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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 5h

I’m excited about sharing this book (published today!) with you. It contains so many of my favourite things: untrustworthy fairies, battling dragons, shapeshifting magic & strong clever girls who defeat their own monsters. And amazing art by @elisecillustration.com #Celtictales #storytelling #kidlit

a hardback book laid flat on a wooden table. The title of the book, in shiny green foil in the centre of the cover, is Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales, and two names at the bottom left are: Lari Don and Elise Carmichael. The cover art is a black horse with wild mane and sharp teeth leaping across the top, a seal wearing a pointy gold crown swimming at the bottom, and a wave of blue and white curving up the left side of the cover, linking them. There is a subtitle in smaller font reading: Magical Stories from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 6h

The movie was incredible. But the experience of watching it was rather ruined at the start.

Not to be a "Karen"... but I feel nothing but contempt for these theatres that have ONE job: to provide a seat and a dark room. Can't even do that. Pathetic. 3/3

Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 6h

In time, the lights turned off, and, mercifully, the audio turned up. The movie did not restart despite all of these various mishaps. Just continued to play like nothing had happened. Everyone in the theatre laughed and applauded as we patiently waited for these various flubs to be corrected... 2/3

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 6h

The moment the movie started, the curtains drew over the screen. It stayed that way for about 3 minutes as the movie played on, audio very low. The lights stayed on. Then, very slowly, the curtains drew back. Lights continued to stay on, and the sound was still low for about 5 more minutes...1/3

Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 10h

Seated... ⛈️⚡️🔩

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 10h

Seated... ⛈️⚡️🔩

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 11h

I have consumed dangerous levels of sodium and my ears are ringing 😐

Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 12h

Currently in the loudest Italian restaurant on earth, pretending to have a good time.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 11h

If you would like to learn more about Flanders's witches, something witchy has appeared on Kickstarter! 🌙 Consider aiding us in spreading these tales across the four winds.
It means the whole world to us!

kck.st/492NqKt

The Witch's Child and other Dark Tales from Old Flanders

An illustrated short story collection inspired by witch folklore from Flanders

kck.st

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 11h

One of my favourite Flemish folktales is that of a witch who lived near the sea in a derelict cottage that the locals avoided. They were thrilled when a storm destroyed it. The witch went to the sea and kept herself occupied by conjuring storms and capsizing ships.

🌙See thread for more witchery🌙

Art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Black and white illustration of a witch standing in the pouring rain near a lake. Mountains in the far distance.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 11h

joining bluesky must feel like lifting up a log and finding 50000 worms grinning at you going “that’s Jerry”

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 12h

Currently in the loudest Italian restaurant on earth, pretending to have a good time.

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Bob Lawrence 💙 @trumpluvsobama.bsky.social · 15h

And the media won't say a word.🤬

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Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

“New York will not sit idly by while trans people are attacked,” said Zohran Mamdani in a new campaign ad this week honoring transgender trailblazers in the city and vowing to make New York City a sanctuary for trans people.

Mamdani Vows to Make NYC a “Sanctuary City” for Trans People in New Campaign Ad

“New York will not sit idly by while trans people are attacked,” Mamdani said in his new campaign ad.

truthout.org

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 1d

Btw my point isn't that it's good he's dead, but that he wasted his entire life spewing misinformation and hatred, and he kept doing it right until the end. Pathetic!

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 1d

The insane messages I got after leaving this reply... My message to all my haters is that I absolutely promise to keep posting like this 🙏

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 2d

Cyclops is a billion times more interesting than Wolverine. The gruff, loner hero is played out... give me a blue-suited boy scout who leads from the front, is vulnerable, has a messy family, is both grounded in the real and soaring into the cosmic. Give me a hero whose power is his disability.

Cyclops being cool, shooting into the sky, like a badass

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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 2d

I love telling trad tales out loud! So @florisbooks.bsky.social created a video of me telling the first tale in our Celtic Folk And Fairy Tales collection. Here’s our 12 min 'How To Escape a Waterhorse' with magical artwork by @elisecillustration.com #storytelling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv6N...

Lari Don tells the story of How to Escape a Waterhorse, from Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales

YouTube video by FlorisBooks

www.youtube.com

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 2d

One more edit.... OK I'm done.... wait.... one more edit.... ok I'm done.... wait, just one more.... ONE MORE.... OK, one more.... ONE. MORE. EDIT. ONE MORE!!! OK IM DONE. WAIT!!!!!

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of men been working overtime lately

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 3d

"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 3d

"Borne hence by a wind that you can never follow."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 4d

Everything can be about Sauron if your brain is rotted enough

Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 4d

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #34

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 4d

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #34

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 5d

5 ways YOU can use the torment nexus to maximize your workflow

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Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social · 5d

Varying for all other factors in life, I feel like one novel every two years will be my average, once I get my feet under me. One a year, if I had no day job... but realistically, one every two.

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