Cislyn Smith
@cislyn.bsky.social
Writer, editor, crafty person. Frequently covered in cat hair, often wearing many hats. Dream Foundry, Flights of Foundry, Small Wonders Magazine
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Cislyn Smith
@cislyn.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Oh hey, so maybe I should introduce myself since there's been a huge influx of new folks? Hi! I'm co-chair for Flights of Foundry, operations manager of Dream Foundry, and co-editor of Small Wonders Magazine! I love collaborating on projects and working out logistics for anything other than dinner.
Ok, it's time for me to shut the tab(s) with bsky and other social media sites in them and do something - anything - else. Gonna listen to some music turned up loud and dive into something else. Here's my pandora station, if anyone wants to join me.
www.pandora.com/station/play...
www.pandora.com/station/play...
Instrumental wombat
Listen to Instrumental wombat on Pandora
www.pandora.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Ok, it's time for me to shut the tab(s) with bsky and other social media sites in them and do something - anything - else. Gonna listen to some music turned up loud and dive into something else. Here's my pandora station, if anyone wants to join me.
www.pandora.com/station/play...
www.pandora.com/station/play...
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to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
April 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
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your moment of calm
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
your moment of calm
Oh hey turn off auto play NOW friends. Take it from me, you don’t want to scroll past that and have it start up.
I will be another voice to say, I have watched the video and you do not need to watch it unless you doubt what is being said.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Oh hey turn off auto play NOW friends. Take it from me, you don’t want to scroll past that and have it start up.
Some nice ice, just for a change of pace.
January 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Some nice ice, just for a change of pace.
Bubbles is giving expert level lessons in staying cozy
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Bubbles is giving expert level lessons in staying cozy
Today I played the “Be a Douglas Fir” game, under grove! It’s a lot of fun - you build the forest and mycelial networks of mushrooms and roots. Very neat, definitely recommended.
January 17, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Today I played the “Be a Douglas Fir” game, under grove! It’s a lot of fun - you build the forest and mycelial networks of mushrooms and roots. Very neat, definitely recommended.
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Hey, you. Stop doomscrolling.
Go take your meds. Eat something. Drink water. Go for a walk. Hug an animal. Call someone you adore.
Breathe.
We are inundated with fuckery. You still need to take care of yourself.
Go take your meds. Eat something. Drink water. Go for a walk. Hug an animal. Call someone you adore.
Breathe.
We are inundated with fuckery. You still need to take care of yourself.
January 15, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Hey, you. Stop doomscrolling.
Go take your meds. Eat something. Drink water. Go for a walk. Hug an animal. Call someone you adore.
Breathe.
We are inundated with fuckery. You still need to take care of yourself.
Go take your meds. Eat something. Drink water. Go for a walk. Hug an animal. Call someone you adore.
Breathe.
We are inundated with fuckery. You still need to take care of yourself.
Post a game you remember playing that no one else remembers
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Post a game you remember playing that no one else remembers
Feeling worn down today, but trying to get stuff done. Chores are at least helping me feel like I did a thing, as I can see the results.
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Feeling worn down today, but trying to get stuff done. Chores are at least helping me feel like I did a thing, as I can see the results.
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Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
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"A Keeper of Kingdoms" by Michelle Koubeck asks us to think small and big, at the same time. You are a whole world, and sometimes it is at war...
A Keeper of Kingdoms - Small Wonders
They’re weaving the kingdoms into your skin now, / The wheat farms, the castles, the villagers.
smallwondersmag.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"A Keeper of Kingdoms" by Michelle Koubeck asks us to think small and big, at the same time. You are a whole world, and sometimes it is at war...
RT this with your home river.
The Manatee River, as seen from dad’s house with neighbor Smiley sunning on the bank. It contains many critters! Dolphins, gators, snook, gar, mullet, and of course manatees!
The Manatee River, as seen from dad’s house with neighbor Smiley sunning on the bank. It contains many critters! Dolphins, gators, snook, gar, mullet, and of course manatees!
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
RT this with your home river.
The Manatee River, as seen from dad’s house with neighbor Smiley sunning on the bank. It contains many critters! Dolphins, gators, snook, gar, mullet, and of course manatees!
The Manatee River, as seen from dad’s house with neighbor Smiley sunning on the bank. It contains many critters! Dolphins, gators, snook, gar, mullet, and of course manatees!
*busts in like the koolaid man through the wall*
HEY did you know @smallwondersmag.com published a LOT of poetry that's eligible for awards? It's true!
Just in our first issue of last year we've got creepy ASMR, heartbreaking whale fall, and conservation of dragons!
smallwondersmag.com/issue/19/
HEY did you know @smallwondersmag.com published a LOT of poetry that's eligible for awards? It's true!
Just in our first issue of last year we've got creepy ASMR, heartbreaking whale fall, and conservation of dragons!
smallwondersmag.com/issue/19/
Issue 19 - Small Wonders
smallwondersmag.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
*busts in like the koolaid man through the wall*
HEY did you know @smallwondersmag.com published a LOT of poetry that's eligible for awards? It's true!
Just in our first issue of last year we've got creepy ASMR, heartbreaking whale fall, and conservation of dragons!
smallwondersmag.com/issue/19/
HEY did you know @smallwondersmag.com published a LOT of poetry that's eligible for awards? It's true!
Just in our first issue of last year we've got creepy ASMR, heartbreaking whale fall, and conservation of dragons!
smallwondersmag.com/issue/19/
Oh no I looked at Facebook whyyyy would I even do that?!
It turns out one of my high school English teachers is all in on “back in my day we respected authority and that’s why we didn’t get shot” and also “clearly the government is always right.” I’m just… ugh. I will not engage I will not engage I
It turns out one of my high school English teachers is all in on “back in my day we respected authority and that’s why we didn’t get shot” and also “clearly the government is always right.” I’m just… ugh. I will not engage I will not engage I
January 11, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Oh no I looked at Facebook whyyyy would I even do that?!
It turns out one of my high school English teachers is all in on “back in my day we respected authority and that’s why we didn’t get shot” and also “clearly the government is always right.” I’m just… ugh. I will not engage I will not engage I
It turns out one of my high school English teachers is all in on “back in my day we respected authority and that’s why we didn’t get shot” and also “clearly the government is always right.” I’m just… ugh. I will not engage I will not engage I
Also, if you’re having trouble concentrating you’re not alone.
BOSS, THE FASCISM
BOSS, THE FASCISM
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Also, if you’re having trouble concentrating you’re not alone.
BOSS, THE FASCISM
BOSS, THE FASCISM
If you, too, have been having a hard time concentrating because of ~gestures broadly at the world~ may I suggest www.focusatwill.com? A 30 minutes session with their NatureBeat station helped me clear a bunch of my todos today.
Get A 4x Increase In Productivity By Listening To Music | Focus@Will
www.focusatwill.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
If you, too, have been having a hard time concentrating because of ~gestures broadly at the world~ may I suggest www.focusatwill.com? A 30 minutes session with their NatureBeat station helped me clear a bunch of my todos today.
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Sometimes the cat distribution system picks a mummy. These things happen! It's what happens next that we love in Amy Johnson's poem from our 7th issue:
The Mummy Gets Adopted - Small Wonders
Some days—today— / the mummy doesn’t have the spoons / to change her linen.
smallwondersmag.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Sometimes the cat distribution system picks a mummy. These things happen! It's what happens next that we love in Amy Johnson's poem from our 7th issue:
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Reposted by Cislyn Smith
There's a new story up at @bcsmagazine.bsky.social by Anaea Lay, "The Stone's Choice." I haven't read it yet, but I've loved Anaea Lay's fiction in the past, and I like the opening!
"The stone in Tadlomilik’s hands has only modest ambitions..."
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
"The stone in Tadlomilik’s hands has only modest ambitions..."
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Stone’s Choice by Anaea Lay
The stone in Tadlomi’s hand remembers being the mountain, and the mountain knows when its witch is sad. Tadlomi puts it down, the sudden sting of its disappointment more than they can endure while nav...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
There's a new story up at @bcsmagazine.bsky.social by Anaea Lay, "The Stone's Choice." I haven't read it yet, but I've loved Anaea Lay's fiction in the past, and I like the opening!
"The stone in Tadlomilik’s hands has only modest ambitions..."
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
"The stone in Tadlomilik’s hands has only modest ambitions..."
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Mister Void would like you to know he loves you, would like to play fetch, and also he is not the Void to be screaming into today, please and thank you.
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Mister Void would like you to know he loves you, would like to play fetch, and also he is not the Void to be screaming into today, please and thank you.
Am I gonna keep posting cat photos? Heck yeah.
Here is Bubbles looking confused and earnest.
Here is Bubbles looking confused and earnest.
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Am I gonna keep posting cat photos? Heck yeah.
Here is Bubbles looking confused and earnest.
Here is Bubbles looking confused and earnest.
And here is Vanta in a box. Because cats in boxes, that’s why.
January 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
And here is Vanta in a box. Because cats in boxes, that’s why.
Here is 11 seconds of Blizzara flipping her paws blissfully while I rub her super soft belly (never a trap)
January 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Here is 11 seconds of Blizzara flipping her paws blissfully while I rub her super soft belly (never a trap)
I keep pondering the sheer size of the US and hating it. “Why don’t Americans do something?” Ok, it’s a multi day car ride to the capitol or an expensive plane ticket. In the meantime no work, and we are all easily replaced cogs in the machine.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I keep pondering the sheer size of the US and hating it. “Why don’t Americans do something?” Ok, it’s a multi day car ride to the capitol or an expensive plane ticket. In the meantime no work, and we are all easily replaced cogs in the machine.