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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The number of new books coming out by my favorite authors this month is almost like a book fair high.

Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We're currently cooking our way through the Stardew Valley Cookbook, only to discover today that there's going to be a Stardew Valley Crochet Book coming out in January. Do I know how to crochet? No. Will I by January? I'd better. The kid demands a void chicken.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Tired of procrasti-cleaning instead of writing? Try knitting! You're still not writing, but you might end up with a hat or something.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We're currently watching Chip 'n Dale from 1989 with the kid. It's making me realize how eye-wateringly bright cartoons are now, especially the ones targeted at younger kids. Someone needs to bring back more normal colors.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

First bookmail of the school year. This year's focus is American History, which my partner will be teaching. I'm taking over science, since I took a surprising number of Biology classes in college. Bring on the frog dissection! #secularhomeschool

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

My son was in one of these classrooms. He came home with bruises from restraint. His teacher didn't have a class library because "books become projectiles." By the end of fourth grade, he couldn't spell his own name, let alone write a sentence. His IEP wasn't even EBD, probably because we're white.

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Why emotional disturbance, a special ed category, is a double-edged sword for students

Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Another bad haiku: Hope ephemeral Like a bubble, it now bursts Brownies still not done

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Autistic Barbie lives with us now, complete with aac. She’s even wearing flats!

Picture of barbie fashionista 245. She’s wearing a purple dress and has an aac device.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I just finished season 1 of the secret lives of Mormon housewives last night. I thought this was going to be more relief society drama and snide remarks about whose kid isn’t going on a mission. Not “I’m fighting the church patriarchy by being sexy.”

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

It’s been 0 days since a homeschooling related injury. The shame is bigger than the cut.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

1035 words written to start off 2026. I let my writing slip during the brr months, as my brain cannot tell the difference between waning daylight and actual dying, but the light is returning and so am I!

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

A little late, but this is the only advent calendar I cared about this year. Less chocolate, more murder.

A copy of the book Merry Murdle on a pink background.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Bad homeschool haiku: I need some coffee Spelling meltdowns are not fun I hate time changes

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Coming back from fall break scheduled during Halloween is the homeschooling equivalent of a hangover. My lessons? Unplanned. All of the stuff I needed to print out? Done between subjects. Was Halloween candy used as a bribe? No comment.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Daily word count:685 WIP: She Plants A Vineyard I finally crossed 20k today. I went into October with a little too much optimism. One of these years I’m going to remember how busy this month actually is.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Considering we’re having to run the heater now, Norse mythology feels timely. I also got some help from The Kid on setup. He says he understands what the internet wants. #secularhomeschool

A collection of books on a wooden table.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Another day of homeschool. Not pictured: Meltdown over spilled coffee.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

WIP: She Plants A Vineyard Daily words: 719 Migraine:1 Me: 0

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

WIP: She Plants A Vineyard Daily word count: 1111 Writing a novel set during the golden age of mommy blogging is making me nostalgic for the pre-TikTok world. Going down a blog rabbit hole was so much more fun than the algorithm force feeding me rage bait and sponcon.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Slow writing day. Daily word count: 639 WIP: She Plants A Vineyard But did I relax in the warm autumn sunlight, enjoying the pops of oranges and reds that are now appearing? Not a chance, but we did read another two chapters of The Trumpet of the Swan.

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Accepted at 9 pm that I probably wasn’t getting raptured and made myself start writing. Not bad for an hour of work. WIP - She Plants A Vineyard Words today: 942

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Daily accountability WIP - She Plants a Vineyard Daily word count - 1082

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Eliza Winters @elizawritesbooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

First book mail of the homeschool year. I love the feeling of getting books but knowing we still have over a month of summer break left. #secularhomeschool

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