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𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨

@salix.bsky.social

Good morning

January 27, 2026 at 8:19 AM

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Admirable Women

@admirablewomen.bsky.social

American novelist & short story writer Edith Wharton was born #OTD in 1862.

In 1921, Wharton became the first woman to win a #Pulitzer Prize for Fiction...for her novel of old New York, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. #literature #fiction #litsky

edithwharton.org

A composite image featuring a vintage black-and-white portrait of American novelist Edith Wharton overlaid or combined with the cover of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Age of Innocence. In the main portrait (framed like a book or photo print), Edith Wharton is seated in a formal studio pose. She appears as a young woman with a serious, direct gaze toward the camera. She wears an elaborate high-fashion outfit typical of the era: a light-colored dress or suit with voluminous puffed gigot sleeves, a high lace collar or ruffled neckline, and a large, dramatic hat adorned with a prominent feather plume and dark ribbon bow. In her lap, she cradles two small dogs, both sitting upright and facing forward—one slightly in front of the other—with alert expressions, wearing collars. Superimposed in the lower right or as an inset is the modern book cover for the 100th anniversary edition of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. The cover features a bold red and black color scheme with intricate swirling floral or Art Nouveau-inspired patterns in gold and white. A small portrait of a woman (stylized or historical, evoking the era) appears on the front, along with the title in elegant typography, the author's name, and text noting "With a new introduction by Colm Tóibín" and its Pulitzer Prize status.The overall image blends historical biography with literary tribute, highlighting Wharton's iconic status and her affection for small dogs, set against a plain background for focus on the subject and book.

January 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM

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Adam 🪿

@vexnir.bsky.social

🪿🦆🪿🦆🪿

#art #sketchbook #gouache

Sketchbook spread with paintings and sketches of various ducks on the left page and a large painting of 3 geese in a grassy field with white flowers on the right page.

January 24, 2026 at 12:55 PM

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Led By Donkeys

@ledbydonkeys.org

Board of Peace - Season 1

January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM

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Gusya

@angrygooseberry.bsky.social

Ho—hooo 🦉

January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM

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Crowme 🌻

@crowme.bsky.social

This was inspired by the fic “a meaning, something I can breathe in” which itself was inspired by my Kuroken woodblock painting. Huge thanks to bluetangled for writing such a wonderful fic ❤️
#haikyuu #kuroken

January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM

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Adam 🪿

@vexnir.bsky.social

birbfest days 13-17!! 🦉🦆🪽

#art #birbfest2026 #watercolor

Photo of a sketchbook page with 5 illustrations of birds done in watercolor and colored pencil. The types of birds correspond to the prompts 13-17 of the birbfest 2026 list, with each having their number and Polish name written next to it

January 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM

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justin, the nick of time

@justininpost.bsky.social

I’m even a people pleaser in video games. Disgusting.

Photo of a Nintendo switch displaying Animal Crossing in which the characters are saying “That’s our Justin! Ever so reliable! Yes, yes!”

January 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM

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ᴊᴜᴅᴀʜ ✦ 🔜 AnEx

@dogyards.art

My grandma blessed me with a box of incenses. Finally can do my ✨magic✨ again tee hee

January 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM

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Jesse Makkonen

@jessemakkonen.com

Horror fans! There's a game called Without a Dawn, which I released last May, that I 100% believe deserves more attention. It's a small, unique, thought-provoking experience made with love and hard work: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thanks for checking it out! 💚
#horror #indiegame #gamedev

January 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM

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Coucou

@coucouart94.bsky.social

I‘ve completed Enshrined: Sword of Fates last night, and what a ride it was🌪️ and ofc I‘ll do it all over again tonight 🥴 I love those boys so much… BUT GUESS MY FAVORITE? you should know me well by now.
@sousourocket.bsky.social and @truantpixel.com Thank you for letting me work with you 💜

January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM

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Cats of Yore

@catsofyore.bsky.social

Normally I do not purchase, post, or enjoy photos where props have been forced on cats, but I made an exception in this particular case for bluesky reasons. Postcard from my collection, mailed 1931.

Photo of a short haired tabby cat. Somehow a pair of glasses and a fake cigarette have been applied to the cats face. The glasses have been colorized green as part of the background. Text in the upper left corner says has anyone got a light?

January 14, 2026 at 6:29 AM

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KAITO

@katratika.bsky.social

This kingfisher took absolutely everything out of me — 23.5 hours of work! As one of my favorite birds, I just had to capture its stunning turquoise plumage in wool.

#kingfisher #needlefelting #woolart #handmade #birds #bird #art #sculpture #felting #felt

January 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM

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Mimi

@milkbar.bsky.social

Magical girl Byleth also from Bylethtober

January 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM

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Kat Abughazaleh

@katmabu.bsky.social

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM

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lina ★ 🍉

@gittana.bsky.social

owl girl

January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM

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irisli0224

@irisli0224.bsky.social

#2025年自分が選ぶ今年の4枚
#FireEmblem

January 1, 2026 at 6:40 AM

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Louisa

@louisathelast.bsky.social

SCANDAL: SO CALLED SOCIALISTS PAY A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR WELL MADE CLOTHES INSTEAD OF CHEAP GOODS PRODUCED UNDER TERRIBLE CONDITIONS

Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 28d

New York Post looks normal

New York Post article about Mamdani's wife wearing expensive boots

January 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM

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Souha Al-Samkari

@sousourocket.bsky.social

To celebrate Enshrined's release, we've got a special piece by my dear friend @zarahartist.bsky.social... BECAUSE THE GAME IS OUT NOW!! Buckle up, it's time for some acknowledgments and EMOTIONS!!! BUT FIRST, THE GAME IS AVAILABLE HERE NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3835610/...