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Brooke
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Librarian in the before times, artist in isolation, disabled not disposable.

There will be cats.
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What fictional creature/villain traumatized you as a kid?

The swamp. The fucking swamp.

*Image courtesy of tronsoda because I still can't look at the actual scene.
A Lego re-creation of the swamp scene in The NeverEnding Story. Little Lego Atreyu is distressed while futilely trying to pull their white Lego horse, Artex from the Swamp of Eternal Sadness. The photographer effectively captures the horror that scarred the psyches of millions of children.
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Games with friends.

#ArtPrompt #PetrifyingPlaytime #Criptober #ChronicLoaf
A card game being played by a red googly eyed paper mache monster and a gold paper mache skull.
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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*If you need alt text on a post, you can respond with #Alt4Me and a volunteer will answer with alt when they are able.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Colors of autumn.
Photo of a flower arrangement. The focus is a huge deep crimson dahlia surrounded by ivory and peach roses, framed by Japanese maple leaves.
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Spotted: the elusive Plushie, third cousin to Nessie.

Today’s art prompt, #Criptids

#OctoberArtPrompt #Criptober #ChronicLoaf
Slightly out of focus photo of a long, pink, dinosaur plushy with bright pink ridges down its back, swimming in blue blankets. A trail cam looking timestamp says it is October 9, 2025 at 1:34am.
October 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Happy #FullMoon in October!

I love circles and astronomy. I find calm and even joy in seeing them and in the process of creating my own. I hope you find your own moments of calm and joy as we fight things far scarier than werewolves.

#ArtPrompt #Criptober #ChronicLoaf #DisabledJoy
Graphite drawing of two circular objects. One is completely dark. The other is light, with the circle of negative space surrounded by a halo of marks suggesting a celestial event and disruption.
October 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Still life with hummingbird.

For today’s theme, #MotherNature
#ArtPrompt #Criptober #ChronicLoaf
Photo of a hummingbird skull resting on a tiny pumpkin. A teal ceramic tea cup holds a small bunch of orange, red, and purple lantana and ageratum blossoms.
October 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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A happy little drawing for today’s prompt #TheDeepEnd

Team Orca all the way.

#Criptober #ArtPrompt #ChronicLoaf
Small black and white ink drawing of 3 orcas looking menacingly up at a yacht disturbing the surface of the water.
October 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Lucas and his shadow.
Lucas, a brown tabby cat, half asleep in the sun shining onto the carpet. His cat shaped shadow is un-noticed by him.
September 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Mood.

#Caturday
Lucas, a brown tabby cat, laying on his side with his head pushed into a couch arm, his green eyes open in a way that indicate he’s either spaced out or having an existential crisis.
September 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Toe beans. 🐾
Lucas, a brown tabby cat, fast asleep on a cushy cream colored blanket with his face in my hand. One hind foot with black fur and pads is directly in front of the camera.
September 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Silhouette.
Black and white photo of a cat’s silhouette backlit by early morning light coming in through the window. His markings aren’t very clear in the dim light, but he’s a brown and black tabby cat.
September 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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I swear he moves around. He just really, really likes laying on his blanket. And my arm.
Lucas, a brown tabby cat with black stripes, sleeping on a cream colored cushy blanket. My hand is surrounding his head and his paws are covering his nose.
September 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Since 2019, 77% of counties and jurisdictions in the U.S. have reported notable declines in childhood vaccination rates. The declines span from less than 1 percentage point to more than 40 percentage points. Vaccine exemptions for school children are rising nationwide: As many as 53% of counties and jurisdictions saw exemption rates more than double from their first year of collecting data to the most recent. Among the states collecting data for the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, 68% of counties and jurisdictions now have immunization rates below 95% - the level of herd immunity doctors say is needed to protect against an outbreak.
September 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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AHIP vaccine statement with Alt text.
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage Press Release Published Sep 16, 2025 • By AHIP Washington - AHIP released the following statement today regarding vaccine coverage. "Health plans are committed to maintaining and ensuring affordable access to vaccines. Health plan coverage decisions for immunizations are grounded in each plan's ongoing, rigorous review of scientific and clinical evidence, and continual evaluation of multiple sources of data. "Health plans will continue to cover all ACIP-recommended immunizations that were recommended as of September 1, 2025, including updated formulations of the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, with no cost-sharing for patients through the end of 2026.
September 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Earlier today, Delta State University staff discovered a deceased individual on campus. University Police and local authorities were immediately notified and are conducting an active investigation. At this time, we have no further details to share. Out of respect for the individual and their loved ones, we will refrain from additional comment until authorities release more information. Our community is deeply saddened by this loss. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends impacted. Counselors and support services are available to students, faculty, and staff through the O.W. Reilly Counseling Center. We will share updates when appropriate and ask for your thoughts and compassion during this difficult time. All Centennial events and classes for today have been canceled. Campus is safe.
September 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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I’m not getting my hand back, am I.
Lucas, a grey tabby cat, fast asleep and hugging himself on top of my arm. My hand is partially pictured underneath his head.
September 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Hanging out with a friend tonight.
Lucas, a brown tabby cat, sitting up against me with his front paws crossed and pressing into my hand. Sitting on the couch with me like a little man.
September 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Bitern, a heron shaped bird, made of wrapped and twisted silver, copper, and gunmetal wire. A small wren made of wrapped and twisted silver toned wire perched on a spool of copper wire.
September 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Nutsy, a brown tabby cat with magnificent whiskers, sleeping nestled in an orangish-red fuzzy blanket. They appear tucked in like a person, with the blanket pulled up and a paw resting on the edge.
September 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Lucas (my nephew cat I stay with when his person is away) has perfected the art of resting. One of many reasons we get along.
Lucas, a brown tabby cat, deep in sleep. He’s squishing a fluffy blanket into his face with his front paw while a hind foot is somehow above him, propped up on a couch cushion.
September 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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A photo you took that beings you inner peace 🤍
A close view of a pale grey knitted lace shawl. The waves of swirls and eyelets in the stitch pattern is complex, but calming.
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Thought I was responding to this and posted it in my feed somehow. Now it’s here where it belongs. 🤦

Here to send love and a little distraction. 🫂
Photo of the northern lights from 2024. Above a large tree-line, a sky streaked with bright pinks and purples.
August 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Me walking around like a Renaissance painting. Kind of wondering if the blessing gesture originated with a connective tissue condition.
Detail of a Salvator Mundi painting. A man’s hand is held up in the “blessing” position, pointer and middle fingers extended with ring and pinky fingers bent towards the palm. A side view of my open hand, ring and pinky fingers folded in.
August 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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From Eric Holder: We need gun safety laws now. The murder of little angels at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis - and so many other places - by people with assault weapons (or any other firearm) is a national sin. This is not a mere political issue. It is a defining moral one.
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM