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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and thought she'd only been driving 10 minutes--how lost could she be?

Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

(12/31) "Don't panic," she said aloud, then panicked at a sudden STOP sign, slamming the brakes and stopping in the middle of a "T" intersection on a new road.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

(11/31) She noticed that the road had no markings, not even a middle stripe, and that there wasn't a lot of room to turn around unless she found a driveway or intersection.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

(10/31) Think, she told herself, turning off the podcast and tapping the Map icon on her phone, where did you take a wrong turn?

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🧶 Knitting! At the service center. Car is being weird and my usual mechanic claimed the electronics were beyond his ken. So I'm at the dealer. Ugh. Week 2 of MKAL, and I'm only on section 2 of Clue 1.

A knitted fabric in shades of purple, teal, blue and pink. The pattern is in a fan and triangle shapes so far.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

9/31) She waited a beat in case an expected landmark appeared--the brick church, the house with the lighted flagpole, the store with the weird sign out front: "If U died today, would u go to Heaven" "God loves the righteous"--for once, she would have welcomed the sight, but there were only trees.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(8/31) The segment ended and she realized she did not recognize where she was.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(7/31) The drive took her outside the small town and down 2-lane rural roads bordered by ditches for runoff and trees crowded together, their branches reaching across the pavement to the forests on either side; she was listening intently to a description of baking in wood-powered stoves.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(6/31) She was headed to work and had left her apartment before dawn, driving in the dark and listening to a podcast about life in the 19th century and hoping to use some of the material for her unit on the Industrial Revolution.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I also recently purchased this book and am taking my time to read it and go look up some of the art--it's fantastic!

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wizard of Oz. I was terrified of the witch and the flying monkeys. Older siblings would watch that and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" that had the scary child catcher; I never liked the Wizard of Oz movie even though I read a bunch of the books and loved them.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wonderful to be reminded of the good in the world!

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(4/31) Later on Tuesday after school she walked to her car in the parking lot near the track, noticing that every light stand around the football field had one or two buzzards perched atop; the team was practicing, seemingly unaware that death looked over their shoulders on every run.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

(3/31) Tuesday she had skipped lunch so she could provide feedback on her AP students' timed writings and spilled coffee all over the blue books when she heard a tapping at the window and was startled to see three crows staring in at her.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

(2/31) Monday she had overslept, and only made it to the high school where she taught on time because her cat had wanted breakfast and tapped her, claws out, on the chin, leaving a scratch she had washed hastily before dumping a can of cat food in a bowl and leaving without her phone.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

(1/31) She had ignored all the signs piling up that week and now she was lost.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've got most of my October personal challenge mapped out; let's see if I can bring home a 31-sentence spooky story.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was #2 in line because I somehow managed to sign up months ago when the library listed it "On order." But I miss out on a lot and have been on many of those long waits!

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

10/10. A fast read with twists and narratives dexterity. It left me thinking about the characters, the events, and how it worked. I wanted to go back and reread it as soon as I finished, but it was late. A man disappears from a party in a near bleak future that still allows for a life to be lived.

The cover of Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel. It shows an L.A. skyline in blue, then vertical green lines shading into orange lines that shade to a Paris skyline flipped at the bottom shading into pink.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm prepping for my personal October challenge: write a short story in 31 lines to be posted one sentence a day in October. Asking myself if it's cheating to plan a little in advance?

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

According to my family, "moon" was my first non-mama/dada word, said while pointing to a tomato slice on my mother's plate. Just a few minutes before I saw your post I looked out the window and saw the moon rising over the trees. A perfect end to a day that started rough and thankfully got better.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is the quality Bluesky content I am here for, motherfuckers.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Got my flu and COVID vaccines today. This will be my excuse to do nothing but read all weekend.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Seriously, I just spent at least a full minute looking for a fan. You know, the electric ones that would have to plug in the wall because the a/c isn't working because, wait for it, the power is out. Sometimes I amaze even myself.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm going to light some candles and curse the lack of a/c.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Power went out just as we returned from our walk to cook fish for dinner. According to Dominion it won't be back until 9. We have no grill. The fish may be doomed.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A cloud I saw this morning that looks like a spaceship. I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords? Or not. I didn't see any overlords, but maybe they were headed to another neighborhood.

A long cloud lit underneath by the sunrise. It is pink, orange, and yellow underneath and a darker purple-gray on top. Wisps on the right look like exhaust. It is tapered at the ends, and bumpy in the middle underneath. Trees are dark silhouettes against a pale sky that shades from yellow to blue to gray in pastels.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This discussion of Emma was lively and politely contentious. She is, as Austen noted, difficult to like!

bbc.co.uk

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Emma

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emma, the novel by Jane Austen.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I trust almost no one in Emma with a gun. But maybe Miss Bates could be putting on an act, and is secretly the handler for Jane Fairfax, International Woman of Mystery.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

...for they conceal earlier feline gastric eruption, though miraculously have missed the carpet.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There's nothing like the feeling of stepping out of the shower, clean and fresh, then stepping in cat barf, right by the bed, in shadow. 😿

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

As a former middle school teacher, 100% confirm that this can be the best age--able to access both the child and the young adult and often delightful!

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I always thought the graham cracker was the weak link.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

And I am humbled by the mere existence of perfection and angry at the inferiority I was unaware of until this moment.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Brown tabby boys are special. I'm sorry for your loss. 💔

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We looked at a couple others, ran some numbers and need to rethink. Cars are freaking expensive.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I drove a Ford MachE, which had weird buttons to open the doors and mostly a giant screen. It was a great ride, but I let the spouse know he probably would hate the lack of buttons on the inside.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Full disclosure: spouse drove an Ioniq 5 and Nissan Leaf without me. He was not crazy about lack/size of some buttons and on the Ioniq, the recessed door handles. We drove a Subaru Trailseeker earlier this week. It was acceptable in the button department, but a little $$$. 1/2

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just for fun. We're looking at a used Mini Countryman SE. I do miss my Mini Cooper. Not good for buttons. Alas.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Second drive: Chevy Bolt. Buttons are a big thumbs up. The car was missing a few features we'd like, but they may be available on other versions. Stays on the list.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Good to know! My brother has been happy with his, but I have seen conflicting reports.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

First drive down. The Kia Niro is a nice commuter/Costco run car. Sufficient buttons. Many extra features. It stays on the list.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

He said the buttons on the steering wheel in the Leaf he test drove were, and I quote, "made for little elf hands." We're looking at Kia and Chevy today!

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

To be fair, he needs a new car because the 270K, 23-year old minivan is on its last legs and the 23-year old convertible is a summer car, so his expectations are not wholly in alignment with the newfangled screenery that's out there.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"I want a 1990 Honda Civic hatchback but electric that interfaces perfectly with my phone and has all the airbags." Sure, buddy. Lemme get that for you.

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Pemberley Intern @hallie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Pray for me. We are car shopping today and all my spouse wants is "real buttons and not huge screens" and fully electric and not $$$$$. We're hunting unicorns!

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