Eric Arthen
@ericla413.bsky.social
Software engineer+manager, haiku poet, farmer's husband, nature lover, pagan and practical dreamer. EarthSpirit Community. W.Mass. (He/him)
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November 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Another way you can support this trip is by buying the pdf of *Games for an Ordinary Life* a poetic art zine of short, sweet and dangerous minimalist games.
watermosaic.itch.io/games-for-an...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Another way you can support this trip is by buying the pdf of *Games for an Ordinary Life* a poetic art zine of short, sweet and dangerous minimalist games.
watermosaic.itch.io/games-for-an...
watermosaic.itch.io/games-for-an...
October 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Successful nonviolent movements for change require more than street protests. A human rights expert outlines 10 effective actions citizens can take
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buff.ly/kpfD4ke
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Successful nonviolent movements for change require more than street protests. A human rights expert outlines 10 effective actions citizens can take
buff.ly/kpfD4ke
buff.ly/kpfD4ke
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growing out my hair
to be a keepsake for you
autumn wild flowers
--Amari Ōki
遺髪となる髪をのばさむ草の花 大木あまり
遺髪: ihatsu, a lock of hair that is kept in memory of the deceased (she literally writes "letting my hair grow to become ihatsu")
#haiku #gendaihaiku #translation
to be a keepsake for you
autumn wild flowers
--Amari Ōki
遺髪となる髪をのばさむ草の花 大木あまり
遺髪: ihatsu, a lock of hair that is kept in memory of the deceased (she literally writes "letting my hair grow to become ihatsu")
#haiku #gendaihaiku #translation
August 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
growing out my hair
to be a keepsake for you
autumn wild flowers
--Amari Ōki
遺髪となる髪をのばさむ草の花 大木あまり
遺髪: ihatsu, a lock of hair that is kept in memory of the deceased (she literally writes "letting my hair grow to become ihatsu")
#haiku #gendaihaiku #translation
to be a keepsake for you
autumn wild flowers
--Amari Ōki
遺髪となる髪をのばさむ草の花 大木あまり
遺髪: ihatsu, a lock of hair that is kept in memory of the deceased (she literally writes "letting my hair grow to become ihatsu")
#haiku #gendaihaiku #translation
August 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Who do you trust to teach witchcraft?
My latest blog explores:
🧭 The myth of the self-taught witch
🔥 Lineage, responsibility, and consent
💰 Witchcraft as a business model
#WitchSky
My latest blog explores:
🧭 The myth of the self-taught witch
🔥 Lineage, responsibility, and consent
💰 Witchcraft as a business model
#WitchSky
Navigating the surge of professional witchcraft teachers
As witchcraft becomes more visible and profitable, how can seekers distinguish between trustworthy teachers and self-appointed experts?
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July 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Who do you trust to teach witchcraft?
My latest blog explores:
🧭 The myth of the self-taught witch
🔥 Lineage, responsibility, and consent
💰 Witchcraft as a business model
#WitchSky
My latest blog explores:
🧭 The myth of the self-taught witch
🔥 Lineage, responsibility, and consent
💰 Witchcraft as a business model
#WitchSky
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This is an amazing thread.
Gave me insight into topics I know, and topics I did not, and more things I want to research.
Gave me insight into topics I know, and topics I did not, and more things I want to research.
Ok, I’ll do this too. One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA.
July 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This is an amazing thread.
Gave me insight into topics I know, and topics I did not, and more things I want to research.
Gave me insight into topics I know, and topics I did not, and more things I want to research.
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This story is too good to not be read by, well, EVERYBODY!
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This story is too good to not be read by, well, EVERYBODY!
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A great short animated film about raising sheep and wool. ( Also, www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7E... )
July 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A great short animated film about raising sheep and wool. ( Also, www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7E... )
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New AP dropped where I play a D&D version of myself as a witch from the Worlds Beyond Number Witch class by @nightlingbug.bsky.social in the prologue for a Bluesky-based game launching next week in which we *accidentally* curse ourselves.
I'm gonna need your help to undo the curse!
Check it out!
I'm gonna need your help to undo the curse!
Check it out!
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:: The High Priestess' voice rings out in their mind just as they step past the threshold and vanish. ::
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:: The High Priestess' voice rings out in their mind just as they step past the threshold and vanish. ::
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Broken Sky — Summer Solstice — Berlin
YouTube video by Jacob Wolf Lefton
www.youtube.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
New AP dropped where I play a D&D version of myself as a witch from the Worlds Beyond Number Witch class by @nightlingbug.bsky.social in the prologue for a Bluesky-based game launching next week in which we *accidentally* curse ourselves.
I'm gonna need your help to undo the curse!
Check it out!
I'm gonna need your help to undo the curse!
Check it out!
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