Suzanne Goldsmith

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I Am We – Perfect Picture Book Friday * Open this book and immerse yourself in the powerful cadence, the rhythm that drives the narrative forward. Text ©Leslie Barnard Booth Illustration ©Alexandra Finkeldey I spill across the sky like…

📚👍 Moody. Intense. Stunning in every way, I AM WE will make you look at crows and community in a new light! A fantastic read aloud! jilannehoffmann.com/2025/10/10/i.... #kidli #picturebooks #nonfiction #crows #skybrarians #edusky #teachers @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @scatterbee.bsky.social

A beige cockapoo sits on a beach, looking out across the ocean water. He is seen from behind and backlit by the sun.

At the beach is where I most enjoy my sweet Pip.

September 19, 2025 Today U.S.

Never thought I would agree with Ted Cruz on anything. Cruz "called the threat of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to retaliate against ABC 'unbelievably dangerous.' ... 'right out of a mafioso coming into a bar going, ‘nice bar you have here. It’d be a shame if something happened to it.’'”

Bottom line: I’m kinda ashamed, but I don’t regret it.

… I know, I know. But I have to tell you, it was waaaaay better than any 9 one-dollar peaches.

Reader, I bought a $9.45 peach today.

I just sat very still and watched a hummingbird dip its beak in the feeder 62 consecutive times

Thanks for sharing!

Fighting for Love: Journal of a Training Analysis Fighting for Love: Journal of a Training Analysis is a unique account of an eight-year psychoanalysis, journaled and retrospectively annotated from the patient’s perspective in the aftermath of a trau...

My mom, age 87, will publish her first book next month. She is so courageous. It's a case study of her own recovery from the trauma of war, dislocation and childhood abandonment. It's available for pre-order now, from Routledge. www.routledge.com/Fighting-for...

The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold. Second read. Holds up great! Also, lovely wall color.

Yay!

I love that! I had a friend for a week in June and it nourished me.

Sharing this 🧵 both because I want other writers to see it and because I want to save it!

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

Prime Day is a scam Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.

Prime Day is a scam
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Hungry hummer: Watched this little guy dip into the nectar 41 times in a row last night.

I get so much inspo from the comments on NYT recipes…but sometimes they are like: swap in chopped turbot for the shrimp, exchange a mixture of dill and cilantro for the fresh oregano, quadruple the garlic and saute in a wok instead of under the broiler… and I’m like, why are you even using a recipe?

#tinyjoys #birds

And here’s how he gets onto the feeder, woodpecker style:

Here’s my favorite feedercam visitor: red-bellied woodpecker. He comes by often!

Florida's literary inquisition In a chilling meeting of the Florida State Board of Education last week, a school district superintendent was publicly browbeaten and repeatedly threatened with criminal prosecution.

Salem, redux. Claiming “parents’ rights,” right-wing activists in Florida are browbeating officials into denying kids access to worthy, life-affirming, award-winning books. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

So cool when that happens! Sometimes they need to marinate.

Wonder if they’ll still do wordle together?

Kristi Noem takes mad money to a whole new level.

Photo of an old brick industrial building with a large sign: “THE SMITH BROS’ HARDWARE CO.”

Every time I see this building while driving into Columbus, I experience a spontaneous moment of appreciation for the correctly-placed apostrophe.

I wore my Harvard hat in Ohio today for the first time in … ever?

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!