If you've been thinking about giving the Bookstore Romance Day tea blend a try, now would be a good time.
Sending love & comfort to @teawitch.bsky.social who seems to face an endless parade of crises.
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I was really worried about getting my kids in there for the same reasons. (I was already up to date)
Hard same. Give me every vaccine. My uncle Lou had polio. He had to have a ton of surgeries. Used canes, then a walker. Died fairly young. The idea that we have this gift of vaccines that most of us can take (I know some people can’t) but people opt out of just…flabbergasts me.
My mom nearly died from polio and spent several years of childhood bedbound, to the point where more than 7 decades later she still carries trauma from it. Fuck off with this fraud talk. Give me all the vaccines you have.
I've never used grammarly but if you have an account, I'd throw it in the trash and set it on fire because what the actual fuck
What’s fucking enraging about this is that every lovely turn of phrase the AI churns out is human-authored. Google each fragment of the below - “forged in dying stars,” “created in stellar furnaces,” “the universe is not indifferent to us,” “implicated in something vast” - and you’ll find a source.
It was very validating when my doctor’s eyes got wider and wider as I explained payout schedule, delays, etc.
When I was done she said, “that sounds very stressful. The psychologist is here today. I’ll see if she can see you right now.” 😂
I like to call writer earnings, “sad math.”
Sometimes I give a brief overview of how writers get paid to young writers and completely bum out an entire group of writers.
Sometimes I do the same for my doctor to explain why I need a therapy referral for anxiety.
Lots of cool stuff up for bid including signed books from me!
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I’m so excited! If you remember, you might want to mention that you’ll be at the Seward Park location, because there are three Third Place Books locations and they are not close to each other at all. 😂
And just in case Seattle can't get enough of me, while I'm there, I will also be appearing at Third Place Books with @lishmcbride.bsky.social to talk about Enchanting the Fae Queen.
I'd love to see you at both events!
#romancelandia
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That’s what I get for not clicking further into the IMDB listing. 😂
Tonight is the night. Place your clock on the altar. Light the black candle and say the words that bring the wolf that eats the hour.
Info on the new BLM plan to clear cut Oregon old growth forests so regime buddies can rake in cash without any consideration of ecosystems, watershed, salmon habitat, recreation, etc etc.
Comment period open until March 23. You can write in!
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Yeah, we’re showing Smalls the original before we leap into the show. Apparently the same writer did both?
The movie poster for the Burbs (1989) with Tom Hanks standing in The road, a hose in one hand and a spatula in the other,. The background is full of ominous clouds
Tonight’s film:
Me, after stopping by a bookstore to drop stuff off: I did buy one book…
Smalls: wow, you really restrained yourself.
Me: Rude. Accurate, but rude.
Why should you preorder? 📚💙
As @charliejane.bsky.social explains, it helps make you a citizen of literature!
Preorders from indies encourage the indies to stock and advertise the book to other readers.
If you can help, it would be appreciated!
Lish, a very pale while woman with tattoos lounges in a pink robe with feather trim. She has a glass of wine in one had, an old fashioned pipe in another, and a can do attitude. She sits in an old green velvet chair and is absolutely wearing sweat pants with this ensemble.
For current me, I’m going with this pink robe. For someone with a wardrobe that is almost entirely black, this really pops.
A small child wearing a blue trucker hat from a fertilizer company attempts to commune with some goats.
So, it’s a toss up. For past me, I feel I was absolutely iconic in my choice of comfort item. Most kids had a blanket. I had a blue trucker hat advertising a fertilizer company. My dad hated it and kept throwing it away. I dug it out of the trash. I made my grandpa sew the bill back on.
Fun thing to think about very briefly: who currently has better lawyers, the United States or Nintendo
2/3rds of the way through the crowdfund, folks, but not yet 2/3rds funded. Wanna help out Sleeping Wizards??
The world needs more stories where bad guys get what's coming to 'em, TBH.
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Preorder links for Most Likely to Murder, but you can also order it from your favorite indie bookstore!
www.penguinteen.com/978059386040...
![Book review of Most Likely to Murder by Lish McBrie that says, “In this fast-paced page-turner [ ... ] The multiple murders, varied perspectives, suspense, and romance make this an enjoyable and engaging read.” An image of the book is set against pink school lockers with a teal torn page below it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7flmawxp3pcbpvmi24rzkugv/bafkreicli7ianp5vnwjb44xw3pqq6t6u3nwjhwr6ctloaq456oidcvvawa)
Book review of Most Likely to Murder by Lish McBrie that says, “In this fast-paced page-turner [ ... ] The multiple murders, varied perspectives, suspense, and romance make this an enjoyable and engaging read.” An image of the book is set against pink school lockers with a teal torn page below it.
A very nice review of Most Likely
To Murder from School Library Journal!
Book friends— @piperjdrake.bsky.social could use your support. You can buy her books anywhere, or directly from her (which gets her paid faster) or buy treating yourself to her Patreon. 💕
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Folks flying in for ECCC: If you *can* take the light rail from SeaTac, I strongly recommend you do. The main route into Seattle, I-5, is operating at reduced capacity while undergoing repairs, so traffic is gnarly and heavy delays are likely going by car.
Nope! We’re a union, and that means even when you get in fistfights during practice, you show up when the lights are on come Sunday.
We’re all in this together, and we’re all on the same team.
One of my editors once said, “what is your thing with prehensile tails?” Because I guess I talk about them more than most, so I think we all know my answer is #1
