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Yeah, we got my mom in our house (79), my oldest (22), his girlfriend (21), my youngest (12), and us. And totally conflicting schedules. So we just do our best.

Psh, you’re good. I always know you’re in it for a good faith discussion.

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Art is hard! (As you know, people do this with writing books, too.) I was trying to find forms that I could have fun being bad at, low investment, low expectations. Too much of my day job is stressing over creating stuff. 😂

Smalls is twelve! TWELVE. And almost taller than me. (I am the lowest bar, though, as I am basically a Hobbit.)

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…now I just have to do the other 3 😂

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Oh, I consider it a win. My oldest is 22 now and it’s hard to get us all together to do anything. We had fun and that was honestly all I cared about.

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We’ll see how the whole thing turns out. But it was ridiculously hard. I was struggling to even make out the numbers

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The whole kit has 4 of these that make up a whole picture and look, I only paid 6$ for it. We had fun. But also it took me 2 hours to do one and I quickly gave up on accuracy and went for VIBES.

A questionably done paint by numbers or three ghosts heads and fall leaves

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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I got some of those painting kits from Michael’s to do some fun Halloween style crafts with the fam. I have never done paint by numbers. I have…regrets. Those are my fingers for scale. You’re supposed to do this with BRUSHES. IS THIS A PAINTING FOR ANTS?!?

A teeny, tiny canvas full of teeny tiny lines

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“This is not a dark chapter in Cornell’s history, it’s a morbid pattern” Editorial Board at The Cornell Sun absolutely fucking your shit UP www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

We refuse for this victim to be reduced to just another story.
Cornell has failed to protect its students. Cornell has failed to address the growing issue of sexual assault on campus with its pathetic task force. Cornell has failed the student allegedly raped by those seven men at Chi Phi in October 2024. Cornell has failed her. Cornell has failed us.

To Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar: We know who you are and we refuse to let you benefit from this University's concealment.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 29/09/2026

It’s Launch Day, darling! This one is not cozy or for the faint of heart, please note the warnings, but it’s here at last! And while you should read in the way you like the best—dude, Neil Newbon’s narration knocks it out of the PARK. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813073...

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Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher: 9798217298594 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The roguish charlatan Astarion will free himself from a centuries-long fate of servitude or die (a second time) trying—in this decadently dark fantasy adventure by award-winning author T. Kingfisher.....

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Okay, can I say that one thing I love about writing Necessary Whimsy for @reactorsff.bsky.social is that the comment section is always lovely? Just people chatting and talking books. I love it. reactormag.com/staving-off-...

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Staving Off Seasonal Depression With Trogdor, Faeries, and Greek Myths - Reactor

Some cozy recommendations as we head into autumn (willingly or not)...

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Whether you love fall or dread the shorter days and cooler weather, our Necessary Whimsy column is here for you with a new list of books, comics, games, and other recommendations guaranteed to make your world a little brighter!

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Staving Off Seasonal Depression With Trogdor, Faeries, and Greek Myths - Reactor

Some cozy recommendations as we head into autumn (willingly or not)...

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To my trans friends on here—I am so glad you’re here. You do not deserve to be treated like this. 💕

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh, it’s even worse. To be very clear—I support trans people and think this whole thing is bullshit. But title 9 also creates a pathway on campuses and federal spaces for people who have been sexually harassed, stalked and assaulted to be protected and seek investigation.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 28/09/2026

The earl is going to discover that wallflowers can fight back. /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/Unloc... Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/... Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c... Kobo: store.koboboo... #HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #Novella #TurnerSeries

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I said that I wasn’t going to terrorize my dog, who trusted me, just so she could pet her. Boo could sit happily in her kennel for a few minutes while she visited.

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Oh, everything out of her mouth is the wildest, most incorrect take. And it was very Dunning Kruger effect. She’d watched a few videos and decided to tell me what to do and I had to remind her that I worked in a vet clinic for three years, grew up fostering animals, and have always had dogs.

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My dog didn’t need someone scaring her. She needed softness and support. I work from home so she was able to get what she needs, but I think most people would have had to rehome her. They simply don’t have the resources and that’s okay! She was a lot of work! And very weird! But also, worth it.

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She’s a great dog. We just had to spend a lot of time working with her and also knowing her limits. New people freak her out. So we let her stay in her kennel so she feels safe. My SIL told me I needed to “be the alpha” and dominate her because she’d been watching the Dog Whisperer and…no.

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Because my mother lives with us & Boo would enthusiastically jump on her, my mom paid to send her to a trainer to live with for a few weeks. I actually regret it. Many trainers like this are great, but in this case I soon figured out that these ones were a bad fit. I had to regain Boo’s trust after

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The trainer was great! It just turned out my dog was super stubborn. She knew exactly what we were asking her to do and would choose not to do it or would do it with maximum ridiculousness. We had to be so, so patient and also work with her limits.

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This is my dog, Boo. We adopted her a few years ago. She was a year old and we quickly discovered had never been in a house. She had no idea how to dog. She would frequently hide behind me on the couch and was not potty trained. I immediately took her to obedience classes. They went poorly.

Picture of Boo, a black and white dog, hiding by her owner Lish

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Karen Carpenter’s Halloween @kellylink.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’ve worked in vet clinics, I’ve fostered, and helped at dog shelters and THIS. It’s hard work! Many people aren’t prepared. And some of them should absolutely bring the dog back if they get in over their heads. Even when you have tons of experience, it’s hard.

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as a bookstore owner, we cannot do the work or offer the benefits which public libraries do—fund libraries and everyone, including bookstores, will thrive

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Campus rape is really widespread; statistics suggest a significant percent of women who go to college will be raped there; feminism opened up a good conversation about it around 2012-13; it's weird when people treated Cornell like an isolated rather than dramatic example of a pervasive problem.

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Write both! Write both! And sometimes you don’t even get royalties for IP work. Sometimes it’s a flat fee. Just to muddy the waters EVEN MORE. (For everyone else, because you probably know this.)

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Side note: we don’t want AI books, either.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Smalls? Not yet. My older son has and so has my husband. He does like to do audio at night, so he’s been reading the library book and listening to the audio for bedtime.

Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Despite me owning the whole series, he checked it out of his school library. 😂 But I was glad the school library had the book!

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This was huge to me because MAN FRIEND DOES NOT READ. (I know, it’s weird.) He struggles with that physical books but lately he’s been tackling audiobooks and doing great. So when I tell you that both my kids and my husband have read the entire series, please know that it’s a huge stamp of approval.

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My youngest, Smalls, has recently started reading Rot & Ruin by @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social. I know a lot of you have reluctant readers out there, so listen when I tell you that we have this entire series because my oldest son read them years ago. My husband also tore through them.

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Most Likely to Murder is part of B&N’s “Secrets, Suspense & Savings” promotion, which means you can now get your little raccoon paws on the ebook for 3.99 until 9/20! I checked and it’s currently price matched on Kobo, Bookshop, and Amazon!

YA book, Most Likely to Murder, on a red background. A black skeleton hand in the shape of hearts surrounds lettering that says it’s on sale

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Lish McBride @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I mean, you can still enjoy books that aren’t perfect! That’s a lot of pressure to put on a book! 😂 (I’m so glad you liked it)