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dormousedaughter.bsky.social
@dormousedaughter.bsky.social
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Filker, singer, weaver of small looms, reader, writer (sometimes), eclectic knowledge of many subjects.
Widow of Andrew Barton (MadLogician on Twitter and at many conventions)
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dragonsofwales.bsky.social
Ridiculous animal.
A digital portrait of Thalassodromeus - an extinct flying reptile with a large, curving crest on its head. The illustrated animal is a mixture of dark greys and blacks, with a golden yellow eye.
March 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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rj-palmer.com
New Adobe Photoshop survey is up, it sure would be a shame if it was flooded with artists leaving anti AI sentiment survey.adobe.com/jfe/form/SV_...
screenshot of an email saying Adobe wants to hear from you!
March 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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craigwiesner.bsky.social
This book was an IndieNext pick, which means Indie Bookstores recommended it. Congratulations!!! Now folks, support Indie Bookstores by buying the book. How about ours? shop.reachandteach.com/book/9781250...
March 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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jenillustrates.bsky.social
Whilst Andy is suffering from Germfest & has nothing new to share (as yet). In good blue Peter fashion, here’s a little something he drew earlier*

The photo doesn’t do justice to the green of the dragon, it’s much greener than suggested

*much, much earlier - 2019
Photo shows a metal print of a small green dragon with a floofy white hair do, sat on an unfurling fern with its tail curled around the stem. The print is hanging on my very purple wall
March 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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dorothykoomson.bsky.social
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 I’m taking part in this… And so looking forward to it. X Tickets: forthwrite.uk/forthwrite-f... See ya there! @forthwrite.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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jkmakes.bsky.social
For a $9 donation, I'll make you an original postcard-sized art of a worm on a string, a friendly skull friend or a chicken- your choice.

For a $16 donation, I'll send you a 5x7 print of the anti-fascist chicken family in the 4th image below.

(Unique donations, please!)

DM me! 💕

#OFMDCraftFair
simple art of a skull with a YOLO balloon. painting of a worm on a string saying i exist without my consent. ATC sized watercolor of a chicken blowing bubbles from a bubble pipe. Watercolor art of a chickens family with a sign that says all justice work is inherently anti-fascist.
March 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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themacbeadweaver.bsky.social
#bead #MakersmARTCH

Beadweaving is my first love. On loom, off loom, all kinds of stitches. During COVID I peyote-stitched 50 pairs of earrings, each one-of-a-kind, as is everything I create. The black necklace was woven on a loom. The bangles and tennis bracelets were off-loom.
#jewelry #art
March 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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himmapaan.bsky.social
Trotting this out again for #WorldWildlifeDay.
Thirty Animals, each drawn at 1" square. Pencil on marker paper, 2018.
Thirty, 1-inch square pencil drawings of thirty animals. They are: giant panda, right whale (bowhead whale), sugar glider, salmon, leopard gecko, comb-crested jacana, arctic fox, serval, Zempoaltepec deer mouse, southern tamandua, European asp, bridled nail-tail wallaby, liger, sea slug (_Chromodoris willani_), great blue heron, caribou, white-clawed crayfish, European earwig, silkworm, Beluga whale, spotted shag, harbour seal, black-necked swan, Kankrej cattle, echidna, sturgeon, spotted eagle ray, flamingo, mosquito, and meerkat.
March 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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himmapaan.bsky.social
Prints etc available.

www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3440...
30 Animals by Himmapaan | Redbubble
Thirty animals drawn during September 2018, combining the online drawing challenges #1Day1Animal, created by Karine Forestié; and #DrawingaDay / #JohnVernonLord, created by House of Illustration and i...
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March 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Thank you so much for the recognition, @erikanesvold.bsky.social and @fivebooks.com. There are so many great recommendations on these lists. fivebooks.com/category/fic...
The Best of Science Fiction | Five Books recommends
The best sci fi books, recommended by those who know: from timeless classics of science fiction to the best new novels, taking in cli-fi, space colonies, time travel and more.
fivebooks.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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sculptedreef.com
🪸🦑🐡 I use glass beads to create corals for my mixed media art / sculptures!

Upon request I've now added a "bead collection" option to my Paypal support page!

If you'd like to specifically support the creation of beaded works, use the link below.

Thank You so much 🧡 www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
Topaz and gold colored corals constructed from beads, soft blush pink and hot pink corals in the background. Hot Pink colored corals constructed from beads, held up in the artist's hand over a solid black background Iridescent purple corals constructed from beads, in various shapes and tones.
March 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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levostregc.bsky.social
SAVE SONOMA STATE: "Connolly went on to note how the cuts did not consider the wider public, noting the importance of programs like women and gender studies in Sonoma County, as well as the increased enrollment in the geology department."
sonomastatestar.com/37660/news/c...
California legislators demand “comeback” plan from Sonoma State administration during forum on campus
The California State Legislature has demanded the administration produce a “comeback” plan following recent cuts within 30 to 60 days. This was after a nearly 6-hour long forum at Sonoma State on Feb....
sonomastatestar.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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tkingfisher.com
Anyway, if you happen to be in Salem and see this sign, say hi to my mom!
March 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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britfantasysoc.bsky.social
Our first panel of BFS Online: Worldbuilding takes place Saturday 5th April 2025, 10:10am to 11:10am (BST).

Magic Systems

Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsworld (BFS member - free, Non member - £5)

#BritishFantasySociety #FantasyBooks #HorrorBooks #SFFBooks #WritingCommunity #Worldbuilding
Shown is a graphic that has a background of a mountainous landscape, seen through clouds. In the middle is an old book with the pages open and a river spilling out. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos: Annabel Campbell (top left); Amy de la Force (top right); Katalina Watt (bottom left); Sian O’Hara (bottom right).
March 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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neolithicsheep.bsky.social
If this drops on the NYT bestseller list I hear @tkingfisher.com will read a bedtime story to Kevin's chickens. ON CAMERA. FOR THE INTERNET. Tell your friends. Or just pre-order them a copy now.
March 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
I'm so excited to announce that mine &
@odavies9.bsky.social book 'Folklore: A journey through the past & present' will be out this September! 'The book's key message is that folklore...is and always has been ubiquitous, dynamic and political' manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180384/
March 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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julietemckenna.bsky.social
So here's a thought. How about governments don't rip up copyright law to help out the chancers chasing this destructive mirage, but pivot to defending and supporting the creative industries which make money for their economies.
ntinatzouvala.bsky.social Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · Mar 3
Jim Covello, Head of Global Equity Research at Goldman Sachs, argues that although AI looks like it’ll attract US$1 trillion in investment in the coming years, there really isn’t a US$1 trillion problem for it to solve. Someone’s going to lose a lot of money. thefutureeconomy.ca/op-eds/what-...
What if Generative AI Signals Decline and Stagnation, Not a Productivity Boost? - TheFutureEconomy.ca
Kean D. Birch from York University argues that generative AI signals economic stagnation rather than a productivity boost.
thefutureeconomy.ca
March 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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julietemckenna.bsky.social
The Green Man's War is an Amazon UK offer for 99p for the whole of March. For those trying to move away from shopping with US billionaires, Wizard's Tower Press has made the same deal available from Kobo (based in Canada, Japanese owners):
www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Cover art shows a lethal, pale-scaled serpent-dragon or wyrm lurking in woodland. It looks straight at you as its forked tongue flickers between open, sharp-toothed jaws. Cover copy reads: THE GREEN MAN’S WAR For a few years now, the Green Man has sent Daniel Mackmain to resolve clashes between ordinary people and the supernatural world. Dan has found allies among folk from myth and met other humans who can see the uncanny. He has also made dangerous enemies. Someone has decided to put a stop to this interference once and for all. Dan and his friends are about to find themselves in the firing line.
March 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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tkingfisher.com
It’s so rare that you see something that would make the world a better AND more adorable place.
americanbeetles.bsky.social Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · Mar 4
A bold proposal to incorporate capybaras in vegetation control efforts in (among other areas) human-influenced environments. DO THEY EAT KNOTWEED? ASKING FOR A FRIEND
"...considerable potential for reintroducing capybara as a top-down control on grassy vegetation in South America"
March 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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This week on The SFWA Blog... Legacy of the Iron Curtain: Writing Ukrainian Fiction in a Post-Soviet World by A.D. Sui. What makes Ukrainian stories unique? Read this moving and profound essay at buff.ly/m79J55N
March 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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ibeepboop.bsky.social
In preparation for the new book in the Lady Astronaut series Book 1 of 2025 was:

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
@maryrobinettekowal.com

Just as good if not better on rereading. Can’t wait for The Martian Contingency!
March 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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kendrawrites.com
There's literaly an mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer in the works. It's shown promising results in a Phase 1 trial. Most people with pancreatic cancer are dead within 5 years. It's what killed Patrick Swayze.
March 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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The first event is tomorrow, March 4, with @hels.bsky.social at Books are Magic in Brooklyn! Get your tickets here! www.eventbrite.com/e/in-store-a...
Promotional image advertising an In Conversation event with Helen Rosner at 7PM on March 4.
March 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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jessicacalarco.com
Are your Congressional reps refusing to hold town halls? Tim Walz will come to your district and meet with residents instead.
Facebook post from Gov Tim Walz: "That’s a shame. If your Republican representative won’t meet with you because their agenda is so unpopular, maybe a Democrat will. Hell, maybe I will. If your congressman refuses to meet, I’ll come host an event in their district to help local Democrats beat ‘em."
March 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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katedrawscomics.bsky.social
hey that's me!! go read a very nice review of my goofy book here!
hcnewton.bsky.social H.C. Newton - The Irresponsible Reader @hcnewton.bsky.social · Mar 3
Hit The Ground Running by Kate Ashwin ★ ★ ★ 1/2 2 Jailbreaks, 1 Heist, 1 Outrageous Utility Bill, and 1 Potted Plant.

irresponsiblereader.com/2025/03/03/h...
Cover of Hit The Ground Running by Kate Ashwin
March 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM