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Shelby Powell-Hicks
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°Founder and CEO of Patio Candle Co
www.patiocandleco.com
°Disabled Black woman
°Avid writer, reader, gardener, dancer, singer, and crocheter ❤️
°Support each other, support yourselves, support society
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Remember that books are going to be harder to find. Public libraries might be something that they go after. I know that food is #1 priority, but knowledge should be in your top 5.

Please stay safe and please educate yourself.

#booksky #bluecrew
January 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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A bit of good news: New Jersey takes a stand for intellectual freedom in schools and libraries.

No stories will be silenced.

#booksky #librarysky #reading #bannedbooks #library #edusky
New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
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December 24, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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#booksky #books #bookclub
#library #kanopy #lgbtqia #catsky
December 26, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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December 28, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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December 28, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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December 28, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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December 23, 2024 at 7:14 AM
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December 23, 2024 at 7:10 AM
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December 22, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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December 21, 2024 at 10:42 AM
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December 18, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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December 16, 2024 at 10:31 AM
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December 16, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1
#booksky
♥️🖤📚 📖 🖋️
#books
gpwriter.bsky.social Gpwriter @gpwriter.bsky.social · Dec 12
Lost in the reel to real.
Real life leaves you out of sorts
confused by reality
choose to ignore it

Lost in a phony world you inhabit,
so fearful of emotions
you only pretend to feel.

Fragments of other’s dreams
you conveniently steal,
devoid of anything you can call your own.

#booksky #poems
December 12, 2024 at 7:08 AM
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Remember that books are going to be harder to find. Public libraries might be something that they go after. I know that food is #1 priority, but knowledge should be in your top 5.

Please stay safe and please educate yourself.

#booksky #bluecrew
December 11, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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Cover art of Octavia E. Butler's boom: "Parable of the Sower". The author's name is at the top in large black font. The title of the book is smaller underneath the name in a brighter purple font. The text is against a white background that fades into a picture a quarter of the way down the cover. The picture is of a Black woman's hands flipping through the pages of the book she's holding (you can't see the woman's face, but she's wearing a white tee shirt, dark wash jeans, and she's standing in front of a dark brown background).
December 12, 2024 at 8:11 AM
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My first post on Bluesky will be of my garden exploits 🥰 I'm giving starting seeds another go with a very DIY setup. It's the most radical thing I can think to do in the face of an impending Trump presidency. Passionate Existence will be staunch resistence when fascism creeps in ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 Wish me luck 🤞🏽
Here is a picture of a reusable seed trays, plant markers, seeds, garden gloves, a spade, and a bucket. I'm starting seeds indoors to see if I'm any good at it. I've been gardening for years but I have a hard time starting seeds indoors. My reusable seed tray is filled with seed starter potting soil. There are seed packets on the table as well as a plastic tray that the seed tray will fit into. I also have a spray bottle full of water on the table. The reusable seed tray is now seeded. I've planted: spinach, 3 kinds of lettuce, chives, green onions, and garden sage. There are heart shaped plant markers stuck into some of the tray pockets so I can keep track of what sprout is which plant. I've placed the filled in reusable seed tray on the shelf of a small white bookshelf. There are no books, but there are LED grow lights installed on each shelf. I'm going to use this setup as a seed growing station and hopefully I'll have sprouts next week.
December 3, 2024 at 5:30 AM