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Annette J. Hallie
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✨ Zero time award-winning author of zero books.

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My current read.

I’m falling in love with this book. The storyline, the MC, the infusion of physics. It’s checking so many boxes.

#booksky
Cover of In Universes by Emet North
June 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Great for if you need a refresher on or intro to WWI, but don’t want to commit to reading a tome.

I liked that Howard got to the point with enough background info to follow. Some discussions of battles were a bit daunting, but still a good read.

#booksky #nonfic
Cover of The First World War by Michael Howard.
June 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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I’m secretly a fashion icon and decor expert.

#hellokitty #hellokittyislandadventure #nintendo
My avi in one of the cabins. She’s wearing a pink & purple plaid dress and matching hat. The furniture is kawaii and hello kitty themed.
April 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Chillin with the gudetama.
Brown and black sheep sitting next to a gudetama wearing a year of the serpent hat, green shirt and brown skirt. Taken on Cloud Island
April 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Took the cutest pic on Cloud Island today
Screenshot from Hello Kitty Island Adventure. My character is a black and brown sheep wearing a navy & yellow pirate hat and blueish gray dress. She’s standing with Kiki and Lala on Cloud Island. They’re dressed in shimmery outfits with stars.
April 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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I heard it’s National Poetry Month.

A poetry book that I’ve been slowly working my way through:

📚💙 #booksky #poetrysky #poetry
Cover of The Postcards I Never Sent by Lyn Patterson. Depicts artwork of a seated Black woman resting her hand on her chin. There are several pillows and surfaces with bold prints.
April 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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I have no clue what he was lol. Gray shorthair? Lol
Pic of my old cat sitting on a colorful outdoor chair. He’s looking directly at the camera.
March 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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I don’t feel like it’s changed much since Friday. Not sure if the process is slow or something’s amiss.
Chrysalis hanging from a green leaf. It’s a dark shade of green.
March 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Here are some pics. I took the first one the day I found it. I’m not sure how long it’d been there.

The second photo is how it looks today.

It’s supposed to darken and then go translucent, allowing you to see the butterfly inside.
Chrysalis hanging from long, green leaf. It’s shades of green with some yellow/gold specks. Pic of the chrysalis hanging from a leaf. The bottom portion is a dark greenish black. (From today)
March 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Instead of Where’s Waldo, I present you Locate the Ladybug 🔎🐞
A lady bug crawls on the stem of a flowering plant (likely marsh fleabane).
March 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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The horror on the frog’s face is cracking me up. Lmaooooo

Reposting pic with Alt Text.
Three panel comic by @BeetleMoses Panel 1: Two brown frogs are admiring a blue frog. Brown Frog 1 says, “whoa, dude!” Brown frog 2 says, “nice paint job!” Panel 2: The blue frog has its back to the brown ones looking over its shoulder, showing off. Its butt is shaped like a human’s. It says “Thanks.” “It’s designed to keep predators away.” Panel 3: A bird is tossing the blue frog into its mouth. The blue frog looks like a small blue blob with stick arms and legs. One brown frog has its hands on its head in despair, watching the blue frog be eaten. The other brown frog has turned towards the camera and is screaming (with human looking teeth and tongue). A thought bubble by the bird’s head says, “nice, blue flavor!”
February 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Ah yes. Beware the old tacos to earl grey tea to alcoholism pipeline. Eat in flavorless misery so you don’t ignite too much passion and find an early grave.
Drawing of a woman holding a broom in one hand and her child’s hand in the other. The woman is on the porch and the child is descending the stairs. Each stair is labeled with an indulgence (from the top step to bottom): - piecing between meals - patent medicines and soothing syrups - plenty of pickles and pork - Mexicanized dishes and pepper sauces - candies and rich pastries - tea, coffee and coca - sodas, pop, and gingerale - tobacco and cigarettes - cards, dice and pool - liquor and strong drink The ground beneath the last step reads, “a drunkard’s grave.” Text above the mother and child reads, “the home of an indulgent mother” and the text below reads, “starting her son toward a drunkard’s grave.”
February 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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I almost quit on reading The Reformatory (I’m over racial trauma stories), but I’m happy I didn’t because it pivoted in a way I wasn’t expecting and now I’m into it.

(It’s still heavy though)

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Cover of The Reformatory, a novel by Tananarive Due
February 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Two steppin on the table, she don’t need a dance floor.

#HelloKitty #HelloKittyIslandAdventure #CozyGames #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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I’m still working my way through Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo. I’m hoping to finish it today and get started on Hope In the Dark.

I’ve been using this Hello Kitty 50th anniversary bookmark to keep my place. It’s only fitting that I’m now obsessed with Hello Kitty Island Adventure.

#booksky
Cover of Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo Be a Revolution opened to pages 345 and 346 with a Hello Kitty bookmark on top. Hello Kitty’s bow is made out of the number 50 and there are cute doodles on it (cup, flower, apple, teddy bear, etc.)
February 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 20/20

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#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Cover of This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
February 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 19/20

#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Cover of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
January 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 18/20

#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Cover of Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
January 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 17/20

#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Cover of The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, author of Freshwater (a novel)
January 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16/20

#BookSky
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#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Cover of the novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist
January 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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There are two books. One was released last year and has pocket guide/zine vibes. It’s filled with art and various rest messages.

There’s also the rest deck, which has 50 cards wit affirmations and things to think about.
The Nap Ministry’s Rest Deck: 50 Practices to Resist Grind Culture by Tricia Hersey. The deck features artwork with flowers and a Black feminine person with an Afro and their eyes closed.
January 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 15/20

#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Cover of The Awakening by Kate Chopin
January 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 14/20

#BookSky
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#BlackBookSky
Cover of Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey, founder of The Nap Ministry
January 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Your body is a site of liberation. It doesn't belong to capitalism. Love your body. Rest your body. Move your body. Hold your body. Cover of Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey, founder of The Nap Ministry
January 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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I’m late to the party on the January pick for the Soft Heart Bookclub, but I’m enjoying it.

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Cover of Ijeoma Oluo’s Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World-And How You Can, Too. New York Times Bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race
January 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM