raxxq
raxxq.bsky.social
raxxq
@raxxq.bsky.social
Stargazer, firefly watcher, baseball scorekeeper. Constant reader, occasional reviewer (find me on storygraph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/raxxq). Less frequently found in parked cars with sleeping children. Likely knitting.
Living my best commuting life.
#kobo
#wmata
#knitsky
October 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The first “boot day” of fall. When I inevitably remember how many socks I’d intended to darn over the summer.
#handknitsox
#knitsky
September 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Alternative title for this “daylist” playlist automatically generated by Spotify that don’t make me feel elderly- Seminal Tracks from Movies.

Shots fired, Spotify.
September 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Lots of outgoing mail for Monday.
#handwritten
#snailmail
September 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
September 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Air travel at its finest.
#knitsky
#booksky
September 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It felt like a slow reading month, but the stats say it was average.
#booksky
September 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I can think of no more perfect way to spend an early Sunday morning in a hotel than knitting and reading A Bloomy Head in a sunbeam.
#knitsky
#booksky
#abloomyhead
August 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Really enjoying doodling with the fude nib and Colorverse permanent black ink.
#fountainpen
#dailydoodle
August 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Sometimes I go for a run when I get to my office in the mornings. A triptych.
#dc
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Last night’s post Washington Pen Super Show spread. Bought more ink than I was planning to, but otherwise stayed on target.

#dcpenshow
#fountainpens
August 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Searched “core workout for middle age women” on YouTube, because I don’t want to be told “hold this pose for 30 seconds” by someone who’s never had to consider whether they’ll need to change their pants after coughing.

Search returned “core workouts for seniors” and now I have to go back to bed.
August 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Lovely solo day with a much needed lunch break. It helps to go to the DC Super Show with a Plan.
August 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Took a break from posting wrap ups, but here we are.
#booksky
August 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Daily doodle from Friday. With bookmark.
#doodle
#fountainpen
July 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Will trees ever *not* be my default #dailydoodle?
Unlikely.
#fountainpen
#penandink
#kinbor
July 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Today’s #dailydoodle
#fountainpen doodle featuring FWP poison envy and… others. Who knows, I mix stuff up.
June 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Catching up on my personal book reviews. I don’t post them anywhere. I feel like it makes me a better reader, and hopefully a better writer when I pay attention to what I like and don’t like in a book. And it’s an excuse to use my fountain pens.
#booksky
#handwriting
#fountainpens
June 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Things that have informed me they are “operating outside ideal temperatures” in the past 24 hours
- my phone
- my ereader
- my car
- my body

Sorry, not cheeky graffiti after all.
June 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I guess my Bluesky is just gonna be cheeky graffiti from here on out.
June 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Reposted by raxxq
As we talked about the war
I told the old punk
that I almost feel silly
caring about anything else
at a time like this,
and after a moment
the old punk replied:
at a time like this
we must remember
being able to care about anything
is a prerequisite
for caring about each other.
June 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My two youngest kids are five years apart. So, it’s been probably four or five years since Her Right Foot was part of our regular rotation. Youngest found it, beloved and tattered on the shelf this afternoon, and said “we’ve never read this book!”

June 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Reposted by raxxq
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman was a friend who worked with Gabby to stop gun violence. We’re thinking of her children, who've now lost both their parents, and we’re praying for Sen. Hoffman and his wife, who are still fighting for their lives.

Stay strong.
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I saw more people on the National Mall for the Cherry Blossom Kite Festival.
Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
June 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
There’s something so satisfying about a Sunday start month.
#penandpaper
#paperplanning
June 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM