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Lise MacTague
@lisemactague.bsky.social
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She/her. Sapphic spec-fic author for Bella Books. Out now: Moonbreak https://shorturl.at/kmtwF. Co-host Lez Geek Out! podcast. http://lezgeekoutcast.com. Dabbles in various forms of art and propmaking.
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lisemactague.bsky.social
Getting my print on. Nothing is call ready for prime time, but I’m getting closer. I’m enjoying getting into a new art form and figuring out the process. Once it clicks I’ll be able to start cranking!
January 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
@cmsullivan.bsky.social Any chance you could add me to your sapphic SFFH starter pack? Thank you for pulling it together!!!
November 25, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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danapiccoli.com
There are so many lessons current day LGBTQ+ activists and advocates can learn from what ACT UP did in the 80s and 90s. Really great piece by Anna Wenner. newsisout.com/2024/11/how-...
How the LGBTQ+ community can use the lessons of ACT UP to fight what comes next - News Is Out
Since the election, I haven’t been sleeping much, and I know I’m not alone. When it became clear that Donald Trump—convicted felon, opponent of LGBTQ+ rights, and found liable of sexual abuse—had won ...
newsisout.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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judithflanders.co.uk
Sadly, I don't know who to credit, but here is one of the greatest flow charts of all time. (There will be no discussion on this matter.)
October 22, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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adamcsharp.bsky.social
And this is Batman's Aff His Nut by Robert Florence, which, in my opinion, is easily the greatest Scottish poem ever written about Batman...
Batman’s aff his nut Have you seen the way he cuts aboot Dressed up as a mad fuckin bat Batterin guys I was lit at: “Mate, I’m worried aboot ye I know your ma and da died But everybody’s ma and da dies And we’re no aw runnin aboot Hookin muggers and Kickin psychopaths in the baws.” And that was when Batman went “Aye, but do ye ever feel like it? Do you ever look at the world and feel like it? Like having a big mad base under your hoose? Do you ever feel like drivin a big mad motor that turns intae a tank? And leatherin fuck oot of guys aw night? Scarin the fuckin shite oot of them?” And that’s when I was lit at: “Aye. Fuck it. Ah dae.” And that’s the Secret Origin of Robin And everyone else.
October 3, 2024 at 2:11 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
When you’re that person who is climbing through the pine straw at the edge of the doctor’s office parking lot trying to get a good pic of the super cool mushrooms they have coming up…
A tight cluster of three vibrant red and orange mushrooms against a background of pine straw. A tight cluster of three vibrant red and orange mushrooms against a background of pine straw. Four orange and red mushrooms sprout out of a bed of pine straw. A side view of four mushrooms sprouting out of a bed of pine straw. Their gills are quite prominent and their stalks are off white in contrast with their orange caps.
September 25, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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kbspangler.com
Oh, you're a master of puppets? Come back when you have your doctorate of puppets.
September 23, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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joshlukedavis.com
'Very few people have seen them. But on a recent field trip the Ngururrpa rangers were lucky enough to have one fly in and land in their camp.' 😮

The largest population of night parrots has been discovered in Western Australia, including a breeding site! 🥳🧪🦉
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/s...
‘Equivalent of Tasmanian tiger for bird watchers’ discovered in Western Australia desert
Rangers and scientists thrilled as they find the largest known population of one of Australia’s rarest birds, the night parrot, living in Great Sandy desert
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2024 at 10:21 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
100% this. I hated having my cancer crap cast as this heroic struggle. I out one foot in front of the other until treatment was complete. I was lucky enough to have tumors that responded well to treatment before the treatment killed me. There is no glory in not dying of disease.
September 12, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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mariness.bsky.social
Remember: if this funds, I have to write a story for them!

So if you want to force me to write....you know what to do!
3lobedmag.com Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine @3lobedmag.com · Aug 29
We’ve been publishing SF/F/H fiction for 25 years, and right now we need YOUR support to continue. To keep issues free, raise author pay, publish more stories in 2025, grow and spread like beautiful fungal spore. We added new rewards today, and every pledge helps!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2025
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
www.kickstarter.com
August 31, 2024 at 8:22 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
First linocut in 20+ years, and I went with mushrooms, bc why not. They’re neat lil guys and offer so much opportunity for experimenting with texture and line weight. First few look good, but I need to clean up the block a bit before trying to pull enough for a decent edition.
August 31, 2024 at 7:05 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
Apologies for the crappy photo. Has anyone seen a white tympanum on a green frog before? Pic was taken at one of my ponds. I’ve never seen this on any of the local green frogs (I’m in Raleigh, NC) and trying to find an answer on Google was useless. #frogsky #herpsky #frogs
A green frog with a prominent white tympanum sits on the edge of a pond. A green frog with a prominent white tympanum sits on the edge of a pond.
August 26, 2024 at 9:43 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
Lots of shrooms! I’m taking a printmaking class and a one color linocut is our first assignment. I’m looking forward to figuring out all the different textures. And to not cutting my fingers…
A 9 by 12 inch piece of grey linoleum with a marker drawing of so many mushrooms ready to start cutting.
August 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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xkcd.com
Classical Periodic Table xkcd.com/2975
August 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
Is Wiley the cutest fur rug in the work, or what? Asking for him.
A substantial brown tabby cat lies on his back, belly exposed for the world to see and one paw raises in question. He licks his chops and looks directly at the camera as he reclines on a bed of throws and blankets next to a Totoro throw pillow.
August 15, 2024 at 6:52 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
Two new pots getting ready for glaze and second firing. I can’t get over how talented my wife is, and I’m always happy to do my scratchings on the pots she makes. I’m in love with the naughty cats scoping out forbidden objects.
Two pots that have been bisque fired, one with a grey top and lid, one with a black top and lid. The image of cat eyes peering over the edge of a table/counter are carved into each pot. Two pots that have been bisque fired, one with a grey top, the other with a black top. One shows a goldfish bowl complete with fist, the other a glass of water. Both remain unconcerned about the cats who are scoping them out from the other side of the pot.
August 12, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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drjclau.bsky.social
A poem in black text on a white background. What I would tell Eve Maegen Mcauliffe O’Leary Eat the fucking apple. They are going to blame you regardless. You might as well go to the gallows with a full belly knowing more than God.
August 6, 2024 at 5:18 AM
lisemactague.bsky.social
Beaker, Gonzo, and Janice
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 9
saw a tiktok about how your top three favorite muppets reveal a great deal about your personality and on reflection about my favorites — fozzie, sam the eagle, statler and wardolf (they count as one) — this is absolutely true
August 9, 2024 at 11:20 AM
lisemactague.bsky.social
This gorgeous orbweaver set up shop in our front pollinator bed. The pics don’t do her justice. Her underside is a beautiful metallic gold that doesn’t come through at all. She’s about the size of the first joint of my thumb. I hope she sticks around for a while.
A gorgeous yellow and black orb weaver spider. Her body is black with yellow spots. Her legs are yellow with black tips. A gorgeous yellow and black orb weaver spider. Her body is black with yellow spots. Her legs are yellow with black tips. A gorgeous yellow and black orb weaver spider. Her body is black with yellow spots. Her legs are yellow with black tips.
July 26, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
It's time for Green Heron fledglings to be out and exploring the world with their big feet and quiet curiosity

#birds 🌿
A brown and green small heron with large feet walks along a bare branch. Above is the bottom half of another heron standing on one foot on another branch
July 23, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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hausofdecline.bsky.social
I don't know what this joke is. This is just the first thing that comes to mind when I hear this famous lyric.
A manager says "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor." His employee says "Gotcha Boss." He yanks a rope with a sign next to it indicating that it is The Body Pulley. Massive amounts of nude men start ragdolling down from the the ceiling and flopping on the ground. FLOP FLOP FLOP. The sound becomes progressively more muffled as the bodies start flopping on top of the other bodies.
June 29, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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kimmymonte.bsky.social
basketball’s all like gimme that pumpkin i need it and tennis is all like fuck this lemon you take it
August 28, 2023 at 12:59 AM
lisemactague.bsky.social
#proofOfCat
A slightly portly orange tabby cat plays on the living room rug with his favorite toy: a plastic ramen spoon.
June 22, 2024 at 1:18 PM
lisemactague.bsky.social
I’m pleased to announce that we finally have spawn in our ponds! The grey tree frogs have been busy, and I’m looking forward to tadpoles on a few days!
June 22, 2024 at 12:40 PM