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Christopher R. Muscato @chrisrmuscato.bsky.social · 13h

Unbarbing of Wire

Shared-world Western clifi collection

With:
- solar-powered taco trucks
- dirigible farms (and cats that prowl within)
- lots of prairie grass
- like really a lot of grass
- eating dirt (complimentary)
- Trains!
- vagrants and vagabonds

#DVpit #clifi #scifi #short #collection

Illustration of a person on a horse, towing a hovercart greenhouse, seen from above walking through a field of swaying grass. The text in teal reads “Unbarbing of Wire”. Art by me.

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#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 2d

There's an explosion of -punk genres being co-created in writing & other media.

🌞 We're here to elevate those under the #hopepunk ⛱️, like ecopunk, solarpunk, ecofiction, + everything that gives us something to work TOWARD!

🌱 What are your thoughts? Please share links & ideas!

#hopecore #writesky

Different punk: A to Z of punk genres - Sorcerer of Tea

Cyberpunk, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Afropunk. Confused? The A to Z of punk genres will let you understand this colourful, and sometimes odd range of genres.

sorcereroftea.com

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🦋🧿Tempestori 🌬🌊 @tempestori.bsky.social · 22h

When we prepare for eventualities, we are no longer controlled by fear.

#Prepare
#Protect
#DontPanic
#HopeCore
#MutualAid
#GeneralStrikeUS

Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 23h

@tempestori.bsky.social

civileats.com/2025/10/01/o...

Op-ed: Let’s Preserve Our Communities Through Canning Food

Community canneries can bring people together, encourage food sovereignty and healthy local food systems, and even mitigate climate change.

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Lawrence Nault | Stone & Signal @mountainhermit.bsky.social · 22h

"There is wisdom in the way the forest shares sunlight. No hoarding, no hurry—just enough for all to grow." L.Nault

#nature #ecology #community #solarpunk #wisdom

(via @quotesposts.bsky.social @philosophy-quotes.bsky.social
@quotesdaily.bsky.social )

A quote card with the quote "There is wisdom in the way the forest shares sunlight. No hoarding, no hurry—just enough for all to grow." attributed to Lawrence Nault

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 17d

What actually IS #hopepunk? How do we define #solarpunk, and what are some good examples? Let's talk about it!

There have been several relevant discussion threads here on Bluesky before.

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TanzPunk @tanzpunk.bsky.social · Jan 29

Totally agree with this. I like what has been written about the genre at @solarpunkstories.bsky.social at www.solarpunkstories.com/blog/what-is... and prefer the idea of "rooted" solarpunk myself.

What is solarpunk? One thing or many? — SolarPunk Stories

What is solarpunk, what is it not and why does it matter? We explore this and the many shades of solarpunk art and fiction in this deep-dive article.

www.solarpunkstories.com

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#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 18h

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 23h

"Tf does hopepunk mean?" It's a story that aggressively pushes the idea that hope, community, and art are the keys to revolution.

So basically, the vibes of Dawntrail's trailer but it's Stormblood. /analogies that do not help

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#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 2d

There's an explosion of -punk genres being co-created in writing & other media.

🌞 We're here to elevate those under the #hopepunk ⛱️, like ecopunk, solarpunk, ecofiction, + everything that gives us something to work TOWARD!

🌱 What are your thoughts? Please share links & ideas!

#hopecore #writesky

Different punk: A to Z of punk genres - Sorcerer of Tea

Cyberpunk, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Afropunk. Confused? The A to Z of punk genres will let you understand this colourful, and sometimes odd range of genres.

sorcereroftea.com

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 4d

#DVpit is coming up!
If you've never participated in an online pitch event or need to brush up on pitching basics, check out our guide before the pitch event for unagented marginalized creators on October 8th, 2025! dvpit.carrd.co#basics

#writersky #artistsky #booksky

DVpit

pitch event for creators from marginalized communities.

dvpit.carrd.co

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Grist @grist.org · 6d

Climate action isn’t stopping. The 2025 Grist50 spotlights 50 people reshaping arts, tech, food, land, policy and science. 10 years, 500 change-makers. Progress is alive — meet the leaders moving us forward.

Read more here: grist.org/fix/grist-50...

#Climate #Leadership #Arts #Tech #Business #Land

Introducing the 2025 Grist 50 list

Climate solutions are more important now than ever. Read about 50 leaders shaping the future of climate progress.

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#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for spreading hope & light!!
🌞🌱

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Keyser Lauze 🇨🇦 @keyserlauze.bsky.social · 4d

Remember everyone, #ImageAndVerse is happening tomorrow! Join me and the #eastcoastkin for some beauty and poetry. All day Sundays!🤩🫶💙🦋✨️

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"

- Mary Oliver

#poetry #nature #islandlife #beauty #westcoast #photography #sunday

A mossy tree in the forest of Vancouver Island.

Text on the picture describes the #ImageAndVerse theme details. Every Sunday post your poetry or someone else's with an image that inspires. Hope to see you all the.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Elijah the TechnoShaman @eruditelijah.bsky.social · Nov 16

Where my #Solarpunk folks at?

I've been wanting to create some sort of Solarpunk software that allows people to reimagine their city as a walkable, sustainable, post capitalist utopia. Then provide resources and ideas on how they may be able to get there.

Any takers?

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Kiripost @kiripost.bsky.social · 5d

Nine artists drew inspiration from Kampong Thom during a five-day solarpunk residency, blending ancestral aesthetics, indigenous practices and green technologies to create original works that will be showcased in a Clean Energy Week exhibition

Kampong Thom Inspires Artists to Create a Solarpunk Southeast Asia

Nine artists drew inspiration from Kampong Thom during a five-day solarpunk residency, blending ancestral aesthetics, indigenous practices and green technologies to create original works that will be showcased in a Clean Energy Week exhibition

kiripost.com

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Rian Lynch @rianlynch.bsky.social · 4d

The opening line of #TheFragileArchive
#DVParty #solarpunk #A #SF #R #querying #writersky #booksky

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IC Magazine @icmagazine.bsky.social · 4d

Landmark Study Finds Indigenous Territories Shield Communities from Disease icmagazine.org/indigenous-t...

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#HopePit Community @hopepit.bsky.social · 4d

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DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social · 7d

SUBMISSIONS OPEN!
DreamForge Magazine is reading Oct 1-Dec 31, 2025
Fiction up to 7K words - $0.08/word. Speculative Poetry welcome Theme: "Open Channel: The Art of Connection"
Submit: dreamforgemagazine.com/for-authors/...
#WritingCommunity #SubmissionCall #Hopepunk

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BrightFlame (she/they) @brightflame.bsky.social · 6d

Check out my latest blog that notes many #writers would rather write #horror #grim #dystopian works than #hope these days. (Is that what you all prefer to read?)

Hope you'll take a look: brightflame.com/writers-frau...

#hopepunk #solarpunk #SFF #SpecLit #WritingCommunity

Writers' fraught relationships with hope ⋆ BrightFlame

Why are authors reticent to write hopeful fiction? So many write dystopian, grim, and horror stories. Where is the hope?

brightflame.com

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🌱 El(iza)beth 🌬️ K 🔥 T 🌊 @arachnereid.bsky.social · 6d

Love this video of the first young tribe members paddling their #salmon-spawning river after 107 years, after 4 dams were removed.

#Klamath #hope #healing

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🌱 El(iza)beth 🌬️ K 🔥 T 🌊 @arachnereid.bsky.social · 6d

May this land heal
May these waters run free
May the animals and plants be free to live

#LandBack #PNW

screenshot of video and comments on TikTok
comments include:
"This shows that there is room in our broken world for healing Let's keep the momentum."
"May Mother Earth and all the lands stolen and abused be returned to the original Earth Keepers"
"Salmon were seen north of the Elwah dam weeks after removal. So happy for our tribes"

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Eric Vitiello @pixel.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy · 6d

This is the way.

A post from "sarasyms" stating "This is why I love Portland", with an attached image of a Police unit of some sort standing together in a couple of rows, with two people dressed as military clowns also standing in the rows with the officers as another group of clowns stands nearby.

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Grist @grist.org · 7d

"Every single one of you has that indomitable spirit. But so many people don’t let it out. They don’t realize the power they have to influence and change the world. And so I’m saying to you, let your indomitable spirit make a difference."
— Jane Goodall, March 30, 2024,

grist.org/looking-forw...

Jane Goodall’s legacy of empathy, curiosity, and courage

As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is one of hope — and not fearing the next adventure.

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E.H. Timms @ehtimms.bsky.social · 7d

The wilds were an ever interconnected web of interactions. If you wanted fish in your lake or rivers, then the fish needed plants or insects or both to feed it and shade it, shelter it and nurture it, all of which had their own needs to fill.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 8d

Holy October, Batman! How's it October already? I don't know, but I'm here for spooky season!

The #WIPSnips word for October 1 is "river"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
October 1 - river
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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