Ursula Murray Husted
@umurrayhusted.bsky.social
Draws comics/Believes in humanity/Hugs trees. (she/hers) 📚🌈🌍
'Botticelli’s Apprentice' from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
'A Cat Story' also from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
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'Botticelli’s Apprentice' from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
'A Cat Story' also from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
https://linktr.ee/umurrayhusted
Mexican-American farm family in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1937. Photo made by Russell Lee for the WPA.
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Mexican-American farm family in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1937. Photo made by Russell Lee for the WPA.
Some rare good news! Botticelli's Apprentice was put on the American Library Association's selected feminist reading list. 💙
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2026 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List
2026 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List
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January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Some rare good news! Botticelli's Apprentice was put on the American Library Association's selected feminist reading list. 💙
www.ala.org/srrt/2026-ri...
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My designer diary for The Two Towers: Trick-Taking Gameis up on the BoardGameGeek homepage!
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January 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
My designer diary for The Two Towers: Trick-Taking Gameis up on the BoardGameGeek homepage!
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My own @bbornmueller.bsky.social's new game is out today! It is hard here in Minneapolis, but we are still making art and taking care of our neighbors because that's what artists must do.
"Even darkness must pass."~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
"Even darkness must pass."~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
January 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My own @bbornmueller.bsky.social's new game is out today! It is hard here in Minneapolis, but we are still making art and taking care of our neighbors because that's what artists must do.
"Even darkness must pass."~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
"Even darkness must pass."~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
New Year's pen/pencil/mark-making-tibbets of all types reckoning and reconnoitering.
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
New Year's pen/pencil/mark-making-tibbets of all types reckoning and reconnoitering.
Day 24/the last day. 4 layer Italian chocolate squares. We both loved this one. 💙
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Day 24/the last day. 4 layer Italian chocolate squares. We both loved this one. 💙
Day 23: German marzipan caramel. Sparky loved this one! I liked the flavor fine, but it was a bit too sweet for me.
December 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Day 23: German marzipan caramel. Sparky loved this one! I liked the flavor fine, but it was a bit too sweet for me.
Day 22: Swedish Glögg (mulled wine) taffy. Not a hit with the kid. I rather liked it, but it was very strong.
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Day 22: Swedish Glögg (mulled wine) taffy. Not a hit with the kid. I rather liked it, but it was very strong.
Day 21: Pistachio cream candy from Tarfalla in Spain. A delightful continuation of good things coming my way from Spain in 2025! Visually unassuming, but both the kid and I put this one at the top tier of our charts. Apparently you can take a tour of the factory. New bucket list item unlocked!
December 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Day 21: Pistachio cream candy from Tarfalla in Spain. A delightful continuation of good things coming my way from Spain in 2025! Visually unassuming, but both the kid and I put this one at the top tier of our charts. Apparently you can take a tour of the factory. New bucket list item unlocked!
Day 20: Salty liquorice taffy from Finland which made me feel nostalgic for the high arctic. It made the kid feel deeply skeptical.
December 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Day 20: Salty liquorice taffy from Finland which made me feel nostalgic for the high arctic. It made the kid feel deeply skeptical.
Day 19: Chewy yogurt candy from Greece. I liked this one and was surprised the kid, who eats yogurt daily, emphatically did not. Chewy yogurt was just too high a bar to cross.
December 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Day 19: Chewy yogurt candy from Greece. I liked this one and was surprised the kid, who eats yogurt daily, emphatically did not. Chewy yogurt was just too high a bar to cross.
Day 18: Turkish sour cola chewy toffee. This was a really fascinating hard to describe candy. The cola wasn't our favorite, but I am going to seek out other flavors.
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Day 18: Turkish sour cola chewy toffee. This was a really fascinating hard to describe candy. The cola wasn't our favorite, but I am going to seek out other flavors.
Day 17: Lithuanian black current/melon jelly candy. VERY sweet. Neither Sparky nor I liked this one very much.
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Day 17: Lithuanian black current/melon jelly candy. VERY sweet. Neither Sparky nor I liked this one very much.
Day 16: Bitter orange and chocolate flavored chewy toffee from Spain. I liked this one! Sparky not so much.
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Day 16: Bitter orange and chocolate flavored chewy toffee from Spain. I liked this one! Sparky not so much.
Day 15: Sour apple/orange taffy from Pakistan. Similar to laffy taffy. Sparky liked this one, but it wasn't my favorite.
December 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Day 15: Sour apple/orange taffy from Pakistan. Similar to laffy taffy. Sparky liked this one, but it wasn't my favorite.
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Goat Magic from @kagwheeler.bsky.com tops our kids list, unsurprising since we hosted a launch event. A Cat Story from @umurrayhusted.bsky.social and Mooncakes have been consistent favorites in the store from 2023 to 2025! Plus we have our favorite not-lesbian transfemme rep in Girlmode. :3
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Goat Magic from @kagwheeler.bsky.com tops our kids list, unsurprising since we hosted a launch event. A Cat Story from @umurrayhusted.bsky.social and Mooncakes have been consistent favorites in the store from 2023 to 2025! Plus we have our favorite not-lesbian transfemme rep in Girlmode. :3
Day 14: Italian lemon soda candy. I adore lemon soda and like bitter citrus, so this candy not being to my taste was kind of a bummer. Pretty typography, though.
December 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Day 14: Italian lemon soda candy. I adore lemon soda and like bitter citrus, so this candy not being to my taste was kind of a bummer. Pretty typography, though.
Day 13: Lithuanian Pineapple/Strawberry jelly candy. More pineapple than strawberry and very VERY sweet. Both the kid and I were just okay on this one.
December 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Day 13: Lithuanian Pineapple/Strawberry jelly candy. More pineapple than strawberry and very VERY sweet. Both the kid and I were just okay on this one.
Day 12: Chocolate cream blended with pistachio and hazelnut, dall'Italia. Both the kid and I found this one to be delicious.
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Day 12: Chocolate cream blended with pistachio and hazelnut, dall'Italia. Both the kid and I found this one to be delicious.
Day 11: "Big Frut", gooseberry jelly candy from Italy. I loved it, but Sparky is not acquiring a taste for jelly candy.
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Day 11: "Big Frut", gooseberry jelly candy from Italy. I loved it, but Sparky is not acquiring a taste for jelly candy.
Day 10: Sour violet hard candy from Belgium. Sparky liked the sour but not the violet. Violet has never done much for me as a flavor, much as they are one of my favorite flowers.
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Day 10: Sour violet hard candy from Belgium. Sparky liked the sour but not the violet. Violet has never done much for me as a flavor, much as they are one of my favorite flowers.
Day 9: Tapioca/ginger/orange candy from Indonesia. Too spicy for the kid, but I liked this one.
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Day 9: Tapioca/ginger/orange candy from Indonesia. Too spicy for the kid, but I liked this one.
Day 8: Belgian chocolate with coffee cream. Good enough that the coffee hating kid ate 2.
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Day 8: Belgian chocolate with coffee cream. Good enough that the coffee hating kid ate 2.
Day 7: Walker's Nonesuch Milk Chocolate Eclair from England. Sparky liked the caramel outside but was iffy on the filling. I've had these before and like them just fine.
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Day 7: Walker's Nonesuch Milk Chocolate Eclair from England. Sparky liked the caramel outside but was iffy on the filling. I've had these before and like them just fine.