2026-10-29T11:11:30Z https://nostr.now Nisaa (she/her) https://nostr.now/npub1wldgkrygh8psnljh53eamcvpeqh47jyu7f7p5k4uyqjss5yy68asp08emt https://files.sfba.social/accounts/avatars/109/293/370/855/923/268/original/1778ad7b19e6cd2f.png https://files.sfba.social/accounts/avatars/109/293/370/855/923/268/original/1778ad7b19e6cd2f.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfsrfvvpqp07axatkcxlwdn33krxd8vd2jnh3dlgarfynml6tyqtszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglku88vll #ScribesAndMakers ~24 Our next featured creator will donate a portion of proceeds from book sales. Have you ever put proceeds from sales towards a cause you believe in?<br/>Yes, I do that with sales of my special essential oil blends, and sometimes with photographs. 2026-09-24T15:54:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvge7w3gyk5pzmq2g4hv4y3fqam5urnkvz5dp4c57u9lljsndj73czypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkw8la7w #ScribesAndMakers ~22 Promotion day. Self or someone else. Or both.<br/><br/>I was wondering if I had anything new to share. Yes, I do! My website now has embroidery in addition to photography: <br/><a href="https://www.denisecicuto.com/">https://www.denisecicuto.com/</a> 2026-09-22T15:32:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyjc89m2x2hzw5wapwnf0ztyrh98wkf2nx8rc0fv9cxxrhuak6yxszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkmv2lqz #ScribesAndMakers ~21 What character from one of your own books or someone else&#39;s would you want to spend a day with? What would you do?<br/><br/>The first answer that came to mind was Mosscap from Becky Chambers&#39; Monk and Robot series. I would just enjoy walking around with Mosscap and hear their observations of humanity. 2026-09-22T04:55:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86qdc2rxrpcywrudym8rhxlhcs07jcmqkj2gjyqmjydzryh23gnszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkuw8mz7 #ScribesAndMakers ~19 My mistake was... thinking the hotel was safe from Mechagodzilla. #GodzillaFest<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/117/300/026/403/937/851/original/97bdf9bdf9ced790.png"> <br/> 2026-09-19T22:20:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspptckkmu0skd8u4nllurxmwj8d3vjwfw86tnrdlaxwjq26uwhfdqzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglka5vum3 #ScribesAndMakers ~18 Change one word in the title of a famous book, a movie, a song, and a play to create four new titles.<br/><br/>Book: The Alias of the Wind <br/>Movie: Die Leisurely<br/>Song: The Ballad of the Witches&#39; Diner<br/>Play: Sunday in the Asteroid Belt with George*<br/><br/>*You didn&#39;t say I had to replace one word with only one word. 2026-09-18T15:30:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq7kz5a5pd4aw0c5wulv2tk940p86xqr3dvvk957lk6x5up7985zqzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkvr45wp #ScribesAndMakers ~14 What&#39;s your favorite type of story setting?<br/><br/>If you can grab my attention with your worldbuilding skills in the very beginning, I don&#39;t really care what the setting is. <br/><br/>I generally don&#39;t like postapocalyptic stuff these days but I am very much enjoying the TV version of Silo, although I haven&#39;t read the books. I don&#39;t like most horror but there are some exceptions. 2026-09-14T15:14:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpag4f6cw3tg5rd6u8k3x92e2gkdmqs3ee90sfac0w3gwsrjq6gszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglktmxhe0 #ScribesAndMakers ~11 Our next featured creator is a group of three collaborators. Have you ever been part of a collaborative group for your creative work?<br/>Yes. I was in a group called photograpHER early in the pandemic. We shared our photographs online and then put together a book called &#34;Ballad of Our Changing World&#34;. You can see my contributions and artist statement if you scroll to my name, Denise Cicuto, here: <a href="https://balladofourchangingworld.weebly.com/artists.html">https://balladofourchangingworld.weebly.com/artists.html</a><br/><br/>Currently I&#39;m part of the 52Frames weekly photo challenge. There&#39;s no collaborative project, per se. I&#39;ve made acquaintances with folks on the discord and we offer advice and cheer each other on. 2026-09-11T15:08:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswsz2qh0jdd3q42n2avyrdzes2vc6wpgt6f9jx73ff5gltq2836kszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkse7y3r #ScribesAndMakers ~10 Our next featured creator is an acronym. Do you use acronyms in your work?<br/>Well, I have a few embroidery projects going on at the same time, including an SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) project.<br/><br/>I am learning the new acronym for my National acupuncture license. It used to be NCCAOM and now it&#39;s NCBAHM (National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). The old name had &#34;Oriental Medicine&#34; in it and we complained and it got changed. However, my license still starts with NCC and I think of it as a Federation Starship Registry number. 2026-09-10T16:58:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf7jlc2v6n08fqqcyk69tx7lx2atgxhze9unmzaqrswzt4xlrsyzszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkprumvk #ScribesAndMakers ~9 Share something you&#39;ve been working on this month.<br/>I had to pivot last week for the photo challenge when I got food poisoning or gluten’d. The theme was reflections. I called this “Reflections on Invisible Illness”. It’s when everything looks ok on the outside but you may be screaming on the inside.<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/117/243/635/466/340/143/original/9f755c0953c71685.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-09T23:23:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszug4cmsqasrwah6asu5y7n75zdthcde4j8e368x9trat08xmfq3gzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglk9z89pj #ScribesAndMakers ~8 Gauge?<br/>The only time I think about gauge in my creative life is acupuncture needle gauges. I use 36 usually. Acupuncture needles gauges are very different from tattoo needle gauges but it&#39;s always fun to talk to tattoo artists about it. <br/><br/>My husband makes gauge squares before doing a knitting project. I find this video useful for embroidery needle sizes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqdUV2oR0_w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqdUV2oR0_w</a> 2026-09-08T15:38:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsftxplafe7hyfns8ce5ly43sxfc3q3j82ecuvuk3exafpwmct9lwqzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkmsm3fq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjsac8eu8fc2yuw7u09lwvu4z9wycl50wk6w3qmm5rxaz3h5ndmqjwwx0h'>nevent1q…wx0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I understand your reasons. It&#39;s not easier for everyone to carry around physical books though. 2026-09-04T15:11:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsff44kk224cp6lkmz369mjelhspexncjqkva8p7k0n8r3ud45smhszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglk0vdden In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwypepdvfx6ssdvgkngtrcup6yyzyvfnjdc6l75hhy4dcpfhu33qlzvhpx'>nevent1q…vhpx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#ScribesAndMakers One more thought: I just got a gift of a box of books in exchange for letting someone interview me about my experience with their book publishing company online. It was a thrill to open and see real books. <br/><br/>I admit that if they had sent me e-books, I would probably have added them to my library and maybe get around to them eventually. 2026-09-04T15:07:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstwypepdvfx6ssdvgkngtrcup6yyzyvfnjdc6l75hhy4dcpfhu33qzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkwz5dzr #ScribesAndMakers ~4 Reverse of last month&#39;s question: if e-books stopped being produced, how much would you miss them?<br/><br/>I would miss them a little. Because I spend a lot of time on computers during the day, I don&#39;t like to read e-books at night. <br/><br/>BUT they&#39;re great for accessibility &amp; travel. When I&#39;m writing articles and need to look something up, sometimes it&#39;s faster in e-books. I also happily read indie authors&#39; work in ebook form. 2026-09-04T14:57:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9d3av72tnuhejvd2q7hatyqsm3cs7jnhlkp56hetyhund8vmdxagzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkdxtade #ScribesAndMakers <br/>˜3 Which ebook reader do you use?<br/>I have an iPad and use Kobo, Apple Books, and bookfunnel. And I love Webtoon for comics and graphic novels. 2026-09-03T15:05:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdvumqemdjg6yctjgj5343w89arkrlwgtl0fmzr7gp49tsu68vu2gzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglk0wd82j #ScribesAndMakers ˜2 How do you think where you live affects your creative work?<br/><br/>I think where I live affects my work quite a bit. I live in a beautiful area. I love taking photos here.<br/><br/>My husband’s office is downstairs in our house so if I need to write or edit photos, I can do so at the dining room table and can concentrate (unless the cats interrupt me). <br/><br/>I was about to say I don’t do creative work in my offices, but I think acupuncture IS a bit creative. And I love each of my offices and they inspire my photography. One has a beautiful courtyard. The other is right across the street from the water. I open my office door and there’s a big picture window down the hall with a view toward San Francisco. 2026-09-02T18:20:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvhazd9pd75mf24633evmdkrg208kmltn9tdgzm5rxu6764qkn26gzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkuhzk8p #ScribesAndMakers <br/>˜1 It&#39;s September. List 7 things about your creativity (accomplishments, goals, etc.)<br/>1. I’m going to do a wabi sabi photo challenge next year.<br/>2. I’ve been asked to write an article about eating according to the seasons that’s due in early October.<br/>3. I have three concurrent embroidery projects going right now. One is for the holidays. One is for a birthday in April. One has no deadline.<br/>4. There’s a memento mori tile mosaic I want to recreate. I will start it by my birthday in mid-October.<br/>5. My photo website is now my art website. I put some of my embroidery on it recently.<br/>6. A friend recently asked if I would do an art show with them. I said yes. That’s as far as the conversation got, so no details yet.<br/>7. Art therapy and solo journaling are good creative outlets for me. 2026-09-02T00:24:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz7q9dla3kc0tzfx3m02kzl6j62xykd89akkwjkkajam5xdrayszczypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkfduud3 #ScribesAndMakers »31 Choose an adverb to sum up how your month went.<br/>Unexpectedly stormstayed <br/><br/>I was delayed two days getting to New York from California due to storms in Chicago and New York. 2026-09-01T02:19:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gesmyx5w5j0lgy28n5yd65spsau4zl3rf07nddu3dxnk5utyxkczypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkxd734u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdu6k5pdcg5y0s5vzpvtwnpnrzgtr99rwy30y3p786m8ec8yesslcj45hvh'>nevent1q…5hvh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was! Out of all the high school letters, I wish I had saved those. 2026-08-30T15:29:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqvevhuwgg4d9ql6mxkdt77jacq9ah3sn6sjtl9n06764zd06kl4qzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkzpxz57 #ScribesAndMakers #TTMD »30 Featured creator Sandra Bond <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub126zk6xd40aupdv5cqdyg5r6r58exf6ln5fsgqyjugcehav5p060sa5l58s" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sandra Bond</span> (<span class="italic">npub126z…l58s</span>)</a></span><br/><br/>Inspired by your poem “How To Get 20 Copyright Takedowns At Once” :<br/>Have you received any copyright hassle for this poem? <br/>Did you ever play a game where you pass a letter between friends in school to which you each add a line from a song? 2026-08-30T14:53:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswna4fnglksjmr96qt6x33f9fv4nvx65fvr3k7asfcmh28utvfgcgzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglk747pmw #ScribesAndMakers »29 At age 11, our TTMD guest answered &#39;What do you want to be when you grow up?&#39; with &#39;Author.&#39; Do you know what you wanted to be at 11?<br/><br/>Yes. I wanted to be an archaeologist. &#34;Raiders of the Lost Ark&#34; came out that year. 2026-08-29T16:06:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd92a66h8affhtg54830xaa00ze7rp9ra2l0se4ywwzgl3x850lmszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglk7xuq4e #ScribesAndMakers »27 Tell a story, real or fictional, about an object on your desk/work area.<br/>A fairy with a mohawk wearing a ripped black dress covered in tiny little safety pins gifted me a sparkly barrette that has the word &#34;ACUPUNK&#34; on it. <br/><br/>It sits at the base of my iPad stand. The acupunk barrette is a reminder that the fae are always there to help me be the kind of healer I&#39;m meant to be. (It is also too large to wear in my hair.) 2026-08-28T03:32:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstrjrkve7mxcdsw70a2yqpqufvw404a3rkcd5y5wuufd4lamqcjtczypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkkgecrf Sorry, #ScribesAndMakers I&#39;m recovering from a cold and don&#39;t have it in me to write a poll or answer many of them today. 2025-12-16T17:30:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqevd2prn2shhcjvk5aukwje3hwyhjwzywammh445y92gezjw8maszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglk0yhe4r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrgxkx3raqyls6f4ycdlcs2jlghys3j6dpnka53xgfqk6hm44thq408ues'>nevent1q…8ues</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you for this post. I learned that “Kore” means “maiden” and all this time I thought it was Persephone’s name as a girl. When I saw you refer to Artemis, I was confused but then I looked it up! 2025-11-05T01:00:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs20tcxmeayk5c4jepghwrkj65qshqff9kteprqt8zt90xlyahtt3gzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglk3sj8vv Haisem has helped us a lot with moving and gardening. Anything you can do to help or boost the signal would be greatly appreciated: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-h-find-a-safe-home?attribution_id=sl:1afba2de-6973-4971-80b0-0d164248ea2f&amp;utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link">https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-h-find-a-safe-home?attribution_id=sl:1afba2de-6973-4971-80b0-0d164248ea2f&amp;utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link</a> #MutualAidRequest 2025-10-29T15:42:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdy9z9ktjcyn5tee8j55m0yd6thfqq8z4xrh9re263mfmvug9aucczypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkfcpxex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3f9jshf6tvaktv3g0h4fthy639xktes0ncxelxqg2duwkx75ycc49pjwj'>nevent1q…pjwj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you for sharing that link. And thank you for standing up and confronting your past. 2025-06-30T15:40:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7wpzmnzxv8tu9x7g470jstgrzkq50cr5g2h8wzvw7uhpaxwhxrqzypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkx7qen2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvdhaxeurr3euc6evzh6unq66mmqtz684py70354fht48aa3cz3scwdj8f6'>nevent1q…j8f6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you for sharing. I will check it out! 2025-04-02T16:01:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqmuse9n7z5fz6dns4mvnuuf49rcccg0rafkw2xfr4rdqtdzw5nszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkext9kn This is the completed embroidered cyanotype of &#34;The Litany of Peace&#34; from the book &#34;Where Peace is Lost&#34; by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17uvj92hjr4pjkga88ycfj8dw9w8cgaakj2s6hvxuq363e9h8ar3q50edqv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub17uvj92hjr4pjkga88ycfj8dw9w8cgaakj2s6hvxuq363e9h8ar3q50edqv</span> (<span class="italic">npub17uv…edqv</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>I&#39;ve decided to embroider quotes from science fiction and fantasy that give me hope. As soon as I read The Litany of Peace I knew it was the first thing I wanted to embroider for this project. <br/>The cyanotype flower in the first part reminded me of the main character Kel&#39;s wings and her shield. The cyanotype in the second reminded me of an olive branch and peace (although it&#39;s actually a podocarpus branch from our backyard).<br/><br/>Science fiction and fantasy books help us imagine worlds the way we want them to be. I will be relying them get me through the next four years and beyond.<br/><br/>#Embroidery #Cyanotype #Bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/114/022/079/520/744/094/original/d95c12c63be5a538.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/114/022/079/523/371/629/original/91d275e931d946de.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-18T00:57:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxyle2t3e7eq26ssepg4s9rr8t3vgh8vr94w0h2dq2yyhet32qjjszypma4zcv3zuuxz0727j88h0ps8yz7h6gnne8cxj6hssz2zzssnglkflfqk8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn8k0mpxatw3sve7mh2n998em50nknh53w27fk82x2n22gll9ztq70uxvl'>nevent1q…uxvl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am! <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/nisaak">https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/nisaak</a> 2025-01-10T06:02:59Z