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August Hare

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πŸ¦‡ #Author of spooky #romance and folk/eco-horror. Mainer 🦞 #Artist. #NoAI #cat lover πŸˆβ€β¬› #Sapphic Elder Goth Witch πŸ¦‡ Magneto was right. Married to @josee-hare πŸŒˆπŸ’•

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I almost forgot! #NOAI was used in the creation of this book!

04.09.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A handsome, dark-haired young man with glowing eyes stands in front of a spooky forest at sunset.

A handsome, dark-haired young man with glowing eyes stands in front of a spooky forest at sunset.

My #MM #Halloween book is available for pre-order AND ARC signups! It's a series of interconnected stories in the tradition of movies like Trick R Treat. Art by Lorandesore.
Pre-order:
mybook.to/BareandTwisted
ARC Signup:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#booksky #Romance #paranormal

04.09.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We met these two on our way home.
#deer #nature #wildlife #woodslife #witchlife #greenwitch #newengland

04.08.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hauntings on Hare Hill Elder goth witches making magical and spooky things, remodeling our old New England house, and raising our family of black cats. We are artists, amateur decorators, and gardeners who love books, music...

Check out my goth remodeling/spooky crafts/chaos gardening channel! youtube.com/@hauntings_o...

24.07.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I did the thing.

#starterpack #illustration #selfportrait #drawing #noai #noaiart

18.04.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Polka dot jammies and a book with fungus on the cover

Polka dot jammies and a book with fungus on the cover

I’m obsessed with this book! And yes I’m in my jammie pants and drinking my second mug of earl grey
ROOT ROT by Saskia Nislow

28.03.2025 22:17 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"hag stones & witch bottles" "folk horror, gothic, superstition, and rural isolation"
A GOOD HOUSE FOR CHILDREN
WITCH BOTTLE
WAKENHYRST
SOMETHING IN THE WALLS

"hag stones & witch bottles" "folk horror, gothic, superstition, and rural isolation" A GOOD HOUSE FOR CHILDREN WITCH BOTTLE WAKENHYRST SOMETHING IN THE WALLS

A little, curated reading list featuring books with folk horror, gothic vibes, superstitions, curses, rural isolation, hag stones & witch bottles. Join my Patreon (you can just buy the list too) with my commentary & access to these books
Hag Stones & Witch Bottles

27.02.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
stephenking = 14m
Janet Mills stood up to Trump today:
"See you in court."
Made me proud to be from Maine.
We don't need a Bully to tell is what to do.

stephenking = 14m Janet Mills stood up to Trump today: "See you in court." Made me proud to be from Maine. We don't need a Bully to tell is what to do.

And King taught me at a very early age about the horrors of bullies, capital β€œB”

22.02.2025 01:09 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand.
#resist

16.02.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 96506 πŸ” 22674 πŸ’¬ 2669 πŸ“Œ 1164

Okay ❀️❀️❀️

14.02.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breakfast for my crows.
#crows #wildlife #winter #newengland #witchsky #witchlife

14.02.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The deer have decided to just move in to our yard.
#deer #wildlife #nature #maine #witchsky #witchlife

11.02.2025 21:05 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of a young man in an autumn woods. He is holding a pumpkin and has bright green eyes.

Illustration of a young man in an autumn woods. He is holding a pumpkin and has bright green eyes.

#WIP (He’s a kitty cat.)
My OC.
#illustration #spookyart #characterdesign #Halloweenart #romancelandia #booksky

11.02.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A woman in a black dress beside an illustration that shows a witch and seagulls flying over the ocean.

A woman in a black dress beside an illustration that shows a witch and seagulls flying over the ocean.

My wife and her #art for our local #witch festival. #witchsky #newengland

11.02.2025 05:59 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day.
Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accordance with the rule of law and in an orderly manner that respects the lives of affected individuals and the work they have been asked to perform.
Instead, we see wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself, such as attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize those who support lawful programs to eliminate bias and enhance diversity.
We have seen attempts at wholesale dismantling of departments and entities created by Congress without seeking the required congressional approval to change the law. There are efforts to dismiss employees with little regard for the law and protections they merit, and social media announcements that disparage and appear to be motivated by a desire to inflame without any stated factual basis. This is chaotic. It may appeal to a few.
But it is wrong. And most Americans recognize it is wrong.
It is also contrary to the rule of law.
The American Bar Association supports the rule of law. That means holding governments, including our own, accountable under law. We stand for a legal process that is orderly and fair.
We have consistently urged the administrations of both parties to adhere to the rule of law. We stand in that familiar place again today. And we do not stand alone. Our courts stand for the rule of law as well.

ABA It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accordance with the rule of law and in an orderly manner that respects the lives of affected individuals and the work they have been asked to perform. Instead, we see wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself, such as attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize those who support lawful programs to eliminate bias and enhance diversity. We have seen attempts at wholesale dismantling of departments and entities created by Congress without seeking the required congressional approval to change the law. There are efforts to dismiss employees with little regard for the law and protections they merit, and social media announcements that disparage and appear to be motivated by a desire to inflame without any stated factual basis. This is chaotic. It may appeal to a few. But it is wrong. And most Americans recognize it is wrong. It is also contrary to the rule of law. The American Bar Association supports the rule of law. That means holding governments, including our own, accountable under law. We stand for a legal process that is orderly and fair. We have consistently urged the administrations of both parties to adhere to the rule of law. We stand in that familiar place again today. And we do not stand alone. Our courts stand for the rule of law as well.

Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.

10.02.2025 20:32 πŸ‘ 24278 πŸ” 6519 πŸ’¬ 464 πŸ“Œ 363
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Based Hellboy.

10.02.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 19891 πŸ” 4140 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 150
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Gentle reminder most #artists & creatives on B'Sky dislike AI art, which is made scarped from STOLEN ART
I find this AI Image Labeler useful to subscribe to. It's all human-curated so if your profile was mistakenly marked as using AI, let them know! bsky.app/profile/aimod.social

#deathtoai #notoai

06.02.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jersey.

05.02.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 21825 πŸ” 5614 πŸ’¬ 356 πŸ“Œ 256

Let me be clear about something. The goverment does not give a shit that you write closed door romances. At the end of the day, the crackdown on Romance is not about sex. It's about control.

04.02.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 273 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

hey is it a good idea to piss off all old people in the US by raiding their social security?

06.02.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of Power to Yield and Other Stories by Bogi TakΓ‘cs, with art by Galen Dara. Art with bright and striking colors: A turquoise person in a purple robe in front of a bright green background, among red paper airplanes pointing downward.

The cover of Power to Yield and Other Stories by Bogi TakΓ‘cs, with art by Galen Dara. Art with bright and striking colors: A turquoise person in a purple robe in front of a bright green background, among red paper airplanes pointing downward.

Let's do this!

It has just been announced that my newest short story collection, Power to Yield and Other Stories, is on the Locus Recommended list.

This is a very trans & intersex book & I feel like it didn't get a lot of reviews.

Ping me for a review copy!

If you don't review books, repost πŸ₯°

03.02.2025 00:06 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 4
A picture of the Mothman looming menacingly over a downed man. This picture is inside a circle stamped with, "Good Night Alt-Right". Text below reads, "West Virginia's Legendary Mothman is America's First Urban Legend to Take an Official Position Against Racism."

A picture of the Mothman looming menacingly over a downed man. This picture is inside a circle stamped with, "Good Night Alt-Right". Text below reads, "West Virginia's Legendary Mothman is America's First Urban Legend to Take an Official Position Against Racism."

Mothman would be 100% on board.

01.02.2025 03:29 πŸ‘ 293 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...

29.01.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 67081 πŸ” 27494 πŸ’¬ 1216 πŸ“Œ 1881

may jouissance be the blessed flame that guides us into the void.

29.01.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A copy of the book β€œThe Forest and the Ecogothic.” It shows a dark forest and trees with twisted roots.

A copy of the book β€œThe Forest and the Ecogothic.” It shows a dark forest and trees with twisted roots.

Another of my #book Holy Grails. I’d LOVE to find a reasonably priced used copy of this beauty!
#books #booksky #gothic #horror

29.01.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover β€œOur Name is Melancholy.” It shows two cloaked figures, one a woman and one a skeleton β€” the angel of death.

Book cover β€œOur Name is Melancholy.” It shows two cloaked figures, one a woman and one a skeleton β€” the angel of death.

One of my #book Holy Grails. I saw this at a booth at a pagan festival, more years ago than I want to think about, for only a couple bucks. I was intrigued but young and poor. Sadly, it’s VERY expensive now
#booksky #witchsky #occultsky

28.01.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Messy #sketches and #doodles that are under no obligation to ever be used for anything are one of my favorite things πŸ’•
#drawing #figuredrawing #doodle #sketch #traditionalart #art #noai

27.01.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Witchcraft is Political

Hello #occultsky and #witchsky!

Based on the recommendations yesterday, I created a spreadsheet of politically-minded books around the craft.

Includes @leftlanesmith.bsky.social @thewordwitch.bsky.social @mxcassandrasnow.bsky.social @passionandsoul.bsky.social @feminnis.bsky.social and more!

26.01.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 13