Lauren
@lem119.bsky.social
it ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive
Horror:
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Old Soul by Susan Barker
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Old Soul by Susan Barker
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Horror:
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Old Soul by Susan Barker
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Old Soul by Susan Barker
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Poetry:
egg/shell by Victoria Kennefick
You Are Here edited by Ada Limón
I Do Know Some Things by Richard Siken
Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan
The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
egg/shell by Victoria Kennefick
You Are Here edited by Ada Limón
I Do Know Some Things by Richard Siken
Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan
The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Poetry:
egg/shell by Victoria Kennefick
You Are Here edited by Ada Limón
I Do Know Some Things by Richard Siken
Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan
The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
egg/shell by Victoria Kennefick
You Are Here edited by Ada Limón
I Do Know Some Things by Richard Siken
Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan
The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Non-fiction:
The People’s Project edited by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith
Second Life by Amanda Hess
Strata by Laura Poppick
Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
How to Kill a Witch by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi
The People’s Project edited by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith
Second Life by Amanda Hess
Strata by Laura Poppick
Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
How to Kill a Witch by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Non-fiction:
The People’s Project edited by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith
Second Life by Amanda Hess
Strata by Laura Poppick
Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
How to Kill a Witch by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi
The People’s Project edited by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith
Second Life by Amanda Hess
Strata by Laura Poppick
Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez
How to Kill a Witch by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi
Fiction cont'd:
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell
Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin
Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa
On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell
Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin
Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa
On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Fiction cont'd:
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell
Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin
Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa
On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell
Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin
Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa
On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle
My favourite books read in 2025:
Fiction (non horror):
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
We Do Not Part by Han Kang
All Fours by Miranda July
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
Martyr! Kaveh Akbar
Fiction (non horror):
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
We Do Not Part by Han Kang
All Fours by Miranda July
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
Martyr! Kaveh Akbar
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
My favourite books read in 2025:
Fiction (non horror):
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
We Do Not Part by Han Kang
All Fours by Miranda July
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
Martyr! Kaveh Akbar
Fiction (non horror):
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
We Do Not Part by Han Kang
All Fours by Miranda July
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
Martyr! Kaveh Akbar
Harry Styles at the Met Gala a couple years back? Not quite the same but the dramatic collar/overall sheerness reminds me of it a bit.
January 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Harry Styles at the Met Gala a couple years back? Not quite the same but the dramatic collar/overall sheerness reminds me of it a bit.
A stranger and I both stopped on our runs yesterday evening to share this moment watching these birds take flight
January 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A stranger and I both stopped on our runs yesterday evening to share this moment watching these birds take flight
I can never do her justice with a picture but the full moon was so big and beautiful this morning
January 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I can never do her justice with a picture but the full moon was so big and beautiful this morning
He was sad that I’m leaving for like a second but then he found some crumbled up paper and immediate forgot about me
January 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
He was sad that I’m leaving for like a second but then he found some crumbled up paper and immediate forgot about me
I saw Gypsy on Broadway tonight and while the overall show/production was good but wouldn’t top my personal musical theatre list, Audra McDonald as Rose was undoubtably the best performance I’ve ever been lucky enough to see live, what a legend
January 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I saw Gypsy on Broadway tonight and while the overall show/production was good but wouldn’t top my personal musical theatre list, Audra McDonald as Rose was undoubtably the best performance I’ve ever been lucky enough to see live, what a legend
Just one necessary New Year’s tradition before bed
January 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Just one necessary New Year’s tradition before bed
Another day, another foiled attempt to drink the Christmas tree water
December 29, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Another day, another foiled attempt to drink the Christmas tree water
No cheating: your last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist
December 17, 2024 at 7:10 AM
No cheating: your last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist
Telling me what I already know 💁♀️
December 4, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Telling me what I already know 💁♀️
#currentlyreading I think I saw this story mentioned on an r/horrorlit thread. The person recommending it said not to look up anything about it ahead of time. I haven’t, and conveniently I can’t even remember the topic of the original post #booksky #horrorsky (is that a thing?)
December 3, 2024 at 11:50 AM
#currentlyreading I think I saw this story mentioned on an r/horrorlit thread. The person recommending it said not to look up anything about it ahead of time. I haven’t, and conveniently I can’t even remember the topic of the original post #booksky #horrorsky (is that a thing?)
"we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" - exit poll respondents
November 30, 2024 at 8:43 AM
"we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" - exit poll respondents
If you see this, post a concert photo you took!
Kneecap, INEC, Killarney, October 2024
Kneecap, INEC, Killarney, October 2024
November 23, 2024 at 9:28 AM
If you see this, post a concert photo you took!
Kneecap, INEC, Killarney, October 2024
Kneecap, INEC, Killarney, October 2024
I think the snow will probably turn to slush overnight but it was beautiful while it lasted
November 21, 2024 at 10:00 PM
I think the snow will probably turn to slush overnight but it was beautiful while it lasted
One last harvest from the polytunnel for the season 🫑🍅
November 21, 2024 at 5:23 PM
One last harvest from the polytunnel for the season 🫑🍅
A good dusting of sneachta i gCiarraí today
November 21, 2024 at 1:14 PM
A good dusting of sneachta i gCiarraí today
Looks like Nuacht deleted their bluesky? Unfortunate. But I've made a little spreadsheet of vocab I had to look up while reading an article. Hopefully I can keep up a routine of doing this everyday.
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Looks like Nuacht deleted their bluesky? Unfortunate. But I've made a little spreadsheet of vocab I had to look up while reading an article. Hopefully I can keep up a routine of doing this everyday.
First frost this morning
November 20, 2024 at 9:09 AM
First frost this morning
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 16, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline