David Barclay
@bylamplight.bsky.social
Writer, Educator, Horror Geek, and Bibliophile.
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standard ebooks does beautiful work with public domain titles and there are a lot of great new ones available today, including maltese falcon, stuff from christie, faulkner, kafka, hughes, lardner, sayers and more standardebooks.org/blog/public-...
Public Domain Day 2026 in Literature - Blog
Read about the new ebooks Standard Ebooks is releasing for Public Domain Day 2026!
standardebooks.org
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
standard ebooks does beautiful work with public domain titles and there are a lot of great new ones available today, including maltese falcon, stuff from christie, faulkner, kafka, hughes, lardner, sayers and more standardebooks.org/blog/public-...
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We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
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New cozy gaming video is here! Come play Winter Burrow with me! youtu.be/t4lQg4_dRhI
Winter Burrow | Gameplay and First Impressions
YouTube video by Ezeekat
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New cozy gaming video is here! Come play Winter Burrow with me! youtu.be/t4lQg4_dRhI
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Yep, that tracks...😉🤣
August 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yep, that tracks...😉🤣
Hey everyone, I'm a little embarrassed to be asking this but with school coming up and budget cuts looming, I wanted to put my classroom wishlist. If anyone would like to donate some supplies to my classroom, I'd greatly appreciate it.
#backtoschool
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#backtoschool
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Hey everyone, I'm a little embarrassed to be asking this but with school coming up and budget cuts looming, I wanted to put my classroom wishlist. If anyone would like to donate some supplies to my classroom, I'd greatly appreciate it.
#backtoschool
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#backtoschool
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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A combination of No Child Left Behind, edtech hype, and educators who think shiny toys equals learning outcomes.
I just… how did education go from “if you didn’t put your citation in the correct format you will be blacklisted for life because plagiarism” to “ look how great the plagiarism machine is!”
July 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A combination of No Child Left Behind, edtech hype, and educators who think shiny toys equals learning outcomes.
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In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
www.ricksteves.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
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Umberto Eco’s enduringly popular manual “How to Write a Thesis” is more than a guide for undergraduates; the book is a celebration of the magical process of self-realization.
A Guide to Thesis Writing and a Guide to Life
Writing and research manuals like Umberto Eco’s “How to Write a Thesis” offer a vision of our best selves, Hua Hsu wrote, in 2015.
www.newyorker.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Umberto Eco’s enduringly popular manual “How to Write a Thesis” is more than a guide for undergraduates; the book is a celebration of the magical process of self-realization.
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The injustices of the current regime will fall.
June 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The injustices of the current regime will fall.
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I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
www.404media.co
June 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
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May 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Good morning beautiful souls! School's out so the summer reading club will start Monday at my library and I'm the lead this year. Maybe some #GoodTrouble in my future 😎 Happy Friday!
🌞☕🌻🏃♀️🕉️
🌞☕🌻🏃♀️🕉️
May 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Good morning beautiful souls! School's out so the summer reading club will start Monday at my library and I'm the lead this year. Maybe some #GoodTrouble in my future 😎 Happy Friday!
🌞☕🌻🏃♀️🕉️
🌞☕🌻🏃♀️🕉️
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Pride & Prejudice, but set during the Spanish Colonial Period in the Philippines
April 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Pride & Prejudice, but set during the Spanish Colonial Period in the Philippines
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February 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Oh hey, it's midnight on the east coast, so WHY ON EARTH has officially (crash) landed! If you need a little joy amid the horrors, I hope you can find it in these pages. We poured our hearts into these eleven heartfelt stories full of love, laughs, and aliens!
www.rosieethor.com/why-on-earth
www.rosieethor.com/why-on-earth
February 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Oh hey, it's midnight on the east coast, so WHY ON EARTH has officially (crash) landed! If you need a little joy amid the horrors, I hope you can find it in these pages. We poured our hearts into these eleven heartfelt stories full of love, laughs, and aliens!
www.rosieethor.com/why-on-earth
www.rosieethor.com/why-on-earth
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Any similarity is purely coincidental, right, @questauthority.bsky.social?
January 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Any similarity is purely coincidental, right, @questauthority.bsky.social?
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Nincompoop isn’t used enough.
January 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Nincompoop isn’t used enough.