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Ilene Goldman

@ilenegold.bsky.social

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she/her author, history nerd, sporadic quilter, lapsed knitter, avid reader, dog mom, animal rescue volunteer, world's slowest swimmer www.ilenegoldman.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 15d

Meet My Books:

Greeks Bearing Gifts—a “Twilight Zone” meets Stephen King horror novella (spooky, not scary)

Outlaws—a contemporary retelling of the Robin Hood legend with Robin and his Merry Men as homeless veterans

📚💙

www.ilenegoldman.com/books

The covers of Greeks Bearing Gifts and Outlaws: A Contemporary Reimagining of Robin Hood, both by Ilene T. Goldman

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 14h

Well, isn’t this creepy.

A pink pot with pink-flip-flop-wearing feet holding a scraggly plant

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 18h

Happy birthday!

a chocolate cake with sparklers on top of it in the dark

Alt: a chocolate cake with sparklers on top of it in the dark

media.tenor.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 1d

How I will picture the plague of frogs next Passover:

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 1d

SOMEBODY spent this afternoon/evening at the vet because she hurt her back. We now know she has arthritis in her spine.

So, it’s a week of crate rest and the good drugs for Miss Penny.

A close-up of the face of a forlorn sugar-faced tan chihuahua

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 1d

1. He’s got way more confidence in congressional Dems than I do.

2. That whole list sounds good to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 1d

Friendly reminder: to these people, Soros=the Jews.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 2d

Timeline cleanse!

Penguin bubble party! 🐧🫧

[Alt: a video of penguins in a zoo habitat with bubbles raining down on them. Most of the penguins just watch, but one of the smaller ones hops with joy and tries to eat the bubbles.]

Penguin Bubble Party!

YouTube video by Saint Louis Zoo

youtube.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 2d

John Hiatt

Even if you don’t recognize his name, you probably know one or more of his songs.

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 6d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

A+

Tiffany Cabán @tiffanycaban.bsky.social · 3d

I’m introducing a law today to keep ICE off Rikers. We must protect New Yorkers from modern-day storm troopers.

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

Adding this to the arsenal:

Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions @youngatheartpets.bsky.social · 4d

G’night 😴

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

You want some of Heather’s art. You really do.

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 3d

I'm having a sale on all of my physical paintings. You can find them by clicking the link below. I don't usually have sales, so this is a great opportunity to click the link and check out some original artwork.

www.hwylieart.com/store/c2/Ava...

Available Art

Art by Texas Artist Heather Wylie

www.hwylieart.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

I love everything about this.

🦙Vianna Arenas (she/they)🦙 @viannawrites.bsky.social · 3d

Jumanji + Hijabis + Dragons

Riding dragons and defeating foes becomes all too real when an enchanted VR controller drags 15yo Rameela into her favorite video game

Now, her growing obsession w/ the game threatens to ruin her friendship and trap her inside the game forever

#DVPIT #YA #F #LGBT #MV

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

I am happy to host our group text chat.

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

You had me at “The Moor’s Account.”

Kristen M. Kareem @kristenmkareem.bsky.social · 3d

SALEM (VV)ITCH TRIALS x THE ROANOKE COLONY x THE MOOR’S ACCOUNT

🕯️American Historical Horror
🫣💀🧙🏻‍♀️🧿Clever girls with ancient powers
🧺🧹🙅‍♀️Rebellious indentured servants w/ criminal pasts
🥸Questionable decisions/disguises
👻A secret spooky anti-colony

#MV #A #YA #HF #H #dvpit #horror
#muslim #upmarket

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

Reporting for duty 🫡

A sugar-faced tan chihuahua wearing a gray hoodie sits on a beige sofa

A black shih tzu mix stands on a beige chair and looks over his shoulder at the photographer

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

A few words from the Queen herself

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

✅ COVID vax done

I am now fully vaxxed for everything I’m eligible for.

Suck that, RFK Jr.

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

I found my local writing group through social media! We would never have crossed paths if we hadn’t belonged to the same Facebook group back in the day.

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

I found a circle of friends and writing colleagues that I would not have found otherwise.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 4d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

Dear Lord. Don’t do that to us. Our hearts can’t take it.

Dolly Parton's Sister Freida Says She 'Didn't Mean to Scare Anyone' When She Asked for Prayers amid Dolly's Illness

Dolly Parton's sister Freida Parton is clearing the air after she said she was "up all night praying" for the country icon's recovery. "I want to clear something up," Freida wrote in a social media po...

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

I would like to pre-order this, please.

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 4d

Much to Penny’s regret, sweatshirt season is finally here.

A sugar-faced tan chihuahua sitting on a beige sofa and looking over her shoulder at the camera. She is wearing a gray hoodie that says “Mommy’s Little Lady.”

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 4d

GIMME.

Kristen M. Kareem @kristenmkareem.bsky.social · 4d

☠️👻THE LOST GIRLS OF ROANOKE👻☠️is a speculative take on Andrew Lawler’s research of early Muslims left on Roanoke. What if instead of building up a quaint settlement like they were ordered, they built something horribly clever?

#MV #A #YA #HF #H #DVPit #Horror #upmarket #speculative #gothic

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 4d

I want to like this 10,000 times!!! Also, I want to read this book.

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, please. The world needs more Muslim gamer girls.

🦙Vianna Arenas (she/they)🦙 @viannawrites.bsky.social · 4d

Jumanji w/Muslim Twist
When a broken VR controller derails 15yo Rameela's plans, a stranger loans her a replacement
Rameela soon realizes they're enchanted taking her inside the game. Her growing obsession threatens to ruin her friendship and trap her inside the game forever
#DVPIT #YA #F #LGBT #MV