Willow (they)
@willowlthewisp.bsky.social
They/Them. Autistic. Queer. Stories most welcome. Adventures, dragon hoards, faery rings, wizards' towers. Let's get lost in the woods together.
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The artificer nodded. "I can build this wheeled chair, but why? You have an enchanted hover seat."
"Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards."
"Why?"
"Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."
"Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards."
"Why?"
"Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."
December 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The artificer nodded. "I can build this wheeled chair, but why? You have an enchanted hover seat."
"Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards."
"Why?"
"Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."
"Yes," the wizard fumed, "but the palace have erected magic-cancelling wards."
"Why?"
"Don't know. But they didn't think of people who need mobility aids. So I need wheels to go shout at the king."
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“A great novel, a truly great one, not only captures a particular fictional experience, it alters and intensifies the way you experience your own life while you’re reading it.”
—Lily King in Heart the Lover
#sundaysentence
—Lily King in Heart the Lover
#sundaysentence
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“A great novel, a truly great one, not only captures a particular fictional experience, it alters and intensifies the way you experience your own life while you’re reading it.”
—Lily King in Heart the Lover
#sundaysentence
—Lily King in Heart the Lover
#sundaysentence
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#SundaySentence "We mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinner-time; keep back the tears and look a little pale about the lips, and in answer to inquiries say, “Oh, nothing!” --George Eliot
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#SundaySentence "We mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinner-time; keep back the tears and look a little pale about the lips, and in answer to inquiries say, “Oh, nothing!” --George Eliot
"If a person couldn't even run a pickle factory profitably, how was that person going to run a whole country?"
—from Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things"
💙📚 #BookSky #SundaySentence
—from Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things"
💙📚 #BookSky #SundaySentence
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"If a person couldn't even run a pickle factory profitably, how was that person going to run a whole country?"
—from Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things"
💙📚 #BookSky #SundaySentence
—from Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things"
💙📚 #BookSky #SundaySentence
I think most of my bookcase consists of comfort reads at this point, now I've got it so whittled down, but a few longtime comfort reads are:
–Adams's "Watership Down"
–Sewell's "Black Beauty"
–Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
–Williams's "The Velveteen Rabbit"
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
–Adams's "Watership Down"
–Sewell's "Black Beauty"
–Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
–Williams's "The Velveteen Rabbit"
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
— ★°•| December 6 |•°★ —
Do you have any comfort reads!?? Please share!!
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
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Do you have any comfort reads!?? Please share!!
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
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December 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I think most of my bookcase consists of comfort reads at this point, now I've got it so whittled down, but a few longtime comfort reads are:
–Adams's "Watership Down"
–Sewell's "Black Beauty"
–Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
–Williams's "The Velveteen Rabbit"
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
–Adams's "Watership Down"
–Sewell's "Black Beauty"
–Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
–Williams's "The Velveteen Rabbit"
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
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The four stages of "Hungry for Knowledge", my book-loving Woolbeast troll sculpture at Beinart Gallery this month.
Lumps -> doodle -> lumps -> "draw the rest of the owl".
#artprocess #sculpting
Lumps -> doodle -> lumps -> "draw the rest of the owl".
#artprocess #sculpting
March 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The four stages of "Hungry for Knowledge", my book-loving Woolbeast troll sculpture at Beinart Gallery this month.
Lumps -> doodle -> lumps -> "draw the rest of the owl".
#artprocess #sculpting
Lumps -> doodle -> lumps -> "draw the rest of the owl".
#artprocess #sculpting
Four for me (and I still have them!):
–"The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble
–"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien
–"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams
–"Where Have the Unicorns Gone?" by Jane Yolen
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
–"The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble
–"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien
–"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams
–"Where Have the Unicorns Gone?" by Jane Yolen
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
— ★°•| December 5 |•°★ —
Name a book you love that you associate with your childhood!!
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
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Name a book you love that you associate with your childhood!!
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
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December 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Four for me (and I still have them!):
–"The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble
–"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien
–"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams
–"Where Have the Unicorns Gone?" by Jane Yolen
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
–"The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble
–"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien
–"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams
–"Where Have the Unicorns Gone?" by Jane Yolen
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
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Happy International Volunteer Day, lovelies! 💬📚
Do you tend to donate your finished books? 💙📚✨
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
Do you tend to donate your finished books? 💙📚✨
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Happy International Volunteer Day, lovelies! 💬📚
Do you tend to donate your finished books? 💙📚✨
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
Do you tend to donate your finished books? 💙📚✨
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
It was quite chilly out today, but the library was pleasantly toasty. I've been craving SF, but nothing on my list was in this time (which is fine—plenty yet to read).
–Shelley Parker-Chan's "She Who Became the Sun"
–Tim Curry's "Vagabond"
–Alan Moore's + David Lloyd's "V for Vendetta"
💙📚 #BookSky
–Shelley Parker-Chan's "She Who Became the Sun"
–Tim Curry's "Vagabond"
–Alan Moore's + David Lloyd's "V for Vendetta"
💙📚 #BookSky
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It was quite chilly out today, but the library was pleasantly toasty. I've been craving SF, but nothing on my list was in this time (which is fine—plenty yet to read).
–Shelley Parker-Chan's "She Who Became the Sun"
–Tim Curry's "Vagabond"
–Alan Moore's + David Lloyd's "V for Vendetta"
💙📚 #BookSky
–Shelley Parker-Chan's "She Who Became the Sun"
–Tim Curry's "Vagabond"
–Alan Moore's + David Lloyd's "V for Vendetta"
💙📚 #BookSky
Today's book: "Grave Peril" (Dresden Files, Book 3) by Jim Butcher
Got knocked flat by a migraine this week, but I'm ready for more wizard action, now with an all-new Carpenter companion for double the fun! (Each sold separately. Batteries not included.)
💙📚 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
Got knocked flat by a migraine this week, but I'm ready for more wizard action, now with an all-new Carpenter companion for double the fun! (Each sold separately. Batteries not included.)
💙📚 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today's book: "Grave Peril" (Dresden Files, Book 3) by Jim Butcher
Got knocked flat by a migraine this week, but I'm ready for more wizard action, now with an all-new Carpenter companion for double the fun! (Each sold separately. Batteries not included.)
💙📚 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
Got knocked flat by a migraine this week, but I'm ready for more wizard action, now with an all-new Carpenter companion for double the fun! (Each sold separately. Batteries not included.)
💙📚 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading #NowReading
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It's time to vote for November's #BlueskyBookclub book!
Like any of the posts below to vote for your choice! Feel free to vote for multiple options.
Please repost, let's get as many people on board as we can!
📚💙 #booksky 💙📚
Like any of the posts below to vote for your choice! Feel free to vote for multiple options.
Please repost, let's get as many people on board as we can!
📚💙 #booksky 💙📚
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's time to vote for November's #BlueskyBookclub book!
Like any of the posts below to vote for your choice! Feel free to vote for multiple options.
Please repost, let's get as many people on board as we can!
📚💙 #booksky 💙📚
Like any of the posts below to vote for your choice! Feel free to vote for multiple options.
Please repost, let's get as many people on board as we can!
📚💙 #booksky 💙📚
Yes! Andrew Joseph White's "Compound Fracture" is narrated by an autistic protagonist. Several sections had me on the verge of tears because this is the first book I've read with explicit (and well executed!) autistic rep, not just coding, and it felt so validating.
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
December 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Yes! Andrew Joseph White's "Compound Fracture" is narrated by an autistic protagonist. Several sections had me on the verge of tears because this is the first book I've read with explicit (and well executed!) autistic rep, not just coding, and it felt so validating.
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
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Robin of the Day:
Snow Mountain Robin
📷 Jonas Landolt
Snow Mountain Robin
📷 Jonas Landolt
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Robin of the Day:
Snow Mountain Robin
📷 Jonas Landolt
Snow Mountain Robin
📷 Jonas Landolt
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Happy National Build Joy Day, lovelies! 💬📚
What genre is bringing you the most joy lately? 💙📚✨
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
What genre is bringing you the most joy lately? 💙📚✨
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Happy National Build Joy Day, lovelies! 💬📚
What genre is bringing you the most joy lately? 💙📚✨
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
What genre is bringing you the most joy lately? 💙📚✨
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky #bookishquestions
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Today is the last day to suggest a book for the second month of #BlueskyBookclub before we start voting tomorrow!
Get your suggestions in!
📚💙 #booksky 💙📚
Get your suggestions in!
📚💙 #booksky 💙📚
It's time to start book selection for the second month of #BlueskyBookclub!
Respond to this post with any books you think we should read. On Dec 3rd I'll create a thread for voting, and we can choose what we'll be reading.
#booksky 💙📚
Respond to this post with any books you think we should read. On Dec 3rd I'll create a thread for voting, and we can choose what we'll be reading.
#booksky 💙📚
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today is the last day to suggest a book for the second month of #BlueskyBookclub before we start voting tomorrow!
Get your suggestions in!
📚💙 #booksky 💙📚
Get your suggestions in!
📚💙 #booksky 💙📚
Five books you've said more than once you "really should read one day" but still haven't:
–"Wuthering Heights" (Brontë)
–"The Count of Monte Cristo" (Dumas)
–"The Mist" (King)
–"X-Men: Age of Apocalypse" (Lobdell, Nicieza, Harras, et al.)
–"Moby-Dick" (Melville)
💙📚 #BookSky
–"Wuthering Heights" (Brontë)
–"The Count of Monte Cristo" (Dumas)
–"The Mist" (King)
–"X-Men: Age of Apocalypse" (Lobdell, Nicieza, Harras, et al.)
–"Moby-Dick" (Melville)
💙📚 #BookSky
Introduce yourself with five books you’ve said more than once that you “really should read one day” but still haven’t:
War & Peace - Leo Tolstoy
The Man in The Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Middlemarch - George Eliot
Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens
📚💙 #BookSky
War & Peace - Leo Tolstoy
The Man in The Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Middlemarch - George Eliot
Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens
📚💙 #BookSky
Introduce yourself with five books you’ve said more than once that you “really should read one day” but still haven’t:
-The Three Musketeers
-The Brothers Karamazov
-The Sound and the Fury
-Cane
-The Left Hand of Darkness
#BookSky #LiteratureSky
-The Three Musketeers
-The Brothers Karamazov
-The Sound and the Fury
-Cane
-The Left Hand of Darkness
#BookSky #LiteratureSky
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Five books you've said more than once you "really should read one day" but still haven't:
–"Wuthering Heights" (Brontë)
–"The Count of Monte Cristo" (Dumas)
–"The Mist" (King)
–"X-Men: Age of Apocalypse" (Lobdell, Nicieza, Harras, et al.)
–"Moby-Dick" (Melville)
💙📚 #BookSky
–"Wuthering Heights" (Brontë)
–"The Count of Monte Cristo" (Dumas)
–"The Mist" (King)
–"X-Men: Age of Apocalypse" (Lobdell, Nicieza, Harras, et al.)
–"Moby-Dick" (Melville)
💙📚 #BookSky
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec.1
A male white-winged crossbill with his spruce cone on a frosty winter day.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
Dec.1
A male white-winged crossbill with his spruce cone on a frosty winter day.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec.1
A male white-winged crossbill with his spruce cone on a frosty winter day.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
Dec.1
A male white-winged crossbill with his spruce cone on a frosty winter day.
#Birds #photography #wildlife
I finished my first read of the month today, but it's one I have... Opinions about, and I don't want to tear down someone else's fave, so I'm just gonna sleep it off and probably pick up my next Dresden File tomorrow.
No goals. Goals and I aren't good bedfellows.
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
No goals. Goals and I aren't good bedfellows.
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
— ★°•| December 1 |•°★ —
What will your first read of the month be? Share your December reading goals if you have any!!!
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
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What will your first read of the month be? Share your December reading goals if you have any!!!
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I finished my first read of the month today, but it's one I have... Opinions about, and I don't want to tear down someone else's fave, so I'm just gonna sleep it off and probably pick up my next Dresden File tomorrow.
No goals. Goals and I aren't good bedfellows.
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
No goals. Goals and I aren't good bedfellows.
💙📚 #BookSky #BookishQOTD
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December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
It's been a good reading month: a few books I was excited for ended up not being for me, but plenty of hits too. Some standouts I'd reread:
–Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"
–Julie Leong's "The Teller of Small Fortunes"
–Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea"
–Nicola Dinan's "Bellies"
💙📚 #BookishQOTD
–Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"
–Julie Leong's "The Teller of Small Fortunes"
–Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea"
–Nicola Dinan's "Bellies"
💙📚 #BookishQOTD
— ★°•| November 30 |•°★ —
How did reading go this November? Were there any books you think you'll revisit in the future?
Share your wrap up if you have one!!
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
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How did reading go this November? Were there any books you think you'll revisit in the future?
Share your wrap up if you have one!!
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It's been a good reading month: a few books I was excited for ended up not being for me, but plenty of hits too. Some standouts I'd reread:
–Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"
–Julie Leong's "The Teller of Small Fortunes"
–Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea"
–Nicola Dinan's "Bellies"
💙📚 #BookishQOTD
–Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"
–Julie Leong's "The Teller of Small Fortunes"
–Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea"
–Nicola Dinan's "Bellies"
💙📚 #BookishQOTD
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What society thinks disabled people want to hear:
“You’re so brave!”
“We look past your disability!”
What disabled people actually want to hear:
“We acknowledge your disability and will happily accommodate your needs.”
“You can marry without losing your benefits.”
“We’d like to offer you the job.”
“You’re so brave!”
“We look past your disability!”
What disabled people actually want to hear:
“We acknowledge your disability and will happily accommodate your needs.”
“You can marry without losing your benefits.”
“We’d like to offer you the job.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What society thinks disabled people want to hear:
“You’re so brave!”
“We look past your disability!”
What disabled people actually want to hear:
“We acknowledge your disability and will happily accommodate your needs.”
“You can marry without losing your benefits.”
“We’d like to offer you the job.”
“You’re so brave!”
“We look past your disability!”
What disabled people actually want to hear:
“We acknowledge your disability and will happily accommodate your needs.”
“You can marry without losing your benefits.”
“We’d like to offer you the job.”