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Retired librarian, sometime artist, vegetable gardener, #BannedBookSkyClub instigator All content is original or properly attributed.
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I remember in grade school we could order books from a paper catalogue, cheap, under a dollar, and it was so fun circling the ones I wanted and even more fun when they arrived. #BookSky

submitted 9 hours ago • 16 comments

It's not a race or a competition; you can read books at your own pace. #BookSky

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

All y'all Gen Xers talking about being old make me laugh in Gen Jones.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

#BannedBookSkyClub #TheLeftHandOfDarkness discussion talking points starting Monday, June 9, 2025. Please join us! #BookSky

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

I got a $10 gift card from Costco because they said their paper towels had 10 less sheets than the package said, not that I or most people would notice so woohoo for Costco.

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

You're officially old when you have a I forgot to prep for my colonoscopy dream.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Books, books are good for your brain The more you read them the more you gain The more you gain the better you are So read books and be a star. #BookSky

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Baby collard plant. #GardenSky

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

I stretched out the 100-foot extension cord and went to plug it in. It was the wrong end.

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

Got my June read from the library and am starting it tonight. #BannedBookSkyClub #reading

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Hold tight to your em dash; I will hug my semicolon.

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

Want to join a book club that discusses banned books online here on Bluesky? No deadlines. Discussions are ongoing. Access talking points, updates, and members' discussion comments via the Banned Book Club feed. See quoted post below for more information. #BannedBookSkyClub #BookSky

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

I love #BannedBookSkyClub! Participating reminds me of everything I loved about my high school English classes. Those teachers instilled in me a life-long love of reading both for pleasure and the joy of scholarship. #booksky 💙📚

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Now reading The left hand of darkness by Ursula Le Guin. Looking forward to join the diskussion in June 📚💕 #BannedBookSkyClub

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Just got back from the library with a copy of The Left Hand of Darkness for the June #BannedBookSkyClub discussion!

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Next time you want to tell someone to "fuck off" instead try saying "awwww, go read a book!" It's actually quite effective.

submitted 4 days ago • 10 comments

The beauty of books is all the options, in format (hardback, paperback, audio, electronic, braille, etc.) and genre, as well as options to purchase or borrow from your local library. Yay books! #BookSky

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

I'm doing Duolingo for French in anticipation of a trip to France in the fall, and my current goal is to know enough to eavesdrop.

submitted 5 days ago • 21 comments

When I was young it was all oh no too many babies this is bad overpopulation we're gonna run out of food but now it's oh no we need more babies c'mon people step it up. It's mind blowing what all you see happen over a lifetime.

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

Earlier today I was picking yellow squash and zucchini in my garden using garden scissors and found a few squash bugs, so I picked all the bugs I saw but didn't feel like squishing them so decapitated them with the scissors and now I feel like a bit of a monster.

submitted 6 days ago • 11 comments

#BannedBookSkyClub schedule: June 2025: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin July 2025: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison August 2025: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi September/October 2025: 1984 by George Orwell. Link to feed in replies. #BookSky Please join us.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Don't forget, the June 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub book is #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin. Discussion begin date is June 9, 2025. See replies for link to feed. Please join us! #BookSky

submitted 8 days ago • 12 comments

#BannedBookSkyClub schedule: June 2025: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin July 2025: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison August 2025: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi September/October 2025: 1984 by George Orwell. Link to feed in replies. #BookSky Please join us.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments