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lil1inblue

lil1inblue

Joined October 2020

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” ― Lemony Snicket
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Finna | Nino Cipri
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What a fun, wacky, adventurous read! I really enjoyed this, and I am looking forward to reading the sequel.

#queerbc @PuddleJumper
#readingispolitical #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub @Chrissyreadit

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Just leave me in peace with my lady meals, please. 🤣🤣🤣 We're returning to childhood rules: Fed is best.

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday

DGRachel Yes! 59m
Aims42 LOL! Love breakfast for dinner 😍🙌 49m
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Dark Humor | Harold Bloom, Blake Hobby
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Laughter is laughter, right? 🫠

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday
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AmyG Either laugh…or cry. 3h
dabbe Humor can come from the darkest of places, and it is what helps us to cope. 🩵💙🩵 3h
KadaGul Humor comes in All Shapes and Sizes. Embrace it. #GoodVibesOnly 🩵😁🩵🩵🤪🩵🙃 2h
lil1inblue @amyg @dabbe @kadagul Some co-workers and I have been on a roll today. I can only imagine what someone would have thought if they overheard. I laughed so hard, though - it is definitely healing! 💙 1h
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Newsies | Jonathan Fast
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Watching this with MisterInBlue tonight. I watched this obsessively when it came out. I was 12. It's not a surprise I turned out the way I did. 😅

The haiku is comprised of lines from different songs in the movie.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

TheBookHippie 💙😊 21h
JenlovesJT47 Omg I love this movie! Gonna have to watch it with Jace. Excellent 🙌🏻♥️♥️ 21h
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AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🎬🐝💝. 19h
ChaoticMissAdventures I was also 12 and obsessed when this came out!! I wanted to marry Spot Conlon, and was also obsessed with running away to Santa Fe (which was real weird because I was not an outdorsie horse girl 🤣) 19h
catiewithac I watched this so much on the Disney Channel circa 1992! 🥳 18h
dabbe I can't believe I never saw this! 😱 Thanks for intriguing me to add it to my TBW list! 🖤🐝💛 16h
julieclair Clever haiku! 👍🐝🐝 4h
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 Oh, I think it's a must to share it with the next gen! 😍 4h
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 💓 😍 4h
lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures Love that! 😍 I was personally in love with Jack and wished I could run away to Santa Fe with him. 😂 4h
lil1inblue @catiewithac Right!?!?! 4h
lil1inblue @dabbe I'm curious to hear your reaction if you watch it! I don't know anyone who watched it for the first time as an adult, so the nostalgia factor is always at play. 😊 4h
dabbe @lil1inblue I'll let ya know! 😍 3h
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Lightlark | Alex Aster
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Johan was not pleased that I spent yesterday evening finishing this book instead of focusing all of my attention on him. 😹

Soft pick. The world building was overly complex, and the pacing was inconsistent. However, I was invested in the characters, and the end did satisfy some of my doubts. I'd be willing to give the next book a chance.

I read this purely for fun and escape.

MemoirsForMe 😻❤️😹 22h
Leftcoastzen Awww😻 21h
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 15h
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 13h
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Music Therapy: An art beyond words | Leslie Bunt, Brynjulf Stige
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Sometimes I listen to music that reflects my mood, and sometimes I listen to music to try to change my mood. I've been feeling anxious, so I've been finding comfort in this playlist I made for MisterInBlue last year when my health started turning around. I guess it's not surprising that songs that remind me of my safe person make me feel safe. 🩵🩵🩵

https://tidal.com/playlist/f7aa61b4-d608-4eee-8ebe-b32f6c763207

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

Eggbeater I feel you on the anxiety. I hope it eases up for you.🫂 1d
lil1inblue @Eggbeater Today is already better than yesterday, so that's good! I hope yours eases, as well! 💓 🤗 💓 1d
Deblovestoread Great list! Music is so important in my life, too. 💙 1d
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lil1inblue @Deblovestoread Thanks! Life is no fun at all without music! 🤩 24h
marleed Love a good playlist. I have these old playlists from a difficult juncture in my life called PlainSad, PlainPretty, PlainPissed, and PlainPathetic. I haven‘t added to them in years (iTunes) but I still play them when the occasion calls. 🎶🎧 17h
AnnCrystal Music is magical and healing 🪄🎶🫂🎶💖💝💝. 16h
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I don't like to bring my phone outside with me when I'm having my morning porch time, so I had to use another web pic. But I watched the sun rise this morning as a thunderstorm rolled in from behind me. It was awe inspiring.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

JenlovesJT47 Gorgeous!! 😍😍😍 1d
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 💛 💛 💛 1d
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Itchyfeetreader You really peaked the description in within the haiku format - fabulous feelings 1d
dabbe I love the movement of your words: “swarm“ and “roll“ ... send those clouds my way, please! 🩵💙🩵 1d
AnnCrystal All the beauty captured 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🌧️🤩🌦️🐝💝. 19h
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A much needed #palettecleanser. This is my new soap opera.

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Parable of the Sower | Octavia E. Butler
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The library goddesses have it in for me. Just as I started reading Animal Farm & 1984 for #withthebanned, my hold for Parable of the Sower came in after 4-ish months. I've finished all 3 last week, but I haven't had the mental capacity to post a review. After several days, this is still all I can come up with:
🤯🤯🤯🫢🫢🫢😬😬😬

I recommend all three, but not at the same time. 🫠
@Jadams89

sarahbarnes My hold for Parable just finally came in too! 2d
lil1inblue @sarahbarnes Hooray! I have to say: Though I am an impatient person, it makes me glad that the book is being read by so many right now! 1d
BookmarkTavern Oof! That‘s an intense line up! 20h
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It's fine. Everything is fine. 😵‍💫🤯🫠

#mondaymood @Deblovestoread

TheBookHippie 😝🤦🏻‍♀️😬 I feel seen 🙃♥️🫠 2d
Aims42 😂 I feel this post 100%! 2d
lil1inblue @thebookhippie @aims42 It helps knowing I'm not alone! This is not normal! 2d
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Aims42 @lil1inblue it‘s not normal and you are definitely not alone 💙🩵💙 2d
Deblovestoread 100% me! Thanks for joining in! 2d
lil1inblue @Deblovestoread 🩵💙🩵 2d
AnnCrystal 🙏🏼🫂💝💝💝. 2d
dabbe 💔✊🏻💔 2d
Jari-chan Yep that. All of the above. 1d
lil1inblue @anncrystal @dabbe @jari-chan 💙 💙 💙 🤗 1d
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jdiehr Happy birthday!! 2d
JenlovesJT47 Happy birthday @dabbe !! 🥳🥳🥳Hope you have a fantastic day! ♥️♥️♥️🐝🐝 2d
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IriDas Happy birthday @dabbe 2d
Jari-chan Happy Birthday!! 2d
dabbe AD😍RE this! TY, m'dear. #awwshucks 🩵💙🩵 2d
dabbe @jdiehr TY! 🩵💙🩵 2d
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 TY! It's going well so far! 🩵💙🩵 2d
dabbe @IriDas TY! 🩵💙🩵 2d
dabbe @Jari-chan TY! 🩵💙🩵 2d
Read-n-Bloom Happy Birthday @dabbe 🥳🥳🥳 2d
dabbe @Read-n-Bloom TY! 🩵💙🩵 2d
lil1inblue @dabbe I hope you have a day as fabulous as you are! 🤗 2d
AnnCrystal Happy Birthday @dabbe 🥳 Hope your day was as sweet as honey 🎂🍯🐝🍰📚. (edited) 2d
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Pattern Recognition | William Gibson
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I feel this every time I read the news.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks good! 😊 2d
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Les Miserables | Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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dabbe Vive la France! 💙🇫🇷♥️ 2d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙🤍❤️ 2d
lil1inblue @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🇫🇷 💙🤍❤️ 🇫🇷 2d
lil1inblue @dabbe Joyeux 14 juillet! 🇫🇷 💙🤍❤️ 🇫🇷 2d
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The Tiny Journalist: Poems | Naomi Shihab Nye
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ChaoticMissAdventures I spent almost my entire therapy session this week with this idea! I have one neighbor who set them off for over a week and on the 4th for 4 straight hours. Beyond them being illegal here, and expensive, how can you do it for so freaking long? I find them incredibly annoying. 5d
lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures Oh, wow. That's rough! I hate when people set them off into all hours of the night. So disrespectful! I know a few veterans with PTSD who have such a hard time during the week of the 4th. And one of my husband's co-workers is a Ukrainian refugee - he had an awful week, too! 💔 5d
ChaoticMissAdventures @lil1inblue I hope they are all recovering and giving themselves grace. It is an awful week and all the poor animals that get so freaked out! It is totally disrespectful. I always feel like a curmudgeon but it is so hard on so many. 5d
Suet624 This hits hard. 5d
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Collected Essays | James Baldwin
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Chrissyreadit Excellent quote 💙 5d
IriDas True. 5d
Suet624 Reading his work is so powerful. I wish more people would read his books. 5d
dabbe 💙♥️💙 5d
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Nighttime me has absolutely no respect for morning me. 🤣🤣🫠

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

DieAReader 🙋🏻‍♀️Love this!!! Saving for future use😁 1w
lil1inblue @DieAReader It can be used again...and again...and again... 🤣🤣🤣 1w
DieAReader @lil1inblue 🤣 any day of the week! 1w
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Aims42 Hahaha! Same!! 🙌 1w
kspenmoll Perfectly universal! 1w
dabbe Most definitely! 😍♥️😍 1w
IriDas Preach!! 1w
InkedBookworm13 Yes 😀😆🤣 7d
dabbe OMG, this is HILARI😍US. I hope nighttime you enjoyed the book! 🩵💙🩵 7d
AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼🥳👌🏼📚💝. (edited) 7d
Bookwomble 🌌😵‍💫📖🌄📖🫩 2d
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kspenmoll Thank you! ❤️🤍💙 1w
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Cat Haiku | Deborah Coates
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Had to use another web photo because the cat left as soon as I grabbed my phone. 😹😹😹

#haikuaday #haikuhive

rubyslippersreads The vole is a morsel for the cat. 😹 1w
lil1inblue @rubyslippersreads If only that darn window wasn't in the way! 😹😹😹 1w
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Susanita I kinda like the moody texture of the screen. 1w
lil1inblue @Susanita It is pretty cool! 1w
JenlovesJT47 Chipper is an expert at moving when I have the perfect photo op. So is Jace for that matter 😅. Great haiku!! 🩷🩷🩷 1w
dabbe I've never seen a vole! How cool is this? 🖤🐾🖤 1w
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝🪟🐈🐝💝. 7d
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 I swear they do it on purpose. 😅 5d
lil1inblue @dabbe I hadn't seen one until this year - we had to look up what it was! 😂 5d
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 😍 😍 😍 5d
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Why I Love My Library: Essay Contest Entries, March 2012 | Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood, Mass.)
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psalva Thanks for sharing! 1w
lil1inblue @psalva 💓 💓 💓 1w
IriDas I find it discouraging that my program is silent on all of this. We are earning our Masters of Library and Information Science and the way I find out about this sort of thing is through posts like this. Thanks for posting. 1w
lil1inblue @IriDas Oh, wow! That is discouraging. Hopefully we can help spread the word! ✊🏻 1w
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I didn't get to snap a pic, so the picture is from the web.
#haikuhive #haikuaday

JenlovesJT47 Love this! Great pic!! ♥️♥️♥️ 1w
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 Aww, thanks! Can't take credit for the pic, though! 😍 1w
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JenlovesJT47 I know but you still have an excellent eye 😉 1w
dabbe This is just DELIGHTF😍L! 💜🐝💜 1w
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 😉 Just wanted to make sure. 💓 1w
lil1inblue @dabbe Thank you! 😍 1w
AnnCrystal Beautiful Haiku, grand building 👏🏼🐝👌🏼💦🐦🐝💝. 1w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 😍😍😍 1w
julieclair Such a happy haiku! 1w
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Strength to Love | Martin Luther King (Jr.)
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An eye-opening and horrifying, but absolutely necessary, read. This provides a good overview of the history of indigenous people in the United States from their perspective. It also connects a lot of dots as to how United States military policy is still influenced by the genocide inflicted on Native peoples.

#realhistory #honesthistory #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub #readingispolitical

AnnCrystal 😢📚🙏🏼🦅💝. 1w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 💓 💓 💓 1w
Sace I think I‘m going to add this to my October or November reading menu. 1w
lil1inblue @Sace I highly recommend! 👍 1w
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Eleven Eleven | Paul Dowswell
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Just a word doodle from last night that became a rough haiku.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

JenlovesJT47 Reminds me of my childhood. We used to do this at school. ♥️♥️♥️ 1w
AmyG I still make wishes on 11:11. And I believe the birthday wish is the best of wishes….though my have not been coming true lately. 1w
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KadaGul @AmyG More recently, I thought 🤔 It was the odd that I was noticing 11:11. 1w
AmyG @KadaGul It means something but I forgot what. 🤣 1w
dabbe @AmyG @KadaGul According to Google's AI, “In modern numerology and spiritual circles, 11:11 is often seen as a powerful symbol of synchronicity, awakening, and alignment with the universe. It's commonly interpreted as a “master number“ signifying intuition, dreams, and spiritual guidance. Seeing 11:11 is often seen as a sign that you are on the right path, or that a spiritual awakening is imminent.“

It's scary to have AI everywhere. 👀
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dabbe Your haiku is like having your own personal 🧞‍♂️! 🖤🐝💛 1w
AmyG Thanks @dabbe 🙌🏻 1w
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 If our necklace clasps shifted all the way to the front, we also made a wish as we moved it back. ?? Sometimes someone would mention it when the clasp was only halfway, and you'd say "I'm waiting for my wish." ? 1w
lil1inblue @AmyG I love making wishes! 🤩 1w
lil1inblue @dabbe That's interesting! I always just heard it was lucky, but never looked into it. 🥰 1w
lil1inblue @dabbe Love that! 🤩 1w
AnnCrystal Love this! 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🌬️🎂🌠🐝💝. 1w
AnnCrystal @dabbe that is epic 🤩👍🏼💝💝💝. 1w
JenlovesJT47 Lol I still sometimes do that with my necklace! Ahh, nostalgia 👵🏻 1w
dabbe @AmyG I had no clue, so I had to look it up! 😂 1w
dabbe @lil1inblue I have done this!!! 💙 1w
dabbe @AnnCrystal 💙😂💙 1w
KadaGul Hey @dabbe! 😊 I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to look up that information for me! 🙏 It means a lot. I'm definitely in need of some spiritual guidance right now, so I truly appreciate it! 💖 Thanks a million! 🌟 1w
dabbe @KadaGul YW! 🤩😍🤩 1w
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Finding solace in the simplicity and complexity of nature this weekend. 💚
#haikuaday #haikuhive

Susanita Sharing secrets ❤️ 2w
TheBookHippie Love. 2w
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kspenmoll Love.💜 2w
JenlovesJT47 Gorgeous!! 💚💚💚 2w
AnnCrystal 🤩Beautiful Haiku inspired by Beautiful Nature🤩. Rejuvenation Magic 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🪄🌬️🌳🍃🌲🐝💖. 2w
dabbe These words bring back the pagan in me and the idea of finding religion in nature, which is pretty much what I do these days. L💚VE! 🖤🐝💛 2w
lil1inblue @Susanita 💓🤫💓 2w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 💚💚💚 2w
lil1inblue @kspenmoll 💚🥰💚 2w
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 Thanks! 💚 2w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal So magical! 💚🥰💚 2w
lil1inblue @dabbe Love that! 😍 I was raised without religion, and have often found my spirituality in nature, too! 💚💚💚 2w
julieclair “Ancient enigmas revealed”. So thought provoking. Nice job! 2w
lil1inblue @julieclair Thanks! 😍 2w
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Angela Davis--an Autobiography | Angela Yvonne Davis
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www.indivisible.org

#julyjazz #indivisible

TheBookHippie ✊🏼💙 2w
Chrissyreadit 💙💙💙💙 2w
Deblovestoread And liberty and justice for ALL! How easily they have forgotten 😢 2w
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AnnCrystal ✊🏼🦅💝. 2w
dabbe 💙✊🏻💙 2w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 2w
lil1inblue @Chrissyreadit ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 2w
lil1inblue @Deblovestoread Right?!?!?! 😵‍💫 2w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 2w
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Supergirl Mixtapes | Meagan Brothers
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As a member of the mixtape generation, I am compelled to say that this playlist is a work in progress. There's some "transitions" I need to fill in yet. ?
#4thofjulyplaylist @dabbe

dabbe L🇺🇸VE this! 💙✊🏻💙 2w
Chrissyreadit 💙💙💙💙wow!!! love it! 2w
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Angry Blonde | Eminem
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CBee I love Eminem 👏🏻 2w
lil1inblue @CBee #hardsame Although I didn't expect he would be where I found hope today. 🤣 2w
CBee @lil1inblue sometimes it definitely comes from unexpected people or places! By the way, I find hope in YOU. I don‘t know if it helps, but to know that most of us here are in this together is comforting. Keep doing what you‘re doing ♥️ 2w
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lil1inblue @CBee 🫂🥹 That is so sweet! It definitely helps to know that so many of us are in this together. 💓 Thanks for all you're doing, too! 🥰 2w
dabbe #allthefeels 💙✊💙 2w
CBee @lil1inblue ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2w
AnnCrystal ✊🏼🫂💝🎶💝. 2w
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🩵 I love how my bestie and I fall into our old rhythms so easily.
🩵 Went thrifting with my bestie and scored The Complete Poems and Plays of TS Eliot for $2
🩵 GOOD TROUBLE
🩵 I'm so grateful for the litsy community. Y'all are so supportive and smart and amazing!
🩵 I'm grateful to myself this week for recognizing my limits AND taking steps to make sure I take time to rest. It's hard for me, and I'm proud of myself.
#5joysfriday @debinhawaii

ChaoticMissAdventures Resting is so hard. I went back to my therapist last month to have her help me. In this climate? Who is able?!? I hope you are successful in your steps to rest. 2w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝 Take good care of yourself 🙏🏼💝. 2w
Aims42 Such great joys!! 💛🧡🩷 2w
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kspenmoll So so glad you are working on taking care of you- stopping & resting & refreshing is so important! I have always had Friday after work as my rest night- shut out the world, read, reflect. The I could/can face whatever the weekend brought/brings. 2w
MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
Amiable 💙🩵💙 2w
lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures Right?!?! It's madness. 2w
lil1inblue @Aims42 Thanks! 🥰 2w
lil1inblue @kspenmoll Thank you! Your Friday night sounds like a brilliant plan. I may need to borrow that idea! 🥰🥰🥰 2w
dabbe What a F🤩B list! 💙🩵💙 2w
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Inspired by Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes. Thank you to @karisa and @cbee for reminding me of this. My heart hurts this week.
#haikuhive #haikuaday

JenlovesJT47 ❤️🤍💙 2w
dabbe #gulp 🥺🥹🥲 2w
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Susanita 💯 2w
JenReadsAlot It's just terrible 2w
Jari-chan 🫶💖 2w
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 💓 💓 💓 2w
lil1inblue @dabbe 😥 😭 2w
lil1inblue @Susanita 💓 💓 💓 2w
lil1inblue @JenReadsAlot So horrific! 2w
lil1inblue @Jari-chan 💓 💓 💓 2w
Deblovestoread 💙💙💙 2w
Leftcoastzen 👏💓 2w
CBee Sending you love ❤️ 2w
Karisa 💗 2w
AnnCrystal 🫂 This Haiku Is Powerful 👏🏼🐝🙏🏼🦅💝💖💝...there is still Hope ✊🏼🥲🙏🏼🦅💝. 2w
lil1inblue @Deblovestoread 💓💓💓 2w
lil1inblue @Leftcoastzen 💓💓💓 2w
lil1inblue @CBee Rhank you. 💓 2w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal Thanks! 💓 2w
julieclair Keep dreaming. Keep fighting. ❤️🤍💙 2w
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I am grateful to these folks, and many more not pictured, for fighting the good fight. Working with them has restored my hope and my faith in humanity. I am so proud to stand with them.

#thoughtsforthursday

Eggbeater You give me hope. Thank you. 💙 2w
AmyG 🙌🏻 2w
lil1inblue @Eggbeater That brings a tear to my eye. Thank you! 💓 2w
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lil1inblue @AmyG 💓 💓 💓 2w
TheBookHippie YAAAAAAAS!!!! 2w
Deblovestoread This! What we are fighting for 💙✊🏼💙 2w
dabbe HECK Y😍! 💙✊🏻💙 2w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 2w
lil1inblue @Deblovestoread 🩵🩵🩵 2w
lil1inblue @dabbe ✊🏻🩵✊🏻 2w
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥲✊🏼💝. 2w
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Sace ❤️🤍💙 2w
Bookwomble Love this ❤️🤍💙 It also appears that those folks are mainly of the older generation (i.e., my age! 👴), which embiggens my heart even further 💓😊 2w
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Worldly Things | Michael Kleber-Diggs
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CBee Wow. This is powerful. Thanks for posting it. 2w
lil1inblue @CBee 💓 💓 💓 2w
Karisa Had to look up what an “acrostic golden shovel” meant. 🤯 Gorgeous and brilliant! Reminds me of one of my favorites (that always makes me cry): https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again 2w
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Eggs Compelling - wherever there are flawed humans, disillusionment can erupt😔 2w
TheBookHippie Thank you for posting this. Just so appropriate for this moment. 💙 2w
CBee @Karisa thank you for the link to the Hughes poem! I‘d never read it. Would you mind if I make a post about it? Something I think everyone should read ♥️💔 (edited) 2w
Karisa @CBee Go for it! Re-reading it this morning and it feels more spot on than ever unfortunately 2w
CBee @Karisa agreed. I teared up too 💔💔 2w
lil1inblue @Karisa I should have included the definition. Oops! Funny that you shared Let America be America Again - My grandfather and my mom used to read this together every 4th of July! Now my mom and I read it together. It always makes me cry, too. 💓 2w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 💓 💓 💓 2w
lil1inblue @CBee Please do! I think everyone should read it on the 4th! 2w
lil1inblue @Eggs 💓 💓 💓 2w
Eggbeater This says everything I think. Thank you for posting. I feel so ick right now. 2w
lil1inblue @Eggbeater Right there with ya'. 🤗 💓 2w
Deblovestoread Wow! Just Wow! Thank you. 💙 2w
Amiable This is so powerful and also heartbreaking. 💔 Thank you for posting. 2w
dabbe #gulp 🥹🥺🥲 2w
lil1inblue @Deblovestoread 💓 💓 💓 2w
lil1inblue @Amiable 💓 💓 💓 2w
lil1inblue @dabbe 💓 💓 💓 2w
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kspenmoll Why not?! 2w
dabbe YES! You rule breaker, you! L😍VE! 2w
JenlovesJT47 Sounds like a great plan to me! 🙌🏻 2w
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KadaGul God Bless the Invention of Curbside. If anyone sees me, they think 🤔 I came first 🥇place for the Hobo Competition. 🤣🤣 2w
AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼🥳👍🏼💝. 2w
LiseWorks I once wore my slippers to work on day. Hehe 2w
lil1inblue @KadaGul 😂 I may be your chief rival for that trophy! 2w
lil1inblue @LiseWorks That sounds like an excellent idea, actually! 😂 😍 2w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 😂 😍 🙃 2w
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I was looking on Libby for 1984 for #withthebanned, and the waitlist was a mile long. But the Animal Farm/1984 combo was available. Lucky for me, but did no one else realize they could just borrow this instead of waiting? 😂

ChaoticMissAdventures I have the same thing with Once and Future King! Months wait for the full audio, but there is also an option to get each book separately now, no wait! I think people just don't know what to look for. 2w
lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures Fair point. I believe I also searched by author, so if they search by title, it may not come up. At least I lucked out! 2w
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Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward
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I'm excited for this month's #bookspin and #doublespin selections!
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2w
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Sace Love this! 2w
JenlovesJT47 Love love love!! 💕♥️♥️♥️ 2w
julieclair #JOMO Love it! I recently decided to cut down on the number of swaps I participate in. I love them so, but they do take time. But I have been feeling FOMO-ish about my decision. Now I will embrace that decision with JOMO! This post has been great therapy! 😉🤩💙 2w
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lil1inblue @Sace 😍 😍 😍 2w
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 😍 😍 😍 2w
lil1inblue @julieclair I'm so glad! I've always had trouble saying no to things, and embracing JOMO has really helped! 💓 2w
dabbe This is my new mantra! 😂😍😂 2w
Deblovestoread Love love love! 2w
lil1inblue @dabbe 😍😂😍 2w
lil1inblue @Deblovestoread 💓💓💓 2w
Karisa 💗More JOMO! 💗 2w
AnnCrystal This is good 👸👏🏼🥳👌🏼💝. 2w
lil1inblue @Karisa Never enough JOMO! 🤩 2w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 🥰😂🤩 2w
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More to come. I find this hilarious and therapeutic. 😂😍
#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

TheBookHippie OH YES!!!! This!!! 2w
dabbe AWES😍ME one! I could only do that in late fall/early winter, though, but I love the sentiment and idea of it! 🤩 2w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 💓 💓 💓 2w
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lil1inblue @dabbe Oops, did I inadvertently throw my cool weather in your face again? 😅😉 Just kidding, of course. Perhaps your version would be reading by a fan or air conditioner! 😂 2w
TheBookHippie @dabbe we get cold overnight generally in Michigan -but lately all bets are off it‘s so nutty here this season… climate change. 2w
dabbe @TheBookHippie Climate change??? Are you kidding me? 😂 to 😓. 2w
JenlovesJT47 God yes! I‘d rather stay up til 4 am reading than tossing and turning. ♥️♥️♥️ 2w
AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼🥳👌🏼💝...must be beautiful, serene atmosphere to read ✨📚💖. 2w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie We have highs in the 80s this week, and then it's supposed to dip to 60 by Monday. 🙃 Nighttime has been pretty steady in the 50s, but who knows if/when we'll get a hot spell that will ruin it. 2w
TheBookHippie @lil1inblue we are 80s for a bit with 60 at night- although they are saying could be 90 Saturday & Sunday. 2w
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Brown Girl Dreaming | Jacqueline Woodson
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect ❤️🤍💙 2w
Susanita One of my favorites! 2w
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lil1inblue @Susanita It's a good one! 😍 2w
Deblovestoread Love this book. 2w
lil1inblue @Deblovestoread I still need to read the whole thing! But it's on my bookspin list. 🥰 2w
Eggs I adore JW 📚❤️ 2w
lil1inblue @Eggs 😍😍😍 2w
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Frostbitten | Kelley Armstrong
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I forgot to grab a picture this morning, but a chipmunk almost dug up my poor frostbitten flower! It's still hanging on, though!
#haikuaday #haikuhive

JenlovesJT47 This is beautiful! I‘m going to send this to my sister, she loves flowers. 💜💚💜 2w
Susanita Those dang chipmunks! 🐿️ 2w
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CBee @lil1inblue hey! Make sure to check the updated tag list for the hive. I posted about it yesterday and tagged you 😊 2w
lil1inblue @CBee I updated based on the latest list from @dabbe, but I don't see your post or tag from yesterday? I'm on android, though, and the notifications are not split into tags and comments, so I easily could have missed it. 2w
lil1inblue @CBee Oh, now I see it. I'm so sorry! I've apparently missed a bunch of drama (I often take a couple of days away for a tech break). I didn't even think to check for people to remove. I fixed my list, and I'll pay better attention going forward. 2w
CBee @lil1inblue oh gosh no, don‘t apologize! I‘m just doing my part to keep the hive drama free. Too much of that in the world already 🤪😔 2w
lil1inblue @CBee Thanks for doing your part! 💓 2w
CBee @lil1inblue ♥️♥️ 2w
lil1inblue @Susanita They're so cute, but so mischievous! 2w
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 Aww, thank you! 😍 2w
dabbe A haiku of perseverance from the smallest yet most beautiful of things. L😍VE!!! 🖤🐝💛 2w
AnnCrystal 😂 chipmunks are rascals! I'm glad your Beautiful 🤩flower if safe 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🌸🐝💝. 2w
lil1inblue @dabbe I'm beginning to become quite attached to this flower! 😅 2w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal So cute, but such stinkers! I'm glad the flower survived yet another obstacle! 2w
Eggs This is beautiful 🪻 2w
julieclair This beautiful flower is like The Little Engine That Could! 💙🪻💙 2w
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Some folks at work have picked the wrong person to play dumb with. I loathe weaponized incompetence. It's on, now.
#haikuaday #haikuhive

AnnCrystal You recognizedbit, that's what's important 👏🏼🥺🙏🏼🐝💝. 2w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal Oh, I can spot it miles away. I did learn some things from my trauma! 😉 2w
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AnnCrystal @lil1inblue 🫂💝💝💝. 2w
JenlovesJT47 Ooh I love this! Weaponized incompetence is the worst. 😤😤😤 2w
Eggs I‘ve seen a lot of that—frustrating😛 2w
dabbe Da lazy bums! Your words make me ready to rumble! 🖤🐝🩶 2w
Jari-chan 👏👏💪💪 2w
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 I get *so* mad! 2w
lil1inblue @Eggs Definitely frustrating! But it's satisfying when you call them on it. 😏 2w
JenlovesJT47 Me too!!! I know a couple of people who could teach a master class on that, and gaslighting 😤😤😒 2w
lil1inblue @dabbe Aww, thanks! And things will take care of themselves - these folks forgot that I meet with our owner daily. 🙃 2w
lil1inblue @Jari-chan 😏 😏 😏 2w
TheBookHippie The peoples always think they‘re so smart…. OY. 2w
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Pickpick

I love how Yang approached each novella in this series with a different style and format, and how each was told from a different character's perspective. The theme of resistance was powerful and timely. Yang incorporated themes of gender, class, and sexuality, as well. Overall, these were intriguing reads. I'd love to read more by Neon Yang.
#queerbc @puddlejumper

PuddleJumper Such a good quote 2w
AnnCrystal The qoute 👏🏼🥲💝💝💝. 2w
lil1inblue @PuddleJumper Right! I really enjoyed these novellas! 2w
lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 😍 😍 😍 2w
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Mehso-so

I liked the premise, but I wanted a bit more from this book. The writing could have been a little more polished. There are places where the narrative jumps around between the present and the recent past awkwardly. The family dynamic is fascinating, but the plot line with Jess' girlfriend feels like an afterthought. It just needed to be pulled together a little more.
@queerbc @puddlejumper

PuddleJumper 💙💙 2w
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The Complete Poems | Emily Dickinson
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Poetry. Dickinson. Enough said. 😍🤩😍
#poetrymatters

dabbe Most definitely. 💙🩵💙 2w
lil1inblue @dabbe 💓 💓 💓 2w
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Scientific Marvel: Poems | Chimwemwe Undi
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Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi is a Canadian poet and lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is the current Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, and was poet laureate of Winnipeg for 2023 and 2024.

#julyjazz #canada
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Eggs Excellent choice 😍 2w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 2w
Eggs 🥰 🚘 🤩 2w
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Deadly Night | Heather Graham
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I'm not sure what exactly happened the other night, but the birds were sounding alarms! Nature is fascinating.
#haikuaday #haikuhive

Jari-chan Impressive! 2w
dabbe A gripping one! 🖤🐝🖤 2w
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julieclair Ooohhh…. So evocative! Well done! 👏🐝 2w
Suet624 I heard birds squawking today and went to investigate. It was a cat underneath the tree that was disrupting their day. (edited) 2w
JenlovesJT47 Love this! Reminds me of Yellowjackets (IYKYK). Great pic to go with it! 🖤💙🖤 2w
AnnCrystal Excellent Haiku construction, gave me the shivers 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🙏🏼🐦🐝💝. 2w
Eggs Spooky and wonderful!! 2w
lil1inblue @jari-chan @dabbe @julieclair @suet624 @jenlovesjt47 @anncrystal @eggs Thanks, y'all! I wanted to experiment with an eerier feel! 😍 2w
Suet624 You succeeded. 😊 2w
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Eggs Beautiful 📸 2w
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