Melissa Herrera
@junkbabe.bsky.social
author, writer, curator of found things
I just live in their world.
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I just live in their world.
Seen at the thrift store today.
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Seen at the thrift store today.
“Let the hope begin.” — George Herrera 🫣
September 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“Let the hope begin.” — George Herrera 🫣
A local teacher is my guest writer: “I’ve worked in the public school system for many years. I worry about the changes thatare coming down the pipeline. How will these changes affect our children? Will they continue to receive the best education we can give them?”
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July 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A local teacher is my guest writer: “I’ve worked in the public school system for many years. I worry about the changes thatare coming down the pipeline. How will these changes affect our children? Will they continue to receive the best education we can give them?”
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I’ll take back every sour word out of my farmhouse-hating mouth.
July 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I’ll take back every sour word out of my farmhouse-hating mouth.
Someone remind me not to bicker with people buying my stuff on Marketplace. I had someone just ask me if I reposted a piece they wanted to buy weeks ago and baby, that item sold. There are many trinket heart shelves that look alike. I will gather the shit out of all of them.
June 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Someone remind me not to bicker with people buying my stuff on Marketplace. I had someone just ask me if I reposted a piece they wanted to buy weeks ago and baby, that item sold. There are many trinket heart shelves that look alike. I will gather the shit out of all of them.
I was 27 when the first Mission Impossible came out in ‘96. Our anniversary is May 26 (35 yrs today), always when good movies release. I love cinema so much & as we stepped out of Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning today, I knew we’d seen a masterpiece of a finale. Thank you for the thrills, Tom
May 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I was 27 when the first Mission Impossible came out in ‘96. Our anniversary is May 26 (35 yrs today), always when good movies release. I love cinema so much & as we stepped out of Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning today, I knew we’d seen a masterpiece of a finale. Thank you for the thrills, Tom
The 5 minutes waiting for my quick oats to be done is infinite.
April 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The 5 minutes waiting for my quick oats to be done is infinite.
“I’m here with both of my daughters for a meeting of the minds, a brief wrinkle in time to talk, eat, sleep and rest. In the time I’ve been here, we’ve drank Mystic Coffee, eaten coconut shrimp from Tark’s and gotten a ceviche platter at Mancora off Las Olas.”
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April 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
“I’m here with both of my daughters for a meeting of the minds, a brief wrinkle in time to talk, eat, sleep and rest. In the time I’ve been here, we’ve drank Mystic Coffee, eaten coconut shrimp from Tark’s and gotten a ceviche platter at Mancora off Las Olas.”
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“Last year, all I could hear was how bad the economy was. Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! And I wonder how anyone feels at this now precarious moment in time when our tied to the stock market savings are plunging into the abyss.”
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April 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“Last year, all I could hear was how bad the economy was. Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! And I wonder how anyone feels at this now precarious moment in time when our tied to the stock market savings are plunging into the abyss.”
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“As my mom always said, “You have to trim things — even if they’re beautiful — if you want to keep them growing.” Trimming isn’t throwing away. It’s a reset to unfurl more growth. Today, I’m unfurling after being cut.”
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March 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“As my mom always said, “You have to trim things — even if they’re beautiful — if you want to keep them growing.” Trimming isn’t throwing away. It’s a reset to unfurl more growth. Today, I’m unfurling after being cut.”
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“George’s presence is important. He is your neighbor, and he is your friend. One day he’s here & the next day he could be gone. What did we as a collective neighborhood do to make sure he doesn’t disappear? Or is he collateral damage in a grander scheme?”
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March 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“George’s presence is important. He is your neighbor, and he is your friend. One day he’s here & the next day he could be gone. What did we as a collective neighborhood do to make sure he doesn’t disappear? Or is he collateral damage in a grander scheme?”
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“And for me to not believe my own loved ones because I was ingrained to find the good in everyone? I’m laying that down too. Sometimes scrubbing a learned action is more important than believing everyone is inherently good because I’ve learned they’re not.”
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March 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
“And for me to not believe my own loved ones because I was ingrained to find the good in everyone? I’m laying that down too. Sometimes scrubbing a learned action is more important than believing everyone is inherently good because I’ve learned they’re not.”
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“Today I’m not so sure of what we’re in control of. My country is a gorgeous, chaotic tangle from coast to coast. Her roads still beckon me, even though not all are welcome. I love her more than I ever did, so I’ll continue to document.”
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March 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“Today I’m not so sure of what we’re in control of. My country is a gorgeous, chaotic tangle from coast to coast. Her roads still beckon me, even though not all are welcome. I love her more than I ever did, so I’ll continue to document.”
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“It was within two weeks of this executive order my phone rang, and it was my director. “I’m so sorry Selena, but you’ve been furloughed.”
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March 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“It was within two weeks of this executive order my phone rang, and it was my director. “I’m so sorry Selena, but you’ve been furloughed.”
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“As I look from abroad at what is happening in the US now, the chaos is so intense that it is tempting to simply look away. I have therefore chosen to focus my attention on one aspect of what is happening, this contempt for weakness.”
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February 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“As I look from abroad at what is happening in the US now, the chaos is so intense that it is tempting to simply look away. I have therefore chosen to focus my attention on one aspect of what is happening, this contempt for weakness.”
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“But personal stories being shared, phew, there’s a pecking order to them. They aren’t heard if they’re deemed not correct. If you have a story to tell, please tell it. Write it. Take the time to put it on paper. Open up your laptop and start typing.”
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February 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“But personal stories being shared, phew, there’s a pecking order to them. They aren’t heard if they’re deemed not correct. If you have a story to tell, please tell it. Write it. Take the time to put it on paper. Open up your laptop and start typing.”
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