Laura Bergin
@lbergin.bsky.social
Mother, physician, reader of thousands of books.
I’d like to go on record saying I would much prefer to spend my life surrounded by people with autism, than by the people who are trying to convince us that pseudoscience can eradicate autism.
September 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I’d like to go on record saying I would much prefer to spend my life surrounded by people with autism, than by the people who are trying to convince us that pseudoscience can eradicate autism.
The Magician of Tiger Castle.
I devoured Sachar’s books as a child. I put them like tiny treasures on my own children’s bookshelves, waiting to be discovered. This book was a treasure left for me to discover, and I loved it. Sachar pace, wit, and colorful characters - now for grown up readers.
📚💙
I devoured Sachar’s books as a child. I put them like tiny treasures on my own children’s bookshelves, waiting to be discovered. This book was a treasure left for me to discover, and I loved it. Sachar pace, wit, and colorful characters - now for grown up readers.
📚💙
August 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Magician of Tiger Castle.
I devoured Sachar’s books as a child. I put them like tiny treasures on my own children’s bookshelves, waiting to be discovered. This book was a treasure left for me to discover, and I loved it. Sachar pace, wit, and colorful characters - now for grown up readers.
📚💙
I devoured Sachar’s books as a child. I put them like tiny treasures on my own children’s bookshelves, waiting to be discovered. This book was a treasure left for me to discover, and I loved it. Sachar pace, wit, and colorful characters - now for grown up readers.
📚💙
Sometimes I wonder why my pants keep shrinking. Then I realize everything I have eaten today contained some form of chocolate and suddenly I know why.
In other news, there are perks to being an adult.
In other news, there are perks to being an adult.
July 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Sometimes I wonder why my pants keep shrinking. Then I realize everything I have eaten today contained some form of chocolate and suddenly I know why.
In other news, there are perks to being an adult.
In other news, there are perks to being an adult.
The doldrums of summer hold us in a sort of stasis - eat, clean, break up fights, whine, whine more, eat, sleep, repeat. Over and over again, while the scattered detritus of children’s meandering accumulates on every surface. I cannot see the floors. I cannot remember silence. The end seems so far.
July 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The doldrums of summer hold us in a sort of stasis - eat, clean, break up fights, whine, whine more, eat, sleep, repeat. Over and over again, while the scattered detritus of children’s meandering accumulates on every surface. I cannot see the floors. I cannot remember silence. The end seems so far.
Stars Die is the first in a planned trilogy. It’s clever, with a likable main character, an interesting world, and plenty of room to grow the world and magic system in the next two books. I can’t wait to read the next! 💙📚
July 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Stars Die is the first in a planned trilogy. It’s clever, with a likable main character, an interesting world, and plenty of room to grow the world and magic system in the next two books. I can’t wait to read the next! 💙📚
Just read Dogs of War and now reading Bear Head - first, this is a really well executed world and the second book takes a very fresh approach.
Second, as a US citizen, reading Honey’s insightful description of the type of person who plays the meta game is deeply uncomfortable right now.
💙📚
Second, as a US citizen, reading Honey’s insightful description of the type of person who plays the meta game is deeply uncomfortable right now.
💙📚
June 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Just read Dogs of War and now reading Bear Head - first, this is a really well executed world and the second book takes a very fresh approach.
Second, as a US citizen, reading Honey’s insightful description of the type of person who plays the meta game is deeply uncomfortable right now.
💙📚
Second, as a US citizen, reading Honey’s insightful description of the type of person who plays the meta game is deeply uncomfortable right now.
💙📚
The best thing we have ever done in our house is install a slate floor. Not slippery when wet, all scratches and chips have been easily sanded out and are invisible in the natural texture of the stone, and today: blissfully cold when you lie on it after making the poor decision to garden.
June 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The best thing we have ever done in our house is install a slate floor. Not slippery when wet, all scratches and chips have been easily sanded out and are invisible in the natural texture of the stone, and today: blissfully cold when you lie on it after making the poor decision to garden.
💙📚
When The Moon Hits Your Eye.
I initially thought this book was an absurd romp, made worth reading because of Scalzi’s incredibly engaging voice and entertaining vignettes that run alongside the main story. The more I read, the more I found that it was rather a series of snapshots
When The Moon Hits Your Eye.
I initially thought this book was an absurd romp, made worth reading because of Scalzi’s incredibly engaging voice and entertaining vignettes that run alongside the main story. The more I read, the more I found that it was rather a series of snapshots
June 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
💙📚
When The Moon Hits Your Eye.
I initially thought this book was an absurd romp, made worth reading because of Scalzi’s incredibly engaging voice and entertaining vignettes that run alongside the main story. The more I read, the more I found that it was rather a series of snapshots
When The Moon Hits Your Eye.
I initially thought this book was an absurd romp, made worth reading because of Scalzi’s incredibly engaging voice and entertaining vignettes that run alongside the main story. The more I read, the more I found that it was rather a series of snapshots
Seekers in the Void feels like the first book in a gorgeously written series (please?) though it is currently a stand alone story. An interesting story, populated with characters with room to grow their histories and foibles, set in a world where a single company has a monopoly on space flight. 📚💙
June 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Seekers in the Void feels like the first book in a gorgeously written series (please?) though it is currently a stand alone story. An interesting story, populated with characters with room to grow their histories and foibles, set in a world where a single company has a monopoly on space flight. 📚💙
81 years ago, my grandfather was preparing to storm Omaha Beach at Pointe du Hoc.
He wasn’t a perfect man, but he fought for what he believed in, and a man could have a worse legacy than, “Don’t take shit from anybody and damn the Nazis.”
I’m proud to have his steady hands and his spine.
He wasn’t a perfect man, but he fought for what he believed in, and a man could have a worse legacy than, “Don’t take shit from anybody and damn the Nazis.”
I’m proud to have his steady hands and his spine.
June 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
81 years ago, my grandfather was preparing to storm Omaha Beach at Pointe du Hoc.
He wasn’t a perfect man, but he fought for what he believed in, and a man could have a worse legacy than, “Don’t take shit from anybody and damn the Nazis.”
I’m proud to have his steady hands and his spine.
He wasn’t a perfect man, but he fought for what he believed in, and a man could have a worse legacy than, “Don’t take shit from anybody and damn the Nazis.”
I’m proud to have his steady hands and his spine.
I can smell these roses from six feet away - they are so fragrant. What a gorgeous June evening. 🌱
June 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I can smell these roses from six feet away - they are so fragrant. What a gorgeous June evening. 🌱
Taken from the Villanova student code of conduct. I would suggest that recording a student being assaulted violates this code. Juan Eguiguren should not walk at Villanova graduation.
May 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Taken from the Villanova student code of conduct. I would suggest that recording a student being assaulted violates this code. Juan Eguiguren should not walk at Villanova graduation.
Today I ventured to a neighborhood plant sale, found some lovely additions including iris, which led to an impromptu whacking back/digging out of a section of flag lilies, finding 9 more hidden iris in the bed, and a giveaway of the lilies within an hour of posting them on a buy nothing site. Win! 🌱
April 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Today I ventured to a neighborhood plant sale, found some lovely additions including iris, which led to an impromptu whacking back/digging out of a section of flag lilies, finding 9 more hidden iris in the bed, and a giveaway of the lilies within an hour of posting them on a buy nothing site. Win! 🌱
I have so much to say that I decided to repost rather than post a huge thread of replies.
For background, I’m a Catholic (1) obstetrician (2) who is a mother of 5 (3) wonderful boys.
The view of children as “Children”, that is, a separate and distinct entity from people, is insidiously harmful.
For background, I’m a Catholic (1) obstetrician (2) who is a mother of 5 (3) wonderful boys.
The view of children as “Children”, that is, a separate and distinct entity from people, is insidiously harmful.
there’s a lot going on here but one bit, where fash mom rants about “precious innocent children” that raises constant question I have - is there another culture that infantilizes and fetishizes the value of children so much? Is this a US thing? And I don’t remember it when I was young.
Everything about this from the lesbian teacher being married to lesbian cop to the other cops just letting the gun toting life threatening fashy mom just walk initially is so 2025 that I can't even stand it
www.advocate.com/crime/indian...
www.advocate.com/crime/indian...
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I have so much to say that I decided to repost rather than post a huge thread of replies.
For background, I’m a Catholic (1) obstetrician (2) who is a mother of 5 (3) wonderful boys.
The view of children as “Children”, that is, a separate and distinct entity from people, is insidiously harmful.
For background, I’m a Catholic (1) obstetrician (2) who is a mother of 5 (3) wonderful boys.
The view of children as “Children”, that is, a separate and distinct entity from people, is insidiously harmful.
💙📚
Service Model is an entertaining and thought provoking story. What would happen if robots did all menial labor? How would our society actually treat the humans “freed” from their mundane work? Can AI really ever replace human ingenuity, and self-direction? What does it mean to be sentient?
Service Model is an entertaining and thought provoking story. What would happen if robots did all menial labor? How would our society actually treat the humans “freed” from their mundane work? Can AI really ever replace human ingenuity, and self-direction? What does it mean to be sentient?
April 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
💙📚
Service Model is an entertaining and thought provoking story. What would happen if robots did all menial labor? How would our society actually treat the humans “freed” from their mundane work? Can AI really ever replace human ingenuity, and self-direction? What does it mean to be sentient?
Service Model is an entertaining and thought provoking story. What would happen if robots did all menial labor? How would our society actually treat the humans “freed” from their mundane work? Can AI really ever replace human ingenuity, and self-direction? What does it mean to be sentient?
🌱 Can I reasonably put a weigela in a pot for a while to get bigger in zone 6b? I am afraid it will get lost in the weeds at the back of my yard. Anyone know?
April 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🌱 Can I reasonably put a weigela in a pot for a while to get bigger in zone 6b? I am afraid it will get lost in the weeds at the back of my yard. Anyone know?
💙📚 Wizard of Most Wicked Ways is a terrific addition to the lovely Whimbrel House series. The magic system is creative and the characters are consistently well written.
April 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
💙📚 Wizard of Most Wicked Ways is a terrific addition to the lovely Whimbrel House series. The magic system is creative and the characters are consistently well written.
@letsdoubledutch.bsky.social I’m thinking that the United States as a country needs a Dutch life coach. We need to lose the assumption that we can just believe what criminals tell us (“but he said that was a lie!”), and the naive positivity that has led us to be fooled by this administration. Help.
April 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
@letsdoubledutch.bsky.social I’m thinking that the United States as a country needs a Dutch life coach. We need to lose the assumption that we can just believe what criminals tell us (“but he said that was a lie!”), and the naive positivity that has led us to be fooled by this administration. Help.
As a physician who takes 24 hour calls, during which I occasionally sit, or even drink a cup of coffee - I see you, @booker.senate.gov
Could you feel us cheering you on?
Could you feel us cheering you on?
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As a physician who takes 24 hour calls, during which I occasionally sit, or even drink a cup of coffee - I see you, @booker.senate.gov
Could you feel us cheering you on?
Could you feel us cheering you on?
💙📚
Mickey7 is an entertaining speculation. How do you feel about a coworker who cannot die? How does it feel to know that your “immortality” is only truly real for other people? If you walk, talk, think and dream like someone else, are you the same person? The setting isn’t as robust
Mickey7 is an entertaining speculation. How do you feel about a coworker who cannot die? How does it feel to know that your “immortality” is only truly real for other people? If you walk, talk, think and dream like someone else, are you the same person? The setting isn’t as robust
March 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
💙📚
Mickey7 is an entertaining speculation. How do you feel about a coworker who cannot die? How does it feel to know that your “immortality” is only truly real for other people? If you walk, talk, think and dream like someone else, are you the same person? The setting isn’t as robust
Mickey7 is an entertaining speculation. How do you feel about a coworker who cannot die? How does it feel to know that your “immortality” is only truly real for other people? If you walk, talk, think and dream like someone else, are you the same person? The setting isn’t as robust
When suffering is tolerable, people are inclined to bear up under its weight, rather than upset their lives and habits for the sake of making things right. But when the list of abuses and betrayals continues to grow, and it becomes evident …
March 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When suffering is tolerable, people are inclined to bear up under its weight, rather than upset their lives and habits for the sake of making things right. But when the list of abuses and betrayals continues to grow, and it becomes evident …
💙📚
Whalefall is fundamentally a book about fathers and sons, and how they fail and redeem one another. It’s set in a pretty interesting adventure story, but at its heart, it is an exploration of what it means to be an imperfect person who is even so either the foundation or the dream of another.
Whalefall is fundamentally a book about fathers and sons, and how they fail and redeem one another. It’s set in a pretty interesting adventure story, but at its heart, it is an exploration of what it means to be an imperfect person who is even so either the foundation or the dream of another.
March 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
💙📚
Whalefall is fundamentally a book about fathers and sons, and how they fail and redeem one another. It’s set in a pretty interesting adventure story, but at its heart, it is an exploration of what it means to be an imperfect person who is even so either the foundation or the dream of another.
Whalefall is fundamentally a book about fathers and sons, and how they fail and redeem one another. It’s set in a pretty interesting adventure story, but at its heart, it is an exploration of what it means to be an imperfect person who is even so either the foundation or the dream of another.
🌱 When they say, wait to clean up leaf litter until days are consistently above 50 degrees F, how many days in a row does that mean? Are we talking a week? Two? This seems like something I should know. In Missouri I have about 3 weeks between 50 and 95, so trying to plan accordingly.
March 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🌱 When they say, wait to clean up leaf litter until days are consistently above 50 degrees F, how many days in a row does that mean? Are we talking a week? Two? This seems like something I should know. In Missouri I have about 3 weeks between 50 and 95, so trying to plan accordingly.
If you see this, post or quote repost a tree🌲
Oh, the woods, where children go to learn what it is to be human and a part of this big world.
Oh, the woods, where children go to learn what it is to be human and a part of this big world.
March 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If you see this, post or quote repost a tree🌲
Oh, the woods, where children go to learn what it is to be human and a part of this big world.
Oh, the woods, where children go to learn what it is to be human and a part of this big world.
💙📚
The Dallergut Dream Department Store is such an interesting, quirky little book. On the surface it is a confection of a story, with an interesting and original setting and characters that are briefly but deeply characterized.
The Dallergut Dream Department Store is such an interesting, quirky little book. On the surface it is a confection of a story, with an interesting and original setting and characters that are briefly but deeply characterized.
March 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
💙📚
The Dallergut Dream Department Store is such an interesting, quirky little book. On the surface it is a confection of a story, with an interesting and original setting and characters that are briefly but deeply characterized.
The Dallergut Dream Department Store is such an interesting, quirky little book. On the surface it is a confection of a story, with an interesting and original setting and characters that are briefly but deeply characterized.