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Vanessa North

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Romance novelist. Knitter of strange and wonderful things. Twin & mama to twins. Mastiff whisperer. She/her. ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ https://linktr.ee/vanessanorth

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Hi, my name is [NAME] and Iโ€™m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
Iโ€™m calling for two reasons. First, to urge [REP/SEN NAME] to demand the Trump administration end its pause on military aid to Ukraine. That money was allocated by Congress, so this move is unacceptable and illegal. 1/?

04.03.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Vanessa and her two dogs, a big red mastiff and a fluffy white and blonde puppy.

Vanessa and her two dogs, a big red mastiff and a fluffy white and blonde puppy.

Vanessa and her two dogs, a big red mastiff and a fluffy white and blonde puppy.

Vanessa and her two dogs, a big red mastiff and a fluffy white and blonde puppy.

Upped the difficulty level on selfies with dog(s) but I have no regrets. Big Z, Little Z, what begins with Z?

01.03.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love ART! ๐Ÿ˜

28.02.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love this so much!!! I donโ€™t dye yarn, but Iโ€™ve always thought murderbot themed yarns would be fun. (I would definitely name one โ€œF*ckโ€™s sake, Ratthiโ€) ๐Ÿ˜‚

Canโ€™t wait to see what else you come up with!!!

27.02.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She obviously accepts this honor!

20.02.2025 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She is the sweetest baby!!

20.02.2025 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A fluffy blonde and white puppy with a black nose wearing a graduation cap. She looks nervous but she only learned โ€œcameraโ€ on the last day of class, so thatโ€™s to be expected.

A fluffy blonde and white puppy with a black nose wearing a graduation cap. She looks nervous but she only learned โ€œcameraโ€ on the last day of class, so thatโ€™s to be expected.

The best good girl graduated from puppy kindergarten last night, please enjoy this photo of her wearing her graduation cap.

20.02.2025 00:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

On the SF side, Lisa Henry and Jordan Castillo Price both have some great stuff. And if you include Paranormal, Jordan L Hawkโ€™s entire oeuvre is a lot of fun.

12.02.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anything by Ginn Hale. My favorite is The Rifter (10 book serial), but the Cadeleonian series is great too!

12.02.2025 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve knit a few of them at 3.25mm and I think one at 3.5. Because itโ€™s folded double, I like more drape in the fabric.

10.02.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Because schools teach that being a heinous fucking demon is a good thing. Then they sell t-shirts with hashtag be kind because there is no reckoning with the cognitive dissonance in K12 education.

09.02.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cozy classic light!

09.02.2025 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know you can do it! ๐Ÿ’– Fingering weight tops (especially for us busty girls) are a bit of a commitment, but tees are perfect because no sleeves!!

08.02.2025 22:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come on, Sasha, you can do it!!

08.02.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I lived there long enough to absorb โ€œif it ainโ€™t pulled pork, it ainโ€™t barbecueโ€ which really makes the debate simple (carolina, mustard not vinegar)

I actually like Texas brisket better, but it ainโ€™t barbecue. ๐Ÿ˜‚

08.02.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the Carolinas, chicken is not barbecue.

08.02.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A digital graphic with a beige background, 15 book covers are on it across 3 lines and text at the bottom reads "Black & Queer Books" in black capitalised serif font. The books, starting at the top left are as follows: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi, Faebound by Saara El-Arifi, King And The Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, The Unbroken by C L Clark, The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon, Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjeh-Brenyah, The King Is Dead by Benjamin Dean, Ace Of Spades by Farรญdah Abรญke-Iyimide, Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, The Death Of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi and finally How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

A digital graphic with a beige background, 15 book covers are on it across 3 lines and text at the bottom reads "Black & Queer Books" in black capitalised serif font. The books, starting at the top left are as follows: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi, Faebound by Saara El-Arifi, King And The Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, The Unbroken by C L Clark, The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon, Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjeh-Brenyah, The King Is Dead by Benjamin Dean, Ace Of Spades by Farรญdah Abรญke-Iyimide, Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, The Death Of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi and finally How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

February marks Queer History Month in the UK and Black History Month in the US so here's a bunch of Black Queer books that you can read in February, and beyond, no matter which side of the pond you're on ๐Ÿ–ค๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ“–

#diversebooksky #booksky

01.02.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 278    ๐Ÿ” 166    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
An image of Your Shadow Half Remains featuring quotes from various positive blurbs.

An image of Your Shadow Half Remains featuring quotes from various positive blurbs.

Seems like a good time to mention again that I wrote a book about loneliness and madness and desperate yearning for human connection, and buying it or asking your library to get itโ€”and telling others about itโ€”really gd helps me out bookshop.org/p/books/your...

02.02.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 105    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Some silliness for your timeline. ๐Ÿฉท

29.01.2025 21:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay, so these are a smaller sequin but I think might work held together with a light fingering yarn?

www.etsy.com/listing/1752...

27.01.2025 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whatโ€™s the pattern name?

27.01.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t either! ๐Ÿ˜‚

27.01.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes. And when they start to explain their awful joke, just raise an eyebrow. Slowly. So it reaches peak arch right as their explanation sputters out.

27.01.2025 01:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I might need one too. KAL?

27.01.2025 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is AMAZING

26.01.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This.

26.01.2025 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To me the item of concern with rejected deportation flights isnโ€™t the tariffs (although they are bad), itโ€™s what happens when you try to remove a population from a country and thereโ€™s nowhere for them to go. This is all about to get so much worse.

26.01.2025 22:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Caveat: each knitterโ€™s tension is unique, blah blah, knit with whatever gives you the gauge and drape you want for your FO, etcโ€ฆ

26.01.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aran to bulky. I get worsted from fingering + lace and frequently use DK instead of worsted and vice versa

26.01.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youโ€™re welcome!

26.01.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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