Renata S Pumpkins
@renatasnacks.bsky.social
Teen services librarian, returned Peace Corps volunteer, The Moth slam winner, Worst Bestsellers co-host, Beebo stan. All opinions belong to my cat. She/her.
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We can debate all day about who got cancelled and whether or not they deserved it, but one thing I have noticed is that a lot of queer YA written from ~2019-2022 has a kind of sterile after-school-special vibe where you can just tell they sanitized the fuck out of it to appease the Twitter hivemind
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We can debate all day about who got cancelled and whether or not they deserved it, but one thing I have noticed is that a lot of queer YA written from ~2019-2022 has a kind of sterile after-school-special vibe where you can just tell they sanitized the fuck out of it to appease the Twitter hivemind
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It’s almost time for the Sapphic Book Advent Calendar!
I’ve teamed up with 110 authors to bring you daily freebies, giveaways & deals from Dec 1–25.
You can already enter a gift card giveaway today and sign up for reminder emails now: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
I’ve teamed up with 110 authors to bring you daily freebies, giveaways & deals from Dec 1–25.
You can already enter a gift card giveaway today and sign up for reminder emails now: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It’s almost time for the Sapphic Book Advent Calendar!
I’ve teamed up with 110 authors to bring you daily freebies, giveaways & deals from Dec 1–25.
You can already enter a gift card giveaway today and sign up for reminder emails now: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
I’ve teamed up with 110 authors to bring you daily freebies, giveaways & deals from Dec 1–25.
You can already enter a gift card giveaway today and sign up for reminder emails now: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
it's working again :) but I'm sleepy and I still have to be here :( situation remains unjust
our online catalog is down :( but we still have to be here :( unjust
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
it's working again :) but I'm sleepy and I still have to be here :( situation remains unjust
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bad writing can lowkey be beautiful. not because the language is beautiful but because bad writing can reveal things about the writer that "good writing" would know to conceal or distract from. sometimes when reading bad writing I feel a terrible, thrilling closeness to the author.
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
bad writing can lowkey be beautiful. not because the language is beautiful but because bad writing can reveal things about the writer that "good writing" would know to conceal or distract from. sometimes when reading bad writing I feel a terrible, thrilling closeness to the author.
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Help me continue my career as a journalist by supporting me on Patreon. I publish every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and right now you can get an annual membership for 20% off.
Help me pay my bills! patreon.com/katelynburns
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creating LGBTQ journalism
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November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Help me continue my career as a journalist by supporting me on Patreon. I publish every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and right now you can get an annual membership for 20% off.
Help me pay my bills! patreon.com/katelynburns
Help me pay my bills! patreon.com/katelynburns
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Yesterday I took Duarte to the CARDIOLOGIST (he's fine) and paid many dollars for the privilege of learning a new word: euhydrated, which is when you are perfectly hydrated, neither de- nor over-hydrated. Anyway Duarte is euhydrated, so proud of my perfect boy
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Yesterday I took Duarte to the CARDIOLOGIST (he's fine) and paid many dollars for the privilege of learning a new word: euhydrated, which is when you are perfectly hydrated, neither de- nor over-hydrated. Anyway Duarte is euhydrated, so proud of my perfect boy
our online catalog is down :( but we still have to be here :( unjust
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
our online catalog is down :( but we still have to be here :( unjust
Yesterday I was eating at a sidewalk cafe table in Manhattan & a man walked by with a cute dog on a leash & A HUGE FLUFFY CAT IN HIS ARMS. My friends & I were all like AAAA 🥰 & the guy explained the cat doesn’t like to walk but also doesn’t like to be left out so he carries her while walking the dog
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Yesterday I was eating at a sidewalk cafe table in Manhattan & a man walked by with a cute dog on a leash & A HUGE FLUFFY CAT IN HIS ARMS. My friends & I were all like AAAA 🥰 & the guy explained the cat doesn’t like to walk but also doesn’t like to be left out so he carries her while walking the dog
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
just checking in on BlueSky for the news of the day...jesus christ
bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway
ALT: bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
just checking in on BlueSky for the news of the day...jesus christ
Hey you should spend 4 minutes watching Annie Lennox, David Bowie, and Queen rehearse Under Pressure and maybe you'll calm down www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqL...
Queen, David Bowie & Annie Lennox - Under Pressure. Rehearsals, April 1992 (60 FPS)
YouTube video by EE
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November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hey you should spend 4 minutes watching Annie Lennox, David Bowie, and Queen rehearse Under Pressure and maybe you'll calm down www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqL...
me (helps older man fix a Word document)
man: You know what stinks? Is now it works and neither one of us know why
me: I mean...I know why
man: you do?
me: Yeah. I did XYZ steps to fix the issue.
🌠
man: You know what stinks? Is now it works and neither one of us know why
me: I mean...I know why
man: you do?
me: Yeah. I did XYZ steps to fix the issue.
🌠
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
me (helps older man fix a Word document)
man: You know what stinks? Is now it works and neither one of us know why
me: I mean...I know why
man: you do?
me: Yeah. I did XYZ steps to fix the issue.
🌠
man: You know what stinks? Is now it works and neither one of us know why
me: I mean...I know why
man: you do?
me: Yeah. I did XYZ steps to fix the issue.
🌠
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Hey MA friends!
Please write to your MoCs to ask them to push to inspect the inhumane conditions at the Burlington ICE facility, and to show up & join the weekly protests. Here's the link to a form email that you can revise/personalize, that does just that:
actionnetwork.org/letters/insp...
Please write to your MoCs to ask them to push to inspect the inhumane conditions at the Burlington ICE facility, and to show up & join the weekly protests. Here's the link to a form email that you can revise/personalize, that does just that:
actionnetwork.org/letters/insp...
Inspect ICE Burlington HQ NOW or Join the Protests
ICE committing Human Rights abuses right here in Massachusetts.
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Hey MA friends!
Please write to your MoCs to ask them to push to inspect the inhumane conditions at the Burlington ICE facility, and to show up & join the weekly protests. Here's the link to a form email that you can revise/personalize, that does just that:
actionnetwork.org/letters/insp...
Please write to your MoCs to ask them to push to inspect the inhumane conditions at the Burlington ICE facility, and to show up & join the weekly protests. Here's the link to a form email that you can revise/personalize, that does just that:
actionnetwork.org/letters/insp...
#SundayLibrarian dispatch: I just cleared a weird printer error that caused a bunch of old print jobs to spew out, including someone's list entitled "Favorite Lines from the Gilded Age"
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#SundayLibrarian dispatch: I just cleared a weird printer error that caused a bunch of old print jobs to spew out, including someone's list entitled "Favorite Lines from the Gilded Age"
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Starbucks workers are ON STRIKE! Now is the time to tell everyone in your life to STOP BUYING Starbucks.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Starbucks workers are ON STRIKE! Now is the time to tell everyone in your life to STOP BUYING Starbucks.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
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Chicago Public Library's budget cuts would mean losing HALF of the materials budget. It would mean losing 90 staff members.
Cop budget's fine, though.
Cop budget's fine, though.
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Chicago Public Library's budget cuts would mean losing HALF of the materials budget. It would mean losing 90 staff members.
Cop budget's fine, though.
Cop budget's fine, though.
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It's important to note that ICE initially lied that they'd taken Marta Leiva at the SLC airport. How can they expect anyone to trust an organization that will just blatantly lie? And what purpose does the lie serve? It reeks of a bumbling group enacting violence with no accountability.
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's important to note that ICE initially lied that they'd taken Marta Leiva at the SLC airport. How can they expect anyone to trust an organization that will just blatantly lie? And what purpose does the lie serve? It reeks of a bumbling group enacting violence with no accountability.
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I watched a clip of him this morning where he was like, "I haven't used chatgpt because no one's held a gun to my head to make me use chatgpt" lmao
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I watched a clip of him this morning where he was like, "I haven't used chatgpt because no one's held a gun to my head to make me use chatgpt" lmao
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Tomorrow! Also consider donating cash if you’re able! Nearest ATM Santander at 125 Broadway 👖🥰💵
Drop off gently used clothing and shoes the next 2 Saturdays at Connexion to help us stock up for our free store! Drops offs on Nov 1st & 8th from 1-4PM. Our upcoming Free Store is Sat., Nov. 22nd, from 10AM-2PM, at East Somerville Community School. 🥰
Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️
Español/Português/Kreyòl Ayisyen 🧵⬇️
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Tomorrow! Also consider donating cash if you’re able! Nearest ATM Santander at 125 Broadway 👖🥰💵
coworker: a patron said there's a car with its door open, can you do an all-building page?
me: the door is just open?
cw: yeah?
me: why didn't they just close it
cw: idk, anyway here's the car info, [license plate ends in 67]
me: oh no all the kids are gonna lose it
cw: why
me: cause 6 7
cw: 🤷♀️
me: the door is just open?
cw: yeah?
me: why didn't they just close it
cw: idk, anyway here's the car info, [license plate ends in 67]
me: oh no all the kids are gonna lose it
cw: why
me: cause 6 7
cw: 🤷♀️
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
coworker: a patron said there's a car with its door open, can you do an all-building page?
me: the door is just open?
cw: yeah?
me: why didn't they just close it
cw: idk, anyway here's the car info, [license plate ends in 67]
me: oh no all the kids are gonna lose it
cw: why
me: cause 6 7
cw: 🤷♀️
me: the door is just open?
cw: yeah?
me: why didn't they just close it
cw: idk, anyway here's the car info, [license plate ends in 67]
me: oh no all the kids are gonna lose it
cw: why
me: cause 6 7
cw: 🤷♀️
I was trying to look up the text of a law for a patron and the MA legislature website gave me this 404 error. Can you guys like. Be serious. The state legislature is not a place I turn to for whimsy and/or seafood puns. malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3...
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I was trying to look up the text of a law for a patron and the MA legislature website gave me this 404 error. Can you guys like. Be serious. The state legislature is not a place I turn to for whimsy and/or seafood puns. malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3...
It was SUCH a treat to get to talk to one of my fav authors @raxkingisdead.bsky.social !!! Unfortunately we had to read this book (which is much worse than her books Tacky and Sloppy) but for me anyway it was worth it!!! #NoKingsButRax
Have you been looking for an absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist? Well, pick up your jaws and do your stretches. We were joined by @raxkingisdead.bsky.social, author of Sloppy and Tacky, to discuss The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. www.frowl.org/worstbestsel...
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It was SUCH a treat to get to talk to one of my fav authors @raxkingisdead.bsky.social !!! Unfortunately we had to read this book (which is much worse than her books Tacky and Sloppy) but for me anyway it was worth it!!! #NoKingsButRax
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"It's always been a sick joke to have to watch people go through these motions but rarely as much as it is now."
www.welcometohellworld.com/every-headli...
www.welcometohellworld.com/every-headli...
Every headline is a moral injury
Every single post is like a punch in the face. Every headline is a moral injury.
Could be I’m extending too much grace here but it occurred to me recently that maybe all of the people who “don’t pay ...
www.welcometohellworld.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"It's always been a sick joke to have to watch people go through these motions but rarely as much as it is now."
www.welcometohellworld.com/every-headli...
www.welcometohellworld.com/every-headli...
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🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency