EuroHackie
@eurohackie.bsky.social
Cookie Monster is my emotional support monster. Cat staff for Mr Butters, aka Sir Buttercream of the Longtails (he of the 12 inch tail) since March 2022 🥰
The Vintage Romance Reader: https://vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/
The Vintage Romance Reader: https://vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/
The February 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Vintage," which is, of course, the name of my game 😆 I chose a 1960 nurse romance with a judgmental heroine, her Fabian-like hero, and the adorable plot moppet that brings them together #romancelandia 📚https://vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/24630.html
February 18, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The February 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Vintage," which is, of course, the name of my game 😆 I chose a 1960 nurse romance with a judgmental heroine, her Fabian-like hero, and the adorable plot moppet that brings them together #romancelandia 📚https://vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/24630.html
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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It's #ReadingRainbowDay, in celebration of host LeVar Burton's birthday! One of the longest-running children's television shows in American history—revived this past October with new host Mychal Threets!— #ReadingRainbow has introduced generations of children to the wonder of books. #💙📚 #Booksky
February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It's #ReadingRainbowDay, in celebration of host LeVar Burton's birthday! One of the longest-running children's television shows in American history—revived this past October with new host Mychal Threets!— #ReadingRainbow has introduced generations of children to the wonder of books. #💙📚 #Booksky
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A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com
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Happy Valentine's Day, Romancelandia. Keep offering the world love in all its forms and identities. And don't forget to love on yourself.
February 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Happy Valentine's Day, Romancelandia. Keep offering the world love in all its forms and identities. And don't forget to love on yourself.
Love June and Jack's cat! A dead ringer for my own precious little man 🥰
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Love June and Jack's cat! A dead ringer for my own precious little man 🥰
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Please see also:
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Romeo and Juliet
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Romeo and Juliet
Just saw a list of books that give "swoon worthy Valentine's Vibes." How many times must we point out that Anna Karenina, about a woman who throws herself in front of a train because of a fuck boy - is NOT a romance. Article adds disclaimer about the methodology. *sigh*
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Please see also:
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Romeo and Juliet
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Romeo and Juliet
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If your brain immediately went to the Simpsons episode...join the club 😂
The 1984 WHEN THE US WINS, YOU WIN promotion was an unexpectedly costly one for McDonald’s when the Soviet Union and 13 eastern bloc countries boycotted the Summer Olympics in LA and the US dominated in unprecedented fashion. 174 medals, 83 golds… that’s a lot of Big Macs!
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
If your brain immediately went to the Simpsons episode...join the club 😂
Yesterday's thrifting adventures. The library sale proves to be slim pickings (left), tho the secondhand store proved fairly fruitful (right).
February 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Yesterday's thrifting adventures. The library sale proves to be slim pickings (left), tho the secondhand store proved fairly fruitful (right).
Here are my 2c: vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/24364.html
February 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Here are my 2c: vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/24364.html
Dear Harlequin: WTAF??? Just last month I was cheering that you were still publishing MMPB, and now you tell your authors this?! This is devestating and infuriating! HR needs the stability of your support now more than ever 🤬 #romancelandia 📚
youtu.be/1Ky6xq8vOMw?...
youtu.be/1Ky6xq8vOMw?...
Harlequin Historical Is Coming to An End...
YouTube video by Reading Category Romance
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February 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Dear Harlequin: WTAF??? Just last month I was cheering that you were still publishing MMPB, and now you tell your authors this?! This is devestating and infuriating! HR needs the stability of your support now more than ever 🤬 #romancelandia 📚
youtu.be/1Ky6xq8vOMw?...
youtu.be/1Ky6xq8vOMw?...
The fun fact of the day!
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The fun fact of the day!
This is amazing
Grins & Smiles & Giggles & Laughs (1976-1981): Sweetened puffed corn & oat cereal shaped like smiling faces. The gimmick was that this cereal was made by the Grins & Smiles & Giggles & Laughs cereal company, using a grumpy robot named Cecil. But oh boy is there more to it. You like cereal lore? A 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
This is amazing
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Reporting in from rural America: This piece of shit can fuck right off, give us actual fucking doctors and nurses
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Reporting in from rural America: This piece of shit can fuck right off, give us actual fucking doctors and nurses
Its stuff like this that makes me long for OH, state of my undergrad degree 🥰
You know what's awesome when you have a long driveway that gets entirely swallowed up by drifting snow? Having a neighbor whose idea of a fun time is putting a big-ass blade onto the front of his truck and then plowing the hell out of your driveway
January 28, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Its stuff like this that makes me long for OH, state of my undergrad degree 🥰
My favorite little man "helping" with the blankie 🥰
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
My favorite little man "helping" with the blankie 🥰
The January 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Still Here." I chose a book from a series I'd started by an auto-read, auto-buy author, but unfortunately it didn't do much for me 😑 📚 #romancelandia
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
EuroHackie's review of From Governess to Countess (Matches Made in Scandal, #1)
2/5: The January 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Still Here." Wendy had some excellent suggestions for how this prompt may be defined, and my choice definitely fell squarely in the middle of them. Ms Kaye is a...
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January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The January 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Still Here." I chose a book from a series I'd started by an auto-read, auto-buy author, but unfortunately it didn't do much for me 😑 📚 #romancelandia
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Quoted for truth
16. Pumpkin pie isn't even in the top 5 of pies on Thanksgiving, let alone all-time
January 20, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Quoted for truth
I never thought there would be a day when I have to buy a compression sleeve due to a crafting injury, but here I am.
Funny how I never had tennis elbow when I was actually playing tennis...
Funny how I never had tennis elbow when I was actually playing tennis...
January 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I never thought there would be a day when I have to buy a compression sleeve due to a crafting injury, but here I am.
Funny how I never had tennis elbow when I was actually playing tennis...
Funny how I never had tennis elbow when I was actually playing tennis...
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
January 2026 #HarlequinBooks selections ❤️ 📚 #romancelandia It appears that Harlequin, at least, will continue to publish in MMPB format through the rest of the year 🎉
January 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
January 2026 #HarlequinBooks selections ❤️ 📚 #romancelandia It appears that Harlequin, at least, will continue to publish in MMPB format through the rest of the year 🎉
I'd be happy, ngl
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I'd be happy, ngl
Just, wow. This is one of my favorite accounts and I hate that it will close because of this. WTF!!
I deleted my previous posts about my harasser to protect the sanctuary, but I will not be using this bluesky account anymore if someone can threaten me here, via email, and on the phone without consequences. Bye for now.
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Just, wow. This is one of my favorite accounts and I hate that it will close because of this. WTF!!