Esme
@esmedutcher.bsky.social
Librarian and Author in the PNW. Music, mythology, and art.
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This is new information for me, too. It's wild that the person who invented the most common reading education system in the US says point-blank that it doesn't matter if people don't actually read words, but just guess what they are. He says it's fine to see the word "pony" and read it as "horse."
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is new information for me, too. It's wild that the person who invented the most common reading education system in the US says point-blank that it doesn't matter if people don't actually read words, but just guess what they are. He says it's fine to see the word "pony" and read it as "horse."
Finished Ancillary Mercy last night. Chugging tea to get over the book hangover.
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Finished Ancillary Mercy last night. Chugging tea to get over the book hangover.
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For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
I wish instead of Christmas creeping into November, it extended into January.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I wish instead of Christmas creeping into November, it extended into January.
October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In all the hype over Wicked, how has no one mentioned the guy from Bridgerton is in it?!?!
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In all the hype over Wicked, how has no one mentioned the guy from Bridgerton is in it?!?!
My shift starts late today, so I'm at Starbucks writing. This is what I did all last fall during maternity leave: Dropped my kid off at preschool, then went to Starbucks (the only coffeeshop nearby) to write while the baby slept on my chest in the carrier.
Good memories.
Good memories.
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My shift starts late today, so I'm at Starbucks writing. This is what I did all last fall during maternity leave: Dropped my kid off at preschool, then went to Starbucks (the only coffeeshop nearby) to write while the baby slept on my chest in the carrier.
Good memories.
Good memories.
*sees Bari Weiss made editor-in-chief of CBS News*
*runs to BlueSky to see what @michaelhobbes.bsky.social has to say*
*runs to BlueSky to see what @michaelhobbes.bsky.social has to say*
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
*sees Bari Weiss made editor-in-chief of CBS News*
*runs to BlueSky to see what @michaelhobbes.bsky.social has to say*
*runs to BlueSky to see what @michaelhobbes.bsky.social has to say*
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if your Bari be weiss run in fright, if your Berry be Boo, more cereal for you
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
if your Bari be weiss run in fright, if your Berry be Boo, more cereal for you
I finally read Ancillary Justice.
Murderbot meets Left Hand of Darkness. If you consider yourself any kind of sci-fi fan, you need to read it.
Murderbot meets Left Hand of Darkness. If you consider yourself any kind of sci-fi fan, you need to read it.
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I finally read Ancillary Justice.
Murderbot meets Left Hand of Darkness. If you consider yourself any kind of sci-fi fan, you need to read it.
Murderbot meets Left Hand of Darkness. If you consider yourself any kind of sci-fi fan, you need to read it.
According to Hegseth, women can't be in military combat unless they can meet male physical standards.
I already know how this is going to go. When women do pass those tests, they're going to be accused of not actually being women.
I already know how this is going to go. When women do pass those tests, they're going to be accused of not actually being women.
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
According to Hegseth, women can't be in military combat unless they can meet male physical standards.
I already know how this is going to go. When women do pass those tests, they're going to be accused of not actually being women.
I already know how this is going to go. When women do pass those tests, they're going to be accused of not actually being women.
Instant coffee is gross, but it's still better than no coffee.
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Instant coffee is gross, but it's still better than no coffee.
I've read two of the stories in Kelly Link's Get in Trouble so far, and they were both really good, but fell flat in the last couple paragraphs.
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I've read two of the stories in Kelly Link's Get in Trouble so far, and they were both really good, but fell flat in the last couple paragraphs.
I was really hoping this news article was going to be about a bitter fight between sandwich fanatics.
September 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I was really hoping this news article was going to be about a bitter fight between sandwich fanatics.
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The Try Guys come clean about their biggest scandal...😳
September 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Try Guys come clean about their biggest scandal...😳
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Florida welcomes polio.
Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates
"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery," Dr. Joseph Ladapo said. "Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"
www.nbcnews.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Florida welcomes polio.
Scene 1: I'm at WorldCon watching @gailcarriger.bsky.social on a panel about writing in different genres and age groups.
Scene 2: I'm scrolling Libby because my four-year-old has asked for a fairy audiobook. I see Carriger's name. Score!!
Scene 2: I'm scrolling Libby because my four-year-old has asked for a fairy audiobook. I see Carriger's name. Score!!
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Scene 1: I'm at WorldCon watching @gailcarriger.bsky.social on a panel about writing in different genres and age groups.
Scene 2: I'm scrolling Libby because my four-year-old has asked for a fairy audiobook. I see Carriger's name. Score!!
Scene 2: I'm scrolling Libby because my four-year-old has asked for a fairy audiobook. I see Carriger's name. Score!!
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Reclamation Day has come: WOMEN OF THE FAIRY TALE RESISTANCE are taking back the fairy tale!
August 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reclamation Day has come: WOMEN OF THE FAIRY TALE RESISTANCE are taking back the fairy tale!
If sudden fiction is 500-750 words and microfiction is less than 400 words, than what do you call a story that is 450 words? 🤔
#AskingTheBigQuestions #WritersCommunity
#AskingTheBigQuestions #WritersCommunity
August 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If sudden fiction is 500-750 words and microfiction is less than 400 words, than what do you call a story that is 450 words? 🤔
#AskingTheBigQuestions #WritersCommunity
#AskingTheBigQuestions #WritersCommunity
Ruin a movie.
Mad Max: Irritation Road
Mad Max: Irritation Road
Ruin a movie:
Adequateman
Adequateman
Ruin a movie: Mission Perfectly Feasible
August 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Ruin a movie.
Mad Max: Irritation Road
Mad Max: Irritation Road
August 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A nice rainy day to give WorldCon attendees that authentic Seattle vibe.
#WorldConSeattle2025 #WorldCon2025
#WorldConSeattle2025 #WorldCon2025
August 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A nice rainy day to give WorldCon attendees that authentic Seattle vibe.
#WorldConSeattle2025 #WorldCon2025
#WorldConSeattle2025 #WorldCon2025
It didn't occur to me until to late to do cosplay, so I'm just going to dress vaguely nautical with all my librarian earrings and pins for #WorldConSeattle2025.
August 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It didn't occur to me until to late to do cosplay, so I'm just going to dress vaguely nautical with all my librarian earrings and pins for #WorldConSeattle2025.