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Katie West
@katiewest.bsky.social
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Current editor. Former book publisher. Former sex worker. Watches a lot of anime. Reads a lot of comics, manga, and manhwa.

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Black Friday! This is another photo of Agnes. Black Agnes, Countess of Queensferry, Defender of the Realm, Scourge of the English Army!!!
My black cat Agnes looking very beautiful and powerful with her fluffy tail in the foreground and her green eyes are looking off into the distance, no doubt daring any challenger to just fucking try it, mate.
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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I read over 200 bl manhwas and mangas last year. This apparently puts me in the top 0% of readers according to Lezhin. Lol. Ask me anything.
A screenshot of my year-end round up from the Korean website Lezhin. It says I'm in the top 0% making me a master. There is a cartoon dog drinking an energy drink and it has a speech bubble that says "Not a want. A NEED." Which is accurate.
February 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Highly recommend photoshopping your cat into the painting as @mckelvie.bsky.social did our cat, Bruce, many years ago. It will bring you joy forever.
The Sistine Chapel painting with god on the right reaching towards my cat Bruce, on the left. She has her paw extended toward him and looks like a fat little grey angel. It is perfect.
January 25, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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I recently was on the Dead Pets Podcast talking to Elyse about my cat (Princess) Bruce who was the love of my life. You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/1c0r...
A photo of my fluffy grey cat Bruce lying on the grey carpet next to me. She has green eyes and adorable little paws. I miss her so much.
January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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This from @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World newsletter. Spontaneous delight is one of my main reasons for being alive so, yeah. This sucks.
A screen shot of text that reads: Yet another reason why "A.I." fucking sucks my ass hole. Coming across anything fun online now comes with a necessary pause for a call up to the booth for review. Like waiting to find out if it was a catch or not in the NFL. Inspecting the movement of the blades of grass. We are robbed of spontaneous delight.
December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Round and Round (2023) This is one of the best Christmas (though it's actually Hanukkah) movies I've ever watched. It's charming, emotional, funny, and fun. Watch it! I loved it.
Movie posted for Round and Round with Vic Michaelis, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, and Bryan Greenberg, a man with short brown hair and an unshaved face. They're standing next to each other with a clock behind them.
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Christmas Above the Clouds (2025) A retelling of A Christmas Carol, predictable and over the top. But because of the story there's plenty of Christmas magic, even if it's kinda dumb. However. Tyler Hynes. King of the Horny Kiss. So horny. A national treasure.
A movie poster for Christmas Above the Clouds. A couple are sitting in airplane seats, he's wearing a green sweater and she's wearing a white pant suit. Outside the plane winter are three spirits and a full moon.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! (2025) This was incredibly charming. It gets better as it goes along and the characters have real, meaningful conversations about their feelings and miscommunications. It's also funny and sweet. And holy hell the kiss is horny. 🎄🎄🎄🎄/5
Movie poster for Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! with a brown haired man holding a wind blown red umbrella in one hand and a news mic in the other, with a wind blown green tie that's hitting the woman beside him in the shoulder. She also has brown hair and has her arms crossed, leaning back against him..
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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You Are So Lovely, if you're interested.
The cover image for the Korean manhwa, You Are So Lovely. A dark haired man on the left wearing a suit, has kisses all over his face, including on the scar across his lip. The man on the right is white haired with wolf ears and yellow eyes, he's smiling and pressing his cheek against the dark haired man. They're in love.
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Found two lion's mane mushrooms today. Mushrooms have felt very hard to find in Ontario this season. Too dry? Maybe. But it always feels cool to find one of these fun guys.
A photo of a lion's mane mushroom on a log. It is yellow-white in colour with lots of dangly bits that make it look kind of like a beard or a ... Lion's mane. A photo of a fresher lion's mane mushroom on a log. It is off-white in colour with lots of dangly bits that make it look kind of like a beard or a ... Lion's mane.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Happy Halloween from my cat, Eddie the Pumpkin.
My tabby cat Eddie wearing a pumpkin costume and lying on a bed and a pile of laundry.
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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The little face guy is my favourite.
Two carved pumpkins on a step in the dark. The top one has big open mouth with pumpkin guts coming out it's mouth. The bottom one has a tiny smiley face. Both are lit with candles inside.
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Here's a photo of this happening in the English village of Warkworth from the BBC show Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village. So you can see it was a practice that continued for many centuries! youtu.be/lxINRJnhfBI?...
A screenshot of the BBC show Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village showing the host holding an photograph of a cow coming out the front door of a house.
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Today was my birthday and I went canoeing and then swam in a waterfall. It was perfect.
A photo of a nature scene, with the front of a canoe visible in the bottom foreground, a river with autumn trees lining it in the background. The blue sky above reflected in the dark water.
September 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Between the Lines by hodot. You can read it on Lezhin.
Two men stand looking at each other. One on the left is blonde and holding up a little black soot keychain in the face of the other man, who has brown hair and is wearing mouse ears. They are in love.
September 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Oh, got my Acid Box Kickstarter goodies today!
A photo of a bright yellow book that says ACID BOX lying on top of a black tote page with an ACID BOX logo and two acid box coasters in the top corner.
August 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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I've never been able to take a photo that does Agnes justice. But a friend is staying at our house right now and look at this photo they took of her! That is Black Agnes, Countess of Queensferry, Defender of the Realm, Scourge of the English Army, Chaos Incarnate!
An absolutely gorgeous photo of my black cat Agnes. She is looking off into the distance with beautiful green eyes and her black fur is fluffy and magnificent. You can see the slight colour variations in her fur.
August 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Today I was able to combine two of my favourite activities: looking at 18th century Scottish headstones and petting cats.
A photo of a black and white cat peering around the side of a headstone from the 18th century.
August 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Post your lock screen.

(I have been waiting for this moment. I told a friend today I rated Yuri on ICE!!! 15/10 and I stand by that.)
My lockscreen. It's purple with darker purple dots in the background. In the foreground are Yuri and Victor from the anime Yuri on ICE!!! Victor has his fingers under Yuri's chin and is gently lifting his face up towards his own. They are deeply in love. (Yuri doesn't quite realise it yet.)
July 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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CATS ON A CAT TREE
Our two cats on a cat tree. Eddie is on the highest platform, he is a fluffy tabby cat with cute white paws. Agnes is on the second highest platform. She is all black with a fluffy tail.
July 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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On the plane to Canada! Big move for little babies!
A picture of our cat Eddie, a brown tabby, inside his carrier on the plane. He's looking out to the side. A picture of our black cat Agnes in her carrier on the plane. All you can see are her eyes.
June 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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My grandmother died yesterday. She was 102. I was convinced she was immortal, as she'd rallied three times before. I would fly home to say goodbye, but then she'd get better. Last time, we spent a day together, with her telling me Death Truths. This time, she died as she lived: on her own terms.
A picture of my nana and me when I was a baby. I'm sitting on her lap and she's leaning down smiling with her cheek against mine and her arms around me. Fuck. Writing this alt text is the first time I've cried since she died.
June 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Anime #30 of 2025: Chainsaw Man. I really liked the first season of Chainsaw Man. I think the characters are all flawed in the most unhinged, wonderful ways. To be honest, I'd watch it if it was just a slice of life with Denji and Power causing mayhem and Aki being exasperated with them.
A screenshot from Chainsaw Man anime with a bunch of characters in a line looking extremely tired and bloody.
June 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Anime #29 of 2025: Sasaki and Miyano. IT BEGINS. Looking back, this was the beginning of a very particular interest for me. I love BL. So much. I will read and watch anything. It helped that this anime is so sweet and lovely. A thoughtful and emotionally mature look at high school love.
Sasuki, with red hair, an oversize cardigan, and headphones around his neck, stands back to back with Miyano, shorter, with black hair, a navy blue sweater and holding a bunch of bl manga.
June 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Anime #28 of 2025: Turn A Gundam. We didn't finish watching this, but it had real Ghibli vibes. I think we only watched four episodes? Not for any real reason, probably because we were watching it on BluRay, actually. I'd like to finish it one day.
Turn A Gundam poster with a big Gundam in the background and three main characters in the foreground.
June 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM