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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 1d

Edinburgh, the isle of May, and St. Andrews.

J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 2d

I’d love to be there.

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 2d

My wife noted that I mostly post photos of the sky here on this app. This is true. Here are some more!

A photo of Edinburgh as seen from Edinburgh castle on a bright day in July.

Two cliffs covered in green grass and moss with the sea and grey sky beyond them on the isle of May in Scotland.

The ruins of a cathedral as seen from the ruins of a castle with a sunny blue sky and sea at St Andrew’s in Scotland.

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 2d

The colors are bursting through the growing season. Bees and birds are constant visitors. My little strip of land in the city is always active with color and movement. Hands down, the best trade I ever made.

Scarlet red flowers blooming in tall stalks.

A bee covered with pollen hangs on a stamen inside a blooming swamp rose mallow flower.

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 2d

The results have been spectacular. Blooms from early spring through October. Coneflowers and Beebalm. Butterfly weed and goldenrod.

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 2d

Two years ago a friend was scammed by a fraudulent business which left her without a wedding photographer. I stepped in and photographed her wedding, and in return she used her horticultural skills to design and plant a garden in the back strip of my house in West Philly.

Clusters of purple asters blooming in a garden.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 2d

My wife brought home a sticker book and we were surprised to find a picture of me inside:

A sticker of a toad in a tutu on pointe, juggling balls and knives.

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 2d

This is very relatable for me.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 3d

Me and @jrblackwell.bsky.social had so much fun being Elvira and Harley Quinn for this! Give it a listen!

Evira and Harley Quinn, by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 16d

Just thinking about the guy who said DC would *never* let me write Superman and Batman.

A panel from GALAXY: AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN by Jadzia Axelrod, Rye Hickman and Jodie Troutman, featuring Superman.

A panel from HAWKGIRL: ONCE UPON A GALAXY by Jadzia Axelrod, Amancay Nahuelpan, Adriano Lucas, Alex Guimarães, Carrie Strachan, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, featuring Batman.

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 20d

Most of the photography I do these days is related to nature. Flowers and wildlife are my models and landscapes are my settings. It’s tough to carve out time for art between work and parenthood. I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to get back to it someday, or find time once a year to create.

A reservoir with a wooden boardwalk surrounded by trees on a sunny day in Philadelphia.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 25d

GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR, currently banned by the Department of Defense.

GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR by Jadzia Axelrod, Vash Taylor and Ariana Maher

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 25d

As someone who knows you well I find this question to be wild. You spoke politics directly to city council. You’ve been on television advocating for queer families. I mean, your book is banned by the doj! If that’s not political talk I don’t know what is.

Philadelphia city hall council meeting where Jadzia Axelrod is sitting at a table talking to city council members advocating for protection for trans people.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 25d

All this talk of THE VOICE OF FREE PLANET X reminded me of the time @tkingfisher.com and @productivityalchemy.com were on as part of a crossover with their podcast THE HIDDEN ALMANAC. That was a fun episode! planetx.libsyn.com/episode-13-w...

The Voice of Free Planet X : Episode 13: Welcome To The Hidden Almanac

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 26d

if queer readers all drop off suddenly but they were only buying queer books to begin with, all publishers see is that queer books suddenly aren't selling. please know that their response to this will never be anything but deciding queer books aren't worthwhile haha

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 29d

Oddly, you are the person who, when I heard this, I most wanted to tell.

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · 29d

I know some incredibly hot gossip and I CANNOT TELL ANYONE!

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J.R. Blackwell @jrblackwell.bsky.social · Sep 6

Article: If you fold your pillow and it takes time to spring back into shape, it’s probably time for a new pillow.

Me: Folds my pillow into an origami swan.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · Sep 1

In an effort to get my child to get back into bed, I asked her if she wanted to be tucked in by Monsieur Momengraff, who comes into your room on tiptoes and says "sshhh!" and "No no, iz no time for the speaking. Iz time for the beddy-byes" before tucking you in and throwing a cream pie in your face.