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John Lechner
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I'm an author, illustrator, animator & puppeteer. I write stories and comics about nature, especially insects! Currently seeking an agent. he/him www.johnlechner.com 🍃
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John Lechner @johnlechner.bsky.social · 18d
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day, I'm an author/illustrator who likes writing about animals and kids having adventures. I'm currently seeking an agent, see my website for more art: johnlechner.com 🍄🐸 #kidlitart
Ink and watercolor illustration in shades of orange and brown of a girl in the woods looking up at a crow flying overhead. A black cat is beside her, also looking up.
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Tove Jansson
A black and white illustration from the Moomins.The illustration is of a wooded landscape at night with bats in flight and low misty clouds. Moomintroll, Snufkin and Sniff are walking through the wooded area looking a little scared.
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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It might seem odd that cats like cardboard boxes, but I don't think it's strange at all. If I could fit inside a cardboard box, I'd stay there all day.
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Today on the trail was aggressive mist
Usual view of Salmon Creek from the Felida end of the trail, damp and gray and misty Blasted tree at the bend of the creek in the mist Wet and gray walking trail bordered by leafless trees on one side and evergreens on the other
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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A Wolfenoot Blessing

May you and your pack be safe.
May you protect one another.
May your sleep be sound.
May your teeth be sharp.
May your treats be sweet.

#wolfenoot
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
I invented a moth

Always fascinated with the common names for things (which are sometimes evocative and sometimes... not)

Wonder what this one would be named if it was real?

#art
Digital drawing of a fantastical-looking moth. It has a gold, furry body; feather-like gold antennae; and large fuzzy wings with abstract patterns of red and purple outlined in gold. the background is an abstract pattern of purple and red squiggly patterns outlined in gold.
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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I'm looking forward to this book 📚🪱
#sciart by Holly Ovenden
frankashwood.bsky.social Frank Ashwood @frankashwood.bsky.social · 4d
The cover art is finished for my new book and I LOVE IT!

This safari tour of the life in soil and what is means to us, is now available for pre-order as ebook, soft and hardcover in the UK and Commonwealth. Published in August next year (US date soon), I hope it'll entice everyone to love soil! 🧪🪱
A book cover featuring artwork of winding roots and soil animals, entitled 'THE WORLD BENEATH OUR FEET', with roots winding around the text.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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this old synth saying -
humans are droids with wishes
only droids fulfill

#ScifaikuSaturday (fulfill)
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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This is excellent! "To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so."
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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This is awesome! 🐸
tamiwicinas.bsky.social Tami Wicinas @tamiwicinas.bsky.social · 4d
I think this Stack o’ Frogs vase experiment is a success, and I plan to try more groupings of frogs!
#frogart #ceramics
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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👋 🇳🇱
Looking up at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Black and white photograph, framed by two trees. Moody clouds.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Guess what? I illustrated a picture book! My #kidlitillustration debut launched this week—a story of building a satellite to study space weather by @suzannelipshaw.bsky.social
Loved bringing the scientific and engineering process to life with color and characters!
#kidlit #scbwi #kidlitart #STEM
suzannelipshaw.bsky.social Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw @suzannelipshaw.bsky.social · Sep 12
Cover Reveal! T-minus 7 weeks and 5 days until launch!
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Happy #WorldAnteaterDay to those who celebrate!
Digital painting of a giant anteater which has long fur and small head with long nose. Its fur or hair is striped in shades of cream, beige, brown, and black, and it is walking along an abstract-looking sandy hill.
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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I made a birthday card for my niece. #kidlitart
Photo of a hand holding a watercolor greeting card depicting a woodland scene with a rabbit and squirrel hidden among the greenery. A cutout area between two trees reveals a fairytale castle in the distance. Artwork © by John Lechner
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I saw some clouds yesterday ⛅
Photo of a blue sky scattered with clouds and a brilliant sun reflecting off the water and casting the world into deep shadows.
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Apparently it’s #FlyDay or #DrosophilaDay in honour of the day Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly or vinegar fly line w1118 (the first variant with the white eyes) was isolated, so enjoy some drosophila #sciart! This print highlights the model organism with a ring of 5 of the different 🧵🧪
My linocut print highlights the Drosophila fruit fly model organism with a hand-printed ring of 5 of the different eye colour genetic mutations on lovely handmade Japanese washi paper with flecks of bark inclusions.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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... Dear November,
sometimes I think of other months
in an earthy way ...

Poem, "Seasonal"
(c) constance lee menefee
Poem, "Seasonal" (c) constance lee menefee Dear November, sometimes I think of other months in an earthy way sinking into memories of summer's swollen green embrace, spring's floral peekaboos or winter's sharp, fierce joy; autumn nudqes me most - its in-between winds teasing with soft ribbons of air hiding winter whips; I confess beyond even the gray drizzle - you test my patience by stripping trees back to fractal silhouettes, scumbling color of grounded |eaves and spanking sun-hopeful frogs down to muddy pond bottoms until a more obliging month. --End--
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Canadian friends, how's the postal delivery right now with the strike going on? Is mail from the US getting through?
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Is #folktaleweek a thing in these parts? I only have time for one, so chose today's prompt - NIGHT!

El Muerto, roaming the Texas hills on the back of a midnight Mustang, headless and hatless since 1850, thanks to a Texas Ranger named Big Foot.

#folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweeknight #kidlitart
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Sunday trails ❄️
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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observation deck
ship's unblinking eyes watch me
gaze at Earth

ever restless
by unholy design
ship pulses intent

before we descend
from stars to Sunday traffic
dreaming home sweeter

#ScifaikuSaturday
#whistpr
#inkMine
November 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Out for a short walk by the pond today 🍂
Photo of a pond with a blue sky and clouds reflected in the shimmering surface, surrounded by dark trees with only a few leaves to remind us that summer once existed.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I've gone and committed an act of blogging.

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The Story I Keep Returning To
They say that every writer (artist, whatever) has one story that they keep returning to over and over again. I think there’s truth in that. I’m not sure what the foundation story that I…
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November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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All the talks from ThinkyCon are online now, including mine! What does curriculum have to do with puzzles? Turns out, a lot!

youtu.be/FxZ0rXUucn4?...
Puzzle Design through Curriculum Design - Gwen C. Katz (ThinkyCon 2025)
YouTube video by Thinky Games
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November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM