Lara Brenckle

I stand with Ukraine sticker in blue and yellow.

Love this kind of sibling-relationship energy? Meet Frankie, THREE RIVERS HOME’s hero, who holds his siblings together as they navigate parental loss, child labor and cruel relatives in Progressive Era Pittsburgh. Based on a true story. #questpit #HF #Q #litagents

Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.

Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.

Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.

Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.

Embattled siblings. Heartbreaking loss. An irrevocable promise that unites two families. Based on a true story. THREE RIVERS HOME #YouDeservepIt #Q #YA #HF
#agents multi-critiqued full MS available upon request.

It’s a sort of love letter to the city. For all its complications and complexity, it means home more fiercely to folks there. The story reflects that, and would likely be popular with the “Pittsburgh diaspora” - the kind of folks who drive 50 miles out of their way for a Steelers game.

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS X NO HEAVEN FOR GOOD BOYS #YouDeservepIt #Q #HF #YA

🏙️Set in 1910s-20s Pittsburgh

📚Based on a true story

🇮🇹🤌🏻 First Gen Italian-Americans

👬Sibling bonds

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Found families/adoption

❤️‍🩹 Flawed heroes

🕰️ A ticking clock

➡️ THREE RIVERS HOME

Two large, black, fluffy cats with smudges of white on their chests and annoyed expressions sit on a brown wooden floor.

Our twin Maine Coons will be 7 in April. Clearly, living at our house with all the treats, toys and snuggles is mid, at best.

There’s some tough parts, but it’s ultimately hopeful. Frankie (the MC) is the hero we need right now because he doesn’t let the world’s cruelty make him mean.

An “agent’s guide” to a drafted novel. The four panel image shows two black and white photos and two color photos.

Three rivers. Two brothers. One chance to find home. THREE RIVERS HOME is based on the true story of a tenacious boy's promise and sibling bonds that transcend heartbreaking loss and corrupt systems. #YouDeservepIt #Q #YA #HF
#agentsguide

A nine-frame image with black and white photos dating to the early 20th century. A quote in the center box says “it isn’t my home; it’s ours.” The images are, left to right: a photo of siblings - a girl and two boys - all under age 12; an old map of the city of Pittsburgh; hands being pulled away; an early 20th century street; the quote; two boys under age 8, looking disheveled; a family of four with their arms around each other; a cemetery; and a lone young boy on a lonely, open road.

Embattled siblings. Heartbreaking loss. An irrevocable promise that unites two families. Based on a true story. THREE RIVERS HOME #YouDeservepIt #Q #YA #HF
#agents multi-critiqued full MS available upon request.

Bluesky - where people know how to use your/you’re/to/two/too.

Like any good Gen Xer, it was “Flowers in the Attic,” followed by all the sequels. And my mother had NO IDEA what in was in those books until much later. 🤭

A Christmas tree decorated with multicolored ornaments, with a white tree skirt beneath.

A black cat with green eyes, dressed in a pink, green, red and white patterned Christmas sweater, stares suspiciously at the camera.

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! It’s the season to be naughty! Fa-la-la la-la-la! 🎄🐈‍⬛

This is A+ content

We had the same thing happen to us. Another company bought SafeAuto and Jason’s policy got temporarily cancelled because we didn’t sign some form they never sent us, WHILE taking our full payment & sending ins cards. Trying to get someone at PennDOT was impossible. The whole thing was ridiculous.

The Orange Cheeto and Weird Burrito burn through investor money and bankrupt themselves or backers multiple times but tell a 60k/yr climate scientist with two degrees she doesn’t have a “real job.” To them, basically any profession that doesn’t deal with money or investments isn’t a “real job.”

Wait. What? You’re connected to this?! Amazing! So eager to see if this solves the case after all these years.

This is the quality content that makes Bluesky better than the bad place. Absolutely genius.

a cartoon of snoopy and charlie brown sitting at a table eating toast . Alt: a cartoon of snoopy and charlie brown sitting at a table eating toast .

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

A single, bright pink rose petal with dewdrops highlighting by sunshine, rests on a bed of mulch. Dried pine needles and greenery surround it.

Beauty in the world this morning

You’re not fully on a platform until you share cat photos, so here’s Sir Popcorn, King of the Couch.

I mean, who couldn’t draw parallels between this and what’s gonna happen when he lets all the J6 nutters out of the pen?

I know how we all feel about Harry Potter’s author. Her actions are despicable. YET. Rewatching the movies, the message is what we need right now. What’s more, it’s like watching in real time what’s happening to us, what’s going to happen. We can rewrite our story, but it’s going to take us all.

Hi friends. I’m here, too. Let’s hope we can enjoy a respite from the crazy.