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I’m always write! | Buckeye 🌰 | MFA - Poetry | Currently revising my Fil-Am contemporary fiction novel. | Mini book reviews. | Find me at: https://barbnatividad.substack.com where I write about mental health, writing, reading. | @barbflashes.bsky.social

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True.

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Though I love that the protagonist is in my age group!

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I don’t know. It’s so slow!

31.10.2025 18:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

📚 Bookish Checkpoint 📚💙

✨ Last Read: ‘Anna Karenina’ - Leo Tolstoy
✨ Current Read: ‘Love Forms’ - Claire Adam
✨ Last Added To TBR: ‘Minor Black Figured’ - Brandon Taylor
✨ Next Up: ‘Green Frog’ - Gina Chung

31.10.2025 14:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻🕸️🕷️

31.10.2025 14:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Currently reading Love Forms by Claire Adam #FridayReads 💙📚

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😂

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Change one letter, ruin a candy

Hershey’s HISSES

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A black-and-white photo of a man and woman’s bare shoulders with the man’s hand on hers. Book cover for ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy, trans. by Larissa Volokhonsky and Richard Pevear.

A black-and-white photo of a man and woman’s bare shoulders with the man’s hand on hers. Book cover for ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy, trans. by Larissa Volokhonsky and Richard Pevear.

4⭐️ ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy. Trans. by Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear. 1878. Classic. Two stories: Levin is a jilted suitor and Anna is in a love triangle (whose story I preferred). Both are 19th-century, upper class Russians. To say more would spoil the novel. Excellent translation. 💙📚

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You’re welcome!

29.10.2025 14:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Post something random or you’ll have an awful November.

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I love profiteroles! 😋

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Filipino-American History Month 2025 October is Filipino-American history month, which was recognized by the U.S.

New post on Comedy, Tragedy: Filipino-American History Month 2025
#comedytragedy #substack

barbnatividad.substack.com/p/filipino-a...

28.10.2025 16:33 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Awesome!

28.10.2025 13:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, it’s practically next door! You should definitely check it out!

27.10.2025 14:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Flowers and foliage cover the middle third of the book with a white background. Book cover for EVERYTHING EVERYTHING by Nicola Yoon.

Flowers and foliage cover the middle third of the book with a white background. Book cover for EVERYTHING EVERYTHING by Nicola Yoon.

5⭐️ EVERYTHING EVERYTHING by Nicola Yoon. 2015. YA romance. Madeline has a disease that doesn’t allow her to go outside as she must breathe filtered air at home. A boy moves in next door and they begin an online relationship. Will she ever get to meet him in person? Didn’t expect the twist. Cute! 💙📚

27.10.2025 13:55 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Next time you come to Chicago be sure to visit Umaga Bakehouse! (Not an advertisement!)

27.10.2025 13:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So glad you’re having fun!

27.10.2025 13:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ha, they do

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It’s like starburst!

26.10.2025 13:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

without downloading any new pics where are you at mentally

26.10.2025 13:12 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
A close-up of a buff tabby cat lying on a table.

A close-up of a buff tabby cat lying on a table.

Happy #Caturday!
#cats #catsofbluesky

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I only learned that recently lol

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I’ve read 5 of her books now! Great psychological thrillers. And she’s Filipino-Canadian!

24.10.2025 13:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A woman’s face in shadow. Book cover for THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK by Jennifer Hillier.

A woman’s face in shadow. Book cover for THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK by Jennifer Hillier.

4⭐️ THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK by Jennifer Hillier. 2022. Thriller. Paris Peralta has reinvented herself. However, she’s charged with the murder of her famous husband, and she fears her past will be revealed. Great story structure. Tense! 💙📚

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What's it like inside your head?

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😮

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My current #FridayReads is Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon. 💙📚

24.10.2025 13:04 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Outlived By Her TBR 💙📚

23.10.2025 13:24 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Who is her husband?

22.10.2025 16:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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