The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.
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I write things and like to walk in the woods. She/her #uglydogs The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains is OUT NOW!
Some scams are easier to spot than others. That said, we get these semi-regularly and they are only getting more focused and custom-tailored, so be careful writers! And, no, we didn’t reply, but it was super-tempting.
Everyone saying that AI is good for nothing is wrong. It's absolutely revolutionizing the spam and scam market. Micro-targeted scams individually targeting specific people using their exact relationships and anything they've ever posted online, and harder to detect by software than ever before.
I love being married for many many reasons but one of them is that whenever I see someone talking about dating right now I want to die. I'm not built for that. I'm an indoor wife now
IT IS OFFICIALLY BONE BRIDES MONTH, Y’ALL, and there are only 28 more sleeps before my book-baby is out in the world! Who wants to play bingo with me? ^.^
I don't believe gen AI will ever be able to create fiction or art of any real merit. It's just using statistics to remix existing shit. But in the unlikely event that ever happened, I still wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. Human creativity is joy & fulfillment even on the days when it's hard
This is what happens when a director conflates a parable with real-world nuance. No, we don't need to "both sides" this tale because Dickens wrote the story as it was meant to be understood. Scrooge made mistakes and needed a wakeup call. That's it.
The A.V. Club@avclub.com · last wk.The film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray...
While I'm promoing-book one is currently just 99p in ebook in the UK and is still only $2.99 in the US, so there's never been a better time to hop on it!
Reena@reenamccarty.bsky.social · 2w agoLook at thisssss! My beautiful book two cover is live!! 💙📚
So funny watching the media try to write 2000's era Grand Theft Auto Outrage articles now that the whole country is a casino run by murderers.
Dozens of folks in the replies have reported that appointments are opening all over the country, so get those covid vaccines y'all!!! 💓 I know insurance coverage is currently in flux but I will do a "sponsor a vaccine" thread again if we need it after it shakes out!
Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · last wk.Walgreens in Alabama just let me make an appointment for the new covid vaccine for next weekend. Fingers crossed we can get this done!
PMC COVlD Update, Week of Aug 29, 2026 ▪️Outbreaks in 29 states/territories (see Alt) ▪️A projected 13th wave is under way ▪️1 in 95 Americans estimated actively infectious ▪️Peak anticipated around Labor Day THREAD 🧵(1/4)
the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA
It took less than two seasons from "I guess we can watch it if you insist" to this.
T. Stimac@tstimac.bsky.social · 2w agoI want to be on "The Traitors"! I'd be good at it! I like being outside! I'm a heartless psychopath! I would spend the whole time simping for Alan! It would be great! Get at me, NBC!
You can just say "No, shut up." You can. It really is that simple. He can't make you.
MapQuest@mapquest.com · 2w agoWe’re not changing it.
Updated Covid vaccines for the 2026-27 season have been approved by the FDA. Article to come.
While I'm promoing-book one is currently just 99p in ebook in the UK and is still only $2.99 in the US, so there's never been a better time to hop on it!
Reena@reenamccarty.bsky.social · 2w agoLook at thisssss! My beautiful book two cover is live!! 💙📚
This is the best book I've read this year and it has EVERYTHING: Union negotiations, a fake dating plot, and - most importantly - the Big Cow.
Reena@reenamccarty.bsky.social · 2w agoYou could even preorder if you're really feeling wild!
Dolly Parton was not a billionaire, because multi-millionaires who are good people like her never get past that last finish line. Not when there are kids who need books to read and sick people who need vaccines.
Mo Ryan@moryan.bsky.social · 2w agoevery billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸
The US has built a mythology internally that relies on the entire world to sustain, but to admit this would be to shatter the narrative we have that We Are The Greatest and The Rest Of the World Needs Us And Sometimes We Deign To Help Them.
Karen K. Ho@karenho.bsky.social · 2w agodo you think Americans understand how essential Canadian potash is for growing stuff or how much they rely on Canadian hydroelectricity and oil yet or no
Q: What is the absolute, #1 best thing you can do to support an author and help their ability to publish more books? A: PREORDER THEIR BOOK! 🧵
What is the difference between "visited" and "stayed a while", I wonder? I did have to make a hard call on Arizona, which I did visit but like. As an infant. Anyway, I need to travel more. I have no proof anything east of the Custer battlefield even exists.
United States: where I've been
Fill in your own version and see where the two of you disagree.
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Marley Rose-Teter ~ preorder THE BONE BRIDES!@marleyroseteter.bsky.social · 2w agoThis was fun! I made a personal decision not to count airports as having "passed through" (mostly because I can't remember them all). I'd love to see more of the country! I've only been to...chunks of it. whereidlive.com/s/694ak2xh
here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs.
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2w agonot only that, they are demanding that they not be called racist when they are observed to be signing up to support the racist
A fun little game! We showed our loved ones each other's book covers, titles removed...and had them guess what the titles were, based on cover image alone! 😂 Featuring @viathewordwitch.bsky.social @kargyres.bsky.social @ryantpozzi.bsky.social @reenamccarty.bsky.social @gwenythreitz.bsky.social
Boy do I deeply hate understanding this post
Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com · 3w agoOH! She’s a Snapewife but for Trump!
I love how the way our economy works is Moderna announces "so yeah we might have just cured cancer" and their stock price rockets to a third of Tesla, the people who make vehicles that explode
🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/