Lauren the Flute
@laurentheflute.bsky.social
NO FOLLOWBACKS, I AM HERE TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS AND MAKE NEW ONES
Writes too many words & talk too much. Storyteller, writer, VGM flutist & singer, Twitch affiliate, Texan-Canadian. Leader of the Returners. Marketer by trade 🏳️🌈
Twitch.tv/LaurentheFlute
Writes too many words & talk too much. Storyteller, writer, VGM flutist & singer, Twitch affiliate, Texan-Canadian. Leader of the Returners. Marketer by trade 🏳️🌈
Twitch.tv/LaurentheFlute
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Hello, new folks! Might as well introduce myself. I do a lot of things (though less so lately due to chronic illness flare) so you might know me from:
+ Video game music, including my band The Returners
+ Streaming games on Twitch
+ Writing (mostly fanfic these days)
+ Generally talking a lot
+ Video game music, including my band The Returners
+ Streaming games on Twitch
+ Writing (mostly fanfic these days)
+ Generally talking a lot
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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[oc, sabine]
bean doodle
bean doodle
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
[oc, sabine]
bean doodle
bean doodle
Back to working on this, making very slow progress but we'll get there eventually
(Lines need to be fixed up in addition to coloring, sorry it's a hot mess so far)
(Lines need to be fixed up in addition to coloring, sorry it's a hot mess so far)
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Back to working on this, making very slow progress but we'll get there eventually
(Lines need to be fixed up in addition to coloring, sorry it's a hot mess so far)
(Lines need to be fixed up in addition to coloring, sorry it's a hot mess so far)
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Would you join his book club?
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Would you join his book club?
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
Trying to explain JCO's latest to my roommate who doesn't know who JCO is and has never really used Twitter or bsky
The best we could come up with together is "it's like she went into his house and took a shit on him" and I think that's more or less correct
The best we could come up with together is "it's like she went into his house and took a shit on him" and I think that's more or less correct
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Trying to explain JCO's latest to my roommate who doesn't know who JCO is and has never really used Twitter or bsky
The best we could come up with together is "it's like she went into his house and took a shit on him" and I think that's more or less correct
The best we could come up with together is "it's like she went into his house and took a shit on him" and I think that's more or less correct
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
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30 new things went up today including holiday themed things and stitch markers. All money spent here supports LGBTQIA+ artisans. Flat $4 US shipping.
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
30 new things went up today including holiday themed things and stitch markers. All money spent here supports LGBTQIA+ artisans. Flat $4 US shipping.
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
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Super excited that we're hiring a senior writer to join @wired.com's culture team! If you're obsessed with internet culture and like our vibe, apply! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
Senior Writer, Culture
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Super excited that we're hiring a senior writer to join @wired.com's culture team! If you're obsessed with internet culture and like our vibe, apply! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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everyone's art is so beautiful and unique and I'm so grateful that despite everything we live in an era where I can access and see so many artists doing their thing
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
everyone's art is so beautiful and unique and I'm so grateful that despite everything we live in an era where I can access and see so many artists doing their thing
Oh that anti-AI one is so good
They're both good, honestly
They're both good, honestly
Today’s #dailytees are the heroes we truly deserve. www.theyetee.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Oh that anti-AI one is so good
They're both good, honestly
They're both good, honestly
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Adonis would like to remind you to take care of yourselves and each other now more than ever
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Adonis would like to remind you to take care of yourselves and each other now more than ever
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hey does anyone know of a good guide/recommendations for getting your first binder? a teenager i know is looking into getting one but doesn't really know where to start/which ones are worth getting.
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
hey does anyone know of a good guide/recommendations for getting your first binder? a teenager i know is looking into getting one but doesn't really know where to start/which ones are worth getting.
Even if you're angry (and you should be!), make sure that the angry steps you're taking are the most effective steps towards what you want. Calculated anger can make for more powerful action.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Even if you're angry (and you should be!), make sure that the angry steps you're taking are the most effective steps towards what you want. Calculated anger can make for more powerful action.
I had a dream in which my memory was being especially bad, like I was organizing/hosting a VGM event and I couldn't remember the names of any of the performers, even the ones I'd been friends with a long time
Thanks, subconscious, you're not helping
My dreams always take place in Texas
Thanks, subconscious, you're not helping
My dreams always take place in Texas
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I had a dream in which my memory was being especially bad, like I was organizing/hosting a VGM event and I couldn't remember the names of any of the performers, even the ones I'd been friends with a long time
Thanks, subconscious, you're not helping
My dreams always take place in Texas
Thanks, subconscious, you're not helping
My dreams always take place in Texas
My roommate used the cllippers to do the side of my hair for the first time tonight. What do we think? I literally don't ever feel like I'm inhabiting my body and I don't ever really recognize myself so I don't really have an opinion myself, so...
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My roommate used the cllippers to do the side of my hair for the first time tonight. What do we think? I literally don't ever feel like I'm inhabiting my body and I don't ever really recognize myself so I don't really have an opinion myself, so...
Still marveling that my dad was convinced Bernie Sanders secretly wanted to abolish the American government, and then my dad voted for Trump who is literally doing exactly that
He's a smart guy but I think Fox News or something related has cooked his brain
He's a smart guy but I think Fox News or something related has cooked his brain
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Still marveling that my dad was convinced Bernie Sanders secretly wanted to abolish the American government, and then my dad voted for Trump who is literally doing exactly that
He's a smart guy but I think Fox News or something related has cooked his brain
He's a smart guy but I think Fox News or something related has cooked his brain
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A lovely kitto I painted yesterday 🥰
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A lovely kitto I painted yesterday 🥰
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What is this creature…?
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
What is this creature…?
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What did Uni see…?
November 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
What did Uni see…?
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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You know what this timeline needs tonight? A weird-ass invertebrate sea creature! Here's an undescribed (at time of photo, not sure about now) endemic Hawaiian Spiky sea cucumber, Stichopus sp. Actually an Earth life form. 📷🦑🐙 #invertebrates
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
You know what this timeline needs tonight? A weird-ass invertebrate sea creature! Here's an undescribed (at time of photo, not sure about now) endemic Hawaiian Spiky sea cucumber, Stichopus sp. Actually an Earth life form. 📷🦑🐙 #invertebrates
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”