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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 4d

whistlerwritersfest.com - so interesting. Might have to get out there this year. Been wanting to visit there.

Whistler's writers festival Oct 30-Nov 02

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 1d

I feel that I need to read up on all the current science facts. My knowledge stops at high school which was too long ago. I keep hearing random things.

So Pluto...no longer a planet? What happened to the Ozone layer? Are dinosaurs really birds or is that just Jurassic Park lore? And so much more.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 1d

More writers need to watch all the seasons of HOW IT'S MADE because they for whatever reason have NO idea how the world works, or how things work, or how things work in the world, and then it shows up in their fiction and makes me yell and swear and pace and weep and rend my clothes in despair.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 1d

I need a text book that outlines clearly what changed since I was young.

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 1d

I feel that I need to read up on all the current science facts. My knowledge stops at high school which was too long ago. I keep hearing random things.

So Pluto...no longer a planet? What happened to the Ozone layer? Are dinosaurs really birds or is that just Jurassic Park lore? And so much more.

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 17d

Now that I'm digging this hole for myself, might as well keep digging. It might strike treasure at the end.

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 1d

Don't know how I messed up this custard that I made. Too watery. 😞

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 4d

whistlerwritersfest.com - so interesting. Might have to get out there this year. Been wanting to visit there.

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 4d

And some places now, they don't even allow you to pay by cash.

Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 5d

The woman in front of me at the supermarket paid with a check—she was in her 90s. I haven't seen that in years. And I just realized: that really might be the last time I ever see that again, too.

akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 4d

Been trying to sell products online with my art of them on a website.

So far shipping has been the biggest headache. This is without all the tariffs & postal strikes issues.

Etsy and all the other sites seem to be imploding slowly.

I think I'd better think about digital products.

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 5d

Oi..I remember you planning for it (and all the troubles). Didn't realize you got married. Congratulations!

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MythicTexture @mythictexture.bsky.social · 10d

Over 70+ Black vendors 🎉🔥 This Black-Owned Fall Flea Market is packed with goods from the best Black artisans, creators, & visionaries.

By the vancouverblacktherapyfoundation.com

Oct 11 @ 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Afro-Caribbean food, flash tats, and more. Tickets: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 5d

Just finished reading this book and found out there was a TV series right after. I read so much fantasy that I thought the big secret was that she was a mermaid. :D *silly me*

But it was so compelling and I was drawn through it all until the end.

www.imdb.com/title/tt1547...

Black Cake (TV Series 2023) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama, History, Mystery

1h | TV-MA

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 6d

sometimes you just gotta make okra soup and gari at midnight.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
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Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 8d

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 8d

10 of the letters on my keyboard were rubbed off. I was thinking about getting new key caps until I realized that I had sticker paper and a printer.

Now, Technologia!

I have letters on my keyboard again.

#technologia

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akemiart @akemiart.bsky.social · 8d

10 of the letters on my keyboard were rubbed off. I was thinking about getting new key caps until I realized that I had sticker paper and a printer.

Now, Technologia!

I have letters on my keyboard again.

#technologia

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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 10d

My debut novel ROOT MAGIC is a great intro for both kids & adults to Hoodoo and Gullah Geechee culture, full of historical events, folklore, & rootwork.

If you're looking for a book about making a way when there’s no way, I hope you'll get a copy!

www.harpercollins.com/products/roo...

#booksky 📚