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Chemical engineer. Dog lover. Chocoholic. Makes things with pointy sticks and string.
Boop!
Lucky wants you to boop his snoot
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
One of my favorite series! (And considering all the... everything.. happening today, a reread of The Goblin Emperor may be necessary.)
We do NOT have 10 lords-a-leaping dancing but we DO have a full trio of @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's CEMETERIES OF AMALO trilogy following Witness for the Dead Thara Celehar!

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January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Would be nice, but we'll see.
January 2, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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We do NOT have 8 maids-a-milking but we do have a linguist who could probably tell us why it's 'a-milking' - Sean Wren from @taranhunt.bsky.social 's THE KYSTROM CHRONICLES!

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January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I am a time-traveling historian who accidentally landed in the middle of the Black Death. (But I have my T-cell enhancements, so at least I have that going for me.)
December 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
With an intro like that, you just know there is an industrial accident happening after that agitator turns on. Yikes. 🧪

And then after everything happened, did they manage to empty the tank without injuring anyone else?
OTD in 1958 at 4:35 PM MST at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, experienced chemist Cecil Kelley, 38, stood on a step ladder peering through a viewport into a 1,000-liter stainless steel tank holding what he believed to be dilute aqueous and organic plutonium solutions as he switched on the stirrer.
December 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
OK, this thread wins the internet today. 💯
I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.
asking the sommelier which wine pairs best with swedish fish
December 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
And I was just thinking that I still need to buy a copy of The Martian Contingency. Perfect!
There's a brand-new bookstore opening in Kalamazoo, MI on January 2nd, and I'm honored to be their first guest author appearance, along with @jeshonard.bsky.social and @marieparks.bsky.social. I'll see you for a reading and signing at Booked Up on Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you haven't read this book yet, you really should! Alternate history of the space race, starting with a big ol' asteroid. 💫🚀
As part of an Award Winner Goldbox promotion, The Calculating Stars ebook is only $2.99 on Sunday, December 28th across all US retailers. Happy reading!
December 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Books + dragons = awesome. 🐉
We do not have a three French hens, but we DO something else with wings for...a complete set of @karinlow.bsky.social 's THE CROWNS OF ISHIA novella trilogy!

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December 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is such a fun series. You should read it if you haven't already! 📚
TODAY ONLY (12/21), The Mask of Mirrors ebook is discounted to $2.99 on Kindle as an "Editor's Pick Goldbox" deal! (US customers only; my apologies to the rest of the world.) Affiliate link:

www.amazon.com/Mask-Mirrors...
The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose Book 1)
Amazon.com: The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose Book 1) eBook : Carrick, M. A.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Midwinter Eve today and Will Stanton's birthday tomorrow.

When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back;
Three from the circle and three from the track;
Wood, bronze, iron, water, fire, stone;
Five will return, and one go alone.
December 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I have absolutely no qualifications to fill this position, but I would love to attend the courses this professor would teach.
December 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
And now I will have the earworm of "Robin... the hooded man..." stuck in my head all day. Or maybe just the entire Clannad soundtrack.
*public service announcement* for anyone with access to UK TV app ITVX, they have the entire of Sapphire & Steel on there and all of Robin of Sherwood.
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
::instantly adds to TBR pile:: 📚
Read Katy Nyquist's A Holy Maiden's Guide to Getting Kidnapped & still howling with laughter
Kaine the straightforward puppy dark lord and Ysabel the blackmailing, self-hating Holy Maiden make an amazing couple
My favourite quote is Kaine on navigating a banquet: "this is like war but with catering"
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Those of us who survived the '80s trend for hot rollers could have told Green how this experiment would go.
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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I know the entire world is on sale today. But please share the word about my ceramic light up cactus and my ornaments and necklaces and mugs. They are on sale too and are handmade with love.

At surly.etsy.com

#sciart #handmade #art #ceramics
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
For any knitters who want to support indie dyers this week, allow me to suggest AJHC Wools (www.etsy.com/shop/ajhcwools). Her yarn is gorgeous, and she has some Black Friday specials! 🧶

Pictured below: Merino-Silk-Yak DK in colorway Harvest.
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Read @natania.bsky.social's books! They take stories you think you know and put great twists on them! My TBR pile currently includes book #2 in both of these series. 📖📚
It's been a LONG time since I've done a little intro here.

I'm Natania. I'm a fantasy author, fashion historian, and fragrance nerd who writes about female rage, lady knights, queer joy, and fabulous frocks.

Most of my books are available from @solarisbooks.bsky.social on audio, ebook, and paper.
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Don't threaten me with a good time. Now run that at 16000L scale for commercial production.
When you collaborate with proper organic chemists. #chemchat #chemsky
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Does anyone know if there will be an #uglydogs holiday card swap this year? If one happened last year, I missed it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
No lies detected.
Searching for an old post I found this nugget about process chemistry
(Disclaimer: I am not a process chemist - but I listen to them)

“Process chemistry is 90% reactions and 50% ensuring a safe quench and recryst”

#ChemSky #ChemChat
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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One more time for the fall session of Nerd Book Club! Next Weds, 19 Nov, 6pm US ET, I'll speak to @eramalam.bsky.social about her brand-new book THE CARE OF FOREIGNERS. RSVP at this page to get all the livestream links! humanhealth.emory.edu/events/livin...
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Guerrilla mosaicists" are the words I needed this morning.
Public benches are made of cheap concrete, pavements are falling apart, old structures are left derelict. Amid this backdrop of unloved, muted ugliness, a new wave of guerrilla mosaicists are enlivening their cities with beautiful, colourful designs
‘It’s unexpected joy’: the guerrilla mosaic artists adding colour to potholes, benches and bomb craters — Guardian US
From Southampton to Sarajevo, urban mosaicists are transforming city spaces and bringing communities together – one tile at a time
apple.news
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM