Ash
@midwesterndruid.bsky.social
Need a void for my thoughts
Writer • Artist • Reader • Animal Lover • Dice Maker • Socialist • Chaotic Good
Writing books that will likely be banned in Florida
Writer • Artist • Reader • Animal Lover • Dice Maker • Socialist • Chaotic Good
Writing books that will likely be banned in Florida
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Ash
@midwesterndruid.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Gonna add to a thread of books I feel are necessary reads every day until I run out of titles.
Note: if you want to buy them, try to get them in print if you can. With book bans on the rise it may become harder to access them in the near future
Day 1: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Note: if you want to buy them, try to get them in print if you can. With book bans on the rise it may become harder to access them in the near future
Day 1: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Hey friends that write.
Just a friendly reminder not to delete your old outlines, throw out old journals, and keep otherwise shelved WIPs because chances are there might be something you can use in later projects
Just a friendly reminder not to delete your old outlines, throw out old journals, and keep otherwise shelved WIPs because chances are there might be something you can use in later projects
April 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hey friends that write.
Just a friendly reminder not to delete your old outlines, throw out old journals, and keep otherwise shelved WIPs because chances are there might be something you can use in later projects
Just a friendly reminder not to delete your old outlines, throw out old journals, and keep otherwise shelved WIPs because chances are there might be something you can use in later projects
My reading plans for trans rights readathon this year:
Fire Becomes Her by Rosie Thor
The Second Rebel by Linden A Lewis
Emberclaw by LR Lam
I probably won’t get to all of them but I’m happy to support trans authors always
Fire Becomes Her by Rosie Thor
The Second Rebel by Linden A Lewis
Emberclaw by LR Lam
I probably won’t get to all of them but I’m happy to support trans authors always
March 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My reading plans for trans rights readathon this year:
Fire Becomes Her by Rosie Thor
The Second Rebel by Linden A Lewis
Emberclaw by LR Lam
I probably won’t get to all of them but I’m happy to support trans authors always
Fire Becomes Her by Rosie Thor
The Second Rebel by Linden A Lewis
Emberclaw by LR Lam
I probably won’t get to all of them but I’m happy to support trans authors always
Date night fit and makeup got me feeling like myself
March 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Date night fit and makeup got me feeling like myself
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i said what i said
March 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
i said what i said
Xiala from Between Earth and Sky
Lila from Shades of Magic
Wu Zetian from Iron Widow
Essun/Damaya/Syenite from Broken Earth
Keera from the Halfling Saga
Danaerys from Game of Thrones (book Dany)
Harrow from The Locked Tomb
Nahri from The Daevabad Trilogy
Lila from Shades of Magic
Wu Zetian from Iron Widow
Essun/Damaya/Syenite from Broken Earth
Keera from the Halfling Saga
Danaerys from Game of Thrones (book Dany)
Harrow from The Locked Tomb
Nahri from The Daevabad Trilogy
March 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Xiala from Between Earth and Sky
Lila from Shades of Magic
Wu Zetian from Iron Widow
Essun/Damaya/Syenite from Broken Earth
Keera from the Halfling Saga
Danaerys from Game of Thrones (book Dany)
Harrow from The Locked Tomb
Nahri from The Daevabad Trilogy
Lila from Shades of Magic
Wu Zetian from Iron Widow
Essun/Damaya/Syenite from Broken Earth
Keera from the Halfling Saga
Danaerys from Game of Thrones (book Dany)
Harrow from The Locked Tomb
Nahri from The Daevabad Trilogy
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One starring an unreleased book with a review saying ‘DEI book’ assures me that a) you did not read the book, b) you have absolutely no idea what DEI even means, and c) I must buy this book when it’s out.
February 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One starring an unreleased book with a review saying ‘DEI book’ assures me that a) you did not read the book, b) you have absolutely no idea what DEI even means, and c) I must buy this book when it’s out.
Am I older or do I just have a chronic illness now?
I know the answer is both. But I’m in better shape than I’ve been in years, and pain doesn’t get me down as much as it used to. But goddamn I’m still so fucking exhausted. All the time. The fatigue is worse than any of it
I know the answer is both. But I’m in better shape than I’ve been in years, and pain doesn’t get me down as much as it used to. But goddamn I’m still so fucking exhausted. All the time. The fatigue is worse than any of it
January 31, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Am I older or do I just have a chronic illness now?
I know the answer is both. But I’m in better shape than I’ve been in years, and pain doesn’t get me down as much as it used to. But goddamn I’m still so fucking exhausted. All the time. The fatigue is worse than any of it
I know the answer is both. But I’m in better shape than I’ve been in years, and pain doesn’t get me down as much as it used to. But goddamn I’m still so fucking exhausted. All the time. The fatigue is worse than any of it
Everyone who gets to know Simon wants a Eurasier until they see what happens during undercoat blowing season. That’s not even all of it.
I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything. This is my soul dog.
He’s also been great deshed practice in school
#dog
#doggrooming
#eurasier
I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything. This is my soul dog.
He’s also been great deshed practice in school
#dog
#doggrooming
#eurasier
January 31, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Everyone who gets to know Simon wants a Eurasier until they see what happens during undercoat blowing season. That’s not even all of it.
I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything. This is my soul dog.
He’s also been great deshed practice in school
#dog
#doggrooming
#eurasier
I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything. This is my soul dog.
He’s also been great deshed practice in school
#dog
#doggrooming
#eurasier
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The feminine urge to quit my job and start a commune with all the girls and gays
a girl in a green shirt is holding a stick in her hand
ALT: a girl in a green shirt is holding a stick in her hand
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The feminine urge to quit my job and start a commune with all the girls and gays
Gonna add to a thread of books I feel are necessary reads every day until I run out of titles.
Note: if you want to buy them, try to get them in print if you can. With book bans on the rise it may become harder to access them in the near future
Day 1: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Note: if you want to buy them, try to get them in print if you can. With book bans on the rise it may become harder to access them in the near future
Day 1: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
January 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Gonna add to a thread of books I feel are necessary reads every day until I run out of titles.
Note: if you want to buy them, try to get them in print if you can. With book bans on the rise it may become harder to access them in the near future
Day 1: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Note: if you want to buy them, try to get them in print if you can. With book bans on the rise it may become harder to access them in the near future
Day 1: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
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One thing we CANNOT and WILL NOT do is fall into collective hopelessness.
That's EXACTLY what the powers that be want from us.
Be happy and be a pain in the ass out of spite. Keep the chaos going.
That's EXACTLY what the powers that be want from us.
Be happy and be a pain in the ass out of spite. Keep the chaos going.
January 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
One thing we CANNOT and WILL NOT do is fall into collective hopelessness.
That's EXACTLY what the powers that be want from us.
Be happy and be a pain in the ass out of spite. Keep the chaos going.
That's EXACTLY what the powers that be want from us.
Be happy and be a pain in the ass out of spite. Keep the chaos going.
Please don’t let your cats outside. I promise they can live full enriching lives without going outside where it is so dangerous for them. They deserve better
January 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Please don’t let your cats outside. I promise they can live full enriching lives without going outside where it is so dangerous for them. They deserve better
What does audible think they’re gaining from discouraging people from listening at faster speeds? I have ADHD and audiobooks, especially sped up, allow me to enjoy more books and comprehend better what I’ve read. Everyone’s brains process things differently and that’s okay
#booksky
#booksky
January 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What does audible think they’re gaining from discouraging people from listening at faster speeds? I have ADHD and audiobooks, especially sped up, allow me to enjoy more books and comprehend better what I’ve read. Everyone’s brains process things differently and that’s okay
#booksky
#booksky
PTSD is weighing heavily on me right now. It apparently takes up to 7 years to feel normal after a near death experience. I’m on year 3. The grief of my life before feels bottomless. Even as I’m rebuilding in a way that makes me happier than I was when my NDE happened.
January 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
PTSD is weighing heavily on me right now. It apparently takes up to 7 years to feel normal after a near death experience. I’m on year 3. The grief of my life before feels bottomless. Even as I’m rebuilding in a way that makes me happier than I was when my NDE happened.
My partner and I were discussing what we would do in a hypothetical societal collapse and talked about our skills together.
He’s a chef with butchering experience, can garden, work with wood…
I can knit, sew, groom pets, and I’m good at caring for animals.
We decided we’d be sheep farmers.
He’s a chef with butchering experience, can garden, work with wood…
I can knit, sew, groom pets, and I’m good at caring for animals.
We decided we’d be sheep farmers.
January 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My partner and I were discussing what we would do in a hypothetical societal collapse and talked about our skills together.
He’s a chef with butchering experience, can garden, work with wood…
I can knit, sew, groom pets, and I’m good at caring for animals.
We decided we’d be sheep farmers.
He’s a chef with butchering experience, can garden, work with wood…
I can knit, sew, groom pets, and I’m good at caring for animals.
We decided we’d be sheep farmers.
My dog-tor prescribed non-stop cuddles to get better from walking pneumonia. He thinks it’s working. Don’t tell him I’m on antibiotics.
December 23, 2024 at 7:07 PM
My dog-tor prescribed non-stop cuddles to get better from walking pneumonia. He thinks it’s working. Don’t tell him I’m on antibiotics.
Being sick for the holidays is so fucking sad
December 23, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Being sick for the holidays is so fucking sad
Finished over a week ago but second read of December was Babel by RF Kuang
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Absolutely brilliant. I was hooked start to finish.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Absolutely brilliant. I was hooked start to finish.
December 18, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Finished over a week ago but second read of December was Babel by RF Kuang
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Absolutely brilliant. I was hooked start to finish.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Absolutely brilliant. I was hooked start to finish.
Setting a very low reading goal (for me) in 2025. It would only be 52 so a book a week. I’ll probably go over that but I want to focus more on writing this year.
December 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Setting a very low reading goal (for me) in 2025. It would only be 52 so a book a week. I’ll probably go over that but I want to focus more on writing this year.
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I’m talking about Maas’s books online again, and it’s always funny to me that people think that fans of super popular work can discuss it indefinitely but critics have a limit on how much they can criticize it. Of course, that thinking creates vacuums where popular work gets to exist unchallenged.
December 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM
I’m talking about Maas’s books online again, and it’s always funny to me that people think that fans of super popular work can discuss it indefinitely but critics have a limit on how much they can criticize it. Of course, that thinking creates vacuums where popular work gets to exist unchallenged.
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Jesus was a nepo baby
December 8, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Jesus was a nepo baby
So I am almost 50% through Babel by RF Kuang and I already think it’s going to be one of my favorite reads of the year. Maybe second behind Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse. Or tied for first. I’m obsessed
December 7, 2024 at 8:00 PM
So I am almost 50% through Babel by RF Kuang and I already think it’s going to be one of my favorite reads of the year. Maybe second behind Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse. Or tied for first. I’m obsessed
📚💙
First read of December: A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I LOVE the PTSD representation in this series. I feel seen. I relate to Keera and Riven is 🔥. World building is beautiful as well. It was a great balance of building off the first book and expanding the story.
First read of December: A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I LOVE the PTSD representation in this series. I feel seen. I relate to Keera and Riven is 🔥. World building is beautiful as well. It was a great balance of building off the first book and expanding the story.
December 6, 2024 at 4:45 AM
📚💙
First read of December: A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I LOVE the PTSD representation in this series. I feel seen. I relate to Keera and Riven is 🔥. World building is beautiful as well. It was a great balance of building off the first book and expanding the story.
First read of December: A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I LOVE the PTSD representation in this series. I feel seen. I relate to Keera and Riven is 🔥. World building is beautiful as well. It was a great balance of building off the first book and expanding the story.
How are y’all gonna say reading isn’t political when education and access to books are some of the first things they go after when fascism is on the rise?
December 5, 2024 at 2:54 AM
How are y’all gonna say reading isn’t political when education and access to books are some of the first things they go after when fascism is on the rise?