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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 1d

This.

Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 2d

I think you should be able to award posts different amounts of likes cause sometimes you see a post and think "that's at least a three heart post"

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 3d

The wondrous nook where I once read books and dreamed so many somedays was now dust-covered and tarnished. It may have always been that way, but I had never noticed. So entranced was I that imaginative transportation took me far from reality.

#SenseWrds Prompt 130

Sense Words @sensewords.bsky.social · 3d

Prompt 130

Enchanting
Alcove
Cherished

Do Not use the prompt words in your piece. Please use #SenseWrds , and include the prompt number. No combo prompts. Message me if you have more questions.

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 4d

So fun @crystalvicious.bsky.social — I can see you wearing this!

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 5d

@brentonbarnes.bsky.social is currently being forced to reenact basically all of #Encanto for our sick daughter in the vain hope that she will close her eyes.

#Parenting

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 7d

The tiny notes of anxiety that spike constantly ever since I heard the news have become a sort of calming element, letting me know my heart still beats. But that is the sole benefit of these small heart attacks.

#SenseWrds Prompt 128

Sense Words @sensewords.bsky.social · 7d

Prompt 128

Comforting
Sonata
Gentle

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 8d

Why is are #plants so freaking cool?

Purple flowers, kind of like lilies without the Lilly pads

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 8d

I want all of this, please!

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Meg Adams (ArtbyMoga) @artbymoga.bsky.social · 8d

Comics about being a witch 🧹🐈‍⬛✨

How I thought I’d look at a witch (cool looking Meg with a pointy hat and wand)
How I look as a witch (Meg Meg is doing a ritual, holding back her cat duck and digging through her basket of herbs - “where is my mugwort?”)

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 8d

My girl in magical places 🌳

A little blonde girl in a jean and cream dress walking a spiral of rocks in front of smoke stacks (decommissioned).

A little blonde girl in a jean and cream dress walking across half dead grass through a row of small trees on a blue sky day.

A little blonde girl in a jean and cream dress walking across half dead grass next to a water trench on a blue sky day.

Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 13d

Do you prefer your in-process #Ratatouille in black and white or color?

A picture of a pan of unbaked Ratatouille in black and white (spiral pattern).

A picture of a pan of unbaked Ratatouille in color (spiral pattern).

Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 15d

Got together with good friends today and this is us collectively telling Cancer to take a hike after a yummy brunch 🍳 🥯

Three friends flipping off a camera with another laughing at them.

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 16d

I’ve always been agnostic, but these days I’m leaning more atheist. I wish I found solace in prayer.

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 16d

I don’t understand how anyone can believe in a loving creator when good people keep having truly awful things happen to them.

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 21d

Same—it killed me!

Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 21d

It’s never too early to get a little #spooky 👻 🎃 💀

A messy hand painted wooden skeleton on craft paper with paintbrushes

A messy hand painted wooden skeleton on craft paper with paintbrushes and a toddler hand.

Hand painted wooden pumpkins, cats, and ghosts on paper towels, drying.

Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 22d

This orchard didn’t come to play. Take note, this type of apple is called “Luda Crisp” 🤣

#Ludacris #Luda #Applepicking

A view of a row of pick your own apples with a sign that says “Luda Crisp” and “Sweet Zinger.”

Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 23d

I know I’m not the first person to say #MakeAmericaReadAgain, but dear gawd, I tried to tell a pretty accessible #literary joke tonight and BOMBED 💣

For the record, the reference was from #CatcherInTheRye and I was talking to a 20ish-year-old 😢

Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 23d

So here it is…

I went out to buy some seltzer tonight and wanted a bag. Said bag was behind a counter and the guy, Holden, didn’t hand it to me. I explained that I didn’t want to reach behind the counter as that would be rude. He said, you totally could’ve. I countered with… well, with a name …

Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · 24d

This is how extinction begins.

Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · Sep 12

Who knew that an hour-long #tea experience with Monkey Cat and the kiddo could be so immersive!

A monkey cat stuffed animal sitting down in front of a porcelain teat set with polka dots.

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · Sep 10

I’m totally psyched to be going to @joe-hill.bsky.social’s #BookLaunch in Exeter this October. Are you going, too? #KingSorrow

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · Sep 2

Oh, how I long for the music your eyes inspire. Don’t walk away. Your dark fading is stunning and yet, so saddening. An arrangement of notes made solely for the destruction of my heart.

#SenseWrds Prompt 114

Sense Words @sensewords.bsky.social · Sep 2

Prompt 114

Wistful
Silhouette
Concerto

Do Not use the prompt words in your piece. Please use #SenseWrds so I can find your writing, and include the prompt number. Also remember that I ask for no combo prompts here. Message me if you have more questions about the prompt. Happy writing! ~M 🙏🏻

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just some views I liked.

Looking out into a river with lily pads.

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · Sep 2

This kid is the best thing I will ever make.

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Gillian F. Barnes @gillianfbarnes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Stripped #bare of my preconceived notions, I sit shaking. The world is wholly terrifying if you look at its true face.

#vssdaily #prompt

vssdaily @vssdaily.bsky.social · Sep 1

The #vssdaily #prompt for 9/1/25 is #bare