Gremlin
@tomatocages.bsky.social
bog gremlin. they/them, librarian, SFF enthusiast, fond of fanfiction. I also like plants.
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I am very tired and there is a lot of snow on the ground outside… but maybe I should leave my home today and walk around
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I am very tired and there is a lot of snow on the ground outside… but maybe I should leave my home today and walk around
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November 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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A touchstone, as I try to convince those I care for (including myself) that we are precious & loved separate from labor or even effort.
Re-reading Becky Chambers’ *A Psalm for the Wild-Built* for class & moved again by:
“You keep asking why your work is not enough, & I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world & marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live”
“You keep asking why your work is not enough, & I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world & marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live”
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A touchstone, as I try to convince those I care for (including myself) that we are precious & loved separate from labor or even effort.
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Snake-Eater by @tkingfisher.com - a woman finding her self-confidence again after escaping a bad relationship, while also dealing with the god of roadrunners (which are vicious mini-dinosaurs) that was involved with her late aunt. Cozy, creepy, and wonderful. Full ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review here: bit.ly/4ioEim0
“Snake-Eater” by T. Kingfisher
T. Kingfisher’s (aka Ursula Vernon) latest book is set in Arizona, where the protagonist Selena, along with her dog Copper, have arrived in a poor, remote town after ditching her emotionally abusive b...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Snake-Eater by @tkingfisher.com - a woman finding her self-confidence again after escaping a bad relationship, while also dealing with the god of roadrunners (which are vicious mini-dinosaurs) that was involved with her late aunt. Cozy, creepy, and wonderful. Full ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review here: bit.ly/4ioEim0
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It's #SmallBusinessSaturday, and at #Ebooks Direct, our #sale continues! Here's one of the most ridiculously reduced offers in the store: the "All The #Wizardry" bundle—18 ebooks, today available for $14.99! (Seriously, we must need our heads felt.) So grab one now! ebooks.direct/products/you...
Young Wizards "All The Wizardry" Bundle
This bundle contains all the Young Wizards material in the Ebooks Direct inventory. That's nineteen ebooks, containing:
The nine New Millennium Editions of the main-sequence Young Wizards novels
The ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's #SmallBusinessSaturday, and at #Ebooks Direct, our #sale continues! Here's one of the most ridiculously reduced offers in the store: the "All The #Wizardry" bundle—18 ebooks, today available for $14.99! (Seriously, we must need our heads felt.) So grab one now! ebooks.direct/products/you...
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So much about this sign I saw today I am still thinking about
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
So much about this sign I saw today I am still thinking about
Today I laid around and read a book. Sloth was interrupted by occasional industry (making pumpkin bread; grocery shopping; making soup). I recommend this kind of rest if you can get it.
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Today I laid around and read a book. Sloth was interrupted by occasional industry (making pumpkin bread; grocery shopping; making soup). I recommend this kind of rest if you can get it.
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Post something random or you'll have an awful December
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
Just did a stitch count on the sweater I’m knitting and somehow I’m WILDLY off, to the tune of way too many extra stitches. I may need to start over 😭
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just did a stitch count on the sweater I’m knitting and somehow I’m WILDLY off, to the tune of way too many extra stitches. I may need to start over 😭
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with alt text, because everyone deserves a good cry.
come over.
come over.
July 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
with alt text, because everyone deserves a good cry.
come over.
come over.
I’m doing such a good job cooking thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’m doing such a good job cooking thanksgiving
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
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be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
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THE YEAR WITHOUT SUNSHINE by @naomikritzer.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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The Year Without Sunshine - Uncanny Magazine
During one of the much smaller disasters that preceded the really big disaster, I met a lot of my neighbors online. I can’t remember if we set up the WhatsApp group because of the pandemic or the civi...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
THE YEAR WITHOUT SUNSHINE by @naomikritzer.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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This.
Whenever local government reviews the library budget and asks, "Why should we give you money?"
We want the library to be able to say, "Because we provide a valuable service used by many people!"
Libraries are like muscles, using them more makes them stronger. 💪
Whenever local government reviews the library budget and asks, "Why should we give you money?"
We want the library to be able to say, "Because we provide a valuable service used by many people!"
Libraries are like muscles, using them more makes them stronger. 💪
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This.
Whenever local government reviews the library budget and asks, "Why should we give you money?"
We want the library to be able to say, "Because we provide a valuable service used by many people!"
Libraries are like muscles, using them more makes them stronger. 💪
Whenever local government reviews the library budget and asks, "Why should we give you money?"
We want the library to be able to say, "Because we provide a valuable service used by many people!"
Libraries are like muscles, using them more makes them stronger. 💪
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Everyone in the comments of that viral "We're not here to judge we're here to help" image with Dewey numbers for tough topics like abortion or HIV asking "Are those the prices?" are pushing all my "Could be a troll but what if they don't really know?" buttons. Here's one that looks less like AI slop
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Everyone in the comments of that viral "We're not here to judge we're here to help" image with Dewey numbers for tough topics like abortion or HIV asking "Are those the prices?" are pushing all my "Could be a troll but what if they don't really know?" buttons. Here's one that looks less like AI slop
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
No… no…. I feel a cold coming on
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
No… no…. I feel a cold coming on
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I can't believe I forgot to post this lmao
Based in "No, I'm not a human" the game :D
....Honestly, you should have let them in when he asked! He was so polite!!! #sheith
Based in "No, I'm not a human" the game :D
....Honestly, you should have let them in when he asked! He was so polite!!! #sheith
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I can't believe I forgot to post this lmao
Based in "No, I'm not a human" the game :D
....Honestly, you should have let them in when he asked! He was so polite!!! #sheith
Based in "No, I'm not a human" the game :D
....Honestly, you should have let them in when he asked! He was so polite!!! #sheith