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Crysta K. Coburn
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Michigan writer and podcaster (she/they). Get 'The Queen of Clocks and Other Steampunk Tales' ebook for only 99¢! Listen to Haunted Mitten from your favorite podcaster! https://linktr.ee/crystakcoburn
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Crysta K. Coburn @crystakcoburn.bsky.social · Mar 12
Protect Trans Futures
A simple trans flag with the words Protect Trans Futures overtop.
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Whole lotta snuggling going on! I can tell it's cold b/c the kitties are all cuddling w/ each other and w/ us. Slept in today, recorded a @hauntedmitten.bsky.social ep, went shopping, now roasting a turkey for dinner. The air is brisk. #wintering
Two kitties spooning, view from behind. Big spoon is a tabby; little spoon is black.
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Yesterday I didn't get much sleep, so I spent a few hours at my computer playing Breath of Fire on one screen with a video of a cracking fire beside a lake playing on the other. I also lit a candle that smelled like peppermint mocha. I like how our sumac looks in the snow. Sorry, no pic. #wintering
A video game controller held against a blue plaid blanket.
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Day 2: Woke up to a malfunctioning furnace. Happens every year when the temps drop. Greg came home on lunch to fix it. Hope it holds! Snow was very pretty. Cleaned pumpkin off LED candles. Planning to make paperbag covers for them to turn them into lantern luminaries for the front window. #wintering
An LED pillar candle illuminates the plain surface it sits on and the corner of a painting behind it.
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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My favorite dictionary for a reason. Apparently.
merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”

Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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In an attempt to enjoy winter again & not let the seasons fly by me, I'm making an effort to find joy. The mega snowstorm we got was disappointing. I could still see grass poking through. But the snow was very pretty in the trees & I enjoyed a nap wrapped in a blanket on the couch. #wintering
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Or go to the library? They also have ebooks!
jessnevins.bsky.social Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 10d
"I pirate books because I can't afford to buy them."

Well...maybe save up until you can?

Nobody's entitled to books just because they want them.
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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This is one of the most unhinged things I have ever read.
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Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Intersperse "being informed" with learning about the positive things happening in the world!
#GoodNews: 5 YouTube Channels and Other Social Media, Websites, and Apps You Should Follow To Break Up Your Doomscrolling
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#GoodNews
5 YouTube Channels and Other Social Media, Websites, and Apps You Should Follow To Break Up Your Doomscrolling
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November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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10 Songs That Celebrate Winter: Celebrate the season with music.
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10 Songs That Celebrate Winter
Celebrate the season with music.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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So close, y'all! I know that countless people need help right now, but here is one amazing, talented, and loving individual you can help directly. gofund.me/baeaa9cf3
Donate to Help Zig Replace His Beloved Galileo, organized by Clarence Young
I'm not someone who gets attached to things a lot, but I liked my car. I fit in it… Clarence Young needs your support for Help Zig Replace His Beloved Galileo
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October 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Another Halloween season, another chance to spend eight hours painting a pumpkin or two at work.

#kpopdemonhunters #pumpkin
October 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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"A Night in the Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny has been a delightful read (or listen in this case). Our POV character is a dog named Snuff, and the plot incorporates classic horror characters from literature and film. If I had to name a genre, I'd tentatively call it urban fantasy.
The cover of the audiobook "A Night in the Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny, narrated by Matt Godfrey. In the center is a wolf howling at the star-filled sky. To the left are silhouettes of Sherlock Holmes and a Victorian gentleman. To the right are silhouettes of Frankenstein's monster and a classic vampire in a cape. Bats fly in the sky.
October 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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I'm so excited for this comeback!
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Hot ‘n Now is back: Fans line up to try nostalgic burger at new Michigan location
The new Michigan location opened Monday, Oct. 13.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe" Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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10 Halloween Specials You Can Watch for Free on YouTube:
How many have you seen?

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10 Halloween Specials You Can Watch for Free on YouTube
How many have you seen?
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October 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Couldn't make it out to Haunting Tales with Leanna Renee Hieber? You can watch it now on YouTube!
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Author Event | Haunting Tales with Leanna Renee Hieber
YouTube video by Ann Arbor District Library
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October 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Video in the comments.
nycjayjay.bsky.social Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · Oct 14
We can learn a great deal about how to handle ICE in our towns from the good people of Chicago. Everybody be ready with whistles to summon the neighborhood.
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Don't make me tap the Robert Pattinson quote, Leto.
“I always say about people who do method acting, you only ever see people do the method when they’re playing an assholes,” Pattinson said in an interiew with Variety in November. “You never see someone being lovely to everyone while they’re really deep in character.”
October 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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I wanted to share with you this spooky story from China. I love this channel. I just discovered it maybe a couple of weeks ago. I prefer to watch it while Greg is in the house because the stories give me chills...in the best way!
youtu.be/3u16HfLKinw?...
The Weeping Woman in Bejing's Most Haunted Mansion: Chaonei No.81
YouTube video by Beauty and the Beasts
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October 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Yup.
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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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This was really neat! The interior is all decorated, and you walk through different little spooky scenes. Lots of selfie opportunities and at least one bucket of candy. 🍬
hauntedmitten.bsky.social Haunted Mitten Podcast @hauntedmitten.bsky.social · Oct 6
Have you visited the Historic Spooky Caboose in Ypsilanti's Depot Town? It's part of Nightmare on Cross St, every weekend this October.
#YpsiReal #PureMichigan #HappyHalloween
The end of the historical caboose in Ypsilanti's Depot Town has a skeleton on the roof and now on poles like scarecrows on the ground, corn stalks tied together and leaning against the caboose, a couple of hay bales, and more than a dozen pumpkins gathered around.
October 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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"Journalists should not have to fear government retaliation, including prolonged detention, for reporting on government activity... Mario’s treatment should terrify any person in this country that cares about a free press."
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Mario Guevara To Be Deported After Appeals Court Denies Stay | American Civil Liberties Union
The government detained him for over 100 days in retaliation for his reporting on law enforcement
www.aclu.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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If you have two minutes free right now, call Netflix and leave a comment in support of this programming and ask them to stand up for their shows against political pressure.

Phone number is 1-866-952-4456, and I waited less than a minute before a human picked up.
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Oct 2
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Check out my article Five Haunted Tales of Ann Arbor in the CW Monthly! 🎃👻🦇

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CW Monthly October 152 — Crazy Wisdom Community Journal
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October 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM