TheBon
@thebon.bsky.social
Graphic designer, quilter, knitter, building lover, nerd. Chronic over-thinker. Constantly making something. Tired, and maybe a little bit hungry.
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Funny the things that pull you out of a story. Was reading a book where a wool garment burst into flames. Nope, sorry. I can suspend disbelief for monsters, but not for wool fireballs.
December 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Funny the things that pull you out of a story. Was reading a book where a wool garment burst into flames. Nope, sorry. I can suspend disbelief for monsters, but not for wool fireballs.
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want a squirt of my water bottle?
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
want a squirt of my water bottle?
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This is what I don’t understand: How could extensive attention to clean indoor air make anything *worse*? Particulates and pollen and so on cause issues for people with allergies and asthma even before we think about anything else. It’s cheap and easy and we should just be doing it everywhere!
Study in Helsinki indicating benefits of portable air cleaners on lowering infection risk in daycare centers, less absences & parent absences from work in intervention vs. reference (no air cleaner) groups. Cleaning indoor air is not difficult and it works.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The effect of room air cleaners on infection control in day care centres
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of air cleaning in reducing the risk of respiratory infection in two day care centres using a si…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is what I don’t understand: How could extensive attention to clean indoor air make anything *worse*? Particulates and pollen and so on cause issues for people with allergies and asthma even before we think about anything else. It’s cheap and easy and we should just be doing it everywhere!
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first of all, i have a newsletter! i keep things ostensibly writing-focused, but it's all terribly informal and sometimes just about my cats. here is the latest email i sent, which happens to also be a year in review. i'd love it if you subscribed!
god, what have you done?
i may be a pink pony girl, but you won’t catch me dancing at the club. i will be in bed.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
first of all, i have a newsletter! i keep things ostensibly writing-focused, but it's all terribly informal and sometimes just about my cats. here is the latest email i sent, which happens to also be a year in review. i'd love it if you subscribed!
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
Yeah, as someone who holds a degree in architecture, I can confidently say this million sink monstrosity is not a risk to architects. I went to school with folks who didn't like to draw by hand but none of them were handing over the actual design work to programs to come up with this shit.
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Yeah, as someone who holds a degree in architecture, I can confidently say this million sink monstrosity is not a risk to architects. I went to school with folks who didn't like to draw by hand but none of them were handing over the actual design work to programs to come up with this shit.
next on my tbr unless I decide to reread at first spite before I jump into this one.
SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
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The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
next on my tbr unless I decide to reread at first spite before I jump into this one.
Looked at my face with my glasses off and thought my nose was really bruised. I am old enough that I have to take my glasses off to see frequently, and apparently teal and purple hair dye from my recent salon visit transferred from my hair to my glasses to my face.
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Looked at my face with my glasses off and thought my nose was really bruised. I am old enough that I have to take my glasses off to see frequently, and apparently teal and purple hair dye from my recent salon visit transferred from my hair to my glasses to my face.
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Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.
I know it's a tad early but I know those bitches with the buckets will be out soon. Don't gove them a penny. The volunteers may not know but the salvation army is no ally and actively combative and harmful to many queer minorities especially during the holiday season
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
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💜 TODAY'S THE DAY! The zombies are going down!** 💜
**and so is Max, albeit in a very different way
AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz
B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn
Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk
Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs
AMZ UK: go.oliviadade.com/Zamzuk
Other links: go.oliviadade.com/Zprh
**and so is Max, albeit in a very different way
AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz
B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn
Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk
Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs
AMZ UK: go.oliviadade.com/Zamzuk
Other links: go.oliviadade.com/Zprh
August 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
💜 TODAY'S THE DAY! The zombies are going down!** 💜
**and so is Max, albeit in a very different way
AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz
B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn
Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk
Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs
AMZ UK: go.oliviadade.com/Zamzuk
Other links: go.oliviadade.com/Zprh
**and so is Max, albeit in a very different way
AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz
B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn
Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk
Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs
AMZ UK: go.oliviadade.com/Zamzuk
Other links: go.oliviadade.com/Zprh
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That this disease went from an incurable 100% death sentence to something preventable in the space of my lifetime is stunning to me. Compare to early modern Europe, where smallpox and plague were endemic for generations.
Below, a discussion of the test results. I truly never thought I'd see this.
Below, a discussion of the test results. I truly never thought I'd see this.
Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'
A study shows that a twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
That this disease went from an incurable 100% death sentence to something preventable in the space of my lifetime is stunning to me. Compare to early modern Europe, where smallpox and plague were endemic for generations.
Below, a discussion of the test results. I truly never thought I'd see this.
Below, a discussion of the test results. I truly never thought I'd see this.
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An important reminder from the US National Weather service regarding the US west coast tsunami advisories following today’s M8.8 Kamchatka quake:
July 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
An important reminder from the US National Weather service regarding the US west coast tsunami advisories following today’s M8.8 Kamchatka quake:
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Please share this widely. We need as many people to submit comments supporting access to this care as possible.
The FTC is seeking public comment about gender affirming care in order to go after providers and restrict access. Share your stories instead of how this care has helped you and how it is life saving.
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
July 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Please share this widely. We need as many people to submit comments supporting access to this care as possible.
Highly, highly recommend both of these. and the rest of the spoiler alert series and, well, everything Olivia has written, but these two are super good AND on sale.
Apparently I'm cheap, just as my mother always feared!
$1.99 SALES from @oliviawrites.bsky.social
If you're a rom-com lover, check this out! Both At First Spite AND Ship Wrecked are on SALE for $1.99 at time of posting! These STANDALONE romances are regularly $11.99 each!
At First Spite--> amzn.to/4kpSvjr
Ship Wrecked--> amzn.to/3HDrDtr #booksky
If you're a rom-com lover, check this out! Both At First Spite AND Ship Wrecked are on SALE for $1.99 at time of posting! These STANDALONE romances are regularly $11.99 each!
At First Spite--> amzn.to/4kpSvjr
Ship Wrecked--> amzn.to/3HDrDtr #booksky
July 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Highly, highly recommend both of these. and the rest of the spoiler alert series and, well, everything Olivia has written, but these two are super good AND on sale.
I have been singing @tmbg.bsky.social Alienation's For the Rich for about two weeks straight now because the software we use to watch media displays part of the information in Esperanto and we cannot figure out how to change it and our TV is literally stuck in Esperanto. (It doesn't effect the use!)
July 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I have been singing @tmbg.bsky.social Alienation's For the Rich for about two weeks straight now because the software we use to watch media displays part of the information in Esperanto and we cannot figure out how to change it and our TV is literally stuck in Esperanto. (It doesn't effect the use!)
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It’s me and Jean
July 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It’s me and Jean
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Do you want to workshop your entire novel manuscript in a small, supportive group of writers? There are a few spots left in the fall session of my Whole Novel Workshop.
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July 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Do you want to workshop your entire novel manuscript in a small, supportive group of writers? There are a few spots left in the fall session of my Whole Novel Workshop.
cariluna.com/12-week-adva...
cariluna.com/12-week-adva...
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do yourself a favor and google brennan lee mulligan right now
July 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
do yourself a favor and google brennan lee mulligan right now
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If you’re a moderate Democrat already worried about the specter of leftists refusing to vote for Gavin Newsom I do have a solution for you: do not nominate that fucker
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you’re a moderate Democrat already worried about the specter of leftists refusing to vote for Gavin Newsom I do have a solution for you: do not nominate that fucker
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Brennan's announcement
July 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brennan's announcement
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bad news, i remembered i have a newsletter and now you have to read it.
when is a book done?
the answer big novel won't tell you
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July 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
bad news, i remembered i have a newsletter and now you have to read it.