Abby The Cleric
@abbythecleric.bsky.social
Indie bookseller turned indie #publishing marketing person | they | #Maine
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Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
They're making it sound like Gramma fought on the front lines
No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time. n.pr/3M5wRnK
How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars
No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
They're making it sound like Gramma fought on the front lines
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
My beloved Cafe Bustelo is now almost $9 a brick.
That's over DOUBLE what I've been paying for most of my adult life
And I know that increase isn't because they're suddenly paying people better I hate itttt 🙃
That's over DOUBLE what I've been paying for most of my adult life
And I know that increase isn't because they're suddenly paying people better I hate itttt 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My beloved Cafe Bustelo is now almost $9 a brick.
That's over DOUBLE what I've been paying for most of my adult life
And I know that increase isn't because they're suddenly paying people better I hate itttt 🙃
That's over DOUBLE what I've been paying for most of my adult life
And I know that increase isn't because they're suddenly paying people better I hate itttt 🙃
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FOR FREE EVEN
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
FOR FREE EVEN
i cannot wake up today
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
i cannot wake up today
What do you mean the new Defunctland is FOUR HOURS LONG
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What do you mean the new Defunctland is FOUR HOURS LONG
Thanksgiving is late this year and I need some jolly, so phase 1 of Christmas was commenced today
Next week: tree
Next week: tree
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Thanksgiving is late this year and I need some jolly, so phase 1 of Christmas was commenced today
Next week: tree
Next week: tree
Thanksgiving is just for me and my wife. This year I got tempted to invite friends and realized, as much as I goddamn love them, it would destroy a day that's come to be about comfort, food, and just being together with my wife
Actually in the spirit of this conversation, what’s a decision you made about a past Thanksgiving holiday that really paid off? I think people often feel trapped by their lives. Sharing our experiences can liberate us from that sense of claustrophobia.
On the most recent episode of VIBE CHECK, we answer listener questions about Thanksgiving, most importantly “do you go celebrate with the family members you don’t even like?”
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Thanksgiving is just for me and my wife. This year I got tempted to invite friends and realized, as much as I goddamn love them, it would destroy a day that's come to be about comfort, food, and just being together with my wife
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Look, my father was a loud sneezer. And his father before him. I come from a long line of loud sneezers. It’s not much, but it’s honest work. (We get paid for how loud our sneezes are.)
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Look, my father was a loud sneezer. And his father before him. I come from a long line of loud sneezers. It’s not much, but it’s honest work. (We get paid for how loud our sneezes are.)
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
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Do you pull apart your biscuit layers into little flying saucers or do you hate joy?
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Do you pull apart your biscuit layers into little flying saucers or do you hate joy?
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this is how you lose the dish war
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
this is how you lose the dish war
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I can't believe this was only 17 days ago
I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I can't believe this was only 17 days ago
We are a full two and a half hours away from home in a concert venue that holds like 250 max and of course Mari ran into someone she knows
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We are a full two and a half hours away from home in a concert venue that holds like 250 max and of course Mari ran into someone she knows
We're driving to Portland for a concert tonight but we took a break for dinner and so I could catch up on the Mamdani/Trump meeting and I am CACKLING in the Burger King rn
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We're driving to Portland for a concert tonight but we took a break for dinner and so I could catch up on the Mamdani/Trump meeting and I am CACKLING in the Burger King rn
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mamdani is a maxed-out charisma level 20 bard with inspiring leader
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
mamdani is a maxed-out charisma level 20 bard with inspiring leader
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JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/
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This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
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all the AI slop out there makes me want the most aggressively analog stories out there. like I want a one-of-a-kind homemade zine someone tucked into a baggie in the hollow of a tree, and I want that zine to include a shitty hand drawn map to a treasure it may or may not take 30 years to find
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
all the AI slop out there makes me want the most aggressively analog stories out there. like I want a one-of-a-kind homemade zine someone tucked into a baggie in the hollow of a tree, and I want that zine to include a shitty hand drawn map to a treasure it may or may not take 30 years to find
I have been in bookselling or publishing my entire adult life but being acknowledged by Tamora Pierce is something I might carry with me forever.
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I have been in bookselling or publishing my entire adult life but being acknowledged by Tamora Pierce is something I might carry with me forever.
What if instead of forcing myself to try to read books I don't vibe with I just spend the rest of the year rereading every @tamorapierce.bsky.social book
Fun fact: I knew my wife was the one for me when I found out she had *every* Tortall and Circle book, AND all the Patricia Wredes
Fun fact: I knew my wife was the one for me when I found out she had *every* Tortall and Circle book, AND all the Patricia Wredes
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
What if instead of forcing myself to try to read books I don't vibe with I just spend the rest of the year rereading every @tamorapierce.bsky.social book
Fun fact: I knew my wife was the one for me when I found out she had *every* Tortall and Circle book, AND all the Patricia Wredes
Fun fact: I knew my wife was the one for me when I found out she had *every* Tortall and Circle book, AND all the Patricia Wredes
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Many of the details in this story are incredibly fucked up, but others are just remarkably stupid.
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Many of the details in this story are incredibly fucked up, but others are just remarkably stupid.
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enjoy your very normal thanksgiving everyone!
BREAKING: Trump signs a bill to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure after months of resistance.
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
enjoy your very normal thanksgiving everyone!
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists