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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don't know which of my 3 senior dogs is responsible for the bloody liquid I just found on the floor. Not a fun puzzle to solve. 😢

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Someone from high school invited me to follow her FB page about a very obviously AI illustrated picture book. Big nope over here.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Haven't been this excited for an ARC in a minute. LOVE anything @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social writes.

A 30-something person with fuschia hair geeking out about an ARC of Love and Lake Monsters by TJ Alexander.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've thought I had ADHD for a good 8 or 9 years. It only took me that long to go get an appointment for an assessment. You shouldn't have to take an assessment if it takes that long. The proof is in the pudding. 😂

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today is a great day because it's sweater weather AND I got officially diagnosed with ADHD, which came with such a huge sense of relief.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Had an ADHD assessment a couple weeks ago, and tomorrow they tell me all the answers of the universe so I'm having a wee bit of anxiety.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Honestly kind of amazed that all Ed Sheeran's openers AND his backup band have all left the tour now following Macklemore's untimely departure. It's nice to see people standing for something in this capitalist hellscape.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

cool cool. husband told some folks they could host a trivia event at the bookstore and they made an AI flyer that has an AI version of our logo and a picture of the old location we moved out of SIX years ago. 🫠

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Our yard was mysteriously mowed this morning. Thought maybe it was a neighbor but none of their yards are freshly mowed. Thinking maybe they came for a lawn service and did the wrong house? But, very glad I didn't have to mow the yard in this heat.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Every day I'm just so happy with my one-in-a-million rescue dog. This little senior poodle is just the sweetest, quietest, gentlest little buddy and best bookshop dog.

Derpy toy poodle with his tongue sticking out at a bookstore.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

my sales rep gave me this arc the other day, and I am SO hyped.

Book: Help! I Can't Stop Shitting Snakes by Michael Bettendorf

Picture of many snakes coming out of a toilet on a blue background

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

My dogs and I hate the 4th of July. Just hunkered down in the basement waiting for the war to be over.

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy Independence Day

A drawing of Patience and Fortitude, the stone lions that guard the entrance to the New York Public Library. Between them is a quote from Kurt Vonnegut: "The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries."

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

No big deal, just Dua Lipa reading my buddy Kaveh's book.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I have three book clubs tomorrow (one for my shop, and two outside of it) and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to have a voice after being sick all week.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

all I want to do is pet dogs and read books and ride rollercoasters and eat tasty treats until I die. is that too much to ask?

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

What a shit week. I've been sick since Tuesday (feeling 70% better now) when I usually work Wednesday & Thursday, and now the internet is out at both my shops because of last night's storms. Booooo.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

one of my favorite little joys in life is the derpy smooshed face on a dog after it wakes up.

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Greater Lafayette Indivisible ❌ 👑 @lafayetteindivisible.com · 28/05/2026

Available now to pre-order from your favorite independent bookstore. Such as, for example, @mainbooksin.bsky.social 💓 www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2880-h... "In How to Close a Camp ... Washington offers a galvanizing, clear-eyed case for why we must close these camps—and how to do it." #AbolishICE

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How to Close a Camp

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I know we as a society don't do a good job teaching people how to budget, but seeing fully grown adult people just be really terrible at $$ drives me up the wall. And yes, I know the economy sucks, but it's more the cycle of absolutely no planning/saving and impulsive spending that drives me wild.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I'm constantly pretending to eat kibble and putting it in the microwave to make my toy poodle eat.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

My little senior rescue toy poodle finally let me look into the back of his mostly toothless mouth, and there are a couple lil teeth in there. Also, enjoy this picture of him and his tongue looking like a fruit roll up.

A tiny apricot toy poodle with his very long tongue sticking out of his mouth, standing in front of an art booth.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Went to let my friend's dog out and then a cat appeared acting like it lived here, but I don't actually know if it lives here. Anyway, I may have let a strange cat into this house and my friend didn't respond to my "is this your cat?" text.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Realistically, we won't be a three-dog household for very long (my two older dogs are 14.5 and 15) so I will be taking as many pictures of the three of them together as possible ❤️

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S. Morgan Burbank | Project Tasman Releases Nov. 11 @anotherindiewriter.com · 11/05/2026

If you think that AI is more important to your business than employees, you deserve to have neither employees nor a business.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Went to a gathering for the arts board I'm on, and the person presenting kept talking about how she used AI to make everything (including illustrations on the slides) and I just can't 🤦‍♀️

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I have never been halfway through so many books in my life. I need to just finish a thing; this is getting depressing.

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

If people don't like you, that's ok. If dogs don't like you, then it's time for some self-reflection.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 28/04/2026

"Majority of voters say welfare system is too easy to abuse" [Times] Majority of voters they asked have clearly never tried to get welfare

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Sometimes people get so much Botox and filler that they look like a muppet instead of a human being, and it gives me uncanny valley and makes me so uncomfortable I cannot really interact with them.

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

PSA: Hachette workers are currently leading the largest unionization campaign in publishing history and they're inviting all of us (readers, publishing professionals, anyone with a full name and an email address) to sign in support 💜 hachetteworkers.com/open-letter/

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Open Letter - Hachette Workers Coalition

To the management at Hachette Book Group, We are authors, publishing professionals, readers, and union supporters, and we are proud to express our full support for the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC)...

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I am once again trying to rush-read some books before the @americanbookseller.bsky.social indie next list nominations are due.

open book on the table next to a coffee, at a coffee shop

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This isn't even a full conference, just a forum, and already I've obtained a big ole stack of books.

Stack of 16 books in a variety of genres

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

This tiny dog gaslit me for two months into thinking that he couldn't jump onto the couch by himself. he can. 👿

tiny derpy toy poodle grinning like the punk ass he is

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The people on my local Facebook do not understand how our primaries work. They keep posting "just vote blue" when you have to pick a party and vote between multiple "blue" candidates. 😬

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Like 8 cop cars are here raiding my Black neighbor's house for some reason so we're here video-ing what we can cuz we don't trust 'em.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

He might look sweet and innocent but if he had teeth he'd probably draw blood over a cheezit crumb. He'd use his whole 4 lbs and 12 ounces to crush you.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

oh people are mad at B&N?? oh, yep. indeed 👀

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Just a little dose of cuteness because I have an unhealthy attachment to my little bean.

Tiny toy poodle hanging out in the flowers

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Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Check it out, everybody! Any signal boosts are much appreciated.

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

According to some staff members at my local shelter, poor Shadow has been there since November because his owner was deported. He's a sweet boy.

Picture of a black dog who is likely a lab/boxer mix

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

what will the Gilmore Girlies come up with next?? GILMORE GHOULS in SPOOPY HOLLOW??

Gilmore Ghouls: A Spoopy Hollow Coloring Book

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Earlier today I saw a hawk fall from the sky and to its death on the sidewalk below. A man picked him up and tried to pump him back to life, with no avail. Not sure what that portends, but it's probably not anything good.

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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Stop worrying about what YA books to let your kids read and let them sort it out with V C Andrews and cocaine era Stephen King as God intended

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm sorry this is just a toy poodle account now because I have unhealthy boundaries with my new dog.

sassy reddish toy poodle with a blue bowtie

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Laura Kendall @bookendedbyowls.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

the other day my brother told me my dogs were "hard to read" and said my house is an "autistic dog commune" and I would be mad if it weren't a little bit true. picture of my littlest bean asleep in his sling for tax.

tiny red toy poodle asleep in a crossbody bag carrier.

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Pan-sexual; We Love Pans @pansexualwlp.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

It’s as easy as shutting your effin mouth! And did I mention… it’s free?!

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