A radio professional, Podcaster with 3 Book Girls, extreme book lover, sci fi geek, and compassionate sweary old broad. I'm a happily married atheist blue dot OKC in a red state. Newbie to this platform #books #reading #read #audiobook #3BookGirls #podcast #amreading #MoreBooksPlease #booktoot #fossils #geology
My 2022 Books of the year by genre: (thread)
Best Overall: Thrust, Lidia Yuknavitch
Mystery Thriller: Jackal, Erin E. Adams
Historical Fiction (tie):
Hester, Laurie Lico Albanese
Four Treasures of The Sky, Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Fantasy: Babel, R.F. Kuang
Sci-fi: Goliath, Tochi Onyebuchi
Horror: The Fervor, Alma Katsu
Humor: Shit Cassandra Saw, Gwen E. Kirby
Satire: No One Left to Come Looking for You, Sam Lipsyte
Nonfiction: Allow Me to Retort, Elie Mystal
I am enjoying everyone's lists of "Six books to get to know me."
Mine:
1) Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
2) Slade House, David Mitchell
3) St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised by Wolves, Karen Russell
4) The Broken Earth Trilogy, NK Jemisin
5) Exhalation, Ted Chiang
6) The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami
At Possum Woods Nature Area, in St Louis County. That's the Meramec River in between the trees.
Please enjoy this AI-generated portrayal of Krampus and Santa Claus in a passionate, manly embrace. This is the energy we need to carry us into the holidays.
Since I have not told this story on Mastodon, and have never told it threaded:
Welcome to the latest edition of
The Tolkienist's Tolkienists List [TTTL] 😂
Do follow these amazing peoplez!
@unamccormack @drahsturgis @finduriel @mgcoco @Regresoahobbiton @thetolkienist @Trotter_Tolkien @Tolkienguide @vincentferre @Alas_not_me @Aisling_ @forfirith1180 @MrUnderhill @LunaPressPublishing @Lithenna @tolkien_niederrhein @breton_justine
Updates as the occasion arises!
Here, have a photo of me unboxing the German 'Hobbit' radio play vinyl edition. 😇
Reading and Tooting in bed this morning. Still home sick. But hey, READING! Made myself a brown sugar cinnamon latte in my Cirque cup too. 🥰 Happy Friday everyone!
@raccoonformality I literally looked like this while doing that last night.
I think this stubby squid (Rossia pacifica) will do nicely as a first post:
Today my darlings
see the good reasons for life
let them dwell in you
~~~~~
The smoke of old fires
can no longer burn your eyes
way ahead is clear
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeAmericanMemorialDay #AmericanThanksgiving #Reclamation #BIPOC #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #NDN #FirstNation #haiku #senryu #poetry
Realizing I haven’t been mansplained to since I left the bird site.
I’m retired and enjoy travelling around Scotland and beyond. Have previously run my own Scottish podcast and also do post production for podcasters.
I’m developing an online radio station - Scottish Island Radio focussing mainly on celtic music but showcasing the islands where possible. Get in touch or suggest others in this field.
Interests include:
#Photography
#Travel
#Astronomy
#BreadMaking
#Campervan
#WebDesign
#FolkMusic
#CelticMusic
#ScottishIndependence
#Solitude
Someone gave me great advice when I started here. Don’t be a wallflower, just scrolling through your timeline. Boost the posts that made you stop a moment. Say hello to others. You’ll be an “old-timer” in a few days. Don’t just follow all the same people who are like you. Use your filter to not see topics that wear you down. Visit other countries through their photos. This place is what WE make it. Let’s build a real community. #newbies #welcome
What I am thinking when I ⭐ a post:
⭐ "I like what you've said, but I am too tired to comment."
⭐ "My, that artwork is pretty. I'd comment but I am a bit overwhelmed right now."
⭐ "What an adorable kitty/puppy/bird/llama/cow/piglet/pony etc! Would comment but really exhausted at the moment."
⭐ "I feel a connection with you, fellow human. Let's visit - after a nap."
I do care but so much of the time I am just worn out and a ⭐ is the best I've got.
I ⭐ you.
Welcome to the #Promptodon #WritingPrompt
Today's Prompt (11/23):
Flocculent
New Prompts Daily! Write us some fiction using the Word, or the Image of the day (or get tricky and use both!)
Include the Hashtag, or respond to this post so we can find and enjoy your work!
Please Boost this even if you are not writing so we can find more participants!! (thank you!)
#writingCommunity #WritingPrompt #FlashFiction #MicroFiction #sff #fantasy #SciFi #Promptodon
image by kellepics; pixelbay
@zamackic let me know what you think!
I'm not super intelligent, but I am very kind. I don't expect to change the world by curing a disease or inventing something great or doing some heroic deed, but I hope that my heart felt words get somebody through a tough time who does do one of those things.
We do not all need to change the world, we can potentially have the same impact by taking the time to change just one person's world at a time.
@zamackic @scalzi I just checked goodreads....I read too damn much and need it to keep track. Have you read Drunk on All your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson? A-freakin-mazing! @eddierobson
@zamackic @scalzi Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin wasn't scifi but SO GOOD! @gabriellezevin
I'm loading up my Kindle with #library books and ARCs from Netgalley for our upcoming long haul trip. This does not include the 1K+ books ALREADY on my Kindle. Right now I'm flipping through five or six books depending on my mood. AND this year I've finished 75 books (hitting my goal).
ALL THE #BOOKS!
