Helen M Ryan
@helenmryan.bsky.social
Coffee, cats, chocolate, travel | LGBTIA+ ally | 80s & alt rock | Walking podcast host | Biz owner | Nerd
Watching Smol Paul has brightened my day.
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Watching Smol Paul has brightened my day.
This was the best.
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This was the best.
Your Norway photos are amazing. I grew up in Oslo.
September 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Your Norway photos are amazing. I grew up in Oslo.
There is a cat version. PEA is usually sell-tolerated.
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
There is a cat version. PEA is usually sell-tolerated.
Thanks for the laugh. I needed that.
August 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Thanks for the laugh. I needed that.
On YouTube, Yoga with Adriene is great. Other good resource are videos from physical therapists. I also like Tom Merrick on YouTube.
July 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
On YouTube, Yoga with Adriene is great. Other good resource are videos from physical therapists. I also like Tom Merrick on YouTube.
You’re right they did, I forgot about that. We set up the displays for the banned books week. Another campaign I remember was for @stephenking.bsky.social
“It.” We wore pins that changed: “It” is coming. The next week, “It” is getting closer. The next week, “It” is here. 😀
“It.” We wore pins that changed: “It” is coming. The next week, “It” is getting closer. The next week, “It” is here. 😀
June 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
You’re right they did, I forgot about that. We set up the displays for the banned books week. Another campaign I remember was for @stephenking.bsky.social
“It.” We wore pins that changed: “It” is coming. The next week, “It” is getting closer. The next week, “It” is here. 😀
“It.” We wore pins that changed: “It” is coming. The next week, “It” is getting closer. The next week, “It” is here. 😀
Yeah, I don’t get it.
June 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Yeah, I don’t get it.
Banned book promo 1986 or 4:
Slaughterhouse Five
Superfudge
That Was Then, This Is Now
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ulysses
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Slaughterhouse Five
Superfudge
That Was Then, This Is Now
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ulysses
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Where the Sidewalk Ends
June 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Banned book promo 1986 or 4:
Slaughterhouse Five
Superfudge
That Was Then, This Is Now
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ulysses
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Slaughterhouse Five
Superfudge
That Was Then, This Is Now
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ulysses
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Banned book promo 1986 part 3:
Merchant of Venice
Nineteen Eighty Four
Of Mice and Men
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ordinary People
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Pigman
Red Pony
Seduction of Peter S
A Separate Peace
Shining
Silas Marner
3/4
Merchant of Venice
Nineteen Eighty Four
Of Mice and Men
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ordinary People
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Pigman
Red Pony
Seduction of Peter S
A Separate Peace
Shining
Silas Marner
3/4
June 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Banned book promo 1986 part 3:
Merchant of Venice
Nineteen Eighty Four
Of Mice and Men
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ordinary People
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Pigman
Red Pony
Seduction of Peter S
A Separate Peace
Shining
Silas Marner
3/4
Merchant of Venice
Nineteen Eighty Four
Of Mice and Men
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ordinary People
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Pigman
Red Pony
Seduction of Peter S
A Separate Peace
Shining
Silas Marner
3/4
Banned books promo 1986 part 2:
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers in the Attic
Forever
Grapes of Wrath
Harriet the Spy
Huckleberry Finn
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Ggie’s House
It’s Okay If You Don’t Love Me
Lord of the Flies
Love Is One of the Choices
Martian Chronicles
Matarese Circle
2/4
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers in the Attic
Forever
Grapes of Wrath
Harriet the Spy
Huckleberry Finn
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Ggie’s House
It’s Okay If You Don’t Love Me
Lord of the Flies
Love Is One of the Choices
Martian Chronicles
Matarese Circle
2/4
June 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Banned books promo 1986 part 2:
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers in the Attic
Forever
Grapes of Wrath
Harriet the Spy
Huckleberry Finn
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Ggie’s House
It’s Okay If You Don’t Love Me
Lord of the Flies
Love Is One of the Choices
Martian Chronicles
Matarese Circle
2/4
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers in the Attic
Forever
Grapes of Wrath
Harriet the Spy
Huckleberry Finn
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Ggie’s House
It’s Okay If You Don’t Love Me
Lord of the Flies
Love Is One of the Choices
Martian Chronicles
Matarese Circle
2/4
On some obscure website, I found the list. Part 1:
The Bastard
Bloodline
Brave New World
Carrie
Catcher in the Rye
Catch 22
Clan of the Cave Bear
Clockwork Orange
Color Purple
Crucible
Cujo
Death of a Salesman
Devil’s Alternative
Diary of a Young Girl
East of Eden
Farewell to Arms
Firestarter
1/4
The Bastard
Bloodline
Brave New World
Carrie
Catcher in the Rye
Catch 22
Clan of the Cave Bear
Clockwork Orange
Color Purple
Crucible
Cujo
Death of a Salesman
Devil’s Alternative
Diary of a Young Girl
East of Eden
Farewell to Arms
Firestarter
1/4
June 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
On some obscure website, I found the list. Part 1:
The Bastard
Bloodline
Brave New World
Carrie
Catcher in the Rye
Catch 22
Clan of the Cave Bear
Clockwork Orange
Color Purple
Crucible
Cujo
Death of a Salesman
Devil’s Alternative
Diary of a Young Girl
East of Eden
Farewell to Arms
Firestarter
1/4
The Bastard
Bloodline
Brave New World
Carrie
Catcher in the Rye
Catch 22
Clan of the Cave Bear
Clockwork Orange
Color Purple
Crucible
Cujo
Death of a Salesman
Devil’s Alternative
Diary of a Young Girl
East of Eden
Farewell to Arms
Firestarter
1/4
I’m pretty sure Catcher in the Rye was there. I can’t remember if To Kill a Mockingbird was.
I do remember being proud to be part of something that stood for something. I was only 20 at the time.
I do remember being proud to be part of something that stood for something. I was only 20 at the time.
June 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I’m pretty sure Catcher in the Rye was there. I can’t remember if To Kill a Mockingbird was.
I do remember being proud to be part of something that stood for something. I was only 20 at the time.
I do remember being proud to be part of something that stood for something. I was only 20 at the time.
When I worked for Waldenbooks around 1986, we had a “Banned Book Week” where we featured books that were considered to be banned. I think it had something to do with the Meese Commission.
June 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
When I worked for Waldenbooks around 1986, we had a “Banned Book Week” where we featured books that were considered to be banned. I think it had something to do with the Meese Commission.
Awww. ❤️❤️ When I first saw the smaller picture, I thought he was wearing some kind of a bubble space helmet. 😹 I need to wear my glasses more….
May 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Awww. ❤️❤️ When I first saw the smaller picture, I thought he was wearing some kind of a bubble space helmet. 😹 I need to wear my glasses more….
I almost spit out my coffee 🤣
April 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I almost spit out my coffee 🤣