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🚨Buy Less, Shop Small, Support Local, Go to the Library
📚 = queer, mental health, environmental, memoir, cozy YA, sci fi, feminism, graphic novels, magical realism, fantasy, lit fic, poetry
❤️ = art, PWHL, tarot, sheep, sobriety, veggies
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· Jan 20
gonna need a lot more than just an "ugh" today
how does bluesky feel about swearing?
how does bluesky feel about swearing?
Should I make a separate account where I just post a daily "ughhhhh" into the abyss? I feel like maybe it would help. lol
June 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
gonna need a lot more than just an "ugh" today
how does bluesky feel about swearing?
how does bluesky feel about swearing?
- The Banned Book Club is a graphic novel I read earlier this year and loved. (by Kim Hyun Sook)
- Cloud Cuckoo Land (!!!)
- Farenheit 451
- The Starless Sea
- Bookshops and Bonedust
- Can't Spell Treason without Tea
- The Word Eater (as a kid)
Bonus: the Book Thief is on my TBR
💙📚 #bookishQOTD
- Cloud Cuckoo Land (!!!)
- Farenheit 451
- The Starless Sea
- Bookshops and Bonedust
- Can't Spell Treason without Tea
- The Word Eater (as a kid)
Bonus: the Book Thief is on my TBR
💙📚 #bookishQOTD
Question of the Day: What books, fiction or non-fiction, on books, bookstores, or libraries have you liked? #booksky
June 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
- The Banned Book Club is a graphic novel I read earlier this year and loved. (by Kim Hyun Sook)
- Cloud Cuckoo Land (!!!)
- Farenheit 451
- The Starless Sea
- Bookshops and Bonedust
- Can't Spell Treason without Tea
- The Word Eater (as a kid)
Bonus: the Book Thief is on my TBR
💙📚 #bookishQOTD
- Cloud Cuckoo Land (!!!)
- Farenheit 451
- The Starless Sea
- Bookshops and Bonedust
- Can't Spell Treason without Tea
- The Word Eater (as a kid)
Bonus: the Book Thief is on my TBR
💙📚 #bookishQOTD
To a field of sheep, along the coast. To a small cottage filled with books and comfy chairs and a warm cup of tea
#bookishQOTD 💙📚
#bookishQOTD 💙📚
Question of the Day: If you had a hidden passage behind your bookshelves, where would it take you?
June 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
To a field of sheep, along the coast. To a small cottage filled with books and comfy chairs and a warm cup of tea
#bookishQOTD 💙📚
#bookishQOTD 💙📚
Currently in Portland, vicariously via "Juliet Takes a Breath"
Would love to hear everyone else's bookish travel locations!
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Would love to hear everyone else's bookish travel locations!
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Happy Hot Air Balloon Day, lovelies! 💬📚
Where are you currently traveling to through a book? 💙📚
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky
Where are you currently traveling to through a book? 💙📚
#QOTD #BookishQOTD #booksky #readersky
June 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Currently in Portland, vicariously via "Juliet Takes a Breath"
Would love to hear everyone else's bookish travel locations!
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Would love to hear everyone else's bookish travel locations!
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Current read: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
I'm about halfway through and definitely enjoying it. It's like if A Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School was mixed with Honey Girl and set in early 2000's Portland, OR.
💙📚🏳️🌈 #booksky #happypride
I'm about halfway through and definitely enjoying it. It's like if A Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School was mixed with Honey Girl and set in early 2000's Portland, OR.
💙📚🏳️🌈 #booksky #happypride
June 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Current read: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
I'm about halfway through and definitely enjoying it. It's like if A Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School was mixed with Honey Girl and set in early 2000's Portland, OR.
💙📚🏳️🌈 #booksky #happypride
I'm about halfway through and definitely enjoying it. It's like if A Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School was mixed with Honey Girl and set in early 2000's Portland, OR.
💙📚🏳️🌈 #booksky #happypride
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Ottawa vs Minnesota in the PWHL finals next week, just like nobody outside of Ottawa or Minnesota expected
watch women's hockey, friends, for it does not disappoint
watch women's hockey, friends, for it does not disappoint
May 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Ottawa vs Minnesota in the PWHL finals next week, just like nobody outside of Ottawa or Minnesota expected
watch women's hockey, friends, for it does not disappoint
watch women's hockey, friends, for it does not disappoint
PMDD kicking my ass this week
May 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
PMDD kicking my ass this week
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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This is a very consultant-brain type of thinking bc swing voters aren’t “centrists” by any meaningful sense of the world. Their most salient ideological characteristics are, like, a general disinterest in “the news” and a loose and absolutely incoherent set of political beliefs
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has emerged as one of the Democratic Party’s leading voices. But some worry she will turn off the centrist voters needed to win competitive races.
AOC Isn’t Ruling Anything Out, Including the White House
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rise to prominence worries some Democrats who say the base is taking the wrong lessons from the 2024 election.
buff.ly
May 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is a very consultant-brain type of thinking bc swing voters aren’t “centrists” by any meaningful sense of the world. Their most salient ideological characteristics are, like, a general disinterest in “the news” and a loose and absolutely incoherent set of political beliefs
Ummmm soooo the Teas & Tomes one-shot at the end of A Pirate's Life for Tea is 🔥🥵🎇 Rebecca Thorne really outdid herself
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May 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Ummmm soooo the Teas & Tomes one-shot at the end of A Pirate's Life for Tea is 🔥🥵🎇 Rebecca Thorne really outdid herself
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The Maryland Sheep and Wool festival yesterday was AMAZING. So many talented people and beautiful works of art. And so many sheep!! 😍🥰
May 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Maryland Sheep and Wool festival yesterday was AMAZING. So many talented people and beautiful works of art. And so many sheep!! 😍🥰
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Would love to finish up A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne and The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. I've been very slow at reading recently... So finishing anything is going to feel like a win I think
May 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Would love to finish up A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne and The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. I've been very slow at reading recently... So finishing anything is going to feel like a win I think
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Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
I'd definitely rather read an incomplete series than a rushed ending.
I'm not a completionist & while the cliffhanger may stick in the back of my mind, at least I can imagine my own endings.
Having to actively try to forget a rushed & mediocre ending that is "canon" is much harder
#BookishQOTD 💙📚
I'm not a completionist & while the cliffhanger may stick in the back of my mind, at least I can imagine my own endings.
Having to actively try to forget a rushed & mediocre ending that is "canon" is much harder
#BookishQOTD 💙📚
April 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I'd definitely rather read an incomplete series than a rushed ending.
I'm not a completionist & while the cliffhanger may stick in the back of my mind, at least I can imagine my own endings.
Having to actively try to forget a rushed & mediocre ending that is "canon" is much harder
#BookishQOTD 💙📚
I'm not a completionist & while the cliffhanger may stick in the back of my mind, at least I can imagine my own endings.
Having to actively try to forget a rushed & mediocre ending that is "canon" is much harder
#BookishQOTD 💙📚
As much as I love collaging with all types of materials, there's still something that feels sacrilegious whenever I use a book. Not to say I haven't done it, but I tend to stick to magazines, etc for this.
(Though I'll admit, I do own a mixed media piece that contains a whole book & I love it)
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(Though I'll admit, I do own a mixed media piece that contains a whole book & I love it)
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જ⁀➴ Would you ever consider making art out of books or with book pages as the canvas? I.e. illustrations, found poetry, sculpture, etc.
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
જ⁀➴ Would you ever consider making art out of books or with book pages as the canvas? I.e. illustrations, found poetry, sculpture, etc.
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
April 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
As much as I love collaging with all types of materials, there's still something that feels sacrilegious whenever I use a book. Not to say I haven't done it, but I tend to stick to magazines, etc for this.
(Though I'll admit, I do own a mixed media piece that contains a whole book & I love it)
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(Though I'll admit, I do own a mixed media piece that contains a whole book & I love it)
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Depends on the genre and why I picked up the book, though generally I think that good prose can make up for a mediocre plot, whereas I think even a great plot is going to be brought down by mediocre prose.
#bookishQOTD 💙📚
#bookishQOTD 💙📚
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જ⁀➴ What’s more important to you, prose or plot?
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
જ⁀➴ What’s more important to you, prose or plot?
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
April 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Depends on the genre and why I picked up the book, though generally I think that good prose can make up for a mediocre plot, whereas I think even a great plot is going to be brought down by mediocre prose.
#bookishQOTD 💙📚
#bookishQOTD 💙📚
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This is what leadership looks like. I’m proud of my partner and our senior Senator, @vanhollen.senate.gov
We won’t stop until we bring Kilmar home.
We won’t stop until we bring Kilmar home.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This is what leadership looks like. I’m proud of my partner and our senior Senator, @vanhollen.senate.gov
We won’t stop until we bring Kilmar home.
We won’t stop until we bring Kilmar home.
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All books with strong/smart female main characters. In my childhood, the female characters were mostly loving/passive secondary characters who only rarely really contributed anything to the plot.
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #booksky 📚💙
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #booksky 📚💙
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જ⁀➴ What's one book out today that you wish you had access to when you were younger?
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
જ⁀➴ What's one book out today that you wish you had access to when you were younger?
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
April 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
All books with strong/smart female main characters. In my childhood, the female characters were mostly loving/passive secondary characters who only rarely really contributed anything to the plot.
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #booksky 📚💙
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #booksky 📚💙
"THAT" mostly sounds like a DNF to me, but sometimes characters I hate can serve as an interesting mirror and/or journal prompt
For "THIS" — You better believe if my fav character gets killed off and it's a series, I will not be continuing in that series
#BookishQOTD 💙📚
For "THIS" — You better believe if my fav character gets killed off and it's a series, I will not be continuing in that series
#BookishQOTD 💙📚
April 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"THAT" mostly sounds like a DNF to me, but sometimes characters I hate can serve as an interesting mirror and/or journal prompt
For "THIS" — You better believe if my fav character gets killed off and it's a series, I will not be continuing in that series
#BookishQOTD 💙📚
For "THIS" — You better believe if my fav character gets killed off and it's a series, I will not be continuing in that series
#BookishQOTD 💙📚
Just rewatched Portrait of a Lady on Fire and I was somehow even more captivated the second time. What a phenomenal film
(Is there a place in here for sapphic movies? #lgbtqmovies #FilmSky #queerfilm )
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(Is there a place in here for sapphic movies? #lgbtqmovies #FilmSky #queerfilm )
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April 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Just rewatched Portrait of a Lady on Fire and I was somehow even more captivated the second time. What a phenomenal film
(Is there a place in here for sapphic movies? #lgbtqmovies #FilmSky #queerfilm )
🎥🎬🍿🎞️
(Is there a place in here for sapphic movies? #lgbtqmovies #FilmSky #queerfilm )
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Shop secondhand when you can! Go to your local farmer's market. (And while you're at it, support your local library too!)
Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
April 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Shop secondhand when you can! Go to your local farmer's market. (And while you're at it, support your local library too!)
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Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
April 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.