AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈)
@madhmstr.bsky.social
“Don't waste hate on pink geranium.”
Professional aunt.
Trans rights are human rights.
Posts about black cats, picture books, and random other stuff.
5th generation Pākehā Aucklander, of UK heritage.
Professional aunt.
Trans rights are human rights.
Posts about black cats, picture books, and random other stuff.
5th generation Pākehā Aucklander, of UK heritage.
Pinned
Time for a pinned post.
I live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
I post about, in no particular order:
Our cats: Midnight and Jasper.
My clothes.
My life.
Books.
Being a children's librarian.
Sports, especially #womenssport.
Craft.
Random shit.
Boosting / sharing creators' work.
I live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
I post about, in no particular order:
Our cats: Midnight and Jasper.
My clothes.
My life.
Books.
Being a children's librarian.
Sports, especially #womenssport.
Craft.
Random shit.
Boosting / sharing creators' work.
Calling all Sherryl Jordan fans in 🇳🇿📚.
Have you read Descending Fire?
I've just finished. It is a gift she left us.
How she managed to write anything is beyond me. It does explain those massive gaps between publications.
Have you read Descending Fire?
I've just finished. It is a gift she left us.
How she managed to write anything is beyond me. It does explain those massive gaps between publications.
February 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Calling all Sherryl Jordan fans in 🇳🇿📚.
Have you read Descending Fire?
I've just finished. It is a gift she left us.
How she managed to write anything is beyond me. It does explain those massive gaps between publications.
Have you read Descending Fire?
I've just finished. It is a gift she left us.
How she managed to write anything is beyond me. It does explain those massive gaps between publications.
No Sky Sport at the motel. Maybe, instead of watching replays of White Ferns at the T20 world cup, I could finally watch some Time Team on YouTube. Except it's only on my phone...
February 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
No Sky Sport at the motel. Maybe, instead of watching replays of White Ferns at the T20 world cup, I could finally watch some Time Team on YouTube. Except it's only on my phone...
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Have you voted for your favourite 3 critters for Bug of the Year? If not, show some love for noke waiū, an enormously long hairy noodle that can glow in the dark! Head to bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz to vote by Feb 16th. @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social @siouxsiew.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Have you voted for your favourite 3 critters for Bug of the Year? If not, show some love for noke waiū, an enormously long hairy noodle that can glow in the dark! Head to bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz to vote by Feb 16th. @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social @siouxsiew.bsky.social
Me, leaving motel room: check I have the access card, even though I put it straight back in its designated place.
Me, with door open: check for card.
Me, exiting the building: check for card.
Ridiculous, but I can't help it.
Me, with door open: check for card.
Me, exiting the building: check for card.
Ridiculous, but I can't help it.
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Me, leaving motel room: check I have the access card, even though I put it straight back in its designated place.
Me, with door open: check for card.
Me, exiting the building: check for card.
Ridiculous, but I can't help it.
Me, with door open: check for card.
Me, exiting the building: check for card.
Ridiculous, but I can't help it.
Last row knitted of my Lindal Skjort!
🇳🇿🧶.
Now to weave in the ends... so many ends. I couldn't make the carrying and floats work.
When I get home, it will be time to pick up the 196 stitches, provisionally cast on, and then graft together. Then elastic. Then sew the waistband down.
🇳🇿🧶.
Now to weave in the ends... so many ends. I couldn't make the carrying and floats work.
When I get home, it will be time to pick up the 196 stitches, provisionally cast on, and then graft together. Then elastic. Then sew the waistband down.
February 3, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Last row knitted of my Lindal Skjort!
🇳🇿🧶.
Now to weave in the ends... so many ends. I couldn't make the carrying and floats work.
When I get home, it will be time to pick up the 196 stitches, provisionally cast on, and then graft together. Then elastic. Then sew the waistband down.
🇳🇿🧶.
Now to weave in the ends... so many ends. I couldn't make the carrying and floats work.
When I get home, it will be time to pick up the 196 stitches, provisionally cast on, and then graft together. Then elastic. Then sew the waistband down.
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hello my store has been very slow (normal for this time of year and i've not been working a lot due to neck/burnout), so a very extra special thank you to all of my sticker club pals who are helping me get through <3
your stickers for january ship this week!
your stickers for january ship this week!
February 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
hello my store has been very slow (normal for this time of year and i've not been working a lot due to neck/burnout), so a very extra special thank you to all of my sticker club pals who are helping me get through <3
your stickers for january ship this week!
your stickers for january ship this week!
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With the minimum wage due to rise by less than inflation in April, those on the lowest incomes will be hammered for the third year in a row from this government. 68% of workers overall got a pay rise less than CPI inflation last year. Working people and their families are going backwards right now.
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 AM
With the minimum wage due to rise by less than inflation in April, those on the lowest incomes will be hammered for the third year in a row from this government. 68% of workers overall got a pay rise less than CPI inflation last year. Working people and their families are going backwards right now.
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A dude deliberately dive bombed on top of me at the pool yesterday, and I’m still thinking about it as an entry for my thesis: the only people men see as human are other men, & those presenting as women are viewed as objects.
This is such a regular occurrence that it’s not the first time this year.
This is such a regular occurrence that it’s not the first time this year.
February 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A dude deliberately dive bombed on top of me at the pool yesterday, and I’m still thinking about it as an entry for my thesis: the only people men see as human are other men, & those presenting as women are viewed as objects.
This is such a regular occurrence that it’s not the first time this year.
This is such a regular occurrence that it’s not the first time this year.
Travel day and day 1 of summer school in #librarianfashion
February 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Travel day and day 1 of summer school in #librarianfashion
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Kate Rolfe from Owl and Moon, about an owl’s friendship with the waxing and waning moon. The owl’s wings are made of lace, in an image that uses collage and drawn and digital techniques to create textures and effects of light. Two Hoots 5 Feb. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 8:27 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Kate Rolfe from Owl and Moon, about an owl’s friendship with the waxing and waning moon. The owl’s wings are made of lace, in an image that uses collage and drawn and digital techniques to create textures and effects of light. Two Hoots 5 Feb. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social
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The best part about this is that you do not need any apps etc to speak to your dead relatives.
You can just ... speak to them.
They're dead.
Grab a photo, sit in their fave chair, visit their grave or a special place they and you liked, look at something they made...
You can just ... speak to them.
They're dead.
Grab a photo, sit in their fave chair, visit their grave or a special place they and you liked, look at something they made...
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The best part about this is that you do not need any apps etc to speak to your dead relatives.
You can just ... speak to them.
They're dead.
Grab a photo, sit in their fave chair, visit their grave or a special place they and you liked, look at something they made...
You can just ... speak to them.
They're dead.
Grab a photo, sit in their fave chair, visit their grave or a special place they and you liked, look at something they made...
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No one will ever succeed in convincing me that this comes from any kind of concern about reducing other human beings' pain. It's about reducing your down time from work, and/or making you "more effective" (substitute "useful to your boss"). All I can say, as gently as possible, is: "Fuck that shit."
AI “deadbots” aim to replace the dead—and raise plenty of ethical issues, Charley Burlock argues. “Perhaps the biggest question is how such a product might shift our experience of personal grief and collective memory.”
The AI Companies Trying to Make Grief Obsolete
You can buy an AI version of your lost loved one. But should you?
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
No one will ever succeed in convincing me that this comes from any kind of concern about reducing other human beings' pain. It's about reducing your down time from work, and/or making you "more effective" (substitute "useful to your boss"). All I can say, as gently as possible, is: "Fuck that shit."
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Check out the cover reveal for my next book and read all about it. It's a special one to me and set here in the Hawke's Bay.
Excited comments most welcome!
Excited comments most welcome!
February 2, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Check out the cover reveal for my next book and read all about it. It's a special one to me and set here in the Hawke's Bay.
Excited comments most welcome!
Excited comments most welcome!
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did u guys know that i made adorable banners and they're MERINO WOOL and ever so pretty? all cut, sewn, and printed in studio <3
February 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
did u guys know that i made adorable banners and they're MERINO WOOL and ever so pretty? all cut, sewn, and printed in studio <3
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The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
February 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros from Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert is Scared of Frogs. The latest in his series of picturebooks about the bear made of squiggles & the fox made of bars. Combining crayon, pen, digital artwork & humour. Nosy Crow 15 Jan. @nosycrow.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros from Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert is Scared of Frogs. The latest in his series of picturebooks about the bear made of squiggles & the fox made of bars. Combining crayon, pen, digital artwork & humour. Nosy Crow 15 Jan. @nosycrow.bsky.social
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We do not need to forgive those who have done us grievous harm.
Accepting, grieving, and processing the harm done to us will change our feelings towards that harm without making it all about the perpetrator. We don't owe them shit.
Accepting, grieving, and processing the harm done to us will change our feelings towards that harm without making it all about the perpetrator. We don't owe them shit.
February 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM
We do not need to forgive those who have done us grievous harm.
Accepting, grieving, and processing the harm done to us will change our feelings towards that harm without making it all about the perpetrator. We don't owe them shit.
Accepting, grieving, and processing the harm done to us will change our feelings towards that harm without making it all about the perpetrator. We don't owe them shit.
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Resolution is accepting that the harm we experienced was not our fault. That it happened, it was real, that healing is not contingent on anyone else. That recovery begins with us.
We can grieve for what was taken from us, without focusing on who took it and why.
We can grieve for what was taken from us, without focusing on who took it and why.
February 1, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Resolution is accepting that the harm we experienced was not our fault. That it happened, it was real, that healing is not contingent on anyone else. That recovery begins with us.
We can grieve for what was taken from us, without focusing on who took it and why.
We can grieve for what was taken from us, without focusing on who took it and why.
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As requested, some personal thoughts on forgiveness from a therapist who works mainly with people suffering from PTSD, and who has recovered from PTSD himself.
Gonna lay my stall out early by saying I'm not a fan of the concept!
Gonna lay my stall out early by saying I'm not a fan of the concept!
February 1, 2026 at 7:40 AM
As requested, some personal thoughts on forgiveness from a therapist who works mainly with people suffering from PTSD, and who has recovered from PTSD himself.
Gonna lay my stall out early by saying I'm not a fan of the concept!
Gonna lay my stall out early by saying I'm not a fan of the concept!
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
In the Tron.
In motel.
Have a seafood salad from the 4 square.
Alas, no Sky Sport, but I have SkyGo on my phone.
Doing pre-reading, knitting, and 'watching' sevens.
Forgot my name tag, so have improvised.
In motel.
Have a seafood salad from the 4 square.
Alas, no Sky Sport, but I have SkyGo on my phone.
Doing pre-reading, knitting, and 'watching' sevens.
Forgot my name tag, so have improvised.
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM
In the Tron.
In motel.
Have a seafood salad from the 4 square.
Alas, no Sky Sport, but I have SkyGo on my phone.
Doing pre-reading, knitting, and 'watching' sevens.
Forgot my name tag, so have improvised.
In motel.
Have a seafood salad from the 4 square.
Alas, no Sky Sport, but I have SkyGo on my phone.
Doing pre-reading, knitting, and 'watching' sevens.
Forgot my name tag, so have improvised.
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The key to a good strong bond when using a glue stick to make concertina journals etc?
Glue the pages then sit on it - the heat and pressure makes a strong bond. *use your assets* 🍑
Glue the pages then sit on it - the heat and pressure makes a strong bond. *use your assets* 🍑
January 31, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The key to a good strong bond when using a glue stick to make concertina journals etc?
Glue the pages then sit on it - the heat and pressure makes a strong bond. *use your assets* 🍑
Glue the pages then sit on it - the heat and pressure makes a strong bond. *use your assets* 🍑
Ready for 5 days away! I return home Thursday night.
Mum used to take more than this for a 2 night stay!
Mum used to take more than this for a 2 night stay!
January 31, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Ready for 5 days away! I return home Thursday night.
Mum used to take more than this for a 2 night stay!
Mum used to take more than this for a 2 night stay!