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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 23h

Today's blend is the last of Black Dragons Strength by @dryadtea.bsky.social . I am going to need it. Having lost the Westin Hunger Games yesterday, I am forced to try again today at the Marriott. #Dragoncon #teasky #hotel #Marriott 🍵 ☕️ 🫖

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today's blend is Eldritch Invocation by @decusworkshop.bsky.social . I have paired it with a blood orange brownie. I'm still listening to Volume 1 of Edmund Spensers the Fairie Queene, a Prose Rendering. It's been an experience but I will likely not continue on. #booksky #teasky 📚🎧 📚💙 📚🪐 🍵 ☕️ 🫖

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Listening to the carefully researched prose rendering of The Faerie Queene written by Edmund Spenser in the 1500's, Rebecca K. Reynolds reminds me that the tale as old as time is in fact Rape. What men will do to commit it and/or avenge it? Green tea again today. #booksky #teasky 🎧📚 📚💙 🫖 ☕️ 🍵 🪐📚

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Exciting sports ball weekend for me. First the Sharks win it in OT against the Kings and now the Rams make a come back to beat the Eagles. #sports #sportssky #rams #sharks 🏈 🏒

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today's blend is inspired by Liri from my current listen The Ballad of Falling Dragons. Peppermint because she's icy, Nettle for her thorny defensive personality and Assam because it's a strong black tea. It's remarkably tasty. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🪐 📚🎧 🍵 ☕️ 🫖

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oops! #BookSky

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Nose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy Saturday #booksky

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today's blend is blue pea flower, lemon peel, lemon grass, orange peel, cinnamon and chamomile. I added a little honey. My current listen is still The Ballad of Falling Dragons. But I'm taking a break and watching The Lost Boys. #booksky #teasky 📚📽 📚🎧 📚🪐 🧛‍♂️ 🧛‍♀️ ☕️ 🍵 🫖

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I am delighted about the book related costumes now available at Spirit Halloween store. I saw a Violet Sorrengail costume and a Frendo clown mask right next to each other. Not to mention DCC. #booksky #halloween #Costume www.spirithalloween.com/product/adul...

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E.A. Aymar @eaaymar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yo! Check out the coolest event ever. On October 14, Loyalty Books is putting on “Ghost Stories at the Graveyard,” in which a group of local authors will read their work at Rock Creek Cemetery! I get to host (and read) and the lineup is AWESOME!

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Ghost Stories at Rock Creek Cemetery

Join us for an evening of ghost stories for kids and adults at Rock Creek Cemetery, featuring local authors!

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's blend is Caramel Crème Brûlée by White Lotus. It's a sweet, rich blend especially with almond creamer. I'm still listening to The Ballad of Falling Dragons and it will be several days more as I still have 20 hours left. ACOTAR meets Priory of the Orange Tree #booksky #teasky ☕️ 🍵 🫖 📚💙 📚🎧 📚🪐

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's October!! Here is my September #storygraph #wrapup. Unsurprisingly all audio and a lot of fantasy. #booksky #readingwrapup #Septemberwrapup 📚💙 📚🎧 📚🪐 lets be friends on Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mich...

The September reading wrap up graphic from Storygraph. It reveals 14 books and 192.48 hours listened. My average rating was 4.44. (I do not rate books under 4). Nine of the books were fantasy. Thriller, Romance and Horror were also genres read.

The top three books were:
Dead Beat. 5.0.
Long Live Evil. 4.75.
and
Worlds Okayest Oracle Reluctantly Seeks Demon. 4.75.

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's blend is Lemon Imp from @dryadtea.bsky.social. I added a little honey. It's a smooth, lemony tisane. I am beginning The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A Parker. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 🪐📚 🫖 🍵 ☕️

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's blend is caramel apple by @fridaytea.com . I'm still listening to We Love You Bunny. It's so wacky :-) #booksky #teasky 🫖🍵☕️ 📚💙 📚🎧

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am finally listening to the sequel to the fever dream that was Bunny by Mona Awad. We Love You Bunny is proving to be just as weird and wonderful. I'm drinking green tea. #booksky #teasky 💙📚 🎧📚 🫖 🍵 ☕️

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today's blend is the last of Bards Banter by @fridaytea.com. although in my DM experience the Bard's Banter never ends. I'm still listening to This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, it does contain a lot of words at 21+ hours. #booksky #teasky The world building is heavy in this one. 📚💙 📚🎧 🪐📚 ☕️ 🫖 🍵

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's blend is Staying in by Tea & Absinthe. I'm still listening to This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. I'm enjoying my lazy Saturday morning but there is much to do today. #booksky #teasky 💙📚 📚🎧 📚🪐 🫖 🍵 ☕️ 📚

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Armchair Classicist (Ryan Schaller) @armchairclassicist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

*piles. support piles. 📚💙 By Natalie Dupille

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's blend is WTF by @fridaytea.com. I'm listening to This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by @ilonaandrews.bsky.social . Because apparently portal fantasies are my thing now. This one is coming from a unique place. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 🎧📚 ☕️🫖🍵 🪐📚

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's blend is English Breakfast, one day I will figure out getting tea at the office. I miss working from home. I'm listening to Pioneer Summer by Elena Malisova. So far it's a YA coming of age camp story, but I am told it's worth it. #booksky #teasky ☕️ 🫖 🍵 💙🎧 📚💙

A mobile device playing an audio book on a desk next to a stainless steel mug of tea.

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's blend is Kiki's Chocolate Cake by Tea & Absinthe. I was enjoying listening to Long Live Evil by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social until Spotify rudely announced I was out of minutes. The only question is will I purchase the book or wait until next month to finish? ##booksky #teaser 📚🎧 🍵🫖☕️ 🪐📚

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today's blend is a Dunkin Donuts K Cup and 4 French vanilla mini serving cups. I'm listening to Clown in a Cornfield by @adamcesare.bsky.social . It's a fun yet dark, slasher novel and a great way to kick off the fall season. #booksky #coffee #coffeesky ☕️ 💙📚 🎧📚

A mobile device playing an audio book on a desk next to a stainless steel mug with a sticker of a bird that says, "no egrets."

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today's blend is The Road So Far by Tea & Absinthe. I'm still listening and enjoying Dead Beat. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🪐 📚🎧 ☕️🫖🍵

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It has been a rough couple of days, my phone broke and work was time consuming. But I have a replacement and I have finally begun Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo. I'm drinking Laezel by @decusworkshop.bsky.social

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm still listening to Calamities even though the Dead Beat new release is sitting in my Audible library, I have two book club books to read and my Audies judge assignment will be here any day now. I am drinking Staying In by Tea&Absinthe. Its quickly becoming a favorite. #booksky #teasky 📚🎧 🍵☕️🫖

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You might say it's too late for English Breakfast but I've got an all nighter ahead of me. I have been listening to Calamities and oh my The Depravity! There is some real dark stuff in this horror novel, a lot of quiet meandering moments too, and also some interesting descriptions. #booksky #teasky

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's blend is Blue Ridge Mountain Mint. A sweet, minty blue tisane. I'm listening to Calamities by @chuckwendig.bsky.social. It's one of those demonic family stories, but this time our protagonist is a knowing heir to the tainted spoils, but something has gone away. #booksky #teasky 📚🎧 🫖🍵☕️ 💙📚

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I am back to the Good Feeling Blend as i'm still feeling under the weather. I'm listening to The Last Soul Among Wolves by @melissacaruso.bsky.social. I enjoyed the world in The Last Hour Between Worlds and I am happy to be back there. #booksky #teasky 🍵 🫖 ☕️ 📚💙 📚🎧 📚🪐

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today's blend is The Road So Far by Tea & Absinthe. I managed to pick up some more at DragonCon. I am listening to Worlds Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon by @oliviawrites.bsky.social. It is delightful. I've been excited for this one. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 🎧📚 🪐📚

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's blend is Good Feeling tea, a combination of many delicious herbs. I came home with Con Crud so hoping the tea will help. I am still listening to The Mountain in the Sea. It is part philosophy, part story but all Science Fiction. #booksky #teasky ☕️🫖🍵 🐙 📚🎧 📚💙 📚🪐

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today's blend is Staying In by Tea & Absinthe. It's a sweet, rich raspberry black tea. I'm listening to The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Naylor. We know surprisingly little about the Ocean, it seems reasonable that there may be intelligent life down there. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 🪐📚 🎧📚 🍵 ☕️ 🫖 🐙

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's blend is Kiki's Chocolate Cake by Tea & Absinthe. It tastes like cocoa. Delicious. I am still listening to Shroud and the pacing has picked up and its getting exciting. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 🪐💙 🎧📚 ☕️ 🫖 🍵

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Today's blend is Winter Knight. It's black tea and roses and smells amazing. I am listening to Shroud by @aptshadow.bsky.social. I was expecting a Pitch Black type story but the gravity is adding a lot of weight to this scary scifi thriller. #booksky #teasky 📚 🎧📚 🪐📚 💙🎧 ☕️ 🍵 🫖

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My first PSL of the year as tradition dictates on Thursday of #dragoncon. I am listening to High Gloom, the next book in the Bad Guys series for me. #psl #pumpkinspicelatte #starbucks #booksky 📚💙 🎧📚 ☕️ #litrpg 🪐📚

A split screen. The top screen shows the audiobook High Gloom playing and the bottom is an image of a Venti Starbucks cup, there is a tag showing the name Michelle and "VT Pumpkin Spice Latte."

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

All checked in and finally have my stuff! Now I can relax and enjoy DragonCon. #dragoncon #Westin #friendshipbracelet ##wordbracelet #dragoncon2026

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today's blend is Morgan Le Fay's Mabon Tea by Tea Rabbits Tea. A perfect way to start my @dragoncon.org vacation. I have just finished The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee. A cozy for sure, this one will have you dreaming in no time. #booksky #teasky 📚🎧 💙📚 🪐📚 🍵 🫖 ☕️

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I am surprised I listened to so many audiobooks given what an insane month it was, but also there was a lot of comfort in the books I read. OK maybe not the horror. #booksky #readingwrapup #Storygraph #augustreadingwrapup Let's be friends on Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mich...

A graphic showing books read and logged in Storygraph. It show⁵s 16 books, 176.8 hours and an average rating of 4.35.

The highest read books are Seas the Day, rated 4.5, War of the Posers rated 4.5, and Skull and Thrones also rated 4.5. All three books are part of the same series by Eric Ugland.

It shows the most read categories were fantasy by a significant margin, followed by Horror and then thriller.

Books read were all Audio and 94% fiction.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Looks like the Doctor's going to get a ticket from Glasgow City Council for parking his Tardis on the pavement in Cathedral Square, despite the sign telling him not to park it there! #glasgow #signs #drwho #tardis #cathedralsquare #streetart #parking #keepglasgowweird #glasgowstreetart #humour

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I often take photos of signs in bathrooms. Usually they involve what not to flush. I was disappointed that the trash can was 3 feet from the toilet in the ladies, but the signage was unconcerned. It did, however take me down a rabbit hole of learning about Islamic rituals of purification. 🚽🚻 #sign

A sign above the toilet in the ladies restroom at Ariana Kabob House in Duluth Georgia. It reads, "To help keep the restroom safe and clean for everyone, WUDU should not be performed here. We appreciate your understanding. Thank you!

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Today's blend is caramel creme brulee by White Lotus. I am about to finish Make Me Better and it is a slow build but inevitably tragic as true horror always is. #booksky #teasky 📚🎧 📚💙 ☕️🍵🫖

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today's tea is Pu-erh from an aged brick my partner got me a few years ago. It is tasty. I have begun Make Me Better by @sarahgailey.bsky.social . I am just starting it but the introduction/dedication has already drawn me in. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 🫖🍵☕️

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today's blend is Red Dragon's Flame from @dryadtea.bsky.social. I'm gearing up for DragonCon next weekend. I'm listening to War of the Posers, the 4th book in the Bad Guys series by Eric Ugland. I know I said I would listen to my Libby stack and I will but.. #booksky #teasky 📚🎧 💙📚 🫖🍵☕️ #litrpg

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I keep forgetting my portable mug, so I was forced to buy a coffee from the shop on campus. I chose the latte because it was made with local honey and it came with this cute honey bear stick. Its sweet enough though. Still listening to When Devils Sing, definitely YA but enjoyable. #booksky ☕️ 📚🎧

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My Libby shelf is getting stacked so I am forced to take a break from Vuldranni. I'm listening to When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur, an atmospheric YA southern horror novel. I'm drinking Minthera by @decusworkshop.bsky.social, its minty and sweetened with honey. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 ☕️ 🫖 🍵

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Today's blend is caramel Crème Brûlée by White Lotus, it is a sweet decadent cuppa that probably should be reserved for dessert but I do what I want. I am listening to Second Story Man, the second book in the Bad Guys series. I like Clyde as much as I like Montana. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 🍵🫖☕ #litrpg

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The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Today's blend is Pumpkin Pie from Moments in Tea. I have switched teams to the Bad Guys and I'm listening to Scamps & Scoundrel's by Eric Ugland. Apparently there is a Hatchett cameo in the next Good Guys book, so I might as well get to know him. Flowrers made my weekend #booksky #teasky 📚 💙 📚🎧 🍵☕️🫖

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