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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This isn’t one of my #SkyBuys, because the bookseller hand-sold it to me when she saw what else I was buying. Looks pretty interesting! A Black Queer History of the US, by @crileysnorton and Darius Bost. #BookSky

Cover image of the book A Black Queer History of the US, by @crileysnorton and Darius Bost.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

More #SkyBuys. I had read these books in e-book, but found out from @aribaranwrites.bsky.social that they were being released in pbk. Snatched up Game Misconduct and Home Ice Advantage immediately. I esp loved the romance between two guys in their 40s and the delightful elder Jewish MIL. 📚💙

Cover images for two hockey romances by Ari Baran: Game Misconduct and Home Ice Advantage.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I’ve decided I’m going to start a hashtag for the books I’ve purchased because I found out about them here on Bluesky. It’s #SkyBuys First up: @adibkhorram.bsky.social’s I’ll Have What He’s Having, an m/m romance with 30something characters #BookSky

Cover image of a paperback copy of the book I'll Have What He's Having.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Who says city dwellers aren’t friendly? So far today FOUR separate people have stopped me to compliment this shirt. Thank you @theonion.com for putting words to what so many of us feel.

Black t-shirt reading “Supreme Court Overturns Right vs. Wrong

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Legitimately burst out laughing that the America.gov image to accompany the question “How do I replace my Social Security card?” is a senior citizen, walking on the beach, apparently using a metal detector. Because the association I want to evoke is definitely an elder scrounging for change 😮

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And of course some corn muffins to go with.

A metal tray showing 10 corn muffins with walnuts on top. The recipe makes 12, but I used Greek yogurt instead of regular yogurt and so the batter didn’t stretch.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It has been raining for approximately 1,972 hours, or at least that’s what it feels like. So it’s a good night to make a big pot of chicken tortilla soup.

A 4 quart enameled stock pot with a colorful tomato-based soup. A wooden spoon is stuck in the soup to stir it.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good job, Past Me! Having homemade soup in the freezer for the first genuinely chilly evening of fall, after a long day of travel, is a treat.

A photo of a yogurt container that is labeled as having tomato lentil soup, frozen in February 2026

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

When you're living in a small concrete cell, dreaming about building a life in nature can be powerfully appealing. Phila nonprofit Books Through Bars sends free books to thousands of incarcerated people each year. Donate a book on sustainable living today! www.thriftbooks.com/list/share/v... 📚💙

A stock photo of two white goats, standing in a field and staring at the camera in an appealing way.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I found a blatantly fake book on Amazon and wrote a 1-star review. Amazon rejected it: We couldn't post your review because it doesn't meet our guidelines for one or more of these reasons: Profanity Harassment Hate speech Sexual content Illegal activity Private information

Screenshot of an AI-generated book on Amazon. The first paragraph of the book's description reads: "Here's a high-converting Amazon-style book description designed to appeal to DIY enthusiasts, homeowners, motorcycle owners, generator owners, and small-engine users while staying under 300 words."

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Store-bought polenta + black beans + cherry tomatoes from my retiree friend + homemade pickled onions + windowsill oregano + walnuts

A picture showing a plate with the food items described in the post

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The difference is NOT because this small suburb suddenly stopped having neighborhood announcements to share. This photo was taken on the same day, at the family-owned independent grocery store a block away. As you see, THIS bulletin board is overflowing with announcements.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The first photo shows a bulletin board in a bank lobby that is devoid of anything except for company advertisements. In 2010, this was filled with thumb-tacked business cards & neighborhood announcements. That was 3 buyouts ago (Abington Bank->Susquehanna Bank->BB&T-> Truist) 2/3

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I feel unaccountably gleeful that AI companies are already having to advertise on the basis of how bad AI is.

Photo of an ad on a New York City subway train that reads “Your AI shouldn’t send you to a bank that became a bodega in 2023” and then has a company name bragging that they are “#1 web search for AI.”

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Weirdly, the artist doesn’t appear to have an Instagram or a website. I only found a freelancer site where he seems to be selling his graphic design services, but even that is minimal and frankly kind of sketchy (the site, not the artist).

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

And this one, of course, is Albuquerque.

A colorful postcard in red, orange, green, and blue on a white background. The shape evokes the abbreviation ABQ, for Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Picked up some fun postcards when I was in New Mexico. The artist is apparently someone named Frank Nichols.

Picture of a postcard with a white background. The state of New Mexico is outlined in yellow. Inside of it is a large red heart and a large blue eye. The pun is “Eye Love New Mexico.”

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It’s not art in the sense of something intentionally created as such (or at least I don’t think so), but this 3,000-year-old brick from Egypt, now in a Berlin museum, makes me feel so connected to this long-ago human. The instinct to leave our mark is so strong!

A brick showing the imprint of someone’s hand.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Philadelphia represent! Nothing more Philly than to open your theater program and see an actor bio that concludes with “Go Birds!” 🤣 🦅

Actor bio for Asia DeShields, which lists traditional theater credits and thank yous, then wraps up with “Go Birds!” to cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles football team.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Nielsen sent me a dollar so that I would agree to become one of their ratings households. Joke’s on them; I have watched a grand total of six hours of television in this house in the last three years. 🤣 (#HeatedRivalry, if you’re curious.)

A photograph of an envelope from the Nielsen media ratings company. A dollar bill is visible through the window in the envelope.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Sometimes I just marvel at how many extraordinary people have chosen to make the US their home. This story about 96-year-old Indian immigrant Prafulla Mukerji voting in 1980 is so cool. What a badass. mailchi.mp/saada/how-we... Hat tip to the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA).

News clipping about Prafulla Mukerji voting at age 96.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Made these to take to my volunteer gig. Verdict: Pretty good! Although they didn’t spread out nearly as much as the recipe led me to believe they would. www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/crea...

A bowl of chocolate chip cookies made using the linked recipe from King Arthur Baking Company

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I have been baking for 45 years, and I have never before owned a cookie scoop. I regret to announce that spending $25 on a purpose-built tool has been genuinely life-changing. I try not to own kitchen gadgets that can’t serve many different purposes. Guess this is going to be an exception.

A 1 tablespoon size metal cookie scoop with red plastic handle, from King Arthur Baking Company. It does its job extremely well, although it requires more hand strength than some elders or people with disabilities are likely to have.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

OMG that one is really priceless to ask when abortion opponents get going. Is a tumor life? What if it’s one of those ovarian tumors that has teeth and hair?

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Agree completely. And we also need some other folks working on off-line education of journalists. I cannot believe how many reporters still don’t even understand very basic things like “leaving is the most dangerous moment in a relationship,” and “choking/strangling as a lethality risk.”

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Today I found out that there are 102 Bird Towns in Pennsylvania. Very cool to see municipalities working to improve bird habitats like this. birdtownpa.org

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Spotted at a local consignment store. I have SO many questions.

Display of women’s boots for sale. In front of them is a sign that says: “Boot Limit: All customers permitted a maximum of five (5) pairs of boots for purchase per day. Thank you!”

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I brought this graphic novel home and read it immediately. It’s the first prison memoir I’ve read that made me understand why streetwear design is such an important form of artistic expression. (Author is one of the Exonerated Five, fka Central Park Five - the teens that DJT wanted executed.) 📚💙

Book cover for Pushing Hope by Raymond Santana.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

An optimistic postapocalyptic novel about climate change?! This I had to buy. 🧪 📚💙

Book cover of The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I like the colors in this book cover. This one will also find a happy reader at a books-to-prisoners program. Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. 📚💙

Cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I had no idea the multitalented @chriswarcraft.bsky.social had written a book! The genre isn’t my cup of tea, but I know for sure that it will find a happy reader at the books-to-prisons nonprofit I am donating it to. 📚💙

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I 100% purchased this book because of the gorgeous cover design and the soothing texture. Cover design by James Iacobelli. Cover design inspired (?!) by Corina Nika. 📚💙

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Been excited for this one since I saw him signing books at ALA last summer! Burn Down Master’s House, by Clay Cane. 📚💙

Book cover of Burn Down Master’s House, by Clay Cane.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Pirate Enlightenment? Not gonna lie, you had me at pirates. 🏴‍☠️ 📚💙

Book cover for pirate enlightenment by David Graeber.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A romcom about a matchmaking tour in Vietnam?! Sounds hilarious and totally endearing. Adam and Evie’s Matchmaking Tour. By Nora Nguyen.

Book cover for Adam and Evie’s matchmaking tour.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

In the 1970s, the Young Lords went door-to-door in the South Bronx to screen families for lead poisoning. Looking forward to learning more about their trailblazing work in this new book from @haymarketbooks.org . 📚💙

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I appreciate Fun Times magazine for publishing this piece on intercultural relationships *within* Black communities. funtimesmagazine.com/understandin...

A Nigerian man and woman dressed in light blue finery pose happily.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

It’s hard to think of a better illustration of pointless automation than this little robot, aimlessly driving back and forth in front of an airport shop as it offers “Free Samples” from its utterly empty shelves. (There is no residue or any evidence that there ever were samples.)

A vertical robot with three empty serving shelves and an electronic sign reading “Free Samples.”

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

If you were in prison, would you want to learn a new language? Many incarcerated people do! You can help by buying a Spanish, Arabic, or Japanese language learning book for the nonprofit @booksthroughbars.bsky.social. They'll send it to an incarcerated person. www.thriftbooks.com/list/share/e...

Book cover for Basic Japanese Through Comics.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Many things are difficult right now, but YOU can do something wonderful with just $6 or $8. Choose an art book from this wishlist and send it to @booksthroughbars.bsky.social, a nonprofit that sends free books to incarcerated people: www.thriftbooks.com/list/share/2...

Book cover image of The Artist's Handbook by Ray Smith.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I feel like I have been looking at the same few dozen “classics” reprinted for the last 30 years. Someone has got to start a Public Domain Publishing company that makes handsome editions of the best NEW stuff that enters the public domain every January 1. I will give you all my money! 📚💙

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Other than the scurrilous lie that the recipe makes six dozen cookies when it really only makes four, it turned out quite well.

Picture of two dozen ginger sandwich cookies with delicious orange creamy filling.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I don’t think these photos accurately convey exactly how destroyed this cookbook is. I think I’ve owned it for going on 40 years now? Anyway, this was the first time I’ve made this particular recipe.

Cover of a book titled Great American Cookies. The book is in battered condition.

Interior page from the same cookbook, showing a recipe for ginger orange sandwich cookies. There are handwritten annotations on the recipe.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Why yes, I am stress-baking because of ICE. (Pumpkin cranberry walnut muffins.)

A bowl of pumpkin cranberry walnut muffins. I actually made two dozen.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year! May it be bright and sweet for all of us.

A small plate of fruit and pretzels next to a small cup of chocolate fondue

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