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Shana
@shanadubois.bsky.social
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Extreme bibliophile. Writer. Lover of all things grim and weird and horror. Raindrop seeker. Recent Vermont transplant. Cat wrangler. Anti-AI.

Launching GrimShelf.com to share my love of horror!
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Tomas had a truly magnificent Monday. He spent hours in front of this window enjoying the breeze and various nap positions.
Rag doll cat asleep and stretched out on blankets in front of an open window Close up of a sleeping Rag doll cat stretched out on blankets in front of an open window Rag doll cat asleep and stretched out on blankets in front of an open window
June 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I can’t wait to get Afterlife Adoption in honor of my Oliver! 🐈‍⬛
My senior cat Oliver shortly before he passed away. He was a black cat with a small splattering of white hairs on his chest and face. His pink tongue is licking his nose.
March 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Ooh, ooh, I have a chonk to share. He goes by Allan and chonkers.
A very large black and white tuxedo cat lounging on a yellow and brown crochet blanket. Black and white tuxedo cat lounging against his brother cat, a grey and white tuxedo. He had a pink nose and yellow-green eyes.
March 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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These two! I went into the bookstore to pick up a book if ordered and found these on the shelves to join the fun.
Hardcover book, cover facing the viewer, of The Botanists’ Library: The Most Important Botanical Books in History A paperback edition of the book A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames
March 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
Red brake lights reflecting on a rain covered brick sidewalk at night
March 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Post a picture of when your pet was little.

My litter of hooligans I’m still so thankful I got to keep together. They were about a month old here and still with the foster mom that is a dear friend.
Four very small kitten brothers. Three are black and white tuxedos and looking up towards the viewer, one is a grey and white tuxedo and is sleeping at the edge of the pile.
March 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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But it’s honestly a ‘I could count them on one hand’ kind of list because of a track record kind of thing.

Unrelated, I offer a picture from my morning:
Snow covered landscape with barren trees in the foreground and heading into the distance, the blue sky dusted with white clouds.
March 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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without downloading any new pics, describe your gender:
Historical French advert with a feminine presenting figure in a body-tight shark suit, the face of the person showing in the shark’s open jaws.
March 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Jekyll was only slightly irritated I interrupted bath time to snap a quick photo of my weekend read: At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca.
The cover of Eric LaRocca’s book, At Dark, I Become Loathsome, next to one of my tuxedo cats, Jekyll. I managed to snap the photo as Jekyll’s tongue licked his nose and he looked directly at me.
March 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Tomas say thank you and he loves you back.
Cream colored rag doll cat, lounging in the sun, rotated from pretzel mode onto his back, paws outstretched, eyes slightly open.
March 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Allan the Chonk loves belly rubs.
Allan Quatermain, a tuxedo cat, lounging on a yellow and orange crocheted blanket. He’s stretched out on his side with his belly exposed. He is my resident Chonk.
March 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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I’m this far into my current read (Theme Music) and revelations were just made which made me 😳😱 and I have to get ready for work shortly 😭
Viewing the bottom of a splayed book showing the book open a little past halfway; a tuxedo cat sleeping just beyond the book
March 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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During the chaos of life last year I misplaced/packed into storage my first copy of Theme Music by T Marie Vandelly so I bought a second copy so I can finish the dang thing.

It is a blustery snow day outside so I’ll be burrowed in blankets with my book.
Cover of the book Theme Music by T Marie Vandelly on top of an orange and yellow crochet blanket with a rag doll cat lounging on same blanket.
February 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Today’s acquisitions! I’m seriously filling the void w/ books.

Sick Houses by Leila Taylor
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Babel by R. F. Kuang
At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca
In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson
Stack of books on a blue fleece stool, titles from top to bottom: Sick Houses by Leila Taylor You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Babel by R. F. Kuang At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson Tuxedo cat standing over a stack of books
February 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Oh hi.
Tuxedo cat on a shelf above the viewer, his head and paw hanging over the side looking down at the viewer.
February 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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I need to make the time to take my camera and tripod out for a drive at night. These were some quick snaps with my phone when walking a dog.

Snowy nights are so much fun.
Old wooden mill building, the front lit by an overhead roof light. The foreground is filled with deep snow drifts. Street light illuminating a snow filled road. An upward angle looking up to a street light on a snowy night.
February 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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A glorious start to the day with coffee, some cats, and a book. I regretfully had to make them move so I could head to work despite the ongoing snow flurries.
Black and white tuxedo cat stretching out his paw across my blanket covered lap. Gray and white tuxedo cat, only his rump visible, curled up on my lap. My left hand holding open a book. Photo through the windshield of a snow-covered road with snow-covered evergreens flanking both sides of the road.
February 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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This evening’s acquisition book stack.

Shout out to @sadiehartmann.bsky.social and @claymcleod.bsky.social for the inspiration for some of these purchases.
A stack of books sitting on a blue fleece surface. The titles from top to bottom are: Goddess of Filth by V Castro Thirst by Marina Yusztzuk Beauty in the Blood by Charlotte Carter The Poorly Made and Other Things by Sam Rebelein Beta Vulgaris by Margie Sarsfield Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders The Pink Agave Motel & Other Stories by V Castro Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis by Robert D. Kaplan
February 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Jekyll helping share a recent acquisition via @waterstones.bsky.social as it’s not available in the US.

Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has A Hold On Us by Anna Bogutskaya.

I’ve been so excited to read this one!
Black and white tuxedo cat flipped on his back, front paws doing Gumby-like flails after a big stretch. He’s lounging on a teal knit blanket and an orange and yellow crocheted blanket. The recently acquired UK edition of the nonfiction book, Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has A Hold On Us by Anna Bogutskaya, is resting on a pile of other books at the cat’s shoulder.
February 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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It was -14 when I left for the new part-time day job. It is beautiful out but whew do I wish I could stay home, burrow under blankets, and just read the day away.
Landscape photo of a snow covered marsh, bare trees in the right foreground lead along the horizon line off into the distance. A soft, blue sky with sunshine starting to hit the trees.
February 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Today’s mail was epic to say the least. Thank you @cheriepriest.com 💖💖💖
Paperback advance reader copy of Cherie Priest’s upcoming novel titled It Was Her House First, coming July 22, 2025
February 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Oh drat… and this was in the mailbox today.
Black bubble mailer with large sticker for Night Worms subscription box.
February 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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I haven’t seen this book in any of my normal book rec avenues but I came across it when browsing my local indie’s shelves.

A blurb from both @tananarivedue.bsky.social and @paultremblay.bsky.social on the back?? Uh, instantly sold.
Hardcover edition of the book Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton. The book is resting on a grey fleece cat bed in front of a window. The window looks out over a snow covered marsh, with evergreen trees in the distance and snow flurries falling.
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Continuing my book-buying indulgence era… I bought the two arrivals I’d ordered and then browsed the shelves managing to find four other titles my shelves needed.

And my indie has at least half a dozen others still on order for me 😳😂🤷‍♀️
A small stack of books resting spine-up in a crossed-legged lap. The titles from top to bottom read: Neighbors and other stories by Diane Oliver At the Bottom of the Garden by Camilla Bruce My Men by Victoria Kielland The Birdcage Library by Freya Berry The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap We Kept Her in the Cellar by W. R. Gorman
February 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Yesterday’s retail therapy via my local indie bookstore.
A tall stack of nine books on a blue fuzzy stool. Starting from the top of the stack, the titles are: Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin A Great Disorder by Richard Slotkin Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton Butter by Asako Yuzuki Volume 2 and 3 of the collected Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells The House on Vesper Sands by Paraic O’Donnell
February 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM