud mid opening. You can see the bright white of the flower peaking out between the green blood enclosure.

This gardenia bloom has been opened the longest and the edges have started slightly browning.

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Annual reminder that I’m in this! Pick up a copy to enjoy a wonderful anthology and support a good cause ✨

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Timothy @landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 19/04/2026

This is single handedly the funniest scene from any Star Trek

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

To my giant spider friends, I appreciate all that you do but I would love if we never scurried into my house slippers while I’m showering to give me a big surprise post-shower again.

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Backstitching is putting in a LOT of work for this cross stitch Reptar 🦖🧵🪡

Cross stitch of Reptar from Rugrats. Just the head on white fabric in wood hoop. No back stitching so it feels dull.

Black back stitching has been added to Reptar and it brings so much fun personality and definition!

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Managed to successfully parallel park on the first try and I’m ready to make this my entire personality today.

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Prof. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew!

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