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Laura D

@lduerr

Writer, hoarder of hobbies, book gremlin, cocktail witch // Codex, Futurescapes '21 // https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheEmbroideryBard // lauraduerr.wordpress.com // she/her

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1. When the dog stretches out for belly rubs in her sleep
2. Having a cookie or two with my coffee
3. Mason bee faces peeping out of their lil tubes

12.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
an AI generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and mocking a diagram that originally showed trucks going across the land, but now I've put two stargates there instead

an AI generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and mocking a diagram that originally showed trucks going across the land, but now I've put two stargates there instead

can this be a solution

12.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 918 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 23

I had to turn off an anti-trans block list because someone added my representative, and while they're not wrong, I still have to see what's going on there. And since you can't manually unblock individual users, the whole list is released back into the wild. Why @bsky.app why?

06.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spending my one wild and precious life mass-deleting emails from a neglected account because I wanted to stop paying Microsoft for a subscription that used to be a one-time product purchase

05.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stephen Miller hates this one weird trick

26.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Editing my 2007-set book means questioning every mention of cell phone use. When did they first have alarms? Or flashlights? I can't remember what I was using in 2007. Probably my watch alarm, and an actual flashlight.

22.02.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The world's best owl pic with credit (cuz we gotta share love with our bird photographers!):
www.wyomingnews.com/features/tod...

19.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Gray background with a ceramic vase/sculpture that looks like the book 1984 by George Orwell, featuring a red cover, a large eye oriented sideways and the number β€œ1984” written within the pupil of the eye.

Gray background with a ceramic vase/sculpture that looks like the book 1984 by George Orwell, featuring a red cover, a large eye oriented sideways and the number β€œ1984” written within the pupil of the eye.

1984 ceramic book vase! What book should I do next?
#1984 #orwell #ceramics #sculpture #pottery #art #resist #pottersriseup

13.02.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Came across this while exploring Duotrope for open submissions and backed it immediately. This sounds fun as heck ✨

11.02.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Flambo. He's using his talking dog buttons to accuse his small foster brother of being a cat. Nothing can convince him otherwise. 13/10 for both (IG: flambothedog)

11.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 4635 πŸ” 617 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 73

They're really just called "Trump accounts," huh? And people just...say that? With a straight face? Presumably these are the same five people who aren't calling it the Gulf of Mexico anymore?

04.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So far exactly one person has reacted to my LinkedIn post. lol. lmao.

03.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
03.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 6769 πŸ” 1565 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 15

my morning:

-fight with printer! lose!
-update portfolio!
-post on LinkedIn ye gods why
-search for jobs!
-cry a little!
-laundry!

03.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Embroidery of the phrase "tyranny breaks" with a Rebel Alliance symbol and a fractured line splitting the word "breaks"

Embroidery of the phrase "tyranny breaks" with a Rebel Alliance symbol and a fractured line splitting the word "breaks"

Been writing to my reps and stitching this. A little screaming into a pillow, as a treat.

31.01.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

✨ I’m excited to share that Orion’s Belt will reopen for submissions from March 1 to May 15! We’ll be seeking spec flash, micro, & poetry, as well as translations & reviews! Most importantly, our payment for poetry & art will increase. Follow us on this new adventure and for more exciting news! ✨

31.01.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Listen: because I am hearing this a lot from folks who are in caregiving roles with disabled, sick, dying folks, elders, or children in their care:

You are not unable to do anything or unable to take action.

Care work IS justice work

18.01.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 1045 πŸ” 323 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 41

If they're already funded, then you voting to give them more money last week is even more inexcusable. Some strategy I would like to see is supporting the existing impeachment articles and demanding Miller resign.

28.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's the "they're being bankrolled by dark money"-type claims that really crack me up. Actually bud, we're all just donating $20 because...we care about what they're doing and want to help people.

Also we fucking hate your brwnshirt ass.

But mostly we want to help people. Confusing, I know.

27.01.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...

26.01.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 15029 πŸ” 3904 πŸ’¬ 376 πŸ“Œ 185

Thank you for reading and sharing πŸ’™ This week especially we could probably use a little hopeful reading.

26.01.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

God, tired of working in mysterious ways:

25.01.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 2416 πŸ” 460 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 9

Kill a mother in cold blood, kidnap the cutest little kid I have seen all week in a fucking pokemon hat, the cutest possible hat, then arrest a bunch of clergy members?! Of multiple kinds of faith practices? Do they have a comeuppance kink or something? like wtf do they think is going to happen??

23.01.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 516 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 4

It's really obvious, on so many levels, how fucking stupid these ICE guys are. If you have even a high-school level knowledge of history, you know shit like what we're living through does not last, & bullies get their comeuppance. How fucking stupid do you have to be to think you'd get away with it?

23.01.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 602 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5
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'Sinister Minnesotans' T-Shirt Show your solidarity with the Sinister Minnesotans refusing to back down from the ICE agents currently polluting their great state with brutality, lawlessness, and an obvious dependence on testosteron...

We've made this Sinister Minnesotans shirt from our Stan Kelly comic this week.

Net proceeds from this shirt will be donated to local organizations doing their part to keep Minnesotans safe and send ICE agents home to ruin their own fucking communities.

Fuck ICE and stay strong, Minneapolis.

23.01.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 2172 πŸ” 608 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 41
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Soundiiz - Transfer playlists and favorites between streaming services Convert playlists and favorites between different music platforms. Import your playlists and favorites from Apple Music to Spotify, TIDAL, YouTube Music, Deezer and many more!

"But my playlists!" Here. Go nuts. soundiiz.com

23.01.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just here to say, for no particular reason, that Qobuz pays its artists decently and the sound quality makes Spotify sound like a powdery shart.

23.01.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was trying to give them a chance to respond, but it's been 15 hrs and nothing so: LA WorldCon is using genAI "art" on their website and promo materials. Given everything that went down last year (and with SWFA recently), it's pretty disheartening to see this.

21.01.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 310 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 25

there is a version of me out there living in a timeline without all these horrorsℒ… ᡗʰᡃᡗ ˑᡘᢜᡏʸ α΅‡αΆ¦α΅—αΆœΚ°

15.01.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anti-doomer thread ⬇️⬇️⬇️

15.01.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0