stacyb1@bsky.social
@stacyb1.bsky.social
Middle school English teacher, licensed massage therapist, loves to read, travel, watch TV & movies, Washington Nationals & Fredericksburg Nationals fan, married with a cat named Lucy, who is named after Lucille Ball.
Sadly this one is only available as an audiobook or eBook, and I am a print snob.
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Sadly this one is only available as an audiobook or eBook, and I am a print snob.
I added the Broken Earth triology to the eternal library queue. I will get to it eventually. Book 1 is currently all checked out.
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I added the Broken Earth triology to the eternal library queue. I will get to it eventually. Book 1 is currently all checked out.
Exactly. I call this misogyny "I want a female president...but not that one." Because clearly Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris weren't enough.
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Exactly. I call this misogyny "I want a female president...but not that one." Because clearly Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris weren't enough.
Like we didn't already have SIX different women running in a primary and have had the opportunity to vote for two different women in general elections. I call this misogyny, "I want a female president but not that one."
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Like we didn't already have SIX different women running in a primary and have had the opportunity to vote for two different women in general elections. I call this misogyny, "I want a female president but not that one."
Should I start with this one? Broken Earth is getting a lot of mentions.
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Should I start with this one? Broken Earth is getting a lot of mentions.
People on this feed - I have never read a book by this author. What book or book series should I start with? I do read some SF and fantasy (more sci-fi these days) but I am a bit of a book slut that likes all genres.
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
People on this feed - I have never read a book by this author. What book or book series should I start with? I do read some SF and fantasy (more sci-fi these days) but I am a bit of a book slut that likes all genres.
My last principal was a toxic, very mediocre Black man. I’m convinced he paid someone to do all of his assignments for his Ed.D. because he was dumb AF. If he got through somehow, I know you can do it!! (Everyone else I know with the degree is intelligent and hardworking so he’s an anomaly).
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My last principal was a toxic, very mediocre Black man. I’m convinced he paid someone to do all of his assignments for his Ed.D. because he was dumb AF. If he got through somehow, I know you can do it!! (Everyone else I know with the degree is intelligent and hardworking so he’s an anomaly).
People used to have to THINK.
November 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
People used to have to THINK.
This is true for education too unfortunately. Public middle school English teacher here. 🙋🏻♀️
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is true for education too unfortunately. Public middle school English teacher here. 🙋🏻♀️
I graduated high school in 1993. I took Honors English all 4 years. I remember reading 3 Shakespeare plays, Antigone, Fields of Fire, Siddhartha, A Clockwork Orange, Watership Down,
Beowulf, Grendel, The Canterbury Tales, Once & Future King, Brave New World, Huck Finn, A Tale of Two Cities, etc.
Beowulf, Grendel, The Canterbury Tales, Once & Future King, Brave New World, Huck Finn, A Tale of Two Cities, etc.
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I graduated high school in 1993. I took Honors English all 4 years. I remember reading 3 Shakespeare plays, Antigone, Fields of Fire, Siddhartha, A Clockwork Orange, Watership Down,
Beowulf, Grendel, The Canterbury Tales, Once & Future King, Brave New World, Huck Finn, A Tale of Two Cities, etc.
Beowulf, Grendel, The Canterbury Tales, Once & Future King, Brave New World, Huck Finn, A Tale of Two Cities, etc.
I am now teaching middle school English. My 6th graders are supposed to be reading 3 novels this year: Bud, Not Buddy, The One and Only Ivan, and Space Case. But, I'm here to tell you...most of them didn't do their homework. 😢
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I am now teaching middle school English. My 6th graders are supposed to be reading 3 novels this year: Bud, Not Buddy, The One and Only Ivan, and Space Case. But, I'm here to tell you...most of them didn't do their homework. 😢
Must be nice. My students tell me how much they hate reading / my class every day. Usually every hour every day.
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Must be nice. My students tell me how much they hate reading / my class every day. Usually every hour every day.
They are good friends IRL from what I have read. They started in Congress at the same time, have security backgrounds, and it's awesome that they will both be Governors at the same time too.
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
They are good friends IRL from what I have read. They started in Congress at the same time, have security backgrounds, and it's awesome that they will both be Governors at the same time too.
We had very happy news in Virginia where I live.
a large wave in the ocean is breaking
ALT: a large wave in the ocean is breaking
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November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We had very happy news in Virginia where I live.
I voted in VA today.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I voted in VA today.
You’ll be okay. I turned 50 this year.
🎉
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October 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
You’ll be okay. I turned 50 this year.
🎉
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I want to have a basic skills lesson but I don’t know where and when to fit it in - how to use email, how to use Canvas, how to use PowerSchool (where their grades are posted), etc.
September 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I want to have a basic skills lesson but I don’t know where and when to fit it in - how to use email, how to use Canvas, how to use PowerSchool (where their grades are posted), etc.
As a middle school English teacher, I must commend you for not putting "67" "six seven" in the headline. Signed, Teachers Everywhere
September 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
As a middle school English teacher, I must commend you for not putting "67" "six seven" in the headline. Signed, Teachers Everywhere
This MS English teacher also supports
September 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This MS English teacher also supports
I teach struggling readers in middle school (HMH's Read 180 program) and I think normally I read 1-2 books a month for fun but now...it depends. Full-time job + grad school so yeah.
September 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I teach struggling readers in middle school (HMH's Read 180 program) and I think normally I read 1-2 books a month for fun but now...it depends. Full-time job + grad school so yeah.
My goal was to read 25 books for fun this year. I'm on #15. I am a full-time teacher (middle school English now) and part-time grad student.
September 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My goal was to read 25 books for fun this year. I'm on #15. I am a full-time teacher (middle school English now) and part-time grad student.
We loved Season 1, but this season has been a slog. We have 3 more episodes to go before finishing off Season 2. I am on the fence about a Season 3. I have noticed the lack of hype around it this year. It could be just a sophomore slump though. Hard to tell yet.
September 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We loved Season 1, but this season has been a slog. We have 3 more episodes to go before finishing off Season 2. I am on the fence about a Season 3. I have noticed the lack of hype around it this year. It could be just a sophomore slump though. Hard to tell yet.
The struggle is real. Lucy woke me up 15 minutes before my alarm today.
September 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The struggle is real. Lucy woke me up 15 minutes before my alarm today.