Sharon Handy
@shandy.bsky.social
Formerly gruntled writer, media developer, museum exhibit designer & producer/host of the Boring Books for Bedtime sleep podcast
Boring Books for Bedtime: bio.link/bbbpod
Boring Books for Bedtime: bio.link/bbbpod
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Among the many things I love about @libro.fm is that actual people from your chosen bookshop make recommendations which you can see and then purchase from within the app. Awesome! #booksky #audiobooks
January 25, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Among the many things I love about @libro.fm is that actual people from your chosen bookshop make recommendations which you can see and then purchase from within the app. Awesome! #booksky #audiobooks
Patreon peeps, if you need a break, your early access to Monday's new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live. I hope more of Annie Peck's "The South American Tour" can take your brain on a quiet voyage for a little while.
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The South American Tour, by Annie S. Peck (Part 2): Early Access | Boring Books for Bedtime
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January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Patreon peeps, if you need a break, your early access to Monday's new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live. I hope more of Annie Peck's "The South American Tour" can take your brain on a quiet voyage for a little while.
www.patreon.com/posts/south-...
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This isn't just near Independence Hall. It's where Washington stayed while president, kept slaves, posted bounty ads for runaways, and rotated them back and forth to VA to evade PA's manumission law. This is what it's known for, this specific location's primary historical significance is slavery.
The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This isn't just near Independence Hall. It's where Washington stayed while president, kept slaves, posted bounty ads for runaways, and rotated them back and forth to VA to evade PA's manumission law. This is what it's known for, this specific location's primary historical significance is slavery.
If you see this, post your painting/drawing of a dragon 🐉
#dragon #ttrpg #bwart #sketchbook
(sketch from the waaaaaaaayback)
#dragon #ttrpg #bwart #sketchbook
(sketch from the waaaaaaaayback)
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
If you see this, post your painting/drawing of a dragon 🐉
#dragon #ttrpg #bwart #sketchbook
(sketch from the waaaaaaaayback)
#dragon #ttrpg #bwart #sketchbook
(sketch from the waaaaaaaayback)
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Look at this: @inquirer.com has digitally preserved the interpretative signage removed by NPS, and used annotations to explain what specifically was flagged before removal. This keeps the content publicly accessible (for now) while doing newsworthy reporting
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Here are the signs the Trump administration removed from Independence Park
Following last year’s review, every sign has been removed from the President’s House site.
www.inquirer.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Look at this: @inquirer.com has digitally preserved the interpretative signage removed by NPS, and used annotations to explain what specifically was flagged before removal. This keeps the content publicly accessible (for now) while doing newsworthy reporting
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
I didn’t and was feeling terrible unproductive anger until I got a note today from a Boring Books listener in Minneapolis.
Guess I was doing something without realizing it, and guess I’d better keep doing that.
Guess I was doing something without realizing it, and guess I’d better keep doing that.
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I didn’t and was feeling terrible unproductive anger until I got a note today from a Boring Books listener in Minneapolis.
Guess I was doing something without realizing it, and guess I’d better keep doing that.
Guess I was doing something without realizing it, and guess I’d better keep doing that.
This was a good exhibit. I was just telling my husband about it when we were (finally) watching the Revolution series. And now it's kindling as part of the larger purge of information across the country. Disgusted.
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This was a good exhibit. I was just telling my husband about it when we were (finally) watching the Revolution series. And now it's kindling as part of the larger purge of information across the country. Disgusted.
Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is live! This week, let's snuggle to sleep with more about the wonderful world of dogs. (I mean, it can't always be cats.) Enjoy!
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All About Dogs, by Charles Henry Lane (Part 2): Early Access | Boring Books for Bedtime
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January 18, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is live! This week, let's snuggle to sleep with more about the wonderful world of dogs. (I mean, it can't always be cats.) Enjoy!
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Actually this *is* the future liberals want, the fact it's sending Stephen Miller into conniptions is just a side benefit
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Actually this *is* the future liberals want, the fact it's sending Stephen Miller into conniptions is just a side benefit
Science communication friends, look!
At @wired.com, we are hiring for a senior editor on our science desk. I'm happy to answer any questions about the role; my email is [email protected].
Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Science communication friends, look!
Just in case you need a bit of a brightener today, this always does it for me.
youtu.be/kVJu9AMJJr4?...
youtu.be/kVJu9AMJJr4?...
WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance (Movie dance compilation)
YouTube video by MsTabularasa
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January 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Just in case you need a bit of a brightener today, this always does it for me.
youtu.be/kVJu9AMJJr4?...
youtu.be/kVJu9AMJJr4?...
Good!
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/b...
Bandcamp announced that it no longer permits AI-generated music. “Music & audio that is generated wholly or substantially by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp,” they wrote. The new policy also prohibits “any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles.”
Bandcamp announced that it no longer permits AI-generated music. “Music & audio that is generated wholly or substantially by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp,” they wrote. The new policy also prohibits “any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles.”
Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform
Indie music store says it wants fans to have confidence music was largely made by humans.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Good!
FACTS
Who among us has not stanned Queen Latifah, really
January 12, 2026 at 4:03 AM
FACTS
The biggest issue I have with doing giveaways for the podcast is actually giving away the gifts to winners because they don’t respond. Every time! So funny.
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The biggest issue I have with doing giveaways for the podcast is actually giving away the gifts to winners because they don’t respond. Every time! So funny.
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Sometimes I see the art my friends make and I'm a kind of inarticulatably happy, like, wow!!! That's amazing!! That's so cool!! You did that!!! Holy shit!!! You are so fucking cool
January 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Sometimes I see the art my friends make and I'm a kind of inarticulatably happy, like, wow!!! That's amazing!! That's so cool!! You did that!!! Holy shit!!! You are so fucking cool
Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is finally live! This week, we score some sleep with a classic guide to games. Enjoy!
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Hoyle's Games Modernized (Part 1): Early Access | Boring Books for Bedtime
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January 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is finally live! This week, we score some sleep with a classic guide to games. Enjoy!
www.patreon.com/posts/hoyles...
www.patreon.com/posts/hoyles...
This is an excellent observation.
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
This is an excellent observation.
Mildly annoyed that I’m going back to work with a vengeance tomorrow. The twelve days of Christmas aren’t over yet!
January 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Mildly annoyed that I’m going back to work with a vengeance tomorrow. The twelve days of Christmas aren’t over yet!
Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live! Let's kick off the year with a fan fave, Ten Acres Enough, because running away to a farm was just as much of a dream in 1866 as it is today. Also, Holiday Giveaway winners are up!
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Ten Acres Enough, by Edmund Morris (Part 5): Early Access | Boring Books for Bedtime
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January 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live! Let's kick off the year with a fan fave, Ten Acres Enough, because running away to a farm was just as much of a dream in 1866 as it is today. Also, Holiday Giveaway winners are up!
www.patreon.com/posts/ten-ac...
www.patreon.com/posts/ten-ac...
Editing the latest Boring Books for Bedtime (don't judge, it was a holiday week!), turned on Bluesky, and ... yep, this is not going to be the year I quit making a podcast to help people in stressful times. Sigh.
January 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Editing the latest Boring Books for Bedtime (don't judge, it was a holiday week!), turned on Bluesky, and ... yep, this is not going to be the year I quit making a podcast to help people in stressful times. Sigh.
It's Top Ten Roundup time for Boring Books for Bedtime. There were some changes this year, more history and politics and fewer of the cozy reads that dominated 2024. Some perennial faves and a REALLY surprising number one. Here's to more in 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It's Top Ten Roundup time for Boring Books for Bedtime. There were some changes this year, more history and politics and fewer of the cozy reads that dominated 2024. Some perennial faves and a REALLY surprising number one. Here's to more in 2026!
I feel seen, attacked, and comforted all at once!
Darlings, I say this with all the love in the world—but that new bullet journal you’re about to buy that you know is never going to get used/will just get put into the journal graveyard, isn’t going to fix you. ❤️
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I feel seen, attacked, and comforted all at once!
I was suuuuper prepared to not like Beware of Chicken.
Friends, I love it.
Friends, I love it.
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I was suuuuper prepared to not like Beware of Chicken.
Friends, I love it.
Friends, I love it.
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Artists! The US Copyright Office has changed the rules, starting in Feb. we can register up to 20 published 2D works of art in a single application, making it way more affordable!
Important as registration is needed to fight theft in court or the CCB.
#art #artists
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/g...
Important as registration is needed to fight theft in court or the CCB.
#art #artists
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/g...
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Artists! The US Copyright Office has changed the rules, starting in Feb. we can register up to 20 published 2D works of art in a single application, making it way more affordable!
Important as registration is needed to fight theft in court or the CCB.
#art #artists
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/g...
Important as registration is needed to fight theft in court or the CCB.
#art #artists
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/g...