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em 𓅓 ⏾ @gatorparade.bsky.social · Sep 27

𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱
𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱?

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JesteniaS @citrusfoam.bsky.social · 4h

Happy Halloween 🎃!

A witch and her coyote familiars stand at a bubbling claudron. The large, dark shape of a wolf demon crouches behind them.

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Jaimie Whitbread @jaimiewhitbread.bsky.social · 4h

Here’s to hoping that your Halloween is filled with even a fraction of the mischief and fun that these little critters are having 🎃

#HappyHalloween #CritterArt #spookyseason #spooky #raccoon #cat #newt #lich #warlock #wizard #art #illustration #raccoonart #catart #newtart #watercolor

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 5h

thank you, you're so kind 🥹

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tama @tama00001234.bsky.social · 22h

テントの夜(2024.3)

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 5h

rabbits!!

effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 5h

this turned out so friggin cool!

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Oli ✦ Olympusvee @olympusvee.bsky.social · 14h

✦ Cursed Cathedral Armor (OC|2025) ✦

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

#art #oc #artsky #halloween #cursedarmor #cathedral

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Josh Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · 1d

Print edition @theonion.com ads don’t miss

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Skelesse 💀✿ @celesse.bsky.social · 1d

🍂👻🍂

#art #halloween #fallart #ghosts

A Hallloween-themed drawing of a ghost rabbit with a black bow necktie, fall leaves swirling around in a circle of scratchy darkness. The text reads "happy hauntings".

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik

listened to the audiobook read by Katy Sobey, and my, does she do a fantastic job! i also liked the eastern european/slavic setting for a fairy tale as well as the female perspective on historical fantasy and fairy tales. good book!

Cover of the book "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik.

effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Nerd Girl Magic" by Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner.

this book is about fandom spaces and dynamics, but from the perspective of a woman of colour in Germany. as western fandoms are often culturally influenced or even dominated by the US, i jumped on the chance to read about fandoms in Germany

Cover of the book "Nerd Girl Magic" by Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Kuruma no Musume" by Rin Usami.

i don't think this has been translated to english yet. i read the german translation and found it quite relatable in some instances. not a fun read but a good one.

Cover of the german translation of the book "Kuruma no Musume" by Rin Usami.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Tin Man" by Sarah Winman.

i read a translation of this, so maybe the original is a whole lot better, but i found this book underwhelming at best. got hooked by the van gogh on the cover

Cover of the book "Tin Man" by Sarah Winman.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"The Foxhole Court" by Nora Sakavic.

some of my friends love this series, so i finally started reading it myself. i don't have an opinion on it yet as i've only read the first book and i feel like i can only judge it once i've read the subsequent two.

it has me like 🤨 so far tho

Cover of the book "The Foxhole Court" by Nora Sakavic.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Nettle & Bone" by T. Kingfisher

fun little listen, i really liked the premise! what i feel is lacking in T. Kingfisher's novels imho so far is actually delivering on the world building. a lot of cool things just get mentioned but not expanded on, and that makes her books a little bit hollow to me

Cover of the book "Nettle & Bone" by T. Kingfisher.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke

REALLY good book, especially as audiobook read by Chiwetel Ejiofor! i am confused about the ending though, but that doesn't bother me.

Cover of the book "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"The Annual Migration of Clouds" and "These Lifeless Things" by Premee Mohamed

i really liked both! i especially like how the author has the narrators only recount the incomplete picture. there are many questions we as readers don't get an answer to at all, but i really enjoyed that about both

Cover of the book "The Annual Migration of Clouds" by Premee Mohamed.

Cover of the book "These Lifeless Things" by Premee Mohamed.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"The Broposal" by Sonora Reyes

i loved this! i got it on sale as audiobook bc i thought it sounded fun, and it WAS fun! the threat of looming deportation made the book have substance, to me, and i imagine that for a lot of people this topic hits very close to home.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Cultish" and "The Age of Magical Overthinking" by Amanda Montell.

i have a personal interest in these topics and i found these books to be written accessibly - in a light-hearted pop-sci-journalist tone - and once i learned about these strategies and fallacies, i would notice them EVERYWHERE

Cover of the book "Cultish. The Language of Fanaticism" by Amanda Montell.

Cover of the book "The Age of Magical Overthinking. Thoughts on Modern Irrationality" by Amanda Montell.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"all about love" by bell hooks

this was my first book by bell hooks, got it in a sale. not quite what i expected, given her reputation, but an interesting listen. i especially like the quote "love is as love does". that one lives in my head rent-free

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"The Spear Cuts Through Water" by Simon Jimenez

almost didn't finish this one because the brutality and cruelty, at times, was too much for me. but i'm glad that i did, because it is an interesting story, written in an interesting way, and i did get invested in the characters, too

The cover of the novel "The Spear Cuts Through Water" by Simon Jimenez

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Greta & Valdin" by Rebecca K. Reilly

fun listen, fairly low-stakes but still not without substance. i picked it especially becaus while the protagonists are queer, the story isn't about queer pain or suffering, but just a slightly bonkers family doing their thing the best way they can

Cover of the Book "Greta & Valdin. A Novel" by Rebecca K Reilly.

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

"Hijab Butch Blues" by Lamya H

i loved it! listened to the audiobook and the narrator Ashraf Shirazi did an amazing job!

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effie 🌱 learning how to gouache! @soupreme.bsky.social · 1d

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - i disliked it very much! some of the small story vignettes i liked. especially the first one, the one the book starts out with, as read by Dion Graham, it really caught me and then the rest of the book was just... that... not for me at all!

Cover of the novel "The Starless Sea" by Erin Morgenstern.

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