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Tam Farnsworth
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Software engineer with a love for all things books and art

Banner photo from the British Library on Unsplash.
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augursociety.bsky.social
HEY SFF WRITERS 👋✨

We want your books.

So we can acquire them.

And print them.

For our ✨🪶 SOON TO BE LAUNCHED PRESS 🪶✨

Submissions are open until August 30. 12.5k-40k words.

Guidelines are live on our site, found down-thread.

Pass it on 👀
Augur press novella and novelette submissions now open! Be a part of augur press’ debut line up. We’re looking for works from 12,500-40,000 words to launch as print books in 2027-2029. Canadian & international authors welcomed. Open July 6-August 30. Guidelines at augursociety.org/press-submissions.
July 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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jimmusilpainter.bsky.social
My painting process TIDAL WETLANDS
April 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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zachweinersmith.bsky.social
Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/last-r...
April 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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paintingsoflondon.bsky.social
'An Aerial Battle', Blackheath (1940) by Francis Dodd

(Imperial War Museum London)
April 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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adamdelrey.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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vincenzodm.bsky.social
It is always cool when an armour you spot in a 17th c. portrait still exists. Albert, Sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands (1559-1621). Photos: Wikimedia Commons - Hallepoort Museum Brussels / Royal Armouries.
March 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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robmeriwether.bsky.social
My hobbies, outside of writing, are painting and singing! I love to paint and I am currently creating some character art for my #RevPit submission that I hope to share soon!

Here's a few samples of my artwork! I work in gouache, graphite, oil, and acrylic!

#RevPitWaiting
March 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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grammargirl.bsky.social
Wishing you an OK day on March 23 — National OK Day! 👍

Back in 1839, the Boston Morning Post published the first known instance of "OK" (writing it "o.k.").

It was an abbreviation for the joking misspelling of "all correct": "oll korrekt." 🧵
This is what happens when I design my own social media images: A bright yellow background and playful purple dots in the corners. Bold, stylized text at the top reads 'HAPPY OK DAY' in purple with a green shadow. Below that, the date 'March 23' is centered between two sets of decorative green dotted arrows pointing inward. Or is it not centered? I can't tell anymore. At the bottom of the image, three cartoonish 3D hands with thumbs up are on a circular yellow platform.
March 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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merriam-webster.com
'St. Paddy's Day' is usually preferred over 'St. Patty's Day.'

'Paddy' is the shortened form of the original Irish spelling of 'Patrick,' which is 'Pádraig.'

'Patty' is the shortened form of 'Patricia.'
March 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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calvieditorial.bsky.social
Somehow it took me this long to discover the MS Word shortcut that ctrl+right arrow takes you to the start of the next word. Deeply excited by this discovery.
March 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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emmz.bsky.social
every coding project timeline:

day 1: type a lot (ineffective)
days 2-4: descend into soup
day 5: type a lot (effective)
March 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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vrswrites.bsky.social
Book Rec of the Day:

The Martian, by Andy Weir

www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

This is an older one, but still holds up terrifically, with a lovable protag, high stakes, and hard sci-fi still parse-able by us Liberal Arts sorts. 💙📚
The Martian
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the f…
www.goodreads.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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fungifelted.bsky.social
Can plants be cuddly? I think so! I love #needlefelting them! I’ve just finished another little Harebell or Scottish Bluebell, I have to say, it’s adorable!! It arrives gift boxed with free tracked delivery in the UK 🥰💙 #handmade #art #BSNM

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
A needle-felt Harebell or Scottish Bluebell displayed in a removable glass dome. The pale blue bell-shaped flowers are shaped and sculpted with a needle from merino wool. The glass dome can be removed to enjoy the flowers close up!💙
March 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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publicdomainrev.bsky.social
Pages from Master of Claude de France’s Book of Flower Studies (ca. 1510–1515), including some delightful play with scale. From the Met Museum.

More in our latest post: publicdomainreview.org/collection/b...
March 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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liamsims.bsky.social
Pointy gilt centrepiece on a book containing three religious tracts printed in London and the Netherlands between 1570 and 1604. On the shelves @theulspeccoll.bsky.social since the seventeenth century. Shelfmark B*.7.53(G).
March 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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nyamnews.bsky.social
“Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies,” featuring approximately 150 pieces of Catlett’s sculptures, paintings, and drawings, debuted at the Brooklyn Museum
Art and activism of Elizabeth Catlett to be displayed at the National Gallery of Art
“[Elizabeth Catlett] was all those things at once. And she was also a mother, and she was also an activist.
amsterdamnews.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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paintingsoflondon.bsky.social
'Magnolia, Patterson Road', Crystal Palace by Roger Cromwell
buyart.mallgalleries.org.uk/roi-2024/086-magnolia-patterson-road/
March 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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paintingsoflondon.bsky.social
Good morning! This week's theme is Spring 💐
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'Canonbury Square in Spring' by Melissa Scott-Miller
scottmillerart.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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humanoidhistory.bsky.social
The art of Attila Hejja, born in Budapest on this day in 1955.
March 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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pennyolo.bsky.social
Another post for #BlueSkyArtShow on the topic of #Windows. The beautiful Hartwell Memorial Window now resides at the Art Institute of Chicago. More details in the alt text.
Designed by Agnes F. Northrop for Tiffany Studios over 100 years ago, this window was commissioned by Mary Hartwell in memory of her husband, Frederick Hartwell. Originally located in the Central Baptist Church of Providence, Rhode Island, it was moved to the Art Institute of Chicago in 2018 for preservation. The window features 48 panels made from various glass types, inspired by the view from the Hartwell family home near Mt. Chocorua, New Hampshire. It beautifully depicts a sunset over a mountain, flowing water, and light filtering through trees, showcasing the vibrant colors and intricate artistry of stained glass.
March 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
In the 1790s a London woman named Eliza Denyer developed a modest reputation as a restorer of medieval manuscripts. She was forgotten by scholars and, in one case, her restorations were deliberately replaced by a man’s. I recovered her story & tracked all her known work here: tinyurl.com/2ktztx2e
Part of a page of a medieval manuscript that had a hole cut into it. Underneath it is a restoration of a large decorated B, which would have been in this place, and which was restored by Eliza. The letter emulates the medieval style of script, but the image inside it is in a late 18th century style, showing a verdant tree standing against a green bucolic landscape.
March 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social
The smallest (and most delicate) of discoveries from our ongoing dig at Winterborne Kingston #Dorset is this 40mm long Iron Age sewing needle

Carved from animal bone just over 2,000 years ago 😍

📷 June 2016

#FindsFriday
Tiny bone sewing needle found in an Iron Age pit at Winterborne Kingston in Dorset
March 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM