Shannon
@shannonfego.bsky.social
Reader. English professor. Follow books, film, foreign affairs/history, baseball(Bucs), and soccer (Everton). Partial to hounds.
Now, that's a massive victory. The 10 men of Everton, lol.
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Now, that's a massive victory. The 10 men of Everton, lol.
!!! 2005 early days of watching for me. Good to know
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
!!! 2005 early days of watching for me. Good to know
goes in the only Everton camp. Not gonna guess if we'll lose now, but if we do, we've found a fresh way to do so.
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
goes in the only Everton camp. Not gonna guess if we'll lose now, but if we do, we've found a fresh way to do so.
I have never seen that before. God damn, Everton.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I have never seen that before. God damn, Everton.
He was always a dick. If this worked on any woman, my guess is it only worked when she knew he was a professional athlete and was into that get.
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
He was always a dick. If this worked on any woman, my guess is it only worked when she knew he was a professional athlete and was into that get.
That's why! I thought I had somehow reconfigured my settings. This, I can live with.
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
That's why! I thought I had somehow reconfigured my settings. This, I can live with.
I really like him. He has a beautiful cross. And scrappy- but do worry he'll get a red.
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I really like him. He has a beautiful cross. And scrappy- but do worry he'll get a red.
use of "Baby, don't worry" is somehow funnier to me than the worm that wasn't. I don't get why this exchange is even being detailed in print.
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
use of "Baby, don't worry" is somehow funnier to me than the worm that wasn't. I don't get why this exchange is even being detailed in print.
Have had a 3 hr lunch outdoors. Warm enough, gin & tonics, Nikki Giovanni talk, etc. Feels good to be alive day.
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Have had a 3 hr lunch outdoors. Warm enough, gin & tonics, Nikki Giovanni talk, etc. Feels good to be alive day.
He's right about Ordinary People
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
He's right about Ordinary People
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“‘To grieve in peace’ is a common phrase but it’s a peculiar one, is it not? A contradiction, a demanding, even unachievable stasis state.”
Joy Williams on Gene Hackman’s last days.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Joy Williams on Gene Hackman’s last days.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
One Four Two Five Old Sunset Trail, by Joy Williams
On the last days of Gene Hackman
harpers.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“‘To grieve in peace’ is a common phrase but it’s a peculiar one, is it not? A contradiction, a demanding, even unachievable stasis state.”
Joy Williams on Gene Hackman’s last days.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Joy Williams on Gene Hackman’s last days.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
I sent it to my 3 siblings earlier today! My mother regularly had Doobie Brothers (or Dolly) playing many cold, dark mornings as we got ready for school.
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I sent it to my 3 siblings earlier today! My mother regularly had Doobie Brothers (or Dolly) playing many cold, dark mornings as we got ready for school.
I never heard her questioned about that campaign slogan (Let's keep a good thing going)
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I never heard her questioned about that campaign slogan (Let's keep a good thing going)
watching "Bad Day at Black Rock" and it's very small town with a dark secret
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
watching "Bad Day at Black Rock" and it's very small town with a dark secret
Voted and 5 of the poll workers are people I run into every day when we're all walking our dogs on the 6:30 AM shift.
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Voted and 5 of the poll workers are people I run into every day when we're all walking our dogs on the 6:30 AM shift.
Enlightened and Wild at Heart are two of my favorites. Diane Ladd (esp paired with Laura Dern) did good work.
November 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Enlightened and Wild at Heart are two of my favorites. Diane Ladd (esp paired with Laura Dern) did good work.
I think/hope the election and seeing my 1st of the season(ticket holder) traveling Broadway show. Earnest AF.
November 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I think/hope the election and seeing my 1st of the season(ticket holder) traveling Broadway show. Earnest AF.
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Very exciting! Margaret Atwood’s Book of Lives is coming out next week!
#MargaretAtwood
@margaretatwood.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
#MargaretAtwood
@margaretatwood.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir
At 86, she’s a literary seer and saint – and queen of the Canadian resistance. So what does the writer make of our dystopian world?
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Very exciting! Margaret Atwood’s Book of Lives is coming out next week!
#MargaretAtwood
@margaretatwood.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
#MargaretAtwood
@margaretatwood.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Costumes so good, they needed to confirm identity
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Costumes so good, they needed to confirm identity
saw this in previews a few weeks ago. If you get a shot, take it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/t...
Laurie Metcalf Is Riveting in ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
saw this in previews a few weeks ago. If you get a shot, take it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/t...
briefly watched that clip last week not realizing it was her, nor that she was trying to imitate Oliver. Also didn't clock that it was supposed to be a British accent.
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
briefly watched that clip last week not realizing it was her, nor that she was trying to imitate Oliver. Also didn't clock that it was supposed to be a British accent.
Was watching the latest episode earlier, and the actor who plays the pastor is so good at sinister
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Was watching the latest episode earlier, and the actor who plays the pastor is so good at sinister
Even my beagle likes this one
October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Even my beagle likes this one
Making the most of my insomnia and reading Angela Flournoy's 2nd novel, The Wilderness. Like the structure- each section is divided by year and by voice, a different female friend is centered each time.
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Making the most of my insomnia and reading Angela Flournoy's 2nd novel, The Wilderness. Like the structure- each section is divided by year and by voice, a different female friend is centered each time.