Casper (should be creating)
@casburtoncreates.bsky.social
Writer, artist and student nurse living in Carlisle. Passionate about independent bookshops and thick ballpoint pens. If I’m online… I shouldn’t be.
the muses have cursed me with a story idea once more
January 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
the muses have cursed me with a story idea once more
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Friendly reminder for this new year: if you want to draw you only need one thing: DRAW
It's okay if you don't have art studies, if you're bad at anatomy or color, if you draw on a napkin or if it looks “ugly” to you...
You don’t need to be “good” at something to have fun!
It's okay if you don't have art studies, if you're bad at anatomy or color, if you draw on a napkin or if it looks “ugly” to you...
You don’t need to be “good” at something to have fun!
January 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Friendly reminder for this new year: if you want to draw you only need one thing: DRAW
It's okay if you don't have art studies, if you're bad at anatomy or color, if you draw on a napkin or if it looks “ugly” to you...
You don’t need to be “good” at something to have fun!
It's okay if you don't have art studies, if you're bad at anatomy or color, if you draw on a napkin or if it looks “ugly” to you...
You don’t need to be “good” at something to have fun!
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space fireworks to celebrate the new year 🎆
January 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
space fireworks to celebrate the new year 🎆
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On this day in 1818 Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is first published, by 20-year-old Mary Shelley, the world’s first science fiction novel.
“I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine...
“I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine...
January 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
On this day in 1818 Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is first published, by 20-year-old Mary Shelley, the world’s first science fiction novel.
“I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine...
“I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine...
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Please can you stop removing blurbs from the back of books and replacing them with praise quotes from people who’ve read it.
I choose books based on the story not because Josh Widdicombe or someone enjoyed it.
I choose books based on the story not because Josh Widdicombe or someone enjoyed it.
December 13, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Please can you stop removing blurbs from the back of books and replacing them with praise quotes from people who’ve read it.
I choose books based on the story not because Josh Widdicombe or someone enjoyed it.
I choose books based on the story not because Josh Widdicombe or someone enjoyed it.
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Go out there and be somebody’s five golden rings in a series of illegally trafficked and increasingly unhinged bird gifts today
December 13, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Go out there and be somebody’s five golden rings in a series of illegally trafficked and increasingly unhinged bird gifts today
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Can't stress this enough: a random story you write on a lark may end up being the one that gets you the most recognition while the one you really love may get few reads and/or your worst reviews. Don't overthink it. Publishing is a gamble. You'll win some; you'll lose some.
December 13, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Can't stress this enough: a random story you write on a lark may end up being the one that gets you the most recognition while the one you really love may get few reads and/or your worst reviews. Don't overthink it. Publishing is a gamble. You'll win some; you'll lose some.
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Happy Saturday, friends. I'm going to spend the day working in the bookshop. We're very busy this close to the holidays. In fact, I read somewhere that indie bookshops make a third of their yearly income during the build-up to Christmas, so choosing to use them now helps them survive all year!
December 14, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Happy Saturday, friends. I'm going to spend the day working in the bookshop. We're very busy this close to the holidays. In fact, I read somewhere that indie bookshops make a third of their yearly income during the build-up to Christmas, so choosing to use them now helps them survive all year!
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[closes book, slowly removes glasses, and thoughtfully cleans them with a small cloth] I honestly don't think Waldo is in there
December 13, 2024 at 8:06 PM
[closes book, slowly removes glasses, and thoughtfully cleans them with a small cloth] I honestly don't think Waldo is in there
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In high school I had a pact with a friend to read Anna Karenina, and neither of us ever followed through on it. I think 2025 will finally be the year I do it, and I am telling you this, Bluesky, so you HOLD ME TO IT.
December 13, 2024 at 11:11 PM
In high school I had a pact with a friend to read Anna Karenina, and neither of us ever followed through on it. I think 2025 will finally be the year I do it, and I am telling you this, Bluesky, so you HOLD ME TO IT.
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Watching The Game Awards for games who can't afford the game awards - TGAGWCAGA
December 14, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Watching The Game Awards for games who can't afford the game awards - TGAGWCAGA
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Bringing it to 🦋 by request:
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
December 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Bringing it to 🦋 by request:
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
do wish i could’ve sold some of my plants instead of just giving them away, but considering im moving on tuesday i should really be glad i managed to clear any at all 😅
December 14, 2024 at 8:31 AM
do wish i could’ve sold some of my plants instead of just giving them away, but considering im moving on tuesday i should really be glad i managed to clear any at all 😅