Shelby LaBonte-Torres
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Shelby LaBonte-Torres
@uncommonhistorian.bsky.social
MA history/women/gender student at #TXST. MBA, MLIS. Exvangelical, reader, writer, knitter/crocheter, explorer, hiker. Feminist and activist. Mom to kids and Great Danes who dreams of moving out of TX. DFTBA.🏳️‍🌈 All views are my own.
March 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Truly the fall of US democracy.
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Well that was a weird feeling. Shaking and rattling in New Braunfels.
January 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
For real. #booksky
January 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Finally able to indulge in some guilt-free non-academic reading. #booksky
December 20, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Steel Drum Christmas Concert in Gruene, TX.
December 18, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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16/20
December 17, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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15/20
December 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Absolutely.
December 14, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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14/20
December 14, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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13/20
December 12, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

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12/20
December 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Paper Towns by John Green

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#nerdfighter

11/20
December 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Slavery and the Founders by Paul Finkelman

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10/20
December 9, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollet.

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9/20
December 8, 2024 at 4:01 PM
I’m all set up with a camping chair in a middle school hallway so I can write my final synthesis paper for Dr. Pliley. Not my final PAPER. 🤣 We still have a research proposal and presentation next week. This book was excellent, by the way. #history #gradstudent #gradstudentlife #histbookchat
December 7, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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8/20
December 7, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Taking my 14 yo to his region orchestra clinic today and making him listen to the classics on the drive. He said “you know, listening to this makes me realize it’s your fault that I like the music I like.” My FAULT? You’re welcome, sir.
December 7, 2024 at 2:52 PM
This is why it’s called Dead Day. #txst #txsthistory #gradstudent #gradstudentlife
December 6, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Blue: a History of Postpartum Depression in America, by Rachel Louise Moran

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7/20
December 6, 2024 at 5:54 AM
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6/20
December 5, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Not to brag, but I’m in his top 3% of fans. Also, my kids saw this and said “I guess you’ve been writing a lot.” Hozier’s “Too Sweet” was my song of the year, but the rest was classical or “Light Academia Fairycore Soundtrack.” #spotifywrapped #gradstudent #gradstudentlife
December 5, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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The Deportation Machine by Adam Goodman

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5/20
December 4, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands by Kelly Lytle Hernández.

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4/20
December 3, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.

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3/20
December 2, 2024 at 1:34 PM