Rick Miller
@millrick.bsky.social
Mad Artist
Neurodivergent & Dyslexic
Photographer | Documentary Filmmaker
Teacher
Grumpy Old Guy | Empathetic | Hopeful
Fosterer of cats | Dragonfly admirer
Co-op member
Né en Gaspésie, Québec
Neurodivergent & Dyslexic
Photographer | Documentary Filmmaker
Teacher
Grumpy Old Guy | Empathetic | Hopeful
Fosterer of cats | Dragonfly admirer
Co-op member
Né en Gaspésie, Québec
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Rick Miller
@millrick.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Rebecca Solnit on Hope in Dark Times, Resisting the Defeatism of Easy Despair, and What Victory Really Means for Movements of Social Change
“This is an extraordinary time full of vital, transformative movements that could not be foreseen. It’s also a nightmarish time. Full engagement requires the ability to perceive both.&#…
www.themarginalian.org
“Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists. Optimists think it will all be fine without our involvement; pessimists take the opposite position; both excuse themselves from acting.“
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“Anger burns hot. Creation burns steadily. Give your body and mind the sense of something new being made, over and over.”
A yarn lover’s guide to social change
Plus a bonus essay for paid subscribers: What I’ve been up to + all about my graduate school program + why I’m still dyeing yarn
littleskein.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“Anger burns hot. Creation burns steadily. Give your body and mind the sense of something new being made, over and over.”
Reposted by Rick Miller
I firmly believe the Jays would have won had Diefenbaker not cancelled the Avro Arrow.
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I firmly believe the Jays would have won had Diefenbaker not cancelled the Avro Arrow.
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Lac York, Gaspesie, Quebec
October 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Lac York, Gaspesie, Quebec
October 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
October 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
September 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Bluesky is now 20% random posts by people refusing to acknowledge the news of the day, 30% people reacting to the news & main characters of the day, & 50% exhausted artists trying to sell their work with strained, cheerful posts.
Nevertheless, we persist.
Throw a coin to your Witcher if you can.
Nevertheless, we persist.
Throw a coin to your Witcher if you can.
September 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bluesky is now 20% random posts by people refusing to acknowledge the news of the day, 30% people reacting to the news & main characters of the day, & 50% exhausted artists trying to sell their work with strained, cheerful posts.
Nevertheless, we persist.
Throw a coin to your Witcher if you can.
Nevertheless, we persist.
Throw a coin to your Witcher if you can.
September 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:
Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:
Reposted by Rick Miller
In the bookshop this morning:
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
August 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In the bookshop this morning:
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
August 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Digital watercolour sketch of a little black cat experiencing joy 🐈⬛🤍
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Digital watercolour sketch of a little black cat experiencing joy 🐈⬛🤍
