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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 2h

Liz Mamont

Illustration Of two pumpkin headed women dressed in frilly Victorian undergarments are such corsets and Ruffles and things one pumpkin head has two triangle eyes but no mouth the other has a big smiling mouth but no eyes each of them is holding a big knife in cutting away at the other's head with abandon to produce faces

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2h

Artist Olek's huge crochet murals, temporary installations honouring various women including Harriet Tubman, Nina Simone and here Marian Anderson, as part of the series 'Love Across the USA' #womensart

Photo of a large crocheted mural in purple and yellow showing the upper half of a woman nect to text 'You lose a lot of time hating people', by the mural sits a person on a wall showing the huge scale of the work

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1h

The leg up on the stool 😍

artnau @artnau.bsky.social · Sep 4

🍸 L'Absinthe by Jean Béraud (1849-1935)

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 2h

“The flying Dragon is somewhat troublesome to compose...” ⠀
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From The Mysteries of Nature and Art (1634), a book that is said to have spurred a young Isaac Newton onto the scientific path — publicdomainreview.org/essay/t... twitter.com/PublicDomainRev/status/1450880306207240194/photo/1...

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 18

that thing, when the world's first programmer, Ada Lovelace - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lov... spoke with more clarity on AGI than all the experts currently shilling for AI market ...and valuation =O (via Alan Turing - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Tu... ) @garymarcus @turinginst #ai #agi #lovelace

that thing, when the world's first programmer, Ada Lovelace - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace spoke with more clarity on AGI than all the experts currently shilling for AI market ...and valuation =O (via Alan Turing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing ) @garymarcus @turinginst #ai #agi #lovelace

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1h

It’s Ada #Lovelace Day!

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Ada King, Countess of Lovelace by Margaret Sarah Carpenter via DailyArt mobile app

As you may know, we love to celebrate special days during the year. Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration held annually on the second Tuesday of October to honor the achievements of

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 21h

Ah! That explains it 😁 Thank you!

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 22h

The book’s been around in English for awhile, but it’s being released here in December. New translation??? I’ve got it on hold!

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

😁 I’m going to brainstorm a few ideas over the next few days.

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

We should start a group! I mean it!

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Sam Rasnake @samrasnake.bsky.social · 1d

If I speak for the dead, I must leave
this animal of my body,

I must write the same poem over and over,
for an empty page is the white flag of their surrender.

If I speak for them, I must walk on the edge
of myself, I must live as a blind man

who runs through rooms...
Ilya Kaminsky
#poetry

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 1d

"you were a Rock / dropped in my lake when I was water waking up to being fluid." Wow. Don't miss @erinvachon.bsky.social 🔥

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 4d

"Young, we shapeshifted. We made our bodies. Corporate grandiosity / couldn’t claim us. Our manager was one rabid man afraid of wet places, trained to gain from every grand / opening..."

—Erin Vachon

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Erin Vachon – ANMLY

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

It does! 😆 🐈‍⬛ 🎃
Let’s get writing on that one!

Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

From the public display at the Fisher Rare #Books Library: goblins and…cats?

A goblin decorates the back of a notebook. In the foreground, a tiny book depicting a tabby cat as Justice (blindfolded and holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other).

A close-up of the tiny book depicting a cat as Justice

A description of the tiny cat book: “Referred as the ‘cat bill’, this legislation required cats to be leashed when outdoors.”

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

From the public display of the Fisher Rare #Books Library: Alice!

Description of a pop-up edition of Alice in Wonderland

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

More gems from the public display of the Fisher Rare #Books Library

Margaret Atwood’s handwritten first draft of The Handmaid’s Tale.

Description of Margaret Atwood’s first holograph draft of The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984.

Handwritten notes and watercolour sketches by Derek Walcott

Description of Derek Walcott’s notebooks and sketches.

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

Love this idea!

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Montreal wellness centre helps people over 50 gain confidence and learn French

A one-year program at the LaSalle D&D 50+ Centre, in Montreal's Lasalle borough, aims to help people learn the basics of French so they can gain the confidence for everyday interactions in their secon...

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

My husband has discovered some great reads because of Dua Lipa’s book club Service95. I’ve got my eye on three from this list:

#books #amreading

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5 New Reads The Service95 Book Club Is Hyping This October

October is the perfect time for stories that blur the lines – between day and night, love and loss, real and surreal. From Lily King’s tender look at love in Heart The Lover  to Julian Br

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 1d

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 2d

We were taking our granddaughters to a museum, but this library was along the way. I’ll share a couple of more pics soon!

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 2d

A literary appreciation party! 🚀

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 3d

@paperpills10.bsky.social I just found this podcast on Henry James. Made me think about our recent-ish shared read:

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Novel Approaches: ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ by Henry James

Podcast Episode · Close Readings · 2025-10-05 · 58m

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Jennifer Bew Orr 📖🖊️📷 @jenniferbeworr.bsky.social · 3d

Quite an interesting project for those in love with short stories…

A Personal Anthology, by Niall Griffiths
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A Personal Anthology, by Niall Griffiths

By way of an introduction, what introduction can there be, that you, dear reader, since you’re visiting here, will not have heard before?

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Barbara McVeigh @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · 3d

www.kaleidotrope.net

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