Jenny Gaitskell
@jennygaitskell.bsky.social
Small and/or speculative fictions. Old dictionaries. Shingle beaches. Everyday magic.
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'But by reading their books, I saw the other side of them - their humanity. Somehow I was sure that if people were willing to read each other, and see the light of other cultures, there would be no war on earth.'
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing
#BookWormSat
🎨 Jeannie Kinsler
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing
#BookWormSat
🎨 Jeannie Kinsler
November 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
'But by reading their books, I saw the other side of them - their humanity. Somehow I was sure that if people were willing to read each other, and see the light of other cultures, there would be no war on earth.'
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing
#BookWormSat
🎨 Jeannie Kinsler
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing
#BookWormSat
🎨 Jeannie Kinsler
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Embracing the chill of late autumn as the days grow shorter and the light gets lower.
Tisha Mark ©2025, Quietly Darker, oil on gessobord, 8"x8"
Original is available:
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#Scape #art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm
Tisha Mark ©2025, Quietly Darker, oil on gessobord, 8"x8"
Original is available:
tishamark.com/product/quie...
#Scape #art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Embracing the chill of late autumn as the days grow shorter and the light gets lower.
Tisha Mark ©2025, Quietly Darker, oil on gessobord, 8"x8"
Original is available:
tishamark.com/product/quie...
#Scape #art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm
Tisha Mark ©2025, Quietly Darker, oil on gessobord, 8"x8"
Original is available:
tishamark.com/product/quie...
#Scape #art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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True colors
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
True colors
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I won a thing!
@blog.readindiefantasy.com is sponsoring a whole month of fun questions, interviews, blog posts, and chances to win free books, so check it out if you haven't already because...
... who doesn't like free stuff!!??
@blog.readindiefantasy.com is sponsoring a whole month of fun questions, interviews, blog posts, and chances to win free books, so check it out if you haven't already because...
... who doesn't like free stuff!!??
The winner for yesterday's challenge is @whistberry.bsky.social with Moon-Sitting by EM Harding! Described as "a quiet and emotional science fiction novella with a super intriguing mystery at its heart."
Congrats! You win a copy of Spaces of Silence! #AMoRaR
Congrats! You win a copy of Spaces of Silence! #AMoRaR
Daily Challenge 5: Single Trip - Share a standalone book!
The prize for today's challenge is a copy of Spaces of Silence, by @ormakal.bsky.social
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
The prize for today's challenge is a copy of Spaces of Silence, by @ormakal.bsky.social
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I won a thing!
@blog.readindiefantasy.com is sponsoring a whole month of fun questions, interviews, blog posts, and chances to win free books, so check it out if you haven't already because...
... who doesn't like free stuff!!??
@blog.readindiefantasy.com is sponsoring a whole month of fun questions, interviews, blog posts, and chances to win free books, so check it out if you haven't already because...
... who doesn't like free stuff!!??
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November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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November 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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open the back door
a small moth and its shadow
follow the light in
a small moth and its shadow
follow the light in
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
open the back door
a small moth and its shadow
follow the light in
a small moth and its shadow
follow the light in
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∴ fouldynge enërgy
neat alonge creas'd purposes
shāp þese dreames awake ∴
#vss365 #poemspell #origami #wakingdream #superposition #jungiansymboliccontainment
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þ "th" as in thin
neat alonge creas'd purposes
shāp þese dreames awake ∴
#vss365 #poemspell #origami #wakingdream #superposition #jungiansymboliccontainment
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þ "th" as in thin
October 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
∴ fouldynge enërgy
neat alonge creas'd purposes
shāp þese dreames awake ∴
#vss365 #poemspell #origami #wakingdream #superposition #jungiansymboliccontainment
🗣️🗝️
þ "th" as in thin
neat alonge creas'd purposes
shāp þese dreames awake ∴
#vss365 #poemspell #origami #wakingdream #superposition #jungiansymboliccontainment
🗣️🗝️
þ "th" as in thin
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Sometimes the moon is like
ᵐᵒᵒⁿ
But today the moon was like
🄼🄾🄾🄽
ᵐᵒᵒⁿ
But today the moon was like
🄼🄾🄾🄽
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Sometimes the moon is like
ᵐᵒᵒⁿ
But today the moon was like
🄼🄾🄾🄽
ᵐᵒᵒⁿ
But today the moon was like
🄼🄾🄾🄽
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November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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November 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Ghost story fiction submission call: www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/... #shortstories #fiction #writers
Ghost stories: annual submission call
The Fiction Desk has an annual submission call for ghost stories.
www.thefictiondesk.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ghost story fiction submission call: www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/... #shortstories #fiction #writers
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The beautiful thing about myths and legends is you can bowdlerise them, subvert them, reinvent them, retcon them, hybridise them with other stories, and the older versions are all still there, ready to be told again and to inspire you.
November 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The beautiful thing about myths and legends is you can bowdlerise them, subvert them, reinvent them, retcon them, hybridise them with other stories, and the older versions are all still there, ready to be told again and to inspire you.
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A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for November 3, 2025: #ANCIENT
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for November 3, 2025: #ANCIENT
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for November 3, 2025: #ANCIENT
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for November 3, 2025: #ANCIENT
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
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November 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I say we just keep Halloween going this year.
We deserve a little treat
We deserve a little treat
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I say we just keep Halloween going this year.
We deserve a little treat
We deserve a little treat
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Ever wear a glass? Ever use a scissor? Do you wear a pant, trouser, or jean? Have you used a goggle, given thank, or washed a dish in sud?
Why are some words exclusively used in the plural?
Let's talk about "pluralia tantum," words used exclusively in the plural form.
Why are some words exclusively used in the plural?
Let's talk about "pluralia tantum," words used exclusively in the plural form.
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ever wear a glass? Ever use a scissor? Do you wear a pant, trouser, or jean? Have you used a goggle, given thank, or washed a dish in sud?
Why are some words exclusively used in the plural?
Let's talk about "pluralia tantum," words used exclusively in the plural form.
Why are some words exclusively used in the plural?
Let's talk about "pluralia tantum," words used exclusively in the plural form.