Erin Roberson

StoryGraph wrap up graphics showing the number of books read (4), pages read (990), and average rating (4.06 stars). Highest rated books were Slewfoot (4.75 stars), I Who Have Never Known Men (4 stars), and Practice (4 stars). Genres most read are first literary and then tied are fantasy, historical, horror, and poetry. The pages read saw a 32% increase and books read a 100% increase compared to September. All books were audiobooks.

I didn’t realize I’d read so much this month till I checked my #Storygraph stats today… I’m kinda impressed! 😅
Anybody else completely mesmerized by #Slewfoot by #Brom ? I can definitely see myself reading it again next spooky season. 🎃
#OctoberRecap #OctoberStats #Booksky #Readersky

Thanks so much 🥹

Interior of sacre coeur dome with arched alcoves and arched windows. The light faintly illuminates the sculptured angel on the wall below the dome.

Sacre Coeur
Paris, France
May 2016
Minolta Maxxum Stsi
Fujifilm 400

#BlueSkyArtShow #Inside

A carousel blurred by motion with glowing lights.

Starting this #BlueSkyArtShow with a classic #glow -ing scene from Spokane WA.
May 2015
Minolta Maxxum Stsi
Fujifilm 400
#PhotoSky

It was good! I think it would w been perfect for me as a young adult/teen. The audiobook is also so well produced, really made the experience!

Thanks for this! I agree, it’s a reminder that even when I’m down, I find solace in the stories others weave. And I love that for myself :)

It’s definitely a learning experience… cause I was certainly feeling down but as it turned out, I still went back to my books when I needed them.

#TomLake was an easy read but I’m grateful for that because I couldn’t put it down. I needed to know how it all ended, & boy was it worth it. It felt so real & brought up some raw emotions I didn’t expect. It’s entirely worth the journey, & I could easily see it become a series/movie someday.

StoryGraph monthly recap for September showing 750 pages read, 2 books finished, with an average rating of 4.0. Tom Lake (4.5 stars, fiction) and Gender Queer (3.5 stars, non-fiction) were the 2 books finished this month, all in audiobook format.

Just when you think you’ve fallen behind… #Storygraph reminds you you’re still making progress. It was a hard month for me & I didn’t read for a good chunk of it. But somehow I still managed to finish 2 books & maintain my pages read! #SeptemberRecap #BookSky #ReaderSky

Landscape shot of fallow fields with wind turbines rising majestically into the blue sky, warmed by the late afternoon sun.

Pillars of the prairie

Mt. Pulaski, IL
November 2021
Canon Rebel T2i

#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #Landscape #scape

The museum of Glass in Tacoma Washington is appropriately made of glass. The mirrored exterior reflects the sky beautifully, especially with the white puffy clouds that can often be seen in Tacoma. The sharp angles of the mirrors create interest in this structure.

The theme for this today's #BlueSkyArtShow is #angles. This is the side of the museum of Glass in Tacoma Washington...
#photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ArtistsOfBluesky #ArtChallenge #EastCoastKin #pnw #architecture

Street corner with 3 story row houses with a bright pink cafe in forefront of image. The buildings are spotted with vines, and people are walking in the street in front of it.

Le Maison Rose in Montmartre
Paris, France
June 2016

Minolta Maxxum Stsi
Fuji 400

#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #StreetPhotography

Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments ABC says late-night show will not air for foreseeable future after Kimmel accused Republicans of ‘doing everything they can to score political points’ from Kirk’s killing

If we’re going to have Chinese style autocracy in the US, I’d also like the renewable energy infrastructure, high speed rail, electric vehicles, investment in science, and good food.

REPORTER: Mr. President, my condolences to you, Sir. My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. [unintelligible] How are you holding up over the last day and a half, Sir? TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there, you see all the trucks? They've just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they ve been trying to get, as you know, for about 150 years. And it's gonna be a beauty. Absolutely magnificent construction. We just started, so it'll get done very nicely. And it will be one of the best anywhere in the world, actually.

oh well, onward and upward

Numerous journalists and writers purged today for posting factually about a slain regime ally, a bomb threat at the DNC HQ, 6 HBCUs closed due to bomb threats, shots fired at the Naval Academy, and that's just today.

all i know is that normalizing debate with fascists has only facilitated the rise of fascism.

Apparently this is the “trans ideology” written on the bullets. 🤥

when society asks me to have sympathy & decorum for people like charlie kirk, i think of the lists read out on trans day of remembrance

part of the life's work of people like kirk is both to make those lists longer & to pack as much suffering as possible into those of us still living

I hear the echos of history with each conservative outcry. I fear Charlie Kirk could be the next Ernst vom Rath.

Gross.

Remember the West Wing episode after Bartlett was shot and CJ listed *all the other people* shot that day and closed with “lest anybody think a gun would have prevented these crimes, let’s remember that the President was shot while surrounded by the best armed bodyguards known to man.”

“Right wing activist”
What a funny way to say nazi.

Oooooh let’s do it!
Anything that leads to t-cell dysfunction can easily transition into an autoimmune disorder. Brain fog, and even dementia, can be caused by autoimmune processes.

Image of Lake Tahoe with mountains in the background and people lounging on a beach in the foreground. The water is shimmering blue with a boat floating in the background.

A recent one from #LakeTahoe for #BlueSkyArtShow #Summer
South Lake Tahoe, CA
August 2025
Canon EOS M3

It’s all an attitude of being fine with authoritarianism, just not in their preferred cities. High crime rates in Republican-led states isn’t a gotcha! It’s a tragedy and a canary in a coal mine about what systemic racism and poverty beget. Do better, y’all. Not one city should be occupied.

Angelenos: There's something you can do to help fire victims that doesn't require money (or flogging other people for money).

There's a program to relocate historical houses that are going to be demolished to Altadena. But we need to know where those houses are!

If you're protesting ICE in Chicago, let me know at sheryl@weikallaw.com if you need free legal training or legal support. If you're arrested protesting ICE, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

Disasters don’t hurt everyone equally, and the ever present impacts of redlining are a significant contributor to climate/weather vulnerability.

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.