Jennie Cisna Mills
@jenniecmills.bsky.social
Library Director in IL, wife and stepmom. Lover of cats and reader of books. Halloween is my favorite and my best.
I’ve never been in Starsky and Hutch fandom (and probably won’t be - life is short), but this is why fandom is so important enduring.
How Friendship Fueled Half a Century of Fandom — Fansplaining
For the admins of the Starsky & Hutch Fiction Archive, preserving fanworks and fannish community go hand in hand.
www.fansplaining.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’ve never been in Starsky and Hutch fandom (and probably won’t be - life is short), but this is why fandom is so important enduring.
Spellcheck just changed 'pissiness' to 'silliness'. Those two words do NOT mean the same thing, and I assure you, the tone of my writing has never needed the word 'silliness.'
June 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Spellcheck just changed 'pissiness' to 'silliness'. Those two words do NOT mean the same thing, and I assure you, the tone of my writing has never needed the word 'silliness.'
A tiny prince showed up to my workplace recently.
June 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A tiny prince showed up to my workplace recently.
Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
June 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Every woman-owned business, c'mon now...
How Nuns Got Squeezed Out of the Communion Wafer Business
Altar bread was once made by hundreds of communities of nuns across the US. Now, a for-profit company controls nearly the entire market.
getpocket.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Every woman-owned business, c'mon now...
I, too, was painfully in my 20s when I first watched this movie. But I still adore it.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Navigating the Landscape of Human Emotion - Reactor
Does this beautiful, weird, messy movie hold up over 20 years later? Absolutely.
reactormag.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I, too, was painfully in my 20s when I first watched this movie. But I still adore it.
The world is on fire, and I still cut apart the (rare) plastic rings 6-pack plastic drink rings, so that animals don't get caught in them.
I hope I'm generating a little bit of good karma for myself, somewhere.
I hope I'm generating a little bit of good karma for myself, somewhere.
May 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The world is on fire, and I still cut apart the (rare) plastic rings 6-pack plastic drink rings, so that animals don't get caught in them.
I hope I'm generating a little bit of good karma for myself, somewhere.
I hope I'm generating a little bit of good karma for myself, somewhere.
I do enjoy tacos. Unless Trump makes them.
Trump Short-Circuits Over Wall Street's 4-Letter Slogan For Him
"Don't ever say what you said," President Donald Trump told a reporter when asked about Wall Street's new saying. "That’s a nasty question."
www.huffpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I do enjoy tacos. Unless Trump makes them.
An old picture of me. I'm thinner in the photo, and 17 years younger. I'm standing in my childhood home, which was sold in 2019. My haircut is different, and yet, and yet...
Oh yes, that's before all of the tattoos.
Oh yes, that's before all of the tattoos.
May 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
An old picture of me. I'm thinner in the photo, and 17 years younger. I'm standing in my childhood home, which was sold in 2019. My haircut is different, and yet, and yet...
Oh yes, that's before all of the tattoos.
Oh yes, that's before all of the tattoos.
I loved this show. It was on when I was too young to *understand* this show, but I loved it.
Raising a glass 🥃 tonight.
Raising a glass 🥃 tonight.
May 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I loved this show. It was on when I was too young to *understand* this show, but I loved it.
Raising a glass 🥃 tonight.
Raising a glass 🥃 tonight.
Sharing for those in the back of the room...
The contempt that these folks have for the poor and under-privileged is galling. Yes, it is ethical to buy used books. Yes, it is ethical to borrow books from the library. Not everyone can afford to shop at Barnes & Noble, but everyone deserves the joy of reading.
May 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sharing for those in the back of the room...
Happy Stepmother's Day to me, Stepdaughter, and our cart of churros.
May 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy Stepmother's Day to me, Stepdaughter, and our cart of churros.
My horoscope today said, “Home is where your books are,” and it’s true.
May 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My horoscope today said, “Home is where your books are,” and it’s true.
Ever wonder why your health insurance costs keep going up? It's often the cost of prescription drugs being used in your insurance pool (among other things, I'm the Chair of a health insurance cooperative board).
Here's a case study to make your blood boil.
Here's a case study to make your blood boil.
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Ever wonder why your health insurance costs keep going up? It's often the cost of prescription drugs being used in your insurance pool (among other things, I'm the Chair of a health insurance cooperative board).
Here's a case study to make your blood boil.
Here's a case study to make your blood boil.
Yep. It’s why I went into the profession that I did.
May 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yep. It’s why I went into the profession that I did.
My one brush with serious illness was both physically brutal but mercifully swift. It still had lessons to teach which I couldn't verbalize nearly as gracefully as this.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
www.theatlantic.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
My one brush with serious illness was both physically brutal but mercifully swift. It still had lessons to teach which I couldn't verbalize nearly as gracefully as this.
Jouska (noun): a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head.
This has been my Tuesday. Also my forties.
This has been my Tuesday. Also my forties.
May 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Jouska (noun): a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head.
This has been my Tuesday. Also my forties.
This has been my Tuesday. Also my forties.
I'm sure that this is, in no way, a political statement.
Memorial to victims of gun violence taken down at ATF headquarters
The “Faces of Gun Violence” memorial was installed at ATF in 2024 to remind the workforce of the human toll.
wapo.st
May 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I'm sure that this is, in no way, a political statement.
Some days be like that.
May 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Some days be like that.
I always want readers to find their books and am always happy to donate to charities that support prison libraries.
Reading Behind Bars, and Beyond Barriers | Los Angeles Review of Books
Jackie Snow reflects on what working for a books-to-prisons nonprofit has taught her about reading.
lareviewofbooks.org
May 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I always want readers to find their books and am always happy to donate to charities that support prison libraries.
My state’s governor is likely cooler than your states’s governor.
May 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My state’s governor is likely cooler than your states’s governor.
I feel you, Toad, I feel you.
May 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I feel you, Toad, I feel you.