Cat Kimbriel
@catkimbriel.bsky.social
Writer (mostly SFFH) navigating Life, Interrupted. Avatar by Ethan Kocak. My sunset photo. Lead with kindness. 😷
https://linktr.ee/dragonrain33
Most current pubs https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc_author/katharine-eliska-kimbriel/
https://linktr.ee/dragonrain33
Most current pubs https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc_author/katharine-eliska-kimbriel/
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Cat Kimbriel
@catkimbriel.bsky.social
· Sep 14
I ended up on a SFFH writer’s list and so I say, welcome! To all who decided to drop by. You may not decide to stay, but I’ll tell you that polite unfollows are all part of social media. If BSky is your staying light place, no harm, no foul.
Just remember—we can mute words here. 1/
Just remember—we can mute words here. 1/
Last weekend I realized I needed a couple of things, sighed, & paid full price plus shipping for clothes from my favorite place. Because with crazy commercial rents in the SF, CA region, Cotton Basics is struggling.
But they'll have Black Friday/Saturday this year! ⭐
shopcottonbasics.com
But they'll have Black Friday/Saturday this year! ⭐
shopcottonbasics.com
cottonbasics
shopcottonbasics.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Last weekend I realized I needed a couple of things, sighed, & paid full price plus shipping for clothes from my favorite place. Because with crazy commercial rents in the SF, CA region, Cotton Basics is struggling.
But they'll have Black Friday/Saturday this year! ⭐
shopcottonbasics.com
But they'll have Black Friday/Saturday this year! ⭐
shopcottonbasics.com
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Space photographer Andrew James McCarthy @ajamesmccarthy.bsky.social has captured many epic images of celestial bodies, but this may be his greatest: a perfectly timed photo of a skydiving friend with the sun behind him (shot w/ equipment revealing great solar detail).
Behold "The Fall of Icarus."
Behold "The Fall of Icarus."
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Space photographer Andrew James McCarthy @ajamesmccarthy.bsky.social has captured many epic images of celestial bodies, but this may be his greatest: a perfectly timed photo of a skydiving friend with the sun behind him (shot w/ equipment revealing great solar detail).
Behold "The Fall of Icarus."
Behold "The Fall of Icarus."
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using DHGate.com Hair Dryers Due to Shock and Electrocution Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death: www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using DHGate.com Hair Dryers Due to Shock and Electrocution Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death: www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
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Hey just fyi, I have a shop and could use a few bucks if you want stickers or pins or other fun little things I’ve designed.
blackmudpuppy.myshopify.com
blackmudpuppy.myshopify.com
BlackMudpuppy
BlackMudpuppy
blackmudpuppy.myshopify.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hey just fyi, I have a shop and could use a few bucks if you want stickers or pins or other fun little things I’ve designed.
blackmudpuppy.myshopify.com
blackmudpuppy.myshopify.com
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We're getting so close! This thread and the link can help you decide if you want to participate (the answer is yes) It's an all skill levels, unthemed, relaxed, fun & easy to spend the dark days of winter.
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We're getting so close! This thread and the link can help you decide if you want to participate (the answer is yes) It's an all skill levels, unthemed, relaxed, fun & easy to spend the dark days of winter.
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As we move into a major shopping weekend, filled with sales and exciting offers, I wanted to remind y'all about OMENS OF CHAOS, the first print Magic the Gathering novel since 2019!
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As we move into a major shopping weekend, filled with sales and exciting offers, I wanted to remind y'all about OMENS OF CHAOS, the first print Magic the Gathering novel since 2019!
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Hello lovely people.
December 1st is the advisable order deadline if you want to guarantee you'll get your copy of Tiny Moments of Joy before Christmas.
(All prices on the site, including shipping are in NZD, which means much cheaper in USD, GBP etc)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
December 1st is the advisable order deadline if you want to guarantee you'll get your copy of Tiny Moments of Joy before Christmas.
(All prices on the site, including shipping are in NZD, which means much cheaper in USD, GBP etc)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
Tiny Moments of Joy | Swashbuckler Press
Delightful moments captured from people watching in a small city in Aotearoa New Zealand.
www.swashbucklerpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hello lovely people.
December 1st is the advisable order deadline if you want to guarantee you'll get your copy of Tiny Moments of Joy before Christmas.
(All prices on the site, including shipping are in NZD, which means much cheaper in USD, GBP etc)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
December 1st is the advisable order deadline if you want to guarantee you'll get your copy of Tiny Moments of Joy before Christmas.
(All prices on the site, including shipping are in NZD, which means much cheaper in USD, GBP etc)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
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Cover artist Fakel Barros isn't on bisky, but DIDN'T SHE DO AN AMAZING JOB??? 😍😍😍😍
I was reading the Negotiator Trilogy to get them sorted for release later & chapters 17-25 of HOUSE OF CARDS are one of my favorite bits I've ever written 🥰 & I decided I COULDN'T STAND IT & have MADE THEM ALL AVAILABLE NOW!!! #booksky #urbanfantasy #romantasy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTFYJHH...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTFYJHH...
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Cover artist Fakel Barros isn't on bisky, but DIDN'T SHE DO AN AMAZING JOB??? 😍😍😍😍
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Minnesota-St Paul, urgent cat relocation need! Get these sweet babies!
Urgent MSP #Caturday 🧵: these two handsome boys need a loving home as circumstances sadly force their person to part with them.
Bones & Basil are a bonded pair and need to stay together. Both are vaxxed, neutered, and very sociable. 1/
Bones & Basil are a bonded pair and need to stay together. Both are vaxxed, neutered, and very sociable. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota-St Paul, urgent cat relocation need! Get these sweet babies!
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HELLO MY FRIEND I AM READY!
This came from my mom's recipe collection, is improved by my wife's professional expertise as a receipe developer, and is a perfect cake.
www.patreon.com/posts/perfec...
This came from my mom's recipe collection, is improved by my wife's professional expertise as a receipe developer, and is a perfect cake.
www.patreon.com/posts/perfec...
A perfect treat for the holidays: Cranberry-Orange Cake | David M. Perry
Get more from David M. Perry on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
HELLO MY FRIEND I AM READY!
This came from my mom's recipe collection, is improved by my wife's professional expertise as a receipe developer, and is a perfect cake.
www.patreon.com/posts/perfec...
This came from my mom's recipe collection, is improved by my wife's professional expertise as a receipe developer, and is a perfect cake.
www.patreon.com/posts/perfec...
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Despite the fact that having a cold kitchen makes this one tough, because you *really* need soft butter to make it work, I make it almost every year. It's very simple but delicious. www.thekitchn.com/recipe-cranb...
My 6-Ingredient Cranberry Cake Is the Best Gift on Christmas Morning
You'll make it on repeat.
www.thekitchn.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Despite the fact that having a cold kitchen makes this one tough, because you *really* need soft butter to make it work, I make it almost every year. It's very simple but delicious. www.thekitchn.com/recipe-cranb...
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Woe, free audiobook be upon ye!
I just got author links for the audiobook of The King Must Die and I've decided to share. Y'all don't even need to do anything to get 'em. Links below, one download each. First come, first served. [1/2]
I just got author links for the audiobook of The King Must Die and I've decided to share. Y'all don't even need to do anything to get 'em. Links below, one download each. First come, first served. [1/2]
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Woe, free audiobook be upon ye!
I just got author links for the audiobook of The King Must Die and I've decided to share. Y'all don't even need to do anything to get 'em. Links below, one download each. First come, first served. [1/2]
I just got author links for the audiobook of The King Must Die and I've decided to share. Y'all don't even need to do anything to get 'em. Links below, one download each. First come, first served. [1/2]
This American weaving group's scarves & blankets in an alpaca/bamboo mix are SO soft & SO warm it's just nuts.
I've been resisting a second one until I finish the medical, but oh, it is the perfect lap blanket to cuddle under. @e-bookpushers.bsky.social told me about them!
marylandalpacafarm.com
I've been resisting a second one until I finish the medical, but oh, it is the perfect lap blanket to cuddle under. @e-bookpushers.bsky.social told me about them!
marylandalpacafarm.com
Alpaca Blankets, Clothing & Gifts | Villa de Alpacas Farm | Aquasco, MD
Alpaca and llama blankets, clothing and gifts from Maryland’s Last Self-Sustained Bicentennial Farm—home to over 90 alpacas and llamas.
marylandalpacafarm.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This American weaving group's scarves & blankets in an alpaca/bamboo mix are SO soft & SO warm it's just nuts.
I've been resisting a second one until I finish the medical, but oh, it is the perfect lap blanket to cuddle under. @e-bookpushers.bsky.social told me about them!
marylandalpacafarm.com
I've been resisting a second one until I finish the medical, but oh, it is the perfect lap blanket to cuddle under. @e-bookpushers.bsky.social told me about them!
marylandalpacafarm.com
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Today I learned about LimbaTrip’s work & excellent eye/hand coordination
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November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Today I learned about LimbaTrip’s work & excellent eye/hand coordination
🫡🧡
🫡🧡
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This is June's image in my 2026 Northern Landscapes Calendar. I'm super excited because it was selected for Lulu's gift guide this year! I can also offer you a pre-Black Friday code. Use 2025VIP30 for 30% off from now until the 27th of November.
Get it here: www.lulu.com/shop/bryan-h...
Get it here: www.lulu.com/shop/bryan-h...
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is June's image in my 2026 Northern Landscapes Calendar. I'm super excited because it was selected for Lulu's gift guide this year! I can also offer you a pre-Black Friday code. Use 2025VIP30 for 30% off from now until the 27th of November.
Get it here: www.lulu.com/shop/bryan-h...
Get it here: www.lulu.com/shop/bryan-h...
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I made these extra simple labels for printing and sticking on things (that you have permission to stick labels on, of course) with the GI Rights Hotline number on them: bsky.app/profile/raha...
I've seen a bunch of people sharing leaflet and postcard-sized versions of the GI Rights Hotline info, but I haven't seen any templates designed for label printing, so 30 seconds with the Avery template maker made the simplest possible version with the absolute basics (to be seen from a distance).
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I made these extra simple labels for printing and sticking on things (that you have permission to stick labels on, of course) with the GI Rights Hotline number on them: bsky.app/profile/raha...
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pass this along. Someone needs help.
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
pass this along. Someone needs help.
The vaccine is good ~ five years, after that you should renew the TDP. Even the "T" portion fades in ten years, so DEFINITELY put this on your list. If you have insurance, odds are it will cover this, especially if you haven't had one in ages.
Please ask. All three things a TDP protects from. . . 🥺
Please ask. All three things a TDP protects from. . . 🥺
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The vaccine is good ~ five years, after that you should renew the TDP. Even the "T" portion fades in ten years, so DEFINITELY put this on your list. If you have insurance, odds are it will cover this, especially if you haven't had one in ages.
Please ask. All three things a TDP protects from. . . 🥺
Please ask. All three things a TDP protects from. . . 🥺
Hummmm. Pie.
It's changed over the years. I should add that I tend to make gf, usually with chopped & pre-hardened nut crusts.
6) Pecan (too sweet now)
5) Key Lime
4) Mince
3) Berry
2) Pumpkin (with cream)
1) Rhubarb & Strawberries (sweet/tart)
I also make killer pumpkin cheesecake.
It's changed over the years. I should add that I tend to make gf, usually with chopped & pre-hardened nut crusts.
6) Pecan (too sweet now)
5) Key Lime
4) Mince
3) Berry
2) Pumpkin (with cream)
1) Rhubarb & Strawberries (sweet/tart)
I also make killer pumpkin cheesecake.
It's wild, my list is almost exactly inverted.
Just FYI:
My most controversial tweet ever, from Thanksgiving three years ago, back when Twitter was Twitter and Bluesky didn’t exist.
_____________
Pies ranked.
1. Cherry (if not too sweet).
2. Mixed berry.
3. Peach/blackberry.
4. Peach.
5. Apple.
…
9. Key lime.
…
99. Pecan.
…
999. Pumpkin.
My most controversial tweet ever, from Thanksgiving three years ago, back when Twitter was Twitter and Bluesky didn’t exist.
_____________
Pies ranked.
1. Cherry (if not too sweet).
2. Mixed berry.
3. Peach/blackberry.
4. Peach.
5. Apple.
…
9. Key lime.
…
99. Pecan.
…
999. Pumpkin.
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hummmm. Pie.
It's changed over the years. I should add that I tend to make gf, usually with chopped & pre-hardened nut crusts.
6) Pecan (too sweet now)
5) Key Lime
4) Mince
3) Berry
2) Pumpkin (with cream)
1) Rhubarb & Strawberries (sweet/tart)
I also make killer pumpkin cheesecake.
It's changed over the years. I should add that I tend to make gf, usually with chopped & pre-hardened nut crusts.
6) Pecan (too sweet now)
5) Key Lime
4) Mince
3) Berry
2) Pumpkin (with cream)
1) Rhubarb & Strawberries (sweet/tart)
I also make killer pumpkin cheesecake.
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This whole thread, but this post in particular.
I guess today is my "fuck LLMs" day
I guess today is my "fuck LLMs" day
And this is where, if it wasn't obvious, I point out that this is what LLMs do. They have no concept of truth, accuracy, or competence. They only track how likely certain parts of words fit together. They've consumed more than a thousand pieces of input, obviously, but it's all treated the same.
6/
6/
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This whole thread, but this post in particular.
I guess today is my "fuck LLMs" day
I guess today is my "fuck LLMs" day
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As she recounted
a disappointing dinner party
my work friend asked
if I knew the feeling
of being with people
(of being with good people)
but still just feeling
profoundly alone,
and as I adjusted my mask
I looked
at my friend’s bare face
and simply said:
I know the feeling.
a disappointing dinner party
my work friend asked
if I knew the feeling
of being with people
(of being with good people)
but still just feeling
profoundly alone,
and as I adjusted my mask
I looked
at my friend’s bare face
and simply said:
I know the feeling.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
As she recounted
a disappointing dinner party
my work friend asked
if I knew the feeling
of being with people
(of being with good people)
but still just feeling
profoundly alone,
and as I adjusted my mask
I looked
at my friend’s bare face
and simply said:
I know the feeling.
a disappointing dinner party
my work friend asked
if I knew the feeling
of being with people
(of being with good people)
but still just feeling
profoundly alone,
and as I adjusted my mask
I looked
at my friend’s bare face
and simply said:
I know the feeling.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺