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Aphna
@aphna.bsky.social
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Honestly just a bit of a mess. Sometimes a writer, mostly easily distracted.

They/them

#KDrama #MMRomance #3D

https://benign-snails.co.uk
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Aphna @aphna.bsky.social · Dec 9
I should probably mention, in avoidance of confusion: I'm also @paxasteriae.bsky.social, but this is my art/writing/general chaos account where you get to deal with me being an AuDHD mess who makes stupid comments all the time, and the other account is my writing-focused one.
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mikeo-g.bsky.social
You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
4 photos of Kate Bush in a lacy bat costume in various poses.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
aphna.bsky.social
Gabe grinned. “I have it on expert authority I’m indeed safe from bears. They’re not even really my type, so…”
From his right came a muffled choke.
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Snuck up on myself with an unexpected 600 words. Jude is a bit less standoffish than I expected, possibly because he's much lonelier...
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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rachel-aaron.bsky.social
It boggle my mind how some people think the author approves of every word that comes out of their characters' mouths.

Y'all, villains say villainous things. Making sure they have good arguments is just quality characterization, not me trying to convince you they're right. #booksky #amwriting
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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mfcarter.bsky.social
Our voices rise together, louder than fear, stronger than silence. We are not going anywhere. #LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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jameswrights.bsky.social
Sometimes I bemoan the state of the tools available to self-publishing in the wake of special editions and sprayed edges, then I see a book like this and realize it could be worse🤷 (yes that is just a nail stuck into that hole😂)
#indieauthorb #bookmarketing
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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blerrycat1.bsky.social
I want to enter a room with the energy of a cat. Is there anything I can fuck up or eat in here? Nah? Well anyway you're lucky to have me!
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
aphna.bsky.social
Netflix keeps going "look at this shiny Christmas movie!" at me, and I'm still trying to watch horror stuff because of what I'm writing. 😅

Anyway, I just started an Egyptian paranormal series called, uh, Paranormal. I'm only 10 minutes into it and it's already made me laugh out loud several times.
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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debbieohi.com
You never know what will come out a broken crayon. #Uplift

My broken crayon #KidLit picture book with Linda Sue Park: debbieohi.com/resources/re...
A broken Crayola sepia crayon lies in two pieces, and an illustrated girl kneels above it holding a notepad, with swirling sepia marks beneath her, as if she is floating out of the broken bits. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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bloody-disgusting.com
Brendan Fraser is coming back for THE MUMMY 4, almost 20 years after the third one.

"The one I wanted to make is forthcoming. Been waiting 20 years for this call. Sometimes it was loud, sometimes a faint telegraph. Now? Time to give the fans what they want," he says.
Brendan Fraser Says ‘The Mummy 4’ Is “The One I Wanted to Make” for 20 Years
Announced earlier this month, Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are set to return in The Mummy 4. Fraser has opened up about reprising his iconic role as Rick O’Connell in a conversation with AP. “The o...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍

An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.

The Met 📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo shows a three quarter profile of an ancient Egyptian figurine of a leaping dog facing left. Carved from ivory, now a warm caramel brown colour with glossy surface. The dogs eyes are outlined in black, the ears are floppy, the mouth is slightly ajar (the inside of the mouth is painted red - not sen in my photo). The front and back legs are outstretched as if running at full speed. A lever under the dog’s chest opens and closes the mouth so that the dog looks as if it’s barking. Dimensions: L 18.2 cm × H 6.1 cm × W 3.6 cm. Dated to Late Dynasty I8, I400-I350 BC, reign of Amenhotep III who was Tutankhamun’s grandfather. The dog is mounted on a thin metal rod in a display case. In the background in the same display case is a ‘galloping’ brown horse, which is the handle of an ancient Egyptian fly whisk or light whip.
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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5feetofredfury.bsky.social
#WIPSnips #WriteSky #writingprompt

Somewhere between book 3 and book 4. I'm not sure yet, but
🥰🥰🤭
Though in the privacy of their room with the guqin playing softly from afar, when Daisuke looped a necklace with a shard of rose quartz around Obito’s neck with trembling hands, then dipped his head so his partner could do the same, it only seemed right to trade at least one of the three ceremonial bows—the one meant for each other. No blessing that would never come was needed from their families, no promise that they’d never keep made to the heavens; only the truth about how they felt for one another mattered. A union, but without the baggage of marriage.
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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tabathasouthey.bsky.social
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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sayaashrah.bsky.social
#WIPSnips 22. "Crystal"

Ashrah is in yet *another* predicament! (But this time Sareena, Tomas, and Datusha are all there with her!)

#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Hot breath and a cacophony of instruments and voices buffeted Ashrah in the face, but above the noise, she heard Sareena gasping. “Are you alright?” Smoke whispered. “Quiet,” was all the Nether-Touched answered. Hundreds more demons waited inside, mining stones with pickaxes or pointed arms, cleaning weapons from a small but varied arsenal, feeding Infernal beasts, cackling and squeaking among themselves, coming and going from tunnels that extended even deeper into the mountain. Stone cabins protruded from the walls, one atop the other, fire lanterns dangling from tiny windows. And at the centre of this first chamber, an enormous, blue crystal hovered above a depression ringed by cheering demons, emanating enough psychic energy to make Ashrah vertiginous. “Bloody Hells,” Datusha gasped. “That’s a feat of magical engineering, if I ever saw one!” “What is this?” Since she could not ask mentally, Ashrah did so aloud. The azahnu answered first. “You may have led armies to victory and slaughtered devils, elbhyr, but here, I am the master, and you will learn your place.”
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
From Episode 4.
Dust and ash and debris billowed up above the tops of the high rises. Dark clouds boiled down the grid of streets. The flickering light of early morning did reach the asphalt in bits and pieces. Crystals grew up and over high rises and tanks and power armor. Wherever the crystals met a power line or a transformer, sparks flew and electricity arced. Civilians lay trapped and entombed in crystal that had formed a massive dome. The air swarmed with crystal wasps. And inside the dome, the Basilisk loomed above the skyline a great purple dragon with three eyes.
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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wearequeeraf.com
"Misogynistic" leaked guidance would ban people from toilets based on appearance 👇

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/misogynistic-leaked-guidance-would-ban-people-from-toilets-based-on-appearance/
"Misogynistic" leaked guidance would ban people from toilets based on appearance
Leaked EHRC code of practice is "misogynist’s charter" that will enforce gender stereotypes in public life with "a license to discriminate"
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
aphna.bsky.social
#WIPSnips: Crystal

A little memory from Gabe. I admit I managed to wrangle the word in when I saw it on the prompt list at the start of the week. 😅 But it also came with a strong mental image, so I guess it was just meant to be.
Ghosted WIPSnips: Crystal His parents had cleared away her belongings in due course: the little crystal animals and assorted tchotchkes her daughter in Canada sent her that she’d dismissively referred to as dust catchers but child Gabe had been fascinated by, the clothes that smelled only slightly of Old Lady, some of the books they could pass along to charity shops; then they’d offered the annex to Gabe. A home from home at home, safe freedom. Of course he’d accepted. What self-respecting seventeen-year-old wouldn’t? He wondered, now and again, if his parents had expected to be able to turn it into a home gym or hobby room when he went to university, whether they’d anticipated he’d still be there eleven years later. They didn’t complain, at least not to him. And Gabe happily pottered around in his little apartment, and he never mentioned the two weeks after he first moved in when he watched Great-Aunt Wendy do the same.
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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theeldervampire.bsky.social
#WIPSnips | Crystal
Sterling and the witch (Elias) try to figure out how to maintain a lie.
“I have to bring back your head,” he muttered, a last attempt to assert himself. “That is unfortunate,” the witch chuckled. “Perhaps, you could not get to my head. I was set on fire. My remains were charred, unrecognisable. It is not adequate proof.” “I will need to bring back something, witch.” “This ‘witch’ has a name,” he muttered. “Wait here.” Sterling grimaced once the witch’s back was turned. He should take this as a chance. He could reach out and strangle him. But after all the other failed attempts, he knew it would all be for naught. Instead, he watched as the witch reached the foot of his pallet bed. Crouching down, he was looking through a small box within a crate. When he came back, he was holding a necklace glittering with different stones and minerals. “Take this back with you,” he said, setting the necklace in his hand. “That should be proof enough.” Sterling tested the weight of it in his hand, watching sunlight reflect off the stones. “It will be, once I set it on fire.” “Wait.” The witch blanched. “Why?” “If I set you on fire, then presumably you were wearing this. My employer would not believe me if this was unharmed.” “You would desecrate this beautiful necklace for a lie?” Sterling rolled his eyes. “It is just a bunch of stones. It’s not the end of the world.” “They are not just ‘stones,’ you fool. They are crystals from geodes.” He squinted. “Any other strange witchcraft iconography that you should warn me about?” He puffed his cheeks, quickly taking the necklace back. “Here.” He swapped it out with some tattered rags. “These, then.”
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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chipflake.com
happy pride month!
Digitally illustrated graphic with big, bold, black text in the center reading "trans lives are more important than harry potter". Two cats with alternating colours of the trans flag lay above the top left and bottom right of the text, turning it pink & blue where they cross over.
June 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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natspectrum.bsky.social
Before I watched the vid, I assumed you meant the old Anchor Spreadable adverts Weebl did (which now I think of it is butter I think? so yeah)

youtu.be/toZeH5AyRVI
Anchor - Incredible Spreadable (2004, UK)
YouTube video by Classic Ads And Stuff
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November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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scarletvmitchell.bsky.social
Random Midlarks banter...

Jack: *picking up a cigarette butt* You think he smoked these?
Charlie: There's no way we'll get DNA off those.
J: Don't need DNA when you've got witchcraft. *bags butts*
C: You do know Im terrified of you. Not cuz you're some powerful witch, but cuz you say unhinged shit.
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
reposting w/ alt text
A screenshot of the image in the quoted post that reads: irritatingly, the list of Al settings in Firefox has grown. to kill them all as of today (Nov 20, 2026), go into about:config and set all of these to false (yes, you'll have to copy and paste them one by one): • browser.ml.enable • browser.ml.chat.enabled • browser.ml.chat.menu • browser.ml.chat.page • browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge • browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge • browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled • browser.ml.pageAssist.enabled • browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled • browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled • extensions.ml.enabled • browser.search.visualSearch.featureGate in addition to nuking Al, it'll also speed up your browsing
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
aphna.bsky.social
Ew. A post broke containment. *wrinkles nose*
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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minimuslatin.bsky.social
#fabulamurina (mouse story) 473
convivium natalicium! (Birthday party!) Silvius et amici transmissionem fasciculi ludunt, dum Minimus tibiam utricularem canit (Silvius and his friends play Pass the Parcel while Minimus plays his bagpipes).
Photo of Minimus and Silvius, the Latin mice, with a group of little friends. Minimus is playing the bagpipes (as popularised by Nero) to accompany their game of Pass the Parcel. Fusca the crow has won the prize, a blue 'eye' amulet to keep away bad luck.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Does anyone have recs for a non “AI-forward” alternative to Duolingo?

I get asked sometimes as a language teacher and I don’t really have a good answer right now other than I don’t trust Duolingo
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
aphna.bsky.social
This is wildly obscure to anyone who doesn't know the catchphrase to an old bunch of processed cheese ads, but I bought smol dog some new treats and she absolutely adores them. She becomes SO obedient when she thinks she'll get one. And suddenly while I was walking her all I could think of was this.
Hairy | Weebl and Bob : ep003
YouTube video by Weebl And Bob
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM