Julie Penman Livesey
@liveseyj.bsky.social
Aspiring children's author, animation artist, and baker of pretty
good cakes. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 www.juliepenmanlivesey.com
#amwriting #kidlit #middlegrade #bookposse #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
good cakes. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 www.juliepenmanlivesey.com
#amwriting #kidlit #middlegrade #bookposse #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
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Hello #bluesky! I'm a British ex-pat living in California. I was an artist in the animation industry for nearly 20 years, but now write MG fantasy. I read all sorts, but middle grade is the jam on my scone. Also a puzzle and etymology nerd. www.juliepenmanlivesey.com
#kidlit #amwriting
#kidlit #amwriting
My son has just turned 14, so I thought it was time he branched out from his usual middle grade fantasy reading. So, after some recommendations from our wonderful local bookshop staff, his official first foray into YA fantasy is going to be this one! @mjgwrite.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My son has just turned 14, so I thought it was time he branched out from his usual middle grade fantasy reading. So, after some recommendations from our wonderful local bookshop staff, his official first foray into YA fantasy is going to be this one! @mjgwrite.bsky.social
Oh my! Will definitely have to get these. The Dr Who ones were fab. 😀https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/23/new-mr-poirot-and-little-miss-marple-books-to-be-published
#Bluesky #books #kidlit
#Bluesky #books #kidlit
New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published
Agatha Christie’s popular detectives feature in new Mr Men and Little Miss stories – Mischief on the Nile and Muddle at the Vicarage
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Wendell has calculated how many times he can hear “If I Had a Hammer” in one day, and Terry’s about to lose his tiny pickaxe.
(repost from September 2020, Ypsilanti MI)
(repost from September 2020, Ypsilanti MI)
September 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Wendell has calculated how many times he can hear “If I Had a Hammer” in one day, and Terry’s about to lose his tiny pickaxe.
(repost from September 2020, Ypsilanti MI)
(repost from September 2020, Ypsilanti MI)
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Roland Zbigniew, Keeper of Lost Petals
September 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Roland Zbigniew, Keeper of Lost Petals
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September is here and I’m out and about again in various guises …
On 12th, it’s an evening of poetry and music with The Catenary Wires at the Ramsgate Music Hall. It’s our first gig together. There’s only 50 tickets left so grab them while you can.
On 12th, it’s an evening of poetry and music with The Catenary Wires at the Ramsgate Music Hall. It’s our first gig together. There’s only 50 tickets left so grab them while you can.
September 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
September is here and I’m out and about again in various guises …
On 12th, it’s an evening of poetry and music with The Catenary Wires at the Ramsgate Music Hall. It’s our first gig together. There’s only 50 tickets left so grab them while you can.
On 12th, it’s an evening of poetry and music with The Catenary Wires at the Ramsgate Music Hall. It’s our first gig together. There’s only 50 tickets left so grab them while you can.
Reposted by Julie Penman Livesey
This is the artist, James Cook. He’s an ordinary guy doing an unordinary thing.
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Making a Masterpiece... with a Vintage Typewriter
YouTube video by Great Big Story
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August 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is the artist, James Cook. He’s an ordinary guy doing an unordinary thing.
youtu.be/_bqi2qY918M?...
youtu.be/_bqi2qY918M?...
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This is going to affect translated editions of books too, which authors deserve their copies of.
August 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is going to affect translated editions of books too, which authors deserve their copies of.
Reposted by Julie Penman Livesey
Reposted by Julie Penman Livesey
I just got this junk email. No pun intended when I say, there aren't words. 😦
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#amwriting #writingcommunity
August 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I just got this junk email. No pun intended when I say, there aren't words. 😦
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#amwriting #writingcommunity
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Fun Summer Fact: Sluggo's eyes double as flotation devices and he can breathe through his soul.
July 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Fun Summer Fact: Sluggo's eyes double as flotation devices and he can breathe through his soul.
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In celebration of twelve (or more?) years of my underfoot friends showing up at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, here's a few pics of them tearing up Ingalls Mall over the years – sometimes literally!
I hope to see them tonight (June 24) and June 29 at the Top of the Park! (Greenish fingers crossed)
I hope to see them tonight (June 24) and June 29 at the Top of the Park! (Greenish fingers crossed)
June 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In celebration of twelve (or more?) years of my underfoot friends showing up at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, here's a few pics of them tearing up Ingalls Mall over the years – sometimes literally!
I hope to see them tonight (June 24) and June 29 at the Top of the Park! (Greenish fingers crossed)
I hope to see them tonight (June 24) and June 29 at the Top of the Park! (Greenish fingers crossed)
Reposted by Julie Penman Livesey
The Trevor Project is triple matching donations right now. They work to prevent suicide in LGBTQ youth and are a miraculous organization that Trump just cutoff from the national suicide hotline.
www.thetrevorproject.org
www.thetrevorproject.org
Support Homepage
The Trevor Project is a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.
www.thetrevorproject.org
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Trevor Project is triple matching donations right now. They work to prevent suicide in LGBTQ youth and are a miraculous organization that Trump just cutoff from the national suicide hotline.
www.thetrevorproject.org
www.thetrevorproject.org
A brand new member of my backyard neighborhood. The smallest, squee of a baby ground squirrel I've seen yet.
#squirrels #critters #nature #california #bluesky
#squirrels #critters #nature #california #bluesky
June 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A brand new member of my backyard neighborhood. The smallest, squee of a baby ground squirrel I've seen yet.
#squirrels #critters #nature #california #bluesky
#squirrels #critters #nature #california #bluesky
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When flying, Sluggo loves to feel the wind in his eyes.
(collaboration with a thrown piece of chalk at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, 2025)
(collaboration with a thrown piece of chalk at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, 2025)
June 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When flying, Sluggo loves to feel the wind in his eyes.
(collaboration with a thrown piece of chalk at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, 2025)
(collaboration with a thrown piece of chalk at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, 2025)
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Today, we delivered a global petition with 20,787 names on it.
20,787 people from all fifty states and around the world raised their voices for NASA.
Thank you for adding your name.
Thank you for taking a stand to Save NASA Science.
📸 1: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
20,787 people from all fifty states and around the world raised their voices for NASA.
Thank you for adding your name.
Thank you for taking a stand to Save NASA Science.
📸 1: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
June 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Today, we delivered a global petition with 20,787 names on it.
20,787 people from all fifty states and around the world raised their voices for NASA.
Thank you for adding your name.
Thank you for taking a stand to Save NASA Science.
📸 1: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
20,787 people from all fifty states and around the world raised their voices for NASA.
Thank you for adding your name.
Thank you for taking a stand to Save NASA Science.
📸 1: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
Ordered a much taller hanger to keep the ground squirrels from jumping up onto the bird feeder. Yep. That worked. 🙄
#squirrels #bluesky #nature #critters #california
#squirrels #bluesky #nature #critters #california
June 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ordered a much taller hanger to keep the ground squirrels from jumping up onto the bird feeder. Yep. That worked. 🙄
#squirrels #bluesky #nature #critters #california
#squirrels #bluesky #nature #critters #california
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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
My son and his best friend are avid D & D players. In the carpool ride to school today, I was accused of being "Gnomist," because I made the assumption that gnomes lived in forests. I don't think I've ever been called "Gnomist" before. I feel ashamed. I won't do it again.
#gnomes #D&D #bluesky
#gnomes #D&D #bluesky
June 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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BREAKING: The president's budget request just hit Congress, which could usher in a dark age for NASA space science.
Congress has the final say, but you can help shape the outcome by adding your name to our global petition.
This is just the start of our fight.
Sign the petition: planet.ly/petition
Congress has the final say, but you can help shape the outcome by adding your name to our global petition.
This is just the start of our fight.
Sign the petition: planet.ly/petition
May 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
BREAKING: The president's budget request just hit Congress, which could usher in a dark age for NASA space science.
Congress has the final say, but you can help shape the outcome by adding your name to our global petition.
This is just the start of our fight.
Sign the petition: planet.ly/petition
Congress has the final say, but you can help shape the outcome by adding your name to our global petition.
This is just the start of our fight.
Sign the petition: planet.ly/petition
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The emergence of Gordon's discovery that he can speak to beetles:
May 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The emergence of Gordon's discovery that he can speak to beetles:
Oh my gosh, just too much baby critter squeeeee going on in the back yard at the moment. 💗
#squirrels #critters #bluesky #nature
#squirrels #critters #bluesky #nature
May 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Oh my gosh, just too much baby critter squeeeee going on in the back yard at the moment. 💗
#squirrels #critters #bluesky #nature
#squirrels #critters #bluesky #nature
Love this time of year, when the new season's youngsters start appearing in the back garden. The mourning doves are particularly vulnerable to hawks, though, which always worries me.
#squirrels #doves #nature #spring #bluesky
#squirrels #doves #nature #spring #bluesky
May 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Love this time of year, when the new season's youngsters start appearing in the back garden. The mourning doves are particularly vulnerable to hawks, though, which always worries me.
#squirrels #doves #nature #spring #bluesky
#squirrels #doves #nature #spring #bluesky
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Another librarian is standing up for herself! If you feel led to do so, consider giving up a snack/treat this week and donating that $5 to my friend Christine.
www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
Donate to Legal Fees for Librarian Christine Beachler, organized by Michelle Vanallsburg
No one should be consistently attacked for doing their job as a schoo… Michelle Vanallsburg needs your support for Legal Fees for Librarian Christine Beachler
www.gofundme.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Another librarian is standing up for herself! If you feel led to do so, consider giving up a snack/treat this week and donating that $5 to my friend Christine.
www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...