Happy Publication Anniversary to a book that holds a very very special place in my heart. ❤️ The Hobbit • J.R.R. Tolkien (21st September, 1937)

I'll be off line for a while so I'm posting double and early of my #Cat and #Horse pics. Enjoy!

A rotund oak near Heaven's Field on Hadrian's Wall #ThickTrunkThursday

Happy #ThickTrunkThursday and… #WeekIforIconic #AlphabetChallenge The base of a #GiantSequoia tree at #CalaverasBigTreesStatePark near #Arnold, #California. I placed my cap on it to give a sense of perspective. Someone said that it looks a bit like a #Yeti 🤣 #HunterFranklinPics

Rebirth… Nature always finds a way #ThickTrunkThursday

#ThickTrunkThursday What I love about this scene is that it's in an apartment complex only a block from the expressway in one of the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. Migratory birds rest here. People rest here. Give nature a chance and it, and we, will thrive.

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"Enchantment is the oldest form of medicine." ~ Carl G. Jung September (1956) 🎨 René Magritte

My Autumn TBR: 1. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (it's peak migration time, you know!) 2. The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy Never heard of it until a post fr @saveredlandlibr.bsky.social 3. The Spellshop

In Greek myths, Metis (the goddess of wisdom) was one of Zeus' earliest allies, as well as his first wife. However, he swallowed her to stop Metis from giving birth to a son who would overthrow him. While inside Zeus, Metis instead gave birth to Athena, who rose from Zeus' head. #LegendaryWednesday

After last night's class with @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social and editor Raqayyah Daud @borahaze91.bsky.social , I woke up this morning with a whole new idea for the hook for my book. I'm feeling excited and ready to face the query trenches again! Thanks so much!!

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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. ~Anatole France Join us for our #BookologyThursday theme: ✨Pets: The Bizarre to the Beloved✨ In literature, myth, folklore, and art.

This class on finding the hook of a novel taught by editor Raqayyah Daud @borahaze91.bsky.social was gold! So many concrete examples of great hooks from well known novels and interactive exercises to work on our own pitches. #writingworkshop

If you’ve never read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, do yourself a favor and read it during the holidays. It’s one of the greatest books ever written, it takes less than two hours to read and once you finish, you can say you’ve read one book by Charles Dickens.

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Since it is Tuesday, it is #kidlitchat day! We #kidlit loving folk gather here on Bluesky at 9PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific every Tuesday and chat away. We all think you should join us. No pressure or anything... but give it a try! Hope to see you then....

Come with me this #TravelTuesday as I search for vampires in Sinaia,Transylvania and find an unexpected connection to Carmen Sylvia, a writer and poet from the 1800’s, and the literary name of a Queen of Romania. #wildlife #inspiration #history #vampirebook #paranormalromance #photography #birds 🐦‍⬛📚

New Agent Alert! Anna Ange joined Liza Dawson Associates and is looking for adult literary, horror, queer historical, graphic novels, and so much more! @annaange.bsky.social @lizadawsonassoc.bsky.social Discover the full #mswl and how to query on our blog: www.writingdayworkshops.com/blog

9:30am TODAY on ⁦‪@BBCRadio4Extra‬⁩ Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide Ep 1 of 5, Othello Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores race and cultural differences in the ill-fated marriage in Shakespeare’s Othello. From 2016. #Shakespeare #BookchatWeekly

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kerriasea I am extremely happy walking on the downs...l like to have space to spread my mind out in. ~ Virginia Woolf art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite #bookchatweekly #ClassicLitMonday

A poem by F.S. Flint

It's Monday-time for some sweet #Cat and #Horse pics! #Horsesky

This sale ends after today!

In times of darkness keep sowing the seeds of goodness. 》Vincent van Gogh

Finn enjoying some outside time on #Caturday. You can't see it but he's only a few feet away from the birdbath. 😒

Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.

Emily Dickinson One need not be a Chamber – to be Haunted – One need not be a House – The Brain has Corridors – surpassing Material Place – #PhantomsFriday Teodor Axentowicz, "The Old Man and the Ghost of a Young Woman"

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#FolkyFriday 🦊❄️ In Finnish folklore, the magical fire fox (roihu) 🦊 is said to create the Northern Lights 🌌 by dashing across snowy landscapes ❄️, its tail sending sparks into the sky. The vivid colors are seen as a joyful dance 💃 and a sign of good luck 🍀. #firefox #finnishfolklore

Thanks to acturek.bsky.social I remembered my #Cat and #Horse pics. I'd run out of new ones so I'd stopped. But I just found a bunch more. #Horsesky

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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

"My dear girls, I am ambitious for you... I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace." —Little Women, Louisa May Alcott #BookologyThursday

These reflective words from Rainer Maria Rilke have never been more important.

Welcome to #BookologyThursday! Join us today with the theme: ✨🥀Persephone’s Worlds🥀✨ 🐦‍⬛Death, Growth, Rebirth, the Underworld🐦‍⬛ Huginn & Muninn by catbatstudio

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Many birds with young migrated through Chicago last night. At least 100 were found dead in downtown Chicago this morning-& it’s only the beginning. Many bird strikes go unreported. Keep lights out 11pm-6am to prevent bird deaths volunteer Chicago birdmonitors.net flap.org birdmapper.org ahnow.org

They said it is natural Even humanely But why? Holding him My companion through 15 years As his last breath ended My heart burst It was a pain Hardly #bearable Tears burst forth Warm arms embraced me The quiet that followed The sounds just… gone Was even less bearable By far #vss365

This little lapwing is looking for a home. 20x20cm, oil on canvas, £210 www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/product-page... #lapwing #wildlifeart #BirdArt

New Agent Alert! Pete Mulvihill has worked in the publishing industry previously and has recently joined The Watermark Agency. Discover the full #mswl and how to query on our blog: www.writingdayworkshops.com/blog #amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #writing #writerscommunity

I’m reopening to queries today! I’m still looking for adult fiction, queer romance and romcoms, commercial and upmarket SFF and horror, and anything genre-blend-y set on a spaceship. Link to my query form below! #MSWL querytracker.net/query/ClaraC...

The most viral post I've done in months is a link to a story about bees so clearly every post must now be about our little apian pals, here is a series of photos of bumble bee sploots (taken from here: www.reddit.com/r/Eyebleach/...)

Boosting for the morning crowd: If you're a Kid Lit. author, my daughter would love to give you kid feedback on your pages. She’s saving up for a school trip. Feel free to DM me, or contact me through the from on my website: christianadoucette.wordpress.com/contact/ #WritingCommunity #KidLit

Let’s hear it for the big old habitat trees this #ThickTrunkTuesday! Dead or alive, they’re vital for wildlife. Show us your local legends—tag #LoveAGum + #ThickTrunkTuesday and shout out the landowners and councils protecting them! 🌳: Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)

Good morning & happy #thicktrunktuesday. Sunlight through trees is always a tonic. In the studio first thing, clear the desks of all the open studios display and get on. Have a gorgeous day all😘 #treepeople #trees #woods #sunlight

A butterfly settling down for the night on the bark of an old spruce #tree. #ThickTrunkTuesday #ClassicMono #infrared #monochrome #insects #bugs #nature #photography #butterflies

She couldn’t help it. She smiled, truly smiled, as she only ever did with her family. He gave a tiny gasp. His lips stayed parted as his pupils shrank away, all the dark disappearing, leaving bright pools of gold. His face stayed rapt, glowing, eyes fixed on hers, as his hands let go of the tree.