Laurel Snyder
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Laurel Snyder
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· Nov 16
CHARLIE AND MOUSE GET STUCK
(IN NOVEMBER 2024)
Illustration: Emily Hughes
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“Mouse!” called Charlie. “Where are you?”
“I am here!” Mouse called back. “I am in the dog bed. And I am STUCK.”
Charlie found Mouse.
“You cannot be STUCK,” said Charlie. “It is time to set the table for dinner.”
(IN NOVEMBER 2024)
Illustration: Emily Hughes
**
“Mouse!” called Charlie. “Where are you?”
“I am here!” Mouse called back. “I am in the dog bed. And I am STUCK.”
Charlie found Mouse.
“You cannot be STUCK,” said Charlie. “It is time to set the table for dinner.”
ICYMI: Charlie & Mouse & the Creeping Hand of Fascism!
@tastinghistory.bsky.social thanks for the inspiration!
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
@tastinghistory.bsky.social thanks for the inspiration!
Omg I almost just got scammed by the “Fulton County Police Department” for failing to appear for jury duty. They were SO sophisticated and complex. Basically a theater company. Be careful, people!
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Omg I almost just got scammed by the “Fulton County Police Department” for failing to appear for jury duty. They were SO sophisticated and complex. Basically a theater company. Be careful, people!
Very grateful to @matthewcwinner.bsky.social for this very thoughtful conversation about Jewish joy in this complex moment (among other things), and for just being a total mensch. He brings so much light to the world!
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November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Very grateful to @matthewcwinner.bsky.social for this very thoughtful conversation about Jewish joy in this complex moment (among other things), and for just being a total mensch. He brings so much light to the world!
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Forgive all my glowing, but I am having a very very shiny week in bookland. This love for The Book of Candles just came in from the @washingtonpost.com @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Forgive all my glowing, but I am having a very very shiny week in bookland. This love for The Book of Candles just came in from the @washingtonpost.com @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
First review is in for Shrinking Violet, and it's a ⭐ from Kirkus.
So very happy!
So very happy!
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
First review is in for Shrinking Violet, and it's a ⭐ from Kirkus.
So very happy!
So very happy!
Reposted by Laurel Snyder
The entire US economy is propped up by a product so toxic and insidious that everyone has to go on a weekly scavenger hunt just to remove it from products they're already using.
heads up, gmail has a new setting automatically on that allows their a*i to be trained on your emails so make sure to turn off the 'Smart Feature' checkbox in your settings
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The entire US economy is propped up by a product so toxic and insidious that everyone has to go on a weekly scavenger hunt just to remove it from products they're already using.
Reposted by Laurel Snyder
Tremendous call to action to fight book banning from by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social at the ALAN Breakfast as she accepts the ALSN Award on behalf of @authorsabb.bsky.social
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tremendous call to action to fight book banning from by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social at the ALAN Breakfast as she accepts the ALSN Award on behalf of @authorsabb.bsky.social
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
Reposted by Laurel Snyder
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If you’d like to express your support for Ms. Moore, you can send a letter in advance of this evening’s board meeting: [email protected]
Please spread the word about tomorrow's library board meeting in Pierce County, GA, where LaVonnia Moore was fired for a display that included Kyle Lukoff's wonderful, "When Aidan Became a Brother." @authorsabb.bsky.social
#aabb #glaad #freadom #bookbans #georgia #lgbtq #Librariansareamazing
#aabb #glaad #freadom #bookbans #georgia #lgbtq #Librariansareamazing
Laurel Snyder on Instagram: "Here in Georgia, Pierce County library manager LaVonnia Moore was ousted from her position on June 18, following an online campaign by the anti-LGBTQ conservative group Al...
LaVonnia Moore, a Pierce County library manager, was unfairly ousted due to a library book display. Join the fight for inclusive books, librarians, and the freedom to read. Attend the library board me...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you’d like to express your support for Ms. Moore, you can send a letter in advance of this evening’s board meeting: [email protected]
I love that the south’s resistance is showing the world just how gerrymandered we are, and how suppressed our vote. #charlotte #raleigh #northcarolina
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I love that the south’s resistance is showing the world just how gerrymandered we are, and how suppressed our vote. #charlotte #raleigh #northcarolina
Please spread the word about tomorrow's library board meeting in Pierce County, GA, where LaVonnia Moore was fired for a display that included Kyle Lukoff's wonderful, "When Aidan Became a Brother." @authorsabb.bsky.social
#aabb #glaad #freadom #bookbans #georgia #lgbtq #Librariansareamazing
#aabb #glaad #freadom #bookbans #georgia #lgbtq #Librariansareamazing
Laurel Snyder on Instagram: "Here in Georgia, Pierce County library manager LaVonnia Moore was ousted from her position on June 18, following an online campaign by the anti-LGBTQ conservative group Al...
LaVonnia Moore, a Pierce County library manager, was unfairly ousted due to a library book display. Join the fight for inclusive books, librarians, and the freedom to read. Attend the library board me...
www.instagram.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Please spread the word about tomorrow's library board meeting in Pierce County, GA, where LaVonnia Moore was fired for a display that included Kyle Lukoff's wonderful, "When Aidan Became a Brother." @authorsabb.bsky.social
#aabb #glaad #freadom #bookbans #georgia #lgbtq #Librariansareamazing
#aabb #glaad #freadom #bookbans #georgia #lgbtq #Librariansareamazing
Oh my heart.
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Oh my heart.
Oh, interesting question!
Bluesky hive mind! Do you happen to know any folk tales/fairy tales/fables where children are tricked into killing their mother? There's no shortage of wicked parents/stepparents in stories, but I've been wracking my brain & I can't think of an example where kids are hoodwinked into parental murder
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Oh, interesting question!
I can’t help wondering about whether there’s a relationship between the Ossoff attacks this week (though he didn’t vote with the GOP), and MTG’s attempt to rebrand. A lot of bots out here stirring us up.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I can’t help wondering about whether there’s a relationship between the Ossoff attacks this week (though he didn’t vote with the GOP), and MTG’s attempt to rebrand. A lot of bots out here stirring us up.
Three nights!! I did wake up at 4 am, but just read my book and then fell back to sleep.
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Three nights!! I did wake up at 4 am, but just read my book and then fell back to sleep.
I've slept two nights in a row without any sort of sleep aid. For me, this is unusual.
The one big difference? I stored my phone in another room.
Can I do it again? We'll see...
The one big difference? I stored my phone in another room.
Can I do it again? We'll see...
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I've slept two nights in a row without any sort of sleep aid. For me, this is unusual.
The one big difference? I stored my phone in another room.
Can I do it again? We'll see...
The one big difference? I stored my phone in another room.
Can I do it again? We'll see...
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Hey, friends! My (very very occasional) newsletter is up, with dates for #hanukkah #bookstore events to celebrate "THE BOOK OF CANDLES: 8 Poems for Hanukkah."
Come say hi, do some holiday shopping at a wonderful indie bookshop, & maybe sign up for my newsletter!
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Come say hi, do some holiday shopping at a wonderful indie bookshop, & maybe sign up for my newsletter!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hey, friends! My (very very occasional) newsletter is up, with dates for #hanukkah #bookstore events to celebrate "THE BOOK OF CANDLES: 8 Poems for Hanukkah."
Come say hi, do some holiday shopping at a wonderful indie bookshop, & maybe sign up for my newsletter!
open.substack.com/pub/laurelsn...
Come say hi, do some holiday shopping at a wonderful indie bookshop, & maybe sign up for my newsletter!
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But god forbid a kid should pick out a library book without parental consent!
LAUSD, the second-largest school district in the country, has enabled chatbots on student devices without even notifying parents or providing any means of opting out.
I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
But god forbid a kid should pick out a library book without parental consent!