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A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
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Just finished reading @sjgochenour.bsky.social's A Bloomy Head (queer regency romance/murder mystery with cheesemaking) and now I have a bunch of bookmarks and *feelings*.

(It's amazing, go read it)
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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I loved this book! Murder, romance, war, cheese, complicated families, … Something for everyone. 😉
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
possibly the moral of A Bloomy Head
A Woman Who Can Sort Out A Marauding Cow Is A Woman Who Means Business
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Chese and embracings - what more could you want from a romance?
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and you, friends and neighbours, can do so too by following this thread down to the end whete you'll find purchase links. Super-complicated family dynamics! Exhausted protagonists striking out against restrictive gender norms! CHEESE!!
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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REGENCY CHEESEMAKER ROMANCE ALERT!
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Fatphobia goes hand in hand with transphobia and is rampant even in otherwise progressive spaces because it makes people feel a sense of control to police their own and other people's bodies. It is social poison and we will never eliminate transphobia without eliminating anti-fatness.
"my least woke opinion is---"

That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.

Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
AN BOKE
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
deleted my snarky comment because have been reminded that 831 is actually paying for full developmental edits and good publicity for each book, which is great

whyyyyyyyyy did the nyt have to focus so hard on the bits which make this company sound like it’s run by absolute nitwits
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Not she/they in the sense of "Woman Lite" but she/they in the sense of "Woman Deluxe 2-Disc Edition: Extended Director's Cut with exclusive bonus material".
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
almost confused ontology and eschatology, big sigh
I do have some modified conservative opinions, but they are things like “it is good to meet with other people weekly to eat donuts and discuss ontology” and “quilting is pretty good.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I woke up to this! And some new wishlist donations too!! Omg omg omg THANK YOU!
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I do have some modified conservative opinions, but they are things like “it is good to meet with other people weekly to eat donuts and discuss ontology” and “quilting is pretty good.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.

You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
okay well MATERIALLY: free housing for everyone.

CONCEPTUALLY: transness is a state of spiritual empowerment and freedom toward which we aspire.
"my least woke opinion is---"

That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.

Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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GIVE BUGGE FORTUNE
Reading The Siege of Burning Grass by @premeemohamed.com and honestly it is a crime that publishing hasn't given this woman a million dollars to just write books forever

Her prose is beautiful, her worldbuilding exquisite, her characters fascinating
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
will be sending this to my dad. like the author, I don’t remember not knowing this song.
I wrote, as expected, about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in my newsletter. Also about the time I spilled coffee on myself in a drive-thru, and how that wasn't the worst thing to happen to me that day.

www.anxietyshark.ca/the-gales-of...
The Gales of November remembered
This is the beauty of the song, the heart of it in those who lost their lives in service of building a world many believed they never belonged to, as if they are men out of time.
www.anxietyshark.ca
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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🎉It's my book day!🎉

SHELLS FOR HEARTS is available wherever you get ebooks! Can also be suggested to your library!

Full of short fiction and poetry retellings!

books2read.com/u/b6EDMA
devan-barlow.itch.io/shells-for-h...
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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enjoying this reddit thread of “bostonians grumpily help people”
From the boston community on Reddit: You couldn’t drag me away from this city baby
Explore this post and more from the boston community
www.reddit.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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WANT
The perfect New England holiday item doesn't exi–
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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“At Protect RP we always remind people that everyone can do something, and that something will matter.” 💯 Do one more thing. 👇
“I think the most important lesson from Chicago right now is that anyone can do this and everyone should do this. The distributed nature of the movement is key.” organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Special shout out to the @nlg.org for supporting peaceful civil disobedience actions with incredible attorneys, who educate, monitor, advocate. Thank you, Jacque! ❤️👇
A group of moms from the western suburbs were arrested Friday morning during a protest against the separation of families outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
NOT DEAD JUST COPING
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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My sister sent me this picture of a squirrel carved out of cheese at a new Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh 😄🏆 #sqrlpix
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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GUYS GUYS GUYS there are beautiful handmade hats and blankies but ALSO!

@oliviawaite.com made a BEADED OCTOPUS? AND IT IS AMAZING?!?!?!

www.32auctions.com/organization...
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM