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Julie M. Dobson
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Author, wife, step-mom, cat mom, avid reader, drinker of coffee & wine.| 🇨🇦 | Bi/Queer 🏳️‍🌈 | She/Her.
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This sweet girl is helping me get some work done at the computer. Or she's judging my life choices or saw a typo I missed
A tabby cat is laying on the arm of a teal chair, looking away from the camera.
September 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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One of the books I'm currently reading (Zomromcom by Olivia Dade) glows in the dark. Which is one of the many reasons you should grab a copy.
Mainly black image. The words Zomromcom and Oliva Dade appear in a glowing greenish-yellow font.
August 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Happy International Cat Day to my 3 fluffy balls.
A white exotic shorthair cat with orange eyes is sitting on the floor. A silver-grey persian cat is sitting on a kitchen table she looks grumpy. A tabby cat is lying on a teal arm chair.
August 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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The Huntress stands proud beside her latest hunt. After catching the prey she yoweld at the heavens. At 4 am.
A silver and white persian cat stands on top of wooden stairs. A green toy mouse attached to string dangles down the steps.
August 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Fake Monday's/Tuesday's after a long weekend are made better when the book you forgot you pre-ordered arrives. Looking forward to diving into Olivia Dade's latest 😍
The book Zomromcom by Olivia Dade is sitting on a blue footstool
August 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Castiel, my Roomba, is being dramatic again. Must be Tuesday.
Screenshot of a notification on a cell phone from A Roomba stating the following Castiel requires your attention. Castiel is stuck near a cliff.
July 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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My Saturday night was spent building the Jane Austen lego set.
The Tribute to Jane Austen's Books lego set. It has Jane Austen lego mini figure standing in front of a bookshelf, fireplace and piano. The lego set resembles an open boom.
June 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Heading out to a pride event for work.
The theme is 80s. But I went with bright pink and rainbows.

Happy Day 10 of Pride
A white woman with brown hair and wearing glasses. She is wearing a bright pink button shirt with rainbows in it over a black shirt.
June 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Saturday Night plans include wine, cookies from my favourite bakery, Craig's Cookies and romance books.
A plate of three cookies, one is pink and blue and two others have rainbow candy pieces in them. A stemless wine glass with white wine also sits in the plate. Beside it an iPad is displaying the book Zoe Brennan, First Crush by Laura Piper Lee.
June 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Ending day one of Pride with books and wine (and laundry).

Happy Pride from this disaster bi.
Remember the B doesn't just stand for badass. And I'm Bi, no mater who my partner is.

Also Trans lives matter. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
A white woman with glasses and messy brown hair and who is wearing a sleeveless grey shirt is holding a glass of white wine. Behind her is the bisexual pride flag.
June 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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And not to be out done by his big sisters, Pudgy is also wishing everyone a Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

(And looking fabulous as he does).
A white exotic shorthair cat with orange eyes is laying on a grey couch wrapped in the progressive pride flag like a blanket fort.
June 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Mia would also like to wish everyone a Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
A grey persian cat is sitting on a progressive pride flag that's sitting on a kitchen table.
June 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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While I read 2SLGBTQIA+ books all year long, June I try to read exclusively Queer. Here's 30 books from my TBR list for this month. The one's I don't finish in June, I still have July - December to read them.

This list will change because it changed multiple times when making it (so many books)
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Background is a brick wall painted in the colours of the rainbow ( red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple). Thirty book covers are arranged in five rows of six. The books are as follows ROW 1 Can’t Buy Me Love by Georgia Beers; The Love we Make by Harper Bliss; The Truthspoken Heir by Novae Caelum; But How Are You, Really by Ella Dawson; Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez; ROW 2 Calling the Shots by Kelly Farmer; Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake; Perfect Rhythm by Jae; Mechanics of Love Meka James; Fall into You Georgina Kiersten; The View from the Top by Rachel Lacrey; ROW 3 Love in Focus by Lyla Lee; Zoe Brennan, First Crush BY Laura Piper Lee; Reunions and Ruses by Marie Landry; Karaoke Queen by Dominic Lim; Dragon Boats & Doctor's Notes by Hudson Lin; CeCe Sloan is Swooning by Jamey Moody ROW 4 Finder's Keepers by Radclyffe; Too Forward by Krystina Rivers;Finding Molly Parsons by Alyson Root; Chasing Stars by Katia Rose; Chef's Kiss by Stephanie Shea; We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian ROW 5 Don't Get it Twisted by Wren Taylor; Unbroken by Alli Temple; The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite; The Road Trip Agreement by Tiana Warner; I Think They Love You by Julian Winters; Flipping Hearts and Homes by Chris Zitt
June 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
A tabby cat sits ontop of a teal arm chair that has the progressive Pride flag stretched across it.
June 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Saturday Night plans include wine, cheese and a romance book that takes place at a vineyard/winery.
An Kobo eReader os sitting in someone's lap. It's displaying the book cover of the book The Accidental Crush by Mia Heintzelman. Beside it a hand is holding a glass of white wine
June 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Twins (we both have resting B!tch face, and don't care that we do)
A self of a white woman with messy brown hair and glasses. She's wearing a black sleeveless shirt. Behind her sitting on the back of a chair is a greyish-white persian cat. Both have a resting grumpy face.
May 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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My weekend plans are all booked up.... because I'm reading a bunch of books.... I'll see myself out.
White background with a light yellow circle in the bottom right corner. Also in the bottom right corner is a teal clipart image of a coffee cup. At the top of the image in teal text are the words: Currently reading. Under that are four book covers randomly placed. The Book covers are for the following books: The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews; The Accidental Crush by Mia Heintzelman; and Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma
May 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Having a lego date night with this lovely girl.
A tabby cat sitting on top of a teal arm chair. A partially completed lego set on a desk behind it are instructions for the set and a glass of white wine. The Lego set is Books Are My Passion
May 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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My long weekend Saturday night date.

We're reading a Sapphic Pirate romance.
A tabby cat is curled up on a desk chair.
May 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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He stole my eReader when I was making dinner. Apparently it's a good pillow.
A white cat is sleeping on a gray couch, his head is resting on an eReader, using it as a pillow.
May 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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My weekend involved a lot of chores and self care which included building the awkward anxiety filled chicken from Moana (aka Heihei)
The little lego guy makes me laugh. So, as we enter the week and election day on Monday, here's something to bring a smile to your face.
The completed lego set of Heihei the chicken from Moana sits on a kitchen table.
April 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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This is Mia.

Mia is a 7 year old persian who is timid and hides a lot. She usually has a grumpy face, even when she's happy.

She loves treats and crinkle balls.
She's been with my family for 2.5 weeks.
A fluffy, silver and grey persian cat with big yellow eyes, is lying in a cat tree she looks grumpy. There's a string blue and green cat toy attached to a stick between her paws.
April 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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I worked on a puzzle this past weekend. My puzzle helper was sadden to realize the puzzle didn't have a single cat in it.
A partially completed jigsaw puzzle sits on a table in the sunlight. In the upper part of the image is a tabby cat sitting in a box, her head resting on the side as she gazes at the puzzle looking sad.
April 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Fake Spring came and went, so the weekend will be avoiding the world and reading romance books. Here's what I'm reading this week - later it will include a large glass of wine, and chocolate.
White background with a light yellow circle in the bottom right corner. Also in the bottom right corner is a teal clipart image of a glass of wine. At the top of the image in teal text are the words: Currently reading. Under that are four book covers randomly placed. The Book covers are for the following books: A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera; You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Anne Long; and The Relationship Mechanic by Karmen Lee.
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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We're supposed to be getting another big snow storm (20 - 30 cm) this long weekend, so I'm hunkering down with coffee and a pile of books and avoiding the world - the best way to wait out a snow storm.

Here's what's on the reading list.

Stay safe out there!
White background with a light yellow circle in the bottom right corner. Also in the bottom right corner is a teal clipart image of a coffee cup. At the top of the image in teal text are the words: Currently reading. Under that are four book covers randomly placed. The Book covers are for the following books: Her Favorite Rebound by Jackie Lau; The Viking Warrior's Bride by Harper St. George; String Theory by L.M. Bennett and Beyond Her Manner by Emily Banting.
February 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM