Clarissa Grunwald
@clarissagrunwald.bsky.social
Full time librarian, sometime writer, recovering theater kid of the pit orchestra variety. I also like TTRPGs. https://clarissagrunwald.wordpress.com
It feels almost insulting to describe a thoughtful, carefully-written memoir about a difficult and under-discussed topic (queer partner abuse) as "super readable" but, it is. It's all of those things. #booksky
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It feels almost insulting to describe a thoughtful, carefully-written memoir about a difficult and under-discussed topic (queer partner abuse) as "super readable" but, it is. It's all of those things. #booksky
This is so sad. She used her skill with words to make the world a little better.
So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is so sad. She used her skill with words to make the world a little better.
Made one-page TTRPGs with my class! They're pretty neat.
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Made one-page TTRPGs with my class! They're pretty neat.
Finished this one while working at the polls Tuesday. At its best, it's nightmarish, unreliably narrated, weird in the best way. But certain quirks of the writing style didn't quite agree with me...it may have benefitted from a final editing pass. Overall, 3.5/5 #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Finished this one while working at the polls Tuesday. At its best, it's nightmarish, unreliably narrated, weird in the best way. But certain quirks of the writing style didn't quite agree with me...it may have benefitted from a final editing pass. Overall, 3.5/5 #booksky
There's a Terry Pratchett quote that goes, "Sin...is treating people like things. Including yourself." I think about that quote all the time.
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There's a Terry Pratchett quote that goes, "Sin...is treating people like things. Including yourself." I think about that quote all the time.
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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
As always, lots of great shows happening, but I just have to self-promo the one I'm involved with (I wrote a 10 minute play and it's getting performed next weekend!) #lancaster #theater
The month of November kicks off the holiday season in many ways — including on the theater stages of Lancaster County.
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Holiday season kicks off on Lancaster County theater stages in November
The month of November kicks off the holiday season in many ways — including on the theater stages of Lancaster County.
lanc.news
November 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
As always, lots of great shows happening, but I just have to self-promo the one I'm involved with (I wrote a 10 minute play and it's getting performed next weekend!) #lancaster #theater
Oh man I love this
We've put this up on our big vertical screen again this year... #UoYTips
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Oh man I love this
Utah used to be a model for housing first, it is infuriating how far we have fallen
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Utah used to be a model for housing first, it is infuriating how far we have fallen
Aasimar/Tiefling is always going to be the most dynamic of duos. I don't even think it's a religious symbology thing, tho it might have something to do with the fact that their players are prolly working something out
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Aasimar/Tiefling is always going to be the most dynamic of duos. I don't even think it's a religious symbology thing, tho it might have something to do with the fact that their players are prolly working something out
Mike Johnson is in a long-term relationship with the Men in Black brain wiper
Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue?
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Mike Johnson is in a long-term relationship with the Men in Black brain wiper
The Mamdani's aunt thing is so dumb I feel dumb for engaging with it but some ppl seem to think he was describing a nonrelative. & yes, lots of people do that and it's normal. But he was talking about a 2nd cousin. Whens the last time u heard someone say, 'my 2nd cousin'? Everyone calls them aunts.
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Mamdani's aunt thing is so dumb I feel dumb for engaging with it but some ppl seem to think he was describing a nonrelative. & yes, lots of people do that and it's normal. But he was talking about a 2nd cousin. Whens the last time u heard someone say, 'my 2nd cousin'? Everyone calls them aunts.
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
I am bad at social media because I don't like hurting people's feelings but I also almost exclusively have thoughts that would hurt people's feelings
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I am bad at social media because I don't like hurting people's feelings but I also almost exclusively have thoughts that would hurt people's feelings
Also, look, I hate to post hate about local theater, but whoever it was at the Fulton theatre deciding that Hyde's part in Confrontation should be pre-recorded and played as a video on the backdrop screen...Dishonor upon you
October 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Also, look, I hate to post hate about local theater, but whoever it was at the Fulton theatre deciding that Hyde's part in Confrontation should be pre-recorded and played as a video on the backdrop screen...Dishonor upon you
Jekyll and Hyde the musical is all about duality: good (Frank Wildhorn's melodies) vs. evil (Frank Wildhorn's lyrics).
October 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Jekyll and Hyde the musical is all about duality: good (Frank Wildhorn's melodies) vs. evil (Frank Wildhorn's lyrics).
My wealthiest friend has a mortgage
October 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My wealthiest friend has a mortgage
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This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com
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Announcing our Best of the Net nominees! Congratulations to @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @marysoonlee.bsky.social @salempaige.bsky.social @ianli.bsky.social @ziggyschutz.bsky.social @clarissagrunwald.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Announcing our Best of the Net nominees! Congratulations to @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @marysoonlee.bsky.social @salempaige.bsky.social @ianli.bsky.social @ziggyschutz.bsky.social @clarissagrunwald.bsky.social
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
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I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.
September 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.
I don't purchase terrain for my #D&D games, I just steal. Don't leave your water bottle unattended at my table because I will turn it into a tower and balance 1-5 minis on the top of it.
September 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I don't purchase terrain for my #D&D games, I just steal. Don't leave your water bottle unattended at my table because I will turn it into a tower and balance 1-5 minis on the top of it.
“He was just a working man" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How an Attempted ICE Arrest Near Chicago Turned Deadly
The New York Times analyzed surveillance, police body-camera footage and bystander videos to understand what happened when an immigration agent shot and killed a motorist in a Chicago suburb.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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A polydactylic cat walks into a bar.
It says, "I would like, in pursuance of my desire to have a drink, to buy a drink."
The barman asks, "Why the unnecessary extra clause?"
It says, "I would like, in pursuance of my desire to have a drink, to buy a drink."
The barman asks, "Why the unnecessary extra clause?"
September 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A polydactylic cat walks into a bar.
It says, "I would like, in pursuance of my desire to have a drink, to buy a drink."
The barman asks, "Why the unnecessary extra clause?"
It says, "I would like, in pursuance of my desire to have a drink, to buy a drink."
The barman asks, "Why the unnecessary extra clause?"