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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 3d

THE WITCH ROADS ebook is currently on sale (US) for $2.99, so if you're curious & want to read a grimsweet tale of a humble deputy courier & her annoyed nephew, a possessed prince, & a ravenous fungal ghost plague, now's the time.
Bk 2 of the duology arrives Nov 4!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The Witch Roads

Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h

All year long, Christophe Waggoner scours Texas thrift stores for children’s Halloween costumes.

His hard work is worth it in the fall when he hosts an event in which anyone can pick out a costume — for free.

This man thrifts all year to create free Halloween costumes for kids

Christophe Waggoner hosts a yearly event for kids — plus adults and dogs — to pick out free Halloween costumes he gathers and mends.

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 8h

"higher agency" - I hadn't considered that where you land on the spectrum between "it's all fate and I'm responsible for everything" would affect your reaction to AI. Obvious, really.

Hannah Overbye-Thompson @overbye.bsky.social · 9h

New study (2025) examines how AI autonomy affects user agency and attitudes. Key finding: AI autonomy triggers psychological reactance through threats to freedom, BUT personalization benefits cancel this out + users with higher agency feel more threatened by autonomous AI 🧪

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 20h

Dark matter remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in physics. Join Rosalind Franklin Prize winner Professor Clare Burrage as she discusses how her research is probing our dark universe, and how she aims to engage girls of all ages with the joy of physics: bit.ly/4mFfvL6

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 20h

The Royal Game of Ur is the world’s oldest playable boardgame!

Played by Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia about 4,500 years ago!

It is a two-player race game, the rules of which have been deciphered from a cuneiform tablet.

Game from the Royal Cemetery of Ur. 📷 British Museum

#Archaeology

British Museum photo showing a two-player board game with gaming counters known as the Royal Game of Ur. Dated c. 2,500 BC.

The game board is composed of a hollow box made of wood adorned with shell plaques. There is a drawer at one end for storing game pieces and dice. The top of the board is covered with twenty square-shaped off-white shell plaques, each bordered with dark-blue lapis lazuli. The shell squares are intricately decorated with blue inlaid patterns including dots inside circles and eye-shapes. Five squares are inlaid with flower-shaped rosettes with red limestone and blue lapis lazuli petals.

The game board is roughly rectangular in shape. Viewed from above in the photo, on the left side of the board is a block of 12 squares made up of 4 across by 3 down. On the right side of the board is a block of 6 squares made up of 2 across by 3 down. The two blocks are joined by two squares extending between the second square down on the end row of the left block and the second square down on the first row of the second block.

Dimensions H: 2.40 cm, L: 30.10 cm, W: 11 cm, (W 5.70 cm at narrowest part)

Beneath the board are 14 disc-shaped gaming counters. On the left are 7 white pieces, inlaid with 5 spots of blue lapis lazuli. On the right are 7 black pieces inlaid with five white spots.

Between the game pieces are three tetrahedron-shaped dice. L to R: Dark blue, brown, cream.

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 1d

I like that Jane Friedman's publishing newsletter is now weekly. I read it and feel connected to my industry. Ever-changing and challenging though it is :)

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Jane Friedman | Reporting on the Publishing Industry

Jane Friedman has 25 years of experience in the publishing industry, with expertise in how the digital age is transforming writing careers and storytelling.

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kinesinmotors.bsky.social @kinesinmotors.bsky.social · 1d

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Rian Nejar 🦋 @riannejar.bsky.social · 1d

Green Tea improves insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance [via Agência FAPESP] 🧪⚗️💚🍵⚕️🩺

"Treatment with green tea increased the #expression of Insr, Irs1, Glut4, Hk1, and Pi3k – #genes [] important for glucose uptake and use in muscles."

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#green #tea #benefits

Green tea improves insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in obese mice

A study in an animal model analyzed the muscle metabolism of guinea pigs on a high-calorie diet. Ultimately, consumption of the plant extract increased the expression of genes associated with glucose ...

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 1d

Why use one word when you can use three or five? I'm musing on excess verbiage (i.e. padding) in novels.

#writing

Excess - Caldryn Parliament

Many people blame Kindle Unlimited and its pay-by-pages-read remuneration system for the increased padding in novels: lots of description, limp banter, and holy socks! have you seen how litrpg novels ...

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoyed #listening to interview with Blythe Calnan re working dogs in Aussie ag.

"The adventures agriculture has taken me on is incredible" with Muster Dogs Star Blythe Calnan

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 1d

A colloquial Colombian phrase about being very busy is mas ocupado que pulpo lavando platos. It means “busier than an octopus washing dishes.”

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 2d

The elephant pretends to eat this guy's hat.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2d

Gulf War illness impacts “up to 1/3 of the 700k troops deployed during Operation Desert Shield & Operation Desert Storm more than 30 yrs ago….
studies link Gulf War illness to chemical exposures that impair the body’s mitochondria—‘the energy powerhouses of cells’—& alter the brain &immune system”🧪🛟

Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant. I had friends who were sick almost immediatel—hardcore, annoyingly gung-ho friends who were just debilitated. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...

‘Long-overdue validation’: CDC formally recognizes Gulf War illness

The symptoms affect up to a third of the 700,000 troops deployed during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm more than 30 years ago.

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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 2d

Because their legs are so short, young #wombats just seem to flow over the land when they walk.
#WombatWednesday #Tasmania #MammalWatching #WildOz #wombat

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 2d

If Agatha Christie had written magical stories in a scifi universe...
Hexes Fly (available in Kindle Unlimited)

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DXN1LF23/

#booksky #fantasy

An art deco image (from the cover of Hexes Fly) of people dancing with a silhouette of a woman wearing a trench coat in front of it and below it, the words, "Hexes Fly, Jenny Schwartz".

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 2d

Type, type, type. Delete, delete, delete.
The word count creeps slowly forward.

#amwriting

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 2d

I've been working on a book proposal and alternating between "this is meaningful" and "this is pointless," and a friend recently shared this quote that she stumble on in a Goodreads review: "Every book is a grand gesture of optimism on the part of both the reader and writer." Keep creating, friends.

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 2d

Anne Bishop just shared a chance to win her new book - and some other great new releases. I've been waiting for Turns of Fate forever! (US residents only :( )

#fantasy #booksky

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Autumn with Ace Sweepstakes Oct 25 - Penguin Random House

Autumn with Ace Sweepstakes Oct 25

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 2d

...when an economist tells you you got the economic theory you applied to magic right!

a yellow cartoon character with wings is smiling with his eyes closed .

Alt: a happy smiling yellow cartoon character (maybe a dinosaur?)

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 3d

OMG an amazing thought occurred about dogs, cats and their relationship with humans. Hear me out, hear me out:

Dogs were domesticated over 20,000 years ago to help with hunter-gathering, cats only 10,000 years ago as rodent control for grain stores after the invention of sedentary agriculture. 1/2

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 3d

Bookmarked for when it's restocked. WANT!!!

Discworld reading blanket

Discworld Reading Blanket | Terry Pratchett's Discworld |Homeware

Cosy up with a book and wrap yourself in the magic of Discworld with our sumptuous woven reading blanket, perfect for furnishing your bedrooms & book-nooks!

www.discworldemporium.com

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 3d

Mate by Ali Hazelwood is out today! I've had this on pre-order forever. ::happy sigh::

#booksky #romancelandia

Mate: From the bestselling author of Bride and The Love Hypothesis

Amazon.com: Mate: From the bestselling author of Bride and The Love Hypothesis eBook : Hazelwood, Ali: Kindle Store

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 3d

Out today! Academy of Outcasts by Larry Correia

(I have soooo much title envy for this one. Best title matching genre I've seen for ages)

#booksky #fantasy

Academy of Outcasts

Amazon.com: Academy of Outcasts eBook : Correia, Larry: Kindle Store

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 4d

Weirdly, enough other people must have suffered the same autocorrect that searching Andy Bryant comedian got the result. We're in an auto-errored world.

Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you!

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 4d

I've no idea who the lady in the gif is, but she captures my mood after doomscrolling my way into Monday.

a woman in a blue and white floral shirt is holding a purse

Alt: A woman in a blue and white floral dress looks ready to cry before pulling a calico bag over her head.

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