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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

💌 Thank you to everyone who has supported Very Sincerely Yours from its earliest conception to its final shipment! Final announcements below 👇

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Kellodrawsalot.bsky.social @ DutchComicCon @kellodrawsalot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My Sherlock / Watson @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social zine came in, it’s fantastic 💕

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

All leftover orders have been shipped! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who ordered a leftover copy of the anthology or the merchandise, tracking information will be sent out throughout the day. If you still have not received your tracking information by the end of this week, please do contact us!

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danni 🔪🩸 @earthrealmer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

and you can STILL!!!! get some leftovers so get on that quick quick quick bsky.app/profile/very...

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𝙈𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙄 @naimu420.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

𝐓𝐞𝐚, 𝐂𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 —— A comic I did for @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social! A day away from the adventurous cases, what was it like? (6p)

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danni 🔪🩸 @earthrealmer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Here's my fic "A Study in Sitting Rooms" for the @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social H/W anthology ft @steelpeach.bsky.social's lovely illustrations! Thank you to the mods & the rest of the contributors for their stunning work on this project, thx for having me 🥹 🪑 archiveofourown.org/works/88179796

herlock sholmes tsum tsum on top of the very sincerely yours tote bag and anthology hardcover, open to the fic "a study in sitting rooms"

Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Additional Tags: Very Sincerely Yours Anthology, Book: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle
Summary:

"And time and time again, Holmes has seen Watson’s heart—skimmed curious fingertips across its surface without ever finding the bottom. His deception had served its purpose. The matter of the hound presses upon them, even now. But for the first time in days, Holmes thinks of Baker Street—longs for it, even, the two windows that look without, the two chairs by the fire within. Light. Cast shadows."

Three vignettes on the two chairs at 221B's hearth. For the Very Sincerely Yours anthology.

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

📢 Our leftovers sale is live! There are still books, charms, and other pieces of merchandise for sale, but they're going fast, so nab yours now! 👉 haedraulics.storenvy.com

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sure @soussune.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

my spread illustration for @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social of holmes/watson and the irregulars!!! love these 2 gay old men and their family of 173634 smart rowdy teens. thank you for having me, what an amazing project and lineup to be a part of!

A spread illustration of Holmes, Watson, and the Baker Street Irregulars having sandwiches in 221B. In the foreground, you see a table with a sandwich setup and some sliced beef. Wiggins and Holmes are on the right side of the illustration, in charge of preparing the sandwiches. Wiggins is calling out and handing out wrapped sandwiches to some irregulars who are eager to take them. Holmes is throwing a sandwich over to Watson at the other end of the room, both of them smiling. There are irregulars happily eating sandwiches around the room. The room lighting and colours are warm and lighthearted.

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hugo 🔞 @thenomansland.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

My Holmes/Watson comic for the @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social zine, dedicated to Julie. #holmes/watson #acdholmes

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abby @prosodi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Here's my piece for @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social . The book's TERRIFIC, and Minh and Sher did an amazing job pulling it together. Strongly recommend checking out the leftovers sale on now. If you're in Toronto, you can also find a copy in the ACD Collection at the public library (!!!cool)

A digital illustration of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in front of the 221b fireplace. Holmes is taking smoked tobacco samples from a pipe; Watson is "helpfully" contributing to the work by smoking more. Holmes has his feet up in Watson's lap while he works.

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Halfwolf @halfwolf.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Forgot to upload this here. My copy of @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social arrived and everything is so pretty ✨ I love it. I can't wait to read all the amazing stories. Incredible job 💙

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sure @soussune.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

just got the chance to take a photo of the @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social bundle - everything is so gorgeous!!! 🥹 thank you to the zine mods for organising and having me, and all the team for the beautiful work!!!

A photo of the Very Sincerely Yours: A Holmes/Watson fanzine bundle, which includes: A hardcover book, a set of postcards and sticker sheets, some die-cut stickers depicting Holmes and Watson daily shenanigans, and memo pad. The merchandise set was also put in a lovingly designed envelope, tissue paper, and a wax seal with a bee design.

A wooden charm, part of the bundle. It's a door-shaped hinged charm, it shows the 221B when closed, and you can open it to reveal a cute Mrs. Hudson opening the door and Holmes and Watson walking out with linked arms.

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𝙈𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙄 @naimu420.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

My copy of @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social arrived! So glad I got the chance to be part of such a wonderful project🤍 All the lovely H/W works in one book, can’t wait to read them all!

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pyra is so tired and cranky @pyracantha.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

@verysincerelyyours.bsky.social the book and all the extras arrived and I'm in LOVE! Thank you for this beautiful project! I've gotten so many compliments on my post it notes at work! 🥰 Everything is gorgeous!

A messy desk, in the middle is a beautiful book with Illustrations of Sherlock and Watson, Mrs. Hudson and a Baker Street Irregular on the cover, there are some prints and sticker sheets with other illustrations of them all. There is also a charm that looks like a little door that folds open to show Sherlock, Watson and Mrs. Hudson in 221 B Baker Street

A close up of the book cover and key charms

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Shipping Update #2 📮 is available on Kickstarter! 👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

Greetings, all!

In this update:

See the zine at the ACD collection!
Last 200 pledges are being shipped!
Filing insurance claims for damaged packages.
38 Pledge Managers still unsubmitted.

For something ridiculously cool: If you live in the GTA and want to get your hands on a copy of the zine--Very Sincerely Yours now lives in the Toronto Reference Library's ACD Collection, on the 5th floor! I donated a copy a few weeks ago and now it's yours to read (in-library), for free! The ACD Collection is an unbelievably cool archive with real vintage copies of the Strand Magazine and just about every piece of Holmesian supplementary material that you can think of, I highly recommend a visit!

It's a little surreal to think that I have a book in the Toronto Public Library, the very same library system that first taught me how to read, but that's life for you!

As of today, we're officially on our final few shipping batches! These last 200 orders are for backers of the Both or None reward living outside of the US and Canada, and for those who submitted their Pledge Managers after May 8th. Thank you so much for your patience so far, it's been a very busy month of preparing everyone's packages and delivering them to my very generous, very forgiving local postal office. By way of apology and explanation for the long shipping timeframe--I just began a new job a couple of weeks ago, and am dedicating all my remaining time to shipping and packing!

There was also a delay with inputting tracking links for backers in the US/CA. As such, you may have just received a tracking notification for a package that has already arrived. Speaking of tracking links, if there are any further concerns with tracking your package (if it was reported as lost, if you haven't received a tracking link but are in the US/CA, etc.), please send me a message or email and we can sort it out!

In other news, I've received some reports of books arriving damaged by the post, which I apologize sincerely for! Books are being packaged in a bubble-lined mailer, but owing to the weight of the hardcover and general postal-related mishaps, we can't guarantee that they won't be harmed during transit. For the purposes of shipping out books ASAP, we will be continuing with bubble mailers for now, but for our leftovers sale I will be purchasing cardboard mailers instead.

If your book arrived severely damaged: Please get in contact with me, with photos of the damage as well as the packaging it arrived it, and we can discuss filing an insurance claim from our shipping partner! If the damage is minor (eg. dented corners, bumped cover), we can look into getting a refund for the cost of shipping, but if the damage is severe enough (ripped paper, deep dents) I am also happy to arrange a replacement copy!

If your book did not arrived damaged: Please do share with us your zine and merchandise on social media! I may be slow to re-share, but myself and all our contributors are genuinely delighted to see everyone receiving their books. Tag us on Tumblr or Bluesky in your posts, it makes my day! 📚

As we're winding down on shipping out pledges, just a notice to the 38 backers who have still not submitted their Pledge Manager: you have until June 15th to submit your shipping information, after which your rewards will be considered forfeit! After that time, we'll have a clear idea of how many books will be available for our leftovers sale, which should take place in mid-to-late June at this rate.

As always, thank you all for your support and love for this project, we're so honoured to have made it a reality. 💌

Very sincerely yours,

Minh H. (Lead) + Sher A. (Editor)

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Orin @orinp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I just got the most beautiful amazing gorgeous book mail!!!😭 (a fan-created Sherlock Holmes book of art and stories on the theme of home that I supported on kickstarter)

The beautiful cover of Very Sincerely Yours: a Holmes & Watson anthology

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eli @celticsbakitbol.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

my @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social zine came in today !!! honestly my expectations were high but still blown out of the water, there is so much thought put into the production and I love every bit of it so muchhhh can't wait to go through it :DDD

the very sincerely yours zine, bookmark, envelope, post it pad, stickers and prints laid out on a table.

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Sara Reads Sherlock Holmes @sarareadsholmes.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Look what arrived! Veronica for scale @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social

A copy of the Very Sincerely Yours Holmes/Watson book placed on a large and fluffy orange cat

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Pea @loosepea.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

My copy of @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social arrived just now and it is quite literally one of the most gorgeous books I've ever held! Thank you @haedraulics.bsky.social and @inevitablies.bsky.social for organising and to all the contributors 💗💗💗

Photo of 'Very Sincerely Yours' A Holmes & Watson Anthology with some included goodies - stickers (Holmes 'Reading my yaoi' and Watson 'Writing my yaoi') and a black and white card featuring a violin, stack of books and a slipper, which has a banner reading 'Ex Libris'.

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mads @itsalways-1895.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A huge congratulations is in store for the team who produced @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social. Even unboxing this masterpiece was a delight.

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chief inspector toby 💛 @mikotoby.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

the holmes & watson anthology by @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social is here and it is GORGEOUS!!!!! this is seriously stunning work by everyone involved, so beautifully printed. it feels like i’m holding love. i will treasure this 😭❤️🐝

“very sincerely yours”, a large hardcover hw anthology zine, along with some inclusions (a notepad, stickers, ticket, bookmarks, and a package with a wax seal displaying a bee)

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novaviis 📚🐍🪴 @novaviis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Gaze upon my Victorian Gays. @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social I am downright GIDDY with excitement to dig into this. Thank you!

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Stram @strampunch.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Just came back from the anti-AI protest and this was waiting for me back home. This is the most precious collection of SH art I have seen and I can't wait to read all the stories and gaze at all the illustrations for hours. @hardraulics.bsky.social and co, you all should be so proud of yourselves!

A photo of a book titled "Very sincerely yours" (a Sherlock Holmes/Dr Watson fan anthology) and a bundle of goodies (a bookmark, a keychain, an envelope containing postcards, a book plate, etc) over a white sheet.

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Shipping Update #1 📮 is available on Kickstarter! 👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

Hello all! Just a small shipping update for you today: On April 27th, Kickstarter sent us the funds currently collected for shipping, and since then we've sent out 277/818 rewards, or about 1/3rd of all rewards! All the Early Bird rewards have been shipped, and tomorrow we will finish shipping out CONSTANT COMPANION: Book Only rewards.

If you filled in your Pledge Manager after April 27th, do anticipate that your package may be sent a bit later, as shipping has only proceeded for those who submitted their forms before then.

If you haven't received a tracking link, that means your order has not yet been shipped. Please refrain from messaging us for shipping updates unless you're certain there is an issue, thank you!

Importantly, the only exception is orders for countries that our shipping service does not serve. These countries include Chile, Argentina, Ukraine, Lebanon, and Belarus. In this case, packages have been sent with Canada Post instead, which does not offer a tracking link, and so you may notice that your pledge status has changed to 'Shipped', but no tracking information is available. These packages take around 4 - 12 weeks to arrive, and if you suspect that your package may have been lost after that time period, please contact us and we can arrange a replacement service!

If you're among the lucky few who have already received their packages, feel free to share with us on social media--we love to see books and merchandise arriving! Tag us @very-sincerely-yours-zine on Tumblr, or @verysincerelyyours on Bluesky!

Much love to you all, and we hope to see you receive your rewards soon! 📦

Very sincerely yours,

Minh H. (Lead) + Sher A. (Editor)

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Just a quick little update: we're currently in the throes of pre-packing our flat merchandise items together (postcards, sticker sheets, stickers)! The items are packaged together in custom designed envelopes and tissue paper, and sealed with a cute little bee-themed wax seal sticker.

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Campaign closed!🎉 In the end, we raised $47,724 CAD with a whopping 971 backers--far beyond what we imagined when we first planned this campaign. We're so excited to finally realize this project in physical form, thank you all for believing in us!

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Hardcover has been unlocked!🥂🥳 With just 3 days left on our campaign, we've just unlocked all of our stretch goals--Very Sincerely Yours will now be printed in hardcover, with gold foil and spot UV treatment on the cover!

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novaviis 📚🐍🪴 @novaviis.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Finally made my pledge!!! So excited 💖 (also I am y e a r n i n g for that tote bag)

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abby @prosodi.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We made all our stretch goals 🎉🎉🎉🎉 fancy hardcover book here we come!

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Meagan 🌙 @watsonites.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I pledged a while ago but it's very cool to see this closing in on it's last stretch goal. Everyone needs more queer Holmes and Watson in their lives 😌

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined in and chatted with us, it was a blast to spend time with you guys and draw together! :D

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

🎁 We are now live! Join us at twitch.tv/haedraulics for an afternoon of convivial conversation and Holiday Holmesiana!

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

📣 We're hosting a livestream event this Saturday! All backers are welcome to send in their drawing prompts to be doodled live by Very Sincerely Yours contributors, this Saturday, December 13th, at 1-5PM EST at twitch.tv/haedraulics! 💕 Send in your prompts now at: forms.gle/JYiodRoRY7FSmaFo7

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Elivra 🍉✨ @sonderlivra.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Here's a snippet of my contribution to the @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social zine! The Kickstarter is live until the 21st and there's a fun drawing livestream planned for tomorrow (Sat the 13th)! Go on over and check it out! 💕

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Helen Greetham 🐝 @jabbage.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

My November newsletter is out! In this edition, I contemplate whether or not I've angered some kind of mildly malevolent supernatural being, talk about attending AdventureX, and give a sneak peek of a comic I've got in a currently Kickstarting anthology! www.thewonderroom.uk/blog-2/novem...

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Angering the Fae — The Wonder Room

If I were to go down the Arthur Conan Doyle route and start believing in mysterious supernatural entities, I think I’d definitely feel like I’ve annoyed one this month. Clearly some disgruntled fae be...

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danni 🔪🩸 @earthrealmer.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

please keep backing this anthology I need the bookplate and yaoi stickers badly 👯‍♂️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

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Very Sincerely Yours: A Holmes/Watson Anthology

Fan anthology dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, and the idea of home.

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abby @prosodi.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Here's a small preview of my piece in the zine! I'm really happy with it :') + feel very fortunate to have been included alongside a bunch of my fav creators

A color illustration of holmes and watson in front of a lit fireplace.

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Great news, we're now fully funded! 🥳 What comes next? Well, with our base funding secured, this means we can keep on campaigning for our stretch goals! The more stretch goals are unlocked, the more we can offer with our zine, and the better it becomes! 👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

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tea @steelpeach.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Here's a closer peek at one of my pieces for the book - I illustrated a lovely story by @earthrealmer.bsky.social It'll be such a beautiful anthology, please check more updates at @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social 🔍

Illustration of Sherlock Holmes passing a cup to Watson (off-screen)

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

The Very Sincerely Yours Kickstarter is now live!🎉 🏡 VSY is an anthology dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, and the idea of home. It is over 150 pages of illustrations, comics, and fiction, and it's now ready to become yours! More info in thread 👇 ❧ www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

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danni 🔪🩸 @earthrealmer.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

can now share that you can see *another* page of my fic in the kickstarter promo alongside @steelpeach.bsky.social 's beautiful illustration work 🤭 check this anthology out it's gonna be sososo beautiful when complete www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

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Very Sincerely Yours: A Holmes/Watson Anthology

Fan anthology dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, and the idea of home.

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Lee Knox Ostertag @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I have a comic in this!!! And the rest of the art and writing is absolutely stunning…a must for original flavor Holmes enjoyers 🕵️‍♂️

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𓃗moto𓃗 @motorghost.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

if you like your yaoi vintage and laced with historical queer scholarship (and a truly staggering array of talent) then this is the project for you! 💚

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Take a peek at Hugo's beautiful and touching comic!🥺

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

❧ Three days left until our Kickstarter campaign launches on Nov. 21st, at 2:21PM EST! The pre-launch page is now active! We'll have a few early bird deals you'll want to take advantage of, so sign up to be notified the minute our Kickstarter goes live! ☞ www.kickstarter.com/projects/hae...

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Rudbeckia @rudbeckiasun.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I’m delighted to be in this with a bunch of people far more talented than me!

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