Lish McBride
@lishmcbride.bsky.social
Former indie bookseller and cursed object, current feral goblin bard spinning coffee and spite into books about necromancers, werewolves, and delightful weirdos. (She/her)
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Lish McBride
@lishmcbride.bsky.social
· Sep 21
I have books. You have legal tender. I’m told we can trade these things and that’s how commerce works.
lishmcbride.squarespace.com/store-1
lishmcbride.squarespace.com/store-1
I had to send an audio file of pronunciations for my next audiobook and in the most Lish move ever I mispronounced the word “pronounce.”
a man is walking down a hallway carrying a suitcase .
Alt: a man is walking down a hallway carrying a suitcase .
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I had to send an audio file of pronunciations for my next audiobook and in the most Lish move ever I mispronounced the word “pronounce.”
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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We're over $7800!!!!
Can we get to $8000 today? <3
Can we get to $8000 today? <3
I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR
Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
We're over $7800!!!!
Can we get to $8000 today? <3
Can we get to $8000 today? <3
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you can really blow some minds with “actually there was an entire library and research institute for queer / trans history, science and medicine founded by a Jewish sexologist but the Nazis destroyed it in the hopes of exactly this outcome, ie future generations not believing trans people are real”
every time someone says something like "there weren't trans people when I was a kid" or some shit about trans people being a new thing because WOKE all I can think is "motherfucker Dog Day Afternoon was made in 1975"
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
you can really blow some minds with “actually there was an entire library and research institute for queer / trans history, science and medicine founded by a Jewish sexologist but the Nazis destroyed it in the hopes of exactly this outcome, ie future generations not believing trans people are real”
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This entire software suite must be destroyed, and wiped off of earth. Utterly dismembered and forgotten. This is patently sick. This will fuck ppl up in so many ways. This is disgusting and wretched.
Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto
Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death.
www.dexerto.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This entire software suite must be destroyed, and wiped off of earth. Utterly dismembered and forgotten. This is patently sick. This will fuck ppl up in so many ways. This is disgusting and wretched.
Tonight’s film, because nothing says “romance” like Predator.
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Tonight’s film, because nothing says “romance” like Predator.
🎶I can build myself flowers…🎶
February 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
🎶I can build myself flowers…🎶
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The only Valentines Day post I’ll tolerate today 😌
February 14, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The only Valentines Day post I’ll tolerate today 😌
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this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
so many families are in awful positions because ICE’s bullshit has collapsed the already fragile social safety net.
this family is living in their van in minnesota in winter. they’ve applied for help at over a dozen orgs and are still unhoused. with babies.
this family is living in their van in minnesota in winter. they’ve applied for help at over a dozen orgs and are still unhoused. with babies.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
I asked Smalls if he was worried about going to his baseball thing tonight—the coaches are assessing the skill level the kids are at. Smalls has never played baseball beyond games with friends. He’s not even sure what all of the rules are and says he mostly knows the game from the movie The Sandlot.
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I asked Smalls if he was worried about going to his baseball thing tonight—the coaches are assessing the skill level the kids are at. Smalls has never played baseball beyond games with friends. He’s not even sure what all of the rules are and says he mostly knows the game from the movie The Sandlot.
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Do you like sapphic Wodehouse aunts solving crimes on a cruise ship in space, alongside their winsome yet irksome nephews? Do you like books on sale? Good news on both fronts — Murder by Memory is $2.99 this week!
Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman Book 1)
Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman Book 1) - Kindle edition by Waite, Olivia. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman Book 1).
www.amazon.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Do you like sapphic Wodehouse aunts solving crimes on a cruise ship in space, alongside their winsome yet irksome nephews? Do you like books on sale? Good news on both fronts — Murder by Memory is $2.99 this week!
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Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...
Eric Carter
Buy books online and find book series such as Eric Carter written by Stephen Blackmoore from PenguinRandomHouse.com
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...
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Fortress Dwellers fuckin ROCK 🤘🏾
This is the best thing I’ve seen today and I need a source. Bluesky, please help. Credit to whoever this rad group is.
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Fortress Dwellers fuckin ROCK 🤘🏾
You all should check these books out. Gritty, noir, necromantic fun.
Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...
Eric Carter
Buy books online and find book series such as Eric Carter written by Stephen Blackmoore from PenguinRandomHouse.com
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
You all should check these books out. Gritty, noir, necromantic fun.
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Whatever your feelings toward Valentine's Day, @lishmcbride.bsky.social's Necessary Whimsy column has some excellent suggestions for feel-good reads (some full of romance, some focused more on fun and friendship and maybe a few murders)! ❤️
Suggested Reads for Heart-Eyed Romance Fans and Chocolate-Hungry Gollums - Reactor
However you feel about Valentine's Day, we can all use some extra whimsy this month!
reactormag.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Whatever your feelings toward Valentine's Day, @lishmcbride.bsky.social's Necessary Whimsy column has some excellent suggestions for feel-good reads (some full of romance, some focused more on fun and friendship and maybe a few murders)! ❤️
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Notice a ton of commercials pushing AI during last night's Super Bowl?
Here's why these companies are so eager to get you to adopt it in your life (hint: it's a bubble). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
Here's why these companies are so eager to get you to adopt it in your life (hint: it's a bubble). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Notice a ton of commercials pushing AI during last night's Super Bowl?
Here's why these companies are so eager to get you to adopt it in your life (hint: it's a bubble). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
Here's why these companies are so eager to get you to adopt it in your life (hint: it's a bubble). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
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Right now we're at $5500!
Can we raise some more money today for this utterly vital organization? 💝
Can we raise some more money today for this utterly vital organization? 💝
I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR
Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Right now we're at $5500!
Can we raise some more money today for this utterly vital organization? 💝
Can we raise some more money today for this utterly vital organization? 💝
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Uhoh those the were load-bearing witches.
Etsy just kicked witches off their platform.
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Etsy Witches Say Spell Casting Is No Longer Welcome on the Platform
For years, you could hire someone on Etsy to curse an evil ex, protect your home, or manifest better luck. Well, until now.
www.vice.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Uhoh those the were load-bearing witches.
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Watched the new Muppets special on the weekend, it was truly wonderful. Here's a drawing I did a few years ago of Kermit & Miss Piggy but Human.
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Watched the new Muppets special on the weekend, it was truly wonderful. Here's a drawing I did a few years ago of Kermit & Miss Piggy but Human.
Smalls, to his father: how much did your tattoos cost?
Me: one of my tattoos cost a quiche.
Smalls: what?
Me: I traded a quiche for a tattoo.
Smalls: which one?
Me: my porkchop tattoo.
Smalls: I want to see that!
Me: …dude, I’ve had it since before you were born. You’ve seen it.
Me: one of my tattoos cost a quiche.
Smalls: what?
Me: I traded a quiche for a tattoo.
Smalls: which one?
Me: my porkchop tattoo.
Smalls: I want to see that!
Me: …dude, I’ve had it since before you were born. You’ve seen it.
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Smalls, to his father: how much did your tattoos cost?
Me: one of my tattoos cost a quiche.
Smalls: what?
Me: I traded a quiche for a tattoo.
Smalls: which one?
Me: my porkchop tattoo.
Smalls: I want to see that!
Me: …dude, I’ve had it since before you were born. You’ve seen it.
Me: one of my tattoos cost a quiche.
Smalls: what?
Me: I traded a quiche for a tattoo.
Smalls: which one?
Me: my porkchop tattoo.
Smalls: I want to see that!
Me: …dude, I’ve had it since before you were born. You’ve seen it.
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as you watch all of the rah-rah pageantry of the Super Bowl it’s astounding to remember that MAGA is so weird and offputting that they’ve apparently given football to the libs in the national divorce
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
as you watch all of the rah-rah pageantry of the Super Bowl it’s astounding to remember that MAGA is so weird and offputting that they’ve apparently given football to the libs in the national divorce
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I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR
Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from narrating romance books in the past couple years, it’s that romance fans are loyal, particular, and far smarter than anyone thinks. This is going to feel like they’re being condescended to, because it is. I don’t think they’ll take it well! And they shouldn’t!
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from narrating romance books in the past couple years, it’s that romance fans are loyal, particular, and far smarter than anyone thinks. This is going to feel like they’re being condescended to, because it is. I don’t think they’ll take it well! And they shouldn’t!