Cait_onthe_luce
@caitluce.bsky.social
Bookseller in Seattle, lost in a stack of books.
Please bring me fries.
Please bring me fries.
Tuesday January 27: "In the Dry" by Breece D'J Pancake. "He sees the bridge coming, sees the hurt in it, and says aloud his name, 'Ottie'"
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Tuesday January 27: "In the Dry" by Breece D'J Pancake. "He sees the bridge coming, sees the hurt in it, and says aloud his name, 'Ottie'"
Monday January 26: "Fandango" by Jaime Cortez.
"Whoa. A gringo is coming to work in the garlic fields."
"Whoa. A gringo is coming to work in the garlic fields."
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Monday January 26: "Fandango" by Jaime Cortez.
"Whoa. A gringo is coming to work in the garlic fields."
"Whoa. A gringo is coming to work in the garlic fields."
Sunday January 25: "Lulu in Exile" by Gish Jen.
"Arnie Hsu the success, brother of Duncan Hsu the failure, had his own import-export business."
"Arnie Hsu the success, brother of Duncan Hsu the failure, had his own import-export business."
January 25, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Sunday January 25: "Lulu in Exile" by Gish Jen.
"Arnie Hsu the success, brother of Duncan Hsu the failure, had his own import-export business."
"Arnie Hsu the success, brother of Duncan Hsu the failure, had his own import-export business."
Saturday January 24: "Duncan in China" by Gish Jen. "Duncan Hsu, foreign expert. That was his name in China. In America, it had been Duncan Hsu, dropout."
January 24, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Saturday January 24: "Duncan in China" by Gish Jen. "Duncan Hsu, foreign expert. That was his name in China. In America, it had been Duncan Hsu, dropout."
Friday January 23: "Charity" by Joy Williams.
"They had been told about it by a police officer eating a tamale at a cafe near the Arizona—Mexico border."
"They had been told about it by a police officer eating a tamale at a cafe near the Arizona—Mexico border."
January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Friday January 23: "Charity" by Joy Williams.
"They had been told about it by a police officer eating a tamale at a cafe near the Arizona—Mexico border."
"They had been told about it by a police officer eating a tamale at a cafe near the Arizona—Mexico border."
Thursday January 22: "The Pardos" by Jaime Cortez.
The ecosystem of every town requires at least one bad family."
The ecosystem of every town requires at least one bad family."
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Thursday January 22: "The Pardos" by Jaime Cortez.
The ecosystem of every town requires at least one bad family."
The ecosystem of every town requires at least one bad family."
One of my most anticipated books this year!
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
One of my most anticipated books this year!
Wednesday January 21: "A Room Forever" by Breece D'J Pancake. "Because of New Year's I get the big room, eight-dollar room. But it seems smaller than before; and sitting by the window, looking out on the rain and town, I know the waiting eats at me again."
January 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Wednesday January 21: "A Room Forever" by Breece D'J Pancake. "Because of New Year's I get the big room, eight-dollar room. But it seems smaller than before; and sitting by the window, looking out on the rain and town, I know the waiting eats at me again."
Tuesday January 20: "Ineffective Assistance" by Hillary Behrman. "I knew a girl named Hope. She was in my freshman English class and always arrived before me because she rode a big black upright Schwinn bicycle all over campus."
January 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Tuesday January 20: "Ineffective Assistance" by Hillary Behrman. "I knew a girl named Hope. She was in my freshman English class and always arrived before me because she rode a big black upright Schwinn bicycle all over campus."
Monday January 18: "The Problem of Style" by Jaime Cortez. "In the summer after sixth grade, as he crossed the creaking vine-and-slat suspension bridge toward the overgrown wilds of San Benito Junior High, Raymundo decided he was going to become art."
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Monday January 18: "The Problem of Style" by Jaime Cortez. "In the summer after sixth grade, as he crossed the creaking vine-and-slat suspension bridge toward the overgrown wilds of San Benito Junior High, Raymundo decided he was going to become art."