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Vaishali K Grover
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Kids & YA #Writer for Fic + Narrative NF. Champion of inclusive, diverse storytelling and sustainability. (she/her: BIPOC: queer)
#amquerying

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Yes! Not to be weird, but I just donated. As a kid, I had a lot of exposure to cool scienc-y people of many different kinds and it blew my world wide open.

And that was through science and beyond, because science doesn’t live in locked in a dark cupboard. It drives life.

Yay Skype a Scientist!
sarahmackattack.bsky.social Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 3d
It's December!

Have you thought about year end donations?

If you're one of the lucky folks who has more to give this year, would you consider Skype a Scientist?

We accomplish a wild amount w/a shoestring budget & ONE staff member. Imagine what we could do with more!

givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
a scrapbook style list of things, with pictures going around the list. The list is titled 2025, and the list is "Matched 4600 classrooms with scientists Distributed 5400 educational zines Distributed 10,000 packets of plant seeds Hosted 13 free science and art events Funded 13 scientists’ scicomm projects Hosted 9 Moth Nights Hosted 9 livestreams". The surrounding pictures are people drawing, voluntering around a table, playing in the woods with bugs, pictures of posters of plants, posters for events, two zines, etc
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Painted turtle friend I came across, just hanging out in mexican heather. Cute little bugger.

#wildlife #naturephotography #native #photography #uplift
Native black painted turtle with slanted semi closed eyes. It has yellow green stripes on its head. It faces the right of the photo frame and it’s shell is smooth black with light green faint marks on it. Medium green mexican heather leaves and star lilac purple flowers stretch in the foreground before the turtle. The lighting is bright midday.
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Yup. Please do this --> (weird side note, met a scorpion when I was young and it was oddly cute. Still not a friend you should pet)
debbieohi.com Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 9d
If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social

#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
Handwritten quote on a white sheet with an illustrated face at the bottom and pink hearts around the text. The quote reads: "If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting." — Liana Brooks
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
I was in a meeting today and heard a great phrase, “There’s great humanity in this town.” <-- Yes and more of that, please.

#positive #uplift
October 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
About to attend Dr. Cara Rockwell’s on Florida’s Food Forests!

Very excited about hearing about the synergy between supporting ecosystems AND food security.

Stuff like this feeds my curious nerd soul. :)

fiu.zoom.us/j/2423563814

#nature #foodforests #fiu #plants
Flyer for Dr. Cara’s Rockwell’s talk on Food forests of Florida: Enhancing ecosystem services and food security in the subtropical/tropical urban environment. Held on Friday October 3 at 12pm.
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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On the 1st day of looking for mangrove tree crabs, I learned just how good at hiding their little butts could be.

Didn’t get to see any that day, but this weirdly bifurcated unexpected sunset was a pretty nice consolation prize.

#naturephotography #sunset #ocean #uplift
Sunset with dramatic blue section on the left section of the photo and orange and pink vibrant sorbet tones on the right. cumulus clouds are arranged in a diagonal orientation and above mangrove lined coasts. The sea is in the center with a crosshatched surface texture.
October 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
I’m in South Florida and this absolutely a huge red flag. This can’t be a pre or current desaparecidos repeat.
ndrew.bsky.social Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · Sep 23
i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended
lebassett.bsky.social Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · Sep 23
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
September 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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It’s been a bit, but this little one’s false advertising is partially to blame!

Happy Equinox. Hope your day is filled with nice crustacean friends and less of crabby critters of any species!

#naturephotography #crabfriend #ocean #equinox
Less than 2cm brown mangrove tree crab stands on white, yellow and grey stone surface next to brown leaf 3 times it’s size.
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Happy #Caturday! First time using paper clay and first time modeling anything outside of one time during a Cranium game. Finally tried it @yiawrites.bsky.social !

Here’s my attempt at sunning version of one of my characters --> the cat, Scuba and the photo I used as reference.

#uplift #art
White paper clay model of a cat sunny on its back resting on left outstretched palm of human. The cat model’s front limbs are stretched away from its body. Olive green knit fabric background. Blurry reference photo of a sleeping young to adolescent kitten. The kitten’s fur is white with golden brown spots and stripes. The cat is resting between two human feet wearing red and white fairy isle socks. The background is ash gray wooden plank floor.
March 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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When you mess with science, be prepared for a reaction! #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social
Dr. Lucky Tran at the NYC Stand Up For Science rally wearing at mask and holding a sign that says “When you mess with science, be prepared for a reaction!”
March 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Just a peacock buddy practicing his skills on the balance beam and giving me a look.

#uplift #nature #photography
Cropped photo of head and torso of an adult peacock from the knees up. The peacock’s gaze is toward the camera with it’s head in left facing profile against a clusia hedge. Adult peacock with closed teal fan tail walks carefully along a metal fence ridge. His head is bowed as he balances. There is clusia and other assorted greenery and trees growing in South Florida. Closeup detail of closed peacock fan tail feathers against clusia leaves.
March 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Wonders found while looking down: sidewalk edition

“For anyone who needs it.”

#photography #motivation
Rough edged heart at a slight slant is power washed into a darker sidewalk. The sidewalk is lined by grass on the left and a wooden fence on the right.
February 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Wonders found while looking down, lawn flowers edition:

Soldier orchid - apparently considered invasive in Florida, but not THAT ecologically invasive?

P.S. Love that the photo didn’t upload the first time! 😖

#photography #uplift
Close up image of soldier orchid, which is a vertical cluster of very small flowers resembling off-white orchid with yellow centers. The image is set against a blurred background of wide bladed grass.
February 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Hi #WritingCommunity! A bit late, but here is a how-to video for navigating #MSWL Day and how to search :

youtube.com/watch?v=LnZt...

Good luck!
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February 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Reminder for the #WritingCommunity. Wednesday, February 12th is Manuscript Wishlist Day.

It’s NOT a pitch event, but seems to be a way to discover agents and editors / what they are currently seeking.

Guidelines: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

✨Happy finding everyone! #MSWL✨
February 12 is the official Manuscript Wish List Day #MSWL is written in large serif letters. @ManuscriptAcademy and @ManuscriptWishList appear on the bottom of the flyer.
February 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Just a casual peacock walking through someone’s garden.

This guy was showcasing his glory for himself with no peahens or peachildren around.

#nature #photography
An adult peacock facing left with a vibrant teal body walks in mid stride in a Florida house garden with tail closed. An adult peacock facing left with a vibrant teal body stands in a Florida house garden with tail beginning to open. An adult peacock with a vibrant teal body stands next to a royal palm trunk in a Florida house garden with tail fanned open in full glory.
February 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Happy Lunar New Year. Wishing you joy, peace, cleverness and adaptability!

#YearoftheSnake #LunarNewYear
Vertical white background lunar new year card with red, green and gold accents. A cute light green snake wearing a dragon costume smiles gently in the foreground.
January 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Wow. This cover. Image to title. Wow. Their faces capture such wonder!

Congrats!
srinidhidraws.bsky.social Srinidhi Srinivasan | Kidlit Illustrator @srinidhidraws.bsky.social · Jan 27
✨Cover Reveal✨ of our book WHEN SCIENCE STOOD STILL: How S Chandrasekhar Predicted the Existence of Black Holes written by the brilliant @shrurao.bsky.social releasing on Oct 14, 2025!

Thanks to the team at Mc Elderry Books @nicolefios.bsky.social ❤️

Can’t wait to share more 🌟✨
#kidlitart #kidlit
January 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Peach, my one-eyed rescue Monk / Quaker parrot says hi! Wishing everyone a good rest of the week. (She was trying out a Cockatiel look)

#uplift #blueskybirds
January 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Mark your calendars, people - February 12. Get what they are they looking for, directly from the source.🌟

#WritingCommunity
hetalwrites.com Hetal writes here now @hetalwrites.com · Jan 21
Ohhh #MSWL day is Wednesday 2/12. MISSED YOU GUYS.
#AmWriting #AmQuerying #AmRevising
January 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Yes! Please do.

#kidlit #teachers #librarians #books
jessjhernandez.bsky.social Jess Hernandez (she/her) @jessjhernandez.bsky.social · Jan 19
Teachers and librarians, if you or your students love a book, take a few minutes to nominate it for your state book awards. It might not seem like much, but those nominations have very real effects on sales and author careers.
January 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Not an illustrator, but working hard on some concept art for my #YA.

Meet my Narcissus. :)
January 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Exciting!
killianfantasy.bsky.social Sarah IS LOOKING FOR WORK!!! @killianfantasy.bsky.social · Jan 6
Hello! *tap tap tap* Is this thing on?

I have a bit of an announcement.
A screenshot of the Blue Sky page for Burning Phoenix Press a micro graphic novel press.
January 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
Hide and Seek- It was cloudy, it was “late,” but it came and did not disappoint.

The first sun of the year. Happy 2025 !

#newyear #
January 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
vaishalikgrover.bsky.social
This is wonderful! Thanks, Adriane. Wishing you another fruitful and imaginative year.
theartofadriane.bsky.social Adriane Tsai @theartofadriane.bsky.social · Jan 1
Happy Year of the Snake! 🐍✨🎉 I hope your year is full of prosperity and wonderful transformation, just like the snake.

I have a short pre-order run available for this print (they make perfect Lunar New Year cards too 😉) www.adrianetsai.com/shop ❤️🧧

#illustration #kidlit #newyear #yearofthesnake
January 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM