Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 28mWhen we first got the two rat girls, I played a game with them called Swoop and Scoop. I'd sweep one up from the floor, tickle her, set her down again, and then do the same for her sister. They would each wait patiently at my feet for their turn. It was pretty darned cute. 240
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 1hI love George the Station Cat so much. I think his book will be our Christmas present to ourselves this year. 020
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 1hEmail from Aetna Medicare Advantage: I'll still have that policy coverage for next year. I can breathe again. 160
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 1h1,800 steps to Safeway.and back, where they had the *world's largest* display of Brach's candy corn. I am now well supplied, and have had a bit of exercise to boot. 040
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 2hRelated: Do I order four pounds of Brach's candy corn from Instacart, or do I maintain an acceptable level of self-respect? 221
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 2hImportant:people.comA Candy Corn-Scented Perfume Offers Consumers an ‘Ode’ to Nostalgia for the Fall SeasonBrach’s has released a limited-edition fragrance, Ode to Candy Corn, which combines notes of vanilla, sugar and honey to capture the essence of the kernel-shaped confections. The perfume arrives just ... 141
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 3hFinished the first season of Hospital Playlist. On to the second! p.s. the lil actor who plays U-ju is officially the cutest child who ever existed.m.youtube.comCute U-Ju and his father (Jo In Sung): hospital playlist season 1YouTube video by Kdrama News 000
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 3hContemplating going back to the Wallingford Walgreens to get another two-pound bag of candy corn.... 010
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterFwank @gaymerotter.bsky.social · 6hStarting a challenge called oktober where for the whole month everything is going to be ok 729474
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 5hThrowback Thursday again: time to bust out these babies. 130
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 5hThrowback Thursday. I have absolutely no idea, including why I took the photo. 020
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterStrange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 6hStrange Horizons Fiction Submissions are open now! Check out our website for the fiction guidelines including the link to our Moksha submission portal ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti... (The window closes when we reach 1,000 submissions. Stories must be 5,000 words or less.) 14535
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 5hSimple Minds - Theme For Great Citiesm.youtube.comSimple Minds - Theme For Great CitiesYouTube video by fery2 000
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterThe 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The late great Marc Bolan would have been 79 today if he were still with us. Sadly, both he and Mr Bowie have shuffled off their mortal coil. Only Elton left now... miss you Marc! #MarcBolan #bornin1947 6476
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterAshley @ashleysays.bsky.social · 19hIf one more Instagram ‘chef’ tells me not to use pre shredded cheese…that’s all I’m going to use for the rest of my life because fuck you that’s why 3034216
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterJess Pendley @jesspendley.bsky.social · 9hPutting "make coffee" on my to-do list just to feel something. 2523
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterNisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026📢 New From @writingtheother.com 📢 Dialogue and Dialect Workshop 2026 👇🏾 Check it out! 👇🏾 writingtheother.com/dialogue-and... 064
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterK. Tempest Bradford @ktempestbradford.com · 10hIn this craft-focused webinar you'll sharpen your dialogue skills & learn how to represent dialect on the page through short lectures and hands-on exercises led by author, editor, & WtO co-author @nisishawl.bsky.social. 📅 Nov 21 🕘 10a–3:30p Pacific 💰 $175 writingtheother.com/dialogue-and... 054
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterTom Marcinko @tommarcinko.bsky.social · 21hOther #writing advice I always liked: “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” —Somerset Maugham #WritingCommunity 073
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterTom Marcinko @tommarcinko.bsky.social · 21h#writing advice I heard in a classroom and took to heart: “The view through your eyes is unique.” —Gardner Dozois #WritingCommunity 051
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 23hI guess I'd better get up and make some damn meatballs. 110
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hwasa can just lie down on the stage and still be charismatic as hell.m.youtube.com화사 (HWASA) - ‘Good Goodbye’ at Rock in Rio 2026YouTube video by HWASA 010
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterZachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/ 311572
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A cool thing to do for October would be to befriend one millipede per day, entering November with a loyal army of millipede friends ready to do battle for you. 2263
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Jo Jung-suk may just have surpassed both Gong Yoo and Hyun Bin in my pantheon of favorite Korean actors. In this scene, he goes from tipsy goofball to dead serious, and conveys so much with so little.m.youtube.comCho Jung-seok gets the liquid courage to confess | Hospital Playlist Ep 11 [ENG SUB]YouTube video by Netflix K-Content 010
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One of the most underappreciated unforeseen consequences of the smartphone/streaming/social media era is the elimination of boredom as a key driver of creativity. Without boredom, there just isn't enough impetus for most people do go out and learn and do things. 320962
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 114107332646
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One of the unforeseen consequences of losing Puss is that we're sleeping in until 8:30 or 9:00. We used to always be up at 7:00 to greet Puss, give her her breakfast, and have coffee with her. I feel guilty, like I'm letting things slide. And I just plain miss her. 250
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Quite the rabbit hole. Available at Project Gutenberg. Some (sadly timely) entries about food adulteration. Pretty sure I read about this in an Albert Campion mystery. Enquire Within upon Everything - Wikipediashare.googleEnquire Within upon Everything - Wikipedia 020
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The old videotape rack, which never quite made it to the basement, has finally fulfilled its destiny. Hooray for Costco and local coffee. 031
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I get daily savings-event emails from both Webs and Knit Picks. I sure hope neither are going under. 000
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Happy birthday, Elizabeth Gaskell! I freakin' love your novels. Sincerely, Holly, who would have loved taking tea with you 120
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In other news, getting down to the platform just as the train is arriving is one of life's little pleasures. 020
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know I am six years behind on this, but Hospital Playlist is one of the best dramas I've ever seen. The four leads, friends since medical school days, are human, affectionate with each other, and just delightful. The supporting cast members have their own unique stories, trials, and triumphs. 100
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Physical therapy: my knee hurts because my hips suck, so all my exercises are hip (hop happenin') exercises. 010
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In other news, @gsnorgathon.bsky.social has baked me a loaf of his incomparable Irish soda bread, just to cheer me up, because he's the sweetest human being on earth. 140
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At the physical therapy clinic. A woman here has just said she doesn't know her shoe size. 120
Holly Wade Matter @weemallard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I do believe I'm more depressed today than I've been in a long time. 670
Reposted by Holly Wade MatterHouse Rabbit Society @houserabbit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sign up for our new Cats & Rabbits Zoom class, which explores body language, training techniques, and tips for safely sharing a multispecies home. Register now at houserabbit.org/classes. A recording will be sent after the class for those who register but aren't able to attend. 064