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maggie schreiter (be afraid)

@squishythings.com

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quilt and mixed media fiber artist, animal nerd, trivia, and heavy jams. she/her in mythic central nj ig: squishythings https://www.squishythings.com https://www.etsy.com/shop/squishythings https://linusinhats.tumblr.com

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 21d

facing is all the way on (it’s keyboard fabric i’ve had for years)

he needs a title! shimmering chromatophores? idk 🧵🪡🧶🦑

a collage quilt of a rainbow-colored squid, cropped kind of closely, on a black-to-white background. the squid is quilted with lines and grids, and the background is densely quilted with pebbles. motifs in the fabric include cats, deer, lemurs, televisions, butterflies, plants, gems, insects, and snails.

closer in on the eye of the squid. the eye is quilted with iridescent thread. the circle outside the eye is unquilted and puffy. some fabric motifs here are cats, flowers, a tv, ghosts, mugs, plates, gems, and mushrooms.

the back of the quilt. the quilting shows through on the green and grey horizontal striped backing. it’s framed by a white print of a computer keyboard.

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 2h

no fridge in this hotel room so i had to emergency eat leftover pizza

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 3h

flying into vegas at night watching the vast stretch of darkness suddenly sprout a million lights

rock robster @plounce.bsky.social · 3h

#catcrumb

a simple drawing of a nervy looking cat thinking, "i've got to go to the desert otherworld".

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 8h

this show is so good at giving me laugh headaches. can’t wait to watch this episode

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Suzie BOO-Z @rangerquilter.bsky.social · 8h

I don't know if this is still true (or ever was, even), but the geographic population center of Arkansas is a town named Toadsuck

The state vegetable of Oklahoma is the watermelon

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general BOOsician @generalmusician.bsky.social · 8h

It's almost cider season! 🍎

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 8h

hell yes someone brought cider doughnuts to our guild meeting last night

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 8h

how long has this obey sticker been at the philly airport

a metal box mounted on the wall with a small obey giant sticker by shepard fairey. it’s a black and white rendering of andre the giant’s face. also there’s a little label that says CAUTION-MAGNETIC DEVICE. DO NOT USE WITH PACEMAKER.

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 8h

i have 19 minutes left of a free 20 minutes of wifi service on this flight tell me something good or silly or dumb idk

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 11h

is this what she was singing about

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 11h

why does the airport smell like cookies

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 14h

i put it in my bag. ah well

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 1d

don’t want to carry a 600pg hardback book with me on this trip and i don’t think i’ll have a chance to read it anyway. but there’s only 200 pages left. things are happening. do i want to abandon it for *checks notes* three days

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 14h

husband had absolutely no side effects and my kid caught a cold from school so it was hard to tell with her

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 14h

i got pfizer and the flu shot at the same time. got a huge bruise on my shoulder from the pharmacist hitting something i guess. massaged 15 minutes, minimal arm pain, had a 99° temp and was tired the next day. generally fine tho

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah everything SUCKS but humans are still silly wonderful beautiful creatures who collaborate with slugs to make videos like this. So. All is not lost.

Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d

oh hell yeah youtu.be/nGZOFyLrCwk?...

Slug Eating Spaghetti Time Lapse (With Stopwatch Timer)

YouTube video by Nature's Fantastic

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 18h

your outfit is the same color as my hair (the best color)

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 19h

the stan rogers catalog is vast and it's fine how much we love barrett's privateers but i think this badass lady is underappreciated

The Maid On The Shore

YouTube video by Stan Rogers - Topic

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 19h

terminally online friends forever!

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 19h

lucked into an incredibly supportive, relatively large network of friends and friendly acquaintances due to a fb group, thanks

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 20h

right??? the LAYERS here

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 21h

lmaoooooooo

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 21h

apparently he decided to ask to get in the kid’s loft bed and spent the whole night with her. this morning he got up and sat in her lap while she had breakfast

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 1d

i got home from my quilt guild meeting by 9 and boba is NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, a shocking move from the cat who usually tries to bully me into bed at this hour

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Haunting of Hill Xaoc @xaoc.bsky.social · 2d

Evening art post…The Last Unicorn! My collaboration with The Beagleverse kicks off with a crochet magnet set (also available individually) 🧶 More creations based on Peter Beagle’s novels are in the works!

Molly Grue, Amalthea, and Schmendrick as crochet magnets

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maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 1d

i got home from my quilt guild meeting by 9 and boba is NOWHERE TO BE FOUND, a shocking move from the cat who usually tries to bully me into bed at this hour

maggie schreiter (be afraid) @squishythings.com · 1d

an unfortunate situation