"If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint." (Edward Hopper) (Edward Hopper, Room by the Sea, 1951)

Absolutely, what a feeling... #BookSky

Every day is a great day to support your local library.

#Poetry #Painting #Summer It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

Just a reminder: Be proud of the things you make. You made that! No one else did. YOU did. And it ain't easy to make stuff. It takes real determination and skill. So take pride in it! And if other people tear it down, screw them. They couldn't make something like that. Because it came for YOUR head.

"His art is what I would call great art, in his almost miniaturized works he gives an impression of something much more powerful than many monumental artists can accomplice on acres of canvas. It is not size that matters but content” (Gustaf Cederström) John Bauer was born #otd 1882

I'm very happy to have some artwork in this issue! 🔎🧐💫✨️

THIS week, poetry fans...SHINE Quarterly, Issue 7 launches with 24 terrific writers including Sandra Beth Levy. More to come!! 🎇 #shinepoetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #internationalcommunity

I have a new children's poem - All Together, 'Booooooh!' - published today at the brilliant Tickets to Scary-Ness website ❤️ This one's in the new Historical Horrors section. Here's a link to all the new Historical Horrors poems: scaryness.com/historical-h... #poem #poems #poetry #poetrylovers

I'm absolutely thrilled to share that my illustrations appear in the latest issue of Sherlock Holmes Magazine, accompanying a fantastic new fan fiction story by David Marcum! I'm especially excited to be included in the issue with the Disney Great Detectives on the cover!

Look, plantar fascitis sucks but I think this guy has bigger issues going on

This week on the stack I’m taking a wee look at alcohol at work, in light of the debacle in Westminster. Join me with a beverage of your choice - a glass of beer or wine is fine (so long as you’re not at work!) 😉 drnaturegirl.substack.com/p/the-demon?... #mps #professionalism #alcohol

I cancelled my #KindleUnlimited membership because of the assistive reader feature which I was unable to turn off @amazonkindle.bsky.social it makes it tricky to read on my phone screen, please make it optional 💫

Fashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates. Wait for it…

I'm 19% through"The Lying Man" by Andy Maslen. #amazon has started a new feature, assistive reader, and I cant turn it off. This is my screen, an annoying banner across the lower 10%, and its really spoiling my reading experience. Start reading it for free: read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?as...

#poetry I often tried to paint my egg Thinking that some decoration Would help others see inside The gooey, liquid mess I feel But tried so hard to hide I often tried to hide my egg How could others understand My body & soul mismatched Yet the gooey, liquid mess I feel Left no choice but to hatch

Surround yourself with the kind of people who are proud to have a library card.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Folk horror. Absolutely loved it. Brilliantly researched. Of course it makes sense to follow your dog into the depths of the otherworld... the author kept the tension and terror up the whole way. No spoilers 😉

Does the dog live? 😱🥺

Happy Sunday! I'm enjoying The Twisted Ones by Hugo and Nebula award-winning T.Kingfisher. There is a great dog in this disturbing story...

Anyone can... if you want your graphic design to look shitty, generic, zero budget, and you can't tell the difference.

I really loved this. It was a brilliant read. Check it out! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Happy Friday! I'm 1% through "The Canyons Of Rob Gotobed's Overactive Mind" 💫 Start reading it for free: read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?as...

'Spring (across the Ridge)' Graphite Sketch It's been rather nice outside .. 🌞

The Alliance of Women Directors – South Branch will present a block of films at the ATLANTA FILM FESITVAL on Monday, April 27 at 7:00 PM at The Tara Theatre. Doors open at 6:00. This screening is free. Hope you can join us for our #film YASODHARA. RSVP at: tinyurl.com/bd94brnc

Good morning! For #PoemsAbout #BearingWitness I put up my first ever video, too, in a separate post. I had to play with it to get it up. It's not great. Thank you as always to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk

In a nutshell:

Use offshore workers so you don't have to pay NI. Use AI. Use Canva. You will pay in other ways when skilled people are unemployed, or underemployed, this makes us all poorer.

As a special extension of our Sunday Poetry Series, I am delighted to share a surprise Wednesday poem from the wonderful @pdevonald.bsky.social

"Can you explain this gap in your resume?" Me:

Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres. Just 3 will generate emissions equivalent to those of a city such as Bristol. Impact on humans and living things? Datacentres consume excessive amount of water/electricity, generate few permanent jobs.

I loved "Hidden in Lies (The Åre Murders Book 4)" by Viveca Sten, translated by Marlaine Delargy. Someone was lying, but who? It was a fast paced easy read, I enjoy the will they/won't they dynamic between Hannah and Daniel. Start reading it for free: read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?as...

96% through"Into The Dark" by Ørjan Karlsson, translated by Ian Giles. It was OK, I think I kept falling asleep possibly and forgetting bits. 🌟🌟🌟 Start reading it for free: read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?as...

I loved this true crime mini series on Netflix - Lucy Mangan's review is 👌 Police Scotland's poor level of victim support for Caroline Muirhead was shocking www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

I'm very happy to share my cover art and design for Melody R. Green's new release, 'Brewed Between Worlds.' I wanted my illustration to feel lighthearted and fun, using 'angelic' shades of blue. The cup rim is a golden yellow like a halo... a couple of feathers dropped from above...

📚 #amreading at the Biblio Burro, Columbia

Hi @victoriaspires.bsky.social Vic, hope you're having a great week. Here's my response to your inventive #promptcombo #InTheStyleOf. It's from my latest collection "The Drey Skin":

Calling fans of The War Of The Worlds! Don't miss what happens when the Martians return in 1913 in The Martian Diaries award-winning 3-part sequel: books and audiobooks w/music & sound effects. Info & buy links www.martiandiaries.com #SciFi #AlienInvasion #BookSky #ReaderSky #Audiobooks

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

Baking... it smells great! 😋 jamieolivereats.co.uk/cinnamon-rol...

🌟🌟🌟🌟 Lots of action, good lead characters, setting the scene for book 2. Kidnap, abuse, assault scenes, very dark and probably upsetting for some readers.

I splashed out today in @waterstones.bsky.social 🤓 My little reading buddy approves the 'buy one, get one half price' offer. I hope these are great! 💫

🕊️ Catch the 99p #Kindle deal on 'Grief, Your Way' by Dr. Gabriel Constans on #Amazon.uk www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CW1KRTK8 "A great comfort to those mourning a loved one, looking for peace."🕊️ @gabrielconstans.bsky.social

⚖️✊ Keep asking about the Epstein files. This cartoonist Rob Rogers @rob-rogers.bsky.social was fired over this one. For 'being critical of Trump'. So, keep sharing it

This is the beautiful cover. I spent a while on the Alt text 😅 ...now back to my book and I hope you have a lovely evening too! 🤓

Happy Friday! I'm 50% through "Into Thin Air" an atmospheric, chilling new Nordic Noir series by Ørjan Karlsson, translated by Ian Giles. I love the thoughtful cover art and design. Start reading it for free: read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?as...

Good update on the search for life on Mars 👇🔴🚀 #Space #InternationalSpaceDay #SpaceExploration

💛 💛 💛 💛 💛 A story about family, small-town Germany, nursing, blackmail & love. #lesfic #romance #family #SapphicBooks #erotic #lesbian #military #Germany #lgbtq #USA #nurse #bi #marriage #children #queer Global link: books2read.com/u/4Xl6YL

So UK government funding for the canals is ‘“clear value for money” with canals shown to deliver substantial benefits to the economy, to people and communities and to nature and biodiversity. So let's cut funding. That makes sense. 🙄 virtual-lancaster.net/government-f...