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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 9h

Just over here doing the art my 12-year-old self would’ve been super into

A black and white print from a lino-cut block of a flying dragon spitting fire at a knight. The knight has a shield up and sword out but it doesn’t look great for him.

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 2d

A family with impeccable taste, @samscansstuff.bsky.social ! (Thank you for buying/sharing my book)

Sam Porter @samscansstuff.bsky.social · 2d

Our copy of "A Compendium of Curious Contraptions" by @drthinglearner.bsky.social came in! It's a big hit with the kiddo!

Photo of a toddler looking at a book. The illustrations show an ancient intricately adorned board game.

A brightly colored illustrated cover for a book titled "A Compendium of Curious Contraptions."

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 2d

It’s when she starts hollering COME, FELL WRAITHS AND SPIRITS that you might need to be concerned.

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 2d

GHOSTIES

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 4d

yeah

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 5d

It was a rhinovirus?

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 7d

I really like how this one came out!

Mammoth lino cut print with acrylic ink — I just need to get the coating of ink a little smoother.

A printing block (carved rectangle of light blue rubber) of a mammoth skeleton and body silhouette.

The print from the mammoth block — black and white, mammoth facing to the right, a mirror image of the block.

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Jenna Stoeber @thejenna.bsky.social · 7d

happy SPOOKY SEASON, folks!

I'm teaching a virtual class on FOLK HORROR (and how to better understand themes in movies), and there are 10 spots left!

You'll get access to all the required movies.
Subscribers to my patreon or twitch get a 15% discount code!
www.newberry.org/calendar/fol...

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 10d

flower crimes are for shitheads

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 11d

Grace is that a LOTR map blanket

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 11d

we did it everyone we made a digital dumbass

Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 11d

radical whimsy activated

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 13d

I gather it isn’t a humerus story.

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 13d

ohhhhh is “antifa” short for antifreeze? Because it gets rid of ICE? That makes sense.

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 13d

ahem @gregjenner.bsky.social it’s not aliens doing history, it’s only me, but good anyway!

Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 13d

Do you like history? Archaeology? Games? The rescue of Louis XIV’s royal b-hole? GREAT NEWS, my book has got all of that and so much more! For kids and families alike, check out the incredible objects in A Compendium of Curious Contraptions! Avail for preorder now. neonsquidbooks.com/books/a-comp...

A Compendium of Curious Contraptions

Guess what some of the most unusual objects from history were used for in this book by archaeologist Anna Goldfield!

neonsquidbooks.com

Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 13d

Do you like history? Archaeology? Games? The rescue of Louis XIV’s royal b-hole? GREAT NEWS, my book has got all of that and so much more! For kids and families alike, check out the incredible objects in A Compendium of Curious Contraptions! Avail for preorder now. neonsquidbooks.com/books/a-comp...

A Compendium of Curious Contraptions

Guess what some of the most unusual objects from history were used for in this book by archaeologist Anna Goldfield!

neonsquidbooks.com

Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 13d

@gregjenner.bsky.social an alien version of David Attenborough narrating Earth’s historical events as seen from planet Blorp would be pretty great, tbh.

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 13d

right? I’m so glad someone else did the same thing!

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 13d

OH. I completely misread the tweet! I thought it was written as a bit of dialog FROM an alien, commenting on how the planet has gone downhill. I didn’t realize Alien: Earth was a show! WELP. Silly me.

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 14d

Too bad the series got canceled though

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neonsquidbooks.bsky.social @neonsquidbooks.bsky.social · 14d

In case you missed it… it’s Fat Bear Week! 🐻

Every year, park rangers at Katmai National Park make it their goal to find the fattest bears who are bulking up on salmon for the winter.

🤯 From The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions, written by @drthinglearner.bsky.social

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 25d

promote that kid to branch manager

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 26d

✅

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 27d

I’ve always loved painting but never had formal training. it’s only really in the past couple of years that I’ve made an active effort to go back and learn the fundamentals, and the changes I’ve seen over that time have been really gratifying!

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Dr. Thing Learner @drthinglearner.bsky.social · 27d

It’s really endearing when someone is playing a video game and says “ow” when their character gets hit.

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