I don't know about you, but I'd feel a lot better if we were sitting in a quiet and mossy forest, having a lively book club meeting with distinguished talking animals and other wild folk of the wood.

Our first #StetChat is Wednesday, June 3 from 4–5 p.m. ET / 1–2 p.m. PT. Join us for our #StetChat about #LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language! #amediting #edibuddies #editorsky #lgbtqeditor #inclusivelanguage #freelanceeditor

I’ve started inviting my older kids to hang out as I’m editing. I try to narrate the decisions I’m making. How to recast a sentence, why I reject spell check suggestions, things I leave in place to honor the author’s voice. I badly want them to think of writing and editing as a human art…

Get into a good book this long weekend?! Turn off the news 🗞️ #HappyCaturday 📚🐈‍⬛📚 What are you reading? 📖

Don't allow anyone to tell you that spending a rainy day reading books and eating pastries "doesn't classify" as self-care.

My old person hill to die on is you need to say “hello” and “thank you” to people working in any service industry. Treat people like people, you have to

"Never forget, human, your primary job is 'couch'"

When mom is yelling "SHEATEALLTHECATNIP" but my name's Jinx and now I can hear colors.

I mean, think about it, OK? Could be a beautiful world.

The Whimsical Muse@whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It may not solve all of the world’s problems, but I think we can all agree that having more bakeries, libraries, museums, and bookstores would be an important first step.

"Kittey Spreads the Word" Art by Greg Stones #MenWithCats

this is the ideal car body. you may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

Not a great picture, but the Purple Martins are back!

Once again I say: To be loved is to be changed. And slightly moistened.

Fishtopher and Friends@fishtopher.bsky.social · 4mo ago

L is for the way you lick at me

Not a great picture, but the Purple Martins are back!

Bees only go with a rooftop garden, lilacs, and a cello. I said what I said. The prompt is hive.

What a privilege it is to have a little less room in the bed because a tiny creature thinks it's the safest place to sleep at night.

“What happened to the sisters who worked at the monasteries when Henry VIII purged the Catholic churches? This is a vivid story of starvation, homelessness, and fear for their lives because a King wanted way more than his share.” http://mybook.to/sistersofarden #Histfic

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#StetChat@stetchat.com · 4mo ago

Introducing #StetChat, an hourlong live conversation on Bluesky for the #editing community. Each chat focuses on a specific editing-related topic. We encourage all #editors to chime in and share their insights and ideas. Let’s #StetChat! 🗣️ #editorsky #amediting #edibuddies #freelanceeditor

Join our upcoming #StetChats live at 4–5 p.m. ET / 1–2 p.m. PT here on Bluesky! 📆 June 3, 2026: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language 📆 June 17, 2026: Red Flag Roulette 📆 July 1, 2026: Managing Distractions! 📆 July 15, 2026: The Value of Editing Put #StetChat on your calendars so you don't miss it!

I'm really hoping that #StetChat will encourage more editors to come to Bluesky, and for existing users to use the platform more frequently for publishing-related content.

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 4mo ago

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Y'all think I'm playing. This is a chicken account. Shot poorly through a glass door I need to clean. Chickens eating grandma's flowers.

Please enjoy this sparrow with a beak full of nesting fluff (maybe from a rabbit?) who looks like she's got a giant Dr Robotnik mustache #birds

I don’t necessarily *recommend* taking two flights and three trains in your first 24 hours of travel, but it does have a way of immediately removing you from normal life and all its stress and into a world that is much more fun once you figure it out anyways the isle of skye is tremendous

Jynx bids you a happy Faceplant Tuesday!

If you don’t want to read Agatha Christie together by candlelight in a humble cottage in the Scottish Highlands during a thunderstorm whilst sharing tea and scones, then please don’t tell me you’re “open to trying new things."

Meet BIG RED 🧡 Former street tomcat turned giant cuddle bug. This squishy-faced sweetheart loves being held like a baby, cuddling with cats and lounging beside his people. After years of surviving outside, he’s finally ready for the soft, spoiled life he deserves. 🐾

Donald Trump’s foreign policy is an unmitigated disaster. The world feels less safe now.

Fellow fogey and I chatting this morning about how we both understood, as younger men, how fogies see the world ending, because theirs literally is. But today, we agreed, we’re in a uniquely different situation, as it just might actually BE ending.