Ant
@silkenjoy.bsky.social
🧬 🇮🇳
📍Liverpool, England)
Currently in higher education. 🤓👩🏾🏫
Have interesting (~questionable) tastes in Books 📚, Poems…,Science 🧪 Facts, Gizmos and whatnot.
Greatly fond of Erin Hanson’s poetry 🪶.
Or… just an ant. 🐜
📍Liverpool, England)
Currently in higher education. 🤓👩🏾🏫
Have interesting (~questionable) tastes in Books 📚, Poems…,Science 🧪 Facts, Gizmos and whatnot.
Greatly fond of Erin Hanson’s poetry 🪶.
Or… just an ant. 🐜
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Ant
@silkenjoy.bsky.social
· Dec 27
I feel this would be a good way to clarify why/how I follow some people and sometimes I unfollow them. For my self if not for anyone else!
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“Well then,” said Toad, “a little more sleep will not hurt me.”
December 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
“Well then,” said Toad, “a little more sleep will not hurt me.”
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This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm
January 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm
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Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me.
January 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me.
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War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
January 9, 2026 at 11:39 AM
War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
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Truth hath no confines.
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Truth hath no confines.
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This has been in my mind these last days
The 1st half - scientific & authoritarian, suggesting acceptability in the notion of labelling
Then the shift in the 2nd half to a personal narrative that is profoundly sad
We are all immigrants. Where we rest our heads is home
#poetry
#poemoftheday
The 1st half - scientific & authoritarian, suggesting acceptability in the notion of labelling
Then the shift in the 2nd half to a personal narrative that is profoundly sad
We are all immigrants. Where we rest our heads is home
#poetry
#poemoftheday
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
This has been in my mind these last days
The 1st half - scientific & authoritarian, suggesting acceptability in the notion of labelling
Then the shift in the 2nd half to a personal narrative that is profoundly sad
We are all immigrants. Where we rest our heads is home
#poetry
#poemoftheday
The 1st half - scientific & authoritarian, suggesting acceptability in the notion of labelling
Then the shift in the 2nd half to a personal narrative that is profoundly sad
We are all immigrants. Where we rest our heads is home
#poetry
#poemoftheday
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"But we should know by now that to deprive any one of them oxygen will only cause a fire elsewhere."
—Zadie Smith, "The Realm of the Unspoken"
Talk about the end of an essay that is without question one of the best things I read in 2025:
—Zadie Smith, "The Realm of the Unspoken"
Talk about the end of an essay that is without question one of the best things I read in 2025:
December 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"But we should know by now that to deprive any one of them oxygen will only cause a fire elsewhere."
—Zadie Smith, "The Realm of the Unspoken"
Talk about the end of an essay that is without question one of the best things I read in 2025:
—Zadie Smith, "The Realm of the Unspoken"
Talk about the end of an essay that is without question one of the best things I read in 2025:
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Sometimes I flip ahead just to make sure a character survives and then spend the next 200 pages pretending I’m still emotionally at risk. I can't enjoy the drama unless I’ve lowkey spoiled it for myself.
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sometimes I flip ahead just to make sure a character survives and then spend the next 200 pages pretending I’m still emotionally at risk. I can't enjoy the drama unless I’ve lowkey spoiled it for myself.
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like a magician’s glass, to each and every man in turn but mirrors back his own mysterious self
December 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
like a magician’s glass, to each and every man in turn but mirrors back his own mysterious self
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take your bed to the office
December 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
take your bed to the office
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Osteospermum
April 27th 2024
April 27th 2024
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Osteospermum
April 27th 2024
April 27th 2024
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December 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Most happenings are beyond expression; they exist where a word has never intruded.
Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
December 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Most happenings are beyond expression; they exist where a word has never intruded.
Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
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I was thinking about what gifts people used to give to readers (besides gift editions of famous poets' work and illustrated histories of wars and such), and while I was thinking about it, somebody brought a book to the counter....
(1/10)
(1/10)
December 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I was thinking about what gifts people used to give to readers (besides gift editions of famous poets' work and illustrated histories of wars and such), and while I was thinking about it, somebody brought a book to the counter....
(1/10)
(1/10)
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Books, poems, film, etc. may require retraining a brain to slow down.
And it's important bc while scrolling social media pushes the happy button, it rarely provides actual happiness. It's like food with no nutrients; your brain ate a lot but it's still starving for things that scrolling can't give.
And it's important bc while scrolling social media pushes the happy button, it rarely provides actual happiness. It's like food with no nutrients; your brain ate a lot but it's still starving for things that scrolling can't give.
December 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Books, poems, film, etc. may require retraining a brain to slow down.
And it's important bc while scrolling social media pushes the happy button, it rarely provides actual happiness. It's like food with no nutrients; your brain ate a lot but it's still starving for things that scrolling can't give.
And it's important bc while scrolling social media pushes the happy button, it rarely provides actual happiness. It's like food with no nutrients; your brain ate a lot but it's still starving for things that scrolling can't give.
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I feel this would be a good way to clarify why/how I follow some people and sometimes I unfollow them. For my self if not for anyone else!
December 27, 2024 at 11:46 AM
I feel this would be a good way to clarify why/how I follow some people and sometimes I unfollow them. For my self if not for anyone else!
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“and you don’t care that there’s already something called a grape and that it’s a fruit?”
“SILENCE. i have spoken, it shall henceforth be called grapefruit”
“SILENCE. i have spoken, it shall henceforth be called grapefruit”
December 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“and you don’t care that there’s already something called a grape and that it’s a fruit?”
“SILENCE. i have spoken, it shall henceforth be called grapefruit”
“SILENCE. i have spoken, it shall henceforth be called grapefruit”
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💧 ¡Atrapa la lluvia y dale un nuevo propósito! 🌦️
Este sistema de captación de agua de lluvia transforma cada gota en un recurso valioso para el hogar y el jardín. ¡Una solución sostenible y eficiente!
Este sistema de captación de agua de lluvia transforma cada gota en un recurso valioso para el hogar y el jardín. ¡Una solución sostenible y eficiente!
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
💧 ¡Atrapa la lluvia y dale un nuevo propósito! 🌦️
Este sistema de captación de agua de lluvia transforma cada gota en un recurso valioso para el hogar y el jardín. ¡Una solución sostenible y eficiente!
Este sistema de captación de agua de lluvia transforma cada gota en un recurso valioso para el hogar y el jardín. ¡Una solución sostenible y eficiente!
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Yk what makes me snort?
When they ask me for my birthday and don’t remove yesterday’s or a very recent past as an option.
Like they’re taunting me to allude that, ‘yeah, I’m 1 year, 2 months and 3 days old’
When they ask me for my birthday and don’t remove yesterday’s or a very recent past as an option.
Like they’re taunting me to allude that, ‘yeah, I’m 1 year, 2 months and 3 days old’
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yk what makes me snort?
When they ask me for my birthday and don’t remove yesterday’s or a very recent past as an option.
Like they’re taunting me to allude that, ‘yeah, I’m 1 year, 2 months and 3 days old’
When they ask me for my birthday and don’t remove yesterday’s or a very recent past as an option.
Like they’re taunting me to allude that, ‘yeah, I’m 1 year, 2 months and 3 days old’
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Morning, beautiful Bluesky people! When I get on this platform, I notice I take an easier breath, thanks to all you beautiful, empathetic Bluesky people on here!♥️
Tough times, so as we go through the day reaching out to our brothers & sisters, let's remember to give some love to ourselves, as well😊
Tough times, so as we go through the day reaching out to our brothers & sisters, let's remember to give some love to ourselves, as well😊
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Morning, beautiful Bluesky people! When I get on this platform, I notice I take an easier breath, thanks to all you beautiful, empathetic Bluesky people on here!♥️
Tough times, so as we go through the day reaching out to our brothers & sisters, let's remember to give some love to ourselves, as well😊
Tough times, so as we go through the day reaching out to our brothers & sisters, let's remember to give some love to ourselves, as well😊
Yk what makes me snort?
When they ask me for my birthday and don’t remove yesterday’s or a very recent past as an option.
Like they’re taunting me to allude that, ‘yeah, I’m 1 year, 2 months and 3 days old’
When they ask me for my birthday and don’t remove yesterday’s or a very recent past as an option.
Like they’re taunting me to allude that, ‘yeah, I’m 1 year, 2 months and 3 days old’
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yk what makes me snort?
When they ask me for my birthday and don’t remove yesterday’s or a very recent past as an option.
Like they’re taunting me to allude that, ‘yeah, I’m 1 year, 2 months and 3 days old’
When they ask me for my birthday and don’t remove yesterday’s or a very recent past as an option.
Like they’re taunting me to allude that, ‘yeah, I’m 1 year, 2 months and 3 days old’
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Be obscure clearly.
E. B. White
E. B. White
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Be obscure clearly.
E. B. White
E. B. White
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“Stop being such a doomer. Dooming is easy. Dooming is weak.”
Dr. Doom: [tinny weeping behind his mask] Maybe just, you know, a little dooming would be okay...
Dr. Doom: [tinny weeping behind his mask] Maybe just, you know, a little dooming would be okay...
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Stop being such a doomer. Dooming is easy. Dooming is weak.”
Dr. Doom: [tinny weeping behind his mask] Maybe just, you know, a little dooming would be okay...
Dr. Doom: [tinny weeping behind his mask] Maybe just, you know, a little dooming would be okay...
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"I want to write, but I have no idea what I'm doing."
Great, welcome aboard. You'll fit right in. Here's your membership card.
Great, welcome aboard. You'll fit right in. Here's your membership card.
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"I want to write, but I have no idea what I'm doing."
Great, welcome aboard. You'll fit right in. Here's your membership card.
Great, welcome aboard. You'll fit right in. Here's your membership card.