Closest Ghost
@closestghost.bsky.social
Writer and stitchcrafter here to share all the creative things.
My spicy/neurotic collections of short stories and micropoetry:
https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/samsharp/
Crochet and cross stitch patterns:
https://ko-fi.com/pixelstitchcafe
My spicy/neurotic collections of short stories and micropoetry:
https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/samsharp/
Crochet and cross stitch patterns:
https://ko-fi.com/pixelstitchcafe
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It is DONE! I'm so excited about this Rilakkuma hat. Using super bulky yarn, it's a pretty quick project. Anywho, I hope fans of this big ol' bear enjoy. 🩵🐻 With the right colored yarn and felt, you could also make Korilakkuma. 🩷🐻
Pattern: ko-fi.com/s/c5f252a10f
#crochet
Pattern: ko-fi.com/s/c5f252a10f
#crochet
All of the cats are finally sort of getting along. Gremlin, the baby, thinks she needs to chase and pounce on the old ones, which til now has required forced separation from Tippy. 😅
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
All of the cats are finally sort of getting along. Gremlin, the baby, thinks she needs to chase and pounce on the old ones, which til now has required forced separation from Tippy. 😅
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Using every one of my brain cells to figure out how to fit this diva from Sex, Lies, and Videotape into a tapestry crochet chart without losing his face.
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Using every one of my brain cells to figure out how to fit this diva from Sex, Lies, and Videotape into a tapestry crochet chart without losing his face.
I've officially reached the halfway point for this tapestry crochet at row 75 out of 150. 🥹🩵
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I've officially reached the halfway point for this tapestry crochet at row 75 out of 150. 🥹🩵
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Amazing piece of Spuffy art by eringarey, showing them as overlapping forces of nature. Two sides of the same, err, stake.
Available on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/5939...
Available on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/5939...
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Amazing piece of Spuffy art by eringarey, showing them as overlapping forces of nature. Two sides of the same, err, stake.
Available on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/5939...
Available on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/5939...
For anyone else who was wondering, yes - Don Gorske still eats a Big Mac every day. According to Townsquare media, he ate his 35,000th Big Mac March 15, 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
For anyone else who was wondering, yes - Don Gorske still eats a Big Mac every day. According to Townsquare media, he ate his 35,000th Big Mac March 15, 2025.
We officially have heat in the new place, and I am so grateful. 🩵
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We officially have heat in the new place, and I am so grateful. 🩵
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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I think @damonberes.com nailed this one: Social media is not social anymore, and with the pivot to AI, companies that build social media are building something that is isolating us even more
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I think @damonberes.com nailed this one: Social media is not social anymore, and with the pivot to AI, companies that build social media are building something that is isolating us even more
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
WIP: Made it to row 57 out of 150 which means I'm finally working on her side profile.
#crochet
#fairislecrochet
#tapestrycrochet
#crochet
#fairislecrochet
#tapestrycrochet
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
WIP: Made it to row 57 out of 150 which means I'm finally working on her side profile.
#crochet
#fairislecrochet
#tapestrycrochet
#crochet
#fairislecrochet
#tapestrycrochet
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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A friend sent me a pic of a #crochet chart that, to me, was obviously AI shenanigans. Despite the "pattern" being clearly impossible as written, I took up the challenge. With a bit of fudging and the addition of some googly eyes I got something that's actually kinda cute.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A friend sent me a pic of a #crochet chart that, to me, was obviously AI shenanigans. Despite the "pattern" being clearly impossible as written, I took up the challenge. With a bit of fudging and the addition of some googly eyes I got something that's actually kinda cute.
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Subway Cadbury Creme Egg Submelt (2023-2023): A 6-inch sub roll, filled with Cadbury Creme Eggs and grill-pressed until toasty golden brown. Was available for free, for one day only, at 4 Subway locations in the UK, with only 500 subs available at each location.
April 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Subway Cadbury Creme Egg Submelt (2023-2023): A 6-inch sub roll, filled with Cadbury Creme Eggs and grill-pressed until toasty golden brown. Was available for free, for one day only, at 4 Subway locations in the UK, with only 500 subs available at each location.
It was a perfect day for cemetery strollin'.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
It was a perfect day for cemetery strollin'.
Extremely envious of a name as cool as Longshore Lamb.
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Extremely envious of a name as cool as Longshore Lamb.
A small fear lies here.
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A small fear lies here.
Of all the monuments in the nearby graveyard, this one in memory of a 24 year old woman is my favorite.
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Of all the monuments in the nearby graveyard, this one in memory of a 24 year old woman is my favorite.
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Ever have a dream that is so funny that you want to share it with the whole world, but you can't because it's probably very offensive? Anyway, I clipped the end of last night's because I have to at least share this part:
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ever have a dream that is so funny that you want to share it with the whole world, but you can't because it's probably very offensive? Anyway, I clipped the end of last night's because I have to at least share this part:
This #letterboxdfriday I realized Gladiator wasn't as bad as I remembered, or maybe I hadn't hit puberty yet the first time around and needed to see Joaquin Phoenix in eyeliner again.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This #letterboxdfriday I realized Gladiator wasn't as bad as I remembered, or maybe I hadn't hit puberty yet the first time around and needed to see Joaquin Phoenix in eyeliner again.
I have entered row 16 out of 150 for my Nana Osaki fair isle crochet. This is my first big big project, so I sure hope it works out. I'll be several hours deep before I feel sure about it. 🥲
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I have entered row 16 out of 150 for my Nana Osaki fair isle crochet. This is my first big big project, so I sure hope it works out. I'll be several hours deep before I feel sure about it. 🥲
It's ok to enjoy your life while "the world is on fire." It's ok to create art while "America sucks." Those realities will be there for... well, forever to a degree. If you can stop feeling guilty for having a life outside of misery, you can enjoy yourself & do what you can to make things better.
May be a silly pet peeve, but I hate the constant messaging on social media of, "Everything sucks." There's obvious truth there, and it's been there throughout history. We can instigate change without constantly bringing each other down, without layering cries for improvement with hopelessness.
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It's ok to enjoy your life while "the world is on fire." It's ok to create art while "America sucks." Those realities will be there for... well, forever to a degree. If you can stop feeling guilty for having a life outside of misery, you can enjoy yourself & do what you can to make things better.