rachael ✍️
@abookinwaiting.bsky.social
art hobbyist and casual bookbinder
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This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
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This Brazilian woman hates AI
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This Brazilian woman hates AI
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I am an advanced beginner in watercolor and if you are thinking of trying it out in 2026, DO NOT spend a lot of money to get started. Get good quality starter supplies to see how you like it first. These are my under $30 picks as an advanced beginner:
December 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I am an advanced beginner in watercolor and if you are thinking of trying it out in 2026, DO NOT spend a lot of money to get started. Get good quality starter supplies to see how you like it first. These are my under $30 picks as an advanced beginner:
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In 1927 the first collected edition of The Flower Faries by Cicely Mary Barker was published. It contains fairies of the spring, summer and autumn.
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In 1927 the first collected edition of The Flower Faries by Cicely Mary Barker was published. It contains fairies of the spring, summer and autumn.
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The Nameless Prisoner is out now with 3 episodes, & you can read it on tapas or webtoon canvas!
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theostultz.carrd.co
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theostultz.carrd.co
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Nameless Prisoner is out now with 3 episodes, & you can read it on tapas or webtoon canvas!
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theostultz.carrd.co
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theostultz.carrd.co
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"Le Jardin Rossini" (Rossini Garden), the 8th 2025 Gobelins graduation short, is now online.
Directed by William Burger, Simeon Jacob, Odelia Laine, Garance Mondamert, Tara Rewal, Mathilde Vergereau, Arthur Wong.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=H85c...
Directed by William Burger, Simeon Jacob, Odelia Laine, Garance Mondamert, Tara Rewal, Mathilde Vergereau, Arthur Wong.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=H85c...
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Le Jardin Rossini" (Rossini Garden), the 8th 2025 Gobelins graduation short, is now online.
Directed by William Burger, Simeon Jacob, Odelia Laine, Garance Mondamert, Tara Rewal, Mathilde Vergereau, Arthur Wong.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=H85c...
Directed by William Burger, Simeon Jacob, Odelia Laine, Garance Mondamert, Tara Rewal, Mathilde Vergereau, Arthur Wong.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=H85c...
potter's pink... the best watercolor
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
potter's pink... the best watercolor
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AAAAA PHEW just finished binding a bunch of new zines that compile my PNW fantasy sketch pages :”) just in time for when I get to table at the Portland Zine Symposium tomorrow if anyone’s in the area come say hi!!!
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
AAAAA PHEW just finished binding a bunch of new zines that compile my PNW fantasy sketch pages :”) just in time for when I get to table at the Portland Zine Symposium tomorrow if anyone’s in the area come say hi!!!
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"Transcribing the Wind"
March 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Transcribing the Wind"
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You know, I'm kinda digging the habit of turning unused scraps of paper and leftover paint into tiny paintings to relax without any other purpose. 🤌🏽
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
You know, I'm kinda digging the habit of turning unused scraps of paper and leftover paint into tiny paintings to relax without any other purpose. 🤌🏽
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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Henny Halloween. 🐔🎃
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Henny Halloween. 🐔🎃
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
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i don't care for her music, never have never will, but love's messenger is one of my favorite works
October 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
i don't care for her music, never have never will, but love's messenger is one of my favorite works
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#SongbirdSaturday, to celebrate a certain Swift releasing new music.
1. 🖼️ ‘Love’s Messenger’, Marie Spartali Stillman, 1885, Delaware Art Museum.
2. 🖼️ ‘Veronica Veronese’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872, Del Art Museum.
3. 🖼️ ‘The Blessed Damozel’, Edward Burne-Jones, c.1856, Harvard Art Museums.
1. 🖼️ ‘Love’s Messenger’, Marie Spartali Stillman, 1885, Delaware Art Museum.
2. 🖼️ ‘Veronica Veronese’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872, Del Art Museum.
3. 🖼️ ‘The Blessed Damozel’, Edward Burne-Jones, c.1856, Harvard Art Museums.
October 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#SongbirdSaturday, to celebrate a certain Swift releasing new music.
1. 🖼️ ‘Love’s Messenger’, Marie Spartali Stillman, 1885, Delaware Art Museum.
2. 🖼️ ‘Veronica Veronese’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872, Del Art Museum.
3. 🖼️ ‘The Blessed Damozel’, Edward Burne-Jones, c.1856, Harvard Art Museums.
1. 🖼️ ‘Love’s Messenger’, Marie Spartali Stillman, 1885, Delaware Art Museum.
2. 🖼️ ‘Veronica Veronese’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872, Del Art Museum.
3. 🖼️ ‘The Blessed Damozel’, Edward Burne-Jones, c.1856, Harvard Art Museums.
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the fair is liiiiiive
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October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
the fair is liiiiiive
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"The big thing," says Frank Contrell-Boyce, who first read The Tombs of Atuan as a child, "is that it made knowing stuff sexy. It gave glamour to learning."
New episode up now. The Tombs of Atuan (1970) by Ursula K. Le Guin, the second part of Earthsea, with guest Frank Cottrell-Boyce in conversation with Una McCormack and Andy Miller. @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0sc5...
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
open.spotify.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"The big thing," says Frank Contrell-Boyce, who first read The Tombs of Atuan as a child, "is that it made knowing stuff sexy. It gave glamour to learning."
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Remove RFK Jr. He has no business doing anything related to our healthcare. Shouldn't have been confirmed in the first place. Trust experts, not brain worms.
#trustscience #americanrobin #activism #RFK #standupforscience #art
#trustscience #americanrobin #activism #RFK #standupforscience #art
September 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remove RFK Jr. He has no business doing anything related to our healthcare. Shouldn't have been confirmed in the first place. Trust experts, not brain worms.
#trustscience #americanrobin #activism #RFK #standupforscience #art
#trustscience #americanrobin #activism #RFK #standupforscience #art
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I’m very tempted to make another blue & white batch like this.
August 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I’m very tempted to make another blue & white batch like this.
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I am no man ⚔️
August 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I am no man ⚔️