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Cat Kimbriel
@catkimbriel.bsky.social
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Writer (mostly SFFH) navigating Life, Interrupted. Avatar by Ethan Kocak. My sunset photo. Lead with kindness. 😷

https://linktr.ee/dragonrain33

Most current pubs https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc_author/katharine-eliska-kimbriel/
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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · Sep 14
I ended up on a SFFH writer’s list and so I say, welcome! To all who decided to drop by. You may not decide to stay, but I’ll tell you that polite unfollows are all part of social media. If BSky is your staying light place, no harm, no foul.

Just remember—we can mute words here. 1/
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lauraannegilman.bsky.social
Because I’ve been taking to task for the paucity of Bean photos on this site:
A brown dog wearing a red harness lying on a white comforter, staring soulfully up at the person taking the photo
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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kyloboomhauer.bsky.social
Sharing because I feel the same exact way. Thank you all for keeping me coming back, not to argue but to learn.
thespaceshipper.com The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 11h
I'll say it again and again, but it's such a pleasure to chat with all of you on Bsky.

After the last two years on Twitter, the X years, it feels so good to be able to just discuss things - even when we don't agree.

Rather than a boxing match, an evening at the bar. 👌
a man in a black jacket is looking at the camera with a serious look on his face
Alt: a man in a black jacket is looking at the camera with a serious look on his face
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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tkingfisher.com
YOU COME FOR ME LIKE THIS ON MY OWN FEED?!? *attempts to close cupboard over mountain of rustic pottery*
jowolff.bsky.social Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 14h
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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victoriastrauss.com
Here's another XTwitter scammer account outed by geolocation--this one refers writers to a (real) literary agent with a fake address, then impersonates the agent to recommend "professional editor" services
ChiaraForAuthors @ChiaraAuthors Date joined August 2025 Account based in Nigeria 1 username change Last on August 2025 Connected via Nigeria Android App
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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alrutter.bsky.social
This is the version of the post that everyone needs to see. And all you readers/authors despairing of non-comprehension, etc, we are gaining new fans of fantasy and SF. It might not be the fantasy or SF you personally read, but they're reading and buying where they weren't before.
gavreads.co.uk @gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 4d
It hits different reading this whole thread.
Alt text: Image showing four text messages about fae in romantasy books: Message 1: “Romantasy question: are the fae open source? I had only known them from SJM books, but didn't expect to see them in Quicksilver!” Message 2: “Didn't have getting dragged in the comments on my bingo card today. Thank you to those that were kind. I'm new to romantasy and fantasy in general. Until I had read SJM, I hadn't encountered books with fae described like that. I didn't make the connection between Celtic folklore, fairies, elves, or sprites with being fae since their characteristics and mannerisms are drastically different. Tink is tiny. Puck has goat legs. The closest I encountered were elves in LOTR, but those were not faeries.” Message 3: “Forgive me for not knowing fae were inspired by Celtic folklore. I'm not Irish. I was never told these stories. I was just surprised two separate book series shared very similar interpretations of fae. I've enjoyed the genre of romantasy bc it's really gotten me back into reading. That's the goal, right? To continue to learn and escape into stories and discuss theories and celebrate the beauty of imagination? At least, that's what I'm gonna focus on.” Message 4: “Clarifying my original point: I never said SJM invented fae. My post was only comparing how Quicksilver and SJM depict fae characters (their traits, dynamics, etc.) and whether THIS interpretation of fae is common in romantasy books, not the origins of the mythology. I also didn't grow up connecting fairies, elves, and fae as one mythology. They were always separate in my mind, so I'm still learning how interconnected they are across folklore. Thanks to those who pointed that out respectfully.”
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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gautambhatia88.bsky.social
Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.

“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —

altermag.com/articles/the...
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
catkimbriel.bsky.social
Because yes, Seanan vs. the alligator lizard was a True Tale!
seananmcguire.bsky.social Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 14h
It's time for everyone's favorite chronologically unanchored holiday, The Story of the Lizard in the Leg.
seananmcguire.bsky.social Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · Sep 30
Because people keep asking, the Story of The Lizard In That Dude's Leg. Some caveats:

1. This happened more than twenty years ago. There are no pictures. There was a small article in a local paper with, again, no pictures (I'm assuming that's what the producers of 9-1-1: LONE STAR found).
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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kitsunegarcia.bsky.social
Possible links between #epilepsy and environmental factors like heat. #climatechange #seizures #insomnia
These States Have the Highest Rates of Epilepsy, and Scientists Think They Know Why
Risk factors for epilepsy, like poor sleep, might be more common in certain regions of the U.S., researchers say.
gizmodo.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
catkimbriel.bsky.social
Just sharing people it's been good to work with, over the years.

Fair trade, organic, a local roaster and coop educator in Austin, TX. Kind people.

www.thirdcoastcoffee.com
Third Coast Coffee Roasting Company
Fair trade, organic, and transitional coffee beans from coffee farmer cooperatives. Roasted in Austin by Third Coast Coffee.
www.thirdcoastcoffee.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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paisleystars.bsky.social
Right. Erm. The sky is on fire.
A tight cluster of aurora across the full spectrum in a single burst in the sky
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
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A screenshot of the image in the quoted post that reads: irritatingly, the list of Al settings in Firefox has grown. to kill them all as of today (Nov 20, 2026), go into about:config and set all of these to false (yes, you'll have to copy and paste them one by one): • browser.ml.enable • browser.ml.chat.enabled • browser.ml.chat.menu • browser.ml.chat.page • browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge • browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge • browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled • browser.ml.pageAssist.enabled • browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled • browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled • extensions.ml.enabled • browser.search.visualSearch.featureGate in addition to nuking Al, it'll also speed up your browsing
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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twigtechnology.bsky.social
Seals singing in a sea cave

#Orkney 🦭🎧
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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arleysorg.bsky.social
just sent ~270 form rejections for Fantasy Magazine - the mag is closing and issue 100 will not be published

Shingai & I felt this issue would be extremely important, particularly given the state of things in the US and the world

sending warmth & love to folks: keep going, keep shining!❤️‍🔥
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
PSA: someone I was talking with about the Chirp wheels discovered they're having a generous-as-fuck Black Friday sale: gochirp.com If you've been considering them, now is a good time!
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From deep back stretches with the Contour to wireless muscle care with the Halo to everyday rolling with the Wheel 4-Pack, Chirp brings feel-good relief to every part of your body. However you move, w...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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stevewaycott.bsky.social
This was the first time I've ever seen a White-breasted Nuthatch in our yard (and there were two!). Always lots of Reds, but never their paler cousins. Very exciting!

Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
November 2025

📷 #birds #WBNU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
A small bird with a grey back and top of head with a white face and sides and just a slight hint of rusty reddish brown in its breast and rear flank is grasping onto a vertical tree trunk with a green background.
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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aikilizzy.bsky.social
A beautiful story. Thank you.

My first typewriter was an ancient black Royal which actually belonged to my mother. I took an Olivetti Lettera 32 with me to college - a graduation gift, from my parents. My last typewriter was an IBM Selectric 3. I loved them all.
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
justicar.xyz Glenn White @justicar.xyz · 2d
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
maxnichols.bsky.social Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 2d
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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theupfront.media
Also out today: part 4 of 5 of @garius.bsky.social's remarkable history of the California Clipper, the feat of commercial aviation that brought a Pan Am flying boat the wrong way around the world from Auckland to LaGuardia.

This time: it's Christmas in Sri Lanka.

theupfront.media/christmas-in...
Christmas in Sri Lanka: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 4
The crew of the California Clipper are forced to spend Christmas in Sri Lanka. While there, their thoughts turn naturally to home.
theupfront.media
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
catkimbriel.bsky.social
I went looking for this episode, and then my month became weird, so two installments of @garius.bsky.social's tale of the California Clipper tonight.

Trapped by Pearl Harbor, forced to fly home the long way around--which had never been done before by a commercial plane.

We want a movie!
theupfront.media The Up Front @theupfront.media · 9d
In 1941, Pan Am's California Clipper had to do something no commercial flight had done before: circumnavigate the world.

In Part 3 of our series looking at her journey, the crew must work out, mid-air, how to fly her on regular gasoline. Something her Wright Cyclone engines were never designed for.
Into the unknown: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 3
Unable to source military-grade aviation fuel, our crew are forced to cross the Indian Ocean using regular gasoline. Something no Boeing 314 has ever flown on before.
theupfront.media
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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garius.bsky.social
"I'm helping!"
Tortie sat on my painting mat surrounded by painting stuff
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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garius.bsky.social
CAT BANDANA CROCHET ALERT
sickfemme.bsky.social Erica (they/them) @sickfemme.bsky.social · Mar 22
Please share: I have an Etsy shop! I also accept crochet commissions. Please check it out. Thank you! greenowlcrochet.etsy.com
A person is holding a frog-shaped stuffed toy in front of a shelf of books.
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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lauriewinkless.bsky.social
My latest article for @forbes.com is on the disproportionate impact of *uphill* urban expansion on biodiversity 👩‍🔬🧪⚛️
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
Cities Are Expanding Uphill, Threatening Global Biodiversity
New study reveals cities expanding into hillsides threaten 70% of endangered species worldwide. Learn how urban sprawl impacts biodiversity hotspots globally.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
catkimbriel.bsky.social
Despite this being a satire site, this actually happened.

smh
nothoodlum.bsky.social Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d
Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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ksmithsf.bsky.social
Yes, a correction.

That said, opt-in my ass. Those options were checked in both my accounts, one of which I hadn't logged into in ages.
ernie.tedium.co Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
maxberger.bsky.social Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 1d
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.

We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.

We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM