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G.Grimmsbery @grimmsbery.bsky.social · Sep 29

I'd be very grateful if someone on Bluesky noticed my art! I'm an experienced illustrator and also a theater artist. It's difficult for me to master a new social network. I'd be very happy to meet you all! Let's be friends!🙏🏻
#grimmsbery #art #friends #artist #illustration #help #happy #friendship

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · 4d

Cake? Eggless, butterless cake.

Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · 4d

We’re certainly living in interesting times. There seems to be an underlying tone of resigned acceptance that the world is fked and just try get along … or maybe I’m just tired.

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ApocalypseElf @apocalypseelf.bsky.social · 4d

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RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 4d

📢 Rural Support Trust says fatigue is setting in for storm-hit farmers still relying on generators, as efforts shift from animal welfare to human well-being.

Southland farmers struggling with exhaustion in wake of storm

www.rnz.co.nz

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · 13d

You can’t see me, I’m just hanging with the guys.

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Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · Sep 6

Help: need heaps more English teachers to do my survey so that the data is comprehensive. NZATE have put it on their FB & newsletters, I've emailed regional associations, Eng fB page. Here. Only 62 responses. My colleagues are tired/overwhelmed so I don't want to nag but how do I get more

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media.tenor.com

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Sep 1

Although child the younger does have a long and detailed explanation about a dragon (from the how to train your dragon series) which is both venomous AND poisonous.

Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Sep 1

Grrr bad science! But my kids are well versed in the difference between venomous and poisonous, so they’re just learning not to believe everything you read - even if it’s in a book.

Photo of kids book with “Définition Venomous means poisonous”

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Aug 25

Can anyone suggest comics publishers in the uk that accept direct submissions? for adult/YA comics.

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Aug 22

Why is there no “find my kindle” option?
At this rate I may have to clean the house. Hopefully not ALL the house. That’s a lot of neglect to sweep away.

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Aug 17

We all have at least one. I work with a person who’s emotional support punctuation marks are the en-dash and em-dash. ChatGPT is making her life hard.

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Cyra 杨金丽 @cyrabaine.com · Aug 4

I'm of the radical belief that artists should genuinely be kind to each other. Other artists aren't your competition, we don't need rat race mentality bleeding into the art space. We've went through A LOT over the past couple of years already so please treat one another with love and compassion 🫶

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Sophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · Aug 13

via Savage Chickens on FB. Can relate.

Cartoon of two chickens sitting on a couch watching a dumpster fire. The caption says 'The news was too stressful, so I replaced the television with an actual dumpster fire.'

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Aug 12

Oh my! Past me left the lekie blankie on full tit before heading out to meeting. Past me is a LEGEND! Toasty toasty happy toasty.

Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Aug 11

@sarahlibrarina.bsky.social your ally I believe? 😁

🐝 Rappaccini @rappaccini.bsky.social · Aug 11

Is anyone here really knowledgeable about Dunedin history? I’m trying to identify a house my nana lived in as a teenager. Some clues: “11 room, two story double brick mansion”, “I went down the hill to Arthur Barnetts”, “Aunt Mabel’s late husband who died in ‘39 had been a bookkeeper, Willy Simpson”

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · Aug 8

For the love of fuck, Americans. No, NZ is not a good abbreviation for Nazi. We had it first and it's fucking jarring. Grow the fuck up. Nazi is already only four letters long and using it isn't going to kill you.

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bispau @ShortBox 2025 @bispau.art · Aug 7

Normalize putting lots of cute little animals in architecture

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Aug 8

Mouse looking cute. Words me listening to you info dump about ur special interests

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Rob🎸 @robdickinson.bsky.social · Aug 7

Is it too much to ask that people in political adverts are real, what they represent is real and they are there willingly?

No stock photos , no AI?

If you cant find one Woman, one Nurse, one Teacher to support your views enough for a billboard perhaps your views are fucked?

#nzpol

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is why I need a organisation wide teams chat. Just for memes and cool info dumps.

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Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · Jul 30

It's time to Check your enrolment details! Like right now!

There’s three big reasons on the horizon why - the Tāmaki Makaurau by election, the local body election (with Māori ward referendums) and next years general election changes!

youtu.be/kfn6TUskzsk

It's time to Check your enrolment details! Like right now!

YouTube video by Paul… The Other One

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Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · Aug 7

For those keeping track, the Campaign Company has now been involved in:
- Stop 3 Waters
- Rates Cap Campaign
- Anti Māori Wards Billboard campaigns

Clearly there’s some big money backers out there trying to manipulate local elections. Gotta ask yourself why that might be and who is sharing it!

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · Aug 6

More people want to be the mayor of Dunedin than anywhere else. So who are they?

Meet the record-breaking 16 candidates vying to lead Ōtepoti....

thespinoff.co.nz

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Alison 🇳🇿 @alisonwriting.bsky.social · Aug 7

Apparently the collective noun for snails is a walk, rout, or escargatoire.
Do we think it’s different it’s it’s carnivorous snails?
There may be conversations being had at work tomorrow.

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