Hestia
@hestia9020.bsky.social
Recovering librarian; science fiction reader/watcher; she/her.
What a great halftime show!
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What a great halftime show!
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Ok, first off, I didn’t know they made bikinis that fit manatees.
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Ok, first off, I didn’t know they made bikinis that fit manatees.
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i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
February 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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The Sunfish Considers Flotation Therapy
by Alison Clara Tan
"Don’t know why they
bob? In blue death boxes? Sunless wreck."
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry
by Alison Clara Tan
"Don’t know why they
bob? In blue death boxes? Sunless wreck."
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry
February 6, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The Sunfish Considers Flotation Therapy
by Alison Clara Tan
"Don’t know why they
bob? In blue death boxes? Sunless wreck."
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry
by Alison Clara Tan
"Don’t know why they
bob? In blue death boxes? Sunless wreck."
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry
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narration describing the main character’s eveningwear mainly in terms of how good a deal she got on it
Midwesterner writing porn: ope, lemme just scooch right into ya
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
narration describing the main character’s eveningwear mainly in terms of how good a deal she got on it
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Ive watched this about 100 times.
This is why the internet was invented.
Right here.
Peak content.
This is why the internet was invented.
Right here.
Peak content.
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Ive watched this about 100 times.
This is why the internet was invented.
Right here.
Peak content.
This is why the internet was invented.
Right here.
Peak content.
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📰 4,700-year-old sand layer uncovered beneath a temple in the city of Assur sheds light on the Assyrian centre's founding and the origins of the cult of the goddess Ishtar
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archaeologymag.com/2026/02/sand...
Unexpected discovery: sand layer beneath Ishtar Temple in Assur reveals city’s founding and ancient ritual practices
Ancient sand beneath Assur’s Ishtar Temple reveals the city’s founding, ritual practices, and links to Hurrian religious traditions.
archaeologymag.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
📰 4,700-year-old sand layer uncovered beneath a temple in the city of Assur sheds light on the Assyrian centre's founding and the origins of the cult of the goddess Ishtar
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @archaeologynews.bsky.social
archaeologymag.com/2026/02/sand...
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @archaeologynews.bsky.social
archaeologymag.com/2026/02/sand...
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To everyone who received a book from me as a Christmas present, they are due back at the library tomorrow..
January 31, 2026 at 6:31 PM
To everyone who received a book from me as a Christmas present, they are due back at the library tomorrow..
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Whew! Bay Beach Bernard didn't see his shadow, so early spring it is!
Definitely a thing that has ever happened in northern Wisconsin.
Definitely a thing that has ever happened in northern Wisconsin.
February 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Whew! Bay Beach Bernard didn't see his shadow, so early spring it is!
Definitely a thing that has ever happened in northern Wisconsin.
Definitely a thing that has ever happened in northern Wisconsin.
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Timeline cleanse: the Muppet Show, but overdubbed as gaeilge (in Irish)
January 29, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Timeline cleanse: the Muppet Show, but overdubbed as gaeilge (in Irish)
To Ron Johnson, who's still a Senator. Not Wisconsin's finest moments.
Feingold losing his seat made the senate so much worse
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
To Ron Johnson, who's still a Senator. Not Wisconsin's finest moments.
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Interview with me about Murderbot and the upcoming Platform Decay at www.space.com/entertainmen...
Martha Wells' next 'Murderbot Diaries' book is 'the family roadtrip from hell on Ringworld' (interview)
In an exclusive interview, bestselling author Martha Wells talks "Platform Decay," from its moral stakes to Murderbot's bitter humor.
www.space.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Interview with me about Murderbot and the upcoming Platform Decay at www.space.com/entertainmen...
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Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived
Vance said, "You don't turn the Titanic around overnight."
Writers for The Onion just turned off their computers and went home.
Writers for The Onion just turned off their computers and went home.
January 22, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Vance said, "You don't turn the Titanic around overnight."
Writers for The Onion just turned off their computers and went home.
Writers for The Onion just turned off their computers and went home.
So I guess they found a rabid bat in the county where I work. You should all be very impressed that I'm still on the job.
January 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
So I guess they found a rabid bat in the county where I work. You should all be very impressed that I'm still on the job.
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If you see this and agree, you are obligated to rec a book by a fantasy author who's still writing. I don't make the rules.
I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.
I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.
I'm always baffled by the "I'll ONLY read old fantasy" crowd.
You know there are LIVING authors doing really cool stuff, right? Like, LOTS of them? And we could get MORE if more people bought their stuff?
You know there are LIVING authors doing really cool stuff, right? Like, LOTS of them? And we could get MORE if more people bought their stuff?
January 22, 2026 at 4:14 AM
If you see this and agree, you are obligated to rec a book by a fantasy author who's still writing. I don't make the rules.
I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.
I mean, I do. Please though? It'd be great.
Coming up on Our Man Bashir, and I just watched it a couple of months ago with one of my kids (who hadn't seen it yet.) Should probably just skip it?
Ha ha, just kidding.
Ha ha, just kidding.
January 22, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Coming up on Our Man Bashir, and I just watched it a couple of months ago with one of my kids (who hadn't seen it yet.) Should probably just skip it?
Ha ha, just kidding.
Ha ha, just kidding.
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Hey baby. Is that a Musa Paradisiaca in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? ;)
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January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Hey baby. Is that a Musa Paradisiaca in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? ;)
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