WanderingWTF
@eyesaregray.bsky.social
Omnivorous reader. Occasional writer. Sometimes I glue pieces of plastic together.
He's doing the leg thing.
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
He's doing the leg thing.
Very well written history of a little-known war in northern California. As is often the case, it began due to poor leadership, misunderstanding, and hot heads. The combat itself reminds me of WW1, the terrain suited for defense. My last Indigenous book for the Heritage Month.
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Very well written history of a little-known war in northern California. As is often the case, it began due to poor leadership, misunderstanding, and hot heads. The combat itself reminds me of WW1, the terrain suited for defense. My last Indigenous book for the Heritage Month.
I enjoyed this. I wanted to read at least one Indigenous author this month, not just Indigenous subjects. Some wonderful writing, engaging characters. I know a lot of it was lost on me, so I can't judge the story, even as a writer. I recommend it.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I enjoyed this. I wanted to read at least one Indigenous author this month, not just Indigenous subjects. Some wonderful writing, engaging characters. I know a lot of it was lost on me, so I can't judge the story, even as a writer. I recommend it.
While a quick read, there is a lot of information here. This edition provides a springboard into deeper dives into the subject, which is criminally overlooked. Give it a try.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
While a quick read, there is a lot of information here. This edition provides a springboard into deeper dives into the subject, which is criminally overlooked. Give it a try.
Best picture I've ever taken of Motown.
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Best picture I've ever taken of Motown.
Outstanding. Focusing on power dynamics, this describes the history of First Nations in North America from the peopling to present day while making them the focus, rather than the Euro-American colonizers. I will be returning to it as a reference in future rabbit holes.
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Outstanding. Focusing on power dynamics, this describes the history of First Nations in North America from the peopling to present day while making them the focus, rather than the Euro-American colonizers. I will be returning to it as a reference in future rabbit holes.
Feel free to steal.
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Feel free to steal.
Wow, what a life this guy led. Famous boxer, rubbed elbows with fascinating people between the wars - Josephine Baker babysat his daughters - fought in both of them, and then some. Highly readable. I'm going to comb the bibliography.
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Wow, what a life this guy led. Famous boxer, rubbed elbows with fascinating people between the wars - Josephine Baker babysat his daughters - fought in both of them, and then some. Highly readable. I'm going to comb the bibliography.
The cat cave, and the box it came in:
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The cat cave, and the box it came in:
Love this big old wombat!
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Love this big old wombat!
This is one I finished before I started leaving reviews on social media, but I had to get another copy, and I wanted to acknowledge its existence. It's excellent.
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This is one I finished before I started leaving reviews on social media, but I had to get another copy, and I wanted to acknowledge its existence. It's excellent.
*disagrees in John Moses Browning*
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
*disagrees in John Moses Browning*
Title is misleading. This is more about the social and racial justice push in the NFL in 2015-2018. It's interesting, and I enjoyed learning about it, but the title is what I was looking for.
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Title is misleading. This is more about the social and racial justice push in the NFL in 2015-2018. It's interesting, and I enjoyed learning about it, but the title is what I was looking for.
Not bad. Creepy, eldritch horror. It's a frame tale, like Ancient Mariner. The theme of loss is heavy - I'm reminded as much of Pet Sematery as much as Lovecraft.
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Not bad. Creepy, eldritch horror. It's a frame tale, like Ancient Mariner. The theme of loss is heavy - I'm reminded as much of Pet Sematery as much as Lovecraft.
Anybody know what this is?
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Anybody know what this is?
Learned some surprising things about my home state, and more. It's a book of essays, some fascinating, some terribly dry. Points off for no index. Worth a look; it's a blind spot in US and Black history.
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Learned some surprising things about my home state, and more. It's a book of essays, some fascinating, some terribly dry. Points off for no index. Worth a look; it's a blind spot in US and Black history.
Wombat in repose.
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Wombat in repose.
Excellent. This is a US history based around how it's lived up to its stated, founding ideals, and how it's progressed (or not) since its morphing into a mass society. I'm tempted to buy a copy for future reference.
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Excellent. This is a US history based around how it's lived up to its stated, founding ideals, and how it's progressed (or not) since its morphing into a mass society. I'm tempted to buy a copy for future reference.
Not bad. FLH is an outstanding role model for grassroots organizers and activists, or anyone who is averse to compromise. That said, she wasn't a writer, and more of her words would have been appreciated.
October 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Not bad. FLH is an outstanding role model for grassroots organizers and activists, or anyone who is averse to compromise. That said, she wasn't a writer, and more of her words would have been appreciated.
I'm a little late for National Black Cat Day, but here's Motown, the Beast Creature.
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I'm a little late for National Black Cat Day, but here's Motown, the Beast Creature.
I don't do this a lot, chime in with a book in progress. But the story of Fannie Lou Hamer is a master class in grassroots activism and organizing. She's a good one to emulate right now, and going into the future.
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I don't do this a lot, chime in with a book in progress. But the story of Fannie Lou Hamer is a master class in grassroots activism and organizing. She's a good one to emulate right now, and going into the future.
Brilliant, highly detailed work. What it's not is a gratuitous showcase of horror and the grotesque. Yes, there is literal cannibalism, but most is figurative, social, and in literature. The homoerotic is above my pay grade - I don't know enough to weigh in.
October 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Brilliant, highly detailed work. What it's not is a gratuitous showcase of horror and the grotesque. Yes, there is literal cannibalism, but most is figurative, social, and in literature. The homoerotic is above my pay grade - I don't know enough to weigh in.