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Kristin Pratt

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UNC c/o 2007. Am a great reader and take pleasure in many things (sports, books, Disney). Opinions are my own. She/her.

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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · Dec 10

I’ve been really enjoying the #ArtAdventCalendar on here and I wanna share the art pieces that have really spoken to me this year and that have made my home and work space brighter, so here’s my #12DaysofArtmas 🧵:)

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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 1h

This was the smile I needed today, thank you! 🎃

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Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social · 1h

Top: a red panda hesitates to carve a jack o lantern. Hedgehog asks “are you going to carve that pumpkin?” Red panda replies “I dunno. I feel kinda bad stabbing it in the face.” Bottom: red panda and pumpkin cuddle under a blanket with hot cocoa and a spooky book. Panda has drawn a happy face onto the pumpkin with a sharpie.

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 4h

We've had a lot of responses to our upcoming indie SFF event in November, but we'll always take more! If you're an indie SFF author or reader and would like to get involved, our sign up sheet is closing October 15th!

Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 7d

We've got a big announcement to make! For the entire month of November, we're going to be hosting an event celebrating indie and self-published SFF authors that we're calling... A Month of Rain and Reads!

But we'd like YOU to get involved! Find out more:
www.readindiefantasy.com/announcing-a...

A banner image showing a planner with autumnal decorations and stickers along with calligraphy spelling out A Month of Rain and Reads. There is a stack of indie books in the background and a cup of coffee.

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 5h

Suddenly, I noticed a faint smell of tuna. I looked over at my office partner, Dr. Hunt. She was grinning by the machine she'd built.

"It works!"

"Nice," I said. "What is it?"

"What you smell is the ghost of tuna!"

I felt something brush against my leg. The office filled with ghostly purring.

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 7h

ooohh yeah very groovy

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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 5h

Boosting! #SciArt #Spacetober #SpaceArt

Cathrin Machin Space Art @cathrinmachin.bsky.social · 6h

Can you help?… I’m trying to find my people

I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you

Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?

If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art

Woman standing next to large artwork on an easel. The painting is of a wormhole with gravitational lensing that shows stars and galaxies are warped around a central point.

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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 6h

Here's how they look all finished! 🔥

a ceramic plate with a tortoiseshell cat surrounded by brown oak leaves

a ceramic plate with a calico cat surrounded by brown oak leaves

a ceramic plate with a black cat surrounded by brown oak leaves

a ceramic plate with a fox surrounded by brown and orange oak leaves

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 6h

OK, I already boosted @marissalingen.bsky.social's own post about her new story, but I just have to add, now that I've read it - oh, this is LOVELY: kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

Such a funny, sweet gift of a story about grandmothers and granddaughters. I loved it and will definitely re-read!

“What a Big Heart You Have” by Marissa Lingen

kaleidotrope.net

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 17h

this is very, very good.

“…. aesthetics are not the sole determinant of value. A city does not need to be all cherry blossoms and street fairs to be worth protecting. No protest—no gathering of human beings in general—is going to be monolithically well-behaved.”

Brooke Jackson-Glidden @jacksonglidden.bsky.social · 18h

In the words of Detox, I’ve had it, officially.

If Portland Is a ‘War Zone,’ It’s Not Because of Portlanders

No, Portlanders aren’t “living in hell.” But even if we were, it wouldn’t justify a military takeover.

www.pdxmonthly.com

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 15h

A man prayed to God, "Please God, teach me how to be more patient!"

And so God created the kitten.

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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 23h

Oh no!

Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 23h

That’s so awful, I’m sorry! I hope it’s fixed quickly and you all are reimbursed! Only happened to me once, a therapist charging a full hour when it was like a half hour. Luckily she agreed it was keyed wrong, but it still felt like it too forever for the paperwork to go through.

Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 23h

One day I wish to be this cosy

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 1d

This is Boksil. She is reaching levels of cozy previously unheard of. 12/10 a trailblazer (IG: with_bokdanji)

a small cream colored dog stares up at us. this is Boksil, swaddled in a grey robe, and tucked underneath a thick blanket on a bed. her little paws poke out of the robe's sleeves, and her toe beans are in full view. her tiny pink tongue mlems from her grinning mouth.

a higher angle of Boksil. a small yellow pillow rests beside her for scale, and her eyes are closed peacefully as she rests swaddled under a white blanket, looking very cozy.

Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 23h

Look at all the colors!

Cathrin Machin Space Art @cathrinmachin.bsky.social · 1d

Processing Astro data is like artwork… eventually you develop your own personal style…

Mine is a bit like being punched the face by a rainbow. 😂

😂 look, Life can be incredibly stressful at times so it’s nice to have a pop of colour to bring a bit of joy to life.

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Dayna @whimsycalling.bsky.social · 1d

Every spooky season I make Cattycorns (cat candycorn). Well this year I'm going big. The tiny one is the size I've done in the past for comparison. This big chonk will be available for preorder this Friday on my website
Whimsycalling.com

#cattycorn #candycorn #catlover #cutehalloween #spookyart

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Kendall Goode @kendallgoode.com · Mar 7

As always, I'm available and interested in drawing comic covers! I'd love the opportunity, as I have only done a few in my 10 years of drawing comics. More on my website here: tinyurl.com/2vxznywf

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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 1d

Super cool cover design!

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 1d

prologue and first chapter are up now! meet the protagonist of my epic fantasy: the saddest grad student on earth 😂

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all lady knights, anxious historians, and those doomed by the narrative...

Reactor is THRILLED to be hosting a serialization of The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social!! Join us every Tuesday through October 28th for an extended preview, starting today!

reactormag.com/excerpts-the...

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow: Prologue and Chapter 1 - Reactor

The lady-knight whose legend built a nation, and the cowardly historian sent through time to ensure she plays her part…

reactormag.com

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d

This is what they've done.

Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of attention has been paid to overseas aid cut by the Trump administration, but this brilliant piece of visual data journalism illustrates the devastating cuts to food banks here at home: 94 million pounds of food that were never delivered projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...