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Jocelyn Beard, Author
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Science, art, folklore, photography, creator of YA Fantasy. Books, THE SEVEN TEARS, MYSTERY MATTERS, and SEA MONSTER available where books are available. www.jocelynbeard.com
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Jocelyn Beard, Author @overmused.bsky.social · Jan 3
Book 2 of THE SEA MITHER CYCLE is out and about! Book 3 is on the way.
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Finished up the Detective Agency book nook! Inspired by the extremely well-known "Detective Famous" agency. 😆
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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“I never read such an impious book,” said the reader, throwing it on the floor.

“You need not hurt me,” said the book; “you will only get less for me second hand, and I did not write myself.”

—Robert Louis Stevenson, FABLES: “The Reader”
#BookologyThursday #C19 💙📚
XI—THE READER “I never read such an impious book,” said the reader, throwing it on the floor. “You need not hurt me,” said the book; “you will only get less for me second hand, and I did not write myself.” “That is true,” said the reader. “My quarrel is with your author.” “Ah, well,” said the book, “you need not buy his rant.” “That is true,” said the reader. “But I thought him such a cheerful writer.” “I find him so,” said the book. “You must be differently made from me,” said the reader. “Let me tell you a fable,” said the book. “There were two men wrecked upon a desert island; one of them made believe he was at home, the other admitted—” “O, I know your kind of fable,” said the reader. “They both died.” “And so they did,” said the book. “no doubt of that. And everybody else.” “That is true,” said the reader. “Push it a little further for this once. And when they were all dead?” “They were in God’s hands, the same as before,” said the book. “Not much to boast of, by your account,” cried the reader. “Who is impious now?” said the book. And the reader put him on the fire. The coward crouches from the rod, And loathes the iron face of God. Illustration to “The Reader”, by E.R. Herman, from the 1914 Longman’s edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Fables. A highly detailed illustration in pen and black ink, brush and wash. A man stands on a short ladder in front of a bookcase. He is wearing a cap and a long dressing-gown, finely striped in black and white, and black-and-white checked slippers. He is looking down in disgust at the floor, where a book lies open on the patterned rug. The book has a human face on one open page. Beneath the illustration is a decorative border of six identical figures. Vaguely demonic, they have pointed ears and possibly horns. They are skeletally thin and are kneeling with their heads bowed.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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frozen in time
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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The ghost is more than narrow label of dead spirit. Lore is rich with tales of spectral objects. What should we make of phantom buildings? Ashcourt's St. Wulfram-of-the-Wall ended its life in Blitz bombs, yet many report ruin reverting to former glories to haunt the now. – #CJosiffe, 1982
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Shirley Jackson was right. No live organism can exist sanely for long under conditions of absolute reality.
January 15, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans
Scientists Catch Jellyfish and Sea Anemones Behaving in Surprisingly Human Ways
Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans
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January 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Is A River Alive? is published today, 1 May.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
May 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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London Calling…

#London #landscapephotography #stoauls #Westminster #bakerstreet #cityscape
January 14, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Reefert Cross at Glendalough monastic site, Wicklow, Ireland
Image: 2017 Infrared
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #EarlyChristian #Infrared #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Wicklow
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Up is down. December 2025

#trees #forest #reflection #abstract #monochrome #ClassicMono #pentax #pentaxk1 #photography
A puddle reflection of bare winter trees. black and white photo.
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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"Do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark?"
Good idea: 4%
Bad idea: 71%
(Ipsos)

4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.
January 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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I’m like if a ramblin’ man stayed home
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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i missed the 70's when they passed out ashatrays and matches with the math tests
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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A living fossil...
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Meet The Animal That Hasn’t Changed In 300 Million Years — A Biologist Explains
With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient biology still underpins human survival.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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If you want to read interviews with various indie authors, I post them regularly on my newsletter.

I could also post lil advice columns sometimes if anyone wants to DM me a question. I know nothing, but I like to meddle.

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Writing Thoughts | Ivy Grimes | Substack
Writing thoughts from me, Ivy, and from writers I interview. Click to read Writing Thoughts, by Ivy Grimes, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Reaching out.
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · 27d
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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pretty easy to go into the App Store and report Twitter for pornography targeting minors, and I suggest everyone do it!
January 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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Certain lanes force you to straddle two worlds. You walk with modernity of Dutch elm disease, pylon hum on one side, the other full of gates into ancient fields, the ghosts of old hedge witches. Despite this polarity, you never get a sense of the lane picking a side.– #MattAdams, 1981
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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January 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States.

Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
Plato Has Been Censored; What Next?
PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender
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January 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Night Tram To…

#StreetPhotography
#NightPhotography
#Lisbon
#QuietMotion
#HumansOfBluesky
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#WhatsNextPhotography
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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cardboard box american freedom made in china
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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I'm gonna be posting about stuff that's not heavy. It's a privilege that I get to do so. We're all on this strange space rock together, for a limited time. Hope you get to make something beautiful today.

Hug your kids, bring some magic to the world.
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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This is nice…
January 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM