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Nikchick
@nikchick.bsky.social
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COO and co-owner of Green Ronin Publishing. Lifelong book lover, 10+ year Seattle Arts and Lectures volunteer. ❤️ TTRPGs, food, music, travel, and solitude. Anti-racist, neurospicy, intolerant of bigots and bullies.
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #30DaysBooksByWomen #books 8/30
destiny of the republic by candice millard
February 12, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #30DaysBooksByWomen #books 7/30
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #30DaysBooksByWomen #books 6/30
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #30DaysBooksByWomen #books 5/30
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Dinner Tonight: Baked Feta Pasta

Easy and delicious. I also baked a vegan chocolate bundle cake.

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Baked Feta and Tomatoes in the pan Baked Feta Pasta Vegan Chocolate Bundt Cake
February 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #30DaysBooksByWomen #books 4/30
The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin
February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #30DaysBooksByWomen #books 3/30
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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It's aja monet night at Seattle Arts & Lectures. My first SAL gig in a couple months. Feels good to be back!
Nicole stands in front of the stage where aja monet will be appearing.
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #30DaysBooksByWomen #books 2/30
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Coming in late on this one, but here we go anyway!

30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #30DaysBooksByWomen #books
1/30
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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"Hope is not prognostication. It is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is immediately experienced, and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed." (Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark)
January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Dinner Tonight: Salmon Rosti

I got this recipe from Eating Well magazine years ago. The patties themselves are a bit bland without the caper/dill sauce so I recommend making it or adding some extra salt and pepper to the salmon mix. Or both!
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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Baked cookies today to use up some almond flour and warm up the house. Grandma's cookie jar is full for the first time in ages.

Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies:

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A cookie jar in the style of a stack of chocolate sandwich cookies. Cookie jar full of peanut butter cookies.
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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If the Governor is saying our rights are being violated, and the Mayor is saying our rights are being violated, and lawyers are saying our rights are being violated, and Federal Judges are saying our rights are being violated, and the literal Police Chiefs of MN are saying our rights are being violated, and the local officers are saying our rights are being violated, but DHS who is violating the rights are saying our rights aren't being violated... at a certain point don't you think that maybe our rights are being violated?
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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Dinner Tonight: Hungarian Potato and Sweet Potato Soup

A Crescent Dragonwagon classic and one of my favorites. I chopped and measured out everything and nominated Chris to finish the cooking.

Mmm, soup season.
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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Tonight it’s a pan of cornbread and a box of Zatarain’s Spanish rice with the remaining stew added instead of a can of tomatoes.
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Dinner Tonight: Creamy Spinach and White Bean Soup

I cooked the beans from dry in the Instant Pot earlier today and whipped together this easy soup in minutes tonight. Topped with some of the fried shallots I made last week.

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Photo of a bowl of the soup described in the post.
January 15, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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What was your #childhoodcinema
Photograph of the Ely State Theater marquee, Ely MN
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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I pointed out elsewhere that Hilton aren’t exactly heroes of the people, even if a location tried to make the right choice before corporate bullied them into backing down.
Post from Maryn McKenna reads: “In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons… To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.” Sign reads: “This Hotel Reserves The Right To Refuse Occupancy To Those Who Reside Within 50 Miles. Exceptions Are As Follows: Natural Disaster, Inclement Weather Or Power Outage Which Creates Hazardous Conditions. Any Exception Must Receive Management Evaluation For Approval.” Photo from Brian Goldstone, author of There Is No Place For Us, as part of his post about having his hotel reservation canceled based on his (incorrect) ZIP Code.
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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Dinner Tonight: Fresh and Wild Mushroom Stew

This was a bit involved (thinly slicing 2 pounds of mushrooms and you cooking the chanterelles separately, frex) but it's yummy and it's chanterelle season, it had to be done.

Served over egg noodles by request.

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Mushroom Stew in a bowl.
January 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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On my continuing mission to use the last of my winter break to cook and organize. One of today's efforts is making vegetable stock from scraps I've been saving. Celery leaves, fennel stalks, leek greens, mushroom stems... mmm, soup season!
Stockpot full of vegetable scraps, mushroom stems, and herbs ready to become soup.
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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Princess Leia, smilin’ slyly.
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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In 2019 Pramas bought a tea set for our 18th anniversary (porcelain anniversary!) and served up a whole celebratory tea to celebrate. Today he used it again to serve a New Year's tea for us. He did all the work, baked the scones, made the tea sandwiches. So good!

Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Happy to see the last of this godawful year. May 2026 be better and brighter!
Bitmoji Nik taking out the stinking, dripping trash year 2025
December 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM