Heather Blanchard
@heatherblanchard.bsky.social
Author, pagan, AuDHD, Gothic Studies MA, poet, tarot, vinyl collector, fairy tales/folklore, horror, languages
She/her. Scotland/Yorkshire ✨
She/her. Scotland/Yorkshire ✨
My beloved dog Billy passed today. I’m utterly devastated.
May 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My beloved dog Billy passed today. I’m utterly devastated.
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Ray Bradbury; reading for just a few minutes a night can save your life
March 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ray Bradbury; reading for just a few minutes a night can save your life
When I was a wee child, I genuinely thought that the only thing I had be concerned about was human combustion, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Bermuda Triangle. #nostalgia #supernatural
March 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
When I was a wee child, I genuinely thought that the only thing I had be concerned about was human combustion, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Bermuda Triangle. #nostalgia #supernatural
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I'm sorry but Paddington Bear is a better role model than Andrew Tate. Paddington is kind and polite. he spends an entire summer working in the hopes of buying a book for his great-aunt. and he has not been credibly accused of sex trafficking.
February 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm sorry but Paddington Bear is a better role model than Andrew Tate. Paddington is kind and polite. he spends an entire summer working in the hopes of buying a book for his great-aunt. and he has not been credibly accused of sex trafficking.
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You may not believe in yourself, but you absolutely have the dark temperament, mossy aura, crooked fangs, and terrifying appetites to be a very good forest horror, swamp creature, or castle haunt if you want.
I believe in you.
I believe in you.
February 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You may not believe in yourself, but you absolutely have the dark temperament, mossy aura, crooked fangs, and terrifying appetites to be a very good forest horror, swamp creature, or castle haunt if you want.
I believe in you.
I believe in you.
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I have two reading moods:
1. I’ll devour anything in sight.
2. None of the 2,000 books on my shelf feel right.
And there is no in between. #Booksky
1. I’ll devour anything in sight.
2. None of the 2,000 books on my shelf feel right.
And there is no in between. #Booksky
February 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I have two reading moods:
1. I’ll devour anything in sight.
2. None of the 2,000 books on my shelf feel right.
And there is no in between. #Booksky
1. I’ll devour anything in sight.
2. None of the 2,000 books on my shelf feel right.
And there is no in between. #Booksky
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This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Autistic people live in a world that isn’t designed for us. This can lead to burnout, especially for those who mask a lot or are undergoing big life transitions.
Recognising the signs of #autistic burnout can help you understand what’s happening and how to manage it.
#autism #AuDHD
Recognising the signs of #autistic burnout can help you understand what’s happening and how to manage it.
#autism #AuDHD
February 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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I’m ill. I don’t just seem to catch colds like regular folk. I feel like death and I’m stuck in a sensory nightmare. Plus I’m craving Pop Tarts. #audhd #neurodivergent
February 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I’m ill. I don’t just seem to catch colds like regular folk. I feel like death and I’m stuck in a sensory nightmare. Plus I’m craving Pop Tarts. #audhd #neurodivergent
Current mode:
February 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Current mode:
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I can’t stress enough how much AI is ruining the internet. Pinterest is un-usable, Google image searches are overrun with misleading slop. It’s estimated that there are now more bots on the web than there are people. We have seen a wonderful thing destroyed in our lifetimes.
February 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I can’t stress enough how much AI is ruining the internet. Pinterest is un-usable, Google image searches are overrun with misleading slop. It’s estimated that there are now more bots on the web than there are people. We have seen a wonderful thing destroyed in our lifetimes.
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Happy Saturday aka The Best Day to Buy Chocolate
![sometimes I'm late because i sit like this for a long time
[Image of the prop "old lady" whose ring gets stolen in Black Sabbath, sitting up in bed]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tcvpjkdcsdotgvcgdf6epyoe/bafkreifvnxaooqfrvlsu3345k5m5eal4itjdruytmy25n5yrczks46bqgm@jpeg)
February 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Happy Saturday aka The Best Day to Buy Chocolate
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I always found the 60s fascinating, and Marianne Faithfull was a huge part of the magic of that era. RIP. Photo by David Redfern. #mariannefaithfull #60s
January 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I always found the 60s fascinating, and Marianne Faithfull was a huge part of the magic of that era. RIP. Photo by David Redfern. #mariannefaithfull #60s
Being neurodivergent is like being a bad cake. Add executive dysfunction to anxiety and RSD. Mix in sensory issues, overstimulation, and the inability to keep up with daily tasks. Burn with self-criticism, and frost by intensely masking, which exhausts you. #audhd #adhd #neurodivergent
January 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Being neurodivergent is like being a bad cake. Add executive dysfunction to anxiety and RSD. Mix in sensory issues, overstimulation, and the inability to keep up with daily tasks. Burn with self-criticism, and frost by intensely masking, which exhausts you. #audhd #adhd #neurodivergent
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Is everything terrible right now? Pretty much. But if you try to focus on all of it, you will not be able to function. So do what you can to make the world a better place to exist in- in the ways that you can & forgive yourself for what you can't. Doing something is always better than doing nothing.
January 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Is everything terrible right now? Pretty much. But if you try to focus on all of it, you will not be able to function. So do what you can to make the world a better place to exist in- in the ways that you can & forgive yourself for what you can't. Doing something is always better than doing nothing.
Read an occult book yesterday with a bunch of rituals, but there was a magic word you needed, that wasn’t provided, because it’s a closely guarded secret. Ok, I’ll just stick to chaos then. #occultsky
January 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Read an occult book yesterday with a bunch of rituals, but there was a magic word you needed, that wasn’t provided, because it’s a closely guarded secret. Ok, I’ll just stick to chaos then. #occultsky
Welp, how does a sensitive soul develop a thicker skin? Asking for a friend.
January 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Welp, how does a sensitive soul develop a thicker skin? Asking for a friend.
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Have you had a successful author slide into your DMs lately?
Watch out for this scam. People are impersonating (mostly midlist) authors on here, striking up conversations, and eventually offering to connect you with their "marketing team."
It's fake 🐴💩
#booksky
#writingcommunity
Watch out for this scam. People are impersonating (mostly midlist) authors on here, striking up conversations, and eventually offering to connect you with their "marketing team."
It's fake 🐴💩
#booksky
#writingcommunity
January 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Have you had a successful author slide into your DMs lately?
Watch out for this scam. People are impersonating (mostly midlist) authors on here, striking up conversations, and eventually offering to connect you with their "marketing team."
It's fake 🐴💩
#booksky
#writingcommunity
Watch out for this scam. People are impersonating (mostly midlist) authors on here, striking up conversations, and eventually offering to connect you with their "marketing team."
It's fake 🐴💩
#booksky
#writingcommunity