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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jul 27

The cut flowers are on point, though

Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jul 27

The garden is officially out of control after I worked nights last week.

🌱 #gardening

Two raised garden beds and a number of pots, overflowing with plants.

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jul 15

Pumpkin arch progress pic 🌱

Metal arch trellis between two raised garden beds with peas, beans, and a pumpkins vine growing across it.

Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jul 6

A few chapters into The Last Soul Among Wolves on netgalley and I’m already excited about how much Jaycel content there is in this one.

#bestcharacter 💙📚
@orbitbooks.bsky.social

Title page of the eARC for The Last Soul Among Wolves by Melissa Caruso

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jul 4

Second potato harvest was a success! Perhaps too successful…
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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jul 3

More baby jason content.

And yes, I celebrate both my cat’s birthday and his adoption day. I’m a childless millennial, what do you expect .

#catsofbluesky

Kitten Jason sitting on the back of a chair

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jul 3

Happy Adoption Anniversary, little man. You’ve had my heart since day one.

#catsofbluesky

Baby Jason sitting on my lab the day he was adopted, five years ago

Baby Jason now, a much bigger (but still sweet) cat

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jul 2

I’m reading Doomsday Book and I swear, Connie Willis *is* an actual time traveler. I have to keep reminding myself it was published in 1992 and not 2022.

I mean, come on:
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Quote from Connie Willis’s Doomsday Book:

"Explain! Perhaps you'd like to explain it to me, too. I'm not used to having my civil liberties taken away like this. In America, nobody would dream of telling you where you can or can't go.
And over thirty million Americans died during the Pandemic as a result of that sort of thinking, he thought.

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thank you for writing! I love the worlds you build and the characters you create, even if it’s hard to let go of them once the book ends.

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jun 28

Heart of the Wyrdwood is soooo good. My mind was blown around chapter 44 and I still haven’t recovered.
RJ Barker sure knows how to stick the landing when it comes to ending a series.

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Cover of Heart of the Wyrdwood by RJ Barker, book 3 of the Forsaken Trilogy

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jun 21

But at least someone is happy about the box situation.

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jun 21

I fell prey to online marketing and accidentally ordered so many books from the Book Outlet sale, they had to ship two boxes.
Someone save my TBR.

#booksky 💙📚

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jun 14

I’m so unbelievably proud of Minnesotans for showing up today, all over the state.
Stay safe, stay hydrated 🩷

#nokings

Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jun 13

The air quality is terrible but the biking weather has been perfect

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Picture of a bike trail next to a green field and under a blue sky

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Apr 27

Used books on the other hand…

#BookSky 💙📚

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Apr 27

30 bookstores in 3 days!
#IndieBookstoreDay was a success!

And I *almost* stuck to my “no buying new books” promise. 💙📚

Pic of books, stickers, a tote bag, and postcards from Twin Cities Independent Bookstore Day

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Apr 27

I unexpectedly got to meet the author of one of my favorite childhood books yesterday and I only hyperventilated a little. I don’t think she even noticed.

At least I hope she didn’t notice.

Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Apr 26

Not my elaborately planned itinerary to visit as many book stores today as possible.

#IndieBookstoreDay 💙📚

Spreadsheet, list, map, and walking instructions between twin cities indie bookstores.

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Apr 25

Weekend plans: locked in

#BookSky 💙📚
#IndieBookstoreDay

2025 twin cities independent bookstore passport

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Apr 20

It’s been on my list for so long and it’s finally making its way towards the top!

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Apr 20

After last week’s book sales, my physical TBR is on its way to becoming a load-bearing structure.

(And Indie Bookstore Day next week is only going to make the situation worse)

#booksky 💙📚

Three stacks of books labeled “in progress,” “new reads,” and “re-reads.”
24 books total.

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Apr 18

Happy birthday, you little menace (affectionate)

Jason in front of his ‘Happy Birthday’ banner

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Mar 17

Do you like character-driven urban fantasy stories with mages and demons and wyverns and more? Then check out my updated #AgentGuide for MUNDANE!

#writingcommunity
#amquerying
#agentsguide
#fantasy #urbanfantasy

Background image: city skyline
Foreground text: MUNDANE, Elle Towne
Adult Urban Fantasy, 101k Words

Image: blue-tinted city skyline
Text: The Pitch
Everyone in the world has a bit of magic – everyone except for Evan Kane, that is. But that’s exactly what makes him good at his job: stealing cursed artifacts too dangerous for any real mage to handle. Until he ‘accidentally’ targets the wrong mark – the most ruthless crime boss in the city – and the entire arcane underworld takes notice.

Lyric Del Rosario is just your average, boring, pre-med student – aside from his suspiciously good luck and his crippling case of imposter syndrome to match. He hasn’t heard from his ex-best friend, Evan, in almost four years, but when their two worlds collide, Lyric discovers powers beyond his wildest dreams and Evan discovers that escaping his past is harder than he thinks.

Text:
Themes, Tropes, & Elements: Trust/reconciliation
Identity/self discovery
Reluctant chosen one
Sarcastic, underdog MC
Secret arcane underworld
Witty banter
Fast paced action
Queer rep
Chosen family
Mental-health rep

Similar Titles: Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Book of Night (Holly Black)
When Among Crows (Veronica Roth)
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
An Inheritance of Magic (Benedict Jacka)

Multiple images:
1. gargoyle silhouetted against the moon
2. young man reading in front of a wall of library books
3. a payphone dangling from its receiver
3. close-up of a hand holding a single bullet
4. a couple kissing silhouetted against a red light
5. a hand summoning light
6. a dark city alley with two crows and some debris
7. the outline of a wyvern flying against a dark sky
8. an array of tarot cards
9. a woman and a cat looking a window
10. a man hunched over a sink
11. a brick-building with a sign reading "Books" on a rainy street

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Feb 14

Only you can prevent forest fires. Seriously. We’ve been defunded. It’s just you now.

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Elle @ellington243.bsky.social · Jan 24

I am LOVING the vibes of this mood board 🎃

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