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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I read 15 books this year. 5 less than in 2024, and hopefully at least 5 less than in 2026. My top 3 were: ♡ Made a Monster by Rob Nelson ♡ A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Mass ♡ Recursion by Blake Crouch

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Quick Reviews 📚 Recursion - Black Crouch ☆☆☆☆☆ Time is but memory. And I'm obsessed with his writing. ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas ☆☆☆☆☆ So happy I picked these books up as they really got me back into reading and into a new genre!!! ACOMAF - Sarah J Mass Deserves all the stars in the Night Court! ☆+

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Quick Reviews! 📚 Dearest - Jacquie Walters ☆☆ Unreliable narrator, the only spooky part of this book is the extreme PPA and PPD. The Church Beneath the Roots - Felix Blackwell ☆☆☆☆☆ One of the best prequels ever! Maggie's Grave - David Sodergren ☆☆☆☆☆ I'm buying all his books now. 2/2 amazing.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Finished The White Lotus season 3 and while I love every season of that show, I'm left wondering how the Ratliffs will fare when they're back home. I like, really really want to see their reactions.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

When someone you took multiple writing courses with in college, 10+ years ago, publishes their work... you buy it!

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Not my cat, Orphan, cosplaying as Jesse Gemstone. An uncanny resemblance.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I was nursing Elliott and petting my playful cat when the cat bit and scratched me a little too hard. I said owie!! and whimpered. And suddenly Elliott looks at me, frowns, and goes "oooh" and omg is my 14 month old baby practicing empathy already?!

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Twice now in the past month I've had face to face conversations with people who assumed my age and said, "Well, there's no way you're 30 yet, right? You're like, maybe 27?" Thank you. No. But thank you. They were very surprised when I told them they were about 10 years off.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Got my first subscription order of #whogivesacrap t.p. and tissues today! Super fast shipping and amazing packaging! Reduce, reuse, recycle, and be totally cute in the meantime.

stacks of brightly colored, fun patterned, single wrapped rolls of toilet paper and boxes and tissues

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I've never had any real type of anxiety before and now 3x in past 2 weeks I've experienced wild anxiety symptoms that have basically debilitated me in the moment. Over-stimulation, head spinning, eyes popping behind my lids, heavy chest. Focus and take deep breaths....

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

My 13 month old is progressing very quickly suddenly and I'm utterly astonished.

a toddler sits on the ground and rubs the tummy of a concrete Buddha statue that is wearing a tiny bowler hat and sunglasses

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 12/02/2025

Gulf of Distraction

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Alzheimer's and dementia are so hard and so heart breaking. I've been grieving a living person in my life for 2 years and yet it gets harder every week as they continue to decline and I continue to grieve. I'm shattered.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Got my @springheeldjack.coffee beans today and I'm so excited for tomorrow mornings latte!

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

📚 Quick Review 📚 The Haar - David Sodergren @paperbacksandpugs.bsky.social Scottish folk horror with heavy elements of macabre/gore. A sweet old love story at it's core that made my heart burst! ☆☆☆☆½

photo of the cover of book The Haar by David Sodergren on a Kindle

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Watched the trailer for the movie Cuckoo last night, and it freaked me out. Hesitant to watch the actual movie now. When did I become so lame?

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

There was a Ms. Rachel skit asking how old are you and they went up to 10. I said I highly doubt 10 year olds are watching Ms Rachel. Then I laughed, because I'm a 36 year old watching Ms. Rachel. 😌

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

🕯🔦 At least my Kindle is charged. I made some great progress on my book club book "The Haar" by David Sodergren tonight.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Nothing like a neighborhood blackout from a drunk driver hitting a power pole, starting a fire, and fleeing the scene to make you realize how ill-prepared you are for power outages.🕯🔦

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

With the continued threat to the Josephine County Library this is a great and important article outlining our history, from tax levies, to county commissioners, to shut downs, to the wonderful volunteers (hey, I'm one of those) and donors!

josephinelibrary.org

Where the Money Went — The Library’s $55 Million Story - Josephine Community Library District

Remember your roots. Strong or weak, they are the history that grounds us, steadies us, and defines who we are today. Another reason to remember your roots? Some of them...

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This January has been a crazy year. Furthermore, this has been the longest 8 days I've ever experienced.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Finally watching Smile (2022) and it's exactly what I expected. Nevertheless, glad I chose to watch it during the day.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23/01/2025

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Matt Reuter. #NewYorkerCartoons

Two people sit at a dining room table. One shows the other the weather app on their phone, and says, “It says it’s nineteen degrees out, but the general lack of empathy in our current climate makes it feel colder.”

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

If you're feeling down for any reason this evening, make yourself a hot cuppa loose leaf tea. It'll make you feel a little better. Even if just for awhile.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I burned bridges last year on accident. My pride, politics, opinions, & tongue got the best of me. I miss being part of my brothers lives. I'm sad I can't celebrate their successes with them. But I also refuse to apologize... so I have to live with this. It's my loss. My tragedy. I wish them well.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." MLK Jr. Please remember this quote on this disappointing inauguration day.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

That latest episode of Outlander "A Hundred Thousand Angels" completely destroyed me, btw. I watched it over 2 days ago and I'm still reeling.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

While in the car: Me: That looked like an owl. I feel like I've seen 3 owls in the past 5 minutes.. Ben: Really? Me: That or they're really really THICK HAWKS Ben: Wait.. 😂 Can you say that again? Me: THICK HAWKS 😂😂 Ben: That's gonna be the name of my cover band. * I literally can't breathe *

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

As Elliott's birthday comes to an end, I also celebrate that I've been breastfeeding on-demand for an entire year! It's not always been easy, and the longest I've been apart from my boy is 6 hours, once, but the joy it brings us both is beyond anything I've ever known. I'm so happy I get to do this.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

1 year ago we made our way to the hospital for a scheduled cesarean section at 37.5 weeks. It was traumatic & I have hospital PTSD from the 3 days that followed. But being Elliotts mom has been the best thing I've ever done in my 36 years of life. Happy 1st Birthday, baby boy.🎈 I love you so much.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Rest in Peace, iconic director, David Lynch (78).

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The reality is setting in. I'm going to officially have a toddler in 2 days.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Glad I didn't have time to read the first book for the local spooky bookclub I joined. They all met last weekend and reported back to everyone else that nobody liked the book! 😅 February books are The Haar by David Sodergren and Pen Pal by Dathan Auerbach. I'll try again.

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Jess Shankland @jess-shankland.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Watched S2E1 of 오징어 게임 (Squid Game) tonight. Now to force myself to actually go to bed and not stay up all night watching the whole season. So good.

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