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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Every year the first snow in the mountains is such a thrill.

A wild grassy field with snowy mountains in the distance.

Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Our dog is very charasmatic and gets a lot of attention, but you should know that, during every meeting, Jack is just off-screen.

A laptop computer is on a table and just past it, in strong fall sunlight, is a magnificent gray and white cat on his back with his paws adorably folded on his chest, while a woman is in a Zoom meeting next to him.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It’s that time of year again, hello fire season

A quiet street lined with cars and trees and a very ominous yellow smoke plume in the near distance.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Definitely wasn’t picturing Doug Judy at Princeton, for sure, cool cool cool

Craig Robinson as Brooklyn 99’s Doug Judy in a four by four: Judy “I sold a guy a fake Pekingese, Twas a cat” Andre Brauer: “you will not win me over with your use of ‘twas” and Judy says “Twasn’t trying to”

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Richie is concerned that, despite great exhaustion and a warm, sunny day, work was worked today.

A small, reddish gold, curly haired dog looks with great seriousness toward a light-filled window.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Richie graduated (WITH HONORS) from his third and final obedience class. This sweet little goofball has made us all so happy and somehow he manages to look both like a doofus and also like he’s so proud?!

A sweet little gold curly dog looking regal next to his owner, me, smiling and holding a huge blue and white ribbon.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Despair at tomorrow being Monday again, but surely this week can’t be worse than last. Even if it is, though, this little guy is still gonna give it his best.

A little gold curly dog radiates satisfaction while looking into the sunlight coming through a near window while snuggled into a big blue and white blanket.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I wish everyone a sick day best bud.

A small curly brown dog nestled into a big blue blanket, obviously providing comfort like a good boy.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I ran this morning before the sun rose and felt this huge sense of wonder and awe looking up at the nearly full moon and thinking of the people who, in this time in which hope is so hard to find, are hurtling toward the moon through complete darkness, full of optimism.

Predawn, looking over a river where the full moon is low behind scrubby spring trees.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

My dog just won some ribbons in his novice trick class and I’m gonna pack em up

Two white ribbons printed with blue ink that reads “AKC trick dog, novice trick dog” and”intermediate trick dog.”

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Richie doesn't accept that the bookstore is closed on Sundays.

Small curly brown dog standing on a doormat that says “hello” outside the Hares and Hatters bookstore.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Richie’s transition to Winter Pup is aided by good low winter light making awesome afternoon sun patches.

A small curly haired brown dog on his side, with one ear up, in a sun patch on a blue rug with a decorated Christmas tree behind him. He looks very happy.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

The apples are really so so good. We bought 70-some pounds today — after having bought 50-some pounds a few weeks ago.

Space between rows of apple trees with a small child in a blue puffer vest running toward the camera.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

The first high-elevation snowfall visible from our living room windows does something to my heart. I’m wrecked for warmer climes.

A neighborhood with mountains in the distance, lightly dusted with snow.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Did you unexpectedly call me? Was I supposed to unexpectedly call you? If so, I took no further notes and need help.

Blank page of paper with “unexpected call” handwritten in black ink.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

On the other hand, the local school’s band continues to churn out glorious cups of shaved corn kernels that make my year every dang time.

Fair stand staffed by high school band kids serving the most incredibly good corn you’ve ever had in your life.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

The most unhinged booth at the Eastern Idaho State Fair was def the Idaho GOP. Super weird and distressing to see the local political apparatus showing up as 1000% crazy online memes.

State fair tent covered in MAGA flags and signs, mostly all conflating Trump and Jesus.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

This weekend my five-year-old and I stayed at a Basque sheep herder wagon just below our local ski hill. It was so magical — sunset, stars, deer, hawks, the smell of sagebrush and a cool breeze that still carries a little snow chill, all with one of my favorite people.

Five year old looks out a window at sunset over a mountain valley

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I haven’t updated the masses on Richie lately, but he’s proving to be a champion! He loves kids, tries hard to not anger the cat, and is working on his obedience class lessons. He is uninterested in treats or food, which makes training hard — he’ll politely take his treats and then set them down.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I’m not the moviest person but this was so hard. I stand by all my choices!!

NYT top 10 movies of the 21st century: Little Women (2019), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Inside Out (2015), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Aftersun (2022), Lost in Translation (2003), Bridesmaids (2012), Arrival (2016), Past Lives (2023), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2002).

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A few of my favorite signs from Pocatello’s estimated 2,000 people attending #NoKings. Someone had a sign that said “Even Idaho Doesn’t Like U”

No Kings protest in Pocatello, with my fave sign: “He a bitch fr fr”

Wagon full of water bottles with a sign that says “Free Water Sorry it’s not cold because Fuck ICE”

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Every day I’m out here wondering why do I feel so crummy, what’s wrong with me, and then I look around and realize the earth is trying to kill me.

Blue running sneakers amidst piles of pollen on a paved trail.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I have been a pit of despair lately but at least I’ve got beans now.

Cardboard package insert that says “Welcome home! The Rancho Gordo Bean Club, a happy place for bean people”

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Did an evening trail run race tonight and it was incredibly hot but also so beautiful. Beginning to run in the mountains has made this place feel like home.

View from high elevation of grassy fields, a town below, and a cloudy blue sky beyond.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

We are the proud family of a new pup — meet Richie. He’s teeny and snuggly and seems delighted to be home.

Curly brown puppy laying on the floor with his ears up and snaggle teeth showing.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

At public health (maybe get your MMR titers checked, folks?) and this is just exactly perfect.

White board sign at public health office that reads “ski patrol”

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Got out for two trail runs this week, in anticipation of an upcoming long trail run race that I want to aim for. The sky didn’t disappoint.

View from a high elevation trail out at rolling hills and snowy mountains in the distance.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Hi all! Wow, so famous right now. I have, for the first time ever, got a bot impersonating me so please help report this account? Many thanks to the folks who alerted me!

Screenshot of @rleay.bsky.social, impersonating me!

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 31/03/2024

One of my most treasured books makes an appearance every year for Easter. I loved it as a kid and as a parent, I have loved it anew for its feminist and anti racist heart.

The cover of a 1930’s kids’ storybook called The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by Du Bose Heyward and illustrated by Marjorie Flack.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 02/02/2024

I'm super excited to share some news: starting Monday, I'll be a senior editor of sociology and anthropology at @princetonupress.bsky.social! It's thrilling to join this team and I know the work and collaborations will be positively delightful.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

I don’t understand how it’s possible to have fun feeling fear. Absolutely not. Anxiety says no.

Scary mask with the headline “Why Feeling Fear Can Be So Much Fun, According to a Paychologist”

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 27/08/2023

Highs: dodging a thunderstorm to get in a lovely four-mile run, seeing the rare (double!) rainbow in the high desert. Lows: turning a corner and running into two men with long guns on the paved running path between my kid’s school and the river in the middle of downtown.

Double rainbow and stormy skies over a parking lot.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 17/08/2023

The best cat on the planet celebrates!

Gray and white striped cat up tall on a cat tree.

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Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social · 14/08/2023

The irony of sending emails to the very many WVU administrations about the egregious cuts happening there and getting back an autoreply from the "Transformations Team." What exactly is being transformed? An institution of higher education into a corporate front?

Reads "WVU Transformation Communications Team"
transformation@mail.evu.edu
transformation.wvu.edu

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