Sarahlynn Lester (she/her)
@sarahlynnwrites.bsky.social
Reader, writer, wife, mom, writing instructor living in St. Louis. There’s the Arch! I called it first.
‘Tis a busy season. Today, I looked up from my desk long enough to shift almost all my earnings into retirement savings. Is this hope that banks will still exist when I retire? Or pessimism that social security might not be? Half empty or half full? Illustration: a fish in a shallow tide pool.
January 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
‘Tis a busy season. Today, I looked up from my desk long enough to shift almost all my earnings into retirement savings. Is this hope that banks will still exist when I retire? Or pessimism that social security might not be? Half empty or half full? Illustration: a fish in a shallow tide pool.
Achievement unlocked: getting seasick without a boat. 😂 Snorkeling with the fish cast of Finding Nemo in Kohalu’u Bay.
December 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Achievement unlocked: getting seasick without a boat. 😂 Snorkeling with the fish cast of Finding Nemo in Kohalu’u Bay.
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The next Murderbot book, Platform Decay, is also available in the Barnes & Noble preorder sale: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/platform-d... #booksky
Platform Decay (Murderbot Diaries #8)|Hardcover
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series.Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of g...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The next Murderbot book, Platform Decay, is also available in the Barnes & Noble preorder sale: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/platform-d... #booksky
I have turned in all my grades for this semester! Time for pleasure reading!
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I have turned in all my grades for this semester! Time for pleasure reading!
The John Legend & Kelly Clarkson version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” is an absolute delight.
“My momma will start to worry”
“I’ll call the car and tell him to hurry.”
“If I have one more drink?”
“It’s your body and your choice”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMP...
“My momma will start to worry”
“I’ll call the car and tell him to hurry.”
“If I have one more drink?”
“It’s your body and your choice”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMP...
John Legend - Baby, It's Cold Outside (Lyric Video) ft. Kelly Clarkson
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December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The John Legend & Kelly Clarkson version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” is an absolute delight.
“My momma will start to worry”
“I’ll call the car and tell him to hurry.”
“If I have one more drink?”
“It’s your body and your choice”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMP...
“My momma will start to worry”
“I’ll call the car and tell him to hurry.”
“If I have one more drink?”
“It’s your body and your choice”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMP...
Happy December, complete with unexpected snow!
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Happy December, complete with unexpected snow!
Me: <texts husband sleeping beside me>
Three seconds later, his phone buzzes. He snores softly.
Me: I wonder who’s texting him so late. Weird.
Three seconds later, his phone buzzes. He snores softly.
Me: I wonder who’s texting him so late. Weird.
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Me: <texts husband sleeping beside me>
Three seconds later, his phone buzzes. He snores softly.
Me: I wonder who’s texting him so late. Weird.
Three seconds later, his phone buzzes. He snores softly.
Me: I wonder who’s texting him so late. Weird.
Both times I’ve watched Octopus! I’ve been struck by how much Phoebe Waller-Bridge sounds like Olivia Williams. What a strange documentary this is.
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Both times I’ve watched Octopus! I’ve been struck by how much Phoebe Waller-Bridge sounds like Olivia Williams. What a strange documentary this is.
I’ve done the homework; I watched Geostorm. The real geomagnetic storm was prettier here in St. Louis.
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I’ve done the homework; I watched Geostorm. The real geomagnetic storm was prettier here in St. Louis.
My oldest kid and my dog. One can assume he’s not really rolling his eyes at her.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My oldest kid and my dog. One can assume he’s not really rolling his eyes at her.
Autumn is finally come! Color returns to campus.
November 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Autumn is finally come! Color returns to campus.
New student excuse for why they can’t show edit history or revise likely AI-generated work: I always delete my essays immediately after turning them in.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New student excuse for why they can’t show edit history or revise likely AI-generated work: I always delete my essays immediately after turning them in.
Are you missing the Gateway Arch during the government shutdown? Visit the Arch, my local critique partners, and me in this often humorous crime anthology. whitecitypress.com/product/yeet/
Yeet Me In St. Louis edited by Sandra Murphy – White City Press
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October 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Are you missing the Gateway Arch during the government shutdown? Visit the Arch, my local critique partners, and me in this often humorous crime anthology. whitecitypress.com/product/yeet/
That feeling when you finally smash the mosquito that’s been whining ‘round your ears and keeping you awake: ahhhh. Even better: no blood.
August 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
That feeling when you finally smash the mosquito that’s been whining ‘round your ears and keeping you awake: ahhhh. Even better: no blood.
Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is stunning.
August 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is stunning.
I’m just lying here at one AM, bop from *KPop Demon Hunters* wailing away in my head and keeping me awake.
July 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I’m just lying here at one AM, bop from *KPop Demon Hunters* wailing away in my head and keeping me awake.
We’ve been under a heat dome for ages and I miss the snow! Fall can’t come soon enough. Aside from one perfect week in Portland (Oregon this time) my summer has involved a lot of heat, humidity, and mosquitoes in Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Indiana, and soon, Florida.
July 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
We’ve been under a heat dome for ages and I miss the snow! Fall can’t come soon enough. Aside from one perfect week in Portland (Oregon this time) my summer has involved a lot of heat, humidity, and mosquitoes in Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Indiana, and soon, Florida.
Shopping for “men’s” dress shirts: exactly how many inches from your shoulder-tip to your wristbone and how many inches around your neck?
Shopping for “women’s” dress shirts: this one should fit any regular-sized woman with arm-length arms and breast-sized breasts.
Shopping for “women’s” dress shirts: this one should fit any regular-sized woman with arm-length arms and breast-sized breasts.
January 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Shopping for “men’s” dress shirts: exactly how many inches from your shoulder-tip to your wristbone and how many inches around your neck?
Shopping for “women’s” dress shirts: this one should fit any regular-sized woman with arm-length arms and breast-sized breasts.
Shopping for “women’s” dress shirts: this one should fit any regular-sized woman with arm-length arms and breast-sized breasts.
I’m a fan of clever writing, and “a so-called inventor whose greatest invention is his image” really slaps. Credit to Philip Low.
January 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’m a fan of clever writing, and “a so-called inventor whose greatest invention is his image” really slaps. Credit to Philip Low.
Apropos of everything
January 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Apropos of everything
Unpopular opinion (at least where I live): I love winter weather. I love snow storms. I love ice. I love that snow-day excitement, making monkey bread, staying home, canceling all plans. I love watching my neighborhood turn silent and still as a fluffy, white blanket covers us.
January 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Unpopular opinion (at least where I live): I love winter weather. I love snow storms. I love ice. I love that snow-day excitement, making monkey bread, staying home, canceling all plans. I love watching my neighborhood turn silent and still as a fluffy, white blanket covers us.
Happy New Year! This morning, I knew I could plow through my entire year’s goal list. I can teach 30% more students, meet my writing goals, and help my daughter choose a college. A little later this morning, I learned that my mom was storing caffeinated coffee in the carafe labeled DECAF.
January 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Happy New Year! This morning, I knew I could plow through my entire year’s goal list. I can teach 30% more students, meet my writing goals, and help my daughter choose a college. A little later this morning, I learned that my mom was storing caffeinated coffee in the carafe labeled DECAF.
I do not enjoy grading.
December 3, 2024 at 9:57 AM
I do not enjoy grading.
