Lisa Eckstein
@lisaeckstein.com
Reader. Writer. Big fan of human rights for everyone.
Pronouns: she/her. Pronounce: EX-teen.
Physical location: Silicon Valley, CA. Digital location: lisaeckstein.com
Pronouns: she/her. Pronounce: EX-teen.
Physical location: Silicon Valley, CA. Digital location: lisaeckstein.com
Once a year, I peel potatoes and think of The Great Brain.
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Once a year, I peel potatoes and think of The Great Brain.
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Did you love Ann Patchett's Tom Lake from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social, or are you looking forward to her upcoming release, Whistler? One can only imagine what she might write to YOU next.
Only a few days left to bid in our postcard auction! Click the link below!
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Only a few days left to bid in our postcard auction! Click the link below!
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November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Did you love Ann Patchett's Tom Lake from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social, or are you looking forward to her upcoming release, Whistler? One can only imagine what she might write to YOU next.
Only a few days left to bid in our postcard auction! Click the link below!
buff.ly/QOmwwUh
Only a few days left to bid in our postcard auction! Click the link below!
buff.ly/QOmwwUh
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mise en place because it looks cool
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mise en place because otherwise I will fucking forget something that’s supposed to be in this
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mise en place because otherwise I will fucking forget something that’s supposed to be in this
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
mise en place because it looks cool
vs
mise en place because otherwise I will fucking forget something that’s supposed to be in this
vs
mise en place because otherwise I will fucking forget something that’s supposed to be in this
#FridayReads Just finished The Great Believers, and wow. The way the threads entwine, emotion- and plot-wise, is so satisfying, heartbreaking, and well done.
#FridayReads Really getting into the characters of The Great Believers by @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social and excited to see where the story threads are going in both timelines. I previously read and was enthralled by I Have Some Questions For You.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
#FridayReads Just finished The Great Believers, and wow. The way the threads entwine, emotion- and plot-wise, is so satisfying, heartbreaking, and well done.
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This holiday season, get a gift that you can hold on to forever. Bid on a personalized, handwritten postcard from brilliant writers like Jessica Francis Kane, author of Fonseca, This Close, and Bending Heaven. buff.ly/RbbGfon
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This holiday season, get a gift that you can hold on to forever. Bid on a personalized, handwritten postcard from brilliant writers like Jessica Francis Kane, author of Fonseca, This Close, and Bending Heaven. buff.ly/RbbGfon
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Lincoln in the Bardo fans, you're in luck! There's still time to receive a personalized postcard from one of your favorite authors. Click the link below to get a personal holiday gift from George Saunders @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social!
George Saunders
Receive a handwritten note from George Saunders, #1 New York Times bestselling author.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Lincoln in the Bardo fans, you're in luck! There's still time to receive a personalized postcard from one of your favorite authors. Click the link below to get a personal holiday gift from George Saunders @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social!
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So excited to see Automatic Noodle on @bookriot.bsky.social's best books of 2025, along with great new work from @charliejane.bsky.social, @aeosworth.bsky.social, Lee Lai, @khanwong.bsky.social, @kimberlylemming.bsky.social and more!! bookriot.com/best-books-o...
Best Books of 2025
Picking the best books of the year was no easy task, but we sure had a lot of fun doing it. We present you with our picks for the best books of 2025!
bookriot.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
So excited to see Automatic Noodle on @bookriot.bsky.social's best books of 2025, along with great new work from @charliejane.bsky.social, @aeosworth.bsky.social, Lee Lai, @khanwong.bsky.social, @kimberlylemming.bsky.social and more!! bookriot.com/best-books-o...
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Hey you can support some trans folks on the Trans Day of Remembrance!
Donate to the Trans Lifeline if you can. Or to someone's gofundme. It's a rough time out there.
translifeline.org
Donate to the Trans Lifeline if you can. Or to someone's gofundme. It's a rough time out there.
translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
translifeline.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hey you can support some trans folks on the Trans Day of Remembrance!
Donate to the Trans Lifeline if you can. Or to someone's gofundme. It's a rough time out there.
translifeline.org
Donate to the Trans Lifeline if you can. Or to someone's gofundme. It's a rough time out there.
translifeline.org
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Therapist: weirdly over-rendered 3D bluesky logo isn't real, it can't hurt you
Weirdly over-rendered 3D bluesky logo:
Weirdly over-rendered 3D bluesky logo:
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Therapist: weirdly over-rendered 3D bluesky logo isn't real, it can't hurt you
Weirdly over-rendered 3D bluesky logo:
Weirdly over-rendered 3D bluesky logo:
I always love browsing the list of authors offering personalized postcards in the annual auction to support @commonmag.bsky.social - charityauction.bid/AuthorPostca...
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I always love browsing the list of authors offering personalized postcards in the annual auction to support @commonmag.bsky.social - charityauction.bid/AuthorPostca...
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
Enjoying that it's finally the season of fall foliage in Northern California.
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Enjoying that it's finally the season of fall foliage in Northern California.
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Best quote from a student all year:
"My privilege does not make me guilty, it makes me responsible"
Beautiful
"My privilege does not make me guilty, it makes me responsible"
Beautiful
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Best quote from a student all year:
"My privilege does not make me guilty, it makes me responsible"
Beautiful
"My privilege does not make me guilty, it makes me responsible"
Beautiful
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Happy pub day to SLOW GODS by Claire North, a book where I kept asking myself HOW IS SHE DOING THIS? A space opera with a plot that does not stop which is also a meditation on morality in the face of unfolding crisis! A story of love, loss, and power, with humor and verve! Fun, profound, incredible.
Slow Gods
Check out Slow Gods - <B>"An astonishing, thought-provoking and above all touching story of found meaning and lost humanity.” </B>—Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winn...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Happy pub day to SLOW GODS by Claire North, a book where I kept asking myself HOW IS SHE DOING THIS? A space opera with a plot that does not stop which is also a meditation on morality in the face of unfolding crisis! A story of love, loss, and power, with humor and verve! Fun, profound, incredible.
And following up on my #FridayReads from 2 weeks ago: The Unveiling by Quan Barry was intense and fascinating. Recommended for fans of psychological horror who can handle some gore and some ambiguity.
#FridayReads Just started The Unveiling by Quan Barry. So far we have an Antarctic cruise that's sure to go terribly wrong, and a narrator I am excited to experience the horrors with.
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
And following up on my #FridayReads from 2 weeks ago: The Unveiling by Quan Barry was intense and fascinating. Recommended for fans of psychological horror who can handle some gore and some ambiguity.
#FridayReads Really getting into the characters of The Great Believers by @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social and excited to see where the story threads are going in both timelines. I previously read and was enthralled by I Have Some Questions For You.
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#FridayReads Really getting into the characters of The Great Believers by @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social and excited to see where the story threads are going in both timelines. I previously read and was enthralled by I Have Some Questions For You.
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Author Postcard Auction for @commonmag.bsky.social! Bid on a postcard from me or another writer (there are so many good ones!). Could be for yourself or to give as a gift. #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Author Postcard Auction for @commonmag.bsky.social! Bid on a postcard from me or another writer (there are so many good ones!). Could be for yourself or to give as a gift. #booksky
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I just called my former senators in SC to ask them to take the lead in calling for the release of the Epstein files and I have to admit I enjoyed making those calls so much. If you've got Republican senators, give them a call, just as a nice treat for yourself.
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I just called my former senators in SC to ask them to take the lead in calling for the release of the Epstein files and I have to admit I enjoyed making those calls so much. If you've got Republican senators, give them a call, just as a nice treat for yourself.
Seconding the recommendation for this delightful game!
If anyone wants to spend a relaxing 20-30 minutes, Messenger by Vicente Lucendo and Michael Sungaila is a lovely browser game about exploring a tiny round world and delivering messages. messenger.abeto.co
Messenger
It's a small planet, but someone's gotta make the deliveries.
messenger.abeto.co
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Seconding the recommendation for this delightful game!
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Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
I bought some persimmons to eat myself, but I also gave the rest of the household persimmon permission.
(None of them want to eat persimmons. Or to hear me make this same little wordplay every fall.)
(None of them want to eat persimmons. Or to hear me make this same little wordplay every fall.)
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I bought some persimmons to eat myself, but I also gave the rest of the household persimmon permission.
(None of them want to eat persimmons. Or to hear me make this same little wordplay every fall.)
(None of them want to eat persimmons. Or to hear me make this same little wordplay every fall.)
I have knitted half (ish*) of a cardigan! (*After knitting the matching other side, I'll extend at the bottom and the front, so I'm less than 50% done.)
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I have knitted half (ish*) of a cardigan! (*After knitting the matching other side, I'll extend at the bottom and the front, so I'm less than 50% done.)
Good clouds this morning.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Good clouds this morning.
