Jennifer Crispin || Dancing Star Press

I need to look a few of these up, thanks for the recommendations!

Which do you rewatch? We have watched Strong Girl Bong-Soon, Hospital Playlist, and It's Okay to Not Be Okay all multiple times.

Nice!

Review: “Hornytown Chutzpah” by Andrew Hiller Release Date: March 17, 2026Publisher: Atthis ArtsGenre: Fantasy Description When a demon slinks into his office with a ar-fetched story about being framed for the murder of the Mayor of Hornytown,…

Hornytown Chutzpah by Andrew Hiller is a fun, Yiddish-infused, hardboiled detective story about a private eye and a demon. Out 3/17 from Atthis Arts.
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The starlings have definitely moved in, and there are now at least a half dozen mobbing my feeders. I am just grateful we finally got the chimney cap on last fall, as this spring I shouldn't have to free any trapped starlings from my fireplace.

I tried hard not to be early for a meeting at a diner this morning, but failed. But I don't mind, as I've spent the time flirting with a very distinguished gentleman (who seems to be about one year old).

I am a little skeptical of the Red-winged Blackbird ID. There are plenty of them in this general area, but this neighborhood isn't really the right habitat, and the portion of the recording this ID is from is so faint...

Screengrab for Merlin Bird ID app, identifying birds by their song. Birds identified in this image: House Sparrow Northern Cardinal American Robin Black-capped Chickadee American Goldfinch Blue Jay Dark-eyed Junco

Screengrab from Merlin Bird ID app, identifying birds by their songs. Birds identified in this image: House Finch European Starling Red-winged Blackbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker

#TenMinuteMerlin as a welcome distraction to picking a fight with my kid's school this morning. My first ACTUAL MORNING recording and look how many more birds it caught!

Two species of woodpecker today!

There are always so many more amazing books to read!

You have the #1 score on the list so far, and I now have the #1 score on your list. But I am definitely not at 33%!

33 is so good!

please tell me your scores and feel free to yell at me about which books I chose to represent each author. I crave the mortifying ordeal of perception.

100 Trans Books Greenie Loves The 2026 Trans Rights Readathon is almost upon us! Whether you are researching a towering TBR stack, dipping a toe into trans books, or...

Okay, so I actually made a batch of muffins before midnight tonight, because I have to get up early in the morning tomorrow (today), but then I stayed up til 2 am making this list anyway.

I heartily recommend each and every one of these for your #TransRightsReadathon TBR.

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

A graphic with a large yellow banner in the middle announcing "Live on Kickstarter! We've Always Been Here: A queer historical zine." The bottom text is in a rainbow gradient with little rainbows framing the box. Above this is a mockup of the book's cover alongside some page mockups, and the bottom half features three other illustration previews.

🎉 Live on Kickstarter! 🎉

We've Always Been Here: A multicultural art book celebrating queerness throughout history, with illustrations from over 50 incredible artists! 🌈

Get the book and limited edition merch here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

#ZineSky #Zines #LGBTQ #LGBTQArt #QueerArt

And I mean, wouldn't I love to be able to pick up these brands locally, rather than paying the skyrocketing shipping costs? Obviously. But not at Target.

I thought I would miss Target when I started boycotting it, but I have not. I don't know what it would take to get me back there, but this ain't it. Every once in a while I get an email from a brand I follow saying "We are now on the shelves at Target!" and it just gives me the ick for the brand.

I am a little disappointed the app didn't pick up the pair of downy woodpeckers I saw hanging out in the yard during the recording period, but maybe they just weren't feeling chatty at the time?

Screengrab from Merlin Bird ID, of birds identified from their calls during a ten minute recording period. Nine bird species were heard, and the four listed in this image are: House Sparrow Northern Cardinal Black-capped Chickadee

Screengrab from Merlin Bird ID. The five birds identified in this image are: White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Canada Goose There is an icon near the Brown Creeper ID that indicates it would be an unusual find in this location.

Today's #TenMinuteMerlin is more like it!

I am a little skeptical of the Brown Creeper ID as I have NEVER seen one in my yard. But while it is unlikely in this location, it isn't absurd, so who knows? Maybe it (like the geese) flew over on its way to the river.

#Booksky Speaking of queer Southern gothics written by women, Dee Holloway @deeholloway.bsky.social’s novella, LITTLE NOTHING, is pretty great. Looking for sapphic historical fantasy with unforgettable characters and rich world building? 👇🏻https://queenofswordspress.com/product/little-nothing/

On a neon computer chip background. “TK Rex’s tales of climate refugees, sentient drones, and multispecies networks pull no punches about the hardships to come, yet leave me feeling hopeful and inspired all the same. Essential reading for the Anthropocene.” - Sarena Ulibarri, author of ANOTHER LIFE and STEEL TREE.

Big thanks to solarpunk trailblazer Sarena Ulibarri for her kind words. “TK Rex’s tales of climate refugees, sentient drones, and multispecies networks pull no punches about the hardships to come, yet leave me feeling hopeful and inspired all the same. Essential reading for the Anthropocene.”

Not to disparage any of these birds! (Except maybe the house sparrows.) I do love the chickadees and the goldfinch. They are just my usual visitors.

(Except maybe the song sparrows. I admit I need to get better at all the different sparrow species.)

Of course as soon as I brought my phone back inside, there are suddenly WAY more birds in my yard. They are still mostly house sparrows and goldfinch, though.

My first #TenMinuteMerlin haul is not very exciting, but I DO really like multitasking. I dropped my phone on my kitchen porch railing, then went inside and set a timer to do dishes and make tea.

A black and white photo of Tim Gunn, from Project Runway, where he was a mentor for the designers. He's also been an academic and teacher and creative director in the fashion industry for years. The caption is "Keep Calm and Make it Work"

Today:

Text reads: All about the 2026 Trans Rights Readathon! How to sign up, participate, dates, & more...

Header: 2026 Readathon Dates Text: Mark your calendars! This year the 4th annual Trans Rights Readathon will be Tuesday, March 17th through Tuesday, March 31st! This year is our longest year yet!

Header: What is the Trans Rights Readathon? Text: The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual decentralized call to action for readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31st.

header: The #TRR isn’t just reading, it’s Action! Text: The Trans Rights Readathon encourages readers to seek out books by and about trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender noncomforming authors and characters, along with taking action on the mutual, local, and national level! Below are three boxes, saying uplift, amplify, and support (with a dollar sign for the S)

Welcome back to another year of the Trans Rights Readathon!

This year’s readathon will take place from March 17 to March 31. If you want to officially sign up, fill out the form on our 🕸️site to join the fun!

#TransRightsReadathon #trr26 #TransBooks

If you want to read voices of young artists in Iran, please support the comics anthology "Young in Iran" published with @comicsworkshop.bsky.social It's 264 pages, 6x9 inches, and was censored by Kickstarter. Take a look: www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/saw-shop/p/y...

I spent HOURS on this. I haven't started on any of my recommendations list ideas, but I HAVE made lots of progress on my TBR spreadsheet (which books to order, which to check out from the library, which need to go though inter-library loan) and things are already SUPERFLUOUSLY EXORBITANT.

Right? This is what I was thinking! Is this person so cool they actually eschew pronouns, or are they just Writing Fancy and Proper rather than conveying actual information.