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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A new read just landed on my doorstep!

Picture of a man's hand holding the book ''Terminal'' by Johnny B. Truant, the book cover featuring an image of a dark inside airport terminal with a bright red suitcase in the middle. Black sprayed edge has the words ''No Power'' in bright red.

Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Thinking about getting back into the hobby, so I unpacked a few things and took them for a spin. #hobbies #modelrailroad #fun

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Closing in on the yearly goal. I think for 2026 I should maybe focus on consistency.

2025 Word Count Tracker showing 92.4% completed toward a goal of 200,000 words, but with wildly varying word counts per month.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

"Three Moments of an Explosion" by China Miéville.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Three Moments of an Explosion by China Mieville.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

So proud of you Nathanael and Joyce -- can't wait to see what the future brings! #caltech2025

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Super proud of my daughter-in-law and her PhD in mathematics from UCLA!

Woman in academic regalia standing with her husband

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The boy receiving an outstanding dissertation award from Caltech.

A man receiving an award plaque from a woman.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

On the campus of Caltech, world reknown for its scientists and turtles.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Yes, it does taste as good as it looks. Definitely a winner for airport food.

A stack of two fried green tomatoes topped with blackened shrimp and baby salad greens.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The more claustrophobic and creepy the library is, the better! #library #books #writingcommunity

A young woman, face partially obscured by an open book, is framed by stacks of books that make a circular opening between them. More books are on shelves in the background.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I don't usually read romance-heavy stories, but I'm really enjoying "The Christmas Tree Farm" by Laurie Gilmore.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

What a difference 20 days makes! I've been on fire writing this first draft. #writingcommunity #amwriting February 4th vs January 14th

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Went to the library closest to my home and they had a Valentine Day's romance display with the title "What happened to my shirt?" I couldn't stop giggling, and my branch will have one the minute I get back. Forgot to take a photo, so here's one of a library at the University of Chicago. #amreading

Interior view of Harper Library at the University of Chicago highlighting its stained glass windows, chandeliers, and long study tables with tabletop lamps. A late winter sun is casting orange beams across the interior.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Want a new podcast featuring yours truly as a cohost? The download "The New Author Podcast" wherever fine podcasts are found. Or click the link! 😄. #writingcommunity #podcasts creators.spotify.com/pod/show/jer...

Cartoon image of two older males, one with a cup of coffee in hand, the other with arms crossed, flanking a microphone used for podcasting.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Oh, oh -- it's never a good sign to wake up to Eldritch icicles forming on your house!

A rough, multiple-branched icicle hanging from the eave of a house

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Go south, they said. Coastal Louisiana is always warm, they said. They don't have any idea what they are talking about!

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

When I dream of libraries, I dream of the one at Trinity College, which makes coming into work at a modern U.S. library a bit disconcerting. #libary #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Dang it, what color did I make that character's eyes?!? #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The end result of planting a few seed potatoes in two flower pots back in late September. Not bad for an experiment!

Roughly three dozen red potatoes, some dirt still clinging to them, stayed on a purple lid from a large storage container

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Getting too close for comfort! I'm seriously thinking of writing a firefighter novel because, let me tell you, those men and women can't be played enough. #writingcommunity

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Not going to lie -- I was hoping for a better start to the year. Time to buckle down and write! #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Baby kale growing nicely. Now if it would warm up just a bit so I can plant it in the garden. #writingcommunity #gardening

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

No better place for a book nerd to spend his days working than a public library. #writing

A view down the long interior axis of a public library, the roof held up by cathedral-style white arches. Shelves of books flank both sides and there is a patron sitting at a table and in the foreground.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Home, sweet home? Want to guess where?

Baton Rouge airport sign shining gold in the late day sunlight.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Here is a cute little succulent.

A small, blue green succulent of the family Crassulaceae, genus Echeveria. It has thick, broad leaves with sharp tips arranged in a rosette pattern

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Forgot to mention that I think this is a ringless honey mushroom (Desarmallaria caespitosa), but I'm certainly no expert. #mushrooms

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Time for a new holiday book display at my library job!

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

While wheat bread fresh from the oven.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

The purple lantana and red spike flower are gorgeous this year.

Layered flowers with lantana in the foreground, spike flower middle distance, and a live oak tree trunk in the background.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

The autumn project has begun. Only another 300 linear feet to go! 😂

A 24 foot section of a six foot, newly installed pine board fence showing the vertical placement of boards in a pseudo basket weave pattern

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

I'm not saying this year's harvest has been a romance author's wet dream, but...

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Yellow crowned night heron, Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Texas.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Immature ruby throated hummingbird, Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Texas.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Neotropical cormorant at Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Texas.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Moorhen with chicks at Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Texas.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Tricolor Heron at Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Texas.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 25/08/2024

Finally got around to making our anniversary dinner (only ten days late). Thirty-six years called for Maryland-style crab cakes, roasted asparagus, and a peach and raspberry fruit salad.

A pink dinner plate with three crab cakes, roasted asparagus and a large helping of peach and raspberry fruit salad, arranged so that the asparagus crosses the plate northeast to southeast with the crab cakes on each side and the fruit salad providing color contrast

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 05/05/2024

I think the chickens are trying to tell us something, but dang if I know what.

A light brown egg with a dark brown marking on one end that looks like an arrow.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 04/05/2024

I go away for two weeks and pumpkins appear all over the garden!

Young seven inch yellow pumpkin in a vegetable garden.

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Currently reading "In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World" by Pádraig Ó Tuama. It's a fantastic, poetic meditation on theology, belonging, and the journey through complicated life. I highly recommend it!

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Rich Kacy @kacyhimself.bsky.social · 28/12/2023

Son and daughter-in-law breaking out the Christmas carols!

Son and daughter-in-law playing Christmas carols

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