etoiline ✒️
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Reader, writer, dreamer, scientist. She/her. everywhere else @etoiline except twitch: starryjen. Currently immersed in writing fanfic because real life isn't so pretty right now. Many archived posts from the other social media. #stl
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The first known use of 'wicked' was in the 13th century.
We hope everyone flies free this weekend.
BTW, the name Elphaba is a reference to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum.
BTW, the name Elphaba is a reference to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum.
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The first known use of 'wicked' was in the 13th century.
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Art is an act of hope. Writing is an act of rebellion. The world will always need more stories--from real human beings, not bullshit plagiarism machines. Every book is a love story from the author, and every reader is fighting the war against cruelty, ignorance, and hopelessness. We are fighting.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Art is an act of hope. Writing is an act of rebellion. The world will always need more stories--from real human beings, not bullshit plagiarism machines. Every book is a love story from the author, and every reader is fighting the war against cruelty, ignorance, and hopelessness. We are fighting.
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Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through
An enzyme in the blue blood has been key to testing vaccines since the 1980s, raising concerns for the crabs’ population. But regulatory approval and new data are signaling the tide may be turning
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November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Language fun (it's always the Normans) 🧵
-cease and desist
-null and void
-aid and abet
-free and clear
-ways and means
Why is law stuff like this always two words?
These are called ‘legal doublets’ and we can once again blame the Normans.
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-null and void
-aid and abet
-free and clear
-ways and means
Why is law stuff like this always two words?
These are called ‘legal doublets’ and we can once again blame the Normans.
🧵⬇️
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Language fun (it's always the Normans) 🧵
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If you have ‘dibs’ on something, you claim or declare rights to that thing before anyone else.
‘Dibs’ comes from an old children's game called ‘dibstones,’ which resembled the game of jacks.
‘Dibs’ comes from an old children's game called ‘dibstones,’ which resembled the game of jacks.
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you have ‘dibs’ on something, you claim or declare rights to that thing before anyone else.
‘Dibs’ comes from an old children's game called ‘dibstones,’ which resembled the game of jacks.
‘Dibs’ comes from an old children's game called ‘dibstones,’ which resembled the game of jacks.
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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Mr Measured just ran in here to tell me he saw a video that said all the little girls dressed as Rumi, Mira, and Zoey on Halloween last week sealed the honmoon so things can get better now so if you need me I’ll be sobbing in a corner 😭
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Mr Measured just ran in here to tell me he saw a video that said all the little girls dressed as Rumi, Mira, and Zoey on Halloween last week sealed the honmoon so things can get better now so if you need me I’ll be sobbing in a corner 😭
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Back to the Future is, perhaps unsurprisingly, our movie for tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Back to the Future is, perhaps unsurprisingly, our movie for tonight!
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Gen AI doth remove commitment from art. Yf an artist ys committed to makinge somethinge trulye weirde, even shockinge, that artist doth neede to crafte the art, at everye steppe thinkinge, "Yes, Ich am drawinge a sexy C-3PO." Wyth Gen AI you kan make a sexy C-3PO wythout caringe, and that ys wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Gen AI doth remove commitment from art. Yf an artist ys committed to makinge somethinge trulye weirde, even shockinge, that artist doth neede to crafte the art, at everye steppe thinkinge, "Yes, Ich am drawinge a sexy C-3PO." Wyth Gen AI you kan make a sexy C-3PO wythout caringe, and that ys wrong.
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posted this four months ago but tonight as buckaroos like mamdani sweep elections i will post again. hope this is sign to all establishment goofs that trotting to the center is not the move. protect the buckaroos who are in perilous circumstances and do not give an inch
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
posted this four months ago but tonight as buckaroos like mamdani sweep elections i will post again. hope this is sign to all establishment goofs that trotting to the center is not the move. protect the buckaroos who are in perilous circumstances and do not give an inch
This weekend is full of writing for my St. Louis friends: there's the writing marathon in person on Saturday the 8th, and my humble contribution to the One Hundred Hours of Writing Twitch marathon on Sunday the 9th! Check the 🧵for more details...
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This weekend is full of writing for my St. Louis friends: there's the writing marathon in person on Saturday the 8th, and my humble contribution to the One Hundred Hours of Writing Twitch marathon on Sunday the 9th! Check the 🧵for more details...
November snuck up on me. Our tiny little #StLArchNovelists community will have our traditional "start writing words at midnight" word sprint party on our regional Discord server this weekend. If you're missing making words with friends, join us starting at 10pm CST on Oct 31: discord.gg/7h5ssEdT
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October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
November snuck up on me. Our tiny little #StLArchNovelists community will have our traditional "start writing words at midnight" word sprint party on our regional Discord server this weekend. If you're missing making words with friends, join us starting at 10pm CST on Oct 31: discord.gg/7h5ssEdT
I just backed Ministry of Lost Things - Case 2: Finders Keypers on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
Ministry of Lost Things - Case 2: Finders Keypers
Embark on a whimsical tabletop adventure full of beautifully illustrated tactile puzzles.
www.kickstarter.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I just backed Ministry of Lost Things - Case 2: Finders Keypers on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
I just backed Mercurial: Alchemia on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
Mercurial: Alchemia
Cultivate flora & brew elixirs in this new stand-alone game with deck-building & worker placement for 1-4 alchemists!
www.kickstarter.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I just backed Mercurial: Alchemia on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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Important information from the Richard Scarry book I picked up at the charity shop
October 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Important information from the Richard Scarry book I picked up at the charity shop
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Gotta participate in this year's -tober challenge
September 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Gotta participate in this year's -tober challenge
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It's the 21st of September 😀
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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September 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It's the 21st of September 😀
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Happy Pythagorean Triple Day to all that math nerd.
(2025 is also a square (of 45))
(2025 is also a square (of 45))
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy Pythagorean Triple Day to all that math nerd.
(2025 is also a square (of 45))
(2025 is also a square (of 45))
When the guy you think is your friend is discovering how best to betray you. This is a voice-over moment in-game that you can't find until you've finished the story, and it really hurt to see the first time around. It's even more gutting to have this freecam reimagining.
Bode’s Force Echoes: Angles (reimagined) #StarWarsJediSurvivor
September 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
When the guy you think is your friend is discovering how best to betray you. This is a voice-over moment in-game that you can't find until you've finished the story, and it really hurt to see the first time around. It's even more gutting to have this freecam reimagining.
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Bode Akuna, before. #StarWarsJediSurvivor
September 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Bode Akuna, before. #StarWarsJediSurvivor
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That’s exactly what this feels like!
September 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
That’s exactly what this feels like!