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paintwriteplay.bsky.social
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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drippingwithwords.bsky.social
…slow.. simple..

—for creative. artistic. thinking. philosophical minds—anyone 'alive' seeking..

©️dww

#goodlife #quotes #thoughts #zen #philosophy #spirituality #writesky #nature #art #substack #music #micro #bluesky #humansofbluesky #blogger #life #writingcommunity #photography #artist #mysticwl
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
Continuing with my reflection of horses, in Horses Graze by Gwendolyn Brooks there is a fierce contentment, an invitation into a moment of stillness, a longing for simplicity and peace.

‘that creature feet may press only on a few inches of earth at a time’

#poetry
#poemoftheday
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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boatmancryptics.co.uk
It's the Seasonal Reposting Competition! Repost this over the weekend, and on Sunday one lucky person will win a signed copy of one of my books. For you or the #crossword addict in your life: 50 fiendish @theguardian.com #puzzles and all the stories behind them:
boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-bo...
Boatman - the first 50 reportedly makes a great present or holiday read, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show the story behind the Shipping Forecast puzzle, on display on Brighton beach. Reviewing Boatman - the first 50, Alan Connor (The Guardian's crossword editor and the brains behind many of BBC2’s quiz programs) says: "This is one to savour. Boatman's puzzles are witty and ingenious. It is an extraordinary pleasure to read how his unique mind works. The first 50 is a book I never knew I needed in my life. Gift it to yourself and to the word-lovers in yours". Hugh Stephenson (Alan’s predecessor at The Guardian) says: "This is a unique book of crosswords" and Henry Morris: "a Boatman crossword is like a theme park. Each daunting line is a rollercoaster ... He scares you witless. But you can't wait to do it all over again". Boatman - the second 50 contains another 50 puzzles from The Guardian, with five bonus puzzles previously only available online and including puzzles, solutions and the ideas and stories behind them, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show one of the stories, which is accompanied by a picture of a large cow. Reviewing Boatman - the second 50, Gyles Brandreth says: "If you want a fiendish crossword, you want the best - which means you want Boatman, because he is the best" and Brian Bilston: "Cracking crosswords - each puzzle a delightful daily workout for the brain and a welcome tonic for the soul".
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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shabana.bsky.social
Dom Robert (Guy de Chaunac-Lanzac) (French 1907-1997) and Tabard (weaver). Paddock (1961, Low-warp Aubusson tapestry in wool).
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
Beneath the cinemascope feel of this poem there is an acuity of observation, a connection with nature, a sense of love and loneliness.

It has some beautiful metaphors - ‘her long ear that is as delicate as the skin over a girl’s wrist’.

The Blessing by James Wright

#poetry
#poemoftheday
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
Old caves yield new secrets from Canadians who went over the top at Vimy Ridge

The earth threatens to swallow messages of love and home from men facing oblivion #Canada #France #WWII #LestWeForget

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Old caves yield new secrets from Canadians who went over the top at Vimy Ridge | CBC News
A hidden archive of what for many were last thoughts and tributes to Canada is emerging from the soft chalk tunnels beneath the Vimy Ridge battlefield more than a century after they were created.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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drippingwithwords.bsky.social
..in a world that needs it.. be kind.. and then be kinder..

©️dww

#indieartist #zen #philosophy #art #booksky #spirituality #writesky #nature #substack #music #poetry #blueskyartshow #bluesky #paint #humansofbluesky #photography #indie #photographer #writer #artist #musician #poet #writingcommunity
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
paintwriteplay.bsky.social
"To you from failing hands we throw the torch..."
-J. McCrae
Ossuaire de Douaumont, France. Crosses, row on row. France.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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nicolesimmonsart.bsky.social
Painted tonight instead of sketching and actually pretty pleased. This went from being “the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen and made in my entire life” to “oh, oh, this turned out pretty good!” 😂 I love art.

#art #painting #oils
Abstract floral painting that turned out pretty cool despite starting out hideous.
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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harrisonwriter.bsky.social
.. #writing is a solitary event..it's where you face your own questions about how you feel..want to feel about what comes from the quiet parts of you..and spills in honesty onto the #page..
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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thewarningaust.bsky.social
The Warning | MORE at Main Square Festival in Arras, France 2024

#TheWarning #TheWarningBand #KeepMeFed #DanyVillarreal #PauVillarreal #AleVillarreal #WomenThatRock #RockMusic #NewMusic
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
'Wheelbarrow Washing" by Pamela Grace, contemporary artist and printmaker living and working in Galloway, Scotland #WomensArt
Print featuring a green wheelbarrow in the foreground in a garden setting with bare trees, xhickens and a washing line with clothes hanging
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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ericsmithrocks.bsky.social
At a conference today, so my annual reminder…

If you’ve booked time to chat with agents or editors, keep your pitch quick. You want to leave a lot of that time for asking questions, getting information, gathering recommendations.

Make sure it’s a conversation. You’ll get way more out of it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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thisone0verhere.bsky.social
You didn’t have to hear anybody’s opinion about literally anything unless they were within slapping distance
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
paintwriteplay.bsky.social
#ColorADay
#OrangeSun
Oil on canvas 16 X 16

Beaver at sunset.
#CottageLife
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
paintwriteplay.bsky.social
I nearly missed that this was a QUILT! Amazing!
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
I love the juxtaposition of the ‘big’ things the speaker hasn’t done to the ‘small things they have’. Then in the final stanza, that turning inward, that reflection on ‘what it does to you’.

‘It Ain’t What You Do, It’s What It Does to You’ by Simon Armitage, from Zoom!

#poetry
#poemoftheday
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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gsew.bsky.social
A Week of Quirky Quilts.

Some days you don’t have a clue what you are doing. You just create and see what you get.

This quilt was an image from a dream. No idea its meaning.
Maybe you all know?

#fiberart #womensart
#artyear #artquilt
#quiltsky #fiberartist #artsky #quirky
A dream image of a city coming out of the ground. Multicolor on black.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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susiedent.com
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
paintwriteplay.bsky.social
This woman got skillz!
pumpkinlady.bsky.social pumpkinlady.bsky.social @pumpkinlady.bsky.social · 10d
Lotsa carves this year but #PresidentZelenskyy #Zelenskyy was everyone’s favourite by far. Carved for the #lemonbucketorkestra Halloween show! Slava Ukraini!
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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colinlesliephotos.bsky.social
Loch of Blairs, Moray, this morning.
Nikon Z8, 28-120mm +CPL.

#autumn #fall #nature #autumnvibes #photography #love #naturephotography #october #photooftheday #autumncolors #landscape #leaves #autumnleaves #picoftheday #winter #naturelovers #beautiful #photo #art
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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kjcole.bsky.social
Good morning 😘 enjoy your day ☀️☕️🥐🍂🍁🧡
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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paulsgundlach.bsky.social
I went out to shoot the moonrise tonight and unfortunately it was obscured by clouds. But as I walked back over the bridge the color went crazy in the sky and the reflection over our town for about 90 incredible seconds. Tap for full size. I hope you have had a great day!
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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litbowl.bsky.social
From The Selected Poems of Langston Hughes: bookshop.org/a/862/9780679728184

#poem #booksky #writing
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM