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Kyle Cassidy

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Author, photographer, pen nerd, Twitter refugee. Most recent books: *Lopapeysa* w/ Joan Dark, *The (mostly) Complete Poems of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal* & *This is Only Earth, My Dear* - ElizabethSiddal.com - Repped by Gordon Warnock / Fuse Literary

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 14h

All the cool kids have one.

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 14h

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Ostrich Series 2 Fountain Pen Ink Bottle, 48ml, Blue/Black

Ostrich ink have been made in Tianjin since 1935. Many say they are the inventors of the pigmented ink that is used widely today. Ostrich inks are safe for all fountain pens.

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 17h

Jinhao 85 is very nice and very inexpensive. Like $10

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

The kindle edition of This is What a Librarian Looks Like is on sale for FIFTY CENTS today!!! If you’ve been holding off on reading all those great essays, now is your chance! a.co/d/cXlreNs

This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information - Kindle edition by Cassidy, Kyle. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information - Kindle edition by Cassidy, Kyle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phone...

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

We made it small for that reason!!

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

Elizabeth's poems are now available in "The (mostly) Complete Poems of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal" -- remembered again, 163 years later. ElizabethSiddal.com or your favorite bookstore (amazon, powells, B&N). #taylorswift #ophelia #swifties #fateofophelia #taylornation #fyp #opheliaera #swiftie

A book of poems by Elizabeth Siddal is surrounded by handwritten letters, a rose, a pen, and a cup of coffee on a wooden table.

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

She later married painter Dante Rossetti, died at the age of 32 and 7 years later, Rossetti dug up her corpse to retrieve poems he buried with her. Unbeknownst to anyone, Elizabeth Siddal was a brilliant poet herself. Her poems remained unpublished in her lifetime.

A faded rose rests beside a poem titled "I Care Not for My Lady's Soul," showcasing lines about love and beauty in soft light.

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

"Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia." #TaylorSwift's Ophelia was real life 19th century model Elizabeth Siddal who posed in a bathtub for Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais, catching cold.

A collage featuring book covers and art related to Elizabeth Siddal and a reinterpretation of Ophelia with vibrant colors and themes.

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

That was fast. Looks like The (mostly) Complete Poems of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal is sold out again on Amazon. But still in stock at ElizabethSiddal.com! Thanks to #TaylorSwift fans.

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! It keeps going out of stock on Amazon

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 2d

with music by the magnificent Evi Vine.

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 2d

I keep waiting to post about our collection of ElizabethSiddal.com's poems because it keeps selling out on Amazon (Thanks #TaylorSwift). Thanks to everyone who's interested in Elizabeth's truly magnificent poems. We also have a FREE audio book of her poems here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILsk... <3

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 2d

Elizabeth Siddal—the face behind Taylor Swift’s “Ophelia”—was more than a model. She was a poet whose words have been forgotten for 150 years. Get Elizabeth's poems here: www.amazon.com/mostly-Compl... or at ElizabethSiddal.com.

A collage featuring book covers and art related to Elizabeth Siddal and a reinterpretation of Ophelia with vibrant colors and themes. and a link to ElizabethSiddal.com

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 2d

Elliot and I working hard in the word mines at the #5amWritersClub

#Cats #CatsofBluesky #WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #CatsAndBooks #WritingBuddy #CatCompanion #WritingLife #AuthorCats #CatsAndCoffee
#fountainpens

An orange cat a notebook journal and a fountain pen in a writers tree house.

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, the Livejournal days were really awesome

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 3d

I think 10 instagram reels in a row were AI garbage with millions of views and hundreds of comments. Someone got paid a lot to come up with an algorithm that would make anyone who came in contact with it dumber and less informed.

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

We’re sending out press releases!

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

Seems like an easy job. You can probably spend 3.5 hours a day running each and do fine. I mean, if your only goal is to tank America and leave it a shriveled hulk as a gift to Vladimir Putin then that seems doable.

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

I remember being astounded when he sent that poor schlub out there to say his crowd was bigger and get humiliated by the press.

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

Not so!! Steven has posted actual live video from the event.

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

They will love it!

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

Nice!!

Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

Nope. Occasionally under attack. Depends on the grape situation.

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 5d

Special Agent Elliot Ness is HIGHLY CONCERNED about the BANDIT SIEGE and GENERAL LAWLESSNESS going on outside the writing tree fort during #5amWritersClub today.

#Cats #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBlueSky #CatLovers #AmWriting #WritersLife #CatsOfBlueSky #WritingMotivation #CatContent #WriterCats

An orange cat and a notebook in a writing tree house.

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Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 5d

You will be in good company