Who remembers the index cards in the drawers at the library? #BookSky

How to make kid-friendly solar #eclipse viewers

Three Ways to Make a Solar Eclipse Viewer

Safely view a solar eclipse by making and using a pinhole solar eclipse viewer.

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We did à whole anthology about this sort of thing. Two, in fact.. wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/anth...

Grand Admiral Shaun Duke@shaunduke.net · last wk.

Surely we can stop asking whether women of the ancient world ever fought in battles and ponder how many of them did so. It seems like every time we ask the question (Did they?), the answer is usually yes. The more interesting questions: Why? How integrated were they? How frequently?

26hrs remain! Check out Men of the Cloth - Folk Horror Graphic Novel by @paulkane.bsky.social and @quigonjim.bsky.social, published by @hellboundmedia.bsky.social Kickstarter --> www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel...

Men of the Cloth - Folk Horror Graphic Novel

Folk Horror Graphic Novel from Award-winning creators Paul Kane & James Gray - 60 pages, full colour, The Wicker Man & Midsommar vibes

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Curse of the CLockwork Werewolves Part 2: The House of the Mechanical Wolf Written by Mark Adams & Matt Warner Art & Letters by James Gray www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel... Please support & share! #werewolf #darkfantasy #horrorcomics #werewolves #comic #indiecomics #horrorfamily

Clockwork Werewolves #2 - Gothic Steampunk Horror

A group of survivors find themselves trapped in the heart of the Clockwork Werewolves lair, and time is running short... tick... tick..

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Speaking of... residents of North Somerset should respond to the libraries funding consultation currently running. n-somerset.inconsult.uk/connect.ti/L... Three of our smaller regional libraries are at risk of closure, as are services at some of the others.

Carly@nautiluscarly.bsky.social · last yr.

Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.

Can confirm. #librarians #booksky

I haven't been very active on social media this year due to health issues. Still alive though! Hope everyone is doing okay. Tell me something fun or cool from your 2025.

a small white dog is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car and looking out the window .

Alt: A small white dog is sitting in the driver's seat of a car and looking out the window. A second small tan-coloured dog emerges looking like she just woke up from a nap and doesn't feel great about it.

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I would like this comic I drew in 2017 to stop being relevant pleeeaaaaase

Unsolicited writing advice, #17171617: Don't just write. Read books. Watch films. Look at paintings and sculpture. Play games. Go to plays. Listen to music. Think about how these things make you feel. Making art is a two-way stream. To make art, you have to consume art.

Today I used algebra to solve a graphic design problem Be careful out there kids, math will get you when you least expect it

"If a woman fancies that she looks better or feels better in men's clothes, there is no reason why she may not indulge in so harmless a fancy." The illustrated book of manners: a manual of good behavior and polite accomplishments by R. De Valcourt, 1866. archive.org/details/illu...

Bore da a Nadolig Llawen from Nantymeillion! It's damp and not especially festive at the moment, but the chickens are singing happily. Sut dych chi?

It has become something of a tradition for me to share "Christmas Dinner for One" at this time of year. You can read this festive short story on my website. chrisseyharrison.com/christmas-di... Merry Christmas! #shortstory #Romance #meetcute #christmasstories

Short Story: Christmas Dinner for One - Chrissey Harrison

Isabel picks up more than turkey and sprouts shopping for her Christmas dinner. T’was the night before Christmas and after a long shift at the lab, Isabel stalked the supermarket shelves. She looked d...

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“Is it okay for a social media platform to be an echo chamber” back in the day we had websites and websites were generally focused on a single topic and if you were into that topic you would visit that website and if you weren’t into that topic you just didn’t go on that website and it was fine

Learning from the masters.

I have a big ask from our local partner shelter. Beautiful, sweet blind cat Helen has had three approved adopters, but when the time comes to take her home, none of them have showed up. Can we find Helen a loving home at last? She’s been there since she was a baby! www.petfinder.com/cat/helen-71...

Someone ordered a signed copy of my book through my website to be shipped to someone else, and this tiny thing has made my whole damn year 🥰🥰🥰

Season's greetings! #flu

My friends at @hellboundmedia.bsky.social are re-launching an omnibus/collection of their early #MandyTheMonsterHunter comics. "Monsters Under The Bed" Family friendly fantasy horror comic, funding now on #Kickstarter with 3 DAYS TO GO!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel...

"Monsters Under The Bed" Dark Fantasy Trade

Monsters ARE real, they DO hide under the bed and hunt children. Mandy protects kids from the things that lurk in the darkness.

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Wrote 1500 words this morning. I think that earns me a nap. That's how it works, right? #writingcommunity

Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳

I've been taking a little break from my WIP while it's with my beta readers. Today I started working on a new short/novelette with the same characters. It's a fully formed plan of an idea, so I'm hoping to bash out a draft fairly quickly. It's about a haunted bus stop🚏 #amwriting #writingcommunity

It may be the tail end of spooky season but there's still a chance to pick up some spooky and supernatural reads. This collection of 40 titles from indie authors invites you to explore the unusual... books.bookfunnel.com/exploretheun... #Bookpromo #Bookfair #paranormal #ebook #horror

So we can go public now - @rozc.bsky.social and I will be accepting novella submissions for @wtpress.bsky.social early next year. And congrats to @queex.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @dergullen.bsky.social and Juliet Kemp!

Wizard's Tower Press@wtpress.bsky.social · 2y ago

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It may be the tail end of spooky season but there's still a chance to pick up some spooky and supernatural reads. This collection of 40 titles from indie authors invites you to explore the unusual... books.bookfunnel.com/exploretheun... #Bookpromo #Bookfair #paranormal #ebook #horror

Love this. I'm going to call them ickles from now on. Even the really big ones.

Susie Dent@susiedentwords.bsky.social · 2y ago

Etymology of the day: before a tapering piece of hanging ice was called an ‘icicle’ it was an ‘ickle’. In the Middle Ages people decided to add ‘ice’ for extra oomph and (tautologically) called it an ‘ice ickle’, until the two words eventually blended together.

I got nothing done this evening because I had a cat sat on me. Hey, I don't make the rules 🤷‍♀️

You know what would **really** disrupt the publishing industry? Fair contracts and decent pay for authors. No AI training without the creator’s consent. Artists and translators on the cover. No NDAs for ghostwriters.