Carrie
@rottenbanana76.bsky.social
Indie bookseller. Mama & Wife. Dive Bar Expert. Supper Club Aficionado. Midwesty.
Oooh Lily Allen. Devastating
December 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Oooh Lily Allen. Devastating
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
Bring back manual cars (in the US)!!!
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Bring back manual cars (in the US)!!!
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I think that reading well and deeply makes you a more interesting person, gives you a language to speak with, and allows you to see things that might otherwise be missed. Deep interest in anything can do this, but some traditions are richer and wider than others.
December 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think that reading well and deeply makes you a more interesting person, gives you a language to speak with, and allows you to see things that might otherwise be missed. Deep interest in anything can do this, but some traditions are richer and wider than others.
And Costco continues to get all of my money!
Costco just broke ranks with the majority of corporate America, suing the Trump administration on Friday for allegedly overstepping its authority to impose sweeping tariffs this year — and demanding its money back if the Supreme Court ultimately strikes them down. | Analysis https://cnn.it/48dmebg
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
And Costco continues to get all of my money!
Who among us hasn’t been in this position after “ransacking” a bunch of booze!
The “masked bandit” was found flat on its stomach in the bathroom.
Someone Broke Into A Liquor Store, Binge Drank And Passed Out. And The Photos Are Adorable.
The “masked bandit” was found flat on its stomach in the bathroom.
www.huffpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Who among us hasn’t been in this position after “ransacking” a bunch of booze!
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PSA: please please please do not use independent retailers as “amazon showrooms” this holiday season. we see you and it’s disheartening AF
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
PSA: please please please do not use independent retailers as “amazon showrooms” this holiday season. we see you and it’s disheartening AF
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6 hours to go and we are literally less than $150 to our goal! If you have a sec, give this a re...tweet? repost? reskeet?... in case someone out there could use a solid unf*cking to kick off the year
Now on Kickstarter: Books for a Better Year
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
6 hours to go and we are literally less than $150 to our goal! If you have a sec, give this a re...tweet? repost? reskeet?... in case someone out there could use a solid unf*cking to kick off the year
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
A new Chicago imprint seeking submissions for stories, art, poetry, nonfiction, photography for an anthology-- Hurl Words into this Darkness: Echoes in Gash or Gold. See brokennosebooks.com for more information. #art #poetry #photography #artists #writers #chicago #stories
A new Chicago imprint seeking submissions for stories, art, poetry, nonfiction, photography for an anthology-- Hurl Words into this Darkness: Echoes in Gash or Gold. See brokennosebooks.com for more information. #art #poetry #photography #artists #writers #chicago #stories
November 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
A new Chicago imprint seeking submissions for stories, art, poetry, nonfiction, photography for an anthology-- Hurl Words into this Darkness: Echoes in Gash or Gold. See brokennosebooks.com for more information. #art #poetry #photography #artists #writers #chicago #stories
A new Chicago imprint seeking submissions for stories, art, poetry, nonfiction, photography for an anthology-- Hurl Words into this Darkness: Echoes in Gash or Gold. See brokennosebooks.com for more information. #art #poetry #photography #artists #writers #chicago #stories
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Just when you think your young adult is ok….
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Just when you think your young adult is ok….
Going in on Death By Lightning
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Going in on Death By Lightning
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There's a GoFundMe for Bookstore Romance Day so it can happen in 2026. The panels in past years have been entertaining and informative - and I picked up some new authors from them!
gofund.me/8a0a53d99
gofund.me/8a0a53d99
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
There's a GoFundMe for Bookstore Romance Day so it can happen in 2026. The panels in past years have been entertaining and informative - and I picked up some new authors from them!
gofund.me/8a0a53d99
gofund.me/8a0a53d99
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As the year ends we've increased the footprint of indie presses from around the country. As times change it's important to support these smaller publishers who are putting out fascinating books. It's not surprising that so many indie pubs are putting out award winners. #smallpress #indiepublishers
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
As the year ends we've increased the footprint of indie presses from around the country. As times change it's important to support these smaller publishers who are putting out fascinating books. It's not surprising that so many indie pubs are putting out award winners. #smallpress #indiepublishers
Glorious
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Glorious
If you have the opportunity, please visit her museum in Paris. It was fascinating!!
#OTD 1867, Marie Curie was born.
During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.
During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If you have the opportunity, please visit her museum in Paris. It was fascinating!!
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anyway if dems think I'm gonna forget this shit in 5 months, they're wrong. if they think I'm gonna forget it in 5 years, they're wrong. they have fully convinced me that purging the party of these inept losers in the senate is more important than retaking the senate in the next election cycle
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
anyway if dems think I'm gonna forget this shit in 5 months, they're wrong. if they think I'm gonna forget it in 5 years, they're wrong. they have fully convinced me that purging the party of these inept losers in the senate is more important than retaking the senate in the next election cycle
My husband knows this - chicken sandwich, mozzarella sticks and/or a Chocolate shake. We call it the 3 C’s
At the heart of every woman she’s essentially a food… figure out the kind… figure out the order and you can live as a god forever
Get ya ears off the charger and listen:
“I don’t know what I want” doesn’t mean I’m not hungry. It means I’m about two inhales from being violently hangry & lack the executive function to navigate a menu. Know what I like to eat and FEED ME so no one gets hurt.
“I don’t know what I want” doesn’t mean I’m not hungry. It means I’m about two inhales from being violently hangry & lack the executive function to navigate a menu. Know what I like to eat and FEED ME so no one gets hurt.
November 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
My husband knows this - chicken sandwich, mozzarella sticks and/or a Chocolate shake. We call it the 3 C’s
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Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
🏺
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
🏺
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
Looking at Durbin
Illinois primary discourse time
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Looking at Durbin
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I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
MORE!!!!
What we know so far, 8:30pm
—Democrats flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—Also means Dems take VA trifecta.
—Dems in good shape to win NJ-Gov.
—Dems appear to flip 2 statewide offices in Georgia.
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincinnati.
—Last GOPer in Orlando council gone.
—PA: Dem justices up big so far.
—Democrats flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—Also means Dems take VA trifecta.
—Dems in good shape to win NJ-Gov.
—Dems appear to flip 2 statewide offices in Georgia.
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincinnati.
—Last GOPer in Orlando council gone.
—PA: Dem justices up big so far.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
MORE!!!!
I hope sitting Dems are getting the message tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I hope sitting Dems are getting the message tonight.