Kate Brown
@kbrown-wa.bsky.social
Reader, writer & planner geek. She/her.
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The @pandemicjournaling.bsky.social reminds us of the important role universities play in documenting and making sense of history as it unfolds. The first PJP data set is now available to approved researchers. today.uconn.edu/2025/09/pand...
Pandemic Journaling Project Reminds Universities of their Impact - UConn Today
'Universities can be both a window into stuff that’s happening and a door to new ways of asking and reflecting'
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October 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Hey, @mdbrownphd.bsky.social, you might like this article!
This is a fascinating article & I love the toggle feature between the translated & original direct quotes.
Soaking up the storm: Sponge cities and the future of flood-resilient Southeast Asia
The climate crisis is causing increased extreme weather events in Southeast Asia. Could “sponge cities,” a city planning method engineered by Chinese architect, Yu Kongjian, help them weather the storm?
The climate crisis is causing increased extreme weather events in Southeast Asia. Could “sponge cities,” a city planning method engineered by Chinese architect, Yu Kongjian, help them weather the storm?
Soaking up the storm: Sponge cities and the future of flood-resilient Southeast Asia
The climate crisis is causing increased extreme weather events in Southeast Asia. Could “sponge cities,” a city planning method engineered by Chinese architect, Yu Kongjian, help them weather the stor...
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September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is a fascinating article & I love the toggle feature between the translated & original direct quotes.
Deep in the woods near Grenner is magical realm nexus point known as the tangle. Good luck getting to and from it, though. There are no clear trails & the space messes with human senses. Your best bet is to be on good terms with an imp who has an eye or 2 in it to teleport you in & out.
#Septopolis
#Septopolis
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The world is beautiful, and that probably goes for yours too. There's surely places even in the most grimdark of settings that could be considered wonders.
Tell us about the natural wonders that exist nearby. ✨
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
The world is beautiful, and that probably goes for yours too. There's surely places even in the most grimdark of settings that could be considered wonders.
Tell us about the natural wonders that exist nearby. ✨
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
September 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Deep in the woods near Grenner is magical realm nexus point known as the tangle. Good luck getting to and from it, though. There are no clear trails & the space messes with human senses. Your best bet is to be on good terms with an imp who has an eye or 2 in it to teleport you in & out.
#Septopolis
#Septopolis
Grenner is located along a river & close to a magical forest. I'm still deciding how the forest impacts the local economy (& ecosystem, including the river). It's a nexus point for many different realms, so I'm thinking the flora & fauna & game are "off" in unsettling ways. (1/2)
#Septopolis
#Septopolis
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Yesterday jumped this ahead for some (oops 😅), so consider this from the view of the place's early history:
Permanent settlements usually get built around a natural resource. What's plentiful here to make it happen? Fertile land, fresh water, minerals?
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
Yesterday jumped this ahead for some (oops 😅), so consider this from the view of the place's early history:
Permanent settlements usually get built around a natural resource. What's plentiful here to make it happen? Fertile land, fresh water, minerals?
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
September 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Grenner is located along a river & close to a magical forest. I'm still deciding how the forest impacts the local economy (& ecosystem, including the river). It's a nexus point for many different realms, so I'm thinking the flora & fauna & game are "off" in unsettling ways. (1/2)
#Septopolis
#Septopolis
This is a fun one (they're all fun)! Grenner is a rural city on a peninsula loosely based on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula: temperate rainforests, lots of rain & wind during the fall/winter/spring s(l)og. Grenner is near a magical forest that makes it a popular city for practitioners. (1/2)
#Septopolis 4
Let's get to the "city-builder" stuff. Where is this getting put on your world?
Will or did this impact design choices for features like architecture, available resources, or culture? Or is there a reason that won't matter (like tech or magic: day 13)? 👀
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
Let's get to the "city-builder" stuff. Where is this getting put on your world?
Will or did this impact design choices for features like architecture, available resources, or culture? Or is there a reason that won't matter (like tech or magic: day 13)? 👀
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
September 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is a fun one (they're all fun)! Grenner is a rural city on a peninsula loosely based on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula: temperate rainforests, lots of rain & wind during the fall/winter/spring s(l)og. Grenner is near a magical forest that makes it a popular city for practitioners. (1/2)
Greener and the surrounding area is the MC's hometown and the story setting. (And because I can't resist, a character in its own right.)
#Septopolis
#Septopolis
#Septopolis 2
You've gotta be building this place to do something, so what's it for?
Is it meant to be your MC's hometown, evil lair, or some mandatory beach episode silliness for your or your players' characters? Or, perhaps, is it simply an exercise for yourself?
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
You've gotta be building this place to do something, so what's it for?
Is it meant to be your MC's hometown, evil lair, or some mandatory beach episode silliness for your or your players' characters? Or, perhaps, is it simply an exercise for yourself?
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
September 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Greener and the surrounding area is the MC's hometown and the story setting. (And because I can't resist, a character in its own right.)
#Septopolis
#Septopolis
Hello #Septopolis folks! I'll be focusing on the setting for a percolating fantasy noir(ish) story set in a small city near a dark & foreboding magical forest that I'm hoping to flesh out to be less cliche this month!
Welcome to #Septopolis, I hope you enjoy your stay.
Let's start with some basics. To cover a wide range of settlement types, I've tried to phrase these prompts as generally as possible.
With that: what will you be talking about to either share or build fresh?
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
Let's start with some basics. To cover a wide range of settlement types, I've tried to phrase these prompts as generally as possible.
With that: what will you be talking about to either share or build fresh?
#WritingCommunity #Writesky
September 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hello #Septopolis folks! I'll be focusing on the setting for a percolating fantasy noir(ish) story set in a small city near a dark & foreboding magical forest that I'm hoping to flesh out to be less cliche this month!
For writing folks looking for a fall challenge, the Novel Gauntlet is in October! I've enjoyed the challenge & community & am excited to dive into the Sept prep!
Preptember starts in less than a week! Are you ready?!
Whether you're starting a brand new project or working on an existing one, drafting or editing, brand new to writing or been at it for a while, come run the #NovelGauntlet writing challenge with us!
Prep event starts Sept 1!
novelgauntlet.com
Whether you're starting a brand new project or working on an existing one, drafting or editing, brand new to writing or been at it for a while, come run the #NovelGauntlet writing challenge with us!
Prep event starts Sept 1!
novelgauntlet.com
Home - Novel Gauntlet Writing Challenge
Get ready to run the Novel Gauntlet and finish your book! All genres and project stages welcome. Challenge runs in April and October!
novelgauntlet.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
For writing folks looking for a fall challenge, the Novel Gauntlet is in October! I've enjoyed the challenge & community & am excited to dive into the Sept prep!
The Algorithm(TM) has let me (willingly) fall into the junk journal/junk planner side of TikTok. I'm now eyeing all the really old hardbacks no used bookstore will take with aspirations likely beyond my current crafting abilities. But I have all the materials & some time! So time to get my craft on!
August 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Algorithm(TM) has let me (willingly) fall into the junk journal/junk planner side of TikTok. I'm now eyeing all the really old hardbacks no used bookstore will take with aspirations likely beyond my current crafting abilities. But I have all the materials & some time! So time to get my craft on!
Three cheers for PDZA's Pedro the penguin delivering on the timeline clense front! 🎉🎉🎉
Penguin chick Pedro has officially graduated from fluffy chick to confident swimmer! Now that he’s shed his baby fluff, Pedro is learning to swim like a pro in his own private behind-the-scenes pool. He’s been diving, splashing, and perfecting his paddle one adorable stroke at a time.
August 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Three cheers for PDZA's Pedro the penguin delivering on the timeline clense front! 🎉🎉🎉
Do you adore Angela Lansbury? Do you want a sweet moment of joy in your day? Look!👇
June 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Do you adore Angela Lansbury? Do you want a sweet moment of joy in your day? Look!👇
I'm not even graduating & this is the commencement speech I needed.
it might not be the commencement speech you expected. but maybe it’s the commencement speech you needed. 🎓
May 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm not even graduating & this is the commencement speech I needed.
Have I done much with these planners? No! Do I still adore them? Yes! Someday I'll break through the barrier keeping me from USING THE DATED PLANNERS instead of going "too pretty to mess up" like the collection of Very Nice Journals I'll use someday. 🙃
(I am using nice spiral notebooks instead.)
(I am using nice spiral notebooks instead.)
Spending some time this evening with my 2025 planners. I love that my Hobonichi planners have a "My 100" section at the back. I'm using my daily Techo to document 100 new(ish) recipes & my Weeks to do a #Horror 100: 100 new-to-me pieces of horror media (books, movies, etc.).
May 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Have I done much with these planners? No! Do I still adore them? Yes! Someday I'll break through the barrier keeping me from USING THE DATED PLANNERS instead of going "too pretty to mess up" like the collection of Very Nice Journals I'll use someday. 🙃
(I am using nice spiral notebooks instead.)
(I am using nice spiral notebooks instead.)
FEED is an amazing trilogy! I
If you like thoroughly researched SF horror, fully realized characters & want a read that gives you a good cathartic ugly cry, FEED may be for you! (Please take that last bit with the context I'm a crier & appreciate media that gives me a safe-to-enjoy cathartic cry.)
If you like thoroughly researched SF horror, fully realized characters & want a read that gives you a good cathartic ugly cry, FEED may be for you! (Please take that last bit with the context I'm a crier & appreciate media that gives me a safe-to-enjoy cathartic cry.)
Fifteen years ago today, I began telling you all the story of Shaun and Georgia Mason, two young bloggers chasing the story of the century. FEED, the book that introduced them, was the first of my works nominated for the Hugo Award, and changed my life in a very real way.
April 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
FEED is an amazing trilogy! I
If you like thoroughly researched SF horror, fully realized characters & want a read that gives you a good cathartic ugly cry, FEED may be for you! (Please take that last bit with the context I'm a crier & appreciate media that gives me a safe-to-enjoy cathartic cry.)
If you like thoroughly researched SF horror, fully realized characters & want a read that gives you a good cathartic ugly cry, FEED may be for you! (Please take that last bit with the context I'm a crier & appreciate media that gives me a safe-to-enjoy cathartic cry.)
Timeline clense! Baby is growing up! (Sound up for satisfying lettuce cronching.)
Baby Ume is now 79 pounds and eating more solid foods with her mom, Yuna. She is looking to her mom for guidance and often "mirrors" what Yuna is doing. 💕
📹: Keeper Skylar
📹: Keeper Skylar
March 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Timeline clense! Baby is growing up! (Sound up for satisfying lettuce cronching.)
This is amazing! (So when is the album dropping? 😆)
new track on our great lake greatest hits album 🔊
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This is amazing! (So when is the album dropping? 😆)
I realize the responsible thing to do right now is put my bonus money in savings. But since I'm 2 irresponsible & 1 semi-responsible gremlins in a trench coat, I'm eyeing a traveler's journal. Not sure if I want the semi-responsible gremlin to win this struggle... www.jetpens.com/TRAVELER-S-C...
JetPens.com - TRAVELER'S COMPANY TRAVELER'S notebook Starter Kit - Regular Size - Blue Leather
Be inspired to travel with the TRAVELER'S notebook, where you can record precious memories from your journeys. Easy to hold in your hand, it's the perfect size to bring along for you to write thoughts...
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March 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I realize the responsible thing to do right now is put my bonus money in savings. But since I'm 2 irresponsible & 1 semi-responsible gremlins in a trench coat, I'm eyeing a traveler's journal. Not sure if I want the semi-responsible gremlin to win this struggle... www.jetpens.com/TRAVELER-S-C...
Tiny dragon offering tea did indeed brighten my Monday, so sharing the joy! (Dragon + tea is a winning combo.)
March 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Tiny dragon offering tea did indeed brighten my Monday, so sharing the joy! (Dragon + tea is a winning combo.)
Spending some time this evening plotting out my week in my journal before filling out my billion and one* planners with more detailed info.
* A slight exaggeration. Slight.
* A slight exaggeration. Slight.
February 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Spending some time this evening plotting out my week in my journal before filling out my billion and one* planners with more detailed info.
* A slight exaggeration. Slight.
* A slight exaggeration. Slight.
Is this an excuse to have a Bluesky kitty appreciation party? It is indeed! Little Miss cordially invites you to appreciate her nose freckles, whiskers, and overall adorableness. And would so like to appreciate other cats of Bluesky!
February 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Is this an excuse to have a Bluesky kitty appreciation party? It is indeed! Little Miss cordially invites you to appreciate her nose freckles, whiskers, and overall adorableness. And would so like to appreciate other cats of Bluesky!
investing in a color printer so I can hand out these valentines. (I'd inwardly swoon if I received the data-driven science one.)
February 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
investing in a color printer so I can hand out these valentines. (I'd inwardly swoon if I received the data-driven science one.)
Important breaking news from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium!
The endangered newborn tapir calf is still very eepy. 💤
February 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Important breaking news from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium!
Who needs a timeline clense? PDZA has you covered today!
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
February 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Who needs a timeline clense? PDZA has you covered today!
Spending some time this morning planning out February's goals and intentions. I can at least create a small measure of order in my tiny space in the current chaos.
#planners #beforethepen
#planners #beforethepen
February 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Spending some time this morning planning out February's goals and intentions. I can at least create a small measure of order in my tiny space in the current chaos.
#planners #beforethepen
#planners #beforethepen
I work in the utility industry & NEORSD is speaking to my soul. I have renewed interest in doing my part to keep things boring (reliable) 🫡
embrace boring. 🧵
January 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I work in the utility industry & NEORSD is speaking to my soul. I have renewed interest in doing my part to keep things boring (reliable) 🫡