W.L. Swarts
@wlswarts.bsky.social
I'm an #atheist, #Author, Small press publisher (@enlightensomeonedp.bsky.social ), Non-Sport trading card dealer (for genre #TradingCards ) in my late-40s, who is happily married. I'm passionate about music with poetic lyrics, films/television/books.
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W.L. Swarts
@wlswarts.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I would like to remove one bit of ambiguity about myself from my feed:
I share my thoughts, ideas and perspective on social media.
I do so irrespective of follower counts or who might see. I do so because this is a platform and I have a spot on it.
More importantly, to me, I do it because EVERY
I share my thoughts, ideas and perspective on social media.
I do so irrespective of follower counts or who might see. I do so because this is a platform and I have a spot on it.
More importantly, to me, I do it because EVERY
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Hey, if you like my most recent #bookreview of a #manga, maybe you’ll like my first one, too!
💙📚 #booksky #graphicnovel #bookblog
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/r...
💙📚 #booksky #graphicnovel #bookblog
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/r...
Review: “Lovesickness” by Junji Ito
Here’s some Poor Little Bookish Girl personal lore for ya: When I was four years old, I announced to my mom, “When I grow up, I want to be a cartoonist.” Although that career path…
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hey, if you like my most recent #bookreview of a #manga, maybe you’ll like my first one, too!
💙📚 #booksky #graphicnovel #bookblog
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/r...
💙📚 #booksky #graphicnovel #bookblog
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/r...
Those books are at:
www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/writing.html
Our newest books are at the BOTTOM, not the top... because we're stupid.
But yes, I will gladly sign to multiple people for orders and for gifts I could probably wrap them for you, too!
#BooksOfBluesky #HolidayShoppoing #SmallBusiness
www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/writing.html
Our newest books are at the BOTTOM, not the top... because we're stupid.
But yes, I will gladly sign to multiple people for orders and for gifts I could probably wrap them for you, too!
#BooksOfBluesky #HolidayShoppoing #SmallBusiness
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Those books are at:
www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/writing.html
Our newest books are at the BOTTOM, not the top... because we're stupid.
But yes, I will gladly sign to multiple people for orders and for gifts I could probably wrap them for you, too!
#BooksOfBluesky #HolidayShoppoing #SmallBusiness
www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/writing.html
Our newest books are at the BOTTOM, not the top... because we're stupid.
But yes, I will gladly sign to multiple people for orders and for gifts I could probably wrap them for you, too!
#BooksOfBluesky #HolidayShoppoing #SmallBusiness
This morning needs stronger coffee.
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This morning needs stronger coffee.
Fuck A.I.
Fuck our government for prioritizing these corrupt business interests over our human privacy rights.
Fuck A.I.
#FuckAI #Resist
Fuck our government for prioritizing these corrupt business interests over our human privacy rights.
Fuck A.I.
#FuckAI #Resist
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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MTG has been in Congress since 2020 & is resigning Jan 5, 2026. I just want to point out one thing.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
MTG has been in Congress since 2020 & is resigning Jan 5, 2026. I just want to point out one thing.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
With Marjorie Taylor Greene announcing she is retiring from Congress, this (brief) thread might be relevant again.
#Politics #Resist
#Politics #Resist
I have decided to weigh in on Marjorie Taylor Greene, because I have been a pretty fierce critic of her.
Fortunately for me, I am a fan of #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine and I can simply point to the perfect analogy from #DS9.
In "Strange Bedfellows," Kai Winn has a momentary change of heart from her 1/4
Fortunately for me, I am a fan of #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine and I can simply point to the perfect analogy from #DS9.
In "Strange Bedfellows," Kai Winn has a momentary change of heart from her 1/4
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
All set up for Monster-Mania!
Come to Oaks, PA!
Buy books, crochet and ornaments!
#MonsterMania #Conventions #HorrorSky #SmallBusiness
Come to Oaks, PA!
Buy books, crochet and ornaments!
#MonsterMania #Conventions #HorrorSky #SmallBusiness
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
All set up for Monster-Mania!
Come to Oaks, PA!
Buy books, crochet and ornaments!
#MonsterMania #Conventions #HorrorSky #SmallBusiness
Come to Oaks, PA!
Buy books, crochet and ornaments!
#MonsterMania #Conventions #HorrorSky #SmallBusiness
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Grab your cuppa tea (or coffee, or whiskey, or the blood of your enemies) and pick a book to pair with it in my latest blog post!
💙📚 #booksky #bookblog #readingcommunity #justforfun
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/b...
💙📚 #booksky #bookblog #readingcommunity #justforfun
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/b...
Books to Pair with Your Beverage of Choice
Who doesn’t love curling up with a good book and a favorite beverage? Terrible people, that’s who. (Sorry, that was a bit much, wasn’t it?) If you’re the type of person who …
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Grab your cuppa tea (or coffee, or whiskey, or the blood of your enemies) and pick a book to pair with it in my latest blog post!
💙📚 #booksky #bookblog #readingcommunity #justforfun
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/b...
💙📚 #booksky #bookblog #readingcommunity #justforfun
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/b...
This weekend, I'm all about the hustle!
If you're in the Philadelphia area, come to the Monster-Mania Convention in Oaks... sure you're coming for Gillian Anderson and Robert Patrick, but I'm set up, selling and signing books very close to the celebrities.
No sales tax, no shipping!
#Booksky
If you're in the Philadelphia area, come to the Monster-Mania Convention in Oaks... sure you're coming for Gillian Anderson and Robert Patrick, but I'm set up, selling and signing books very close to the celebrities.
No sales tax, no shipping!
#Booksky
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This weekend, I'm all about the hustle!
If you're in the Philadelphia area, come to the Monster-Mania Convention in Oaks... sure you're coming for Gillian Anderson and Robert Patrick, but I'm set up, selling and signing books very close to the celebrities.
No sales tax, no shipping!
#Booksky
If you're in the Philadelphia area, come to the Monster-Mania Convention in Oaks... sure you're coming for Gillian Anderson and Robert Patrick, but I'm set up, selling and signing books very close to the celebrities.
No sales tax, no shipping!
#Booksky
I'm a little worried that the reason the water is so hot in this hotel has something to do with the two nuclear reactors I can see out my window....
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I'm a little worried that the reason the water is so hot in this hotel has something to do with the two nuclear reactors I can see out my window....
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New YouTube Short, showing off some Xmas ceramic coasters. Perfect for a Holiday soiree. Order now online at www.theravenshouse.net
Like and subscribe to The Raven's House channel.
#handmade
#craft
youtube.com/shorts/3eMDK...
Like and subscribe to The Raven's House channel.
#handmade
#craft
youtube.com/shorts/3eMDK...
xmas coasters #smallbusiness
YouTube video by The Raven's House
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
New YouTube Short, showing off some Xmas ceramic coasters. Perfect for a Holiday soiree. Order now online at www.theravenshouse.net
Like and subscribe to The Raven's House channel.
#handmade
#craft
youtube.com/shorts/3eMDK...
Like and subscribe to The Raven's House channel.
#handmade
#craft
youtube.com/shorts/3eMDK...
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We wanted "Star Trek;"
America ended up smack in the middle of the third season of "Babylon 5."
#StarTrek #Babylon5 #Politics #IYKYK
America ended up smack in the middle of the third season of "Babylon 5."
#StarTrek #Babylon5 #Politics #IYKYK
Babylon 5 Londo GIF
Alt: Londo on Babylon 5.
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Just a big "fuck you!" to NPR. Their lead story was Dick Cheney's funeral.
The President of the United States threatening the lives of sitting Congresspeople was a sidenote within a story squeezed in between Wal-Mart and A.I. toys.
#Politics #NPR @npr.org #Resist #FuckMAGA
The President of the United States threatening the lives of sitting Congresspeople was a sidenote within a story squeezed in between Wal-Mart and A.I. toys.
#Politics #NPR @npr.org #Resist #FuckMAGA
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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If you like the mind you see at work in my posts, even if you have a different opinion, please consider purchasing my new short story anthology "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" at: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html . I think you will be glad you did.
#Politics #ReadersOfBluesky #Books
#Politics #ReadersOfBluesky #Books
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you like the mind you see at work in my posts, even if you have a different opinion, please consider purchasing my new short story anthology "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" at: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html . I think you will be glad you did.
#Politics #ReadersOfBluesky #Books
#Politics #ReadersOfBluesky #Books
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In the Philadelphia area this weekend?
Why not come to the Monster-Mania convention in Oaks?
We'll be selling our books there; if you're there for the #TheX-Files guests (Gillian Anderson!!!!), swing by & check our books out - there are three you'd dig!
monstermania.net #Convention #ReadersOfBluesky
Why not come to the Monster-Mania convention in Oaks?
We'll be selling our books there; if you're there for the #TheX-Files guests (Gillian Anderson!!!!), swing by & check our books out - there are three you'd dig!
monstermania.net #Convention #ReadersOfBluesky
Monster-Mania – The semi-annual Philadelphia Horror Film & Memorabilia Convention
monstermania.net
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In the Philadelphia area this weekend?
Why not come to the Monster-Mania convention in Oaks?
We'll be selling our books there; if you're there for the #TheX-Files guests (Gillian Anderson!!!!), swing by & check our books out - there are three you'd dig!
monstermania.net #Convention #ReadersOfBluesky
Why not come to the Monster-Mania convention in Oaks?
We'll be selling our books there; if you're there for the #TheX-Files guests (Gillian Anderson!!!!), swing by & check our books out - there are three you'd dig!
monstermania.net #Convention #ReadersOfBluesky
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Our first #BlackFriday #BlackNovember deal is live on our #TradingCard store!
The "Star Trek: Enterprise" Archives Series 1 Mini-Master sets are on sale right now at: www.wlswarts.com/shop/index.p...
Limited number available at this price!
#StarTrekEnterprise #StarTrekTradingCards #Collectibles
The "Star Trek: Enterprise" Archives Series 1 Mini-Master sets are on sale right now at: www.wlswarts.com/shop/index.p...
Limited number available at this price!
#StarTrekEnterprise #StarTrekTradingCards #Collectibles
Star Trek Enterprise Series 1 - "Quotable" Star Trek Enterprise - Mini-Master Set Of 64 Cards!
This is the Star Trek Enterprise Series One mini-master card set including the Quotable Star Trek Enterprise set, Ships Of The Line set and Silver Series autograph card set for sale by W.L. Swarts Ent...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Our first #BlackFriday #BlackNovember deal is live on our #TradingCard store!
The "Star Trek: Enterprise" Archives Series 1 Mini-Master sets are on sale right now at: www.wlswarts.com/shop/index.p...
Limited number available at this price!
#StarTrekEnterprise #StarTrekTradingCards #Collectibles
The "Star Trek: Enterprise" Archives Series 1 Mini-Master sets are on sale right now at: www.wlswarts.com/shop/index.p...
Limited number available at this price!
#StarTrekEnterprise #StarTrekTradingCards #Collectibles
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New Short Story Published! (And Other News)
Hello, all you happy people! Well, I hope you're happy. How are you doing? Are you drinking enough water? Getting enough exercise? Reading good books? Anyway, here's an update post... New Short Story: "5 Rules for Life" The biggest news I have today is…
Hello, all you happy people! Well, I hope you're happy. How are you doing? Are you drinking enough water? Getting enough exercise? Reading good books? Anyway, here's an update post... New Short Story: "5 Rules for Life" The biggest news I have today is…
New Short Story Published! (And Other News)
Hello, all you happy people! Well, I hope you're happy. How are you doing? Are you drinking enough water? Getting enough exercise? Reading good books? Anyway, here's an update post... New Short Story: "5 Rules for Life" The biggest news I have today is that I published a new short story, "5 Rules of Life"! Writing this story has been a major departure for me stylistically, and ohmygawd, I had so much fun writing it.
poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New Short Story Published! (And Other News)
Hello, all you happy people! Well, I hope you're happy. How are you doing? Are you drinking enough water? Getting enough exercise? Reading good books? Anyway, here's an update post... New Short Story: "5 Rules for Life" The biggest news I have today is…
Hello, all you happy people! Well, I hope you're happy. How are you doing? Are you drinking enough water? Getting enough exercise? Reading good books? Anyway, here's an update post... New Short Story: "5 Rules for Life" The biggest news I have today is…
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Would you like to read stories that are more coherent than Democratic shutdown strategies?
Want to read about leaders who string sentences together better than Convicted Felon Trump?
Buy (& read) "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" at: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html
#Booksky #Politics 📚💙
Want to read about leaders who string sentences together better than Convicted Felon Trump?
Buy (& read) "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" at: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html
#Booksky #Politics 📚💙
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Would you like to read stories that are more coherent than Democratic shutdown strategies?
Want to read about leaders who string sentences together better than Convicted Felon Trump?
Buy (& read) "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" at: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html
#Booksky #Politics 📚💙
Want to read about leaders who string sentences together better than Convicted Felon Trump?
Buy (& read) "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" at: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html
#Booksky #Politics 📚💙
Fuck nudes, show me your bookshelf
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Fuck nudes, show me your bookshelf
Your tax dollars at work.
This is from last week's Comic Con in Upstate New York.
Not shown in the pic; to the right, there was - I shit you not- a video game console. To the left, a pilot's helmet.
Table was manned at all times during con hours by at least two uniformed men.
#Resist #Politics
This is from last week's Comic Con in Upstate New York.
Not shown in the pic; to the right, there was - I shit you not- a video game console. To the left, a pilot's helmet.
Table was manned at all times during con hours by at least two uniformed men.
#Resist #Politics
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM