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Julie Penman Livesey

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Aspiring children's author, animation artist, and baker of pretty good cakes. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 www.juliepenmanlivesey.com #amwriting #kidlit #middlegrade #bookposse #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

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Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hello #bluesky! I'm a British ex-pat living in California. I was an artist in the animation industry for nearly 20 years, but now write MG fantasy. I read all sorts, but middle grade is the jam on my scone. Also a puzzle and etymology nerd. www.juliepenmanlivesey.com

#kidlit #amwriting

One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.

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Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · 3d

Oh my! Will definitely have to get these. The Dr Who ones were fab. 😀https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/23/new-mr-poirot-and-little-miss-marple-books-to-be-published
#Bluesky #books #kidlit

New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published

Agatha Christie’s popular detectives feature in new Mr Men and Little Miss stories – Mischief on the Nile and Muddle at the Vicarage

www.theguardian.com

Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · 10d

I've seen those too, and they couldn't deliver on time. I ended up ordering one of these. I can wear them on top of a hat if it's hot. 😁

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Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · 11d

Oh, I would love to wear one of those, but it will likely be too hot here in Los Angeles – in the 80's.

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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 27d

Wendell has calculated how many times he can hear “If I Had a Hammer” in one day, and Terry’s about to lose his tiny pickaxe.

(repost from September 2020, Ypsilanti MI)

sidewalk chalk drawing of a wombat and a prairie dog in a hole with a shovel and a pickaxe. The prairie dog is singing joyfully as the wombat gives him side eye.

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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · Sep 15

Roland Zbigniew, Keeper of Lost Petals

Sidewalk chalk drawing of a yellow flower with several fallen petals being collected by a concerned hamster. The center of the flower is a utility cover.

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Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Sep 12

It's bugged me, too. Perhaps he, himself, went by 'Epsteen', but remembering my German in school, it makes me twitch every time I hear it.

Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Sep 4

I was so amazed at how quick-witted the bee was, chancing that the best way to survive the big lizard was throw itself in the path of a giant. I was able to deposit it onto a flower, and couldn't see any obvious injuries that made it impossible to fly in the first place. Must have just been tired.

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Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Sep 4

Arizona desert, 1996. I saw a bumble bee trying to outrun a lizard chasing it. I stepped forward, and immediately, the bee made a 90 degree turn and ran toward me. I grabbed a twig and put one end down to the ground. The bee grabbed hold of it and I lifted it to safety. I have never forgotten it.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · Sep 1

September is here and I’m out and about again in various guises …

On 12th, it’s an evening of poetry and music with The Catenary Wires at the Ramsgate Music Hall. It’s our first gig together. There’s only 50 tickets left so grab them while you can.

poem

the calendar flipped
with a gust
of air and August
was no longer there

in swept the song
of spry September
with its breezy back-to-school
septimbre

Brian Bilston

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Kim Nichols @anchusa.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is the artist, James Cook. He’s an ordinary guy doing an unordinary thing.

youtu.be/_bqi2qY918M?...

Making a Masterpiece... with a Vintage Typewriter

YouTube video by Great Big Story

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Alex Slater @abuckslater.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is going to affect translated editions of books too, which authors deserve their copies of.

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Gareth @garethw1.bsky.social · Aug 24

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Linda Dunn @dunn4authors.bsky.social · Aug 23

Happy #Caturday,

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Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Aug 22

I just got this junk email. No pun intended when I say, there aren't words. 😦
#amwriting #writingcommunity

Message in body of my email – 'Forget spending weeks writing — Ebook Writer AI lets you create a polished eBook in just 10–15 minutes. Simply enter your topic, and the tool will generate chapters, format the text, add images, and even include affiliate links.

Why choose Ebook Writer AI?

Fast: a complete eBook in minutes.

Professional design, no skills required.

Built-in monetization.

Perfect for bloggers, coaches, marketers, and anyone who wants to sell knowledge through eBooks.'

Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hi there, how is the best way to query an early reader chapter book series to agents? Should the query include the outlines for each book in the planned series, or just a sample of the manuscript, synopsis of that book if requested, and broader outline of the whole series?

Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Jul 4

I think this is one of my favorites I've seen of yours. So clever.

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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · Jul 4

Fun Summer Fact: Sluggo's eyes double as flotation devices and he can breathe through his soul.

sidewalk chalk drawing of a green stalk-eyed alien wearing flippers and floating inside a jar of water, the lid of which is composed of a manhole cover

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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · Jun 24

In celebration of twelve (or more?) years of my underfoot friends showing up at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, here's a few pics of them tearing up Ingalls Mall over the years – sometimes literally!

I hope to see them tonight (June 24) and June 29 at the Top of the Park! (Greenish fingers crossed)

a chalk drawing of a small green monster and a flying pig playing tug-of-war with a white parking divider

a sidewalk chalk drawing of a small green alien and a flying pig making waffles using a street grate as the wafflemaker

a sidewalk chalk drawing of a small green alien and a flying pig busking with a cigar box ukulele and a tiny piano

a sidewalk chalk drawing of a small green alien and a flying pig looking excited to be at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · Jun 18

The Trevor Project is triple matching donations right now. They work to prevent suicide in LGBTQ youth and are a miraculous organization that Trump just cutoff from the national suicide hotline.

www.thetrevorproject.org

Support Homepage

The Trevor Project is a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.

www.thetrevorproject.org

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Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Jun 18

A brand new member of my backyard neighborhood. The smallest, squee of a baby ground squirrel I've seen yet.
#squirrels #critters #nature #california #bluesky

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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

When flying, Sluggo loves to feel the wind in his eyes.

(collaboration with a thrown piece of chalk at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, 2025)

sidewalk chalk drawing of a small green alien riding in a low-flying rocket with his eyes protruding from the ship's windshield. The exhaust of the rocket is composed of flecks from a crushed piece of chalk

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The Planetary Society @planetarysociety.bsky.social · Jun 13

Today, we delivered a global petition with 20,787 names on it.

20,787 people from all fifty states and around the world raised their voices for NASA.

Thank you for adding your name.
Thank you for taking a stand to Save NASA Science.

📸 1: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

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Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Jun 12

You mean, one of these? Made no difference. Birds just poo on it. 😜

Julie Penman Livesey @liveseyj.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ordered a much taller hanger to keep the ground squirrels from jumping up onto the bird feeder. Yep. That worked. 🙄
#squirrels #bluesky #nature #critters #california

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 4

A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.

Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.

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