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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 15h

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

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You're (Probably) Saying It Wrong

18 words even you might be mispronouncing

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 15h

There is something in
the glorious act of a
laugh that protects the
the heart, a raincoat against
the daily deluge of life.

#vss365 #poetry #raincoat

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 1d

#bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks #reac
#booksky #censorship

George Takei, 2025 Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week, Shares Which Book Impacted Him

George Takei is the 2025 Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week, and kicked off the annual campaign, which raises awareness of book censorship, during an event at the Brooklyn Public Library on Oct. 6.

people.com

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 1d

This is an interview I did for an art piece I made addressing death by suicide.not crazy about the picture of me at the top, LOL, otherwise really appreciate Kurt’s article.
#art #artist #LGBTQIA+ #mentalhealth #suicideprevention

Brattleboro Retreat | Kurt White: Art, empathy, and the LGBTQIA+ community

For therapist and artist Steve Prentice, creativity isn’t just expression — it’s survival. His latest art piece confronts a devastating reality: the staggering number of LGBTQIA+ youth who consider su...

www.reformer.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

Printing presses kept their letters in cases.

Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.

This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’

Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?

MAJUSCULE and minuscule.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 1d

#readingrainbow #booksky #read #bannedbookweek

The return of ‘Reading Rainbow’ on YouTube is what the country needs

"Reading Rainbow" returns after 19 years and, fittingly, lands a day before 2025's "Banned Books Week."

www.msnbc.com

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 2d

#Humansofbluesky #streetphotography #photographersofbluesky

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 3d

Off on my next adventure of mosaic glass work. We will see how this goes.
#mosaic #art #artist

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 3d

#Bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks #readbannedbooks #booksksy

Hawaii library system bans displays that refer to 'Banned Books Week,' rebrands to 'Freedom to Read'

Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai’s largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotlight t...

apnews.com

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Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda @krishna-author.bsky.social · 3d

Vlad the Impaler
Dracula
Count De Ville
Mr. De Ville

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 3d

#cats #catlovers

Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda @krishna-author.bsky.social · 3d

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 3d

#BookLaunch #cleanreads #DebutAuthor #authorsky #amwritingsf

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 4d

#bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks #booksky #readbannedbooks

Many book bans could be judging titles mainly by their covers

A study of more than 1,600 books suggests that book ban advocates may not look past the cover art.

theconversation.com

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SubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 4d

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The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8: Here's what to expect

The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8, as a waning gibbous moon graces the night sky.

www.space.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 4d

#author #read #book #booksky

A lost work by Virginia Woolf will be published for the first time

The author’s early fiction, written in tribute to her friend Mary Violet Dickinson, shows her in a startling new light.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 4d

#publictelevision #pbs #painting #bobross

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to raise money for public television stations after funding cuts

"I can’t think of a more meaningful way to share his works of art than by supporting public television’s mission to educate and inspire," said the president of Bob Ross Inc.

www.nbcnews.com

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Steve Prentice @steverprentice.bsky.social · 5d

#Bannedbookweek #bannedbooks

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

www.npr.org

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NPR @npr.org · 5d

The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.