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Cat Kimbriel

@catkimbriel.bsky.social

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Writer (mostly SFFH) navigating Life, Interrupted. Avatar by Ethan Kocak. My sunset photo. Lead with kindness. 😷 https://linktr.ee/dragonrain33 Most current pubs https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc_author/katharine-eliska-kimbriel/

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · Sep 14

I ended up on a SFFH writer’s list and so I say, welcome! To all who decided to drop by. You may not decide to stay, but I’ll tell you that polite unfollows are all part of social media. If BSky is your staying light place, no harm, no foul.

Just remember—we can mute words here. 1/

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Sagittarius A* @sagastar.bsky.social · 6h

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still a banger, 15 years later.

janik "how would you like this wrapped" internet speech control

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 5h

Wow, that many?

Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah, I learned Critz Technique as one of my things I could donate to a compound. Easy to teach fixing basic injuries. Among other things.

But the weirdness. . . . (My gen had its weirdnesses. But we had some normal prepping, too.)

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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 5h

I will always share the GoFundMes of people in the creative and gaming spaces. ALWAYS.

Because someday, it will be me doing this.

Bull @bulldrek.bsky.social · 14h

My power just got shut off. 😞 Need a lot of help, ASAP. Setting up a Gofundme for a lomger term solution. 😞

gofund.me/120ac4276

Donate to Emergency Electric Reconnection, organized by Steven 'Bull' Ratkovich

My name is Steven "Bull" Ratkovich, and I'm disabled and unable to work. My di… Steven 'Bull' Ratkovich needs your support for Emergency Electric Reconnection

gofund.me

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 5h

Thank dog. Maybe you can find some nasty tasting paint that isn't deadly? They really like my pine fence railing and caps. And the stain. (Salt, maybe.) Don't touch the cedar pillars.

Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, hell, that's right, you're arguing with young GOPers.

After the latest revelations, they are going to need to form a new conservative party. This one was just staked.

Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 5h

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 5h

AAAAARRRGGGHH. Damn I hate that!

Hope you can get a stop to this.

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 5h

I don't care how good she is. (She's been good, I'm hearing.)

She's 78. Even for folks in good health, that can change quickly depending on genetics & such. Mills needs to take a victory lap & accept Elder status. (There's lots of work for her talents. But the Senate is Old. We need to ⬇️ that.)

Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 10h

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(This is my "Sure. . . " expression)

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 10h

Sigh. I understand someone my age not knowing that, but how would someone younger see that and not wonder? No curiosity? Argh!

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 10h

I remember you built a couple of nice sites I saw.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 1d

I’m telling you, they’re velociraptors.

SoCal Leslie @socalleslie.bsky.social · 1d

Roadrunner on a post. I have no idea what he was looking at . 🪶

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 12h

Nothing is right--I think I got the right link to the right cover for the cooperative today, but that's about it.

The gf brownie a friend made was good, tho.

Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 12h

Meecies Pieces?

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 12h

Of course she did.

ARGH

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 12h

Is it the usual evil brain fog, or has the ^^$#$@$%%^ crap in the wildfire smoke from the south reached you, too?

Anything else in the house sound remotely interesting, in the food division?

I've managed cheese rolls, tomatillo sauce, and a gf brownie. Plus coffee+A2 cream. :(

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 13h

Do we have a new joke list in the mix?

Tried to reply to someone's post & was asked "Are you writing in Abkhazian?" With the default answer being Yes.

@ebharrington.bsky.social, this happened on one of your latest posts. But not everyone I've communicated with today.

Anyone know? Google's mum.

Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 13h

This is a test. . . . ah.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 22h

Genuinely delighted to say I'll be guest of honor, along with the fantastic Adrian Tchaikovsky (@aptshadow.bsky.social), at Octocon (@octocon.bsky.social), the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, in Cork, Ireland over October 3-4, 2026! I hope to see some (many!) of you there!

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Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social · 14h

These are the classes I have coming out in the Jan-April timeframe - www.patreon.com/posts/classe...

Classes for Next Year | Cat Rambo

Get more from Cat Rambo on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 13h

Well, that's an oops.

Anything interesting or rewarding about the mistake? Or was this a total "nope." ?

Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 14h

I can't go to Boot Would-be Kings. I can't without a respirator, & dying Saturday is useless to our ongoing work to retake democracy.

So--Basic reminders. "If cans"

TURN OFF BIOMETRICS
Leave cell @ home
Have 📱off & in Faraday bag
Take a burner only
AND
Tear Gas = abortion
Bad lungs? 👎 No go.

Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 14h

Hey, my friend @patriceauthor.bsky.social's latest is THE TART'S FINAL NOEL, now at #BookViewCafe.

Murders & mayhem! Complications & suspects abound! A twist-filled #Regency mystery, perfect for fans of #QuirkyCharacters, #CozyVillageWhodunits &
#Slow-burnRomance.

bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

BVC Announces The Tart's Final Noel by Patricia Rice

The Tart's Final Noel Gravesyde Village Mysteries #3 Patricia Rice Murder and mayhem threaten a village's much-anticipated Christmas celebration. Rafe R

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Longtail News @longtail.news · Sep 3

Feed: "The Word Wenches"
By: Patricia Rice on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Regency Carriages and Other Historical Misconceptions

Pat here. There are days when I’m quite certain no one, other than our few brilliant history experts here, cares about historical accuracy. It doesn’t matter. I have an obsession with trying to be as correct as possible without time travel, even if there are only three people in the world who notice. Let us call it a need to educate and not obsession. OK, that’s an obsession too! But I completely understand how tempting it is to make up my own little fantasy world and let my people go. And to a certain extent, I do exactly that. My ... Read more

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