Mary Holzman-Tweed
@mareht.bsky.social
(she/her) The taller half. Artist, volunteer, urban creature.
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Noticed something lately. "How long have you lived in NYC?" is a very frequent question to hear, and when I say 25 years, the response is always shock that it's so long. What? I'm not even *from here*, from here, you know? People do get born here!
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Noticed something lately. "How long have you lived in NYC?" is a very frequent question to hear, and when I say 25 years, the response is always shock that it's so long. What? I'm not even *from here*, from here, you know? People do get born here!
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This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam talks to Gabe & Kato from the Astoria Food Pantry, a radical space that has food, books, & RPGs, about how the project works, how giving away shit for free is so fucking cool, how awesome mutual aid distros are, & how we could sure use more of them.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam talks to Gabe & Kato from the Astoria Food Pantry, a radical space that has food, books, & RPGs, about how the project works, how giving away shit for free is so fucking cool, how awesome mutual aid distros are, & how we could sure use more of them.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Hi Ruth !!!
Imma need you to repeat this on the main stage.. you have more followers than me but still
Because a lot of muhfuggers seem confused between
“Will talk good” versus “ Will DO good”
Imma need you to repeat this on the main stage.. you have more followers than me but still
Because a lot of muhfuggers seem confused between
“Will talk good” versus “ Will DO good”
I wish more people understood the difference between good comms and good policy. Of course if they did, we wouldn’t have Fetterman either.
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Hi Ruth !!!
Imma need you to repeat this on the main stage.. you have more followers than me but still
Because a lot of muhfuggers seem confused between
“Will talk good” versus “ Will DO good”
Imma need you to repeat this on the main stage.. you have more followers than me but still
Because a lot of muhfuggers seem confused between
“Will talk good” versus “ Will DO good”
*Every* year, this is part of my holiday reread tradition!
A CHRISTMAS CARROLL, a Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy Second-Chance Romance novella, is available in eBook, paperback & audiobook (with me narrating)! Full of deep heart, I hope it can bring some seasonal sweetness your way. (I have 1 signed copy left via Etsy! torchandarrow.etsy.com/listing/4901...) 🖤
December 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
*Every* year, this is part of my holiday reread tradition!
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As the youths say: Fuckin' SICK, yo
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
As the youths say: Fuckin' SICK, yo
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I'm going to be settling in to this with a blanket, an eggnog latte, and it's going to be a wonderful (FREE!) time. I love that we're bring ghost stories back to the holidays!
Save the Date for ghosts, 12/22! Yuletide ghost stories have historical precedent & we'd love to tell you some of our favorite tales in honor of our latest book, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC, thanks to the amazing folks @morbidanatomy.bsky.social! Free talk, RSVP:
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Free Online Book Talk · Haunted Histories for Yuletide · Tales from America's Most Gothic with Authors Andrea Janes and Leanna Renee Hieber — Morbid Anatomy
Monday, December 22, 2025 7pm ET (NYC time) Free! RSVP with email at checkout PLEASE NOTE: Video playback of free events is only available to Patreon members. Become a Member HERE ...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I'm going to be settling in to this with a blanket, an eggnog latte, and it's going to be a wonderful (FREE!) time. I love that we're bring ghost stories back to the holidays!
If you're cold, the goat is cold. SET IT ON FIRE.
Please, PLEASE, I am begging you, please read the entire wiki about the goat. You will not be sorry. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4...
Gävle goat - Wikipedia
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December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you're cold, the goat is cold. SET IT ON FIRE.
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Y'all, tmrw is a BIG DAY for civil rights and tech. @markey.senate.gov, @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social, @jayapal.house.gov, @pressley.house.gov, & @repsummerlee.bsky.social are introducing the AI Civil Rights Act: the new gold standard AI bill endorsed by 85+ civil society orgs. Pull up a chair.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Y'all, tmrw is a BIG DAY for civil rights and tech. @markey.senate.gov, @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social, @jayapal.house.gov, @pressley.house.gov, & @repsummerlee.bsky.social are introducing the AI Civil Rights Act: the new gold standard AI bill endorsed by 85+ civil society orgs. Pull up a chair.
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"Imagine you’re having a quiet evening at home when suddenly there’s a knock on the door.
You open it to find a boisterous crowd carrying a horse’s skull mounted on a pole and draped in ribbons – the Mari Lwyd has arrived."
You open it to find a boisterous crowd carrying a horse’s skull mounted on a pole and draped in ribbons – the Mari Lwyd has arrived."
Horse skulls and harmony singing: winter customs bringing people in Wales together
Modern versions of the Mari Lwyd and plygain traditions contribute to a shared sense of identity and belonging, in Wales and the wider world
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November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Imagine you’re having a quiet evening at home when suddenly there’s a knock on the door.
You open it to find a boisterous crowd carrying a horse’s skull mounted on a pole and draped in ribbons – the Mari Lwyd has arrived."
You open it to find a boisterous crowd carrying a horse’s skull mounted on a pole and draped in ribbons – the Mari Lwyd has arrived."
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ICE tried to stage another raid in Canal Street, and were prevented by New Yorkers showing up to protect their neighbors.
We can stop them. You can stop them. Don't let them tell you that anything is inevitable.
We can stop them. You can stop them. Don't let them tell you that anything is inevitable.
Lots of shoving from NYPD to create an empty area for ICE to RETREAT after their planned raid got exposed
LRAD now ordering dispersal outside parking garage to force dispersal.
LRAD now ordering dispersal outside parking garage to force dispersal.
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
ICE tried to stage another raid in Canal Street, and were prevented by New Yorkers showing up to protect their neighbors.
We can stop them. You can stop them. Don't let them tell you that anything is inevitable.
We can stop them. You can stop them. Don't let them tell you that anything is inevitable.
Oh, my. Pearls of all colors are my weakness! So many beauties here!
The @peculiarityshop.bsky.social Black Friday Collection has dropped! I have made many sparkly things that perhaps you would like to buy as a gift for others or yourself!
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November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Oh, my. Pearls of all colors are my weakness! So many beauties here!
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Aerosmith
Delain
Nightwish
Arch Enemy
Tengger Cavalry
Aerosmith
Delain
Nightwish
Arch Enemy
Tengger Cavalry
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seeb:
Men At Work
Dio
Frenchy and the Punk
Kamelot
Cellar Darling
Men At Work
Dio
Frenchy and the Punk
Kamelot
Cellar Darling
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Joi Gilliam
Big KRIT
The Roots
The Clark Sisters
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Joi Gilliam
Big KRIT
The Roots
The Clark Sisters
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November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Aerosmith
Delain
Nightwish
Arch Enemy
Tengger Cavalry
Aerosmith
Delain
Nightwish
Arch Enemy
Tengger Cavalry
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I am of the simple opinion that stuff like this is the peak of human endeavour and we can cut it out with the missiles and demonic computers in favour of getting really good at a cool little thing
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I am of the simple opinion that stuff like this is the peak of human endeavour and we can cut it out with the missiles and demonic computers in favour of getting really good at a cool little thing
You really, really, REALLY don't want to miss this. It's given me several "must visit" travel plans, as well as a couple "never *ever* going there" (the tunnel story!!!) warnings. Charming in places, deeply thought provoking in others, downright chilling in some, all in all a must read.
Darlings! If AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION has been on your to-read list but you haven't gotten your copy yet, since it is a (truly stunning) hardcover, 5.99 is the best digital price it'll be! Limited time across ALL digital platforms, @bookshop.org included!
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Sale alert! AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC by myself & Andrea Janes of @boroughsofthedead.bsky.social is on eBook sale across ALL shops!
Also available in lovely hardcover or in audiobook, with both of us narrating!
Examining haunted history & ghost lore through Gothic lit:
bookshop.org/p/books/amer...
Also available in lovely hardcover or in audiobook, with both of us narrating!
Examining haunted history & ghost lore through Gothic lit:
bookshop.org/p/books/amer...
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
You really, really, REALLY don't want to miss this. It's given me several "must visit" travel plans, as well as a couple "never *ever* going there" (the tunnel story!!!) warnings. Charming in places, deeply thought provoking in others, downright chilling in some, all in all a must read.
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Friends! It's the big annual Etsy sale!
Select listings up to 25% off at Torch & Arrow!
Goth/Steampunk/Neo-Victorian jewelry, cuff-links, tie bars, hair things & more!
I'm awaiting payment on several book things but bills noted below have made things pretty dire.
Shop: torchandarrow.etsy.com
Select listings up to 25% off at Torch & Arrow!
Goth/Steampunk/Neo-Victorian jewelry, cuff-links, tie bars, hair things & more!
I'm awaiting payment on several book things but bills noted below have made things pretty dire.
Shop: torchandarrow.etsy.com
Adding to this thread: new listings! I know it's been a rough year for everyone, my family included (just hit w/ 2k medical + car bill, so we're scrambling). If Gothy / Neo-Victorian / Vintage / Steampunky things sound cool, check out torchandarrow.etsy.com, your support is so dearly appreciated 🖤
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Friends! It's the big annual Etsy sale!
Select listings up to 25% off at Torch & Arrow!
Goth/Steampunk/Neo-Victorian jewelry, cuff-links, tie bars, hair things & more!
I'm awaiting payment on several book things but bills noted below have made things pretty dire.
Shop: torchandarrow.etsy.com
Select listings up to 25% off at Torch & Arrow!
Goth/Steampunk/Neo-Victorian jewelry, cuff-links, tie bars, hair things & more!
I'm awaiting payment on several book things but bills noted below have made things pretty dire.
Shop: torchandarrow.etsy.com
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You don’t always have to “pick a side” in international conflicts. Sometimes (most times, really) there isn’t really a clear “good guy” and “bad guy”.
It’s okay to sit with that discomfort instead of picking a winner like it’s a sports game.
It’s okay to sit with that discomfort instead of picking a winner like it’s a sports game.
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
You don’t always have to “pick a side” in international conflicts. Sometimes (most times, really) there isn’t really a clear “good guy” and “bad guy”.
It’s okay to sit with that discomfort instead of picking a winner like it’s a sports game.
It’s okay to sit with that discomfort instead of picking a winner like it’s a sports game.
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Please note many Tor eBooks of mine are on Kindle sale!
Check out PERILOUS PROPHECY, my STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL prequel, going behind-the-scenes in a Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy saga illuminating a dying Goddess at the end of her rope & what she must do to save her beloveds: www.amazon.com/Perilous-Pro...
Check out PERILOUS PROPHECY, my STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL prequel, going behind-the-scenes in a Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy saga illuminating a dying Goddess at the end of her rope & what she must do to save her beloveds: www.amazon.com/Perilous-Pro...
Perilous Prophecy
Perilous Prophecy - Kindle edition by Hieber, Leanna Renee. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Perilous Prophecy.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Please note many Tor eBooks of mine are on Kindle sale!
Check out PERILOUS PROPHECY, my STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL prequel, going behind-the-scenes in a Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy saga illuminating a dying Goddess at the end of her rope & what she must do to save her beloveds: www.amazon.com/Perilous-Pro...
Check out PERILOUS PROPHECY, my STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL prequel, going behind-the-scenes in a Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy saga illuminating a dying Goddess at the end of her rope & what she must do to save her beloveds: www.amazon.com/Perilous-Pro...
On sale! Don't miss out!!!!!
Gaslamp Fantasy fans! My ETERNA FILES saga via Tor: Victorian X-Files with espionage, reanimate corpses, psychic subterfuge & villainous dark magic! $2.99 eBook sale! NOTE: Book 1 ends on a cliffhanger (Sorry!) but trilogy is complete!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-eterna...
Shares appreciated! 🖤
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Shares appreciated! 🖤
The Eterna Files|eBook
London, 1882: Queen Victoria appoints Harold Spire of the Metropolitan Police to Special Branch Division Omega. Omega is to secretly investigate paranormal and supernatural events and persons. Spire, ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
On sale! Don't miss out!!!!!
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She is herself a haunted building.
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
She is herself a haunted building.
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A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.