Jan Merchant
@merch316.bsky.social
Teacher, reader, father, craft beer snob
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Better Together (Level 9): What happens when you take two or more amazing breweries, throw them into the tank and let them ferment together? An amazing collaboration beer, that’s what! Cheers to worki...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
My review of I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. Excellent - 4.5/5. Heartbreaking, funny, and i learned a lot. #storygraph #booksky app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/07b4...
Review by merch316 - I'm Glad My Mom Died
I was intrigued by this book mostly due to my daughter being at prime “Sam & Cat” age. Jen...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
My review of I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. Excellent - 4.5/5. Heartbreaking, funny, and i learned a lot. #storygraph #booksky app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/07b4...
First book of the year, finished! The first in the popular Forst Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Murky plotting but good lord these are fun characters. Frequently hilarious, too. #booksky #firstlaw
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Jan Merchant's review of The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
3/5: This is a beloved series, and I can immediately see why. THE CHARACTERS! They’re amazing! Fully realized, believable, dare I say lovable (though they’re all a collection of bastards). By far the...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:21 AM
First book of the year, finished! The first in the popular Forst Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Murky plotting but good lord these are fun characters. Frequently hilarious, too. #booksky #firstlaw
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January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Alight at Night at Upper Canada Village was as beautiful as ever, even after the new year. The kids loved getting a little more post-Christmas Christmas joy. #ontario #AlightAtNight
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Alight at Night at Upper Canada Village was as beautiful as ever, even after the new year. The kids loved getting a little more post-Christmas Christmas joy. #ontario #AlightAtNight
My 19 reads from 2025. Down from last year; Elden Ring ate up a lot of the summer 🤷♂️😜 - shooting for 26 in 2026! #booksky #storygraph
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
My 19 reads from 2025. Down from last year; Elden Ring ate up a lot of the summer 🤷♂️😜 - shooting for 26 in 2026! #booksky #storygraph
December 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Festive rim job for Christmas! 😅 A little Sam Adams Winter Lager with some sugar and cinnamon #bskybeer #christmas
December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Festive rim job for Christmas! 😅 A little Sam Adams Winter Lager with some sugar and cinnamon #bskybeer #christmas
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hooo, this one was sad. Very effective in establishing its themes and tone. My review of The Pearl by John Steinbeck. #booksky #teachersky #steinbeck www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jan Merchant's review of The Pearl
4/5: ***I read this as part of my ongoing project to actually familiarize myself with the books that populate what I lovingly call the Cave of Wonders (the closet where the English department keeps al...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hooo, this one was sad. Very effective in establishing its themes and tone. My review of The Pearl by John Steinbeck. #booksky #teachersky #steinbeck www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
My review of Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. An interesting book of poetry that I suspect I’m too old to appreciate; it’s good though! #booksky #poetry www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jan Merchant's review of Milk and honey
3/5: This is a very personal collection of poetry; some of it is quite beautiful, but others read like aphorisms or even, dare I say, fortunes you’d find baked in cookies. I don’t mean for that to s...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
My review of Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. An interesting book of poetry that I suspect I’m too old to appreciate; it’s good though! #booksky #poetry www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Rocking that nerdy apparel for the Lord of the Flies final exam today. #teachersky #booksky
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Rocking that nerdy apparel for the Lord of the Flies final exam today. #teachersky #booksky
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Kipping work - trying to get to 10 #fitover40 #workout
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Kipping work - trying to get to 10 #fitover40 #workout
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
That’s a tie! … must be parent conference night! #teachersky #edusky
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
That’s a tie! … must be parent conference night! #teachersky #edusky
Catching up on some reviews for things I’ve recently finished, starting with INHERIT THE WIND. #booksky #teachersky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jan Merchant's review of Inherit the Wind
4/5: ***I read this as part of my ongoing project to actually familiarize myself with the books that populate what I lovingly call the Cave of Wonders (the closet where the English department keeps al...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Catching up on some reviews for things I’ve recently finished, starting with INHERIT THE WIND. #booksky #teachersky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
October 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Deadlift PR and did this asskicker tonight. Just over 14 minutes! #fortime #workout #fitover40 #fitness
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Deadlift PR and did this asskicker tonight. Just over 14 minutes! #fortime #workout #fitover40 #fitness