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She/Her, YA Fantasy author with too much to do, and too many cats that want to help. My newest book, TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER, is out now: http://bit.ly/2BGEtDk

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The Official Tamora Pierce @tamorapierce.bsky.social · 6d

I am in AWE! Please give this wonderful artist a follow. She drew Sandry straight from my heart.

🐯 Jack! 🐯 @jaspinplanet.bsky.social · 10d

Sandry's Book- A light in the dark 🧵🎇

#kidlitart #middlegradeillustration

a blonde girl, Sandrilene Fa Toren, site in a dark storeroom, surrounded by wooden crates and sacks. The only light is coming from three threads that glow as she braids them. She has a slightly haggard appearance and a dejected expression on her face.

In the Palace of Black Swans, Zakdin, capital of Hatar: Blue eyes wide, Lady Sandrilene fa Toren watched her near-empty oil lamp. Her small mouth quivered as the flame at the end of the wick danced and shrank, throwing grim shadows on the barrels of food and water that shared her prison. When that flame was gone, she would be without light in this windowless storeroom.

"I'll go crazy," she said flatly. "When they come to rescue me, I'll be raving mad." She refused to admit that, with this room locked from the outside and hidden by magic, a rescue was hopeless.

"I'll draw the mob away from here, far away," Pirisi had whispered through the keyhole, speaking in her native Tradertalk. "You'll be safe until the smallpox has run its course. Then I'll return for you." But her nurse had never returned.
"If only I could catch it in something!" she cried. "Like Trader-wizards catch the winds in their nets"

"A net is string," she interrupted herself. "And string is thread."

She had thread in the workbasket she had grabbed when Pirisi dragged her from her room. The basket's contents had kept her from giving up completely before this, as she embroidered until her eyes refused to focus.

"Uvumi," Sandry whispered in Tradertalk. She straightened the threads, one on each side, one in her lap. Closing her eyes, she found that she was much calmer when she couldn't see her work or the lamp. She didn't really need to see, to do something as easy as a braid. In her mind, her threads gleamed brightly. They called specks of light from all around her and tangled them in their strands.

The flickering lamp went out; she opened her eyes. The wick was dead and black. Through and around her braid, light shone steadily, filling the room with a soft, pearly glow.

"Did I know I could do that?" she whispered.

The braid-light wavered.

"All right," she said, gathering the threads once more. "But I have to sleep, you know." She wiped her eyes on her sleeve.

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Dual Wield Studio @dualwieldstudio.bsky.social · 1d

There’s loads of behind the scenes work that goes into developing any product from scratch, and the Sacred Blood Capsule Collection sweater by @kevinjaystanton.bsky.social - available on 10/10 at 10AM PT - is no exception. Follow along to see how it was brought to life! ⬇️

A model wearing the Sacred Blood Capsule Collection sweater, holding a spear in the woods.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 1d

PRAY FOR DOLLY PARTON ❤️‍🩹

Freida Parton, sister of Dolly Parton, asks for prayers for Dolly’s health. She says with prayers she know Dolly is going to be just fine.

We all love you, Dolly! Praying 💛

people.com/dolly-parton-sister-was-up-all-night-praying-for-singer-amid-health-struggles-11826073

A happy Dolly Parton reads books aloud to happy kids

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1d

The horror

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Owls in Towels @owlsintowels.org · 1d

8th of Owltober!

A "full-of-sass" Great Horned Owl rescued from barbed-wire fencing by Raptor Education Group Inc. is now "in her flight recovery period with the help of many wonderful people."
Want to donate? raptoreducationgroup.org/support Source fb.com/121917573357... #owlsintowels #owltober💛🦉

A Great Horned Owl is wrapped in a sky blue towel in a grassy outdoor setting. Her danger mittens overhang the edge of the towel, with feathers concealing her sharp talons. The towel, and owl within, is held by a rescuer wearing a dark mossy green shirt. In the daylight the owl's pupils are narrow within their golden yellow irises, and combined with an angular brow gives her a look of intense enmity at the situation. Total mood.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 21h

Englebert. (From my book, Cauldron, which you can find here: buff.ly/TY9g8aW

#gif #enchantedtoad #watercolour #painting #creatureart

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 1d

Any trans person who begins their transition today is exhibiting more courage than most people will in their entire lives.

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Marguerite/Peg Turley @margueriteturl2.bsky.social · 1d

I love these tiny chalcid wasps! They’re so cute and shiny! #insects

Tiny bright green wasp on the underneath of a branch with leaves

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Elisabeth Alba @elisabethalba.bsky.social · 17h

Are you a cat person or dog person?

Now that cozy season is here, I'm once again sharing these fun tapestry blankets of my artwork! 100% cotton, woven by jacquard loom in the USA. Hang them on the wall, or throw them over the couch!

You can grab one at www.albaillustration.com/original-art...

Tapestry blanket featuring the illustration of a border collie dog laying in front of the fireplace. There is a cozy couch nearby, witchy boots warming in front of the fire, broomsticks, books, and plants nearby.

Tapestry blanket featuring an illustration of a black cat sitting on a desk, about to knock over a bottle of ink. The cat is surrounded by witchy/magic objects - spellbooks, crystals, candles, pumpkins, a broomstick, chalice, and magic mirror, etc.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1d

Common grackle presents a gorgeous profile
#birds 🌿

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Owls in Towels @owlsintowels.org · 2d

6th of Owltober!

Olaf was missing some feathers that affected his ability to fly well enough to catch prey in the wild so became an ambassador at World Bird Sanctuary. Want to donate to WBS? worldbirdsanctuary.org/ways-to-give/ Source: fb.com/120623111273... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

Olaf the Northern Saw-Whet Owl is wrapped in baby blue cloth that's styled like a head scarf. According to the uploader Paige Bucalo this makes him look like a babushka. His golden-yellow eyes are piercing, pupils wide, and feathers fluffy. What a cutie.

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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 2d

Citadel and storm

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 2d

This thread is what social media is for.

Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 2d

Now that I've made gifs work, I may bombard you with ones I've made... sorry.
This is a tree dragon from my second Strangehollow book, Secrets Of Strangehollow. Love this little guy. #dragon #gif #animated #animation #watercolour #painting #artbook

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Mark Russell @manruss.bsky.social · 5d

“How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?!”

“Let me introduce you to our frog.”

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TexasBirder @texasbirder.bsky.social · 3d

When the Baltimore Orioles are migrating through our area, I try to put out some orange halves for them. I think they enjoy them. #Birds #CorpusChristiTx

Male Baltimore Oriole perched on an orange and taking some bites.

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Marguerite/Peg Turley @margueriteturl2.bsky.social · 3d

I still have 2 red breasted nuthatches in the yard, I love these little beep beeps!!

Red breasted nuthatch cleaning out a spot in a tree for a seed

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 3d

Everybody thinks they're a photography expert now. I put my camera down for a minute and this mantis has to go and change my settings on me.

At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica

#invertebrates #mantids #insects

A brown praying mantis clings to the body of a black Panasonic camera, its front legs raised near the control dial.

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Elisabeth Alba @elisabethalba.bsky.social · 7d

October is here! Caw, caw! 🍂

Painting of a crow on the branch of a tree with yellow leaves, beak open cawing. Red autumn mountains in the background and blue sky.

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Black monster 👺 books to read this October #booksky #blackbooksky

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🐯 Jack! 🐯 @jaspinplanet.bsky.social · 22d

The sketches got the ball rolling in my brain, I'm gonna be drawing scenes from Circle of Magic as a personal project! (Similar to my junior thesis at SVA.)

To that end, I wanted to put together some character introductions to refer back to as this goes on.
🧵⬇️

Text: The characters of Circle of Magic
Characters pictured, from left to Right:
-Briar, a boy with tanned skin & short curly hair. His pants are smudged with dirt from working in the garden with his teacher, Rosethorn
-Tris, a chubby girl with pale skin, glasses, and a lion's mane of red hair. She's wearing a hand-me-down blue dress and carrying a thick book
-Daja, a dark skinned girl wearing her hair in a number of short braids. She is carrying a wooden staff capped with bronze, and is wearing all red— a symbol of mourning in trader culture.
-Sandry, a pale skinned girl wearing her blonde hair in two braids. She is also in mourning, wearing all black.

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🐯 Jack! 🐯 @jaspinplanet.bsky.social · 10d

this is part of my Circle of Magic fanart series, celebrating the Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce! You can read a little more about Sandry here:

bsky.app/profile/jasp...

🐯 Jack! 🐯 @jaspinplanet.bsky.social · 22d

Character Bios!

Character art:
Briar, a boy with tanned skin & short curly hair. His pants are smudged with dirt from working in the garden with his teacher, Rosethorn

Text:
Briar: A former thief and gang member, Briar was about to be sentenced to a life of hard labor when Niko found him. The streets are hard to leave behind, and He's still learning to put down roots instead of fighting for survival. Briar has a magical connection with the plants around him, a connection deepened by steady consistent care. As he starts to care for his plant friends, he slowly but surely begins to care for the human friends he's made, too.

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Character art:
Tris, a chubby girl with pale skin, glasses, and a lion's mane of red hair. She's wearing a hand-me-down blue dress and carrying a thick book

Text:
Whenever Tris's temper flared up, things happened. Hail, rain, even lightning sprang to her defense, putting those who anger her in danger! This led to her being passed from one relative to another, finally ending up at Winding circle as her last chance. Now that she's settling in, Tris is learning to control her emotions, and harnessing the forces of nature she draws her magical power from.

Character art:
Daja, a dark skinned girl wearing her hair in a number of short braids. She is carrying a wooden staff capped with bronze, and is wearing all red— a symbol of mourning in trader culture.

Text:
Daja is the sole survivor of the shipwreck of the Trader's Third Ship Kisubo, with her bad luck branding her a Trangshi. In Trader culture, Trangshi are a symbol of utmost bad luck, a danger to everyone around them. After being excommunicated from Trader society and coming to Winding Circle, Daja feels caught between two worlds; Caught between her growing power as a smith mage, and the culture she grew up in othering those who create.

Character art:
Sandry, a pale skinned girl wearing her blonde hair in two braids. She is also in mourning, wearing all black.

Text:
When a smallpox outbreak hit the island her family was visiting, Sandry’s world was turned upside down. Locked in a dark storeroom as riots raged outside, the only light she had came from thread that glowed as she braided it. After being found and brought to Winding Circle, Sandry’s grown fiercely protective of her new family. Her power comes from weaving, be it cotton thread, wool fibers, or pure magic!

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The Official Tamora Pierce @tamorapierce.bsky.social · 6d

I am in AWE! Please give this wonderful artist a follow. She drew Sandry straight from my heart.

🐯 Jack! 🐯 @jaspinplanet.bsky.social · 10d

Sandry's Book- A light in the dark 🧵🎇

#kidlitart #middlegradeillustration

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Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social · 7d

22 years ago my first book was published.
I was certain it would also be my last, since I didn't know if I could write another one. Snort!

#scholastic #MillicentMin #KidLit #booksbooksbooks #MiddleGrade

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Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social · 7d

Mischievous cat image

Me reading what I wrote 2 years ago:
Clearly I was young and immature when I wrote this

Mischievous cat image

Me reading what I wrote 10 minutes ago:
Clearly I was young and immature when I wrote this

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