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She/her. Book person. An Old. Founder of Bookstore Romance Day.

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The Hellmouth giveth Cybertrucks & the Hellmouth taketh away Cybertrucks.

07.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Decided to interrupt my Buffy/Angel re-watch for a bit of Leverage & I'm at the DB Sweeney as Father Paul episode & I really wish there had been more episodes with him.

07.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you know what is rly funny i learned that kewpie the food company does actually have a working relationship & collaborates w the rose o neill museum. the kewpie ceo thought the doll was like. a generic american baby doll & he thought it was cute so he used it as a logo

07.03.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I still really wish people would stop referring to Kristi Noem as "ICE Barbie" because Barbie would fucking NEVER.

07.03.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

07.03.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

515 indie bookstores now, including our first #RhodeIsland (The Little Bubblegum Bookshop in Providence)! Fingers crossed for Alaska & the Dakotas to join the party soon.

06.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A digitally drawn homage to the George Herriman comic strip Krazy Kat. Starting left of frame we see yellow Ignatz Mouse having just thrown a brick which is sailing across the center of the frame and in another instant will bash the oblivious Krazy Kat (a blue bipedal cartoon cat wearing a red scarf) in the back of the head as he walks innocently to the right. Everything is drawn in rough black pen and colored in pale washes. A speech bubble from Ignatz reads β€˜Maybe it will…’, the word ’Happen’ appears in the whooshing trail of the sailing brick, and a final speech bubble belonging to the Kat reads β€˜β€¦Today’.

A digitally drawn homage to the George Herriman comic strip Krazy Kat. Starting left of frame we see yellow Ignatz Mouse having just thrown a brick which is sailing across the center of the frame and in another instant will bash the oblivious Krazy Kat (a blue bipedal cartoon cat wearing a red scarf) in the back of the head as he walks innocently to the right. Everything is drawn in rough black pen and colored in pale washes. A speech bubble from Ignatz reads β€˜Maybe it will…’, the word ’Happen’ appears in the whooshing trail of the sailing brick, and a final speech bubble belonging to the Kat reads β€˜β€¦Today’.

06.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 1730 πŸ” 430 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7

I would take this assignment in a heartbeat if geography cooperated.

06.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Find a Bookstore Every independent bookstore that has signed up to participate in Bookstore Romance Day 2026 thus far. If you don’t see your favorite, encourage them to join us! A link to the registration for…

We have officially passed 500 indie bookstores registered for this year's #BookstoreRomanceDay! (For context, last year there were about 600 & we still have five months to go.) Still looking for stores from Rhode Island, Alaska, and North & South Dakota.
bookstoreromanceday.org/participatin...

06.03.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Do you need cuteness? Then you need a beaver, with a special guest appearance by some otters.

06.03.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I want more Tilly & SAM together, too. I think Tilly would "get" SAM in a way that SAM really needs. They're both so earnest & joyful & optimistic & maybe I just need a little brightnessΒ² on my TV.

05.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Romance hive mind! I have a friend looking for something specific and it's outside what I read so I have no recs! They're hoping for something with a female dom and male sub, some hurt/no comfort vibes, in romantic fantasy or fantasy romance. Indie or trad!! Got any suggestions for me?

05.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

If you’ve worked with me on whistle stuff, you should totally talk to S.E. Smith! Spread the word about the good work

05.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How is this not @theonion.com?

Any guesses as to how long before it's @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social?

05.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not interested in pragmatism for 2-7 hours after a Schadenfreude Event. It's like swimming after eating.

05.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm getting caught up on Starfleet Academy & I'm on ep8, which means TILLY! I want her to stay forever. And I want them to bring back Dax.

05.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And then you find out they were asleep. And he took pictures. The layers of gross, invasive, inappropriate, & childish are thick & deep.

05.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm of two minds about the Mullin nomination. On the one hand, it'll take an R vote away from the Senate, which is good. On the other hand, he is grossly unqualified & should never, ever be confirmed.

05.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Best of luck to you. I hope you're keeping an eye on all those bsky.team accounts who seem to like to stir up shit with the user base.

05.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are two:

The Book of Love by Kelly Link
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

There are others I love & will champion, but these two are "keeper shelf" books & ones I'll still be shoving into people's hands in a decade.

05.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think this all the time, especially for Survivor, but not just for Survivor. Drag Race. GBBO. Amazing Race. Give folks a chance to show what they could've done.

05.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When she is no longer young, in summer, the girl will dream of the stranger who arrives by starlight, who was her long-lost relative.

05.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He really does amazing work & the prices are reasonable. Out of my budget, sure, but reasonable for original art.

04.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My cat just farted directly in my face.

04.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
"Crow", pencil crayon/graphite on watercolour paper, 9x12", 2026- $450(Cdn). A drawing of a crow perched on a post in profile, looking back at the viewer with its beak open . The feather's are drawn in purples, blues & blacks.

"Crow", pencil crayon/graphite on watercolour paper, 9x12", 2026- $450(Cdn). A drawing of a crow perched on a post in profile, looking back at the viewer with its beak open . The feather's are drawn in purples, blues & blacks.

My birthday's on the 17th if there's some random rich person (ha!) who wants to buy me this crow by @davidbrace2.bsky.social.

04.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
An orange background with text at top reading Grammar Girl and a drawing of a woman with a brown ponytail and bangs wearing glasses and a white shirt under a green cardigan in the lower right-hand corner. In a small red circle by her right shoulder are the letters Q D T.

An orange background with text at top reading Grammar Girl and a drawing of a woman with a brown ponytail and bangs wearing glasses and a white shirt under a green cardigan in the lower right-hand corner. In a small red circle by her right shoulder are the letters Q D T.

Continuing the parade of thanks with appreciation for Mignon Fogarty, aka @grammargirl.bsky.social .

04.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A beige circle, slightly darker on the bottom third. Black text across the top reads MonkeyKat. There is a stack of five books in varying shades of beige and olive in the center. A black cat sprawls in front of them. Text at the bottom reads Books & Gifts.

A beige circle, slightly darker on the bottom third. Black text across the top reads MonkeyKat. There is a stack of five books in varying shades of beige and olive in the center. A black cat sprawls in front of them. Text at the bottom reads Books & Gifts.

Especially appreciative of the Bookstore Romance Day bookstore sponsors like #MonkeyKatBooks.

04.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Out: Vote Blue No Matter Who

In: PRIMARY THAT FUCKER OR YOU'RE A SUCKER

04.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 2063 πŸ” 462 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

And the part the pull quotes don't get is he's saying the CIA replaced rock music with "rap music."

As a regular on Alex Jones, Billy Corgan is just being extremely racist. The way he's extremely transphobic. Nothing new under the sun.

Piece of fucking shit.

04.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I had an upstairs neighbor who used theirs as their alarm & kept it on the floor. It's so annoying.

04.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0