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Carrie aka Divineblkpearl

@divineblkpearl.bsky.social

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[Writer + Editor + Media Scholar] She/Her Loves sweet potatoes & libraries & naps! ✨ Profile pic: wendysketches https://carriemcclain.carrd.co/ | https://authory.com/CarrieMcClain

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Carrie aka Divineblkpearl @divineblkpearl.bsky.social · Nov 11

intro post for new followers/new era of bluesky: Hi, I'm Carrie. I review/cover comics, anime, film & lit. You may have seen my work on Black Nerd Problems/WWAC/But Why Tho, etc. See more of me here: carriemcclain.carrd.co Shirt: philadelphiaprintworks.com/products/que...

Black women wearing black face mask wearing QUEER LIBERATION! IS BLACK LIBERATION! IS PALESTINIAN LIBERATION! T-Shirt from Philadephia Printworks

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Carrie aka Divineblkpearl @divineblkpearl.bsky.social · 1d

*weeps*

*still remembers the phone number of my childhood home that I grew up in that my parents bought when I first started middle school*

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

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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Black Nerd Problems @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social · 2d

One of our favorite pieces of art celebrating today #IndigenousPeoplesDay by artist Kameron White aka
@spacejamkamart.bsky.social 🖤

www.spacejamkam.com

ko-fi.com/spacejamkam

incredible illustration of group of Indigenous folks of all ages from a small child to teens to adults with different hairstyles from braids to bald heads--with different attire from tribal wear and jewelry to jean jackets with "land back" buttons. truly a diverse illustration of how diverse Indigenous are! artist Kameron White

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

happy day when I fondly remember a group of fourth graders absolutely destroying Columbus’s legacy during a Zoom social studies lesson to one and all

“he was a JERK”
“he killed a lot of people”
“he didn’t even discover America!”

remote school was mostly a nightmare but that was a great day

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arpad okay @arpadokay.bsky.social · 6d

indie manhua that dares to ask, what if the kids in WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOUSE all really really loved kamen rider?

A top-shelf blend of influences makes magic in Cat Mask Boy

Linus Liu's graphic novel shows how kids get along in an imperfect world.

open.substack.com

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Azam Raharjo at Shortbox Comics Fair @azamraharjo.bsky.social · 8d

My latest digital short sad horror comic is still available exclusively at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social until the end of October.
It's about guilt, redemption, fatherhood, and generational trauma. Set in post-apocalyptic Penang, Malaysia.

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Black Nerd Problems @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social · 6d

"...Night Patrol features a multicultural take on vampire and hunter lore never before executed. It felt like a healthy mix of Training Day meets Sinners with a dash of Friday."

Fantastic Fest Review: ‘Night Patrol’ Keeps its Story Balanced and Hood via @truevillainy.bsky.social

Fantastic Fest Review: 'Night Patrol' Keeps its Story Balanced and Hood

Night Patrol is playing with mercury. An authentic portrayal of L.A. gang culture smashed right up against a wild vampire horror story.

blacknerdproblems.com

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Wat @a-wat.bsky.social · 12d

“Hey Siri, this is Shirley”

Kombucha✨Koochie✨Juice @abotheegreat.bsky.social · 12d

How do you even approach your man’s AI girlfriend as a woman?

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 17d

Euro vs American

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 17d

Game boy resolution, EGA 16 colours

A gender-reversed quest for glory.

#gamedev #pixelart

My girlfriend Maria wanted to be a shopkeeper in qfg2 #art #pixelart

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The Amytyville Horror @msfoxifurnasty.bsky.social · 15d

told my therapist my anxiety and depression have been markedly worse since last november and he replied “why what happened last november?”

so i need a new therapist

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 16d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Uncle MJ @mjenai.bsky.social · 20d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers! 📚✨

#Art #BookCover #Books

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 23d

New York friends! Here’s my NYC tour stop! Please RSVP via the eventbrite link. See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/offsite-tr...

Books are Magic presents Trung Le Nguyen in conversation with Alyssa Wong at the Brooklyn Heights Library!

Thursday, October 9, 6pm

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Stephanie Williams @stephwilliams.bsky.social · 26d

Starting next week, I have three No. 1s hitting shelves:

- Streets Sharks No. 1 - 9/24
- Roots of Madness No. 1 - 10/1
- Temporal No. 1 - 10/8

I'm proud of these books and the amazing teams behind them. Our mission? To remind you why comics are such a wonderfully relevant medium! ✨

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Carrie aka Divineblkpearl @divineblkpearl.bsky.social · 25d

Oh, I was wondering if it was just me! 🥹

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Carrie aka Divineblkpearl @divineblkpearl.bsky.social · 25d

Sometimes my brother is like “oh you would say something like that because you’re a feminist” and once a guy I know was dismayed with a woman he was dating & said “oh she’s a girl’s girl”

And I’m always like what does that mean to you? QUICKLY! WHAT DOES THAT WORD/OR SET OF WORDS MEAN TO YOU?!

Meme Remix on the infamous screenshot of Tanjiro from the Demon slayer anime, looking disgusted— holding a phone in his hand

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Carrie aka Divineblkpearl @divineblkpearl.bsky.social · 26d

I ✨really✨ want this book from @powerandmagic.bsky.social, but it'll only get printed if the Kickstarter succeeds! Let's give it a boost!! Check out more here: #HowToTouchGrass www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...

How To Touch Grass

A comics anthology about "touching grass", because it's a lot harder than it looks.

www.kickstarter.com

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Power & Magic Press @powerandmagic.bsky.social · Sep 9

"My Gender Is The Trees" by @joandark.com and @hanolliver.bsky.social is "a rumination on gender, how we (the authors) relate to our bodies, and how our bodies relate to the world around us."

🌿 Back #HowToTouchGrass on Kickstarter to support them and the project! buff.ly/bJYZULF

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 27d

Literally you could log in to Libby, find a cookbook, and check it out in the time it takes for his AI to embarrass him

Shell @risu.bsky.social · 27d

As a tech trainer I know that live demos can go wrong

As a tech harm reduction advocate, I love this for Meta. May all their demos be cursed and their adtech panopticon fail. Especially the ai spy glasses

Recipe books exist. Use them, friends.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 27d

It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.

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sirosenbaum.bsky.social @sirosenbaum.bsky.social · 27d

Don't break bread. Don't accept gifts. Make sure you spell their name right. If you're INSIDE the salt circle you're ON the record.

sirosenbaum.bsky.social @sirosenbaum.bsky.social · 27d

the rules of journalistic ethics and the rules of Faerie ethics are eerily similar

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · Sep 14

I have been successfully covid-jabbed. Every time, I try to remember and recapture some of the elation of getting that very first shot, the way we thought the world was changing for the better.

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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · Sep 15

reminder: when they come for you it won't matter what you *actually* said or did, they don't care about that

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arpad okay @arpadokay.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · Sep 8

Millennial Funeral Director. A mustachioed man reassures two grieving parents "we will do the best we can to honour your son's life now that he's a heckin' corpserino." Behind him is a poster that says "ask about our "Homer in the Bushes" Coffin!" displaying a graphic of the famed Simpsons meme.

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