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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 10/01/2026

From my friend Iyad, a released prisoner and a father of five: We’re living in very difficult circumstances. I hope you can help me; I also need cosmetic surgery. Update: My friend Iyad said his accounts have been disabled many times; he needs your help now. chuffed.org/project/1348...

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 02/01/2026

How was your #reading for 2025? Hint: as long as you read, you won! Here’s my 2025 #wrapup. Make sure to use #AltText if you’re posting images. #TheStoryGraph #BookSky #books

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 01/01/2026

Here’s my December Wrap-Up from @thestorygraph.com. I started my first January book a few hours ago, a cozy queer romance. Check my bio for #CurrentReads. How was your December #reading? Make sure to use #AltText if you’re posting images. #TheStoryGraph #BookSky #books

The image shows a December 2025 reading calendar, featuring book cover art, a daily schedule, and statistics for reading progress. The calendar layout includes days starting from December 1, 2025, to January 4, 2026. Each day has spaces for entries of pages read and minutes listened. Book cover images are scattered across the calendar on specific days, indicating books read or listened to during those dates. Color-coded bars extend horizontally across several days, representing the duration spent on each book. Several icons depict pages read, minutes listened, and achievements in reading. Below the calendar days, cover art for twenty-two books is lined up with star ratings underneath each.

@piecesofamber's December 2025 Reading Calendar
Why So Few Women on the Street at Night 3.0★
My Voice Cannot Be Bombed 4.0★
Palestine Wail 4.25★
And Still We Write 4.0★
On the Pleasures of Living in Gaza 5.0★
Murder and Mamon 3.25★
Book Uncle and Me 3.0★
Birds on the Brain 3.5★
Inara 4.0★
Auma’s Long Run 4.0★
The Dinner 2.5★
An Ordinary Tale About Women 3.25★
The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop 3.25★
World of Wonders 3.75★
Weather Together 3.5★
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) 4.0★
Manboobs 4.5★
Two Can Play 3.0★
How to Cure a Ghost 3.75★
Oceanic 3.5★
What an Owl Knows 3.0★
My Brother, My Land 4.5★
Blood Orange 4.0★
Parable of the Sower 4.25★
The Singular Life of Aria Patel 3.0★
Hope Ablaze 4.0★
Every Sound is Not a Wolf 3.0★
Parable of the Talents 4.25★
Pages Read Minutes Listened Most Pages Read/Minutes Listened THE STORYGRAPH.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 31/12/2025

From the book discussion w/ #OctaviaEButler at the end of #ParableOfTheTalents: The problem, of course, with throwing people away is that they don't go away. They stay in the society that turned its back on them. And whether that society likes it or not, they find all sorts of things to do. #BookSky

Photo of my kindle paperwhite with the quote from the above post highlighted. The entire text on the page reads:

even less well-funded public schools..? Well, tough!
The problem, of course, with throwing people away is that they don't go away. They stay in the society that turned its back on them. And whether that society likes it or not, they find all sorts of things to do.
Here in California, a few years ago voters passed an initiative intended to prevent illegal aliens from using our schools and hospitals. The courts have so far prevented this fantastically stupid law from being enforced, but what bothers me is, a majority of voting Californians thought it would be a really good idea to share our state with large numbers of sick, uneducated people. Of course, the true goal was to force the illegals out, but as long as there are jobs here even dirty, ill-paid, dangerous jobs—needy people from other con-tries will come here. Best they maintain their health, and in doing so, maintain the public health. And best their children go to school and become the educated Americans that the country will need for a positive future. Parable of the Talents and Parable of the Sower, after all, are about the kind of society we might wind up with otherwise.
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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 29/12/2025

Iyad let me know he and his family were flooded today from a very, very strong winter storm. He said water was pouring into the tents. It’s so important to stay dry. Please help Iyad and his family. Donate if you can, and share widely. chuffed.org/project/1348...

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 28/12/2025

Iyad’s ig account has been deleted again. The account deletions are relentless. Please donate if you can, and share widely. chuffed.org/project/1348...

Iyad wearing a long-sleeved dark blue shirt, black pants, and sandals, crouching over the rubble.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 26/12/2025

Iyad has a new ig account, jihadqasim1421. His accounts have been taken down over and over; hopefully this one stays. Please follow him and donate if you can, and share widely. chuffed.org/project/1348...

A photo of Iyad standing in front of rubble wearing a long-sleeved gray EA shirt and making a peace sign.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 25/12/2025

My friend Iyad Bajaj has had his account on instagram disabled more than five times. All social media except UpScrolled is hostile to Palestinians. Iyad and his family need warm clothes and blankets to get through the winter. Please donate if you can, and share widely. chuffed.org/project/1348...

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 11/12/2025

BlueSky keeps deleting Sama’a. Watch her video and listen to her message. Please donate to her if you can, and share widely. tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 01/12/2025

Here’s my November Wrap-Up from @thestorygraph.com. I’ve already started my December books. How was your November #reading? Make sure to use #AltText if you’re posting images. #TheStoryGraph #BookSky #books

The image shows a November 2025 reading calendar, featuring book cover art, a daily schedule, and statistics for reading progress. The calendar layout includes days starting from October 27, 2025, to November 30, 2025. Each day has spaces for entries of pages read and minutes listened. Book cover images are scattered across the calendar on specific days, indicating books read or listened to during those dates. Color-coded bars extend horizontally across several days, representing the duration spent on each book. Several icons depict pages read, minutes listened, and achievements in reading. Below the calendar days, cover art for twenty-two books is lined up with star ratings underneath each.

@piecesofamber's November 2025 Reading Calendar
Group Living and Other Recipes 3.0★
Who Will Bury You 4.0★
An Impossible Promise 4.0★
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye 4.0★
How to Kill Your Family 3.75★
Christmas and Other Horrors 3.0★
Hardly Haunted 3.0★
Jules vs the Ocean 3.0★
Snow Kid 3.0★
Cookie Time 3.0★
Sabrina & Corina 3.75★
The Scammer 4.0★
Halal If You Hear Me 4.0★
The Chow Maniac 4.25★
Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop 5.0★
Murder in an Italian Cafe 4.25★
You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World 4.0★
Thief of Fate 4.5★
Marriage & Masti 4.0★
The Birding Dictionary 5.0★
Malinalli 3.25★
The Social Lives of Birds 2.5★
Pages Read Minutes Listened Most Pages Read/Minutes Listened THE STORYGRAPH.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 01/11/2025

Here’s my October Wrap-Up from @thestorygraph.com. I still have three books in progress, but that’s okay. How was your October #reading? Make sure to use #AltText if you’re posting images. #TheStoryGraph #BookSky #books

The image shows an October 2025 reading calendar, featuring book cover art, a daily schedule, and statistics for reading progress. The calendar layout includes days starting from September 29, 2025, to November 2, 2025. Each day has spaces for entries of pages read and minutes listened. Book cover images are scattered across the calendar on specific days, indicating books read or listened to during those dates. Color-coded bars extend horizontally across several days, representing the duration spent on each book. Several icons depict pages read, minutes listened, and achievements in reading. Below the calendar days, cover art for thirteen books is lined up with star ratings underneath each.

@piecesofamber's October 2025 Reading Calendar
Clam Down 3.0★
Unwell Women 3.5★
The Final Strife 4.25★
The Drone Eats with Me 4.0★
Birding for a Better World 3.75★
The Family Recipe 3.0★
Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things 3.0★
Crows: Genius Birds 3.25★
The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park 3.25★
The Dilemmas of Working Women 3.5★
Group Living and Other Recipes Reading
The Birding Dictionary Reading
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye Reading
Pages Read Minutes Listened Most Pages Read/Minutes Listened THE STORYGRAPH.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 01/11/2025

I felt the same way at the beginning of the ongoing covid pandemic. I felt fear and immense possibility. I really thought this was the catalyst for us all to have better lives. #CurrentlyReading #GroupLivingAndOtherRecipes #LolaMilholland #books #reading #BookSky

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Strangely, there was a palpable feeling throughout the city that this might be a window of opportunity to set new priorities, centering care instead of punishment.

Lola Milholland
Group Living and Other Recipes: A Memoir

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 01/11/2025

Today is Lily’s birthday! With everything going on with her, I’m so glad she made it and that she’s doing well lately. She is 12 years old. 🤗 #MiniaturePinscher #MinPinSky #DogSky #MinPin #dogs #DogBirthday #HappyBirthday

Lily, a small black and tan Miniature Pinscher, standing on a bed with a light green comforter and wearing a cake with candles hat that reads Happy Birthday (only the Happy is visible). Lily is facing the camera at a slight angle and standing up on all fours. She’s looking at three birthday cake toys. Two are a full birthday cake with colorful candles; one is mostly out of view. The third is a slice of cake with sprinkles and a blue candle on top.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 30/10/2025

Here’s my September Wrap-Up from @thestorygraph.com. I completely forgot to post it on October 1. I think it’s because of everything going on with Lily. As always, make sure to use #AltText if you’re posting images. #TheStoryGraph #BookSky #books

The image shows a September 2025 reading calendar, featuring book cover art, a daily schedule, and statistics for reading progress. The calendar layout includes days starting from September 1, 2025, to October 5, 2025. Each day has spaces for entries of pages read and minutes listened. Book cover images are scattered across the calendar on specific days, indicating books read or listened to during those dates. Color-coded bars extend horizontally across several days, representing the duration spent on each book. Several icons depict pages read, minutes listened, and achievements in reading. Below the calendar days, cover art for sixteen books is lined up with star ratings underneath each.

@piecesofamber's September 2025 Reading Calendar
The Dallergut Dream Department Store 3.75★
Fauna 2.5★
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega 4.75★
The Convenience Store By the Sea 4.25★
Human Rites 4.5★
Things Left Unsaid 4.25★
Shut Up You’re Pretty 2.75★
Aarzu All Around 3.75★
What Lies Between Us 3.5★
Sunshine and Spice 3.5★
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping 5.0★
On Black Sisters Street 4.0★
Forever Is Now 4.25★
Enter Ghost 3.75★
The Final Strife Reading
Clam Down Reading
Pages Read Minutes Listened Most Pages Read/Minutes Listened THE STORYGRAPH.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 21/10/2025

This is an interesting take. I like it. Also this is this is the second time recently that I’ve heard about anxiety being about the future and things that haven’t happened (yet). #CurrentlyReading #TheHealingHippoOfHinodePark #MichikoAoyama #BookSky #books #reading #anxiety

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‘I think anxiety is evidence of a powerful imagination,’ said the woman. ‘Imagination?’ ‘That’s right. Anxiety is something you feel about something that hasn’t happened yet or about others. The fact that you can picture those things shows you have a good imagination.’ I feel anxious because of my imagination? I’d never thought of it that way. I felt somewhat relieved and let out a deep sigh. ‘I always thought that imagination was for positive things.’ ‘Sure, kindness and consideration are all part of imagination. I think someone as anxious as you must be a kind person.’

Michiko Aoyama
The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park: A Novel

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 20/10/2025

It’s the last day of the Birders of Palestine #birdathon and I just found my 10th species: a red-shouldered hawk! I’m at $127 for the Sirdah twins. Please share and donate if you can. Donate just $1! And thank you so much again! I appreciate all of you. #BirdSky charity.pledgeit.org/2025fbcbirda...

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 18/10/2025

Thank you for helping me raise $81 so far for the Birders of Palestine! I appreciate you all so much. Please continue sharing and donate if you can. I’ve found 8 species so far! The #birdathon continues through Monday, October 20. #BirdSky charity.pledgeit.org/2025fbcbirda...

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What a great first day! Thanks to all of you, we’ve raised $81 towards my goal. I can’t express enough how much I appreciate every one of you. Please continue to share with others if you can so we can help Mandy and Lara Sirdah.

I’m also happy to report that I identified 8 total species today: blue jay, American crow, northern mockingbird, northern cardinal, house sparrow, turkey vulture, Carolina wren, and white-throated sparrow. I wasn’t counting on the white-throated sparrows! They left in the spring and I knew they’d be back for autumn/winter, but I wasn’t sure when. They like to sleep in our bamboo and I thought I heard one last night, but was like nah. And the the sun set this evening and there were a bunch of voices! They made me so happy. This is why birding is so special.

Until tomorrow!

A turkey vulture soaring high in a deep blue sky with white wisps of cloud past a green-but-turning-yellow deciduous tree. It is a large bird that appears all dark because of the distance but the two-toned undersides of the wings are still visible in shades of “dark”, lighter on the entire trailing edge of the wings. Its wings make a V shape. The vulture wing “fingers” are visible as well.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 17/10/2025

Wow, I’m up to $81 raised for the Sirdah twins, the Birders of Palestine! Thank you, I appreciate you all so much. Please continue sharing, let your friends and family know, and donate if you can. The #birdathon continues through Monday, October 20. #BirdSky charity.pledgeit.org/2025fbcbirda...

A lowlight photo of a blue jay sitting on a branch of a large deciduous tree the morning of the first day of the Feminist Bird Club birdathon for the Birders of Palestine, the Sirdah twins. The sun is peeking through the green leaves and the jay is facing right. The sun is shining on its white breast and side while its blue and black head and its tail are in shadow. Its iconic blue wings can’t be seen from this angle.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 17/10/2025

I’m so happy to share that I’m up to 5 donations for a total of $21. Shukran to all of you, I very much appreciate you. I’ve added a 5th species to my goal of 10: a house sparrow! Please donate if you can for the Sirdah twins, and share widely. #BirdSky charity.pledgeit.org/2025fbcbirda...

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 17/10/2025

The 1st day of the #birdathon for #Birders of Palestine is going well. I saw & heard 4 species so far this morning: 4 crows, 3 blue jays, 1 mockingbird, and 2 cardinals. l've also received 3 donations so far: thank you so much! I appreciate all of you. #BirdSky charity.pledgeit.org/2025fbcbirda...

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FBC
Amber
1 min. ago

4 Bird Species
Found While
Birding-In-
Place

$1.10
Per Bird Species
Found While
Birding-In-Place

$4.40
Earned

Hi everyone! The first day of the birdathon for Birders of Palestine is going well so far. I saw and heard four species so far this morning: 4 American Crows, 3 Blue Jays, 1 Northern Mockingbird, and 2 Northern Cardinals. I was extra excited about the cardinals because one was an adult male and the other was an all brown juvenile! Back in August I watched three cardinals hatch and fledge and hang around the yard and I'm glad to see that at least one survived and to see how it's grown!

l've also received three donations so far: thank you so much! I appreciate all of you.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 14/10/2025

Lily’s a cute unicorn, but she’s not doing well. She’s lost weight, will eat a food once and then refuse it…..vet seems lost and says prognosis is questionable at this point. #MinPinSky #MinPin #MiniaturePinscher #DogSky

Lily, a small black and tan Miniature Pinscher dressed in a pink unicorn (with horn!) hoodie, laying on a black with white words blanket on top of a blue cooling pad and gray dog bed. She’s facing the camera but her eyes are hard to see. Her black head and tan snout with black nose and tan chin are visible.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 12/10/2025

I was grateful to spot a male monarch butterfly today. He looks so fresh and new, he must have eclosed in the last couple of days, maybe even today. He was fueling up on some purple aster. He’ll be on his way to Mexico soon! #MonarchButterfly #pollinators #migrators #butterflies #MonarchButterflies

A big black and orange butterfly with its wings mostly open while it sips on purple aster nectar. The aster has thin purple petals and yellow centers.

A closeup of a big black and orange butterfly with its wings mostly open while it sips on purple aster nectar. The aster has thin purple petals and yellow centers.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 07/10/2025

Here’s a beautiful photo of Samaa and Baha at their tent. Please donate and share their campaign while they try to get back on here. @mommunism.bsky.social

A young Palestinian couple sitting outside of a white canvas tent. Samaa is wearing a brown hijab/abaya and Baha is wearing a blue polo shirt.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 05/10/2025

Here’s my face for scary month (but I go with the cute side of scary month). #selfie #HelloKitty #PlagueDoctor #halloween #pumpkin

A selfie of me, a fat white woman with brown eyes and brown hair that is hidden by an orange Hello Kitty pumpkin hat with green stem, white ears, and red bow. I’m looking St the camera and smiling slightly with my mouth closed. I’m wearing a back tank top. I’m holding a black plague doctor birb with a white face, black hat, and little lantern.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 05/10/2025

Lily is finally stabilizing. I hope it sticks. PLE is chronic and she has to stay on a special diet but we are finally in a place where the meds and diet are working. #MinPinSky #MiniaturePinscher #MinPin #DogSky #dogs

Lily, a small black and tan Miniature Pinscher, laying on her back in a sun patch on a gray carpet with a small chocolate donut toy in her mouth.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 05/10/2025

A male cardinal alighted upon my butterfly watering dish this morning. #NorthernCardinal #BirdSky #birds #birding

A male Northern Cardinal standing on an iron butterfly-shaped water stand in front of a half dead, half green forsythia bush, surrounded by green grass with a white fence in the background. The cardinal is very red on his head and breast and almost black on his back. He is facing right.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 04/10/2025

Who *wants* to be on Finch? I’ll invite you, just tell me which cute little critter you want as a pet.

Black text on yellow background: Select a Micropet for your friend! They’ll be able to hatch their micropet once they join Finch!

Six darker yellow squares, three on top and three on bottom, each showings micropet. Clockwise from top left: cute little brown bat, cute little white polar bear with blue wizard’s hat, cute little gray llama, cute little white sheet ghost with black witch’s hat, cute little gray arctic fox, cute little brown hedgehog.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 03/10/2025

My regular turkey vulture who loves to sun in heraldic pose in this dead tree. I love #birbs. #BirdSky #birds #birding #TurkeyVulture #vulture

A turkey vulture silhouetted in the sun on the tippy top of a dead tree in the distance. It is in a slight heraldic pose. Shorter green-leaved trees are right in front of the dead tree and the sky is a light blue with wispy clouds.

A turkey vulture silhouetted in the sun on the tippy top of a dead tree in the distance. It is in a wide heraldic pose. Shorter green-leaved trees are right in front of the dead tree and the sky is a slightly deeper blue than the first photo, with wispy clouds. This photo was taken a few hours after the first.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 19/09/2025

Today is my Uncle Tony’s birthday. He would have been 59. He’s been gone for 25 years and was taken too soon by a horrific accident right down the street from my then house. I miss him.

Photo of Uncle Tony, a blue-eyed white man, circa 1985 with thick dark brown hair that starts to curl from his ears to his neck. He has a faint mustache and even fainter “beard” (it looks like he just didn’t shave for a couple of days). He’s wearing a dark collared shirt. He’s looking at the camera with a sort of smile and his teeth showing. He wasn’t a fan of pictures.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 13/09/2025

I haven’t had the energy for #AltText or posting into the void about this but Lily is sick again with diarrhea and a pancreatitis flare-up, plus with further tests, the vet now thinks she has PLE which he was supposed to email info on and didn’t. #MinPinSky #MiniaturePinscher #MinPin #dogs #DogSky

Lily, a small black and tan Miniature Pinscher laying in a pink diamond-patterned bassinet with only her head, nose, and alert ears visible as she looks away from the camera. She’s covered in a white blanket that had black text on it. Furniture can be seen in the background as well as a blurry Ash (bluish-gray Blue Heeler) laying on the floor and watching me take the photo.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 01/09/2025

Here’s my August Wrap-Up from @thestorygraph.com. I’m looking forward to starting September books later today. How was your August #reading? Make sure to use #AltText if you’re posting images. #TheStoryGraph #BookSky #books

The image shows an August 2025 reading calendar, featuring book cover art, a daily schedule, and statistics for reading progress. The calendar layout includes days starting from July 28, 2025, to August 31, 2025. Each day has spaces for entries of pages read and minutes listened. Book cover images are scattered across the calendar on specific days, indicating books read or listened to during those dates. Color-coded bars extend horizontally across several days, representing the duration spent on each book. Several icons depict pages read, minutes listened, and achievements in reading. Below the calendar days, cover art for twenty-nine books is lined up with star ratings underneath each.

@piecesofamber's August 2025 Reading Calendar
Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry 3.75★
Sanskari Sweetheart 3.0★
The Selfless Act of Breathing 4.0★
Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist 3.75★ (error showing cover)
Give Me Space But Don’t Go Far: My Unlikely Friendship with Anxiety 2.75★
The Philistine 4.25★
Strange Houses 3.5★
Soul of the Deep 4.0★
When Morning Comes 4.0★
The Hollow Half: a Memoir of Bodies and Borders 5.0★
A Thousand Times Before 4.0★
Rana Joon & the One and Only Now 5.0★
This Is How a Robin Drinks DNF
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World 4.0★
Blackmail and Bibingka 3.25★
The Comfort of Crows: a Backyard Year 3.25★
Libertad 4.25★
The Honjin Murders 3.5★
Chance of a Lifetime 4.0★
Never Whistle at Night: an Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology 3.0★
The Blanket Cats 2.75★
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store DNF
Close to Home: the Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door 3.0★
My So-Called Bollywood Life 3.25★
Crip Kinship: the Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid 3.25★
‘Til the Well Runs Dry 4.25★
My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.5★
You Can Be the Last Leaf: Selected Poems 4.0★
Small Country 4.25★
Pages Read Minutes Listened Most Pages Read/Minutes Listened THE STORYGRAPH.

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amberinpieces (she/her) @piecesofamber.cryptoanarchy.network · 30/08/2025

Okay so we have baby cardinals. It is both stressful (mostly because of the dogs, *ahem* Lily) and adorable. #NorthernCardinal #BabyBirds #fledglings #cardinals #birds #birding #BirdSky #NorthernCardinals

A fledgling Northern Cardinal perched on the bottom rail of an outdoor chair against a background of concrete ground. The bird is facing the camera so that both dark eyes can be seen as well as its brown beak and its beige-colored “baby lips”. It’s right leg and foot is very visible and appears long. Its tiny claws can be seen. It doesn’t yet have tail feathers so its back end kind of looks like a hamster. It has a miniature fluffy dark brown crest, dark brown back, light brown head, brownish-tan breast, and tan feet.

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