Monica Smith Hart

Entirely our pleasure! We loved having y’all with us!

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Dollyyyyyyyy!!!!

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A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.

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Choose 20 nonfiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 4

A little ✨glow up✨ 🐌slow down🐢 for your feed

Somebody yelled at me for posting about Ganymede instead of /the state of things/ last night.

I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.

As the Trump administration & many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on higher education as a public good, the AAUP urges colleges & universities to resist the coming onslaught of political interference & defend the core values of higher education.
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I get why epistolary novels were such a big deal. The amount of time I spend on some of these emails is as close to authorship as I ever get in daily life 😅

Apparently, it’s #NationalPieDay and yes, I do know these specially designated days are just marketing, but so what? This one’s prompted me to give the Lancashire Butter Pie (from the wonderful book #Butter by Olivia Potts) a spin, so it’s all good! www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...

Choose 20 nonfiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 3

Choose 20 nonfiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 2

Recovering-people-pleaser, recovering-perfectionist here to say Amen.

I’m going to take your word for it.

“Hey dad, I’m just calling you from the basement because I have a question about my homework but I’m too snuggled in down here to move.”

Yayyyy!!!!

Choose 20 nonfiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 1

(I copied this from @tbowmanhist.bsky.social. Like any respectable thief, I only steal from the best.)

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