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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜
@lynnemthomas.com
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Rare Book #Librarian, bereaved parent of Caitlin, #geek. 12x Hugo Award winner. bi/queer. Head @illinoisrbml.bsky.social; Verity podcast; ex-ed/pub Uncanny Magazine. Baby #aerialist. My opinions. she/her. No auto-follow. #DoctorWho #bookhistory #SFF
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I don't tend to go hard for Halloween, but I am pretty happy with my Dianey Adult Influencer get-up: the Mary Poppins dress and ears I bought at Epcot, with sneakers for walking the parks.
Me in a navy cardigan and navy/white Minnie Mouse ears. The plaque on them says "practically perfect in every way " Me in a 50s style light blue & navy dress that has Mary Poppins silhouettes on the skirt, with matching cardigan and ears.
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Yup, this is the Best Mug that holds The Correct Amount of Coffee. Bagel inside for scale.
A white bowl-style mug with a brown handle and interior that has a picture of a croissant and says "le petit déjeuner." There is a raisin bagel propped inside it for scale.
October 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Caitlin would have been 23 today. I miss her. Especially her laugh.
Caitlin in her chair, smiling.
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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It's #NationalBlackCatDay. Behold the greatest photo I ever took of Hugo the Cat. (He had just heard a can being opened.)
A black cat with gold eyes looks startled yet alert.
October 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.
Gabrielle (L) in a red bra and skort and Xena (R) in her leather armor/skort.
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Taking a break and reassuring Hugo the cat as he is MOST DISPLEASED that the house no longer has his smells everywhere. (He hates it when we deep clean, he worked HARD to mark all that furniture with his cat face).
A black cat sits on a peach blanket, pointedly refusing to look back at the human whose legs are under the blanket.
October 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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It is the 18 month anniversary of Caitlin’s passing.

I still miss her every day.
A blonde girl in a wheelchair wearing a gray sweater with a purple shirt underneath it smiles. There is a decorated pumpkin in the foreground.
October 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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This is 51.
A middle aged woman with chin length curly hair wearing a Burgundy boatneck sweater and glasses with Burgundy frames.
October 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Sometimes a mug just speaks to you. :slaps hood: this baby holds 20 ounces.
A round cappuccino mug that is dark brown on the inside, white on the outside, with a picture of a croissant and the words “le petit dejeuner” on the side.
September 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Oh, shit, it's #BisexualVisibilityDay? Glad I wore something nice today.
Me, in a hot pink cardigan, white top, and floral skirt.
September 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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This pic of me and Caitlin by @maryrobinettekowal.com from 2014 came up in my FB memories, and it is one of my favorites. Thinking about her a lot as we approach October, both her birthday month and her favorite season. She was a Halloween girlie through and through.
Me, with Caitlin in my lap, looking together at my phone.
September 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Update:

Ganache makes everything better, and there is now an Emotional Support Back Up Marble Banana Bread. #baking
On the left, a banana bread in a rectangular container. On the right, a ganache covered round cake on a cake carrier base.
September 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Well, I won’t say that the most ROUSING culinary success I’ve had (I struggled with the cake pans where the bottoms pop out leaking a bit), but I have a back up marbled banana bread in the oven, and ganache will cover a multitude of sins.
A flat round chocolate cake sits on a cooling rack.
September 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Behold, the spoils from several games of skeeball at Jupiter's at the Crossing last night.

I... *think* it is a bear? It is on wheels, and Hugo IMMEDIATELY started batting it around. 1/2
A small, brown, plastic toy on wheels. It has a pink face.
September 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Happy Gotcha Day to Hugo the Cat!
A black cat perched by the kitchen sink looks to camera.
August 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I have been nominally forgiven.
Hugo the Cat (all black cat) curled up on a pink blanket in my lap. He is looking to camera.
August 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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One skein of "market blooms" and two of a ruby colored sparkle, both superwash in fingering weight.
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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TFW you hang out at the Museum of Illusion and you actually DO A PULL UP FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Me at the Museum of Illusions, doing a pull-up in the subway set. Me at the Museum of Illusions, doing a pull-up in the subway set, upside down.
August 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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So I am still processing that this happened last night. Thank you to everyone who made this happen. 2024 was the most difficult year of our lives, and I am humbled by the care and love we have received from each and every one of you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. #HugoAwards #WorldCon
The Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine. Chrome rocket on a wooden base with a fragile glass topper swirled with green and snow.
August 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Oh, look, my natural habitat!
Me, in front of a TARDIS
August 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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We have a life update to share with all of you. It has been an amazing journey over the last 26 years parenting the greatest person we’ve ever met or ever will meet. Caitlin was the best of us, and we treasure every second we had with her. However, more recently we came to realize that the next steps in our journey will take us to different places. Six months ago, we mutually made the decision to go our own ways and divorce. This is completely amicable, and we’re working on separating in the most humane and equitable ways possible. Thank you all for your love and support. Lynne and Michael.
August 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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WELP, another salty snack with which to bait a trap for me exists. (Original trap: White Cheddar Popcorners)
A bag of Simply Doritos White Cheddar Nacho flavored tortilla chips.
July 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Hugo the Cat demonstrates my typical pre-coffee expression.
A black cat stares into the middle distance while perched on the edge of a white sink.
July 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Mooncat shade #2: Heavenmetal.

I didn’t get a chip until about day 4 on the last round and it was repairable. This brand is making me happy.
My fingernails painted with an opal-esque glittery polish.
June 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Got my contributor copy for the H.G. Wells book chapter I wrote!
The opening of my chapter, "Picshuas and Prophecies: The H.G. Wells collection at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign " Lantern with greenery around it as the background for the title: H.G. Wells: Contemporary Perspectives, edited by Lourdes López Ropero, Editions Universidad Salamanca.
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM