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Jo Bee, Purveyor of Dark Whimsy
@jrbee.bsky.social
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I wanna WRAC! (Write, Read, Art, Craft)
Introvert. Owned by one cat. Dogs are also pawsome.

Writer of books, haver of a bookish YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jrbee
(She/ her)
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Jo Bee, Purveyor of Dark Whimsy @jrbee.bsky.social · May 28
I chat about #nature, #bugs, #cats, #sewing, #knitting, #crotchet, #writing, #art & odd stuff.

I do #BookTube deep dives on rabbit holes that #Books have taken me down: youtube.com/@jrbee
I've written a kids' book set in the world of bugs:
Zon: mybook.to/TheRaindropR...
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/jrbee/shop
Cover for The Raindrop Ramblers. It has bright green posterised grass, a ladybird is crawling above the title, a centipede is sneaking out of the shadows towards a rambler (a small green guy with antennae) at the bottom of the page. And an ant is crawling towards a rambler at the top, who's wearing a cowboy hat, and a rope around his shoulders. Both ramblers are oblivious to the danger.
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Don’t chonk shame the kitty!
ceeeyes.bsky.social Dr Strange PhD, Cat Lackey @ceeeyes.bsky.social · 17h
Eala Drihten, he cymð!
An image showing cat prints in a 12th century floor in a church.
February 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
jrbee.bsky.social
Yesterday was her four year gotchaversary!
It feels like we've hardly had her any time at all
jrbee.bsky.social Jo Bee, Purveyor of Dark Whimsy @jrbee.bsky.social · 3d
I use my lists heavily on here, and I'm thinking of starting a black cat owners list.

So, sound off if you got 'em!

Here's my proof of black cat – She's called Perdy and she's (mostly) a very good, sweet girl
A black cat with green eyes loafing in the grass amongst dappled sunlight. She has a very small mouth
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Aand she's done!

#Knitting
A blue-green striped knitted dragon wing shawl on the shoulders of a woman
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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I realize that "hustle culture" is all the rage, but what about "sit in front of a cracking fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage whilst reading, sipping tea, and eating scones" culture?
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Heard back from @draft2digital.bsky.social support, and they had no idea of the issue with D2D authors' books not being able to be purchased on Kobo.
If you're a D2D author, try to quick buy your book on Kobo. If the cart says empty, you're affected too.
Contact D2D support and let them know.
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
jrbee.bsky.social
I have now removed my stuff from pinterest and turned off all ai settings I could find. I won't delete my account. Yet.
jrbee.bsky.social Jo Bee, Purveyor of Dark Whimsy @jrbee.bsky.social · 1d
Time to continue forgetting I have a pinterest account then - after I’ve removed all my stuff
jameelawahlgren.bsky.social Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 1d
Pinterest CEO says in layoff email: "We’re doubling down on an AI-forward approach – prioritizing AI-focused roles, teams, and ways of working"

So it's time for me to move to another platform to save images
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Time to continue forgetting I have a pinterest account then - after I’ve removed all my stuff
jameelawahlgren.bsky.social Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 1d
Pinterest CEO says in layoff email: "We’re doubling down on an AI-forward approach – prioritizing AI-focused roles, teams, and ways of working"

So it's time for me to move to another platform to save images
Linkedin Post from a Pinterest designer reading: "Yesterday I was impacted by the Pinterest layoffs. I was Pinterest's only icon designer and product illustrator. In his email to the company, the CEO said "we’re doubling down on an AI-forward approach – prioritizing AI-focused roles, teams, and ways of working". I WAS working on AI projects including the Pinterest Assistant that soft-launched in October. If you haven't heard about that feature launch, you can find it on Pinterest's own newsroom or with a Google search. I was vocal internally about how our users don't want AI slop or features on the platform, how we as employees are feeling uncomfortable and discouraged about AI, and what I wanted from leadership. Last year, I told my manager I was worried about AI-based layoffs. I was told not to worry. At an onsite, we were told that "in the future", we would all be "managers of AIs". That I would be expected to manage some sort of AI employees, rather than craft and design my own work. Human-made art and design matter. I am never going to stop creating, even if the "home of inspiration" decides that creators are secondary to profits. If you want to support me, you can follow me on threads or instagram @bonniekatewolf where I post my hand-knit sweaters and oil paintings. If you want to hire a human illustrator, designer, or iconographer, my email and DMs are open for freelance, contract, or FTE roles."
February 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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The plural of house should be heese
February 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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#SundayPixDistance
The silhouette of a lone tree on a hill. A large, soft, yellow sun is setting directly behind it. The sky fades from soft orange to dusky blue. The land and tree are black with shadows.
February 1, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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Holy fark my dudes!
Twice the protein of eggs, Grows in 7 days. Why every government wants it gone.

@purplequeenpub.bsky.social @rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social, I think this would interest you guys

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UqT...
Twice The Protein Of Eggs. Grows In 7 Days. Why Every Government Wants It Gone.
YouTube video by Lost Plant Remedies
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Look, obviously I'm going to feed both the wolves, they're my wolves and I'm not a shitty pet owner.
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 PM
jrbee.bsky.social
It counts if you have previously owned black cats too.

Tuxedos also accepted
jrbee.bsky.social Jo Bee, Purveyor of Dark Whimsy @jrbee.bsky.social · 3d
I use my lists heavily on here, and I'm thinking of starting a black cat owners list.

So, sound off if you got 'em!

Here's my proof of black cat – She's called Perdy and she's (mostly) a very good, sweet girl
A black cat with green eyes loafing in the grass amongst dappled sunlight. She has a very small mouth
January 31, 2026 at 12:46 PM
jrbee.bsky.social
I use my lists heavily on here, and I'm thinking of starting a black cat owners list.

So, sound off if you got 'em!

Here's my proof of black cat – She's called Perdy and she's (mostly) a very good, sweet girl
A black cat with green eyes loafing in the grass amongst dappled sunlight. She has a very small mouth
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 PM
jrbee.bsky.social
Uh oh. Sore throat ... sneezing ...
kermit the frog is looking at a green object
Alt: kermit the frog nervously bites his fingers
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 AM
jrbee.bsky.social
Halt! This is a bookish checkpoint.

Last book: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

Current: Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Newest on TBR: Nineteen Seventy by Sarah M. Cradit

Next: Circe by Madeline Miller
rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social Joanna🥶 @rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social · 3d
Halt! This is a bookish checkpoint.

Last book: Here With You, by Grahame Claire & Claudia Burgo

Current: Searching for Terry Punchout, by Tyler Hellard 🇨🇦

Newest on TBR: For Today I Am a Boy, by Kim Fu 🇨🇦

Next: Chop Suey Nation, by Ann Hui 🇨🇦

💙📚
January 31, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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fridayseconomics.bsky.social
Scotland on track to be historic first in global shift toward fair, billionaire-free economies.

Similar initiatives in various phases of implementation worldwide. #wellbeingeconomy
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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She’s blocking!

#knitting
Sea blues and green knitted stripes form a long strip with a dragon wing-shaped end. It’s going to be a shawl, once I get buttons on it
January 28, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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That ladder is becoming a beautiful braid!

#knitting
Sea blue-green knitting, one section the stitches are laddered, and on the other the ladder has been crocheted to form a braid
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Believe it or not, this is going well!

#knitting
A length of blue-green knitting with 5 strips that have huge ladders running through them
January 27, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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This is art.
tom.medsky.social Thomas [redacted] @tom.medsky.social · 7d
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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Taken from Reddit: a street art memorializing Alex Pretti in the hospital district of Seattle.
Painted on a building's external wall in white, gold, and grey is Lady Justice. A woman wearing a toga, with a gold blindfold over her eyes, holding a sword and scales in her right hand and kneeling on the ground. Her left arm is being lifted up into the hands and arms of a white man with a brown beard and hair, wearing blue scrubs and stethoscope around his neck. He is recognizably medical personnel, aiding someone who has fallen up off the ground. More though, he is rendered in the likeness of Alex Pretti, a lawful observer and ICU nurse, who was murdered by ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Got a clicker for my knitting and it’s so much easier to keep track of short rows now!

(Yes, blue is my favourite colour, why do you ask?)
A round light teal clicker with a white mandala pattern - for some reason mandalas are on everything atm. It’s resting on some blue and green knit
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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I know what I’m known for
We Finally Know What a Dinosaur’s Butthole Looks Like
Do you want to see?
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January 26, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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The cat from The Master and the Margarita?
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Because the world is still… a little disappointing, I thought I should remind you of this. Morning all
A book cover showing Clifford the big red dog raising a paw to bend a tree branch down so a small boy can reach up to it and rescue a kitten which was stuck in the tree. The kitten is dangling precariously by its front legs as the boy reaches for it. The title of the book has been changed to ‘Clifford Fucking Launches a Cat’
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 AM