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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Nov 16

I made a comic about a delivery in the rain. I would be very happy if you read it. (1/4)
#original #comic

Title page. A small creature wearing a red hat lies on a grassy field. The title says Monsoon Season.

Comic page. Red hat creature is running through a forest, carrying a package. It’s raining.

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 5d

New poster for "Dorohedoro" Season 2.
Coming Spring 2026.

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · 12d

Yeah! I just threw them in a cast iron with some oil so they didn't stick + sprinkled on a bit of salt at the end. I think because they eat acorns (which are delicious), they come out tastier than, say, crickets or mealworms.

Too bad acorn weevil larva are difficult to harvest in bulk...!

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Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · Sep 27

For #WorldCassowaryDay:
Double-wattled #Cassowary recorded in Illustrated Scroll of Birds (Chōrui zukan) Vol.1, Meiji Japan late 19th c. Native to New Guinea/NE Australia/Aru Islands, first imported by Dutch traders in 1646.
Harvard Art Museums 1985.721.1: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...

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Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 18d

#preDV, a pitch practice event before #DVpit, is happening this MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29!
If you're a Diverse Author/Artist looking to get agented & traditionally published, please join us! We're hoping to create a fun creative community here!
#WriterSky #BookSky #writingcommunity

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excited to announce we've expanded the #preDV hours to mimic #DVpit
It will now be Sept 29, 2025 from 8AM ET-8PM ET
We hope this will give everyone a true feel for what DVpit will be like & practice their pitches together!
Plus, amazing agented/published authors have volunteered to give feedback!

#preDV
September 29th, 2025 8AM - 8PM ET
Join us for our practice event, #preDV on Bluesky!
Come with your bst pitches and receive feedback from agented authors.
All participants are welcome to also give feedback and make friends during the community event before October 8th's #DVpit.
More info at dvpit.carrd.co

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · 18d

It was like the crispy part of fried chicken! But the good savory crispy parts, not the flavorless savory parts.

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · 21d

The Chestnut Oak and Red Oak acorns are so pretty compared to the White Oak ones, but they're also so bitter... I guess there's a reason all the critters are eating the White Oak acorns

perfectly smooth chestnut oak acorns, and pretty powdered red oak acorns

ablob @ablob.bsky.social · 22d

weird looking

a whige pomeranian lying on the couch with leggies up

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · 22d

More foraging adventures - the white oak near me was masting, so I picked some acorns and made acorn jelly.

Also, did you know that acorn weevil larva is delicious???

whole acorns from a red oak sitting in a colander. two buckets of brown acorn water sitting on a counter. they're labeled with the date they're harvested.

photo of acorn jelly. there's acorn wafer in the background.

a few acorn weevil larva frying in a pan. there are broken acorns next to it.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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Mouflon Cloud @mouflon.cloud · 27d

the elevator scene from ff7 and barret says the quoted tweet text "technology used to be cool, but now it’s owned by the worst, most moneysick humans on the planet. but there are transsexual furry hackers out there still fighting the good fight"

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Tea’s so happy being Teddy Roosevelt @handle.invalid · Sep 14

Just one more day to apply to work with our rockstar editorial team at BOOM!

We’re looking for an awesome assistant editor who is great at balancing multiple projects and cares about good storytelling!

bit.ly/42ooXLq

#comicjobs

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Sep 13

first time seeing a ghost pipe!!! the bug bites give it a cool look

white ghost pipe growing out of the ground. it's mottled with black spots because of bug bites.

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Sep 13

immature birch polypore, maybe

#mycology

photo of a fat white/pale brown shelf mushroom growing out of a tree

photo of the underside of a fat white/pale brown shelf mushroom growing out of a birch tree. it has no gills.

photo of the undersides of several a white shelf mushroom growing out of a birch tree. they look smooth.

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Sep 13

the worm crawled away while I was drawing it...

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Jonathan Edwards @jontofski.bsky.social · Sep 12

Went up to Cregennan in Eryri, North Wales, yesterday. Here’s a drawing. Pen and watercolour.

A drawing of Cregennan featuring a mountain and a lake in pen and watercolour

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Sep 12

some non-grabbable friends I saw in the wilds (banded tussock moth and hickory tussock moth caterpillars)

#invertebrates #bugs #caterpillar

banded tussock moth caterpillar. it's brown and extremely fuzzy.

hickory tussock moth caterpillar. it's white with a black stripe and extremely fuzzy.

ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Sep 12

haha grabbed

#invertebrates #bugs

a brown grasshopper held between my fingers. background is some kale growing in a garden

ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Sep 8

screenshot of gundam from the salt episode. text says "now we can get our salt!"

ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Sep 8

Bright's hamburger.... comes with a salt shaker......

gundampixel @gundampixel.bsky.social · Sep 8

Some of the diversions include… the Gundam Wing 30th Anniversary Operation Reunion Dinner, Gundam Cafe, early-90s Gundam, Turn A's 30th, washing machines, Nintendo DS, samurai swords in the UK, Gundam exhibitions…. (I’m sorry to anyone who tuned in exclusively for episode 43 commentary 😅)

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White Squirrel @whitesquirrel.com · Sep 3

Due to popular demand, we are setting up a heavily discounted fulfillment service for artists outside the US that are scrambling after the recent tariff / customs policy put in place for shipments to the USA.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Aug 27

#DVpit 2025 is coming up!
🎉And we have over 70 agents & editors committed to participate in this pitch event for marginalized creators!🎉
✍️Polish up those pitches before October 8, 2025
🔗And go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

#writersky #authorsky #booksky

#DVpit 2025
Over 70 agents & editors committed to participate and counting
43 agents
31 editors
October 8, 2025
follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!

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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · Aug 23

And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...

Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use

The tool's creators are seeking to make it so that AI model developers must pay artists to train on data from them that is uncorrupted.

venturebeat.com

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ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Aug 18

Maybe it's not ripe! The white guavas I've eaten were sweet and delicious just like the red ones.

ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Aug 14

None of the other corners of the building had lichen! I think the mound of plants on top of this corner might be collecting water a tad more than the other corners. Or maybe it's the wind?

ablob @ablob.bsky.social · Aug 14

lots of lichen on this corner of the wall for some reason

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