Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 14/10/2026My freezer was full of Costco rotisserie chicken bones, so last I made a double chicken stock—I made stock, then I strained and added fresh bones and made stock again. It’s on warm in the instant pot and I’m excited to see how chickeny it turned out! 170
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Next up is the mess in my kitchen and the weird smell in the fridge, ugh. Still better than invoicing, so I guess I better get started 210
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I put together my calendar and read my mail ⭐️⭐️ 210
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ok, I guess I can do the next thing, even while filled with anxiety 000
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Hey could the universe fucking STOP adding “just one more thing” to my plate for a minute? 030
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Lynne M. Meyer | coffee-fueled and available for hire @lynnemeyer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I'm awaiting payment on an invoice I expected to come in 2 weeks ago, and which I counted on to pay bills. My account's about to be hit with overdraft fees, and I still have to pay my NIPSCO (gas & electric), two copays, rideshare to two medical appointments, and more. Any help is appreciated! 🫶ko-fi.comBuy Lynne M Meyer a CoffeeA banner showing cover art of TTRPG titles I’ve worked on: Uncaged Goddesses, Doctor Who: Adventures in Space, Wrath & Glory: Forsaken System Player’s Guide, Uncaged Anthology volume 1, and All the Wi... 01827
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 12/10/2026 942193
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026My sister is going to be annoyed with me, but I recently discovered I can get actual owl pellets from a local birdwatching org, and I bet my nephews will be stoked to look for mouse bones in them 060
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026It’s a little 😬 for me on Xmas morning and birthdays bc he hardly ever gets visibly excited over my gifts, but I sometimes hear back months later that my reputation is still intact! 120
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026My sister told him he could take one (1) book to camp and it had to be one he was cool with reading for 5 days in a row, and he told her “Yeah Mom, I have a fresh Laura book! It’s completely fresh, I haven’t even started it yet!” 050
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026New achievement unlocked! My nephew told his mom that Laura presents aren’t always the most flashy and exciting ones in the moment, but they always turn out to be quality when he comes around to them 270
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026True enough. It’s a very handy term if you want to avoid being pinned down, and I hate it when it comes up in testimony I have to interpret 020
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m full of anxiety that I’ve somehow ruined everything (context unclear) so I think I’d better take a nap and see if that resets me 010
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Isn’t ‘peruse’ a contronym? I think it means both ‘skim’ and ‘study in detail’ www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/p... 100
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m as impatient as anyone for more of your books, but that’s an us problem. You get to take breaks! 120
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’ve been thinking of going back to bed since I got up, and I think it’s time 010
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Foxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Walked out to check on the herd and found the donkeys fully staffed with chicken jockeys. 843281
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 12/10/2026making me nervous. 3 days left and last stretch. in an age of slop conmen and seedy rights grabbers, feels all the more important to focus on the reliable mags we can trust. if you enjoy their work and are able, this is a good time to chip in. the best time even, some might say. 16767
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket 10097393083
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Melpomene 🔓 @melpomany.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"It looks delicious," she said, "but one question, what actually is 'homemade ghee'?" its butter i clarified 211845353
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I got too stressed in August and completely failed to do my invoicing, and this client is the only one who sent me tea and chocolate and cozy socks and an electric throw blanket about it 070
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Did you watch The Detectorists? This sounds like it almost belongs on that show 000
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It was even nicer than you’re imagining: my contact person walked in the pouring rain from her office to my apartment to hand me the gift and a very nice card signed by everyone in her department 130
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Yesterday a client sent me a lovely gift basket after hearing about cancer summer, so what I want to know is: why aren’t the rest of my clients meeting this new standard? 190
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Eggnog lattes are still S tier seasonal coffee 020
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I just made an Artax reference tonight! Always too soon 010
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Yeah, pretty much no redeeming features whatsoever. I hope you’re doing better too 130
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙cynthia loves u @lesbiats.bsky.social · 10/10/2026being cynical is fucking easy. it's comfortable and safe. there's no emotional risk there. you're never going to be let down because you didn't believe in anything to begin with. it's the easy way out. believe in things. be loving and kind even when it's not easy and the world might bite you for it. 118445
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Thanks, I think we both are now (pending some new scans) but we’ve been having a bad time! I really cannot recommend the simul-cancer experience at all 190
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026My partner and I have just spent all summer in simultaneous treatment, so at about minute 2 of the play when the penny dropped I alllllllmost walked straight back out again, but I decided to see if my sense of AYFKM was strong enough to get me through it 1110
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I had a terrible time, but I can’t fault the production! I knew it was supposed to be a dramatic sow about grief or something, but I didn’t actually know the specifics until it started 190
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Last week I saw a play with some colleagues that—surprise!—turned out to be a tragic cancer death story. I spent the entire show fighting panic, but boy did that art elicit a powerful emotional response. Not a pleasant one, true, but still! 1561
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence. 50169065541
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I was very regular about it for a while but then a whole bunch of things happened at once and it’s been hibernating in the fridge for quite a while. I really like making “cheater” sourdough bread, where I use my starter but also add a pinch of commercial yeast as rise insurance 010
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Oh no, I should dig my poor neglected starter out of the back of the fridge and see if I can revive it 120
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Dex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 09/10/2026From Minneapolis to y'all: Three quick bursts if you see ICE. Long loud blasts if they're actively detaining someone. Form a crowd, stick together, and film everything. 5427256
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Rook Killjoy (dirtyhands the ninth) @foxrook.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I have managed to get gas, some caffeine, and a couple gallons of water. I could use more but I am out of resources at this time. If you'd like to help me prep for getting slammed by a hurricane, links in QS. Everything and anything is welcome. 2610
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 12/12/2025FINALLY GOT IT! I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000. Over 20,000 the past month alone. Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away" In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare: Fish success story. 🪶 792549633
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Repeating my helpful little mnemonic song from Twitter: If he'll drive you to the criming, he's a Fed 👏👏 If he'll drive you to the criming, he's a Fed 👏👏 If you can't get there without him And you don't know much about him If he'll drive you to the criming, he's a Fed 👏👏 6965162006
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I made a turkey burger, but I’m also eating an ice cream bar now 120
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Ok I bought the groceries, but so far they haven’t assembled themselves into dinner. Are my groceries defective? 170
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026inside very Soft and Comfort baby sleep soundly put baby in Pelican Mouth. No problems ever in Pelican Mouth 253
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately 192115473135
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Celebrating the new day rate at the Fed courts by spending a big chunk of it on fancy lunch 010
Reposted by Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10795803012
Laura Gillian 🩷💜💙 @lgbookworm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Those are both fantastic and just the kind of thing I want, but I’ve read them 130