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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 3h

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙏𝙤𝙢" 𝙗𝙮 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚 - 𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Lovecraft-revisited Race-revised Gorefest-astute 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: What does Black Tom’s final choice say about humanity and about cosmic horror? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #horror #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗸 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘀. 𝟭-𝟯 " 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝘂𝗿𝗮 - I'm stubborn. I keep trying to immerse myself in manga, so here is my latest effort, a massive (though still introductory) taste of Miura's classic work. Maybe I'll get it! #books #tbr #manga #japaneseliterature #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙪𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙞 𝙅𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜 - 𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Elusive Familiar Dreamlike 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Tempting to compel this story to allegory: Why might we or should we resist? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #dystopia #fantasy #surreal #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

𝑵𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒌: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 - 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 10: 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒚 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 Full video, glossary, and more on the website. waywordsstudio.com/project/blac... #democracy #readingguide #history #literacy #assimilation #residentialschools #boardingschools #plenarypower #congress #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙟𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙪 - 𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Gorgeous Layered Plot-Heavy 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: What is the role of 'spectacle' in fantasy stories? in graphic ones? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #3words #graphicnovel #epicfantasy #fantasy #highfantasy #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗼 - 2nd in the "Teebs tetralogy," for reading in the autumn, hence . . . Also probably the best known of the four. Prepping myself for high energy... #books #tbr #poetry #indigenousliterature #queerliterature #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜- 𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Parable-like Plot-contrived Fitting Finale 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Besides weight, what is Scott also shedding which accounts for his ending? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #novella #feminism #fantasy #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙇𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙨" 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙨 1-6 𝙗𝙮 𝙉𝘿 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙡 - 𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Misfitted Zany Mysterious 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Which to meet first: the traditional myth or its modern update? #bookreview #books #graphicnovel #middleyears #ya #fantasy #adventure #lgbtqia #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

𝐓𝐁𝐑 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐞: 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 - October, of course, is a great time for horror reads! And here are a few titles lurking about my chair as I prepare for both 13 Days of Halloween and the upcoming Literary Nomads season on "monsters"! #books #tbr #horror #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Historical Personal Approachable 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Why does King measure his language and style so cautiously? #bookreview #books#frictionalreading #indigenoushistory #nonfiction #racism #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘃𝗮 - Another novel of Romania by Kostova, but this plays upon the gap between the actual history of Vlad III, Voivode of Wallachia, and our folkloric conceptions of Dracula. #books #dracula #romania #transylvania #fiction #thriller #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙠" 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙅. 𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙯 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Pensive Physical Stirring 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: How does Ortiz carry his history? How should we? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #indigenouspoetry #poetry #indigenoushistory #sandcreekmassacre #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: 𝙋𝙏𝙎𝘿 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤" 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙨 1-6 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙉𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙢𝙖 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Evisceral Repetitive Meta-fictional 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: What proportions of the familiar and unfamiliar result in horror? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #graphicnovel #horror #manga #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 – 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 1" - 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦? waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/way... #bookpodcast #biography #feminism #pseudonyms #thebluecastle #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 – 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 1" - waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/way... #frictionalreading #literarypodcast #bookpodcast #criticalreading #biography #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗥𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲: 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 - Historical biography of the needed and troubled relationship between these two men, both favorite thinkers of mine for many years, neither yet given their full credit. #books #tbr #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 – 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 1" - 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦? waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/way... #frictionalreading #booksandsociety #bookpodcast #readingcommunity #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Fast-argued Provocative Enactable 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: How is Rose's "Friction" different from mere critical thinking? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #nonfiction #business #marketing #selfhelp #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: - "𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗞𝗲𝘇𝗲𝗺𝗮 - Poetry, art, documentary narrative (?) of insurance fraud, corruption, pandemic survival, more, in what will likely be a disturbing and needed read! #books #tbr #art #poetry #hybrid #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Illustrated Reflective Serene 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: What valuable meaning remains in another's personal epiphany? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #hermannhesse #trees #poetry #art #drawing #reflections #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: “𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖̄𝒓𝒊̄ 𝒕𝒆̄ 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒖̄𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕” - with salt lips, threadbare teeth, my own prescribed blood thinners somehow stirred to resentment fast spooned beneath thursday’s oatmeal, . . . waywordsstudio.com/verse/moritu... #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #terzarima

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝑶𝙧𝒇𝙚𝒐" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝒊𝙘𝒉𝙖𝒓𝙙 𝙋𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙧𝒔 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Holonomic Fast-paced New-Agey 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Where do Powers's themes shift from compelling to dubious? Where does "compelling" provide cover for them? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #music #fiction #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀)" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 "𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽" 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 - Actually a short collection of scripted stories, as if for film, each tonally reminiscent of Beckett's absurdist works though with a decidedly more pointed social critique. #books #tbr #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

𝑵𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒌: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 - 𝑪𝒉. 9 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒂𝒓: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 & 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝑺 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑾𝒂𝒓 Reading Guides on Waywords. waywordsstudio.com/project/blac... #democracy #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #civilwar #settlers #westwardexpansion #greenbacks #bureaucracy #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: “𝑩𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒕. 3: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕" - Perhaps the simple dream of Forest Prince is naïve. It’s too late for us to recognize we are Ronno/Sheens instead of Bambi/Princes. waywordsstudio.com/essay/bambi-... #essay #writingcommunity #culturecriticism #americandream

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙇𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙮" 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙨 1-2 𝙗𝙮 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙧 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Frolicking Researched Indulgent 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Where might Butler be massaging history to tell her "cat" story? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #graphicnovel #prohibition #bootlegging #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗚𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗿𝘆 - A short and seemingly simple tale of where our dreams come from: our conscious, unconscious, & outer 'forces' blurring with the lightest of touches. #books #tbr #reading #loislowry #gossamer #faeries #fantasy #dreams #ya #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙮" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙙 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Foundational Ethics-Driven Intricate 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙪𝙠𝙩𝙪" 𝙗𝙮 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Idiosyncratic Dog-Level Liminal 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Does Auster's narrator betray the reader expectation for satisfying story? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading#paulauster #fiction #animalnarrator #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

𝑵𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒌: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 - 𝑪𝒉 8: 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Full video, glossary, and more on the website. waywordsstudio.com/project/blac... #democracy #readingguide #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #settlercolonialism #glossary #andrewjackson #monroedoctrine #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗢𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗺" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 - A kind of love story in science fiction settings from what I understand, but widely recommended. Still, a massive work of 600-odd pages, so looking forward to seeing how it develops! #books#tbr #tilliewalden #graphicnovel #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: “𝑩𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒕. 2: 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆" - One might argue that Bambi is a fictional character and 50 Cent is real. Given. Yet . . . 50 Cent is Jackson’s fiction as Bambi is Salten’s. waywordsstudio.com/essay/bambi-... #essay #writingcommunity #culturecriticism #love

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙄𝙨 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙗" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙈𝙖𝙮 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Fundamental Acclimating Necessary 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Written primarily about Canada's indigenous community, how widely might LeMay's lessons be applied? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #allyship #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: '𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀 - A fairly popular "internet poet" and her works. Each at first glance looks brief and simple-written evocations. Is there something more here or does that alone suffice? satisfy? #books #tbr #poetry #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙘𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙣𝙞𝙩 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Challenging Dated Local-grounded 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Originally written in 2004, what new challenges face Solnit's arguments? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #nonfiction #philosophy #politics #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚" 𝙗𝙮 𝙀𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝘼𝙝𝙣 - 𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Straightforward Expository Memoir 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: What promises of the memoir genre are frustrated/fulfilled here? #bookreview #frictionalreading #graphicnovel #memoir #environment #immigration #localpolitics #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: “𝑩𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒐𝒆𝒕” - "Collection No. ARCH-2026-04. [The separation between the thorough and the useless, the scholar and squanderer. Who are we ‘unprocessed’?] waywordsstudio.com/fiction/pros... #poetry #prose #prosepoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writingsky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗩𝘀. 𝟭-𝟯) 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗝. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆 - The first 3 novels of Conley's 10-book series: The Way of the Priests, The Dark Way, and The White Path. #books #tbr #robertconley #robertjconley #therealpeople #thewayofthepriests #thedarkway #thewhitepath #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔: “𝑩𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 1" - "I guess I’ve always felt that an abundant show of strength is too often a narcissistic mask for our insecurities. Behind every Forest Prince is a lonely and helpless fawn. That night in 1968, ..." waywordsstudio.com/essay/bambi-... #writingcommunity

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Saving the Crable bio on Ellison and Burke for "dessert" after I finally finish Ned Blackhawk's history. But I already finished Lowry: a cute and quick dramatic reflection on dreaming totally appropriate for young readers but still satisfying for adults to make excuse for reading it aloud!

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙅𝙚𝙧𝙤" 𝙗𝙮 𝙒𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙖 - 𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Cheeky Notorious Language-Driven 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: A surface comedy of errors, how much of Jero's commentary is false? #bookreview #books#frictionalreading #drama #theater #nigeria #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 - A wide variety from various recommendations into the fall and winter! #books #literature #tbr #elizabethkostova #hannahkezema #robertjconley #renaadawilliams #tilliewalden#marshallgillson #gripp #loislowry#bryancrable #ralphellison #kennethburke #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 - 3-Word Review: - Inter-linked - Thematically-rhythmed - Melancholic Frictional Posture: - What disordering "serpent" licks at the edges of the speakers' experiences? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading#poetry #media #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗶" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 - 3-Word Review: - Idyllic - Claustrophobic - Scathing Frictional Posture: - Almost a century later, how might its criticisms be revised? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #americanopera #opera #libretto #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗙. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 - What can I say? I never got around to it! And since opinions on this novel are mixed, anyway . . . #books #bookreviews #tbr #fiction #americanliterature #classicliterature #alcoholism #olivialaing #thetriptoechospring #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 - 3-Word Review: - Fragmented - Bleak - Relevant Frictional Posture: - What is deliberately unsaid in the narrative? What substance hides there? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #classic #mexicanliterature #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗'𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗰𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 - Early indigenous classic on reservation life and boarding schools, this has been on my list for some time. #books #bookreviews #tbr #tbrpile #reading fiction #indigenousliterature #metisliterature #reservationlife #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - 7.07 𝑴𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 - We look into our habit of cropping out infrastructure and ask whether reading the raw city makes us better travelers or something worse. waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/way... #frictionalreading #bookpodcast #books #edwardsaid #italocalvino #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗶 & 𝗟𝘂𝗶𝗴𝗶 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮 - 3-Word Review: - Fateful - Suffering - Haunting Frictional Posture: - Which social critique in the opera is most impotent/time-worn? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #libretto #opera #booksky

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Steve @ Waywords @waywordsstudio.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗻 - 3-Word Review: - Philosophical - Political - Personal Frictional Posture: - Which of Zinn's calls resonate to provoke changes of behavior? #bookreview #books #frictionalreading #essays #art #writing #booksky

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