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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 7m

Ha! I was literally just thinking about making them! It's this one, from Smitten Kitchen. Enjoy! smittenkitchen.com/2006/11/blon...

blondies, infinitely adaptable

My favorite blondies are quick, one-bowl, and infinitely adaptable with whatever add-ins you can dream up.

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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 7h

Cat making biscuits to disco music
🎶🐈🕺😅😂
#Caturday

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 2h

You in particular I think will love this book!!!

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 2h

Oh, The English Understand Wool is *so* great. You are in for a treat!

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 3h

A chance encounter

illustration inspired by the Scandinavian fairytale, "Bride of the Lindworm". A prince in the form of a lindworm perches on a moss-covered rock and peers curiously at a shepherdess from across a dark pond. The woman reaches toward him. The scene is set in a dark forest.

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Nat Cassidy @natcassidy.bsky.social · 7h

This photo of Robert Bloch is the most writer photo to have ever writer photo’d. It is Pure Writer Photo.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5h

I was raised Catholic & grew up singing "whatsoever you do for the least of my brothers, that you do unto me." The people I saw in vans with their hands ziptied, people inside ICE Broadview... they are our siblings. Our neighbors. And they are being denied everything, including visits from clergy

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 7h

Religious leaders denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Religious leaders denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility

Meanwhile, two days after a judge ordered the removal of a fence erected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, barricades were being put up in front of the fence on Saturday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Tom Fowler @tomfowler.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve got another couple of spots on this available if anyone wants them.

Tom Fowler @tomfowler.bsky.social · 3d

Okay, here we go. Further examples to follow.

Welcome to TomCon 25!

I’ll be taking a total of 6 “con style” commissions at “con rates” starting on Friday morning (October 10th) at 10am est.

All TomCon Coms will be 11x17 bw. TomCon Comms con rate for each will be $350 + shipping (plus whatever tariffs apply to US customers or HST to Canadians). An extra $100 will be applied to any an each requested extra element per TomCon Comm.

Requested subjects should be limited to “Big two” or adjacent, please.

Please contact me at tomfowlerart@gmail, subject line: “TomCon Comm” with your subject, name, address, and phone number to secure your spot. Payment via PayPal due upon confirmation.

Cheers!

11x17 drawing of DC’s Frankenstein and co slaughtering nazis.

11x17 drawing of Two-Face in an abandoned amusement park. Batman’s crouched behind him somewhere.

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Anne Denoon @annedenoon.bsky.social · 6h

Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
etching, from "A Book of Cats," 1929/30
Sold at Bonhams, 2018
#Caturday 🎨

Black and white etching of a sleeping cat by Foujita, 1929.

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Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 10h

A note from war-ravaged Portland:

cariluna.com/war-ravaged-...

War-Ravaged Portland

I was thinking that I might take some photos on my walk tomorrow to show you Portland in all of its overcast autumn glory, but you don’t need to see images of our tree-lined streets and our communi…

cariluna.com

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 11h

I feel like this makes a lot of sense, especially in terms of an ongoing narrative (more problems = more episodes)

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Remedios Varo @remediosvaro.bsky.social · 12h

Three destinations
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19472

"Three Destinations" by Remedios Varo showcases figures encapsulated within gothic architectural structures, each engaged in introspective activities, which reflect the artist’s fascination with mysticism and the inner journey. The surreal setting, with its dreamlike quality and intricate details, invites contemplation on the solitude and interconnectedness of human existence.

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 12h

Semi-regular reminder that I am a developmental editor, not an acquiring editor. This means that I can work with you to make your book better, but even if it is the best book ever, I cannot buy it and publish it. Also, if you are trying to sell your book, you should find an agent (also not me).

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 1d

That is a *very* long run.

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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · 1d

These historic gold rings are based on ancient astronomical instruments called armillary spheres, which emerged from the theory that everything in the cosmos revolved around Earth.

What Do Astronomy and Jewelry Have in Common? In the Late Renaissance, Look to the Stars

Armillary rings emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries during the birth of the scientific revolution and rise of astronomy studies.

www.thisiscolossal.com

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Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 1d

Thread on ICE in holland, Northeast Minneapolis the morning of 10/10/2025.

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, this is very good.

Dessa @dessadarling.bsky.social · 1d

Release Day. My new single “Camelot” is now available from all the internet’s musical places. It’s the B-side of a 7-inch record slated to drop on Nov 4th, but available for preorder….right now. *Triumphantly fires cap gun towards sky, immediately apologizes to upstairs neighbor*

store.doomtree.net

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Coach D @coachdharris.blacksky.app · 1d

And yet somehow we gotta scroll past a story every week featuring men who are continuously shocked that women want nothing to do with them cause what the hell is this

WIRED @wired.com · 1d

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money." www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money."

www.wired.com

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 2d

I love this so much

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 2d

Would love to go even one day without a piece of news that makes me say "Whaaat the fuck???" out loud

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 2d

“Today’s poem is a poem that inspires me to ask better questions about the world, and about the soul, and about the idea of God," shares @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read "Soot" by Kaveh Akbar: bit.ly/4n0LAxi

📷: Charles Bakofsky
📖: @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social

a graphic featuring a portion of Kaveh Akbar's poem

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 2d

did you know THE DEADLANDS is doing a fundraiser

raising FUNDS to keep publishing GOOD STUFF (about death)??

please by a coin and help FUNGUS we mean FUND US

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

A meme image based on Nickelback’s “Look at this photograph” scene. The lead singer is holding up a framed picture, but instead of a photo, the frame shows a custom coin design featuring a skull with mushrooms, plants, and the words “Admit One.” Below the image, the meme text says: “look at this coin” with the word “coin” in red replacing “photograph.”

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 2d

That is someone who is trying to ship you a curse.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 3d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

An image of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, twirling on an alpine meadow in a long Austrian skirt, next to an image of Christopher Plummer as Georg Von Trapp in the same movie, tearing a Nazi flag in half.

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 3d

I love this baseball bird.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 3d

Ruby the hornbill is stepping up to the plate for more Mariners enrichment! ⚾ She’s fetching baseballs, flying between bases, and rooting for the Mariners to bring home the big win today! 💙

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