Michelle Glatt
@ipushbooks.bsky.social
Middle school librarian, horror fan, Rush fan, hockey fan, cat lady, drinker of tea, reader of all the things. Personal account.
I needed to see this lil guy right now ❤️ Would make a cool stitching project
#SomethingBeautiful a little orange dragon from a medieval manuscript
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I needed to see this lil guy right now ❤️ Would make a cool stitching project
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
Trump tried to punish our kids and cut billions in child care and other services simply because our state voted against him.
A federal judge just blocked him.
Leave our children out of political games.
A federal judge just blocked him.
Leave our children out of political games.
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Trump tried to punish our kids and cut billions in child care and other services simply because our state voted against him.
A federal judge just blocked him.
Leave our children out of political games.
A federal judge just blocked him.
Leave our children out of political games.
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
Trump is punishing blue states by withholding childcare money. The federal freeze of $1 billion for Illinois is sowing fear among child care providers, parents, and drawing backlash from state leaders. Story by Lisa Schencker Jeremy Gorner and Jake Sheridan www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/c...
Federal freeze of $1B for Illinois sows fear among child care providers, parents, draws backlash from state leaders
Child care professionals, parents, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and other local leaders expressed horror Wednesday after the federal government announced that it would freeze about $10 billion in fu…
www.chicagotribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Trump is punishing blue states by withholding childcare money. The federal freeze of $1 billion for Illinois is sowing fear among child care providers, parents, and drawing backlash from state leaders. Story by Lisa Schencker Jeremy Gorner and Jake Sheridan www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/c...
Currently stitching:
Yeti, the January pattern for the FREE Crypto-Adorable SAL from Creatively Crafting
16 ct Mirage Aida by PTP
This is my first SAL, so I like that this is a manageable small design.
I will update when the lil guy is completed.
#crossstitch #crafting
Yeti, the January pattern for the FREE Crypto-Adorable SAL from Creatively Crafting
16 ct Mirage Aida by PTP
This is my first SAL, so I like that this is a manageable small design.
I will update when the lil guy is completed.
#crossstitch #crafting
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Currently stitching:
Yeti, the January pattern for the FREE Crypto-Adorable SAL from Creatively Crafting
16 ct Mirage Aida by PTP
This is my first SAL, so I like that this is a manageable small design.
I will update when the lil guy is completed.
#crossstitch #crafting
Yeti, the January pattern for the FREE Crypto-Adorable SAL from Creatively Crafting
16 ct Mirage Aida by PTP
This is my first SAL, so I like that this is a manageable small design.
I will update when the lil guy is completed.
#crossstitch #crafting
📚 2026 Reads, a thread 🧵
My goal is 125, and I read a mix of genres, formats, and age levels.
#booksky #readingchallenge
1.
SPIRIT SLEUTHS by Gail Jarrow
* middle grade nonfiction
* print book from school library
My goal is 125, and I read a mix of genres, formats, and age levels.
#booksky #readingchallenge
1.
SPIRIT SLEUTHS by Gail Jarrow
* middle grade nonfiction
* print book from school library
January 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
📚 2026 Reads, a thread 🧵
My goal is 125, and I read a mix of genres, formats, and age levels.
#booksky #readingchallenge
1.
SPIRIT SLEUTHS by Gail Jarrow
* middle grade nonfiction
* print book from school library
My goal is 125, and I read a mix of genres, formats, and age levels.
#booksky #readingchallenge
1.
SPIRIT SLEUTHS by Gail Jarrow
* middle grade nonfiction
* print book from school library
No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet.
Mercury edition, with @wpgjts1.bsky.social
Mercury edition, with @wpgjts1.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM
No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet.
Mercury edition, with @wpgjts1.bsky.social
Mercury edition, with @wpgjts1.bsky.social
Keep reposting through 2026
They can't take the arts from us
They can't take the arts from us
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Keep reposting through 2026
They can't take the arts from us
They can't take the arts from us
January 1, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Possibly the best thing you will learn today
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Possibly the best thing you will learn today
Now that it's been gifted...latest cross-stitch completion. My cousin collects nutcrackers, and I find them creepy so naturally I had to hide this in plain sight on Christmas Eve.
Design by Mr. Stevers, purchased from Subversive Cross Stitch
#crosstitch #crafting
Design by Mr. Stevers, purchased from Subversive Cross Stitch
#crosstitch #crafting
December 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Now that it's been gifted...latest cross-stitch completion. My cousin collects nutcrackers, and I find them creepy so naturally I had to hide this in plain sight on Christmas Eve.
Design by Mr. Stevers, purchased from Subversive Cross Stitch
#crosstitch #crafting
Design by Mr. Stevers, purchased from Subversive Cross Stitch
#crosstitch #crafting
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
More people have died in ICE detention in 2025 than any year since 2004.
The government has a legal and moral obligation to provide people in its custody with medical care and livable conditions.
The government has a legal and moral obligation to provide people in its custody with medical care and livable conditions.
Four ICE detainee deaths in four days spark alarm as arrests grow
At least 30 detainees have died in 2025, prompting concerns about deteriorating conditions at facilities even as the agency has received an infusion of cash from Congress.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
More people have died in ICE detention in 2025 than any year since 2004.
The government has a legal and moral obligation to provide people in its custody with medical care and livable conditions.
The government has a legal and moral obligation to provide people in its custody with medical care and livable conditions.
That librarian gets a "Hell, yeah" tonight!
Thanks @techylibrarian.bsky.social for helping me get in #goodtrouble If you’re a TX #librarian you know why John Lewis’s words matter now more than ever. #library #tlsky #skybrarian #skybrarians #librarians #schoollibrarians
December 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
That librarian gets a "Hell, yeah" tonight!
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
Just this morning I commented that Stephen Graham Jones makes my life richer with every read.
But I didn't just stumble upon his books.
Becky Spratford led me to them, along with countless others (truly) that I might never have discovered on my own.
Thank you, Becky, for making my life richer.
But I didn't just stumble upon his books.
Becky Spratford led me to them, along with countless others (truly) that I might never have discovered on my own.
Thank you, Becky, for making my life richer.
Via @chicagotribune.com Tribune-- Chicagoan of the Year in Books: If you’re into horror, thank the librarian Becky Spratford:
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/12/via-...
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/12/via-...
Via Chicago Tribune-- Chicagoan of the Year in Books: If you’re into horror, thank the librarian Becky Spratford
I mean, knew this was coming, but it still feels odd. I am the person behind the curtain always, but at the same time, all of us who hep rea...
raforall.blogspot.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just this morning I commented that Stephen Graham Jones makes my life richer with every read.
But I didn't just stumble upon his books.
Becky Spratford led me to them, along with countless others (truly) that I might never have discovered on my own.
Thank you, Becky, for making my life richer.
But I didn't just stumble upon his books.
Becky Spratford led me to them, along with countless others (truly) that I might never have discovered on my own.
Thank you, Becky, for making my life richer.
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
NEW BOOK
🔵 THE SIXTH NIK 🔵
JUNE 23, 2026
🔵 THE SIXTH NIK 🔵
JUNE 23, 2026
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
NEW BOOK
🔵 THE SIXTH NIK 🔵
JUNE 23, 2026
🔵 THE SIXTH NIK 🔵
JUNE 23, 2026
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
A big congratulations to anyone who published a book this year, or ever. We need authors to keep readers happy. Thank you.
December 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A big congratulations to anyone who published a book this year, or ever. We need authors to keep readers happy. Thank you.
Good article.
But not quite sure "dumbfounded" is the exact right word. Because this is not exactly astonishing; rather it's more annoying and even aggravating.
But not quite sure "dumbfounded" is the exact right word. Because this is not exactly astonishing; rather it's more annoying and even aggravating.
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Good article.
But not quite sure "dumbfounded" is the exact right word. Because this is not exactly astonishing; rather it's more annoying and even aggravating.
But not quite sure "dumbfounded" is the exact right word. Because this is not exactly astonishing; rather it's more annoying and even aggravating.
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
All of these are on my TBR & order lists! 💀🖤
Sending the word out to support the horror genre’s Middle Grade authors and readers. @claymcleod.bsky.social discusses the Middle Grade horror’s landscape in his latest episode of FEARMONGERS, featuring @allymalinenko.bsky.social , @allyoutthere.bsky.social & @paultremblay.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
All of these are on my TBR & order lists! 💀🖤
I read 12 books in November!
Adult stuff: Crafting for Sinners was tons of fun, Creep was thought-provoking, Water Moon was...not for me
YA/MG stuff: LOVED Hunger's Bite so much, Facing the Enemy taught me loads about WWII and Nazis in US
#readingchallenge #booksky #storygraph
Adult stuff: Crafting for Sinners was tons of fun, Creep was thought-provoking, Water Moon was...not for me
YA/MG stuff: LOVED Hunger's Bite so much, Facing the Enemy taught me loads about WWII and Nazis in US
#readingchallenge #booksky #storygraph
December 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I read 12 books in November!
Adult stuff: Crafting for Sinners was tons of fun, Creep was thought-provoking, Water Moon was...not for me
YA/MG stuff: LOVED Hunger's Bite so much, Facing the Enemy taught me loads about WWII and Nazis in US
#readingchallenge #booksky #storygraph
Adult stuff: Crafting for Sinners was tons of fun, Creep was thought-provoking, Water Moon was...not for me
YA/MG stuff: LOVED Hunger's Bite so much, Facing the Enemy taught me loads about WWII and Nazis in US
#readingchallenge #booksky #storygraph
Reposted by Michelle Glatt
Mark Kelly: "When I heard the secretary say that they're gonna pause immigration from third world countries, I take that as a message that they don't want brown people coming to the US. And I find that disturbing."
November 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Mark Kelly: "When I heard the secretary say that they're gonna pause immigration from third world countries, I take that as a message that they don't want brown people coming to the US. And I find that disturbing."
Just Finished Reading:
Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin
Debut graphic novel.
Fantastic period tale of mystery & horror set aboard a luxury ship sailing between London and NY.
Delightfully creepy (often cute) art.
Powerful use of color.
Nuanced characters.
Important things to say.
#booksky #graphicnovel
Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin
Debut graphic novel.
Fantastic period tale of mystery & horror set aboard a luxury ship sailing between London and NY.
Delightfully creepy (often cute) art.
Powerful use of color.
Nuanced characters.
Important things to say.
#booksky #graphicnovel
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just Finished Reading:
Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin
Debut graphic novel.
Fantastic period tale of mystery & horror set aboard a luxury ship sailing between London and NY.
Delightfully creepy (often cute) art.
Powerful use of color.
Nuanced characters.
Important things to say.
#booksky #graphicnovel
Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin
Debut graphic novel.
Fantastic period tale of mystery & horror set aboard a luxury ship sailing between London and NY.
Delightfully creepy (often cute) art.
Powerful use of color.
Nuanced characters.
Important things to say.
#booksky #graphicnovel
Currently stitching:
Strawberry Mice from TormalinePattern (Etsy)
On 16pt black Aida
Destined for 6" hoop because it's a Christmas gift for my mom and a few years ago I gave her a hoop frame for her kitchen so she can switch out designs.
#crossstitch #crafting
Strawberry Mice from TormalinePattern (Etsy)
On 16pt black Aida
Destined for 6" hoop because it's a Christmas gift for my mom and a few years ago I gave her a hoop frame for her kitchen so she can switch out designs.
#crossstitch #crafting
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Currently stitching:
Strawberry Mice from TormalinePattern (Etsy)
On 16pt black Aida
Destined for 6" hoop because it's a Christmas gift for my mom and a few years ago I gave her a hoop frame for her kitchen so she can switch out designs.
#crossstitch #crafting
Strawberry Mice from TormalinePattern (Etsy)
On 16pt black Aida
Destined for 6" hoop because it's a Christmas gift for my mom and a few years ago I gave her a hoop frame for her kitchen so she can switch out designs.
#crossstitch #crafting