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Jay W. Crump
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Writer, reader, educator. Partner. Parent. Politically progressive. Recovering fundamentalist. Retired journalist & college journalism teacher. Sometimes artist.

Nerd. TTRPG fan. OGOA Bloodkin. Horse and dog lover. Lifelong dysphoria.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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A hero arises. Calm, gentle, a plea for compassion.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde speaks truth to power. May many follow her lead.
A female bishop in purple liturgical garb, short gray hair. A brave follower of the Christ whose head is hung in shame today, looking at the travesty of Christianity in the current U.S.
January 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 19
The Little Prince, by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
December 13, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 18
December 5, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 17
"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
December 3, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge
Day 16
"Sheepfarmer's Daughter," Book 1 of The Deeds of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon
December 2, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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Okay, who ordered a cat?
#cats
Orange tabby cat peering out of a cardboard box
December 1, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky

💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 14
"Maus" - graphic novel by Art Spiegelman
December 1, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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Green has always stirred my imagination. So many shades in nature. An embarrassment of green. Autumn, Deep South.
#photos #green #nature
Leaves in multiple shades of green, close-up
November 30, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
💙📚

#BookChallenge
Day 13
"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
November 30, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books

#BookSky

💙📚

#BookChallenge

Day 12
Cover of a book "The Long Trail North," part of the Timber Trail Riders series from back in the '60s
November 29, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky

💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 11
"Native Tongue" by Suzette Haden Elgin
November 28, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 10
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
November 27, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Long-time cat Jonesy gives up and accepts new cat Teddy. Teddy celebrates.
An orange cat curled up asleep with a black kitten beside it, tongue out. Rascal.
November 26, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 9
"The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell
November 26, 2024 at 7:46 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 8"The
"The Once and Future King" by T.H. White
November 26, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 7
Cover of the book "Christy" by Catherine Marshall
November 24, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 6
Dune, by Frank Herbert
November 23, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 5"A
"A Time to Kill" by John Grisham, His first published novel.
November 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 4
November 22, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 3
The three volumes of "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien
November 17, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 2
Book cover for "The Man in the Tree" by Damon Knight
November 16, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books

#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 1
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian, by Marguerite Henry
November 15, 2024 at 5:21 PM