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🦢➕🖤 · writer, librarian, diarist · probably thinking about fountain pen ink ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾ ⋆⁺₊⋆ 😶🌫️ rarely here, find me at: 🏡 https://cygnoir.net 🐘 https://social.lol/@cygnoir 🌉 https://bsky.app/profile/cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy
My colleagues at ACRLog wrote short tributes to the life and work of Fobazi Ettarh @fobettarh.bsky.social. I wrote about her work on disability, which I think deserves more recognition. acrlog.org/2026/03/04/t...
Thanks @ezerrenner.bsky.social for coordinating. #CripLib #VocationalAwe
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Cozy quiet time to break through writer's block https://cygnoir.net/2026/01/cozy-quiet-time-to-break-through-writers-block
a sticker created by @thegraymuse that reads: I need a lot of quiet time to process things
2026 Week 2 Notes: I need a lot of quiet time to process things https://cygnoir.net/2026/01/2026-week-2-notes-i-need-a-lot-of-quiet-time-to-process-things
a three-photo collage showing pages from a A6-sized notebook containing notes on books read
2026 Week 1 Notes: Sigh, me https://cygnoir.net/2026/01/2026-week-1-notes-sigh-me
an open paper planner with the beginning of a habit tracker and task list and a fountain pen lying across it
2025 Week 52 Notes: Monotasking for the holidays https://cygnoir.net/2025/12/2025-week-52-notes-monotasking-for-the-holidays
a closeup of a small thumbnail photo of moon phases taped into a journal page with iridescent moon phase washi tape
Printing photos for journaling https://cygnoir.net/2025/12/printing-photos-for-journaling
an adult brown tabby cat with green half-lidded eyes sitting on a taupe sofa in dappled sunlight
I cannot talk about it without crying
2025 Week 51 Notes: Definitely Not a Year-End Anything https://cygnoir.net/2025/12/2025-week-51-notes-definitely-not-a-year-end-anything
Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1 is by brooke. It's a 5x5 grid, and the number 6 in the grid is a different color than the other numbers.
For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
in the background, an A5 planner with a sticker that says Books Are Magic. atop the planner is a button with a black background and white text that reads Some Disabilities Are Invisible and has an illustration of a cartoon ghost in a white sheet holding a green book.
2025 Week 27 Notes: Behind the Baseball https://cygnoir.net/2025/07/2025-week-27-notes-behind-the-baseball
ten small plastic 5mL vials, each filled with ink with handwritten labels, atop a purple placemat
2025 Week 25 Notes: It's got a funny wobble https://cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-25-notes-its-got-a-funny-wobble
in the foreground, an overspilling jar of Seoul Kimchi. in the background, a dutch oven on a gas hob and a measuring cup of rice.
2025 Week 24 Notes: Dance like no one's watching Mon Mothma https://cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-24-notes-dance-like-no-ones-watching-mon-mothma
a beautiful deep-dish pizza in a cardboard box with lots of grease and it is gluten-free too
2025 Week 23 Notes: Because I'm only one swan https://cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-23-notes-because-im-only-one-swan
in the foreground, a riot of green tomato vines, and one very small tomato. in the upper left background, the face and hand of someone I love more than I can say, tending to another tomato plant in our garden.
2025 Week 26 Notes: Friendship Material https://cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-26-notes-friendship-material
a ladybug atop a daisy
2025 Week 22 Notes: Overthinking it, as always https://cygnoir.net/2025/06/2025-week-22-notes-overthinking-it-as-always
a top-down shot of a bright yellow book with black serif text reading "Internet Phone Book: a directory for exploring the vast poetic web" and "Issue One, 2025"
2025 Week 21 Notes: Surprise hug-by-proxy https://cygnoir.net/2025/05/2025-week-21-notes-surprise-hug-by-proxy
a wooden café table with a chocolate muffin on a white plate, a latte in a white mug, a breakfast sandwich on another white plate, and a copy of the Portland Café Passport
2025 Week 20 Notes: Real people who live in a real city https://cygnoir.net/2025/05/2025-week-20-notes-real-people-who-live-in-a-real-city
I already did. ☺️
Hi, Bluesky pals. Please consider submitting comment on this so people like me who work in public spaces can continue to protect our health by getting vaccinated. Thank you.
tendril of jasmine on a wooden trellis
2025 Week 19 Notes: All the heartbeats are synonyms https://cygnoir.net/2025/05/2025-week-19-notes-all-the-heartbeats-are-synonyms
a heavily-processed photo of several purple irises in bloom
2025 Week 18 Notes: Megaphones and tin cans https://cygnoir.net/2025/05/2025-week-18-notes-megaphones-and-tin-cans
in the foreground, a bouquet of red peony tulips in a rectangular glass vase, one bloom with black inside petals turned partially to the camera. in the background, an office cubicle setting.
2025 Week 17 Notes: Largely-unnoticed nonsense https://cygnoir.net/2025/04/2025-week-17-notes-largely-unnoticed-nonsense
closeup of a glass baking dish that appears to contain cubed butternut squash, chopped leeks, and quinoa, before it has been baked
2025 Week 16 Notes: Squat, tired, and ready to fight https://cygnoir.net/2025/04/2025-week-16-notes-squat-tired-and-ready-to-fight
the upper half of the photo is blue sky, and the bottom half is water in gentle waves, with a large log along the riverbank
2025 Week 15 Notes: Sing to your cats https://cygnoir.net/2025/04/2025-week-15-notes-sing-to-your-cats
a fountain pen with cream, golden, and black swirled resin in a black pen loop atop a cream notebook
2025 Week 14 Notes: Show up for libraries https://cygnoir.net/2025/04/2025-week-14-notes-show-up-for-libraries
a brown tabby cat lies on his side, facing away from the camera, on a teal bathroom rug atop a white and dark blue tiled floor
2025 Week 13 Notes: Still writing, still moving https://cygnoir.net/2025/03/2025-week-13-notes-still-writing-still-moving
golden brown cookies with small squares of chocolate atop a piece of parchment
2025 Week 12 Notes: Lackluster cookies https://cygnoir.net/2025/03/2025-week-12-notes-lackluster-cookies