Bibliophile, word nerd, volcanologist, volunteer; will swoon for fungi, trees, clouds & weird marine creatures https://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3mbaeedjbec2a@thebloggess.bsky.social just finished listening to Furiously Happy & am delighted that you’re now the voice in my head- that quirky, offbeat, little bit squeaky, self-deprecating Texan twang is f*cking delightful. It’s made insomnia so much more fun! TY!! 😘30 Dec 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbaeedjbec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3lej6a7tmvq2sFeeling called out by today’s #NYT mini…30 Dec 2024 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lej6a7tmvq2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3lbdktmrsaq2lMy social batteries and creative drive are on E these days. Here’s a little blue sky for those who need it.19 Nov 2024 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdktmrsaq2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kb4od56z6c26Folks, this review is simply everything to me. 🥺😭🫶♾️🖤 My insecure little writer’s heart is absolutely bursting. Especially after the ARC readers threw so much shade at me.07 Oct 2023 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb4od56z6c26https://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3laz6xe3quq22I’ve generally been on a SM hiatus, but stopped by to say hello 👋🏼15 Nov 2024 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3laz6xe3quq22https://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3klzxzpjk7x27In my dream last night @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com announced he would not continue the Good Omens series because he didn’t want to fuel any more angst-ridden PhD-level discussions on the topic & suggested everyone should read some Tolstoy & get outside a bit. I’m heartbroken & bemused.22 Feb 2024 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3klzxzpjk7x27https://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kfmqn7mjoe26The flowers make up for the pollen… 🤧03 Dec 2023 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfmqn7mjoe26https://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kfb77gneyx2zHer music she freely gives yet when I slip her beneath my skin roll her essence under my tongue secret her into patchwork pockets I am a thief thick with the night made rich on these private treasures28 Nov 2023 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfb77gneyx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kccfbvwxvt2cThe Entangled poets were born from the best of what that other space had to offer more than 4 years ago. We’ve morphed into family & now our baby is about to be born! 😱🤯 In the meantime, we celebrate each other with grand aplomb 🥳🤩22 Oct 2023 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kccfbvwxvt2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kb4od56z6c26Folks, this review is simply everything to me. 🥺😭🫶♾️🖤 My insecure little writer’s heart is absolutely bursting. Especially after the ARC readers threw so much shade at me.07 Oct 2023 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb4od56z6c26https://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kav4lae3hj2p@jagungal.bsky.social Nice to see you and those busy bees! 🐝 Meeting your fine little friends was one of the highlights of my visit to Parliament House in 2019!03 Oct 2023 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kav4lae3hj2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3katblvrdvd2xA few of my favourite lichens from Tasmania03 Oct 2023 06:20 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3katblvrdvd2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kat6f2ueeu2xI have absolutely zero clue how to do self promotion, but this book comes out tomorrow!03 Oct 2023 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kat6f2ueeu2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kajgsywrjc26I ~may~ have a bit of a problem… #bookaddict29 Sep 2023 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kajgsywrjc26https://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kagdg2cb7h2kAzaleas forever 🫶28 Sep 2023 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kagdg2cb7h2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3kadgzypjgi2y@barrysbrunswick.bsky.social hi 👋🏼26 Sep 2023 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kadgzypjgi2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3ka736yxghn2qFor those who’ve left the other place, the Entangled Poets finally have their book coming out oh, so soon!! 🤩♾️🫶💙25 Sep 2023 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ka736yxghn2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3ka44hyx5py2cIntro yourself w/ jobs you’ve done apart from what you’re doing now. 1st year geology lecturer/coordinator Seismic data analyst Research ass’t REI admin/ floor sales Pressman’s ass’t Teaching ass’t Lab ass’t Small-town newspaper reporter County fair PR manager Copy shop ass’t Rodeo security [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2023 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ka44hyx5py2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3k6rnsrtfay2nNothing quite like rhododendrons to brighten a day.07 Sep 2023 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k6rnsrtfay2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3k6k5ndp5hc2bJust flowers and the golden light04 Sep 2023 04:25 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k6k5ndp5hc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3k6c7lrwtie25The pages press upon me with their silent insistence. Sibilant susurrations of unread books in the wind, leaving me waiting, wanting - one chapter more before switching off to return, to the world beyond the wave carved stacks.01 Sep 2023 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k6c7lrwtie25https://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3k62vg4zura2oThe super blue moon cometh 🌝 💙29 Aug 2023 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k62vg4zura2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3k62jein4ce2rBanksia stages How to grow up grow old and become ever more interesting28 Aug 2023 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k62jein4ce2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3k5yedpo62m2vFinding beauty is often simply a matter of perspective.28 Aug 2023 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5yedpo62m2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3k5wspp2hkb2oDo you ever read something you wrote after it’s published and think, “wow, damn. Did I actually write this?!”27 Aug 2023 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5wspp2hkb2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bluelayne.bsky.social/post/3k5wj42kmrf22The sun always must go down on our adventures 🌅27 Aug 2023 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:f7qp3jd6jqoaatonrtbdtobt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5wj42kmrf22