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Swashbuckler and worldbuilder. Creator of relatable heroes and punchable villains. Hobby cook with a robot baker. She/Her with a Twist.
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New game show just dropped.

Hello! My brilliant mixologist bestie opened his very own bar 🥳🤩Only queer black-owned bar in all of Brooklyn. Visit Grace & Ruby’s if you’re in the area and want awesome cocktails.

A lot of people shocked that there's not consensus over the salute must not know that this is what racism usually feels like

Once upon a time. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/n...

Sending out the call again because I am now in desperate need of middle grade and sci-fi/fantasy YA books! 🙏 Oh, and graphic novels and (middle/HS appropriate) manga! Please boost so we can reach as many folks as possible! ❤️‍🩹📚

Disclaimer that I don’t know how true this is. But if it is, useful to keep in mind for your gofundmes

Glorious.

If your home or business was damaged or destroyed in a wildfire, California Insurance Commissioner Richard Lara says don't sign anything right away. Here's what you need to know:

“Built like a casino” is so accurate that I had to share.

Riveting and important.

The Advent-ure so far.

The Advent-ure continues.

Before any situation that might involve cop interaction, TURN OFF YOUR PHONE. Phones require physical passwords to unlock on first boot after power down; cops can’t force you to unlock with biometrics when that happens.

If you see this, post a dino.

Reminder: you don’t have to be good at something to enjoy it, you don’t have to get better at it, you don’t have to monetize it, and it doesn’t have to be useful.

The Advent-ure begins.

If you haven’t watched City of Ghosts what are you waiting for?

Because sometimes the sobering is not thorough enough.

listen to butt praxis

What are the words that you mispronounced in your head when you read them long before you heard them? Mine are Anathema and Superfluous. I still prefer to say Soup- ur-floo-iss conversationally.

Two recommended follows in one!

I will follow the insane food science threads if Seamus Blackley anywhere.

The philosopher Viktor Frankl said, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Buddhists have a name for that space: the sacred pause.

Santa in carbonite was so delightful, it deserved its own skeet!

newskies, some culture notes: don't be a jerk don't quote-skeet to dunk on ppl don't do stuff for clout / clicks don't argue with dinguses, just mute/block/report (this is NOT a nazi bar) amplify good folks cheer ppl on we're glad to cheer you & your work on you are not a brand be a human being

If you’re new to Bluesky, this is a really helpful thread that explains how to use this platform:

Are we not calling these “flutters”? This is fluttering. I just fluttered a thing. A long or viral thread would be a clusterflutt.

Never ever never not Umbrella-Ella-ella

Aw, look at my naive little post from last year. I mean I wasn’t *wrong…*

Welcome to BlueSky all you Newcomers. Let’s hit that tipping point that makes this the place to be!

This site is not for warriors.

Today is my father’s Name Day. This is a tradition where you get a fuss on the saint’s day that shares your name. Birthdays are just for immediate family. It makes so much sense as a tradition, since acquaintances don’t need to know your birthdate to kindly celebrate you.