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muddysheep.bsky.social
gretchen
@muddysheep.bsky.social
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Potter, doodler of silly doodles, here for the pirates. she/her, 40s 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️
*no minors, please. in a grizzled pirate voice: here be NSFW*
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muddysheep.bsky.social
Tell me your pet's name with a gif
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
muddysheep.bsky.social
Okay, the little What's up? box and my pfp at the top of my feed is giving me a jumpscare every time I open bsky. I looked through settings to find out how to make it go away. Did I miss how? Can we make it disappear? Please?
January 26, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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tenderashell.bsky.social
Hey, don’t cry, new season of Deadloch coming in March, okay? ❤️
Eddie, Dulcie, and Abby from Deadloch
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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tresdem.bsky.social
Just in time for Roach Week!

Illuminated Heart
archiveofourown.org/works/78164211

An exploratory backstory where Roach is looking for what he lost, and finds something that's been there the whole time. #OFMD
A photo of Roach from the shoulders down his arms folded. Rigging in the background. in the foreground is an outline of a glowing heart, with a faint blue and pink background and a sunburst in the middle radiating out. The image is placed right over Roach's heart (theoretically). The words below it are glowing pale peachy gold. Illuminated Heart. A Roach Exploratory Backstory. By: Nocturneequuis.
January 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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tresdem.bsky.social
Want something really long to tide you over while A03 is down? Want to read more about how Ed grew up and became who he is today? I've got a fic for you.

Never Shall We Die
archiveofourown.org/works/38614536

#OFMD
Digital art. The picture cut up into six panels, the red silk flying through each. Ed is pictured facing away from the camera hair blowing in the wind. The first it's dark and stars. Second panel is Ed at 13, clothes patched, staring at the stern of a ship at dawn. Second panel is Ed at 15, his hair longer and bound back, looking at the masts in the afternoon. Third panel is Ed at 17, with short hair, staring at the middle of a ship in the evening. he is wearing a brown waistcoat. Fourth panel is Ed at 20 with long hair staring at the prow of a ship gleaming in the moonlight. Blackbeard's flag can be seen flying from the prow. Last panel is the red silk alone in the water by the prow of the ship. Never Shall We Die. For every happy ending, there is a beginning.
January 21, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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tresdem.bsky.social
Commissions are open again for the post holiday season. Feel free to hit me up here or on discord at Tresdem if anything catches your eye. Can do #OFMD or OCs. Or both.

You can check out my commissions page here. :3
(also reblogs are appreciated)

ko-fi.com/tresdem/gall...
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ko-fi.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social
Hey y’all: if you use Libby and you hate them allowing generative AI content and incorporating it in other ways you can go to your profile, scroll down to “help and support”, and take a survey to tell them that you hate it
libbyapp.com Libby App @libbyapp.com · 18d
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January 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
muddysheep.bsky.social
The James is my home river
View of rapids from a footbridge over the river. In the distance is a tall building on the left bank, river rocks and scrubby trees on the right. There is a bridge spanning the river in the background. The sky is filled with dark storm clouds
January 12, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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tizzybit.bsky.social
archiveofourown.org/works/774992...

I've wanted to record a podfic since I found out they were a thing. I love reading aloud. Finally figured if I can face an audience of 3yr olds and live I can be brave on the internet. Big thanks to @addieh.bsky.social for letting me try with this sweet story!
A Shelter For Strays - Chapter 1 - Tizzybit - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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crits4cats.org
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
muddysheep.bsky.social
More reasons to travel...
tenpages.github.io/us-level/us....
Map of US with states in different colors.
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
muddysheep.bsky.social
How do y'all count pages in the reading tracker on storygraph? Do you put in the current page number? Or do you enter in the number of pages you read in one sitting? Or am I totally overthinking this?
January 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM
muddysheep.bsky.social
I stumbled across sketches for Ed cosplay temporary tattoos while doing a tidy-up. It was a weird, pleasing moment of "hey, I drew that!" I say it every year, but I really want to do more fanart. Maybe this'll be the year.
Pencil sketches of a raven, cross, stars, shark, rose, a cross with the letters R and P on either side and a spider in a square with stars haphazardly arranged on a white piece of paper Pencil sketch of an octopus that fills a white piece of paper.
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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tresdem.bsky.social
Archie Says:

#OFMD
digital art of Archie from the end of S2 standing in a gold circle like a picture frame with a glittery gold background. She's wearing a black jacket and her usual red vest, holding a stick. She's bearing her teeth in a fierce grin, challenging whoever she is looking at, and has her hand clenched in a circle. Text around the circle are: (Top) Live the Shit. (Bottom) Out of 2026.)
January 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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tresdem.bsky.social
My #OFMD art for 2025. Did I do other art? I mean...listen...

This is gonna be a thread 🧵 throughout tomorrow, but first!

The overview. Anything that you particularly like? Let me know!
2025 Artwork Summary. Template by ruuudy07 (top panels from left to right. Bottom panels from left to right.) 1. Ed with his hair blowing in the wind. 2. Ed and Stede kissing before an illuminated bridge. Kpop demon hunter coded. Ed is Rumi wearing white with iridescent patterns. Stede is Jinu with a dark shirt and red patterns. 3. Ed with long dark hair in his younger years, looking over his shoulder. A bowl is in front of him as if he's washing his face. There is a view of the sea. 4. Jim lying on the sand holding up a camera to take a selfie. Their shirt is open. the shirt has oranges on it and the phone case has a hint of a soup bowl. 5. A very young Ed playing a violin with his eyes closed, a red flower behind him. 6: Ed and Anne young but canon verse. Ed is wearing a mesh shirt and has a sword at his hip as he points. Anne has a hand on his shoulder and her shirt is open a bit. They both have undercuts. (bottom row) 1. Stede leaning against Ed's forehead. There is blue water behind them and the words: Of Love. 2. Roach in a red scarf and black coat and 'roach' shirt and Wee John in a fuzzy blue sweater and a tan coat) are staring at the viewer. There is a hint of snow and black rocks. There is a hint of Frenchie in the background but it's cut of 3. A Steddyhands piece. Ed is much larger than they are. His hair is swirling and he is kissing Stede. Stede seems to be crying but his eyes aren't in view. Izzy is squished between them. 4. Femme Stede and Femme Lucius at the beach. Stede has sunglasses on her head, is wearing a blue bikini top and has a purple bag on her shoulder. Lucius is sipping a lime green boba tea, is wearing a yellow-green shirt over an orange bikini top. Has dark sunglasses and is holding an umbrella. 5. Mary R smirking at the viewer and holding a chain between her teeth. Her shirt is showing ample cleavage. 6. Ed playing a purple electric guitar. he is intensely focused.
December 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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tresdem.bsky.social
One day I will stop drawing Ed Teach so much. Or at least practice on someone else. But it is not this day. #OFMD
digital art of a younger Ed with no gray in his hair or spider tattoo, leaning over a wash basin and looking back at the viewer. He's wearing some sort of bathrobe. His hair is bound up a bit in ye olde scrunchie but the rest spills over his shoulders. Outside is a view of the sea.
December 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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tresdem.bsky.social
Eight Lights
A Made for You Short
(that can be read without context. No really)

Edward doesn't like playing Christmas music, or Christmas in general. But whatever he plays, Mr. Hornigold keeps saying he's missing something... Only he doesn't know what.
#OFMD
archiveofourown.org/works/76362121
The close up picture of a violin with a bow to the strings. The hint of lit candles in the background. The text is a warm yellow glow to it: Eight Lights. A Made for You AU Short. By: Nocturneequuis.
December 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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christybeth1.bsky.social
Accurate.
An illustration of two jars with money inside. The left jar is for swears and the right jar is for OFMD references. There is way more money in the right jar.
December 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
muddysheep.bsky.social
I didn't know what was going to happen with this one, but this was a pleasant surprise.
Wheel thrown mug with black slip over light clay. Irregular portions of the slip have been rubbed off. The handle and rim are glazed with white, and there is a large drip of white down the side
December 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
muddysheep.bsky.social
Is it accurate? No. Do I care? Also no.
Inaccurate moon phases carved into black slip on light clay. There is an uneven rim of greyish-blue glaze at the top. Inaccurate moon phases carved into black slip on light clay. There is an uneven rim of greyish-blue glaze at the top. Inaccurate moon phases carved into black slip on light clay. There is an uneven rim of greyish-blue glaze at the top. Inaccurate moon phases carved into black slip on light clay. There is an uneven rim of greyish-blue glaze at the top.
December 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
muddysheep.bsky.social
Ed's tattoos! The bowl survived the ride home, but the mug cracked 😭
However, I am so tickled by this bowl! It was the prettier of the two.
A hand holding a wheel thrown bowl with a snake head, nautical star, and snake tail carved into black slip on light clay. The piece is partly glazed with a translucent honey color. A hand holding a wheel thrown bowl with a snake head and nautical star carved into black slip on light clay. The piece is partly glazed with a translucent honey color. A hand holding a wheel thrown bowl with a snake body carved into black slip on light clay. The piece is partly glazed with a translucent honey color. A hand holding a wheel thrown bowl with a nautical star and snake tail carved into black slip on light clay. The piece is partly glazed with a translucent honey color.
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
muddysheep.bsky.social
A great haul from the kiln requires careful supervision....
A cat on an orange beanbag cube overlooking a variety of mugs that are spread across the floor.
December 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
muddysheep.bsky.social
The #1 movie from when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go

....well, then
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
What a great piece! This just gets better and better as you read.

prospect.org/2025/12/11/s...
The Hit Hollywood Didn’t Want - The American Prospect
Ryan Coogler’s bloodsucker blockbuster is all about Black creative freedom. No wonder the industry saw it as a threat.
prospect.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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tresdem.bsky.social
Never Shall We Die ch. 39
archiveofourown.org/works/386145...
Rise

For his brains or his life, everyone wants a piece of Ed Teach and Ed is tired of giving it. It's hard to focus on the pressures of life with Thomas Tew being the most interesting person alive. So maybe Ed just... won't. #OFMD
Art. A young Ed is in the center with a scratchy mustache and beard, a bit of a side cut and his bangs blowing in the wind. He has skulls on his pauldron and his snake tattoo is only filled in a little. Anne stands at his left shoulder in a big coat, looking over her shoulder and smirking at the camera. Thomas Tew a POC man (vaguely resembling baby Pedro Pascal from NCIS) is standing at Ed's right shoulder, wearing black and also looking over his shoulder at the camera. In the background is a starry sky and a night sea and a distant light that is glowing bright between Ed and Thoma's shoulders. Never Shall We Die.
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM