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Willow (they)
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They/Them. Autistic. Queer. Stories most welcome. Adventures, dragon hoards, faery rings, wizards' towers. Let's get lost in the woods together.
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willowlthewisp.bsky.social
Finished "Foundation"!

By rights I shouldn't be half as invested as I am, considering it's a story told largely in political exposition, but I am hooked! I'm already itching to dig into the next book, but inter-library requests take a few weeks, so I'll just have to be patient, ha ha.

💙📚 #BookSky
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Today's book: "Foundation" (Foundation, Book 1) by Isaac Asimov

I saw a few episodes of the show (loving it!) and decided to pause and try the books first. It is riveting so far!

Reading buddy Bagheera is also keeping me company by the fire this morning.

💙📚 #CatSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
A photo of a reader with an open paperback library copy of Isaac Asimov's science fiction classic "Foundation" out of focus in the foreground, while to one side a long ginger noodle of a cat snoozes snugly before a warm fire's brick hearth.
January 2, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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May your days be filled with health, happiness and many tasty treats! 🍎🐴💕 #art #horses #happynewyear
A vintage-style drawing of a young foal behind a flowery fence, happily looking at a tree branch full of ripe red apples, their tail swishing as they admire the treats.
January 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Happy 'oops I put the wrong year in again' times to those who celebrate
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
willowlthewisp.bsky.social
It seems to be time to share favorite reads of 2025, so here are mine! (1/4)

Top reads that have made my "get my own copy" list:

–Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness"
–Julie Leong's "The Teller of Small Fortunes"
–Madeline Miller's "Circe"
–R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf trilogy

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The cover of Ursula K. Le Guin's speculative fiction novel "The Left Hand of Darkness": tall letters stand dark upon a white field, through the center of which lies a photograph of the sworling, frosted crag of an iceberg frozen forever in its slow progress through dark waters beneath a steely sky. The cover of Julie Leong's cozy fantasy novel "The Teller of Small Fortunes" as illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz: under a night sky deep blue and twinkling a young woman sits on the steps of her wagon home with a steaming cup of tea in her hand, gazing across flowering fields and gently arching bridge toward the lights of the small town across the river. Light spills invitingly from the curtained door behind the fortune teller; cooking pots and paper lanterns hang by the jamb, and from the eaves of the entry awning are suspended herbs and roots and bulbs. A campfire and scattering of candles cast a warm glow over the fortune teller and the cat perched on the step below her. Unlike the womam, the cat stares up at a round lantern suspended in a swirl of sparkles over the camp. The cover of Madeline Miller's mythological fantasy novel "Circe" as designed by Will Staehle: in the style of red-figure pottery is the resolute face of the titular protagonist Circe, with a simple circlet crowning her brow and braided hair like laurel leaves spilling from the flowers at her temples. A photo of a hardcover omnibus edition of R.A. Salvatore's "The Dark Elf Trilogy" as illustrated by Jeff Easley: dark elves meet in melee in the subterranean depths of the Underdark: a dual-wielding drow in monkish orange garments and billowing cloak faces three oncoming drow in dark garb, blades shining amidst the blue-black shadows of a great cavern.
December 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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readintowonderland.bsky.social
Happy New Year's Eve, lovelies! 💬📚

How many books did you read in 2025? 💙📚✨

#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
willowlthewisp.bsky.social
Today's book: "Foundation" (Foundation, Book 1) by Isaac Asimov

I saw a few episodes of the show (loving it!) and decided to pause and try the books first. It is riveting so far!

Reading buddy Bagheera is also keeping me company by the fire this morning.

💙📚 #CatSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
A photo of a reader with an open paperback library copy of Isaac Asimov's science fiction classic "Foundation" out of focus in the foreground, while to one side a long ginger noodle of a cat snoozes snugly before a warm fire's brick hearth.
December 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
willowlthewisp.bsky.social
It was library day! My inter-library request for "Foundation" finally arrived (wrapped in loan info, so it's turned pages-out)!

–Isaac Asimov's "Foundation"
–Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea"
–Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"
–Daniel Nayeri's "Everything Sad Is Untrue (A True Story)"

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A photo of four library books stacked on a shelf, in front of a row of more books. The library books from top to bottom are: (with pages facing outward, for privacy of inter-library loan info) "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov, "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway, "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen, and "Everything Sad Is Untrue (A True Story)" by Daniel Nayeri.
December 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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readintowonderland.bsky.social
Happy National Planning Resolutions Day, lovelies! 💬📚

What are your reading goals for 2026? 💙📚✨

#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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We’re past the holidays (mostly), so I’m going to start dropping some questions:

Without any spoilers, who is the most interesting character other than Circe?

#Booksky #BlueskyBookclub
December 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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readintowonderland.bsky.social
Happy Still Need to Do Day, lovelies! 💬📚

Are you trying to squeeze in any more books before 2026? 💙📚✨

#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
December 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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I made another thing! Not sure what I'm gonna do with this guy yet, but if ya'll have any ideas, let me know!

#paperquilling #papercraft #miniature #chicken
A little chicken made from paper. A little chicken made from paper, sitting on a hand.
December 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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byjessicaelena.bsky.social
Little birdhouse!

#sketchbook
A photo of my sketchbook being held open in front of my desk setup, with lamps and a small christmas tree in the background. Inside the sketchbook are scribbly doodles of flower and plants, and a birdhouse.
December 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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sitaart.bsky.social
O.O
A witch kitty with big eyes and a bubbling cauldron
December 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
willowlthewisp.bsky.social
"Humbling women seems to me a chief pastime of poets. As if there can be no story unless we crawl and weep."

—from Madeline Miller's "Circe"

💙📚 #BookSky #SundaySentence
The cover of Madeline Miller's mythological fantasy novel "Circe" as designed by Will Staehle: in the style of red-figure pottery is the resolute face of the titular protagonist Circe, with a simple circlet crowning her brow and braided hair like laurel leaves spilling from the flowers at her temples.
December 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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byjessicaelena.bsky.social
WIIE!!

#art #illustration
A digital drawing of a kind of scrapbook looking composition, with some drawn taped in photos and papers, and the text "this is the perfect moment to start" on top. There is also a cat, a smiling sun and some stars.
December 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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readintowonderland.bsky.social
Happy National Candy Cane Day, lovelies! 💬📚

Have you recieved any bookish gifts lately? 💙📚✨

#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
December 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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WINTER’S GLOW (2012)
Acrylic on Yupo Paper - 12” x 12”

I wasn’t feeling in the holiday spirit, and as usual it took a painting to get me into the mood of the season.

Don Maitz first recommended “Yupo paper” to me, and I was pleased with how the sheet he lent me handled acrylics. 1/13
A woman stands like the queen of winter glancing off panel left with a stately air as two cardinals—one gold, one red—perch on her extended fingers as she cups one hand in another. Her gown is ethereal as the white lace of the sleeves sparkle like white holiday lights. The gold tinted silk of her dress puffs slightly at the shoulder, accented with lines of regal purple until tied off with a thin golden bow. Set at the center on her forehead is a blue-green gem bound in a gold inlaid oval. Her hair is a full white mane held back by a band of holly, berries, and flowers—subdued in color but mostly gold—in a variety of blooms. The night sky is alive with traces of cirrus clouds sweeping past a crescent moon. An owl takes flight past her shoulder. A deer huddles close.
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
willowlthewisp.bsky.social
Today's book: "The Keeper of Magical Things" by Julie Leong

This was a last-minute impulse pick as I was passing the library's New Arrivals shelves on my way to check out. I expect another delightfully cozy and wholesome little adventure from Ms. Leong.

💙📚 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
The cover of Julie Leong's cozy fantasy novel "The Keeper of Magical Things" as illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz: two women—the taller blue-cloaked with a blonde braid, the other a bobbed brunette in a cream dress with a satchel at her hip—stroll side by side through a garden gate, its low wooden fence rails draped in ivy. Flowers bloom in the shaded verdure behind them: lavender and violets, peonies and daisies. Nearby sits an open chest brimming with small precious things that glitter, while above the women a magical cat with dragon spines and wings hovers midair. Rolling countryside spreads before them like a quilt, seamed with wending dirt roads and patched with thatch-roofed cottages and scattered woodland; and beyond the golden hills rise purple mountains, and all beneath a gilded sunset sky of gold, orange, and magenta.
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
willowlthewisp.bsky.social
Finished!

I'll save most of my thoughts for the #BlueSkyBookClub questions, but in short: what a spectacular book! I didn't expect to love it as much as I did. It felt like reading Tolkien, lyrical and epic, and absolutely captivating. I'm eager to hunt down a copy for my own shelves.

💙📚 #BookSky
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Today's book: "Circe" by Madeline Miller

Time to catch up on this month's #BlueSkyBookClub read! It's been a minute since I read any Greek mythology, but a little preparatory research ought to shake off the cobwebs.

💙📚 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
A photo of a reader holding a well-loved paperback library book out in front of them, before a tidy bookcase filled with more books. The library book itself is Madeline Miller's mythological fantasy novel "Circe", featuring Will Staehle's cover design: in the (fitting) style of red-figure pottery is the contemplative—or perhaps resigned—face of a woman, presumably the titular Circe, with a simple circlet crowning her brow and hair like laurel leaves spilling from the flowers at her temples.
December 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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A drawing of a fluffy cat in the snow. The caption reads, "you are good enough, you always have been"
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
willowlthewisp.bsky.social
Today's book: "Circe" by Madeline Miller

Time to catch up on this month's #BlueSkyBookClub read! It's been a minute since I read any Greek mythology, but a little preparatory research ought to shake off the cobwebs.

💙📚 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
A photo of a reader holding a well-loved paperback library book out in front of them, before a tidy bookcase filled with more books. The library book itself is Madeline Miller's mythological fantasy novel "Circe", featuring Will Staehle's cover design: in the (fitting) style of red-figure pottery is the contemplative—or perhaps resigned—face of a woman, presumably the titular Circe, with a simple circlet crowning her brow and hair like laurel leaves spilling from the flowers at her temples.
December 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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stories of warmth
illustration of a tent emitting a warm light in the middle of a snowy and dark night, in it cuddled together is a polar bear reading a book to an arctic fox child and an arctic hare child
December 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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byjessicaelena.bsky.social
ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!

#art #illustration
A digital drawing of a cat sitting in a gift box wearing a santa hat and a scarf, with a christmas tree behind him and mushrooms and flowers around him. He is smiling.
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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byjessicaelena.bsky.social
A very handsom little lad :')

#cats
A photo of a grey cat sitting on a table in front of a couch and a bookcase. He is looking off to the right, with his tail swirled around his front legs.
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Lucky charm 🍀₊˚⊹

Gift for @byjessicaelena.bsky.social
Digital illustration of a grey ”Russian blue” cat laying on it’s back slightly curled together with it’s paws in the air. The background is a dark green and around the cat are clovers floating around. The illustration is framed by a quilt pattern of different shades of gray with clover & cat motives.
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM