Ilene Goldman
@ilenegold.bsky.social
she/her
author, history nerd, sporadic quilter, lapsed knitter, novice crocheter, avid reader, dog mom, animal rescue volunteer, world's slowest swimmer
www.ilenegoldman.com
author, history nerd, sporadic quilter, lapsed knitter, novice crocheter, avid reader, dog mom, animal rescue volunteer, world's slowest swimmer
www.ilenegoldman.com
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Ilene Goldman
@ilenegold.bsky.social
· Sep 26
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
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
On this Thanksgiving, I am particularly grateful for my Bluesky community. Your friendship and camaraderie have helped me make it through this very difficult year.
Thank you ❤️
Thank you ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On this Thanksgiving, I am particularly grateful for my Bluesky community. Your friendship and camaraderie have helped me make it through this very difficult year.
Thank you ❤️
Thank you ❤️
Ozzie has decided he’s a lap dog.
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Ozzie has decided he’s a lap dog.
My grandmother was always on a diet. One year, for Passover, she made “fat-free matza balls.”
They were so dense they were like magnets. They literally stuck to the spoon. We joked that my grandfather could play golf with them.
She was never allowed to make matza balls again.
They were so dense they were like magnets. They literally stuck to the spoon. We joked that my grandfather could play golf with them.
She was never allowed to make matza balls again.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My grandmother was always on a diet. One year, for Passover, she made “fat-free matza balls.”
They were so dense they were like magnets. They literally stuck to the spoon. We joked that my grandfather could play golf with them.
She was never allowed to make matza balls again.
They were so dense they were like magnets. They literally stuck to the spoon. We joked that my grandfather could play golf with them.
She was never allowed to make matza balls again.
@prettyscaryauthor.bsky.social edited both of my books, and they are so much better for it.
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@prettyscaryauthor.bsky.social edited both of my books, and they are so much better for it.
I dreamed last night that George Michael recorded a cover of “Sound of Silence.”
It was, of course, fantastic, and now I’m disappointed that it doesn’t actually exist.
It was, of course, fantastic, and now I’m disappointed that it doesn’t actually exist.
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I dreamed last night that George Michael recorded a cover of “Sound of Silence.”
It was, of course, fantastic, and now I’m disappointed that it doesn’t actually exist.
It was, of course, fantastic, and now I’m disappointed that it doesn’t actually exist.
WHAT?!?!
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
WHAT?!?!
The face of a dog who has never eaten in his entire life.***
***He ate dinner 10 minutes ago.
***He ate dinner 10 minutes ago.
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The face of a dog who has never eaten in his entire life.***
***He ate dinner 10 minutes ago.
***He ate dinner 10 minutes ago.
I am done with work until December! 
(That’s not as far away as it feels, is it?)
(That’s not as far away as it feels, is it?)
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I am done with work until December! 
(That’s not as far away as it feels, is it?)
(That’s not as far away as it feels, is it?)
I’m pretty sure Judge Ellis is a big reason CBP fled Chicago.
Ellis repeatedly accuses multiple CBP and ICE officials of lying (under oath) and says their "widespread misrepresentations call into question everything" they "say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening." She broadly discredits their testimony as objectively false.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I’m pretty sure Judge Ellis is a big reason CBP fled Chicago.
ME: Just make it through Friday and then I’ll have a whole week off.
MY BODY: Time for a head cold!!! Oh, and let’s add some sinus shenanigans too!
MY BODY: Time for a head cold!!! Oh, and let’s add some sinus shenanigans too!
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
ME: Just make it through Friday and then I’ll have a whole week off.
MY BODY: Time for a head cold!!! Oh, and let’s add some sinus shenanigans too!
MY BODY: Time for a head cold!!! Oh, and let’s add some sinus shenanigans too!
YES, PLEASE.
I want a tool like Adblock that blocks all AI tools and content from my browser
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
YES, PLEASE.
**side-eyes collections of fabric, yarn, and notebooks**
I’m a . . . STABLE genius?
I’m a . . . STABLE genius?
I have just learned the acronym STABLE (Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy) in reference to craft supplies, and it is so rude of the English language to call me out like that
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
**side-eyes collections of fabric, yarn, and notebooks**
I’m a . . . STABLE genius?
I’m a . . . STABLE genius?
You’re the famous-est, Lexi.
Lexi is pretty sure she’s famous now that she’s art.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
You’re the famous-est, Lexi.
This is perfect.
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is perfect.
I need someone to write this book so I can read it.
Gosh, but that would make a fascinating book…to hear women’s voices years after the Revolution and how they viewed it in terms of their rights.
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I need someone to write this book so I can read it.
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’M SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!!!
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I’M SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!!!
Reposting for the nighttime crowd
Some people process by talking. I process by writing.
This weekend, I wrote about Penny:
This weekend, I wrote about Penny:
Saying Goodbye to Penny — Ilene Goldman
On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, the United States minted its last penny—and my Penny took her last breath.
www.ilenegoldman.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposting for the nighttime crowd
I stumbled on this a few days ago and have watched it multiple times a day since.
It’s my favorite thing that Wilson Phillips has done.
It’s my favorite thing that Wilson Phillips has done.
Wilson Phillips - Good Vibrations
YouTube video by WilsonPhillipsVEVO
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I stumbled on this a few days ago and have watched it multiple times a day since.
It’s my favorite thing that Wilson Phillips has done.
It’s my favorite thing that Wilson Phillips has done.
Some people process by talking. I process by writing.
This weekend, I wrote about Penny:
This weekend, I wrote about Penny:
Saying Goodbye to Penny — Ilene Goldman
On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, the United States minted its last penny—and my Penny took her last breath.
www.ilenegoldman.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Some people process by talking. I process by writing.
This weekend, I wrote about Penny:
This weekend, I wrote about Penny:
🚨New Book Alert 🚨
🎄🎄 CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY 🎄🎄
My book **Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy** was surprise published yesterday! Here's the book description and Barnes & Noble link if you're interested in gifting it to history and film lovers!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/selling-ou...
My book **Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy** was surprise published yesterday! Here's the book description and Barnes & Noble link if you're interested in gifting it to history and film lovers!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/selling-ou...
November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨New Book Alert 🚨
The struggle is real.
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The struggle is real.
Last week-ish, I saw a sale on dog Halloween costumes and found 2 costumes that were perfect for Penny and Ozzie. I ordered them. They arrived today.
Grease would have been the word next Halloween.
Grease would have been the word next Halloween.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Last week-ish, I saw a sale on dog Halloween costumes and found 2 costumes that were perfect for Penny and Ozzie. I ordered them. They arrived today.
Grease would have been the word next Halloween.
Grease would have been the word next Halloween.