Sharon Handy
@shandy.bsky.social
Formerly gruntled writer, media developer, museum exhibit designer & producer/host of the Boring Books for Bedtime sleep podcast
Boring Books for Bedtime: bio.link/bbbpod
Boring Books for Bedtime: bio.link/bbbpod
It's Top Ten Roundup time for Boring Books for Bedtime. There were some changes this year, more history and politics and fewer of the cozy reads that dominated 2024. Some perennial faves and a REALLY surprising number one. Here's to more in 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It's Top Ten Roundup time for Boring Books for Bedtime. There were some changes this year, more history and politics and fewer of the cozy reads that dominated 2024. Some perennial faves and a REALLY surprising number one. Here's to more in 2026!
I feel seen, attacked, and comforted all at once!
Darlings, I say this with all the love in the world—but that new bullet journal you’re about to buy that you know is never going to get used/will just get put into the journal graveyard, isn’t going to fix you. ❤️
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I feel seen, attacked, and comforted all at once!
Here in Weird Week, I woke up at 9:30 and my first thought was to think what a horrible lazy person I am. And then I remembered I went to bed at 2:30 and 7 hours of sleep is…reasonable? Perhaps my New Year’s Resolution shall be trying to make every thought about myself not start with an insult.
December 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Here in Weird Week, I woke up at 9:30 and my first thought was to think what a horrible lazy person I am. And then I remembered I went to bed at 2:30 and 7 hours of sleep is…reasonable? Perhaps my New Year’s Resolution shall be trying to make every thought about myself not start with an insult.
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If a postmark doesn't reflect when a parcel was handed-off to the USPS, then it's meaningless. Which is, of course, the point, to make it impossible to validate things like mail-in-voting.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
nstp.org
December 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If a postmark doesn't reflect when a parcel was handed-off to the USPS, then it's meaningless. Which is, of course, the point, to make it impossible to validate things like mail-in-voting.
I was suuuuper prepared to not like Beware of Chicken.
Friends, I love it.
Friends, I love it.
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I was suuuuper prepared to not like Beware of Chicken.
Friends, I love it.
Friends, I love it.
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Artists! The US Copyright Office has changed the rules, starting in Feb. we can register up to 20 published 2D works of art in a single application, making it way more affordable!
Important as registration is needed to fight theft in court or the CCB.
#art #artists
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/g...
Important as registration is needed to fight theft in court or the CCB.
#art #artists
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/g...
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Artists! The US Copyright Office has changed the rules, starting in Feb. we can register up to 20 published 2D works of art in a single application, making it way more affordable!
Important as registration is needed to fight theft in court or the CCB.
#art #artists
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/g...
Important as registration is needed to fight theft in court or the CCB.
#art #artists
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/g...
Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is finally live! Sorry about the delay. The Liminality Week got the better of me. Enjoy!
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Winter Impressions from John Muir & Henry David Thoreau: Early Access | Boring Books for Bedtime
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December 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is finally live! Sorry about the delay. The Liminality Week got the better of me. Enjoy!
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Ooooh, I just found homemade soup buried in the freezer! I guess Airport Lounge Week won't be all cheese and stale cookies, after all. It's a post-Christmas miracle.
a penguin in a chef 's hat is stirring a pot of soup that says soup heals all on the bottom
ALT: a penguin in a chef 's hat is stirring a pot of soup that says soup heals all on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Ooooh, I just found homemade soup buried in the freezer! I guess Airport Lounge Week won't be all cheese and stale cookies, after all. It's a post-Christmas miracle.
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
I call this Airport Week, because they are the same liminal space where time has no meaning.
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I call this Airport Week, because they are the same liminal space where time has no meaning.
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Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
Patreon peeps, on this Christmas Eve, please enjoy this month's exclusive—a new reading from "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus," by L. Frank Baum. It's a charming ode to the magical power of kindness, compassion and generosity, and I hope you love it.
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Bonus! December Exclusive: The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum (Part 2) | Boring Books for Bedtime
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December 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Patreon peeps, on this Christmas Eve, please enjoy this month's exclusive—a new reading from "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus," by L. Frank Baum. It's a charming ode to the magical power of kindness, compassion and generosity, and I hope you love it.
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Patreon peeps, an overdue update to the Holiday Giveaway Gift List! Your reader picked out a present set in Japan and then . . . totally forgot to tell you what it was. 2025, I do believe I shan't miss you at all.
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Holiday Giveaway Update! | Boring Books for Bedtime
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December 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Patreon peeps, an overdue update to the Holiday Giveaway Gift List! Your reader picked out a present set in Japan and then . . . totally forgot to tell you what it was. 2025, I do believe I shan't miss you at all.
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My goal for 2025 was to read 24 new books, which is a modest goal but a big jump from the miserable total I had in 2024, when I just could not get my head around new content.
Final tally this year? 36! I'm so pleased with that.
(PS I don't count all the reading I do for the podcast.)
Final tally this year? 36! I'm so pleased with that.
(PS I don't count all the reading I do for the podcast.)
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My goal for 2025 was to read 24 new books, which is a modest goal but a big jump from the miserable total I had in 2024, when I just could not get my head around new content.
Final tally this year? 36! I'm so pleased with that.
(PS I don't count all the reading I do for the podcast.)
Final tally this year? 36! I'm so pleased with that.
(PS I don't count all the reading I do for the podcast.)
The Odyssey | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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December 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Need a last-minute gift? Audiobooks or credits from @libro.fm are perfect for your bookish friends and family! And every purchase from this link helps Boring Books for Bedtime a wee bit, too. Win win!
Seriously, even if you don't use this link, Libro is awesome. 😀
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Seriously, even if you don't use this link, Libro is awesome. 😀
www.awin1.com/cread.php?aw...
December 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Need a last-minute gift? Audiobooks or credits from @libro.fm are perfect for your bookish friends and family! And every purchase from this link helps Boring Books for Bedtime a wee bit, too. Win win!
Seriously, even if you don't use this link, Libro is awesome. 😀
www.awin1.com/cread.php?aw...
Seriously, even if you don't use this link, Libro is awesome. 😀
www.awin1.com/cread.php?aw...
Dear Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live! In what has become an annual tradition, let's shop for sleep with more from the 1942 Sears Christmas Book. Tinsel and ties, oh my! I hope you enjoy it.
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1942 Sears Roebuck & Co. Christmas Book (Part 2): Early Access for All Members | Boring Books for Bedtime
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December 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Dear Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live! In what has become an annual tradition, let's shop for sleep with more from the 1942 Sears Christmas Book. Tinsel and ties, oh my! I hope you enjoy it.
www.patreon.com/posts/1942-s...
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It's no secret I'm a Great British Bake Off fan (I had a podcast about it, after all). I enjoyed this article from Ruby Tandoh, who I'm happy to see seems to have come to peace with the show and her appearance on it a bit.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside the World of “The Great British Bake Off”
The show captures disastrous custard-making, quintessentially British faux-modesty, and the blistering hubris of bakers—including me.
www.newyorker.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's no secret I'm a Great British Bake Off fan (I had a podcast about it, after all). I enjoyed this article from Ruby Tandoh, who I'm happy to see seems to have come to peace with the show and her appearance on it a bit.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I decided to do a make-your-own onigiri bar for our Christmas party. I just got back from Japan where I ate onigiri for the first time and immediately purchased molds from Daiso. Could be fun, could be a disaster, and there's always Fallback Pizza, I guess!
December 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I decided to do a make-your-own onigiri bar for our Christmas party. I just got back from Japan where I ate onigiri for the first time and immediately purchased molds from Daiso. Could be fun, could be a disaster, and there's always Fallback Pizza, I guess!
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I keep wanting to say something, and I keep not knowing what to say.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
December 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I keep wanting to say something, and I keep not knowing what to say.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
Patreon peeps, it's been a while, but our next chapter of Three Men in a Boat is now live! I hope this one takes you on a lovely, wee journey as we navigate the stresses of the holiday season. Although, given what happens... ;-)
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Bonus! Fictional Fancy: Three Men in a Boat, Chapter 14 | Boring Books for Bedtime
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December 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Patreon peeps, it's been a while, but our next chapter of Three Men in a Boat is now live! I hope this one takes you on a lovely, wee journey as we navigate the stresses of the holiday season. Although, given what happens... ;-)
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I so love the fact that there's a group called Friends of Friendless Churches in the UK that picks old, abandoned churches (and by old, I mean centuries old) and fixes them up. It's just the sweetest thing to me. Bless their hearts, in the good way.
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I so love the fact that there's a group called Friends of Friendless Churches in the UK that picks old, abandoned churches (and by old, I mean centuries old) and fixes them up. It's just the sweetest thing to me. Bless their hearts, in the good way.
How beautiful!
My latest aerial embroidery - thawing snow/ice over blue and teal waters 💙 it came out somewhat abstract I think? Or at least more so than my more usual aerials :) I'm hoping for some snow this winter!! This landscape will be available after the new years (to avoid the backlogged post) #art
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
How beautiful!
Patreon peeps, your early access to next week's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live! This time, we take our weary heads to the warm nights of the Riviera with a brand new travel book. Enjoy!
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Wintering in the Riviera, by William J. Miller (Part 1): Early Access | Boring Books for Bedtime
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December 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Patreon peeps, your early access to next week's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live! This time, we take our weary heads to the warm nights of the Riviera with a brand new travel book. Enjoy!
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