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Cheryl
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Fondly remembering haunting used bookstore stacks.
Writer of stories. Owner of impressive TBR piles.
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Very excited about this proposed (Kickstarter) vid-podcast from @rashunda.bsky.social

(pls consider, especially if #tarot is a thing with you)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ras...
The "Tramble, Tarot, and..." Podcast
Not just a tarot podcast. "Tramble, Tarot, and..." is where I show how tarot connects to daily life by putting myself on the spot.
www.kickstarter.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Alert: Criterion are having a sale again.
30% off
through 22nd, I believe.
Unsure if there are any country restrictions.
criterion.com

#film #video
The Criterion Collection
Discover important classic and contemporary cinema from around the world. Browse our continuing series of Blu-ray and DVD editions, featuring award-winning supplemental features.
criterion.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Perhaps from now on, when I'm feeling cranky, I'll just say, "I'm feeling Darwin-y today."

thx @lettersofnote.com

news.lettersofnote.com/p/oh-my-god-...
Oh my God how I do hate species & varieties
Unhappy Birthday Charles Darwin
news.lettersofnote.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Very excited about this proposed (Kickstarter) vid-podcast from @rashunda.bsky.social

(pls consider, especially if #tarot is a thing with you)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ras...
The "Tramble, Tarot, and..." Podcast
Not just a tarot podcast. "Tramble, Tarot, and..." is where I show how tarot connects to daily life by putting myself on the spot.
www.kickstarter.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Ah! An extra, a surprise, from this VitalFarms egg :)
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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This is all I needed to see on the internet today. Tapping out.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Ah! This is so great!
(thx for the many times you lifted my spirits :) )
✨The #DetoxDoodles Kickstarter is LIVE! ✨

Grab a copy of my first documenting 100 days of trading the scroll for a sketchbook! Help me hit my lucky $888 goal!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/det...

#art #book #Kickstarter #Booksky
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Let's just say that I'm *very* impressed with my first order from JetPens ...
I mean. Yeah, products are excellent. Variety...pricing...all good.
But even the packaging when it arrived...I half expected to uncover a handblown glass orchid or something.

vv pleased with this new find.

jetpens.com
JetPens - The Best Pens & Stationery From Japan & Beyond
Fine writing instruments, office supplies and art products imported from Japan and Europe. Bestselling brands include Pilot, Uni, and Zebra. Free US domestic shipping for orders over $35!
jetpens.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Stream 4,000+ Public Domain Movies on WikiFlix: Silent Classics, Academy Award-Winners, Hitchcock Films & More
Stream 4,000+ Public Domain Movies on WikiFlix: Silent Classics, Academy Award-Winners, Hitchcock Films & More
Humanity was already enjoying motion pictures a century ago. But the ability to do so at home still lay a few decades in the future, and the ability to pull up a movie on demand through a streaming se...
www.openculture.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I love the creatures on the home page!!

congratulations on the new website @emilyhare.com
My website is officially live! A big reboot and move from Shopify to now using Squarespace. REALLY pleased with how it looks. I have so much fun stuff planned this year, can't wait to share it! emilyhare.com
#websitelaunch #squarespace #membership #painting #watercolour #artist
January 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
an admirable list this is
inspiring, even
#WrensAria goals for January:

*finish last edit tweaks for plot and flow
*search and destroy crutch words
*final proofreading pass
*finalize illustrations
*formatting for publication
*designing and drawing cover
*ordering proof copies

Wish me luck! lol lmao even
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Ruth Ware (whose book, *The Lying Game*, I am now reading and have been totally sucked into -- well done, madam -- has here
NAILED IT ON THE EFFING HEAD.
A few months ago I was asked to give the after-dinner speech at the CWA Daggers. I chose to talk about AI, and the bravery and humanity involved in reading and writing. Afterwards a lot of people asked me to post the speech online, so here it is. I hope you like it ruthware.com/daggers-spee...
Daggers Speech
The following is a lightly edited version of a speech I was asked to give at the 2025 Daggers – the prestigious crime fiction awards administered by the Crime Writer’s Association of the UK.
ruthware.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Joyous Solstice and/or Happy Christmas and/or whatever you may be celebrating.

For xmas card this year I tried out Procreate.
Title: "Find Your Joy"

(first vid I've posted; hope I do this correctly)
December 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My first go at "Engelsaugen" ("Angel Eyes") are ready to go in the oven.

#baking
December 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 867:
Your authorial voice is the product of your background, your education, your experiences, all the books you have read. It may change with time, and depending on the narrative voice you adopt, but will keep the same range and register. Celebrate it. It's unique.
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵

I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Please note not AI. Never AI. Just as NFT means No Fucking Thanks, AI means Arseholes Involved.
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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"Your brain doesn't believe what's true. It believes what you repeat. Your thoughts shape your feelings. Your feelings drive your actions."

There's no mention of science, arguments, or evidence. That's why it's so hard to change people's minds with facts.

#GoodMorning, everyone
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Back from vet. (annual check, not a crisis, tho new issue was spotted... )

Relieved there are such things as credit cards (were that it were not so)

Now having bowl of #oatmeal and farro to fortify myself.
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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your moment of calm: huddled least sandpipers on a floating log
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Happy Birthday, Alan Moore
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Quite enjoyed the musings @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social :)
My musings on nature and all the latest from my neck of the woods.
New subscribers warmly welcomed!🔥💚
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
yeah
baseball
That was the greatest baseball game I’ve ever seen.
November 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM