Lyssa Maddux

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My mom is selling the house I grew up in; originally there were 8 of us & now it’s just her. Her realtor did these before - now pics & I am feeling so nostalgic looking through them.

So many memories, good & bad. #nostalgic #home #childhood

spoopy season

The Exorcist Beloved Exquisite Corpse The Hunger Games Carrie Rosemary's Baby The Witches Bless Me, Ultima Lord of the Flies Kindred The Handmaid's Tale Lovecraft Country 100 Years of Solitude When the Reckoning Comes The Witch of Blackbird Pond The Lottery Perfume Tipping the Velvet In the Miso Soup

It's Banned Books Week! Here are some Horror (and adjacent) books that are often banned and/or frequently challenged. I have read most of them but I chose Bless Me, Ultima to read & enjoy. See if your public/school libraries have these books! Read Banned Books

cats, books, birds, & blooms!

creative with an analytical mind ✨

If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you find out about guns.

weekend porch views ☕️ i love a perfectly slow morning #plants #coffee #slowmornings

just finished #TheyLurk by @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social & while I’m not a big fan of anthologies I AM a big fan of Malfi!

Fierce was my favorite in that collection. As a single mom it brought on all the feels. The flashbacks interwoven with current story were so well done!

it’s a really good time to pick up reading as a leisure form of escapism

Thoughts on Trump ordering flags to half-mast for Charlie Kirk but wouldn't even call the Governor of Minnesota after Democratic elected officials were killed in by a Trump supporter.

Democratic lives do not matter to Trump

The door at this lunch spot sounds like a squealing goblin & I giggle EVERY time someone new comes inside

This should be the lead story in all major national news outlets. Public health people prefer to stay out of the limelight unless there is no other choice. I can’t overstate how bad things have to be for 9 former CDC directors to band together and pen an op-ed in the NYT warning the entire country.

this ‘fake fall’ got us excited; cannot wait for the permanent cool down!

i see no lie here

Drunken giggles & storytelling my mother is sitting in my lap

Road trips with my five year old include an obligatory McDonald’s lunch on the way there! Something so tasty about the fake overly preserved goodness that’s only allowed on a trip

I mean thank the gods it’s Friday 😵‍💫

A year ago I helped you over the rainbow bridge. I miss you fiercely. You were my heart dog & none will come close to what you meant to me. I rescued you in 2013; but really, you were saving me.

#shiva #dogsOfBluesky #rainbowBridge

I wish I were a more consistent reader. I either take 2 weeks to finish a book or I read 2 books in a week. #currentlyreading Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison!

Horror books to add to your TBR reading list. @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @pfracassi.bsky.social @joshuathehull.bsky.social #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #horror #bookboost #bluesky #Booksky #lgbt

lazy sunday snoozles #catnap

when you just wanted a cute picture before school 🫠

Sneaking into THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw ahead of its grand opening on July 22nd… @casskhaw.bsky.social

not me getting my kid out of bed to go look at the moon last night 🌙

enjoyed watching this storm creep in ⛈️ Nashville has been awfully dry

a woman in a pink dress is sitting in a crowd of people at a party . ALT: a woman in a pink dress is sitting in a crowd of people at a party .

three day weekends are great & all until you’re a single mom to a single child

Book mail ALWAYS makes a Monday better 👻 Thanks again, @andrewcull.bsky.social!!

People will ask why I don’t read self improvement books & I’m like 👀 I read for the escape, bc I love the stories I slip into!