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Chembu🌺🧶 @chembarathi.bsky.social · Nov 23
PSA for #Malayali or people from #Keralam - We have two active feeds
1. നീലാകാശം feed which picks up all the posts in Malayalam
bsky.app/profile/did:...
2. Keralam Sky for which I maintain a user list - @me if you want to be added/removed

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Both feeds are fairly active feeds!
chembarathi.bsky.social
🧦🧶 I hardly knit stockinette only designs, but helical knitting is super addictive. Mind is blown 🤯
#knitsky
Wip socks with two colour stripes in green and light green on my foot
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
chembarathi.bsky.social
My heart rate has not dropped below 40 for two weeks. I thought finally my heart realised that I am not a marathon runner and was a bit relieved. Today i came to my senses and undestood it is because weather is cooler. Sigh! #pwme
November 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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craftysilence.bsky.social
Just listened to Victoria Adukwei Bulley's collection Quiet on audiobook and it is incredible (the writing and the performance).
chembarathi.bsky.social Chembu🌺🧶 @chembarathi.bsky.social · 15d
There you are
this cold day
boiling the water on the stove pouring the herbs into the pot
hawthorn, rose;
....
holding
your heart in your hands at the table saying please, please to nobody else here in the kitchen with you.
How hard, how heavy this all is.
-Victoria Adukwei Bulley
#Poetry 💙📚👀
There You Are Victoria Adukwei Bulley There you are this cold day hawthorn, rose; boiling the water on the stove pouring the herbs into the pot buying the tulips & looking at them, holding your heart in your hands at the table saying please, please to nobody else here in the kitchen with you. How hard, how heavy this all is. How beautiful, these things you do, in case they help, these things you do which, although you haven't said it yet, say that you want to live.
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
chembarathi.bsky.social
How swiftly the strained honey
of afternoon light
flows into darkness

and the closed bud shrugs off
its special mystery
in order to break into blossom

as if what exists, exists
so that it can be lost
and become precious
- BY LISEL MUELLER
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
In Passing BY LISEL MUELLER How swiftly the strained honey of afternoon light flows into darkness and the closed bud shrugs off its special mystery in order to break into blossom as if what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
chembarathi.bsky.social
I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous,
or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular,
but because it never forgot what it could do. - Naomi Shihab Nye
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Famous BY NAOMI SHIHAB NYE The river is famous to the fish. The loud voice is famous to silence, which knew it would inherit the earth before anybody said so. The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from the birdhouse. The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek. The idea you carry close to your bosom is famous to your bosom. The boot is famous to the earth, more famous than the dress shoe, which is famous only to floors. The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it and not at all famous to the one who is pictured. I want to be famous to shuffling men who smile while crossing streets, sticky children in grocery lines, famous as the one who smiled back. I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous, or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular, but because it never forgot what it could do.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
chembarathi.bsky.social
🧶 Crocheted a scarf after a long time as per a request. Love the pure merino and the horizontal waves. #crochetsky
A Crocheted scarf with pink and blue horizontal stripes
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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wlfwayanad.bsky.social
Sunny Kapikad speaking at the session titled, ഗോത്രജനത തീർക്കുന്ന പുതുവഴികൾ | The New Avenues for Tribal Life. The link to the full video up on YT, is in the bio.

#wayanadliteraturefestival #WLF2024 #tribal #adivasi #kerala #malayalam #wayanad #Attappadi
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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wlfwayanad.bsky.social
Earth. Mist. Mountain. Forest.
Resilience. Expression. Representation.

432 speakers. One village. One massive festival—the Wayanad Literature Festival.
When the world comes to a Wayanadan village to think, listen, read, and talk.

#WayanadLiteratureFestival #WLF2024 #Kerala #LiteratureandArt
October 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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wlfwayanad.bsky.social
The full conversation between @kr.meera and @mbrajesh_official titled "സാഹിത്യത്തിന്റെ രാഷ്ട്രീയവായനകൾ" is now on
@wlfwayanad's YouTube channel. Link is in the bio.

#wayanadliteraturefestival #wlf2024 #Malayalam
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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wylder.bsky.social
Pulling this out because my desperation for survival extends to need for distraction (Ive been awake for going on 3 days because Im in too much pain to rest).

Help me find some relief any way youre able?
linktr.ee/wylder
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
chembarathi.bsky.social
There is a window that, once opened,
can never be shut again
no matter how many good people who love you fill up the room,
try blocking it from view;
no matter how long you go without glancing in its direction-
(years, sometimes, forgetting that tempting)
- Megan Williams
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
On Ideation Megan Williams There is a window that, once opened, can never be shut again no matter how many good people who love you fill up the room, try blocking it from view; no matter how long you go without glancing in its direction-(years, sometimes, forgetting that tempting portal)-no matter the carousel of contractors you hire, their toolbelts jingling, strong arms failing to squeeze the window to its sill. Some blue mornings you wake to frosted-over glass and a draft so strong your body sways forward, that hungry view cooing: Still here.
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
chembarathi.bsky.social
Everything is still available. I know I need to post this information daily. But brain is not braining when it is required.

#bsnm #nightmarket #pwd 🧶
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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jjclapton.bsky.social
Also! My book A Stage Over Ruthless Stars is available on Kobo Plus!

It’s a YA sci-fi with disabled and queer best friends that you should totally check out! 🌈📚🪐
Screen shot of the kobo app showing the page for the book A Stage Over Ruthless Stars by JJ Clapton
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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plainparanoid.bsky.social
I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura is powerful and deeply moving. Beneath its fantasy and defiance lies a raw, tender story about grief and courage. I found myself pausing in silence more than once. Few #graphicnovels capture pain and strength this honestly. Loved it.
💙📚 #BookSky
A photo of the graphic novel I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura placed on a white surface. The book’s cover art shows a small figure standing on a dark cliff, wielding a weapon against a massive red and black background that evokes stormy, giant-like shapes.
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
chembarathi.bsky.social
The anthology of love poems I bought for a quarter is brittle, anyway, and comes apart when I read it.

One at a time, I throw pages on the fire and watch smoke make its way up and out.

I'm almost to the index when I hear a murmuring in the street. - Ron Koertge
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Burning the Book BY RON KOERTGE The anthology of love poems I bought for a quarter is brittle, anyway, and comes apart when I read it. One at a time, I throw pages on the fire and watch smoke make its way up and out. I'm almost to the index when I hear a murmuring in the street. My neighbors are watching it snow. I put on my blue jacket and join them. The children stand with their mouths open. I can see nouns-longing, rapture, bliss-land on every tongue, then disappear.
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
chembarathi.bsky.social
I had to order all my supplements, eye drops, electrolytes etc all together this time and they came in a huge sack. Reminded me that I am dependent on them more than food. #pwme
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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vaishs.bsky.social
Bonzy buddy took unemployment hard
chembarathi.bsky.social Chembu🌺🧶 @chembarathi.bsky.social · 4d
When grief comes to you as a purple gorilla you must count yourself lucky.

You must offer her what's left
of your dinner, the book you were trying to finish
you must put aside
and make her a place to sit at the foot of your bed,
-MATTHEW DICKMAN
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Grief BY MATTHEW DICKMAN When grief comes to you as a purple gorilla you must count yourself lucky. You must offer her what's left of your dinner, the book you were trying to finish you must put aside and make her a place to sit at the foot of your bed, her eyes moving from the clock to the television and back again. I am not afraid. She has been here before and now I can recognize her gait as she approaches the house. Some nights, when I know she's coming, I unlock the door, lie down on my back, and count her steps from the street to the porch. Tonight she brings a pencil and a ream of paper, tells me to write down everyone I have ever known, and we separate them between the living and the dead so she can pick each name at random. I play her favorite Willie Nelson album because she misses Texas but I don't ask why. She hums a little, the way my brother does when he gardens. We sit for an hour while she tells me how unreasonable I've been, crying in the check-out line, refusing to eat, refusing to shower, all the smoking and all the drinking.
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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vaishs.bsky.social
Cc @chembarathi.bsky.social Look what sort of pricing you need to aspire to!!
ajcousins.bsky.social Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 5d
THE SOCK IS TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
spavel.bsky.social Pavel* @spavel.bsky.social · 5d
Phone sock! Phone sock! Phone sock! Phone sock!
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
chembarathi.bsky.social
When grief comes to you as a purple gorilla you must count yourself lucky.

You must offer her what's left
of your dinner, the book you were trying to finish
you must put aside
and make her a place to sit at the foot of your bed,
-MATTHEW DICKMAN
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Grief BY MATTHEW DICKMAN When grief comes to you as a purple gorilla you must count yourself lucky. You must offer her what's left of your dinner, the book you were trying to finish you must put aside and make her a place to sit at the foot of your bed, her eyes moving from the clock to the television and back again. I am not afraid. She has been here before and now I can recognize her gait as she approaches the house. Some nights, when I know she's coming, I unlock the door, lie down on my back, and count her steps from the street to the porch. Tonight she brings a pencil and a ream of paper, tells me to write down everyone I have ever known, and we separate them between the living and the dead so she can pick each name at random. I play her favorite Willie Nelson album because she misses Texas but I don't ask why. She hums a little, the way my brother does when he gardens. We sit for an hour while she tells me how unreasonable I've been, crying in the check-out line, refusing to eat, refusing to shower, all the smoking and all the drinking.
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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plainparanoid.bsky.social
Locke & Key: The Golden Age was such a treat to read. I loved diving into the Locke family’s past & seeing how the mythology of the keys began. It’s slower & more reflective than the main series, but deeply satisfying. Gorgeous art, rich storytelling.. absolutely loved it 💙📚 #BookSky #GraphicNovels
A hardcover copy of Locke & Key: The Golden Age by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodríguez, and Jay Fotos lies on a white surface. The book cover shows illustrated characters, including a winged woman, a man in a suit and hat, a man wearing a crown, a girl handling a gramophone, a boy, a cat and a hot air balloon against a night sky and a mansion in background.
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
chembarathi.bsky.social
I severed a leaf from its tree
And a water-drop in the green flagon Cupped a hunted bit of your smile. All things about me were steeped in your remembrance
And shivering as they tried to tell me of it.
- To One Dead

Maxwell Bodenheim
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
To One Dead Maxwell Bodenheim I walked upon a hill And the wind, made solemnly drunk with your presence, Reeled against me. I stooped to question a flower, And you floated between my fingers and the petals, Tying them together. I severed a leaf from its tree And a water-drop in the green flagon Cupped a hunted bit of your smile. All things about me were steeped in your remembrance And shivering as they tried to tell me of it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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fallonturing.bsky.social
Reminder that if you want a custom, one-of-a-kind knitted gift for someone for the holidays, the best time to order something fro my shop and get it ON TIME is now! Knitting takes time and if people ask me in December it just won't be as feasible or even possible at all. #GiftShop #BSNM #OpenComms
fallonturing.bsky.social Fallon, never getting better @fallonturing.bsky.social · Oct 2
I'm opening up EMERGENCY COMMS! Please commission me for custom hats, scarves, gloves/mittens, or socks! I will take 3-4 of these. Note that I still probably won't be able to ship anything until after I return home in late October.

#BSNM #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #Knitting #Knitsky #comms
CrippledCommie's Commissions
Commissions Open! Click to see CrippledCommie's commission menu.
ko-fi.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
chembarathi.bsky.social
🧶🧦 16 of 2025 - Raindrops on Roses by @stoneknits.bsky.social
from the Charming Colourwork Socks Book.
Second day of not touching hooks and needles because guess who overdid sock knitting? 😭
#knitsky
This is for the person who loves cotton socks, but I had the complete creative freedom.
A pair of handknitted socks in blue with pink roses motif. The heel and toe also are knitted in pink.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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hanaayoob.co.uk
Been thinking a lot about expectations, perfectionism and people pleasing recently

Inspired by britchida’s work
Collaged image - a stack of blocks labelled ‘what I expect of myself’ next to a few blocks, one lop sided, and a heart and star labelled ‘what I can achieve’
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM