Kate Cochrane (she/her)
@katebcochrane.bsky.social
Writer. Law Librarian. Wife. Mom.
Puck Struck Series: WAKE UP, NAT & DARCY, YOURS FOR THE SEASON
I’m mean because I grew up in New England
rep: Paige Terlip
Puck Struck Series: WAKE UP, NAT & DARCY, YOURS FOR THE SEASON
I’m mean because I grew up in New England
rep: Paige Terlip
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these are the 7 house democrats who voted to give ICE another $10 billion on thursday btw
January 24, 2026 at 4:10 PM
these are the 7 house democrats who voted to give ICE another $10 billion on thursday btw
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Two days ago, 7 democrats voted to fund that execution
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Two days ago, 7 democrats voted to fund that execution
Libraries are the best. slpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
POV- You're inexplicably really into hockey right now — a staff-created list from St. Louis Public Library - City
For many readers and viewers, HBOMax’s recent adaptation of Rachel Reid's "Heated Rivalry" has become an entry-point for casual observers of the game played on ice with a puck... and hockey romances. ...
slpl.bibliocommons.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Libraries are the best. slpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
As a former goalie this brings me so much joy
Watching non-goalies getting wrecked trying to do what we do (in soccer, hockey or whatever sport) is never not great
Watching non-goalies getting wrecked trying to do what we do (in soccer, hockey or whatever sport) is never not great
Don’t underestimate the power of a ball launcher 😆🚀
🎥: saf_middleton
🎥: saf_middleton
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
As a former goalie this brings me so much joy
Watching non-goalies getting wrecked trying to do what we do (in soccer, hockey or whatever sport) is never not great
Watching non-goalies getting wrecked trying to do what we do (in soccer, hockey or whatever sport) is never not great
Oh look (hat tip Kelly Farmer), Nat & Darcy on this poll of Best Sapphic Winter Sports Romances
You can vote if you feel so inclined!
iheartsapphfic.com/2026/01/22/v...
You can vote if you feel so inclined!
iheartsapphfic.com/2026/01/22/v...
Vote for Best Winter Sports - I Heart SapphFic
Vote for Best Winter Sports - It's time to vote in the latest Best of the Best poll! How do we decide on the sapphic books to include in these polls? We value reader input, so we ask
iheartsapphfic.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Oh look (hat tip Kelly Farmer), Nat & Darcy on this poll of Best Sapphic Winter Sports Romances
You can vote if you feel so inclined!
iheartsapphfic.com/2026/01/22/v...
You can vote if you feel so inclined!
iheartsapphfic.com/2026/01/22/v...
A colleague alerted me to the face that Regulations.gov now has a space to propose deregulation.
I know this admin is looking for ideas for how to destroy the country and it would be a real shame if folks filled this with "helpful" suggestions
@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
I know this admin is looking for ideas for how to destroy the country and it would be a real shame if folks filled this with "helpful" suggestions
@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
Regulations.gov
Regulations.gov
January 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A colleague alerted me to the face that Regulations.gov now has a space to propose deregulation.
I know this admin is looking for ideas for how to destroy the country and it would be a real shame if folks filled this with "helpful" suggestions
@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
I know this admin is looking for ideas for how to destroy the country and it would be a real shame if folks filled this with "helpful" suggestions
@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
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Our patron looking for "Heated Rivalry but lesbians!!😝" should check out Wake Up, Nat & Darcy by @katebcochrane.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian
Wake Up, Nat & Darcy — Multnomah County Library
Wake Up, Nat & Darcy — Cochrane, Kate, — Cut from the U.S. women's hockey team right before her third chance at gold, Natalie Carpenter is scrambling for a plan that'll help her avoid moving back home...
multcolib.bibliocommons.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Our patron looking for "Heated Rivalry but lesbians!!😝" should check out Wake Up, Nat & Darcy by @katebcochrane.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian
You can’t fucking reform this shit.
Kidnapping a fucking five year old
Kidnapping a fucking five year old
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 AM
You can’t fucking reform this shit.
Kidnapping a fucking five year old
Kidnapping a fucking five year old
What a funny coincidence that this is set in St. Moritz which is where I set WAKE UP, NAT & DARCY (which is about two former hockey players (college teammates/gfs turned Team USA/Canada rivals covering the winter Olympics for a morning show).
For your Olympic sports romance needs, Rufaro Faith Mazarura’s wonderful, thoughtful Skate It Till You Make It stars a Black British women’s hockey player and the photographer she’s pretending to date. People are messy, Olympics infrastructure is fascinating!
Skate It Till You Make It
The weather might be icy, but the tension is red-hot in this fake-dating hockey rom-com from the author of Let the Games Begin"Skate it Till You Make It offe...
us.macmillan.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
What a funny coincidence that this is set in St. Moritz which is where I set WAKE UP, NAT & DARCY (which is about two former hockey players (college teammates/gfs turned Team USA/Canada rivals covering the winter Olympics for a morning show).
It was "feels like 3" this morning for my run and I am not sure I've ever run in more layers. I swear I love New England but this cold is really killing me
January 21, 2026 at 1:41 PM
It was "feels like 3" this morning for my run and I am not sure I've ever run in more layers. I swear I love New England but this cold is really killing me
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"Drink whole milk, you'll come in 5th place" is an incredible ad campaign.
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"Drink whole milk, you'll come in 5th place" is an incredible ad campaign.
Let's fucking go
January 20, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Let's fucking go
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Today’s the day, sports fans! Out of Our League is now out in paperback *and* audiobook, and @jennifercarolyn.bsky.social and I are so excited that this glorious collection is now more accessible in every way. www.dahliaadler.com/out-of-our-l...
January 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Today’s the day, sports fans! Out of Our League is now out in paperback *and* audiobook, and @jennifercarolyn.bsky.social and I are so excited that this glorious collection is now more accessible in every way. www.dahliaadler.com/out-of-our-l...
I have hit 90k on this WIP. The end is near and I am so ready to be done with this godforsaken draft (my first drafts are always godforsaken)
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I have hit 90k on this WIP. The end is near and I am so ready to be done with this godforsaken draft (my first drafts are always godforsaken)
I'm curious, does the NFL fine players for putting bible verses on their eye black?
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Source: Azeez Al-Shaair fined for 'stop the genocide' eye black
Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been fined $11,593 for wearing eye black that contained the message "stop the genocide" during last week's wild-card game, a source told ESPN.
www.espn.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I'm curious, does the NFL fine players for putting bible verses on their eye black?
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Bosa brothers went 0-2 yesterday and I fucking love to see it.
Enjoy your offseason, MAGA losers
Enjoy your offseason, MAGA losers
January 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Bosa brothers went 0-2 yesterday and I fucking love to see it.
Enjoy your offseason, MAGA losers
Enjoy your offseason, MAGA losers
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“In other words, AI reduces productivity, not increases it.”
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
“In other words, AI reduces productivity, not increases it.”
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Touché, Danes!!! Touché. I vote yes.
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 18, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Touché, Danes!!! Touché. I vote yes.
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In the last week, most Twin Cities PTO meetings have had better turnout.
Lang's boys are vastly outnumbered by folks in opposition across the road here. People chanting, "go home Nazis" and "Nazis fuck off!"
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
In the last week, most Twin Cities PTO meetings have had better turnout.
Obviously, I am not without self interest here but a "if you liked Heated Rivalry" list without a single f/f romance? Like come the fuck on. Straight romance? Check. Straight romance that's not even sports? Check
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...
Love ‘Heated Rivalry’? Read These Romance Novels Next
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Obviously, I am not without self interest here but a "if you liked Heated Rivalry" list without a single f/f romance? Like come the fuck on. Straight romance? Check. Straight romance that's not even sports? Check
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...
This and also, WHAT KIND OF GHOUL DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BE DEFENDING GASSING BABIES?
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This and also, WHAT KIND OF GHOUL DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BE DEFENDING GASSING BABIES?
If Donald Trump can abolish the Department of Education without SCOTUS stopping him, there is nothing to stop a Democrat in the White House from abolishing ICE. And SCOTUS has said Presidents have absolute immunity so... get creative Democrats
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
If Donald Trump can abolish the Department of Education without SCOTUS stopping him, there is nothing to stop a Democrat in the White House from abolishing ICE. And SCOTUS has said Presidents have absolute immunity so... get creative Democrats
This morning it was "feels like 4" on my 5 AM run. It was fucking miserable and I am fairly used to running in the dark frigidity of Massachusetts in January.
But afterward, the one thought brought me joy was that ICE (many of whom are not used to this weather) freezing their faces off in MN.
But afterward, the one thought brought me joy was that ICE (many of whom are not used to this weather) freezing their faces off in MN.
January 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This morning it was "feels like 4" on my 5 AM run. It was fucking miserable and I am fairly used to running in the dark frigidity of Massachusetts in January.
But afterward, the one thought brought me joy was that ICE (many of whom are not used to this weather) freezing their faces off in MN.
But afterward, the one thought brought me joy was that ICE (many of whom are not used to this weather) freezing their faces off in MN.
Shout out to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social for recommending my book to someone who asked for “Heated Rivalry but lesbians”
Turns out that person is the roommate of my coworker.😂😂
Turns out that person is the roommate of my coworker.😂😂
January 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Shout out to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social for recommending my book to someone who asked for “Heated Rivalry but lesbians”
Turns out that person is the roommate of my coworker.😂😂
Turns out that person is the roommate of my coworker.😂😂
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It’s bitterly cold and windy today, but hundreds (at least) of kids from around St. Paul organized a walkout in protest of ICE today. They marched to the capitol and many spoke from the capitol steps. I’m so proud of these kids.
January 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
It’s bitterly cold and windy today, but hundreds (at least) of kids from around St. Paul organized a walkout in protest of ICE today. They marched to the capitol and many spoke from the capitol steps. I’m so proud of these kids.