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Nelson

@nappell.bsky.social
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Public Librarian, current Library Director. MoBookFest co-chair. Bibliophile. Long Covid. Cooks, bakes, writes, sketches. Dumb Bluesky jokes. Sounders. AI sucks.

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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 14h
"Offerings for Ordinary Gods" by Ali Trotta is great. Dark, angry, filled with old gods. "Burn it down, from kindling to safehouse, where all the wicked find sanctuary, offer them no peace, only a knife edge a strong rope, the cold waters of Ipswich, bury them where they failed to bury you."
Cover of Offerings for Ordinary Gods by Ali Trotta
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Daniel Miyaros “How to Say Goodbye in Cuban” is a triumph. Beautiful painted #graphicnovel about a family living through the Cuban revolution. You feel the danger, and life on Cuba. And the decision to flee for America. #comics are good. This is for kids AND adults. #comicsky
How to say goodbye in Cuban. Cover are of a silhouettes of a boy, on water at night, leaving land (Cuba)Decir audios en Cubano
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Great author presentations, staff and volunteers were helpful, book giveaways were amazing.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Watched first 3 episodes of Slow Horses season 6. That show hasn’t lost a step.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I got stuck in a loop, too. Then I made up a problem, because the real problem was hard to explain. So I lied and then it transferred me. Great system we got here.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This ai phone bot is desperate for me to NOT talk to a human
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The ai phone bot verified that my equipment ID 13067221 “was thirteen million sixty-seven thousand two hundred twenty-one.” “Is this correct?” [note: the number was changed to protect the privacy of the copy machine] This whole ai service experiment is getting dumber and dumber.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Mexico’s overwintering monarch population grew 64% this winter, with butterflies covering their largest area of forest since 2018. The recovery remains fragile, but suggests there’s been a positive impact from conservation efforts in the butterflies’ core habitat. buff.ly/XoPKQ9d #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species
The insects covered its largest area since 2018, despite threats from habitat loss, climate crisis and pesticides
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Kids housebound or bedbound with Long COVID created superheroes inspired by their experiences with chronic illness and disability. Their heroes find strength in resting, asking for help and compassion. The characters now feature in a 72-page full-colour comic, Long Covid Superheroes. #LongCOVIDkids
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Kids with Long COVID co-created their own superhero comic book - The Sick Times
Long Covid Superheroes showcases the bravery of asking for help, resting, and being compassionate with yourself and others.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That’s a lynx
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Who cares, Wordle Bot? Who cares?
Wordle Bot says we both solved the puzzle in 3 guesses today
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I spent part of the last weekend there, downtown, at the heartland book festival, and I was impressed.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I appreciate the keeper falling backwards. Slapstick moment.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Slithis. 1978. Close second: Prophecy. 1979. Eco terror was the rage!
Poster for the 1978 movie Slithis, featuring an amphibian humanoid holding a woman, noting the creature was created from nuclear waste and HELL. HATH. NO. FURY… LIKE Slithis. Which makes no sense. He’s not from hell. Man created him from nuclear waste. It says that above the tagline!Prophecy movie poster featuring a monster in a translucent egg. The 2nd best egg-related horror movie poster of 1979.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Miss the first one, but registered for the next two!
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can’t go wrong driving an hour from Salem to Lincoln city & cannon beach. There are recent hikes north and south of Lincoln city. Or just hiking the beach.
Cannon Beach Haystack Rock
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hiking: silver falls state park outside of Salem, OR
Silver falls waterfall
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Billy Hurley @billyhurls.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There is no McTry. There is only:
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Translated by award winning @charlottewhittle.bsky.social #booksky
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@irenevalmore.bsky.social wrote my favorite book I read last year. Her new book: “Consolations: Timeless Wisdom from the Ancient World for Everyday”. It follows in the footsteps of the ancient philosophers, providing wisdom for life’s vicissitudes. Readable, relatable, & rewarding. #booksky
Blue Cover of Consolations: Timeless Wisdom from the Ancient World for Everyday by Irene Vallejo
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The aster has taken over the gardens this late summer/early fall, and it feels like every #inverts gang in the area is at our house. Amazing.
Purple aster at the side of the house Aster closeup Purple aster
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#inverts are at it again. It’s a painted lady party in the Peace native gardens. And orange Sulphurs and bees and a monarch and skippers.
Painted lady on purple bloomsPainted lady on purple bloomsPainted lady on purple bloomsPainted lady on purple blooms
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Icarus climbed too high into the sky.
A dog trapped on a cat tree. His own fault.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Plot twists to hope for: Stop giving away the whole story to sell it. Take more chances.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
On killing off characters, Aveyard says sometimes it’s time. That character is making it too easy for the story.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Soman : I’m not fully here. Not all the time. I’m a fantasy author. “I’m out for the next two years.” Sometimes, “I’m out.”
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s also not a secret plan. This is a stated goal from AI executives.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Big question: “Is there a secret plan to get rid of authors?” Apparently lots of people love their books & characters and hate the author personally. As in, they love the book more than the creator and the creator must disappear. Fascinating psychology. Erasing the artist.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He’s entered a college tennis tournament. And is questioning his life choices.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Don’t edit as you go.” They both agree. That’s good advice. Soman doesn’t follow it.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They both turn into gremlins when they can’t transmute their feelings into words.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Victoria’s theme- “Put my thing downs, flip it and reverse it.” She’s got to shed the tour lizard persona. Get to work on the draft.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He’s attempting the first middle grade romantasy. Is this a secret I wonder? No, this is a podcast, you fool!!
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Theme of the week - “Land this Dragon.” Soman writes chapters 1 & 2. Then revise 1&2. Then writes chapter 3, and revises 1,2 and 3. And so on. He’s almost done with new book. “You should feel bad” for this process jokes Aveyard.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is Victoria’s last stop on a 4-week tour. Sort of. Their schedules of festivals sound exhausting.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They have taken the stage. Repeat, they have taken the stage.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here are the stars of the show. Victoria Aveyard and Soman Chainani hatching their evil plans, before they do their live podcast.
Victoria Aveyard and Soman Chainani hatching their evil plans.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Abby thanking her staff. Big round of applause. Thankful for the Mid-Continent partnerships. “It is a privilege to not only sit next to someone you know, but also someone you don’t know.”
Abby Yellman in her “Miami vice” jacket
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The crowd is boisterous and chatty. You can feel the enthusiasm.
The crowd waiting to see the Aveyard - Chainani wrestling match, or whatever they have planned
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Interlude - I met this lovely author-illustrator, Daniel Miyares. Take a bow, @danielmiyares.bsky.social !
Daniel Miyares and… me!Got to say goodbye in CubanHope at Sea cover
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#heartlandbookfestival Next up: Victoria Aveyard and Soman Chainani. Everyone gets a new signed Aveyard book. Pirates. Right up my alley.
Cover of The Tempest by Victoria AveyardBeautiful purple and gold side pages
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Congratulations!
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Obligatory photo of the parking garage.
Library parking garage
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Following Instructions. I’m at the #heartlandbookfestival. Tagged. Not a huge bluesky event.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“My husband was on a ventilator” after contracting Covid. Public service message: get the vaccine.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I wanted to title my new book, “There are trees in Kansas.” (Laughter. Great call-back joke to an earlier conversation topic.) educational note: it turns out, there are trees in Kansas, and not everyone knows this. Help spread the word!
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hot takes. “People shouldn’t back into parking spaces.” “I hate Halloween decorations.” “I have a list of things I hate on my cell phone.” “If you live in Tessa’s neighborhood she is judging your Halloween decorations.”
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You don’t want long covid. Trust me. Get your vaccine.
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“There’s enough when you stop worrying about there being enough and start sharing.”
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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
April Roy, recipient of the I Lobe My Librarian award, introduces the two steamy romance authors to much laughter, and applause. Thunderous applause.
April Roy, recipient of the prestigious I Love My Librarian award
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