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Lydia Prime @lydiaprime.bsky.social · 3h

PRETEND YOU DON’T SEE HER: The Invisible Woman

TODAY’S FEATURED AUTHOR:
NICOLE M. WOLVERTON
@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social

“In The Blood We Live”

An ancient vampire comes to grip with the ravages of aging, and how it will affect her brood in centuries to come

ORDER: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 5h

Oh my god, LATCH HOOK!!! 🤩

Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 5h

OOOOO, pretty color!!!!

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 6h

The ground pork-esque colored capelet knitting has commenced.

Four-ish rows of ribbed knitting lying on a teal notebook

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 11h

In addition to putting officers more at risk, sending ICE and/or the national guard into cities sends the message that local police are idiots who can't or won't effectively do their jobs. It makes little sense to me why local police would be excited about that.
¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 12h

The Fraternal Order of Police is on the side of MAGA and against the people they are supposed to be "policing." I think this says a lot to the people who insist local police are going to be "resistance."
www.foxnews.com/us/national-...

National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty

Police union leaders called Chicago's alleged directive to not assist ICE agents surrounded by protesters a violation of law enforcement's duty to protect fellow officers.

www.foxnews.com

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 11h

a] I've met lots of great people that I now I consider friends.

b] The opportunity to serve as Editor/curator of the BODIES FULL OF BURNING anthology (the only anthology that we know of that looks at horror through the lens of menopause) came my way.

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Tamara (Rhymes With Camera) Sellman @rhymeswithcamera.bsky.social · 12h

Tonight! I’ll be reading dark and spooky tales in West Seattle

PoetryBridge's weekly event happens from 6 to 8pm at C & P Coffee (5612 California Ave SW, West Seattle) and includes an open mic. Tonight I'll be reading, as one of three featured readers, from work published in Rain Shadows, Cul de…

Tonight! I’ll be reading dark and spooky tales in West Seattle

PoetryBridge's weekly event happens from 6 to 8pm at C & P Coffee (5612 California Ave SW, West Seattle) and includes an open mic. Tonight I'll be reading, as one of three featured readers, from work published in Rain Shadows, Cul de Sac Stories, and Flash of the Dead.

tksellman.com

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 12h

So... I have no idea what this means for CamCat Books (publisher of my YA horror novel A Misfortune of Lake Monsters), which was bought by Baker & Taylor sometime in the last 12 months. So maybe buy a copy of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters while you can? I dunno.

Baker & Taylor Prepares to Shut Down

Baker & Taylor, “the largest supplier of library content, software and services to public and academic libraries in the U.S.,” has announced plans to shut down their business. The c…

locusmag.com

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 12h

Janice is a goddamn delight!!!!

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 12h

Non-revenue flying... it's a benefit for airline workers where you can fly for cheap or free if there are unsold seats on a flight. You often don't know if you're getting on a flight until five minutes before the plane doors close, so it's a little uncertain but a great perk!

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 13h

Condemning a degree that teaches critical thinking and language skills always feels like an effort by people who can't spell, punctuate, or write (or think critically) to elevate ignorance as the norm.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18h

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 13h

It's always a toss up between Aloysius Snuffleupagus and the Yips/Martians...but I'll go with the Yips today.

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 14h

We need alllllllllllllllllllllll the joy right now. I absolutely find myself doing more for myself these days--everything is such a shitshow outside my immediately house-bubble.

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 14h

I swear, Craig's work benefits are the best! I'll keep you posted.

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 14h

it as a form of self care that hurts no one.

Anyway, Craig & I have been talking about where we might try to nonrev in December for Christmas markets, and we're thinking about Paris. Neither of us have been there in December--and it's another chance to hit Mariage Frères and buy bougie tea. 4/4

the eiffel tower is covered in snow and is surrounded by trees

ALT: the eiffel tower is covered in snow and is surrounded by trees

media.tenor.com

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 14h

poor (now pretty solidly middle class, I think), I do what I can to make lots of things feel special or elevated or whatever you want to call it. It's not that I think I'm a temporarily embarrassed millionaire--I just think it's nice to make simple or routine things feel more important. I look at 3/

a woman stands in front of a whiteboard with the words if i had a million dollars written on it

ALT: a woman stands in front of a whiteboard with the words if i had a million dollars written on it

media.tenor.com

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 14h

off the plane at CDG. I drink a lot of tea, and I do like pretending that it's something fancy. I blame growing up poor--it was all battered tea kettles (my mother's was a cheapo tin number in 1970s avocado green) and chipped coffee mugs with prefab, on-sale teabags. As an adult who no longer /2

This morning's tea set up. Both the tea pot (which as you can see needs a better strainer) and the cup and saucer are from T2, which closed up all their US shops a few years ago. They used to have a shop in Boston, and I think these items came from that location.

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 14h

I'm drinking a tea from Mariage Frères this AM. Yeah, I know I can buy it domestically, but we like to pretend it's extra fancy by only buying from the Mariage Frères shop in the Marais in Paris...after having lunch in the tearoom. The photo is from this past February, a few hours after getting 1/

Elder Crone with short blonde hair with a white teacup in her hand and a plate of half eaten food in front of her. The wall behind her is mustard yellow.

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 15h

I💗today's #sotd (see alt text)--at first. It's sweet (that's the pear and cherry blossom, I think) without being juvenile and oversaturated. On dry down, though (which happens pretty quickly), it goes just slightly soft-soapy. I'll save this sample and try it again in a few months. #perfumesky

Hanamizake perfume by J-scent (small vial in my hand). Scent notes--
Top Notes: Ginjo-ka, Pear, Apple, Raspberry, Green Note
Middle Notes: Cherry Blossom, Rose, Muguet
Last Notes: Musk, Cedarwood

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 1d

Damn tootin'!!!!

Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 1d

I nearly fell off the couch when I heard this news the other day. MORE HORROR!

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 1d

Um... in case you didn't get the news yet, Philly is getting its own horror and thriller bookstore. I don't know anything more about it--where it'll be, who owns it, etc. The only thing I do know is that it's called Thrillerdelphia.

a woman with curly hair and a bow in her hair is smiling and making a funny face .

ALT: a woman with curly hair and a bow in her hair is smiling and making a funny face .

media.tenor.com

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Billie Bloebaum @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · 1d

I guess it's Prime Day(s) again, so here are some options if you'd rather not help Jeff Bezos grow even richer. 🧵

First, a couple of Starter Packs of Indie Bookstores to support. (If you are or know of an indie bookstore w/ a Bluesky account that's not listed, let me know.)
go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 1d

I quite like today's #sotd (see alt text). The second I smelled it on my skin, I thought immediately of hunting ripe figs in my trees...within sight of a violet patch. I also get that astringent rhubarb note, too. The violet isn't powdery, which I like. I might upgrade to a full-size. #perfumsky

A small vial of Mancera's Fig Me Up perfume (in my hand). Scent notes--
Head Notes: Mediteranean Fig Leaves, Green Rhubarb, Violet.
Heart Notes: Creamy Fig Milk, Oud & Sandal, Plum, Geranium.
Base Notes: Toffee, Tonka Beans, Tobacco, White Musk.

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 2d

Today I learned that soilpunk as a genre exists. Huh.

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