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lofibop
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(low-fee-bop); proper noun | she/they | An occasional creator, writer, storyteller, artist, secular witch. Often found lurking in nearby streams
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lofibop @lofibop.bsky.social · Oct 19
my other forest piece- not sure if the animation will work on here. hopefully?

#art #animation #digitalart
lofibop.bsky.social
I was overcome with desperation for these gorgeous illustrated hardcover books in my local indie bookstore- I started paging through the one on 'Witchcraft'. It is everything. Even the cover is by my favorite painter Waterhouse! ... but $40 each.... (；′⌒`)

#witchcraft #books #witchsky
a photo of 5 hardcover books with white leather-style embossed spines called 'The Library of Esoterica'. Each book covers a separate topic including 'Tarot' , 'Astrology' , "Witchcraft' , 'Sacred Sites' , and 'Plant Magick'. A snapshot from the 'Taschen' website showing their hardcover illustrated book called 'Witchcraft. The library of Esoterica' by Jessica Hundley and Pam Grossman'. The front cover is illustrated with J.W. Waterhouse's painting of 'Circe Invidiosa'
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
lofibop.bsky.social
i haven't been posting much again because i'm overwhelmed by everything and don't have the energy to be especially social.

stay safe, be happy, try to find joy
August 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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fiadh.bsky.social
stay strong divas 🫶

🎨: Lily Seika Jones / rivuletpaper
August 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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yeetkunedo.bsky.social
re: generative AI

I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.

And now, you can use it, too.
Generative Al is being marketed as a tool designed to reduce or eliminate the need for developed, cognitive skillsets. It uses the work of others to simulate human output, except that it lacks grasp of nuance, contains grievous errors, and ultimately serves the goal of human beings being neurologically weaker due to the promise of the machine being better equipped than the humans using it would ever exert the effort to be. The people that use generative Al for art have no interest in being an artist; they simply want product to consume and forget about when the next piece of product goes by their eyes. The people that use generative Al to make music have no interest in being a musician; they simply want a machine to make them something to listen to until they get bored and want the machine to make some other disposable slop for them to pass the time with. The people that use generative Al to write things for them have no interest in writing. The people that use generative Al to find factoids have no interest in actual facts. The people that use generative Al to socialize have no interest in actual socialization. In every case, they've handed over the cognitive load of developing a necessary, creative human skillset to a machine that promises to ease the sweat equity cost of struggle. Using generative Al is like asking a machine to lift weights on your behalf and then calling yourself a bodybuilder when it's done with the reps. You build nothing in terms of muscle, you are not stronger, you are not faster, you are not in better shape. You're just deluding yourself while experiencing a slow decline due to self-inflicted atrophy.
July 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
If you write ‘unalive’ in prose or character dialogue, in your NOVEL - which I have seen TWICE NOW - I will immediately wince and full body cringe. The TikTokification of words has to stop. Your character almost DIED or was KILLED in your novel. They were not almost ‘unalived’.
August 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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ironspike.bsky.social
This is your occasional reminder that Rose O'Neill, creator of the Kewpies, first published female cartoonist in the United States, and among the first cartoonists to build a merchandising empire on their work, turned out some absolutely baller, romantic-feeling size-difference monster art.
A Rose O'Neill pen and ink drawing, featuring a giant humanoid embracing a smaller one. It is captioned "Man and the Earth." A Rose O'Neill pen and ink drawing, featuring a giant female satyr embracing a small human male. She appears to be nuzzling him. A Rose O'Neill pen and ink drawing, featuring a giant female humanoid nuzzling a tiny male humanoid. It is titled "Besieging the lips of the Earth."
August 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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parkparr.bsky.social
Six of Us Here + Watcher in the Field
A square painting of a tall grassy field with a red background. In the distance, six stars on a line cross just above the grass in front of distant trees. A square painting of a tall grassy field with a red background. A large glowing orb with a halo floats just above the grass in front of distant trees.
July 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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ukrainiandolls.bsky.social
“…She is a born witch, who does not drown in water with pebbles, and steals rain from the sky, and casts spells on people by force.”
“The Konotop Witch” by Grigory Kvitka - Osnovyanenko
December 1, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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cvminpvb.bsky.social
#booksky
June 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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rowdyrebel.bsky.social
Ikr? 🤷‍♀️🙄💥
May 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
lofibop.bsky.social
pll.harvard.edu/course/predi...
is it time to study Divination, free online at Harvard?
PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies | Harvard University
An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.
pll.harvard.edu
May 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
lofibop.bsky.social
it's giving 'Good Faeries/Bad Faeries' by Brian Froud 😍
May 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
lofibop.bsky.social
thinking about this poem again
lofibop.bsky.social lofibop @lofibop.bsky.social · Nov 18
a micro poem inspired after learning about Ikiryō, the spirit or ghost of a living person that can wander off to haunt people or places

#poetry #writing #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
3.In the Dark A living ghost wanders from the unconscious mind, An unnoticed dark corner of the heart Seeps into the waking world like poison into drink Like shadows in ice Red apples in the dark
May 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
lofibop.bsky.social
My library had a copy of 'Sigil Witchery'! I like it so far and am trying Zakroff's suggestions in designing a sigil for protecting my new apartment- will report back.

also- it was in the YA section, lol. This library knows what teen girls are into (¬‿¬)

#witchsky #sigils #witches #reading
The book cover for 'Sigil Witchery' a witch's guide to crafting magick symbols by Laura Tempest Zakroff. The cover is decorated with several sigils and symbols, including crescent moons and five-point stars.
May 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
lofibop.bsky.social
it's quickly turned into a very poor week.
Forced to stay at temporary lodgings, I found a songbird tangled, in distress, nearby. Texted a local number who could only euthanize the poor thing.
I'm devastated I didn't find it help in time. I feel a pall cast over me. Once home i'll burn a candle...
May 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
lofibop.bsky.social
i got a great goodwill haul today! 2 of these dark metal twiggy tea candle holders and a broomstick designed iron trivot! my new place is looking witchier every day!

#witchsky #witches #witchdecor
a tea candle holder shaped from thin strands of dark metal, twiglike, bent below and vertically above a small lit tea candle. A cast iron trivot designed with curling plants and broomsticks
May 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
lofibop.bsky.social
i've always wanted a tiny herb garden, now i have mints, lavenders, sages, rosemary, lemon balm and verbena <3 (plus a gifted cherry tomato!) i'm experimenting with some from-seed including chamomile (fingers crossed!)

#witchgarden #teagarden #herbgarden
In the foreground sit 2 fresh square cedar planters and several scattered herbs in terracotta pots set in mulch. The background is a scattered cloudy day over grass, trees, a small pond, and distant blue hills.
May 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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szestavilloauthor.com
Was engaging with fellow writers on Threads—commenting, liking, just being myself.

Someone appreciated it so much they bought The Serpent’s Bridge (99¢!) even on a tight budget.

Made my day.
Be kind.
Be real.
Be you.

Never know who might discover your book and buy it. 💙

#BookSky #AuthorSky
May 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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silticrafts.bsky.social
You've probably heard of the Kitchen Witch (hanging witch doll kept in the kitchen as a household charm). Have you met a Car Witch? A few little ones have landed in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/SiltiCr...
#magicalbazaar #witchsky #witch #carcharm #travelbuddy
A small witch on broom doll made as a car charm to hang from the rearview mirror. This one has cloud-white hair, yellow shirt and brown pants with blue ornaments. A small witch with broom doll made as a car charm to hang from the rearview mirror. A kind and sunny travel buddy for a witchy soul dressed in gold, red and black, with long, white braids, kindness in her face and a big broom in her hands. A small witch with broom doll made as a car charm to hang from the rearview mirror. She is dressed in colors of autumn brown, black, orange, a bit of green and red. If that's your favorite season, she will gladly weave a spell together with you while on the road. A small witch with broom doll made as a car charm to hang from the rearview mirror. This lady dressed in pink with black hat and white hair will love to chat on the way. She's a curious soul and a good listener.
April 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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whenisbirths.bsky.social
I wonder if it's occurred to some professional users of social media (the ones who scold us for making it a liberal echo chamber) that some of us aren't here as a job and aren't posting for money, and just want to chat with people we like.
November 16, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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libro.fm
When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.

When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
March 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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faithofthefeathers.bsky.social
Have a enchanted magical 🪄 Day #BlueSky fam ✨🫶

It’s all about Love 💖 🌈

#LoveWins #LGBTQIA #WitchSky #Witches #NonBinary #PaganSky #SunShine #SoulJourney #RememberWhoYouAre

Do you Remember?! 💋

#FriYay #WitchCraft
#MagicalDays #Nature
Animated son with puffy clouds of pink blue, green and purple and tiny little gold stars
May 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
lofibop.bsky.social
Look at my new view from the door! Moving work is mostly done, now i can sit outside, light some incense and finally breathe! o(*￣︶￣*)o

#witchsky #druidsky #hedgewitch #witches
May 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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brainchain.ca
My favourite library quote is from newsman Walter Cronkite:

‘Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation’
April 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM