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It's a publishing fairy tale. 'Hansel and Gretel' is reimagined by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak An upcoming edition of “Hansel and Gretel” combines the dark and singular talents of two literary giants who apparently never met: Stephen King and the late Maurice Sendak.

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The absolutely fabulous @freelibsnet.bsky.social and a host of storyteller stars are coming up with some really cool offers, starting tomorrow. Follow them, and please share this post. 👇

Colourful watercolour floral painting in loose abstract style

Loose abstract florals from last week's painting practice.
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Ah I see you've already found Neorah. Great hard covers also. And water colour/sketchbooks too.

For soft cover, moleskine best. Also lamy and Atelier Neorah

Watercolor painting of wildflowers in loose abstract style.

Wild garden.

Not my usual style but I had fun just poking around with my brush.

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There’s not enough progressive thinking about big tech’s use of AI tools to replace human workers. Elon Musk’s attack on the federal workforce reminds us this is an urgent problem.
(And no, copyright lawsuits won't fix it) 1/8

I'm tired just thinking about starting a new work week.
I cannot believe i might have to this at least another 15 years.

How did they randomly settle on Rao haha

Not that there are too many people from Hyderabad that I'm in touch with here, but the Hyderabad litfest begins tomorrow, and I'll be in conversation with Arundhathi Subramaniam at 4pm. We'll be talking about her anthology of sacred indian poetry, Wild Women.

If you're around, do come!)

This coming Monday will mark 16 years since we did our first open mic at Prithvi.

Come join us? As always, it’s free and open to all. (If you want a turn at the microphone, be there a little before the start to register.)

Would you know the exact blue used by organisations working on Dalit rights?
Like, RGB values or hexadecimal colours?

(This sounds random, but it is important for a pro bono project I am helping with.)

Welcome, teens coming here from tiktok. I think you’ll find that through the magic of the written word I am able to craft sentences that are as vivid and compelling as any short-form video!

Should i make this an intentional account
Unlike the febrile way i used my Twitter one.

So where shall I begin