Cori Reski

The first robin of spring I saw this year was standing in the middle of the road playing chicken with me in my car so. Idk what that sign means, but it can’t be good.

Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.

Scene from The Princess Bride where Vizzinni says "You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen"

OpenAI right now

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Gene enjoying The Story of Edgar Sawtelle 🐶 #booksky

Congrats!! There is no better feeling!

Some fascinating things happening on Reddit. 22,000 upvotes on the subreddit dedicated to posting pictures of houses that are over 100 years old.

All things** not ‘this’. I see we still don’t get an edit option here on Bluesky 😅

Middle grade is the best, isn’t it??

I’m working on a middle grade novel, too! Just finished my third rewrite and hoping to query it this year. Love all this goofy and wacky and fun!

Brontë for sure has dragons, and Malamander has tons of weirdo creatures. Both offer lovable, witty protagonists, fully fleshed out side characters & friends, humor, fantastic situations, mild danger, incredible world building, adventure, mystery, found families. As a MG writer, I just love them!

Has she tried the Brontë Mettlestone series by Jaclyn Moriarty? It’s so good!!
Also I cannot recommend the Malamander series by Thomas Taylor enough!

Hiya! I’m a #kidlit writer who loves cats, cows, dandelions, color, & all things silly & weird. My debut picture book, ONE BUTT TWO BUTT, was indie published in 2023, and I’ve just finished the 3rd rewrite of a middle grade novel I’m hoping to start querying in 2025. Excited to find this community!

A passage from Octavia Butler’s masterpiece Parable of the Sower: “Embrace diversity. Unite—Or be divided, robbed, ruled, killed By those who see you as prey. Embrace diversity Or be destroyed.”

“Embrace diversity.
Unite—
Or be divided,
robbed,
ruled,
killed
By those who see you as prey.
Embrace diversity
Or be destroyed.”—Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower, p.196
#booksky

Ok #booksky, let’s talk.

👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.

👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

Yes! Just follow the #booktok #booksky tags!

I hope #booksky will encourage people going to libraries and supporting local book shops. I didn't see a lot of that on #booktok and think we should cultivated that here.

I’m currently reading The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. It was recommended to me by my parents & a couple friends. I’m about 200 pages in & just lost my sweet kitty boy, so a little worried it’s going to completely ruin me 😅 but it’s good so far!

My debut picture book ONE BUTT TWO BUTT was indie published last summer! I’m currently working on the third rewrite of a middle grade novel. Hoping 2025 is the year I finish! Would love to be surrounded by bookish folks here on Bluesky 📚💕🍑

Oh I’m so sorry. I lost my sweet boy, Sullivan about 2 months ago. It’s the worst feeling ever. Here are some favorites of him

Today, my job hurts. I'm a children's book reviewer. Today I'm reading an immigration picture book about the U.S. as a welcoming nation. This is not rare. Books about immigration are stories of optimism, love, and acceptance. But tomorrow, the stories will change. #writingcommunity #booksky #writing

I did not buy the vintage two-frogs-holding-hands-and-dancing candlestick holder I saw on fb marketplace like a month ago and I am 100% regretting it.

There isn’t any AI art. AI can’t make it. A machine has no thought or feeling to share. There is no emotional or intellectual distance to bridge because nothing exists on the other side of the visual.

An AI image is the hole where someone has abdicated their imagination.

Butts are great! Dontcha want a book all about them?? Yeah?? Check out my debut picture book ONE BUTT TWO BUTT 🍑 i-like-you-minneapolis.myshopify.com/collections/...

#booksky #booktok #kidlit

Whatever happens, never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So always make time to share books with kids, and help them find books to love. Make reading central to everything you do. It will change their lives forever!
#literacy

I miss feeling hope.

Sullivan 💕 A series. I’ll miss him forever & always.

Sex offenders in our White House appointing sex offenders as Attorney General should NEVER be normalized.

Never stop calling this out.

Everyone should have the time to read as much as they want. That's the kind of society I want to build 📚💙