Amy Dickinson
@askingamy.bsky.social
"Ask Amy" advice columnist, NPR Wait Wait Don't Tell Me panelist, literacy advocate, NYT bestselling author, and proprietor of the Freeville Free Library. Author of the One Good Thing newsletter on Substack
Timelapse this morning over beautiful Seneca Lake
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Timelapse this morning over beautiful Seneca Lake
Consumer protection:
Save yourselves
Save yourselves
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Consumer protection:
Save yourselves
Save yourselves
Christmas movie season begins with this sweet chestnut:
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Christmas movie season begins with this sweet chestnut:
A very tough week.
So I got a little Christmas tree for my greenhouse.
So I got a little Christmas tree for my greenhouse.
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A very tough week.
So I got a little Christmas tree for my greenhouse.
So I got a little Christmas tree for my greenhouse.
Lately whenever I wonder:
WHOA, who's that actor...?
The answer is always Matthew MacFadyen: now INSANELY good in Death by Lightning
WHOA, who's that actor...?
The answer is always Matthew MacFadyen: now INSANELY good in Death by Lightning
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Lately whenever I wonder:
WHOA, who's that actor...?
The answer is always Matthew MacFadyen: now INSANELY good in Death by Lightning
WHOA, who's that actor...?
The answer is always Matthew MacFadyen: now INSANELY good in Death by Lightning
Once described a girl as "a chunkier Reese Witherspoon..."
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Once described a girl as "a chunkier Reese Witherspoon..."
Giant leaf
Small terrier
Small terrier
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Giant leaf
Small terrier
Small terrier
I'll take Paul Lynde for the win
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'll take Paul Lynde for the win
Rural campaigning looks like this:
("Meet the Candidates" night at a one-room schoolhouse)
("Meet the Candidates" night at a one-room schoolhouse)
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Rural campaigning looks like this:
("Meet the Candidates" night at a one-room schoolhouse)
("Meet the Candidates" night at a one-room schoolhouse)
When I googled "Platner's tattoo, AI coughed up a lot of flower pot tattoos off of Insta.
And I found a nice example of a combo skull and flower pot tattoo.
Graham should consider incorporating a flower pot into his chest tattoo.
Problem solved!
And I found a nice example of a combo skull and flower pot tattoo.
Graham should consider incorporating a flower pot into his chest tattoo.
Problem solved!
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
When I googled "Platner's tattoo, AI coughed up a lot of flower pot tattoos off of Insta.
And I found a nice example of a combo skull and flower pot tattoo.
Graham should consider incorporating a flower pot into his chest tattoo.
Problem solved!
And I found a nice example of a combo skull and flower pot tattoo.
Graham should consider incorporating a flower pot into his chest tattoo.
Problem solved!
Don't know your style but I got a suede barn jacket at Zara for under $100 (don't recall the exact price). Is it a piece of junk? So far, no.
It's this one:
(And I look exactly like this person striding across a city street in my new barn jacket.)
It's this one:
(And I look exactly like this person striding across a city street in my new barn jacket.)
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Don't know your style but I got a suede barn jacket at Zara for under $100 (don't recall the exact price). Is it a piece of junk? So far, no.
It's this one:
(And I look exactly like this person striding across a city street in my new barn jacket.)
It's this one:
(And I look exactly like this person striding across a city street in my new barn jacket.)
WARNING:
My tap shoes arrived today
My tap shoes arrived today
September 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
WARNING:
My tap shoes arrived today
My tap shoes arrived today
So basically I've been in Tanzania. Last night's sunset featured zebras loping across the plain. Heading home, which means I have a few more hours before I feel compelled to learn what's wrong with Keith Olbermann this time.
September 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
So basically I've been in Tanzania. Last night's sunset featured zebras loping across the plain. Heading home, which means I have a few more hours before I feel compelled to learn what's wrong with Keith Olbermann this time.
RIP wonderful Robert Redford; a man with talent and integrity and ... handsome as all get out.
I love the way he was
I love the way he was
September 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
RIP wonderful Robert Redford; a man with talent and integrity and ... handsome as all get out.
I love the way he was
I love the way he was
Love Parker Posey.
This dress, not so much
This dress, not so much
September 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Love Parker Posey.
This dress, not so much
This dress, not so much
Enjoyed lunch with @maris.bsky.social , whose book of essays is trenchant and funny - and also pairs well with egg salad and Kampucha
September 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Enjoyed lunch with @maris.bsky.social , whose book of essays is trenchant and funny - and also pairs well with egg salad and Kampucha
God bless geraniums
Best plants I know
They keep bloomin
With no groomin
Never quitting
Til they're sitting
In the snow
Best plants I know
They keep bloomin
With no groomin
Never quitting
Til they're sitting
In the snow
September 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
God bless geraniums
Best plants I know
They keep bloomin
With no groomin
Never quitting
Til they're sitting
In the snow
Best plants I know
They keep bloomin
With no groomin
Never quitting
Til they're sitting
In the snow
I'm glad I have a bunch of fading flowers to catch this morning's gorgeous light.
September 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'm glad I have a bunch of fading flowers to catch this morning's gorgeous light.
My terrier and I occasionally switch personalities
August 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My terrier and I occasionally switch personalities
I live on this road (our red barn is up there on the right).
Most days I feel so lucky to live in this landscape -- and especially on days like this.
Most days I feel so lucky to live in this landscape -- and especially on days like this.
August 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I live on this road (our red barn is up there on the right).
Most days I feel so lucky to live in this landscape -- and especially on days like this.
Most days I feel so lucky to live in this landscape -- and especially on days like this.
He looks like Lawrence Olivier!
July 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
He looks like Lawrence Olivier!