Piper
@putteringpiper.bsky.social
Author | Illustrator | Tea Enthusiast
I write books with a hefty dose of magic and dash of mayhem
I write books with a hefty dose of magic and dash of mayhem
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My creative process is basically:
✨ panic
✨ denial
✨ "good enough"
✨ forget to eat lunch
#writing #writingcommunity #WIP #booksky
✨ panic
✨ denial
✨ "good enough"
✨ forget to eat lunch
#writing #writingcommunity #WIP #booksky
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
My creative process is basically:
✨ panic
✨ denial
✨ "good enough"
✨ forget to eat lunch
#writing #writingcommunity #WIP #booksky
✨ panic
✨ denial
✨ "good enough"
✨ forget to eat lunch
#writing #writingcommunity #WIP #booksky
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There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
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Not arrested. Just kidnapped and beaten.
Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
January 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Not arrested. Just kidnapped and beaten.
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🚨🚨 The HOUSE is set to vote on HR 7147 - a standalone DHS appropriations bill - TOMORROW (Thurs 1/22)
Call your House Rep and demand they VOTE NO. 🔥📞🔥
Info, numbers (DC & local offices!), call script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...
Call your House Rep and demand they VOTE NO. 🔥📞🔥
Info, numbers (DC & local offices!), call script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...
Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates January 21, 2026: The House is expected to vote this week on a standalone appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). …
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January 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
🚨🚨 The HOUSE is set to vote on HR 7147 - a standalone DHS appropriations bill - TOMORROW (Thurs 1/22)
Call your House Rep and demand they VOTE NO. 🔥📞🔥
Info, numbers (DC & local offices!), call script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...
Call your House Rep and demand they VOTE NO. 🔥📞🔥
Info, numbers (DC & local offices!), call script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...
Had a dream that an agent requested a full manuscript but instead of sending the book I queried, I sent the manuscript I wrote when I was 9. To which I received a very kind, "are you okay?" email back.
#Writer #Author #WritingCommunity #Stress #BookSky
#Writer #Author #WritingCommunity #Stress #BookSky
January 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Had a dream that an agent requested a full manuscript but instead of sending the book I queried, I sent the manuscript I wrote when I was 9. To which I received a very kind, "are you okay?" email back.
#Writer #Author #WritingCommunity #Stress #BookSky
#Writer #Author #WritingCommunity #Stress #BookSky
It would appear they have opted for delicatessen today.
Speaking of Climate Change, did you know it's been changing wind patterns? We've got windier days where I live AND I get the pleasure of having my room stink of brussels sprouts because my neighbors are a menace and it blows right into my house.
Anyone ever read the IPCC reports for fun?
Don't.
It's not fun.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled reading of fluff and happy endings 😍
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #Writer #Author
Don't.
It's not fun.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled reading of fluff and happy endings 😍
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #Writer #Author
January 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
It would appear they have opted for delicatessen today.
At some point I know I have to be more of an internet person, but y'all it's terrifying out here.
#Writer #WritingCommunity #Author
#Writer #WritingCommunity #Author
January 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
At some point I know I have to be more of an internet person, but y'all it's terrifying out here.
#Writer #WritingCommunity #Author
#Writer #WritingCommunity #Author
Narcissists are wild. You'll share some good news like "Hey I got a few full requests for my manuscript" and they'll end up telling you a 10min story about a time they convinced their boss to buy a certain software. As a comparable accomplishment, of course.
#Writer #WritingCommunity #Author
#Writer #WritingCommunity #Author
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Narcissists are wild. You'll share some good news like "Hey I got a few full requests for my manuscript" and they'll end up telling you a 10min story about a time they convinced their boss to buy a certain software. As a comparable accomplishment, of course.
#Writer #WritingCommunity #Author
#Writer #WritingCommunity #Author
Speaking of Climate Change, did you know it's been changing wind patterns? We've got windier days where I live AND I get the pleasure of having my room stink of brussels sprouts because my neighbors are a menace and it blows right into my house.
Anyone ever read the IPCC reports for fun?
Don't.
It's not fun.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled reading of fluff and happy endings 😍
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #Writer #Author
Don't.
It's not fun.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled reading of fluff and happy endings 😍
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #Writer #Author
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Speaking of Climate Change, did you know it's been changing wind patterns? We've got windier days where I live AND I get the pleasure of having my room stink of brussels sprouts because my neighbors are a menace and it blows right into my house.
Anyone ever read the IPCC reports for fun?
Don't.
It's not fun.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled reading of fluff and happy endings 😍
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #Writer #Author
Don't.
It's not fun.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled reading of fluff and happy endings 😍
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #Writer #Author
January 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Anyone ever read the IPCC reports for fun?
Don't.
It's not fun.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled reading of fluff and happy endings 😍
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #Writer #Author
Don't.
It's not fun.
Anyway, back to my regularly scheduled reading of fluff and happy endings 😍
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #Writer #Author
No one told me how much of my designated #writing time would be wiped away by the dumb places I put my glasses.
This 30min escapade brought to you by my dumbass leaving them in the cabinet with the dog treats
#writer #author #writingcommunity
This 30min escapade brought to you by my dumbass leaving them in the cabinet with the dog treats
#writer #author #writingcommunity
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
No one told me how much of my designated #writing time would be wiped away by the dumb places I put my glasses.
This 30min escapade brought to you by my dumbass leaving them in the cabinet with the dog treats
#writer #author #writingcommunity
This 30min escapade brought to you by my dumbass leaving them in the cabinet with the dog treats
#writer #author #writingcommunity
Never thought I'd see the day where the phrase "deez nuts" came up naturally in conversation and then needed to be explained re it's cultural significance to tweenage boys in the mid 2000s
December 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Never thought I'd see the day where the phrase "deez nuts" came up naturally in conversation and then needed to be explained re it's cultural significance to tweenage boys in the mid 2000s
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there is a genre of person who hates AI in *their* field but sees how it could be useful in *other,* less prestigious, fields; ignore them. they are not trying to save the ship. they are just racing you to the lifeboats
Translators, illustrators, researchers and editors all do creative, human work that is important and cannot be reproduced in part or in whole by AI any more than writers. Their interests are our interests. To legitimize the use of AI to replace them is a failure of principle as much as strategy.
December 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
there is a genre of person who hates AI in *their* field but sees how it could be useful in *other,* less prestigious, fields; ignore them. they are not trying to save the ship. they are just racing you to the lifeboats
Hi hello it me who just responded to a "Good night!" from my boss in the team group chat with "No!"
"No!"!!!!!
#WritingCommunity #Writer #ISwearICanType #SaidIWasDetailOriented #AAAAAH
"No!"!!!!!
#WritingCommunity #Writer #ISwearICanType #SaidIWasDetailOriented #AAAAAH
elmo the sesame street character is sitting on a shelf
ALT: elmo the sesame street character is sitting on a shelf
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November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Hi hello it me who just responded to a "Good night!" from my boss in the team group chat with "No!"
"No!"!!!!!
#WritingCommunity #Writer #ISwearICanType #SaidIWasDetailOriented #AAAAAH
"No!"!!!!!
#WritingCommunity #Writer #ISwearICanType #SaidIWasDetailOriented #AAAAAH
I went on a single date with a person who just texted me a FULL YEAR LATER asking "Your book out yet?"
Okay, nice of you to remember but also...
#Writer #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
Okay, nice of you to remember but also...
#Writer #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I went on a single date with a person who just texted me a FULL YEAR LATER asking "Your book out yet?"
Okay, nice of you to remember but also...
#Writer #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
Okay, nice of you to remember but also...
#Writer #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
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Everyone in my life: "Are you okay?"
Me: Depends. Do you mean emotionally, financially, or in my book outline?"
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
Me: Depends. Do you mean emotionally, financially, or in my book outline?"
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Everyone in my life: "Are you okay?"
Me: Depends. Do you mean emotionally, financially, or in my book outline?"
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
Me: Depends. Do you mean emotionally, financially, or in my book outline?"
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
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very little brings me as much joy as explaining the plots of romance novels to my husband. no one is more earnestly appalled. "he made a BET to marry her? but that will hurt her feelings when she finds out!" yes beloved
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
very little brings me as much joy as explaining the plots of romance novels to my husband. no one is more earnestly appalled. "he made a BET to marry her? but that will hurt her feelings when she finds out!" yes beloved
Just took my first ballroom class in years and I felt equal parts more alive than ever but also very aware of how if I step the wrong way, my knee will scream at me.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just took my first ballroom class in years and I felt equal parts more alive than ever but also very aware of how if I step the wrong way, my knee will scream at me.
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okay: have you tried a split keyboard, and did it help your back?? i am speaking exclusively to the 35+ crowd here, do not answer if you still buy ibuprofen in the small bottles
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
okay: have you tried a split keyboard, and did it help your back?? i am speaking exclusively to the 35+ crowd here, do not answer if you still buy ibuprofen in the small bottles
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🚨 With a 60-40 vote (the same breakdown as yesterday’s vote), the Senate has PASSED their negotiated federal budget deal.
The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY**
Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥
The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY**
Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🚨 With a 60-40 vote (the same breakdown as yesterday’s vote), the Senate has PASSED their negotiated federal budget deal.
The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY**
Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥
The deal now goes to the House. Floor vote is expected on **WEDNESDAY**
Call your House Rep 🔥📞🔥
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When my joy of writing fades, I don’t chase productivity. I chase curiosity. It always knows the way back to joy. 🧡
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When my joy of writing fades, I don’t chase productivity. I chase curiosity. It always knows the way back to joy. 🧡
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
You would think at this point I would stop putting my glasses in dumb places, but alas, another 30 minutes lost to this ridiculous choice
#Writer #WritingCommunity
#Writer #WritingCommunity
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
You would think at this point I would stop putting my glasses in dumb places, but alas, another 30 minutes lost to this ridiculous choice
#Writer #WritingCommunity
#Writer #WritingCommunity
Having hope feels nice 🥰
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Having hope feels nice 🥰
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OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
Hey #writers! What kind of keyboards do you use? Trying to not destroy my wrists and elbows but there are a billion options and ya girl loves a rec.
#Writer #WritingCommunity
#Writer #WritingCommunity
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hey #writers! What kind of keyboards do you use? Trying to not destroy my wrists and elbows but there are a billion options and ya girl loves a rec.
#Writer #WritingCommunity
#Writer #WritingCommunity