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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Do you really "love debate" or are you just entertained by the aesthetic of conflict?

BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Can only speak for myself, but going no contact was my best option. They didn't treat me like my own person, just an extension of their own story. I was expected to only be what they needed me to be. Everything else I am is, to them, extraneous and unnecessary. Leaving only made this more clear.

A screenshot of a New York Times Opinion article that says Cutting Your Parents Off Isn't the Answer

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

it's deeply frustrating that calming my nervous system means I have to do a silly dance for a few minutes, just to convince my nervous system that it's safe enough to do the silly dance #actuallyautistic

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The world's gonna end, but we gotta keep going what comes next is us #haiku #carryon

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Heyhi #Booksky and #litfic fans! Chapter 5 is now up! An ad in the paper, for a ring found on the victim's corpse, brings quite the interesting guest round to Baker Street... Even the great #Sherlock #Holmes seems perplexed! Who could it be? 🔎 🔗👇

the thumbnail for chapter 5 of my performance of "a study in scarlet"

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#Heyhi Booksky and #litfic fans! 📚 I was going to stream today, but I found out yesterday that I actually got a job I had applied for, and that's going to, therefore mess up the schedule I had been using 😅 Things come up, you know? I'll figure out my plan going forward and keep ya posted 😊

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Going through my old saved files and several things are becoming clear: - I have written a criminal amount of bad poetry in college - memes used to be better back in the day - I have become unc - ughhhhhh

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Heyhi #Booksky and #litfic fans! 📚 My thumbnail game has improved, and it's starting to look more and more polished! Hopefully this makes them more appealing to click going forward, I do know how important thumbnails can be. Chapter 4 comes out tomorrow! Checked pinned comment for the playlist 😀

A Thumbnail for the first chapter of A Study in Scarlet audiobook

A Thumbnail for the second chapter of A Study in Scarlet audiobook

A Thumbnail for the third chapter of A Study in Scarlet audiobook

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Heyhi #Booksky and #litfic fans! 📚 It's that time of the week again! Join me for Study Hall at 1pm EST and then voiceover recording from 2pm on 🙂 Join me on twitch.tv/balcobooks and youtube.com/@balcobooks

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BalcoBooks - Twitch

Welcome to BalcoBooks: the streaming study hall for curious cats! This stream is one part body doubling study hall, one part public domain story time, and one part variety hour - fun & games, or maint...

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Heyhi #Booksky and #litfic fans 📚 No stream today since it's our anniversary weekend! Mrs. Books and I are catching a drone show tonight 😊 See ya Monday!

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Heyhi #Booksky and #litfic fans 📚 For convenience/pinning purposes, here's the playlist of my first audiobook series, A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - new chapter every Tuesday! 🔎 #sherlock #holmes #audiobook #voiceover youtube.com/playlist?lis...

a flyer for a study in scarlet by arthur conan doyle

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Heyhi #Booksky and #litfic fans 📚 Chapter 3 of A Study in Scarlet is out now! Had to figure out a West Country dialect for Gregson - I did my best 😅 New videos every Tuesday! Like and comment if you're following the series 👍 #sherlock #holmes #audiobook #voiceover youtu.be/5OQAo1z_N8g

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"The Lauriston Gardens Mystery" - Part One, Chapter 3 || A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Heyhi #Booksky and #litfic fans 📚 Study Hall starting now! If you have something you just need a space to work on, this is your chance! Pop in the chat for a bit and get to it! Chapter 4 audiobook recording at 2pm EST! twitch.tv/balcobooks and youtube.com/@balcobooks!

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"Monday Mojo" || 07/13/2026 || Studies, Stories & More

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Heyhi #Booksky and #litfic fans! Grab a coffee and a muse and pop in for Study Hall, starting now! Recording for Chapter 3 for A Study in Scarlet will happen later 🙂 twitch.tv/balcobooks and youtube.com/@balcobooks

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Study Hall incoming! Let's get that bread (bread is knowledge) twitch.tv/balcobooks and youtube.com/@balcobooks :)

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"Good to Be Here" || 07/08/2026 || Studies, Stories & More

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hey hi #Booksky and #litfic fans! 📚 Chapter 2 is out now! If you enjoyed, please like and comment, and subscribe for more! Stream tomorrow at 1pm EST - see ya then, cats 😸 youtu.be/L1s7uMLJGqA

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A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle || Part One, Chapter 2 - "The Science of Deduction"

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We're cookin' with gas now #Booksky and #litfic fans - finished recording "The Science of Deduction" during stream and the second chapter was FAR smoother going than Chapter 1. Video should be out tomorrow! Chapter 1 linked below :) youtu.be/iDU2Yn2Yzi0

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A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle || Part One, Chapter 1 - "Mr. Sherlock Holmes"

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Hey #Booksky and #litfic fans 📚 Here's a treat: an #audiobook performance of the first chapter of A Study in Scarlet! This is the first time I've recorded myself performing voices and dialects, and I'm happy with how it came out! If you give a watch/listen, please like/comment! #sherlock #holmes

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A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle || Part One, Chapter 1 - "Mr. Sherlock Holmes"

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I forgor to post but we're at it again! 30 more min of Study Hall, then chapters 3 & 4 of The Sign of the Four for Story Time. #Booksky and #litfic fans can join me at twitch.tv/balcobooks or youtube.com/@balcobooks - see ya there cats 😸

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"Retracing My Steps" || Study Hall, Story Time, Variety Hour

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Ugh, there I go again, underestimating the effort "completely reorganizing my setup" actually takes... I need to do an inventory of what I'm working with here. I'll be back on Friday, it'll just be easier that way 😅

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Using today's Study Hall to focus on reorganizing my stream setup, so that means no streaming until 2pm EST where we come back for Story Time. I think it'll be worth it, since it'll allow me to make some more dynamic decisions with my live reading. See you there at twitch.tv/balcobooks 😊

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Hello #Booksky and #litfic fans! 📚👋 I just finished part 5 of 5 of my explainer series for Sherlock Holmes in "A Study in Scarlet" and I really enjoyed it! Unexpected twists and dramatic developments abound! I highly recommend reading it yourself, but regardless, consider giving my vids a watch!

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"A Study in Scarlet" || Sherlock Holmes Part 2, Chap. 7 Explainer

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Hello #Booksky and #litfic fans! 📚 We're getting started with another Study Hall! If you need a good 50 minute chunk of body doubling, come on by for the vibes. Sherlock Holmes Story Time starts at 2pm EST! You can find my on twitch.tv/balcobooks and youtube.com/@balcobooks 😺

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"A New Mystery" || Study Hall, Story Time, Variety Hour

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Oh no! I slept through Study Hall! No big deal, we'll pick up at 2pm EST, and we're gonna go back to Sherlock and Watson instead of finishing the Mormon flashback arc 😅 Remember, it's not about perfection, it's about consistency! See ya'll there at twitch.tv/balcobooks & youtube.com/@balcobooks

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

they say "Be yourself!" worried whether I'll realize I could never stop #daily #haiku #poetry

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Hello #Booksky and #litfic fans! 📚 We've now finished Part 1 of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet" and here's the accompanying explainer! Def getting better at public speaking & editing 😌 Catch the next stream on Wed - Study Hall 1pm, Story Time 2pm, Variety Hour 3pm EST 🔗👇

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"Hope You Had Fun" || Sherlock Holmes Chap. 7 Explainer

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Hello #Booksky and #litfic fans! Just about to go live for BalcoBooks, the streaming study hall for curious cats! Grab something you're looking to work on and join me for some quiet focused time, until Story Time at 2, Variety Hour at 3! Catch me on youtube.com/@balcobooks or twitch.tv/balcobooks

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Welcome to BalcoBooks: The streaming study hall for curious cats! Streams are planned for 1:00-4:00pm EST, Mon/Wed/Fri Format - three 1-hour slots: body doubling study hall, public domain story tim...

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Welp, it looks like the power's out for at least the next few hours, so no stream today unfortunately. I'll still record and release what I can today, or pop on stream once able. We'll be back on Wednesday 🙂

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

the Reflecting Pool made opaque and ironic... our mirror's obscured #daily #haiku #poetry

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Hello #Booksky! I think my content might be up your alley, especially for you #litfic fans 📚 I host a stream called BalcoBooks, that is part Study Hall, part Story Time, and part Variety Hour. This past week I began reading Sherlock Holmes and making videos summing the chapters up ...

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"Snitch Kids and The Vanishing Grandma" || Sherlock Holmes Chap. 5 & 6 Explainer

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Getting quicker at editing things down and the backing tracks are adding a really nice ambiance - bonus points if you can tell where they're from 😸 Week 1 is done! Chapters 1 thru 6 of #Sherlock! Catch me live Mon/Wed/Fri from 1-4pm EST at youtube.com/@balcobooks or twitch.tv/balcobooks for more!

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"Snitch Kids and The Vanishing Grandma" || Sherlock Holmes Chap. 5 & 6 Explainer

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Getting my rhythm goin'. Starting to develop my voice. More concise and to-the-point. Sherlock Holmes, Chapters 5 & 6 tomorrow 2pm EST on twitch.tv/balcobooks and youtube.com/@balcobooks

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"HOW DOES HE DO THAT" || Sherlock Holmes Chap. 3 & 4 Explainer

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It's rough, it's rambling, and I have a lot to learn, but we're doing this. I'm reviewing and taking notes and have some ideas for next stream's Study Hall. Chapters 3 & 4 of Sherlock Holmes coming next 🐱 I'll see you at 1pm EST at twitch.tv/balcobooks or youtube.com/balcobooks

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"A Classic Roommate Story" || Sherlock Holmes: Chap. 1 & 2 Explainer

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

First stream went VERY well! The segments had clean transitions, my English accents/dialogue came across better than I thought (way more to learn, of course!), Sherlock Holmes is quite a fun read, and, most importantly, I'm having FUN. I think my enthusiasm shines and I can't wait for the next one!

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The first stream is TOMORROW! 🙀 Starting at 1pm EST, we'll begin Study Hall, followed by Story Time (Sherlock Holmes!) at 2pm, and wrapping up with Variety Hour at 3pm - which will either be more Sherlock, depending on how we're feeling, or perhaps some Animal Crossing. See you there, cats!

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Went to the Springfield Museums with my beloved today! The Dr. Seuss Museum and the Fine Arts Museum were especially interesting. I keep forgetting that there are 5 whole museums to go through - so much to learn, so little time in a day 😳

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Texas, I don't care how gerrymandered you are, but if you elect this guy over Talarico, you deserve whatever you get.

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Been setting a new trajectory for a while now, and I'm happy to finally introduce... BalcoBooks: The streaming study hall for curious cats! Streams are planned for 1:00-4:00pm EST, Mon/Wed/Fri Format - three 1-hour slots: body doubling study hall, public domain story time, & some let's play 👍

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The Amazing Digital Circus episode 9 was a real treat It deserves the pomp of a theatrical release. As far as I know, nothing like this has ever been done before, and it feels monumental for whatever artistic renaissance we're currently in.

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"How do you know you're autistic?" Idk just a feeling

An immaculately packed folding thing for carrying my other things

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Vanilluxe is broken and it makes me very happy 😊 #PokemonChampions

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BalcoBooks @balcobooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

LOOK AT HER!!! LOOK AT THE QUIG!!!! 😵😵😵😵

She's radiant and photogenic so demure mama mia

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