Lia Pas
@liapas.bsky.social
#SciArt symptomatology and #anatomy #embroidery, writing, and #MECFS. A bit of music too. Canadian settler. she/her. https://linktr.ee/lia_pas
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Lia Pas
@liapas.bsky.social
· Jun 17
THREADSTACK Interview with Lia Pas of The Slowest Thread
"When I'm symptomatic it helps to visualize what I am feeling and "dissect" those sensations to make them less overwhelming. Freehand stitching those sensations feels like a meditation practice."
substack.com
Late in 2024, Kathryn Vercillo of Threadstack and Create Me Free sent me some intriguing interview questions which I used as journaling prompts between liver infections. The interview is now online for all to read.
#SciArt #embroidery #MECFS
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#SciArt #embroidery #MECFS
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Great Blue Heron
A little wet and windblown...
A little wet and windblown...
January 25, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Great Blue Heron
A little wet and windblown...
A little wet and windblown...
Ruching AND darts? Be still my heart 🫀
In a recognisable structure, this is a classic Mme Grès evening dress dating in this instance to the mid #1940s. The rich purple ripples from top to toe. Sold via #KerryTaylorAuctions #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
January 25, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Ruching AND darts? Be still my heart 🫀
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Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) - NASA/ESA JWST Space Telescope
Full size 12K: flic.kr/p/2rTo3xx 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/j.Roger/AndreaLuck CC BY
Date: 2024-10-24
PI: Macarena Garcia Marin
NIRCam F115W, F187N, F212N, F356W, F444W, F470N
Full size 12K: flic.kr/p/2rTo3xx 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/j.Roger/AndreaLuck CC BY
Date: 2024-10-24
PI: Macarena Garcia Marin
NIRCam F115W, F187N, F212N, F356W, F444W, F470N
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) - NASA/ESA JWST Space Telescope
Full size 12K: flic.kr/p/2rTo3xx 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/j.Roger/AndreaLuck CC BY
Date: 2024-10-24
PI: Macarena Garcia Marin
NIRCam F115W, F187N, F212N, F356W, F444W, F470N
Full size 12K: flic.kr/p/2rTo3xx 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/j.Roger/AndreaLuck CC BY
Date: 2024-10-24
PI: Macarena Garcia Marin
NIRCam F115W, F187N, F212N, F356W, F444W, F470N
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January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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this is how I discovered Awakened was on the British Science Fiction Awards longlist - excuse me while i run a victory lap of my living room and squeal @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Congratulations to everybody on the BSFA Awards Longlist! Including @atgreenblatt.bsky.social, @premeemohamed.com, @jordankurella.com, @genni.bsky.social, @foxesandroses.bsky.social, @cornellwriter.bsky.social, @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, @thesuiway.bsky.social, & @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social!
Vote for the BSFA Awards
www.bsfa.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
this is how I discovered Awakened was on the British Science Fiction Awards longlist - excuse me while i run a victory lap of my living room and squeal @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
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The latest episode of Goths is done! I’m posting it with the previous episode so it makes sense. I’ve been playing around with the coloring style. Which do you think works best?
January 24, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The latest episode of Goths is done! I’m posting it with the previous episode so it makes sense. I’ve been playing around with the coloring style. Which do you think works best?
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Lately the only part of Bluesky to bring me any joy has been the fountain pens feed. Consider this an expression of my gratitude.
![Ink bottle, brown fountain pen, text "As times become increasingly fraught, I find myself retreating to the smaller and increasingly analouge [sic] elements of my life."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tbqqvyv6pjjww44glrmycaxl/bafkreig42zalkiatmu2g3pdfltqgwaaldghcozh2vegbo3dibalc4npkou@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Lately the only part of Bluesky to bring me any joy has been the fountain pens feed. Consider this an expression of my gratitude.
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Muppet an R-Rated movie:
𝗠𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗧³
𝗠𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗧³
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
The Muppet Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
The Muppet Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
Midnight Muppet Cowboy
Midnight Muppet Cowboy
January 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Muppet an R-Rated movie:
𝗠𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗧³
𝗠𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗧³
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Phil Collins: "I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up, you know, everything that started that could, all seemed to converge at the same time.”
He joins a LONG LIST of high-profile individuals who are now disabled since Covid began. consequence.net/2026/01/phil...
He joins a LONG LIST of high-profile individuals who are now disabled since Covid began. consequence.net/2026/01/phil...
Phil Collins: "Everything That Could Go Wrong With Me Did Go Wrong With Me"
Phil Collins has opened up about his myriad of health struggles in a new interview, declaring, "everything that could go wrong with me did go wrong with me."
consequence.net
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Phil Collins: "I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up, you know, everything that started that could, all seemed to converge at the same time.”
He joins a LONG LIST of high-profile individuals who are now disabled since Covid began. consequence.net/2026/01/phil...
He joins a LONG LIST of high-profile individuals who are now disabled since Covid began. consequence.net/2026/01/phil...
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Muppet a Rated R Movie:
Silence of the Muppets
Silence of the Muppets
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
The Muppet Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
The Muppet Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
Midnight Muppet Cowboy
Midnight Muppet Cowboy
January 23, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
Silence of the Muppets
Silence of the Muppets
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Muppet a Rated R Movie
Muppet Barton Fink
Muppet Barton Fink
Starring the Swedish Chef of course
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Muppet a Rated R Movie
Muppet Barton Fink
Muppet Barton Fink
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Watercolor inspired by xylem #sciart
This one is cool because it's box-mounted, no framing required
artologica.etsy.com/listing/4441...
This one is cool because it's box-mounted, no framing required
artologica.etsy.com/listing/4441...
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Watercolor inspired by xylem #sciart
This one is cool because it's box-mounted, no framing required
artologica.etsy.com/listing/4441...
This one is cool because it's box-mounted, no framing required
artologica.etsy.com/listing/4441...
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
The Muppet Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
The Muppet Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
Midnight Muppet Cowboy
Midnight Muppet Cowboy
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
Bram Stoker's Muppet Dracula
Bram Stoker's Muppet Dracula
January 22, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Muppet a Rated R Movie:
The Muppet Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
The Muppet Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
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Reminder! :D This is happening TOMORROW Jan 23 and @breetaylor0.bsky.social and I would love to see you at the St. Albert library!
sapl.libcal.com/event/3948349
sapl.libcal.com/event/3948349
STARFest presents Premee Mohamed
Premee Mohamed is a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, Locus, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She has also...
sapl.libcal.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Reminder! :D This is happening TOMORROW Jan 23 and @breetaylor0.bsky.social and I would love to see you at the St. Albert library!
sapl.libcal.com/event/3948349
sapl.libcal.com/event/3948349
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YES THAT'S WHAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
YES THAT'S WHAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Usually form groups."
"Usually form groups."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
January 22, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Usually form groups."
"Usually form groups."
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Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
'The choice to orient one's practice in any direction is largely a function of one's own interests.'
'The choice to orient one's practice in any direction is largely a function of one's own interests.'
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
'The choice to orient one's practice in any direction is largely a function of one's own interests.'
'The choice to orient one's practice in any direction is largely a function of one's own interests.'
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If you want to participate:
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
I’m posting more cause I wanna.
‘How good a designer would a computer be? Would it come up with unique designs? Would it turn out pleasing designs? […] The computer has no aesthetic sense of its own.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
I’m posting more cause I wanna.
‘How good a designer would a computer be? Would it come up with unique designs? Would it turn out pleasing designs? […] The computer has no aesthetic sense of its own.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 AM
If you want to participate:
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
I’m posting more cause I wanna.
‘How good a designer would a computer be? Would it come up with unique designs? Would it turn out pleasing designs? […] The computer has no aesthetic sense of its own.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
I’m posting more cause I wanna.
‘How good a designer would a computer be? Would it come up with unique designs? Would it turn out pleasing designs? […] The computer has no aesthetic sense of its own.’
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Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"But when things don't unfold according to our expectations, our shoulders slump in dispair."
"But when things don't unfold according to our expectations, our shoulders slump in dispair."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"But when things don't unfold according to our expectations, our shoulders slump in dispair."
"But when things don't unfold according to our expectations, our shoulders slump in dispair."
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Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Triple stops cannot be produced at soft dynamics, nor with very bulky, stiff bows."
"Triple stops cannot be produced at soft dynamics, nor with very bulky, stiff bows."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
January 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Triple stops cannot be produced at soft dynamics, nor with very bulky, stiff bows."
"Triple stops cannot be produced at soft dynamics, nor with very bulky, stiff bows."
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Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“What does it matter how this grief of mine evolves or what I do with it?”
“What does it matter how this grief of mine evolves or what I do with it?”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“What does it matter how this grief of mine evolves or what I do with it?”
“What does it matter how this grief of mine evolves or what I do with it?”
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Nearest book page 42, post the second sentence.
"He swatted at his shirt and watched the dandruff swirl midair, some suspended there in fluorescent light, which, unlike natural light — the kind of light that caused his dandruff to appear snow-like, even beautiful — made it appear papery and gross.
"He swatted at his shirt and watched the dandruff swirl midair, some suspended there in fluorescent light, which, unlike natural light — the kind of light that caused his dandruff to appear snow-like, even beautiful — made it appear papery and gross.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
‘Even though there were no visible gates a risk still existed.’
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
‘So here are some new words that will help you get the hygge on.’
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Nearest book page 42, post the second sentence.
"He swatted at his shirt and watched the dandruff swirl midair, some suspended there in fluorescent light, which, unlike natural light — the kind of light that caused his dandruff to appear snow-like, even beautiful — made it appear papery and gross.
"He swatted at his shirt and watched the dandruff swirl midair, some suspended there in fluorescent light, which, unlike natural light — the kind of light that caused his dandruff to appear snow-like, even beautiful — made it appear papery and gross.
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Am I the only one who didn’t like Mark Carney’s speech?
Its whole premise was that we need “stop pretending,” to “name realities,” yet somehow he doesn’t mention climate change even once.
And worse than that…
1/4
Its whole premise was that we need “stop pretending,” to “name realities,” yet somehow he doesn’t mention climate change even once.
And worse than that…
1/4
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Am I the only one who didn’t like Mark Carney’s speech?
Its whole premise was that we need “stop pretending,” to “name realities,” yet somehow he doesn’t mention climate change even once.
And worse than that…
1/4
Its whole premise was that we need “stop pretending,” to “name realities,” yet somehow he doesn’t mention climate change even once.
And worse than that…
1/4