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Betsy Rose
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I'm lonely but I'm good
I'm bitter but I swear I'm fine
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December 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
November books!

Favorite fiction: I started the Witchlore series by Hazel Beck, and I'm really enjoying it.
Favorite non-fiction: The Gales of November by John U. Bacon. Can't recommend enough!

On deck for December - More Witchlore. And I started reading Outlander again..
#readmorebooks #booksky
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
October books!

Favorite fiction: The Haunting of Velkwood - Gwendolyn Kiste
Favorite non-fiction: Mark Twain - Ron Chernow

On deck for November - I promised my cousin I'd keep doing Fourth Wing for her.
#readmorebooks #booksky
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
September books!

Favorite fiction: The Compound
Favorite non-fiction: American Midnight

On deck for October: all 45 hours of the Mark Twain (Chernow) biography - which is why this update is so late.
#readmorebooks #booksky
October 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
August books!

Favorite fiction: The House on Tradd Street (been meaning to start this series forever.
Favorite non-fiction: How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith.

On deck for September - I'm still all over the place. Nothing wrong with that.
#readmorebooks #booksky
September 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
July books!

Favorite fiction: How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
Favorite non-fiction: (Tough one, so many good choices) Scotland Yard by Simon Read

On deck for August - I'm keeping up a steady stream of trashy novels and important NF. Think I'll continue.
#readmorebooks #booksky
August 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
June books!

Favorite fiction: The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed - Bruce Coville (I read this book as a kid & was OBSESSED. Been trying to find it forever!)
Favorite non-fiction: Appeasement - Tim Bouverie (fascinating lead up to WW2)

On deck for July - ALL THE DARK SHADOWS
#readmorebooks #booksky
July 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
May books!

Favorite fiction: The Keeper of Lonely Spirits - EM Anderson
Favorite non-fiction: Theater Kid - Jeffrey Seller

On deck for June - Spring has definitely sprung, so as many books as I can manage?
#readmorebooks #booksky
June 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
April books!

Favorite fiction: Gregor the Overlander Series - Suzanne Collins. Who knew?!
Favorite non-fiction: Home Sweet Maison - Danielle Postel-Vinay. SO relevant to my interests.

On deck for May - I'm working on a great variety of books right now.
#readmorebooks #booksky
May 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
March books!

Favorite fiction: Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins OBVIOUSLY
Favorite non-fiction: It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time - Bruce Vilanch

On deck for April - No idea, honestly. My brain can't fathom I'm at 52/104 at the end of Q1.
#readmorebooks #booksky
April 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Flowers at moms house. #picoftheday #photosky
March 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
40mph wind gusts lying Uncle Fred to rest. My cousin said, "he wouldn't miss a good ice fishing day." #picoftheday #photosky
March 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Waiting for my sister to arrive for an impromptu sleepover. Drinking tea, contemplating the fact that this is the 3rd time in as many years she's come home for a funeral. #picoftheday #photosky
March 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I took some photos from my brother a few weeks ago intending to scan them, but I told him I was definitely keeping this one. Iconic. #photosky #picoftheday
March 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The lines and the light make errands fin today. #photosky#picoftheday
March 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
OMG y'all, I got it! I'm so ready to be hurt again. #booksky
March 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My Uncle Fred passed this morning. I will miss that smile. #picoftheday #photosky
March 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
March 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Good morning! #picoftheday #photosky
March 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today in a nutshell. #picoftheday #photosky
March 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tut tut, it looks like rain. #photosky #picoftheday
March 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It took a week for me to notice th river had frozen over, and probably just as long to notice it's thawed. #picoftheday #photosky
March 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
At Christmas, my mother gave me a peace lily we'd received at my grandfather's funeral 25 years ago. Today, this. #picoftheday #photosky
March 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
February books!

Favorite fiction: Wake Up and Open Your Eyes - Clay McLeod Chapman
Favorite non-fiction: Revolutionary Roads - Bob Thompson

On deck for March - Getting back into The Bone Season and maybe this is the month I finally finish Quicksilver?
#readmorebooks #booksky
March 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Never not gonna take a #picoftheday from Government Center. #photosky
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM