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SO EXCITED TO FINALLY ANNOUNCE!!! Just in time to order your copy for the holidays!

Raymond the Rein-Bear by Robert Seutter and illustrated by Daniel Leach - Available in three formats on Amazon

Tiny Raymond the polar bear finds himself adrift on some ice and ends up at the North Pole. The Dream Bears take care of him and as he grows, he wishes he could fly like the reindeer. Now that the reindeer are sick this year, can Raymond help Santa save Christmas?

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3-person feast made by all 3-cooks, in a 1-butt-kitchen. Pretty amazing: Turkey, cranberries, mashed potatoes, and 3-bean salad by Papa. Yams and gravy by Boyo. Two kinds of dressing and green beans by me. Happiness by all three. #ThanksgivingDinner #HomeWithFamily

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And then there were three...

(finished skeins of lofty two-ply wool yarn, hand-blended, hand-spun, spindle-spun) #SlowFashion #HandSpun #SpindleSpun #MakeShit #BecauseTheWorldIsOnFire

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IT'S FINALLY HERE! "The Winter Order" by Robert Seutter -- my Sweetie's gritty, dark, urban fantasy. Santas can BUMP BACK against the beasties of the night. On Amazon: Paperback or Kindle versions. Holiday Reading and Holiday Shopping! #RobertSeutter #UrbanFantasy #IndiePublishing #NewFiction

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There are consequences for how you choose to vote. If you voted against me and those I love, then there are consequences as I figure out how to set my boundaries. And as I grieve, I will figure out my next steps. I will always be a home for those who are attacked by racism, fascism, and privilege. If you voted against love and safety, then I stand against your vote. I will use what privilege I have to protect those who have less than me. But I am not in the ruling class either, and I am under no illusions that someone is protecting me. I'm going to have to protect myself and all those who need my protection. Know this: I will stand firm for inclusion, protection, and education. And my life will not be for protecting any bullies.

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Cold snap - Steve Smulka

American, b. 1949 -

Oil on linen , 36 x 48 cm.

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A marbled polecat occupies a Ukrainian trench position, leaving the defenders baffled as to how to get rid of it.

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Affirmations for you all 🧿

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Why did I forget about Tumblr for so long? OMG so much more lovely over here than *waves hands at dumpster fires in social media* ❤️

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Very important, critical job.

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Chidi Anagonye, the man who was literally killed by his indecisiveness, knew without any debate or advice that he was ready to move on, and was the first of the main cast to walk through the gate.

Jason Mendoza, the loud-mouthed dimwit whose idea of hell was a world where he was forced to be quiet and wise, spent thousands of cycles alone in contemplation of the universe, and sat patiently until he could provide his final act of kindness to the Not-Girl he loved.

Tahani Al-Jamil, the woman who needed constant validation for her achievements and talents, decided to spend the rest of (the foreseeable) eternity by sitting in the shadows and creating the simulations that would help others become their best selves.

Michael, a demon who by nature despised all of humanity, found his happiness in becoming a human, and in learning to grow and change for the better.

Janet, the AI who had no purpose other than to fein happiness and provide for anyone’s desires without question, learned to not only love but to think and feel for herself.

And of course, Eleanor Shellstrop, the woman who needed no one, who owed nobody anything, did not ever spend her time in the good place alone, and refused to walk through the gate until she made sure that everyone else she knew was happy first.

Each of them ended their stories with their original faults/sins resolving to become their greatest virtues, and these virtues became the things that gave them the peace to move on and be one with the universe. This show was absolutely beautiful and there won’t be anything quite like it.

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Lifetime band #39, going back in time a little, I was weaving this back in April/May 2021 but I had EXTREME tension problems. Finally I put it away in disgust to solve later. It's Later: January 2022. I can face this again. #KeepWeaving #StudentWeaver alt-txt: patterned band with yellow and red alternating figures that curl in S and Z shapes with mirrored and flipped alternating figures. Outside edges in wide stripes of burgundy, light and dark blue, and green. Left pic labeled "April 2021 Set aside" and right pic labeled "Starting again January 2022" https://www.instagram.com/p/CZWD957rF6e/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Lifetime band #49: Wactapunakuy ch'uru - Shells back to back. 3-pairs, four selvedges. #StudentWeaver #KeepLearning #KeepWeaving #AndeanBackstrap #MemorizedPatterns alt-txt: collage two pics: left, band is folded in three parts to show full length; right, band up close, wrapped down my fingers. Center pattern in alternating dark and light blue, interlocking center boxes with tails top and bottom on a diagonal, outside dark red and bright red stripes https://www.instagram.com/cayswann/p/CZRFxHMrdis/?utm_medium=tumblr