Joe Starr
@therealjoestarr.bsky.social
Stand-up Comedian since the late 80s. Film & Television Actor since the 90s. Slowly making my way into a career as a Writer.
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I sit in my little office and stare at my book collection for longer durations nowadays. I consider the authors in my mind. The centuries or millennia that have carried them to me. Who I was before, and after, reading them. I’m only now realizing exactly how precious books can be. 💙#Booksky
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I sit in my little office and stare at my book collection for longer durations nowadays. I consider the authors in my mind. The centuries or millennia that have carried them to me. Who I was before, and after, reading them. I’m only now realizing exactly how precious books can be. 💙#Booksky
I hit page 247 of this beauty to find about 1/3 of the remaining 100 pages are uncut. I am carefully opening the rest, and reading pages that no eye has fallen upon in the 99 years since they were published. A happy reader, am I. 💙📚 #BookSky #Literature #Reading #Books
October 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I hit page 247 of this beauty to find about 1/3 of the remaining 100 pages are uncut. I am carefully opening the rest, and reading pages that no eye has fallen upon in the 99 years since they were published. A happy reader, am I. 💙📚 #BookSky #Literature #Reading #Books
Old school. Well… it was school, school. But you understand.
July 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Old school. Well… it was school, school. But you understand.
Pope Leo XIV is the 2nd American Pope. Pope Francis was from South America. Making him… an American. Pope Leo XIV is no more or less an “American” than anyone from South or Central America. And vice versa.
I am a huge fan of Pope Leo XIV, as I was of Pope Francis. Two men who walked the talk.
I am a huge fan of Pope Leo XIV, as I was of Pope Francis. Two men who walked the talk.
May 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pope Leo XIV is the 2nd American Pope. Pope Francis was from South America. Making him… an American. Pope Leo XIV is no more or less an “American” than anyone from South or Central America. And vice versa.
I am a huge fan of Pope Leo XIV, as I was of Pope Francis. Two men who walked the talk.
I am a huge fan of Pope Leo XIV, as I was of Pope Francis. Two men who walked the talk.
Thrilled to have finally landed this book. A beautiful 1st edition from 1880. Covers English literature from 670 to the second half of the 19th century. 📚💙 #booksky #literature #writing
May 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thrilled to have finally landed this book. A beautiful 1st edition from 1880. Covers English literature from 670 to the second half of the 19th century. 📚💙 #booksky #literature #writing
A great little find. Published in 1955. $1.50. Thrift stores are a great place to search for older book. #booksky 💙📚 #literature
April 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A great little find. Published in 1955. $1.50. Thrift stores are a great place to search for older book. #booksky 💙📚 #literature
It began with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
(Posting his name here so I can return to the first modern day case of human trafficking by what is laughingly known as an administration)
(Posting his name here so I can return to the first modern day case of human trafficking by what is laughingly known as an administration)
April 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
It began with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
(Posting his name here so I can return to the first modern day case of human trafficking by what is laughingly known as an administration)
(Posting his name here so I can return to the first modern day case of human trafficking by what is laughingly known as an administration)
Boy: “But it will take forever to read this book.”
His Mother: “No one “likes” to read.”
I was holding 6 books and gave a glance her way.
Mother, “You read a lot?”
“I do.”
“You a teacher?”
“No. Just curious.”
“About what.”
“Well… everything.”
The cashier choked on her gum.
#literature
His Mother: “No one “likes” to read.”
I was holding 6 books and gave a glance her way.
Mother, “You read a lot?”
“I do.”
“You a teacher?”
“No. Just curious.”
“About what.”
“Well… everything.”
The cashier choked on her gum.
#literature
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Boy: “But it will take forever to read this book.”
His Mother: “No one “likes” to read.”
I was holding 6 books and gave a glance her way.
Mother, “You read a lot?”
“I do.”
“You a teacher?”
“No. Just curious.”
“About what.”
“Well… everything.”
The cashier choked on her gum.
#literature
His Mother: “No one “likes” to read.”
I was holding 6 books and gave a glance her way.
Mother, “You read a lot?”
“I do.”
“You a teacher?”
“No. Just curious.”
“About what.”
“Well… everything.”
The cashier choked on her gum.
#literature
It’s been a literary onslaught for two weeks. Finished the 3 books I was reading; 2 short stories I was writing; have only a few more pages to complete a pilot for television. A coin toss as to whether I pour a little something special, or simply got to bed…. Head!…zzzzzzzz #writing #literature
March 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It’s been a literary onslaught for two weeks. Finished the 3 books I was reading; 2 short stories I was writing; have only a few more pages to complete a pilot for television. A coin toss as to whether I pour a little something special, or simply got to bed…. Head!…zzzzzzzz #writing #literature
I have found a striking writer that I was hitherto unaware of: Donn Byrne. I will now search out collections of his work. It is a great joy to find someone in history (he lived 1889 - 1928) that reads as if he was sitting here speaking to me. It’s why I love short story collections. 📚💙 #literature
March 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I have found a striking writer that I was hitherto unaware of: Donn Byrne. I will now search out collections of his work. It is a great joy to find someone in history (he lived 1889 - 1928) that reads as if he was sitting here speaking to me. It’s why I love short story collections. 📚💙 #literature
Asking friends at #librarysky and #booksky 📚💙 for best apps to organize my book collection onto my phone. I’ve heard good things about LibraryThing. What say who? (And thanks in advance)
March 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Asking friends at #librarysky and #booksky 📚💙 for best apps to organize my book collection onto my phone. I’ve heard good things about LibraryThing. What say who? (And thanks in advance)
Plautus holds a special place in comedy history. I now own his 20 surviving plays in the original Latin! These volumes were printed 1830-1833. I just spent 2 hours cleaning them. Looks to be a lectio volutpat vestibulum. Cheers! 📚💙 #booksky #reading #literature #playwriting #theater #plays
March 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Plautus holds a special place in comedy history. I now own his 20 surviving plays in the original Latin! These volumes were printed 1830-1833. I just spent 2 hours cleaning them. Looks to be a lectio volutpat vestibulum. Cheers! 📚💙 #booksky #reading #literature #playwriting #theater #plays
I jot down ideas for stories IMMEDIATELY, and put them in a box. I cull through the box at the beginning of each season. It becomes a stock pile of kindle for the “just not feeling it” times ahead. A secret stash of creative gunpower. Sharing the idea for fellow writers. Cheers. #writing #literature
March 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I jot down ideas for stories IMMEDIATELY, and put them in a box. I cull through the box at the beginning of each season. It becomes a stock pile of kindle for the “just not feeling it” times ahead. A secret stash of creative gunpower. Sharing the idea for fellow writers. Cheers. #writing #literature
Oscar night! So, I took out this beauty this morning, just to hold it again. “You love to act. You love showbusiness. You know your history. You should have this.” It’s his program from the year he was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He signed it. I cried. Happy Oscars!!!
March 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Oscar night! So, I took out this beauty this morning, just to hold it again. “You love to act. You love showbusiness. You know your history. You should have this.” It’s his program from the year he was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He signed it. I cried. Happy Oscars!!!
March 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.” A powerful quote from Kahlil Gibran. #reading #literature #books #booksky💙📚
February 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.” A powerful quote from Kahlil Gibran. #reading #literature #books #booksky💙📚
To my friends producing this evening’s SAG Awards telecast, I am wishing you a smooth night. And personally, I am pulling for my fellow Tintin alum, Daniel Craig, of course! #ScreenActorsGuild #SAGAwards #Acting
February 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
To my friends producing this evening’s SAG Awards telecast, I am wishing you a smooth night. And personally, I am pulling for my fellow Tintin alum, Daniel Craig, of course! #ScreenActorsGuild #SAGAwards #Acting
“The idea of compulsory reading is absurd.” Jorge Luis Borges
That is why I allow some books to age like wine before reading them, if ever. When the moment and mood collide I sit and read, but never because “I have to.”
What say you? I’m curious.
#booksky 💙📚 #reading #literature
That is why I allow some books to age like wine before reading them, if ever. When the moment and mood collide I sit and read, but never because “I have to.”
What say you? I’m curious.
#booksky 💙📚 #reading #literature
February 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“The idea of compulsory reading is absurd.” Jorge Luis Borges
That is why I allow some books to age like wine before reading them, if ever. When the moment and mood collide I sit and read, but never because “I have to.”
What say you? I’m curious.
#booksky 💙📚 #reading #literature
That is why I allow some books to age like wine before reading them, if ever. When the moment and mood collide I sit and read, but never because “I have to.”
What say you? I’m curious.
#booksky 💙📚 #reading #literature
A cigar, a whiskey, a book: my trifecta of a great afternoon. Writing, writing and writing always follows. About to work the ink on a humorous short story that has eluded me for 3 days. The cigar and whiskey have broken the dam! #writing #workingtheink #humor #humorist #comedian
February 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A cigar, a whiskey, a book: my trifecta of a great afternoon. Writing, writing and writing always follows. About to work the ink on a humorous short story that has eluded me for 3 days. The cigar and whiskey have broken the dam! #writing #workingtheink #humor #humorist #comedian
Sitting backstage preparing for another go at a full house at the moment. Writing. Every chance I get I work the ink. Hoping the rest of you find moments, if not hours, to write. Cheers. #writersgroup #humor
February 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sitting backstage preparing for another go at a full house at the moment. Writing. Every chance I get I work the ink. Hoping the rest of you find moments, if not hours, to write. Cheers. #writersgroup #humor
Reading is the gym for the mind. Think of paragraphs are reps. Start out 3 sets of 5: 15 paragraphs. Build to 3 sets of 10 and so on, Strengthen your synapses. No sweat. No aches. No special equipment. Just sit somewhere and read. Your brain will thank you. 💙📚
February 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reading is the gym for the mind. Think of paragraphs are reps. Start out 3 sets of 5: 15 paragraphs. Build to 3 sets of 10 and so on, Strengthen your synapses. No sweat. No aches. No special equipment. Just sit somewhere and read. Your brain will thank you. 💙📚
To even hold such a book is amazing. To now own it, is an honor. 💙📚 #booksky #humour #humorist #Literature #comedy
February 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
To even hold such a book is amazing. To now own it, is an honor. 💙📚 #booksky #humour #humorist #Literature #comedy