Cait_onthe_luce
@caitluce.bsky.social
Bookseller in Seattle, lost in a stack of books.
Please bring me fries.
Please bring me fries.
Monday November 17: "Hunger" by Phoenix Boudreau. "It is always hungry. In the time Before the Other People came, the original People's stories about it had given it its own form."
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Monday November 17: "Hunger" by Phoenix Boudreau. "It is always hungry. In the time Before the Other People came, the original People's stories about it had given it its own form."
My galley of On the Calculation Of volume IV has arrived! Volume III is my favorite (so far) and I'm really curious to see the direction this one takes. Out in April from @ndbooks.bsky.social.
November 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My galley of On the Calculation Of volume IV has arrived! Volume III is my favorite (so far) and I'm really curious to see the direction this one takes. Out in April from @ndbooks.bsky.social.
Sunday November 16: "An Early Departure" by Jessica Treadway. "It wasn't the best time for me to be out of the office, but my niece asked so of course I went."
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sunday November 16: "An Early Departure" by Jessica Treadway. "It wasn't the best time for me to be out of the office, but my niece asked so of course I went."
Saturday morning
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Saturday morning
Saturday November 15: "Angelo" by Andrew Porter. "Evenings I meet Angelo in the parking lot behind Whataburger to get high."
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Saturday November 15: "Angelo" by Andrew Porter. "Evenings I meet Angelo in the parking lot behind Whataburger to get high."
Friday November 14: "Bad Behavior" by Alexia Arthurs. "Pam and Curtis brought Stacy to Jamaica because they didn't know what else to do with her."
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Friday November 14: "Bad Behavior" by Alexia Arthurs. "Pam and Curtis brought Stacy to Jamaica because they didn't know what else to do with her."
Thursday November 13: "Night in the Chrysalis" by Tiffany Morris.
"A woman's voice, soft with lullaby, sang its wind-chime strangeness into the dark."
"A woman's voice, soft with lullaby, sang its wind-chime strangeness into the dark."
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thursday November 13: "Night in the Chrysalis" by Tiffany Morris.
"A woman's voice, soft with lullaby, sang its wind-chime strangeness into the dark."
"A woman's voice, soft with lullaby, sang its wind-chime strangeness into the dark."
Wednesday November 12: "What About This" by Justin Taylor. "Brother, I hit my limit of being alone."
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Wednesday November 12: "What About This" by Justin Taylor. "Brother, I hit my limit of being alone."
Tuesday evening.
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Tuesday evening.
Tuesday November 11: "Take Me to Kirkland" by Sarah Anderson. "When Chloe called me in the car that Wednesday on the way to Costco, my boyfriend Damian and I were arguing about whether or not we would be willing to swallow a goldfish for money."
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Tuesday November 11: "Take Me to Kirkland" by Sarah Anderson. "When Chloe called me in the car that Wednesday on the way to Costco, my boyfriend Damian and I were arguing about whether or not we would be willing to swallow a goldfish for money."
Congratulations to David Szalay! I wrote this card months ago and added Ha! Called it! after Flesh made the longlist.
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Congratulations to David Szalay! I wrote this card months ago and added Ha! Called it! after Flesh made the longlist.
Monday November 19: "Maritza and Carmen" by Lyn Di Iorio
"Late on a May night, with no more customers in the café, Juancho and Maritza sat in the marquesina, the carport which they used as a patio, soaking their feet in plastic basins filled with cool water."
"Late on a May night, with no more customers in the café, Juancho and Maritza sat in the marquesina, the carport which they used as a patio, soaking their feet in plastic basins filled with cool water."
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Monday November 19: "Maritza and Carmen" by Lyn Di Iorio
"Late on a May night, with no more customers in the café, Juancho and Maritza sat in the marquesina, the carport which they used as a patio, soaking their feet in plastic basins filled with cool water."
"Late on a May night, with no more customers in the café, Juancho and Maritza sat in the marquesina, the carport which they used as a patio, soaking their feet in plastic basins filled with cool water."
Sunday November 9: "Seven Stories About Tammy" by Elizabeth McCracken. "'Her name is Tammy,' Morris had announced ahead of time, which is what threw the family off."
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sunday November 9: "Seven Stories About Tammy" by Elizabeth McCracken. "'Her name is Tammy,' Morris had announced ahead of time, which is what threw the family off."
Saturday morning.
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Saturday morning.
Saturday November 8: "Fortune Smiles" by Adam Johnson.
"Every Friday, DJ met Sun-ho for lunch."
"Every Friday, DJ met Sun-ho for lunch."
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Saturday November 8: "Fortune Smiles" by Adam Johnson.
"Every Friday, DJ met Sun-ho for lunch."
"Every Friday, DJ met Sun-ho for lunch."
Friday November 7: "Nirvana" by Adam Johnson. "It's late, and I can't sleep. I raise a window for some spring Palo Alto air, but it doesn't help. In bed, eyes open, I hear whispers, which makes me think of the president, because we often talk in whispers."
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Friday November 7: "Nirvana" by Adam Johnson. "It's late, and I can't sleep. I raise a window for some spring Palo Alto air, but it doesn't help. In bed, eyes open, I hear whispers, which makes me think of the president, because we often talk in whispers."
My vote for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social was counted! Seattle people check your ballot status.
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My vote for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social was counted! Seattle people check your ballot status.
Thursday November 6: "Near Flesh" by Katherine Dunn.
"Early on the morning of her forty-second birthday, Thelma Vole stood naked inside the closet in which her four MALE robots hung and debated which one to pack for her Bureau conference."
"Early on the morning of her forty-second birthday, Thelma Vole stood naked inside the closet in which her four MALE robots hung and debated which one to pack for her Bureau conference."
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thursday November 6: "Near Flesh" by Katherine Dunn.
"Early on the morning of her forty-second birthday, Thelma Vole stood naked inside the closet in which her four MALE robots hung and debated which one to pack for her Bureau conference."
"Early on the morning of her forty-second birthday, Thelma Vole stood naked inside the closet in which her four MALE robots hung and debated which one to pack for her Bureau conference."
Wednesday November 5: "Time of the Preacher" by Bret Anthony Johnston. "Holland spent Wednesday building a privacy fence for a tiresome academic couple in Barton Hills."
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Wednesday November 5: "Time of the Preacher" by Bret Anthony Johnston. "Holland spent Wednesday building a privacy fence for a tiresome academic couple in Barton Hills."
Tuesday November 4: "The House Call" by Katherine Dunn. "Mrs. Emory was uneasy all day."
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Tuesday November 4: "The House Call" by Katherine Dunn. "Mrs. Emory was uneasy all day."
Monday November 3: "The Small Rain" by Thomas Pynchon: "Outside, the company area broiled slowly under the sun."
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Monday November 3: "The Small Rain" by Thomas Pynchon: "Outside, the company area broiled slowly under the sun."
She's a fancy tree.
November 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
She's a fancy tree.
Yesterday's excellent book mail from @graywolfpress.bsky.social!
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yesterday's excellent book mail from @graywolfpress.bsky.social!