Cora | Orchid
@orchidscript.bsky.social
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writer, by unpopular demand
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I think the most “adult who was in a gifted and talented program as a kid” thing I could have done to myself was become an author.
Just giving myself endless homework and a need for people to be proud of me forever.
Just giving myself endless homework and a need for people to be proud of me forever.
September 25, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I think the most “adult who was in a gifted and talented program as a kid” thing I could have done to myself was become an author.
Just giving myself endless homework and a need for people to be proud of me forever.
Just giving myself endless homework and a need for people to be proud of me forever.
ITS HERE!!! ITS HAPPENING!!!
🥅 Preorders Open! 🥅
The game has started! 🏒🩷 Preorders are officially OPEN for the Irina Foundation’s Hollanov Zine until October 31st @ 11:59 PM PST.
Come support our team and get your hands on gorgeous fanart, amazing fics, and adorable merch!
🛒 Shop here: hollanovzine.myshopify.com
The game has started! 🏒🩷 Preorders are officially OPEN for the Irina Foundation’s Hollanov Zine until October 31st @ 11:59 PM PST.
Come support our team and get your hands on gorgeous fanart, amazing fics, and adorable merch!
🛒 Shop here: hollanovzine.myshopify.com
September 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
ITS HERE!!! ITS HAPPENING!!!
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🥅 Preorders Open in 1 Day! 🥅
Tomorrow, the wait will finally be over and the game begins! Our team is filled with incredibly talented artists and writers who have been working hard to show off their skills, and they're doing it all for Hollanov. We hope you're all as excited as we are! 🏒🩷
Tomorrow, the wait will finally be over and the game begins! Our team is filled with incredibly talented artists and writers who have been working hard to show off their skills, and they're doing it all for Hollanov. We hope you're all as excited as we are! 🏒🩷
September 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🥅 Preorders Open in 1 Day! 🥅
Tomorrow, the wait will finally be over and the game begins! Our team is filled with incredibly talented artists and writers who have been working hard to show off their skills, and they're doing it all for Hollanov. We hope you're all as excited as we are! 🏒🩷
Tomorrow, the wait will finally be over and the game begins! Our team is filled with incredibly talented artists and writers who have been working hard to show off their skills, and they're doing it all for Hollanov. We hope you're all as excited as we are! 🏒🩷
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Join us in celebrating Latine Heritage Month by purchasing a new book written by a Latine author! 📚
From now through September 30, use code LHM26 and get 15% off select titles. See the full list of recommendations from booksellers at Latine-owned bookstores: bookshop.org/info/latine-...
From now through September 30, use code LHM26 and get 15% off select titles. See the full list of recommendations from booksellers at Latine-owned bookstores: bookshop.org/info/latine-...
Latine Heritage Month
Join Bookshop.org in celebrating Latine Heritage Month Sept. 15 to Sept. 30. Purchase a new book by a Hispanic or Latin American author and receive 20% off at checkout with code: LHM25
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September 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Join us in celebrating Latine Heritage Month by purchasing a new book written by a Latine author! 📚
From now through September 30, use code LHM26 and get 15% off select titles. See the full list of recommendations from booksellers at Latine-owned bookstores: bookshop.org/info/latine-...
From now through September 30, use code LHM26 and get 15% off select titles. See the full list of recommendations from booksellers at Latine-owned bookstores: bookshop.org/info/latine-...
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❤️🔥 Zine Book Reveal ❤️🔥
We're so excited to finally announce the official name of our zine, Like I Love You, along with our absolutely STUNNING cover, made by @stephen-mcdermott.com!
We hope you'll show up to support us in the game when preorders open on September 25th! 🏒🩷🏒
We're so excited to finally announce the official name of our zine, Like I Love You, along with our absolutely STUNNING cover, made by @stephen-mcdermott.com!
We hope you'll show up to support us in the game when preorders open on September 25th! 🏒🩷🏒
September 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
❤️🔥 Zine Book Reveal ❤️🔥
We're so excited to finally announce the official name of our zine, Like I Love You, along with our absolutely STUNNING cover, made by @stephen-mcdermott.com!
We hope you'll show up to support us in the game when preorders open on September 25th! 🏒🩷🏒
We're so excited to finally announce the official name of our zine, Like I Love You, along with our absolutely STUNNING cover, made by @stephen-mcdermott.com!
We hope you'll show up to support us in the game when preorders open on September 25th! 🏒🩷🏒
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Ashurbanipal was the ruler of the Assyrian empire in the 7th century BCE. His 38-year reign was marked by both scholarship and a terrifying brutality.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
September 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Ashurbanipal was the ruler of the Assyrian empire in the 7th century BCE. His 38-year reign was marked by both scholarship and a terrifying brutality.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
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The Organization for Transformative Works turns 19 today! Come celebrate our birthday with us and learn about all the places you can read official #OTW news at otw-news.org/4a4f4wj3.
September 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The Organization for Transformative Works turns 19 today! Come celebrate our birthday with us and learn about all the places you can read official #OTW news at otw-news.org/4a4f4wj3.
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The second part of Percy Fawcett's story delves into his fascination with a document known as Manuscript 512 and how it impacted his life. His obsession led to his disappearance; there has been endless speculation about what exactly happened.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
September 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The second part of Percy Fawcett's story delves into his fascination with a document known as Manuscript 512 and how it impacted his life. His obsession led to his disappearance; there has been endless speculation about what exactly happened.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
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if you ever see someone talk about their WIP and you're curious beyond that snippet/moodboard/etc. but you don't want to bother them - oh my god, you could never! writing can be the loneliest thing. go talk to that person about their story. it's gonna be such a fun time! 💜
August 29, 2026 at 6:43 PM
if you ever see someone talk about their WIP and you're curious beyond that snippet/moodboard/etc. but you don't want to bother them - oh my god, you could never! writing can be the loneliest thing. go talk to that person about their story. it's gonna be such a fun time! 💜
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English novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born #OnThisDay in 1797. Actress Mia Goth wore this Kate Hawley designed "Cell Dress" with a hand-marbled velvet bodice with iridescent fringing as Elizabeth in the 2025 film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. #film #dress
August 30, 2026 at 6:00 AM
English novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born #OnThisDay in 1797. Actress Mia Goth wore this Kate Hawley designed "Cell Dress" with a hand-marbled velvet bodice with iridescent fringing as Elizabeth in the 2025 film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. #film #dress
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Time Travel month! Sent back in time to comfort each other on the worst day of their lives 🕰️ @redwhiteroyalau.bsky.social
#rwrb #firstprince #rwrau
#rwrb #firstprince #rwrau
August 29, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Time Travel month! Sent back in time to comfort each other on the worst day of their lives 🕰️ @redwhiteroyalau.bsky.social
#rwrb #firstprince #rwrau
#rwrb #firstprince #rwrau
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This 2022 episode examines the development of a systematic approach to food safety, which didn’t happen until the 20th century. And it's tied directly to NASA trying to make sure astronauts didn’t get food poisoning in space.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
August 25, 2026 at 10:16 PM
This 2022 episode examines the development of a systematic approach to food safety, which didn’t happen until the 20th century. And it's tied directly to NASA trying to make sure astronauts didn’t get food poisoning in space.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Celebrity deaths never hit me, but Dolly was not just a celebrity to us. She was a neighbor — not literally, but close.
She and my nana grew up in the same town in Tennessee. She sounds like my people. Her stories sound like our’s.
To take from my nana today: “We were blessed to have her.”
She and my nana grew up in the same town in Tennessee. She sounds like my people. Her stories sound like our’s.
To take from my nana today: “We were blessed to have her.”
August 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Celebrity deaths never hit me, but Dolly was not just a celebrity to us. She was a neighbor — not literally, but close.
She and my nana grew up in the same town in Tennessee. She sounds like my people. Her stories sound like our’s.
To take from my nana today: “We were blessed to have her.”
She and my nana grew up in the same town in Tennessee. She sounds like my people. Her stories sound like our’s.
To take from my nana today: “We were blessed to have her.”
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Enjoyed this touching NYT tribute to Dolly Parton. What a great talent, generous heart, and heroic life.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 (Gift Article)
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Enjoyed this touching NYT tribute to Dolly Parton. What a great talent, generous heart, and heroic life.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
August 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
CHAPTER SEVEN
It only took me four fucking months but I finally finished it! #heatedrivalryfic
archiveofourown.org/works/817359...
It only took me four fucking months but I finally finished it! #heatedrivalryfic
archiveofourown.org/works/817359...
Mazeru | OrchidScript
#hollanovfic chef AU now available to read on Ao3. Bon appetit!
archiveofourown.org/works/817359...
#hollanovfic chef AU now available to read on Ao3. Bon appetit!
archiveofourown.org/works/817359...
August 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
CHAPTER SEVEN
It only took me four fucking months but I finally finished it! #heatedrivalryfic
archiveofourown.org/works/817359...
It only took me four fucking months but I finally finished it! #heatedrivalryfic
archiveofourown.org/works/817359...
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it's that time of year again!
August 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
it's that time of year again!
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A lot of European accounts of Sayyida al-Hurra’s life characterize her as a pirate, but that really isn't accurate. She was a a leader of a city-state and a queen of a sultanate.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
August 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A lot of European accounts of Sayyida al-Hurra’s life characterize her as a pirate, but that really isn't accurate. She was a a leader of a city-state and a queen of a sultanate.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
“Precise and tender” 🥹 it’s all I’ve ever wanted as a writer
Stay tuned y’all! I wrote a thing! For a zine!
Stay tuned y’all! I wrote a thing! For a zine!
🏒 Contributor Spotlight 🏒
Please welcome OrchidScript @orchidscript.bsky.social to the rink! Her writing mesmerizes you with how precise and tender it is, and we can't wait to share it with you! 🩷
Please welcome OrchidScript @orchidscript.bsky.social to the rink! Her writing mesmerizes you with how precise and tender it is, and we can't wait to share it with you! 🩷
August 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Precise and tender” 🥹 it’s all I’ve ever wanted as a writer
Stay tuned y’all! I wrote a thing! For a zine!
Stay tuned y’all! I wrote a thing! For a zine!
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The Swing Riots took place in eastern and southern England in the years between the Luddite uprising and the Rebecca Riots. One of the hallmarks of the riots was the destruction of threshing machines – but that’s just part of the story.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
August 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The Swing Riots took place in eastern and southern England in the years between the Luddite uprising and the Rebecca Riots. One of the hallmarks of the riots was the destruction of threshing machines – but that’s just part of the story.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
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am I allowed to be annoyed at historical fiction novels that advertise one era and then show a completely different era of fashion?
Like, ma’am, that’s not regency that’s 1830s. Look at that Cindy Lou Who hair! Those big ass sleeves! 1830s!!
Instagram makes me grumpy
Like, ma’am, that’s not regency that’s 1830s. Look at that Cindy Lou Who hair! Those big ass sleeves! 1830s!!
Instagram makes me grumpy
August 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
am I allowed to be annoyed at historical fiction novels that advertise one era and then show a completely different era of fashion?
Like, ma’am, that’s not regency that’s 1830s. Look at that Cindy Lou Who hair! Those big ass sleeves! 1830s!!
Instagram makes me grumpy
Like, ma’am, that’s not regency that’s 1830s. Look at that Cindy Lou Who hair! Those big ass sleeves! 1830s!!
Instagram makes me grumpy