Emily McQuiggan
@stammily.bsky.social
Writer, artist, and mom with lots of opinions. Follow me here for thoughts on books, creativity, motherhood, and life.
I was listening to the latest @ifbookspod.bsky.social and weeding books when what did I see…! Sadly I didn’t get to weed them.
July 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I was listening to the latest @ifbookspod.bsky.social and weeding books when what did I see…! Sadly I didn’t get to weed them.
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April 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Man, the big huge protests in places like Boston, DC, NY, Chicago, and Minneapolis are awe-inspiring.
But my heart is gonna explode looking at these crowds of people out in tiny Maine towns and super red Alabama towns. Places where 15% of the population is on the street corner with more coming!
But my heart is gonna explode looking at these crowds of people out in tiny Maine towns and super red Alabama towns. Places where 15% of the population is on the street corner with more coming!
April 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Man, the big huge protests in places like Boston, DC, NY, Chicago, and Minneapolis are awe-inspiring.
But my heart is gonna explode looking at these crowds of people out in tiny Maine towns and super red Alabama towns. Places where 15% of the population is on the street corner with more coming!
But my heart is gonna explode looking at these crowds of people out in tiny Maine towns and super red Alabama towns. Places where 15% of the population is on the street corner with more coming!
The #handsofflancaster event today was thrilling, and inspiring! I was honored to be asked to speak about banned books and what the Trump regime is trying to do to our libraries. You can read the full text of my speech here: medium.com/@estamm/hand...
April 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The #handsofflancaster event today was thrilling, and inspiring! I was honored to be asked to speak about banned books and what the Trump regime is trying to do to our libraries. You can read the full text of my speech here: medium.com/@estamm/hand...
I guess art is like writing and some days it just doesn’t work. Ah well, tomorrow is another day!
January 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I guess art is like writing and some days it just doesn’t work. Ah well, tomorrow is another day!
I feel like something in my brain clicked and my art has gone up a level—so happy with how these both turned out!
January 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I feel like something in my brain clicked and my art has gone up a level—so happy with how these both turned out!
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They want you to give up, to check out, to drown in misery and nihilism. They want you to believe they are inevitable. They want you to believe that nothing matters, nothing can be done, and only naive fools think there’s any point in fighting or anything worth fighting for
January 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
They want you to give up, to check out, to drown in misery and nihilism. They want you to believe they are inevitable. They want you to believe that nothing matters, nothing can be done, and only naive fools think there’s any point in fighting or anything worth fighting for
The other day I introduced myself as a freelance writer for the first time, and it felt pretty great to claim an identity other than librarian or mom.
January 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The other day I introduced myself as a freelance writer for the first time, and it felt pretty great to claim an identity other than librarian or mom.
PA folks—come to the virtual mass meeting tonight!
Have you ever tried this one? We’re organizing to build stronger communities together. Join us for an upcoming event & a mass meeting! Sign up at pastandsup.org/events 💙🧡
#PAStandsUp #JoinTheMovementPA #StandUpForPA
#PAStandsUp #JoinTheMovementPA #StandUpForPA
January 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
PA folks—come to the virtual mass meeting tonight!
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Editing your own book is an internal monologue of “This is soooo good, you are a genius” to “What is this shit, have you no shame?” back & forth forever.
January 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Editing your own book is an internal monologue of “This is soooo good, you are a genius” to “What is this shit, have you no shame?” back & forth forever.
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1) Do not watch TV
2) Definitely do not watch the news
3) If you must watch TV, watch the TokuSHOUTsu channel on Plutu TV
4) Drink some nice tea
5) Read a good book
6) Hang out with friends
7) Make a really tasty sandwich, one you would tell someone about
8) Breathe
9) Take care
10) That is all
2) Definitely do not watch the news
3) If you must watch TV, watch the TokuSHOUTsu channel on Plutu TV
4) Drink some nice tea
5) Read a good book
6) Hang out with friends
7) Make a really tasty sandwich, one you would tell someone about
8) Breathe
9) Take care
10) That is all
January 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
1) Do not watch TV
2) Definitely do not watch the news
3) If you must watch TV, watch the TokuSHOUTsu channel on Plutu TV
4) Drink some nice tea
5) Read a good book
6) Hang out with friends
7) Make a really tasty sandwich, one you would tell someone about
8) Breathe
9) Take care
10) That is all
2) Definitely do not watch the news
3) If you must watch TV, watch the TokuSHOUTsu channel on Plutu TV
4) Drink some nice tea
5) Read a good book
6) Hang out with friends
7) Make a really tasty sandwich, one you would tell someone about
8) Breathe
9) Take care
10) That is all
Yesterday’s snow day art!
January 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Yesterday’s snow day art!
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The millennial experience is growing up with the internet, and watching it go from a free, open, democratic, and eclectic ecosystem to a wasteland of five websites controlled by billionaires, and now seeing it quickly fill up with AI-generated slop.
I want our World Wide Web back.
I want our World Wide Web back.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The millennial experience is growing up with the internet, and watching it go from a free, open, democratic, and eclectic ecosystem to a wasteland of five websites controlled by billionaires, and now seeing it quickly fill up with AI-generated slop.
I want our World Wide Web back.
I want our World Wide Web back.
I’ve been working really hard this year to improve my art and my writing, and I’m pretty pleased with how both are going! Here are a few of my fav art pieces so far in 2025:
January 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I’ve been working really hard this year to improve my art and my writing, and I’m pretty pleased with how both are going! Here are a few of my fav art pieces so far in 2025:
I abosutely adored Across a Field of Starlight by @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social ! The art is gorgeous, the worldbuilding is so rich… highly recommend for anyone who likes sf comics!
November 27, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I abosutely adored Across a Field of Starlight by @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social ! The art is gorgeous, the worldbuilding is so rich… highly recommend for anyone who likes sf comics!
How are we still arguing about this in 2024? Audiobooks! Are! Books!
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
November 22, 2024 at 3:20 PM
How are we still arguing about this in 2024? Audiobooks! Are! Books!
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Fortunato
He destroyed his cask
Yes
YES
The Amontillado is out
by Edgar, age 37
He destroyed his cask
Yes
YES
The Amontillado is out
by Edgar, age 37
November 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Fortunato
He destroyed his cask
Yes
YES
The Amontillado is out
by Edgar, age 37
He destroyed his cask
Yes
YES
The Amontillado is out
by Edgar, age 37
Here are the picture books we read in my Covid conscious virtual storytime this afternoon! I really adored how This is a Story was full of REAL books, some that we’ve read before in this storytime!
If you have a little and want to join in we meet every Thursday afternoon for songs and stories!
If you have a little and want to join in we meet every Thursday afternoon for songs and stories!
November 21, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Here are the picture books we read in my Covid conscious virtual storytime this afternoon! I really adored how This is a Story was full of REAL books, some that we’ve read before in this storytime!
If you have a little and want to join in we meet every Thursday afternoon for songs and stories!
If you have a little and want to join in we meet every Thursday afternoon for songs and stories!
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Honestly this is what I wish I could get across to everyone. Don't wait for someone else. Look at what you can do, right now. I don't care if it feels small or pointless, fucking do it. Act. Get up and do one thing.
And if there was one message I wish I could convey, from our groups to you, it's that - don't wait.
When you see a need, don't wait to try to fill it or fix the problem. There's no "authority" or "adults in the room" to wait for.
There's just us, and we're enough.
Don't wait.
Act.
When you see a need, don't wait to try to fill it or fix the problem. There's no "authority" or "adults in the room" to wait for.
There's just us, and we're enough.
Don't wait.
Act.
Anarchists are all over, but we've learned there's not much point to being loud about our affiliations and our tendency in this day and age - so instead we just get to work.
We just build things, fix tings, make things happen. We see a need and we just do it. It is maybe our defining trait.
We just build things, fix tings, make things happen. We see a need and we just do it. It is maybe our defining trait.
November 21, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Honestly this is what I wish I could get across to everyone. Don't wait for someone else. Look at what you can do, right now. I don't care if it feels small or pointless, fucking do it. Act. Get up and do one thing.
The age old dilemma of wanting to follow all my fandom pals on here but also not wanting to make a second account.
a man is making a funny face and the word sobbing is visible
Alt: Spock from TOS crying and laying his head down, the subtitle [sobbing] at the bottom of the image
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November 21, 2024 at 4:39 AM
The age old dilemma of wanting to follow all my fandom pals on here but also not wanting to make a second account.
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For anyone wondering quite how ridiculous it is to give Dr Oz one of America’s senior medical roles…an evergreen refresher from @yrfatfriend.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social:
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Dr. Oz
Podcast Episode · Maintenance Phase · 16/02/2021 · 56m
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November 20, 2024 at 8:48 AM
For anyone wondering quite how ridiculous it is to give Dr Oz one of America’s senior medical roles…an evergreen refresher from @yrfatfriend.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
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i admit i live in an echo chamber of leftist politics, the only exception being when i hear things said by the president, the next president, the supreme court, members of congress, people on the news, my family, or people i encounter in my daily life.
November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
i admit i live in an echo chamber of leftist politics, the only exception being when i hear things said by the president, the next president, the supreme court, members of congress, people on the news, my family, or people i encounter in my daily life.
I’ve been challenging myself this month to make some art every day. Here’s yesterday’s! I use a tracing projector app to help me sketch out the lines, then I use watercolors, and then layer markers and pen on top.
November 19, 2024 at 2:22 PM
I’ve been challenging myself this month to make some art every day. Here’s yesterday’s! I use a tracing projector app to help me sketch out the lines, then I use watercolors, and then layer markers and pen on top.
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Conspiracy theories crop up during periods of instability because they actually represent a form of wish-fulfillment. If only our institutions were organized and robust enough to support a massive conspiracy! Focused on us! That idea is more comforting than a chaotic reality with uncaring leaders.
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Conspiracy theories crop up during periods of instability because they actually represent a form of wish-fulfillment. If only our institutions were organized and robust enough to support a massive conspiracy! Focused on us! That idea is more comforting than a chaotic reality with uncaring leaders.