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Basil van Eck
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WIP: Her Old Bones, Goodbye Moon Men
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All My Favorite Writers are Dead.
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A poem I wrote at 17. #poem #poetry #writing #author
I sat with my back turned to the basement At the top of the stairs And a tingle shot itself into my spine Running its course along my flesh I don’t know what I’m afraid of But I am certain that I am afraid The sun came out briefly yesterday But fell when I decided to look at it The river froze over this morning Trapping some swans in the middle There was no sun to thaw them free I kept looking for its warmth I sat in the basement at night And felt the air you used to breathe And as the world froze to fire I made love to my fear of death
October 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Jorge Amado where have you been all my life? #booksky 📚💙
Home is the Sailor by Jorge Amado
June 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The raw power I feel from organizing my bookshelves is unmatched by even the most radioactive of nuclear fallout sites. #booksky #reading #books 💙📚
My bookshelves, organized alphabetical (for the most part). Highlights include: lots of yasunari kawabata and Vonnegut, some Stephen king left over from high school, Faulkner, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison. Also bookshelf.
June 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Picked this up for 4.99 at half price a little while ago. I’m nervous that there’s some insane malfunction with or curse placed on it. #booksky
Hardcover of Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck.
June 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Book haul for today. #booksky #reading 💙📚
7 books I bought today laid out on my floor.
May 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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In other news: once I finish this book, I will have officially read every single Vonnegut novel. Whoop de doo. #booksky #reading
Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut
April 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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The vibes are vibing with this one. #booksky #reading
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
March 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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My assistant passed out during my writing session today 🙄 so unprofessional. #writing #author #booksky
My cat, beansprout, is completely zonked while I sit on my couch, transcribing my next book from pen and paper to a word doc.
March 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A good evening indeed. #booksky 💙📚
The cover of Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut
March 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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This has been a war to get through. #booksky #litfic 📚💙🖋️
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
March 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Sensational ambiance for my morning writing session today. #authors #writing 💙📚
My children sit atop an afghan in my lap. Beansprout, closer to the camera, is curled away from me, putting the full weight of his bowling ball body on my right thigh. Margaret, who is roughly half the size of her brother, is resting her tiny head on my foot. Both are passed out, as if they have just finished a long day at the biscuit making factory.
March 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Ralph Ellison’s prose is like wildflower honey in chamomile tea. Soothing doesn’t even begin to describe it. #booksky 💙📚
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
February 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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The child was very sleepy tonight. #cats #cat #kitty
My cat, Beansprout, lays on my stomach on top of his favorite fuzzy blanket. His arm is extended over my side, as if cradling my hip. He is staring at the camera, one of his eyes mashed partially shut by his need to have his head buried in the pit of my stomach.
February 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

20/20

#BookSky #BookChallenge #20BookChallenge
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
February 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

19/20

#BookSky #BookChallenge #20BookChallenge
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
February 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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#BookSky #BookChallenge #20BookChallenge
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
February 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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We’re doing more than just state capitol buildings. Every city hall will hear us.
A graphic for the 50501 protest at Cincinnati City Hall on Monday, February 17th @ 12pm. 801 Plum Street.
February 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

17/20

#BookSky #BookChallenge #20BookChallenge
The Cemetery in Barnes by Gabriel Josipovici.
February 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

16/20

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The End of the Affair by Graham Greene.
February 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

15/20

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Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
February 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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#Cincinnati please, if you’re in the area, help us get loud friends.
A poster encouraging a peaceful protest at 12, Monday February 17th, City Hall, in Cincinnati Ohio. 801 Plum Street.
February 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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#BookSky #BookChallenge #20BookChallenge
The Master of Go by Yasunari Kawabata
February 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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13/20

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Who Killed My Father by Edouard Louis
February 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

12/20

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Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
February 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

11/20

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The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O’Connor
February 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM