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Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey Campbell finalist Sarah Gailey's hippo mayhem continues in Taste of Marrow, the sequel to rollick...

Finished book 75 in 2025 (110/1000). I snapped up this sequel as soon as I found it. A delightful read with very fun characters. The writing is perfect for the story. I also enjoyed using Google translate for the profanity. @sarahgailey.bsky.social

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Me

I used the promo code to order this and also Writing Enslavement and Power!

Weird. It feels like it had been a long time since I have had a chill Saturday at home.

Checks Calendar.

7 weeks ago

I sit in a rocking chair

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1: Family Letters, 1905-1931 by C.S. Lewis The life and mind of C. S. Lewis have fascinated those who have read his works. This collection o...

Finished book 74 in 2025 (109/1000). Thankfully he learns to spell after about 400 pages! It was surprising how very young he felt, and how much I didn’t like him in his 20s. Many thanks to @katinoxford.bsky.social for encouraging me to push into his 30s.

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Welp. It’s official. I’m watching the pilot episode of Buffy and Giles is only TWO YEARS OLDER THAN ME 😩😩😭

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: "Are you ready ...

Finished book 73 in 2025 (108 of 1000). A multi-genre collection of short stories including one of the creepiest I have ever read.

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One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps by Andrea Pitzer A powerful exploration of the evolution of a harrowing phenomenon that forever changed the landsc...

Finished book 72 in 2025 (107/1000). This sobering book blends micro & macro narratives. Unflinching about the brutality, but doesn’t linger voyeuristically on details. I hadn’t realized how long this history is, even while knowing its present.
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My brain woke up feeling LOUD this morning

$50? A treat to meet. No trick

I post the same info on FB and a friend added it to her list!

Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief by Courtney Ellis "Look at the birds"Through the painful days of the pandemic stuck in her home, Courtney Ellis fou...

Finished book 71 in 2025 (106/1000). It is difficult to find a book that makes me teary-eyed, laugh, and motivated. Hard to call a book about grief delightful, but this was delightful. Best of all, is there is no solution to grief. @courtneyellis.bsky.social
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Religion Is Not Done with You: Or, the Hidden Power of Religion on Race, Maps, Bodies, and Law by Megan Goodwin, Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst A smart, irreverent, and accessible guide to thinking more deeply about how religion permeates an...

Finished book 70 in 2025 (105/1000). A hilarious, sobering, and best of all, accessible book about the encompassing way we are all impacted by religion. It is important for christians to consider this outside of theology/spirituality.
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I figured as much! That’s part of what made it so fun! Being only recently familiar with him myself that is.

The cheer I let out when seeing Mahmood Mamdani cited in Religion Is Not Done With You (pg 126). #RINDWY
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I went to a AAA game with my theatre kid stepsister and she was horrified when we booed. Until I said it was like booing the villain during curtain call.

Thank goodness for that!

Relieved to see this

I’m so sorry friend

Pastor I really appreciate that you posted this. To share this article and host a…robust thread on Steve’s bedroom voice, is pretty cool.
Jenna does good work and is a great person.

Let Steve… finish

YouTube video by Johnny Carson Jimmy Stewart Reads a Touching Poem About His Dog Beau | Carson Tonight Show

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Jimmy Stewart and His Poems by Jimmy Stewart "I'm sure I never said to myself: 'Now, Jim--why don't you sit down and write a poem.' It's still...

Finished book 69 in 2025 (104/1000). A charming book of 4 mediocre poems that are delightful just because of the author.
Of course we had the man himself read us the last one about Beau.

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I’m so well known for asking questions at work that in a 200+ people town hall, the director commented that I hadn’t asked any yet in the Q&A session. 😆