Rachel Hope Cleves

Best editor/title nominative determinism I’ve ever encountered

worth reading to the final paragraph

My Discover Weekly on spotify begins with Olivia Dean and continues to Harry Belafonte's Banana Boat. Is there a Venn diagram of people who like both Olivia Dean and Harry Belafonte? And why does Spotify think I'm in it?????

Listening to the new Lily Allen album makes me *never* want to get married again. Crone life for me.

when reading the newspaper used to be fun

Old NOS 70's Sealed Happy Days Fonzie Paper Doll Factory-sealed Fonzie paper doll set, The Toy Factory, circa 1970s, NOS, approx 15-3/16 in x 7-1/8 in x 1 in package.

very tempting ... I stopped sucking my thumb for the Fonz. My older brother @aramsinn.bsky.social told me that the Fonz wouldn't dance with me if I sucked my thumb (ca 1979)

young Jay Gould was pretty hot (on the right). I'd buy railroad shares from him

Funny. Germans only get 1 bird in either scenario. English speakers at least get a chance at doubles. Spanish speakers get 100x. It’s clear which culture I’d want to be part of.

in conversation with a German friend, learned that the German version of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," is "a sparrow in the hand is worth a dove on the roof." what do you do with the sparrow in your hand, though?

The U.S. Mint hired two women in 1795 as adjusters. Were these the first female employees of the federal government? www.usmint.gov/learn/histor...

I was kind of joking, I'm sure you're right. But still!

Professional thieves, members of the Killers gang in Philadelphia, 1848. Curious about the hand gesture-- antebellum gang sign?

[South Philadelphian Kool-Aids into the room shouting "Got your Moyamensing Balls --"]

But seriously anyone able to help Rachel out?

Any Philadelphia historians out there who can point me to good sources for understanding Philadelphia highlife culture in the immediate post-Civil War era? late 1860s and early 1870s? I'm particularly interested in any info on the Moyamensing Balls

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far from it! here's a book about another example:

It's so hard to resist rabbit holes when reading old newspapers!

Quoted in the introduction to the book, naturally!

life imitating art

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This is a sweet silly book that I hope will make readers laugh and feel the feels. It provided some much needed respite in the writing, as I hope it will in the reading.

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Sure, the world is in chaos, but @rachelcleves.bsky.social and I just sent our new manuscript, a fantasy novel, off to our agent @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social, so I’m gonna celebrate. 🎉📚

THE WATER OUTLAWS by @slhuang.com
LADY EVE'S LAST CON by @rebeccafraimow.bsky.social
SNOWBLOODED by @emmasternerradley.bsky.social
A SECOND CHANCE FOR YESTERDAY @aramsinn.bsky.social @rachelcleves.bsky.social
METAL FROM HEAVEN by @sapphomancer.bsky.social
REDSIGHT by @meredithmooring.bsky.social
3/3

Against a background of the Lesbian Pride Flag, pink text "Solaris Recs for #Sapphic September with a black Solaris logo at either side in the middle section. Tiled book covers to the top and bottom for: INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF by Lavanya Lakshminaryan THE ELYSIUM HEIST by Y. M. Resnik THE NEEDFIRE by MK HARDY NETHERFORD HALL by Natania Barron CRY VOIDBRINGER by Elaine Ho THE VENGEANCE by Emma Newman THE WATER OUTLAWS by S. L. Huang LADY EVE'S LAST CON by Rebecca Fraimow SNOWBLOODED by Emma Sterner-Radley A SECOND CHANCE FOR YESTERDAY by R. A. Sinn METAL FROM HEAVEN by August Clarke REDSIGHT by Meredith Mooring.

Fancy some #FridayFun?

Here are Solaris' recs for #SapphicSeptember! From Scifi heists & cons to alluring housekeepers & vulnerable brides in crumbling Scottish mansions, regency romantasy to anarchist fantasy, vampirates & wuxia rebels to blind space nuns, we've got it all!

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Is there anyone who would buy this dish soap because it promises “50% less scrubbing”? Genuine question of a compulsive reader who can’t stop reading even while washing dishes. (Confession: the bf bought this dish soap for me at the dollar store, based, I think, on price and its upside-down design)

I do kind of wonder if this was a doodle design he used at other times. it has a practiced look

is no one going to mention that his signature is clearly meant to represent pubes?

Will historians really be replaced by AI? They remain skeptical. A recent Microsoft study sent shockwaves with its rankings of threatened jobs. But some historians dismiss the idea, offering lessons for others.

Historians know not to make predictions for the future. AI boosters could learn something from us.

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I might have to go back to work next week, but at least I live in vacation land. View from my walk home last night (this view is 3 minutes by foot from my front door). #yyj