kathryn
@ksbrilliance.bsky.social
mom, writer, sports enjoyer, medical spouse
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hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
I love filling out forms designed for both children and adolescents to receive services for my toddler
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I love filling out forms designed for both children and adolescents to receive services for my toddler
can’t stop thinking about this part of Isaiah 42, which we read in church this morning. This description of the prophesied holy servant of God, traditionally read by the church as referring to Jesus, and the absolute gentleness of this metaphor, always touches my heart, but especially today
January 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
can’t stop thinking about this part of Isaiah 42, which we read in church this morning. This description of the prophesied holy servant of God, traditionally read by the church as referring to Jesus, and the absolute gentleness of this metaphor, always touches my heart, but especially today
we went to the conservatory today. the 2 year old wants to be a carp when he grows up
January 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
we went to the conservatory today. the 2 year old wants to be a carp when he grows up
after 13 years of service it appears that my 2011 MacBook Air has finally bit the dust, please keep me in your thoughts during this difficult time
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
after 13 years of service it appears that my 2011 MacBook Air has finally bit the dust, please keep me in your thoughts during this difficult time
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The Magi, carved wooden figures from Puerto Rico circa late 1800s.
January 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Magi, carved wooden figures from Puerto Rico circa late 1800s.
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A few months ago I got the story of a duck who aspires to curling greatness stuck in my brain and simply couldn't get it out until I did this
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A few months ago I got the story of a duck who aspires to curling greatness stuck in my brain and simply couldn't get it out until I did this
I’m not exactly eager to reminisce about 2025 but I have to give it its due - this year I was able to stop feeling like a temporary guest and start feeling like I really belonged in my new city. I re-established (and re-re-established and re-re-re-established) good routines as various things changed
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I’m not exactly eager to reminisce about 2025 but I have to give it its due - this year I was able to stop feeling like a temporary guest and start feeling like I really belonged in my new city. I re-established (and re-re-established and re-re-re-established) good routines as various things changed
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“many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers” is deep wisdom and you don’t need to reproduce to embrace it!
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers” is deep wisdom and you don’t need to reproduce to embrace it!
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For as little as a dollar, you can help make sure these meeces have cheeses this holiday season
December 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
For as little as a dollar, you can help make sure these meeces have cheeses this holiday season
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“Christmas” by Maurice Denis, 1894.
December 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“Christmas” by Maurice Denis, 1894.
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
December 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
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It's time! Behold the Christmas hedgehog! From Verdun, Bibl. mun., ms. 0107, f. 008. Our thanks as always to @etreharne.bsky.social who found her.
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
It's time! Behold the Christmas hedgehog! From Verdun, Bibl. mun., ms. 0107, f. 008. Our thanks as always to @etreharne.bsky.social who found her.
advent art from the 4 year old (labeled by the babysitter)
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
advent art from the 4 year old (labeled by the babysitter)
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you will be visited by three spirits
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
you will be visited by three spirits
my son knows what he wants
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
my son knows what he wants
relatable parenting moments in nature
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
relatable parenting moments in nature
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Sunset in Värmland, Otto Hesselbom. c1900
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Sunset in Värmland, Otto Hesselbom. c1900
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the 4 year old requested that I write him these sentences and draw him these pictures and personally I think it’s giving “cognitive test they give you in the hospital to make sure you haven’t had a stroke”
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
the 4 year old requested that I write him these sentences and draw him these pictures and personally I think it’s giving “cognitive test they give you in the hospital to make sure you haven’t had a stroke”
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imagining an all night diner in a redwall world. little rat smoking while cooking on a flaptop. burned coffee in an acorn mug. the whole thing is inside a pumpkin
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
imagining an all night diner in a redwall world. little rat smoking while cooking on a flaptop. burned coffee in an acorn mug. the whole thing is inside a pumpkin
feeling blessed to have been born 50 years after “the garden of forking paths” by Jorge Luis Borges, as well as “make way for ducklings”
actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
feeling blessed to have been born 50 years after “the garden of forking paths” by Jorge Luis Borges, as well as “make way for ducklings”
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Winter though Studio Gang's Lincoln Park pavilion - a digital mirror-image
December 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Winter though Studio Gang's Lincoln Park pavilion - a digital mirror-image
4 year old earnestly informed the 2 year old’s speech therapist that she should put out her shoes tonight so St Nicholas can bring her candy and oranges
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
4 year old earnestly informed the 2 year old’s speech therapist that she should put out her shoes tonight so St Nicholas can bring her candy and oranges
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Saw your man quickly scurry into some low lying vegetation as a cloud drifted by
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Saw your man quickly scurry into some low lying vegetation as a cloud drifted by