Ame Dyckman
@amedyckman.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling/Geisel-winning GRATEFUL #kidlit author! (If YOU’RE a l’il weird too, we’re gonna be pals! 😄!) NEWEST 📚: 🦇🐈🐀BAT, CAT & RAT #4: 🍂A GREAT FALL🍂 and #3: ⛱️THE BEACH DAY⛱️; 🐥DUCKIE & SNAPS🐊 #1: WE CANNOT BE FRIENDS; etc.! And MORE 📚 soon! 😄!
Bought a fancy potpourri for the holidays!
The whole ride home, I thought about how GOOD our house was about to smell!
Got home and discovered…
A SKUNK had sprayed our house!
😳🦨😝😂😂😂! #MerryChristmas
The whole ride home, I thought about how GOOD our house was about to smell!
Got home and discovered…
A SKUNK had sprayed our house!
😳🦨😝😂😂😂! #MerryChristmas
December 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Bought a fancy potpourri for the holidays!
The whole ride home, I thought about how GOOD our house was about to smell!
Got home and discovered…
A SKUNK had sprayed our house!
😳🦨😝😂😂😂! #MerryChristmas
The whole ride home, I thought about how GOOD our house was about to smell!
Got home and discovered…
A SKUNK had sprayed our house!
😳🦨😝😂😂😂! #MerryChristmas
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*wild flailing*
NEW JAGUAR NEW JAGUAR NEW JAGUAR
NEW JAGUAR NEW JAGUAR NEW JAGUAR
Motion-activated trail cameras in southeastern Arizona captured pictures last month of a new, never-before-seen jaguar, according to the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center.
Remote cameras catch another new jaguar in Arizona
Motion-activated trail cameras in southeastern Arizona captured pictures last month of a new, never-before-seen jaguar, according to the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center.
tucson.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
*wild flailing*
NEW JAGUAR NEW JAGUAR NEW JAGUAR
NEW JAGUAR NEW JAGUAR NEW JAGUAR
How do we have so many BUSTED rolls of gift-wrapping tape in our Christmas supplies?
It’s like someone wrapping last year threw a GIANT TANTRUM and—
Wait…
I think that was ME. 😅😂!
It’s like someone wrapping last year threw a GIANT TANTRUM and—
Wait…
I think that was ME. 😅😂!
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How do we have so many BUSTED rolls of gift-wrapping tape in our Christmas supplies?
It’s like someone wrapping last year threw a GIANT TANTRUM and—
Wait…
I think that was ME. 😅😂!
It’s like someone wrapping last year threw a GIANT TANTRUM and—
Wait…
I think that was ME. 😅😂!
I ain’t Dutch—but my baby is!
😂😋!
😂😋!
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I ain’t Dutch—but my baby is!
😂😋!
😂😋!
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Portland residents in possession of a goose or duck should be aware that it is an infraction not to dress them in plaid with a little cap in the winter months. Penalty for noncompliance is in-person viewing of an entire city council meeting.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Portland residents in possession of a goose or duck should be aware that it is an infraction not to dress them in plaid with a little cap in the winter months. Penalty for noncompliance is in-person viewing of an entire city council meeting.
There’s NO WAY this sign is handmade.
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
There’s NO WAY this sign is handmade.
Sign at the baking soda factory:
❌NO VINEGAR ALLOWED!❌
Not even in salad shakers!
(This means YOU, Carol!)
❌NO VINEGAR ALLOWED!❌
Not even in salad shakers!
(This means YOU, Carol!)
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sign at the baking soda factory:
❌NO VINEGAR ALLOWED!❌
Not even in salad shakers!
(This means YOU, Carol!)
❌NO VINEGAR ALLOWED!❌
Not even in salad shakers!
(This means YOU, Carol!)
When email Subject lines get cut off and you have to guess what the whole thing says.
Today:
💻✉️: “WHY ARE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BUTT—”
ME: “Hee-hee! This is gonna be GOOD!”
💻✉️: “—ONS ON OPPOSITE SIDES?”
ME: “Aw. Not where I thought they were goin’ with that…”
Today:
💻✉️: “WHY ARE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BUTT—”
ME: “Hee-hee! This is gonna be GOOD!”
💻✉️: “—ONS ON OPPOSITE SIDES?”
ME: “Aw. Not where I thought they were goin’ with that…”
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
When email Subject lines get cut off and you have to guess what the whole thing says.
Today:
💻✉️: “WHY ARE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BUTT—”
ME: “Hee-hee! This is gonna be GOOD!”
💻✉️: “—ONS ON OPPOSITE SIDES?”
ME: “Aw. Not where I thought they were goin’ with that…”
Today:
💻✉️: “WHY ARE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BUTT—”
ME: “Hee-hee! This is gonna be GOOD!”
💻✉️: “—ONS ON OPPOSITE SIDES?”
ME: “Aw. Not where I thought they were goin’ with that…”
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if you have ever taken photos of pigeons that are unique looking would you be willing to share them with me?
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
if you have ever taken photos of pigeons that are unique looking would you be willing to share them with me?
Of course they’re beautiful but
You can be harassed
By hummingbirds
As you’re trying to refill
Their feeder
Like tiny winged cats
Waiting for supper
That can hover
At eye-level
Forever
You can be harassed
By hummingbirds
As you’re trying to refill
Their feeder
Like tiny winged cats
Waiting for supper
That can hover
At eye-level
Forever
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Of course they’re beautiful but
You can be harassed
By hummingbirds
As you’re trying to refill
Their feeder
Like tiny winged cats
Waiting for supper
That can hover
At eye-level
Forever
You can be harassed
By hummingbirds
As you’re trying to refill
Their feeder
Like tiny winged cats
Waiting for supper
That can hover
At eye-level
Forever
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In a dream a wild storm caused a brown dog to be carried out to sea. The beautiful creature swam until it found a large rock to climb upon and await rescue. How we cheered and cheered.
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In a dream a wild storm caused a brown dog to be carried out to sea. The beautiful creature swam until it found a large rock to climb upon and await rescue. How we cheered and cheered.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS THREAD about a child’s stolen violin? Just awful. Please 👀 and pass it on! Hoping for a happy reunion! ❤️🎻! #kidlit @erinrew.bsky.social
Dear Friends,
My daughter’s violin was stolen from our home by a cleaning service and I know that it is a long shot, but I am desperately seeking it.
My daughter’s violin was stolen from our home by a cleaning service and I know that it is a long shot, but I am desperately seeking it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS THREAD about a child’s stolen violin? Just awful. Please 👀 and pass it on! Hoping for a happy reunion! ❤️🎻! #kidlit @erinrew.bsky.social
TRUE FACT: All mammals get goosebumps.
(Geese get goose goosebumps. 😂!)
(Geese get goose goosebumps. 😂!)
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
TRUE FACT: All mammals get goosebumps.
(Geese get goose goosebumps. 😂!)
(Geese get goose goosebumps. 😂!)
WEIRD LITTLE PSA:
It’s getting cold outside.
If you keep chewing gum in your car, it’s getting cold, too. And cold gum is HARD gum!
ASK ME HOW I KNOW!
😅😂💥🦷💥!
(I’m totally fine. Was just “OW!” and SURPRISED! 😅😂!)
It’s getting cold outside.
If you keep chewing gum in your car, it’s getting cold, too. And cold gum is HARD gum!
ASK ME HOW I KNOW!
😅😂💥🦷💥!
(I’m totally fine. Was just “OW!” and SURPRISED! 😅😂!)
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
WEIRD LITTLE PSA:
It’s getting cold outside.
If you keep chewing gum in your car, it’s getting cold, too. And cold gum is HARD gum!
ASK ME HOW I KNOW!
😅😂💥🦷💥!
(I’m totally fine. Was just “OW!” and SURPRISED! 😅😂!)
It’s getting cold outside.
If you keep chewing gum in your car, it’s getting cold, too. And cold gum is HARD gum!
ASK ME HOW I KNOW!
😅😂💥🦷💥!
(I’m totally fine. Was just “OW!” and SURPRISED! 😅😂!)
Read a poem this morning by a Real Poet who said she was raised Calvinist.
At first, I felt a little Less Than.
I wasn’t raised Calvinist.
Don’t really know what being raised Calvinist means.
Then I remembered:
I was raised Calvinist AND Hobbes.
*lifts chin confidently*
At first, I felt a little Less Than.
I wasn’t raised Calvinist.
Don’t really know what being raised Calvinist means.
Then I remembered:
I was raised Calvinist AND Hobbes.
*lifts chin confidently*
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Read a poem this morning by a Real Poet who said she was raised Calvinist.
At first, I felt a little Less Than.
I wasn’t raised Calvinist.
Don’t really know what being raised Calvinist means.
Then I remembered:
I was raised Calvinist AND Hobbes.
*lifts chin confidently*
At first, I felt a little Less Than.
I wasn’t raised Calvinist.
Don’t really know what being raised Calvinist means.
Then I remembered:
I was raised Calvinist AND Hobbes.
*lifts chin confidently*
CATALOG: “This may be your last catalog!”
ME: “It’s not.”
CATALOG: “No, we mean it this time. This may ACTUALLY be YOUR LAST CATALOG!”
ME: “Nope. I’ll be 100 years old, attempting Fonzie’s waterski-over-🦈s stunt, crash, die, get buried, & STILL get this catalog!”
CATALOG:
ME: “It’s not.”
CATALOG: “No, we mean it this time. This may ACTUALLY be YOUR LAST CATALOG!”
ME: “Nope. I’ll be 100 years old, attempting Fonzie’s waterski-over-🦈s stunt, crash, die, get buried, & STILL get this catalog!”
CATALOG:
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
CATALOG: “This may be your last catalog!”
ME: “It’s not.”
CATALOG: “No, we mean it this time. This may ACTUALLY be YOUR LAST CATALOG!”
ME: “Nope. I’ll be 100 years old, attempting Fonzie’s waterski-over-🦈s stunt, crash, die, get buried, & STILL get this catalog!”
CATALOG:
ME: “It’s not.”
CATALOG: “No, we mean it this time. This may ACTUALLY be YOUR LAST CATALOG!”
ME: “Nope. I’ll be 100 years old, attempting Fonzie’s waterski-over-🦈s stunt, crash, die, get buried, & STILL get this catalog!”
CATALOG:
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Saw a roadside sign that read:
“I BUY ALL COLLECTIBLES!”
MY 🧠: “Well, that can’t be right. I mean, ALL collectibles? You’d run out of space. Like, 📞: ‘Hello, Storage City? Hi. I’d like to rent a unit. No, larger. LARGER. What do you have in a small planet? Yes, I’ll hold.’”
“I BUY ALL COLLECTIBLES!”
MY 🧠: “Well, that can’t be right. I mean, ALL collectibles? You’d run out of space. Like, 📞: ‘Hello, Storage City? Hi. I’d like to rent a unit. No, larger. LARGER. What do you have in a small planet? Yes, I’ll hold.’”
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Saw a roadside sign that read:
“I BUY ALL COLLECTIBLES!”
MY 🧠: “Well, that can’t be right. I mean, ALL collectibles? You’d run out of space. Like, 📞: ‘Hello, Storage City? Hi. I’d like to rent a unit. No, larger. LARGER. What do you have in a small planet? Yes, I’ll hold.’”
“I BUY ALL COLLECTIBLES!”
MY 🧠: “Well, that can’t be right. I mean, ALL collectibles? You’d run out of space. Like, 📞: ‘Hello, Storage City? Hi. I’d like to rent a unit. No, larger. LARGER. What do you have in a small planet? Yes, I’ll hold.’”
Husband Guy was taking out the trash last night when SUDDENLY this bunny in our yard SAT STRAIGHT UP ON ITS BACK LEGS, and in the light from the streetlight, its eyes GLOWED LIKE A MONSTER!
So anyways, now I’m the one who has to take out the trash.
So anyways, now I’m the one who has to take out the trash.
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Husband Guy was taking out the trash last night when SUDDENLY this bunny in our yard SAT STRAIGHT UP ON ITS BACK LEGS, and in the light from the streetlight, its eyes GLOWED LIKE A MONSTER!
So anyways, now I’m the one who has to take out the trash.
So anyways, now I’m the one who has to take out the trash.
HAPPY #HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY! ⭐️🎃👻⭐️!
It’s so windy here, our zombie gnome keeps blowing over.
HE LOOKS SO SURPRISED! 😂!
It’s so windy here, our zombie gnome keeps blowing over.
HE LOOKS SO SURPRISED! 😂!
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
HAPPY #HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY! ⭐️🎃👻⭐️!
It’s so windy here, our zombie gnome keeps blowing over.
HE LOOKS SO SURPRISED! 😂!
It’s so windy here, our zombie gnome keeps blowing over.
HE LOOKS SO SURPRISED! 😂!
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What’s up with that charcoal scent on new dark denim jeans?
I SMELL LIKE BBQ!
(Wait. Not a bad thing… 😂!)
I SMELL LIKE BBQ!
(Wait. Not a bad thing… 😂!)
October 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
What’s up with that charcoal scent on new dark denim jeans?
I SMELL LIKE BBQ!
(Wait. Not a bad thing… 😂!)
I SMELL LIKE BBQ!
(Wait. Not a bad thing… 😂!)
Sometimes, I have weird little thoughts.
But sometimes, I have WEIRRRD little thoughts.
This is one of them.
(Sorry in advance!)
But sometimes, I have WEIRRRD little thoughts.
This is one of them.
(Sorry in advance!)
October 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Sometimes, I have weird little thoughts.
But sometimes, I have WEIRRRD little thoughts.
This is one of them.
(Sorry in advance!)
But sometimes, I have WEIRRRD little thoughts.
This is one of them.
(Sorry in advance!)
Unexpected sight:
A pumpkin
A real pumpkin!
Growing on a vine
In that little patch of dirt
Near the curb
Downtown
A whole real pumpkin!
Well, whole except for
A few little teeth marks
As if sampled by
A curious squirrel
Or even more curious
Toddler
A pumpkin
A real pumpkin!
Growing on a vine
In that little patch of dirt
Near the curb
Downtown
A whole real pumpkin!
Well, whole except for
A few little teeth marks
As if sampled by
A curious squirrel
Or even more curious
Toddler
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Unexpected sight:
A pumpkin
A real pumpkin!
Growing on a vine
In that little patch of dirt
Near the curb
Downtown
A whole real pumpkin!
Well, whole except for
A few little teeth marks
As if sampled by
A curious squirrel
Or even more curious
Toddler
A pumpkin
A real pumpkin!
Growing on a vine
In that little patch of dirt
Near the curb
Downtown
A whole real pumpkin!
Well, whole except for
A few little teeth marks
As if sampled by
A curious squirrel
Or even more curious
Toddler
Tried to order a treat from an online bakery but got this message:
💻: “Your order weighs less than our minimum order weight of 9 lbs. Add 6 lbs. to your 🛒 to check out.”
ME: “How ’bout a small bowling ball? Like when your family wants to go bowling but you’re tired?”
💻:
💻: “Your order weighs less than our minimum order weight of 9 lbs. Add 6 lbs. to your 🛒 to check out.”
ME: “How ’bout a small bowling ball? Like when your family wants to go bowling but you’re tired?”
💻:
October 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Tried to order a treat from an online bakery but got this message:
💻: “Your order weighs less than our minimum order weight of 9 lbs. Add 6 lbs. to your 🛒 to check out.”
ME: “How ’bout a small bowling ball? Like when your family wants to go bowling but you’re tired?”
💻:
💻: “Your order weighs less than our minimum order weight of 9 lbs. Add 6 lbs. to your 🛒 to check out.”
ME: “How ’bout a small bowling ball? Like when your family wants to go bowling but you’re tired?”
💻: