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Rusty Fischer | Children's Author

@rustyhalloweeny.bsky.social

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Rusty Fischer's Halloween poems have appeared in Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping and Woman’s Day. His latest poem, “Socks,” is currently featured in The Dirigible Balloon.

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Rusty Fischer | Children's Author @rustyhalloweeny.bsky.social · 5d

Not quite snowman... A Christmas poem #Christmaspoem #kidlit #Christmaspoems #childrenspoetry #kidslit #childrenspoems #Christmas

Drawing of a melting snowman clearly concerned about his situation paired with the design of a polar bear in a bright blue scarf also looking alarmed, both graphics in support of a poem by Rusty Fischer that reads:

Snow is falling,
Soft and wet.
Not quite snowman
Weather yet…

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John Scalzi

@scalzi.com

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM

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Jim Musil Painter

@jimmusilpainter.bsky.social

My painting LONE JUNIPER

Print sale ends tonight! Use code SAVE20 for 20% off everything.

Just another beautiful spot in Oregon. Original acrylic painting has sold, prints of all sizes available.

#artist #artwork #acrylicpainting

December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM

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Gabino Iglesias

@gabino.bsky.social

Sure, I’m out of a contract, struggling to finish this novel, and have no clue what’ll happen next in my career, but I’m writing exactly the kind of dark, sad, weird, violent, magical mosaic of a book I want to write and that’s what this whole gig is really about.

December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸

@gtconway.bsky.social

@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”

December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM

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Travis

@coloradotravis.bsky.social

Mamdani posts a photo of himself on a picket line supporting labor and the top dozen replies are all people yelling at him for not using alt text.

Love this place.

December 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM

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SPOOKY Mistress Usili (Sage) 🏳️‍⚧️

@usili.bsky.social

Streaming services: massive budgets for a 6-8 episode show

Me: back in my day we pretended the same Canadian forest and quarries was a different planet 22 times a season and we loved it

December 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM

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Blue Wave

@votebiue.bsky.social

A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.

December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM

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Joanne Harris

@joannechocolat.bsky.social

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 867:
Your authorial voice is the product of your background, your education, your experiences, all the books you have read. It may change with time, and depending on the narrative voice you adopt, but will keep the same range and register. Celebrate it. It's unique.

December 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM

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Todd Alcott

@toddalcott.bsky.social

“Enter Sandman” is certainly the most intense song ever written about taking a nap

December 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM

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Tim Smyth

@historycomics.bsky.social

I say this to my students and parents all the time. Want to be a better reader? Read. A better writer? Read. More empathetic? Read. Deeper thinker? Read.

December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM

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RiotGrlErin

@riotgrlerin.bsky.social

me: omg goth bath bombs

santa: that’s charcoal

December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM

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THAT Amber

@buriedbybooks.bsky.social

My friend told me she always bakes muffins with her leftover cranberry sauce, and I was amazed that had never occurred to me.

So I looked up a recipe for cranberry coffee cake. Will be trying that tomorrow.

December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM

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Rusty Fischer | Children's Author

@rustyhalloweeny.bsky.social

Mittens... A Christmas poem #Christmaspoem #kidlit #Christmaspoems #childrenspoetry #kidslit #childrenspoems #Christmas

Drawing of a box of tissues paired with the design of a pair of blue and red holiday mittens, both graphics in support of a poem by Rusty Fischer that reads:

Mittens on my fingers,
Stockings for my toes,
Is there nothing I can wear
To plug this runny nose?!

November 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM

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Rusty Fischer | Children's Author

@rustyhalloweeny.bsky.social

December decisions... A Christmas poem #Christmaspoem #kidlit #Christmaspoems #childrenspoetry #kidslit #childrenspoems #Christmas

Drawing of a red mug full of steaming hot cocoa with marshmallows using a candy cane for a stir stick paired with the design of a snowman bundled up in a red scarf and green wintry hat, both graphics in support of a poem by Rusty Fischer that reads:

Snow is cold,
Cocoa’s hot.
Go outside?!
I’d rather not…

November 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM

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Rusty Fischer | Children's Author

@rustyhalloweeny.bsky.social

Time’s up, Turkey... A Christmas poem #Christmaspoem #kidlit #Christmaspoems #childrenspoetry #kidslit #childrenspoems #Christmas

Drawing of a panicked turkey running for its life paired with the design of Santa Claus stuck face down in a chimney with his legs sticking out the top, both graphics in support of a poem by Rusty Fischer that reads:

All right Turkey
Hit the bricks,
Time for Santa
To get his kicks…

November 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM

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John Moe

@johnmoe.bsky.social

That phenomenon where you’re seeing a movie in a theater and a character is revealed to be from the very place where you are, maybe they say something about the place. And people laugh - just a little - not from a joke but from unexpected recognition and you all look around at each other.

November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM