were-duck
@were-duck.bsky.social
Queer poly nerd fannish bookish parent. Co-owner of my favorite bookstore. Madisonian for lyfe. they/them.
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we will be closing early at 5pm today because of the weather
we may close earlier than 5pm if it feels necessary to make sure folks get home safe -- if we close before 5pm, we will update here and on our website <3
stay safe friends
we may close earlier than 5pm if it feels necessary to make sure folks get home safe -- if we close before 5pm, we will update here and on our website <3
stay safe friends
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
we will be closing early at 5pm today because of the weather
we may close earlier than 5pm if it feels necessary to make sure folks get home safe -- if we close before 5pm, we will update here and on our website <3
stay safe friends
we may close earlier than 5pm if it feels necessary to make sure folks get home safe -- if we close before 5pm, we will update here and on our website <3
stay safe friends
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Having a snowstorm on small biz Saturday is really gonna fuck our holiday szn, please consider buying a book for a gift (ppl in the USA) to help keep this queer little bookstore scooting along.
we are supposed to get 1 trillion inches of snow this wknd -- please enjoy a 15% off coupon code STAYCOZY at roomofonesown.com to encourage you to stay home and browse our website (and brand new holiday cat-alogggg) from the comfort and safety of home! roomofonesown.com/catalog/2025...
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Having a snowstorm on small biz Saturday is really gonna fuck our holiday szn, please consider buying a book for a gift (ppl in the USA) to help keep this queer little bookstore scooting along.
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We act like the “Murder, She Wrote” and “Magnum, P.I.” crossover wasn’t the apex of western culture.
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We act like the “Murder, She Wrote” and “Magnum, P.I.” crossover wasn’t the apex of western culture.
I got to spend the night just me n my dad last night and I had such a good time. He even indulgently let me put mcr concert videos up on his tv/sound system. I had never mentioned them to him before but he wanted to know about my favorite band and said they were really good (I come by it honestly)
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I got to spend the night just me n my dad last night and I had such a good time. He even indulgently let me put mcr concert videos up on his tv/sound system. I had never mentioned them to him before but he wanted to know about my favorite band and said they were really good (I come by it honestly)
Anyhow if you feel like saying a nice thing to me, here’s my love meme thread: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Anyhow if you feel like saying a nice thing to me, here’s my love meme thread: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
Me: I wonder if anything I do will ever make a difference to anyone.
Random Customer: this is the best bookstore I’ve ever been in, the selection is unparalleled! I work at a [well-known indie] and they could never.
Me: okay that will get me through today thank u
Random Customer: this is the best bookstore I’ve ever been in, the selection is unparalleled! I work at a [well-known indie] and they could never.
Me: okay that will get me through today thank u
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Me: I wonder if anything I do will ever make a difference to anyone.
Random Customer: this is the best bookstore I’ve ever been in, the selection is unparalleled! I work at a [well-known indie] and they could never.
Me: okay that will get me through today thank u
Random Customer: this is the best bookstore I’ve ever been in, the selection is unparalleled! I work at a [well-known indie] and they could never.
Me: okay that will get me through today thank u
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buy books from independent booksellers, subscribe to independent media, set up a recurring donation or two
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
buy books from independent booksellers, subscribe to independent media, set up a recurring donation or two
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the annual holiday love meme on dreamwidth is here! come spread some good cheer 💛
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
November 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
the annual holiday love meme on dreamwidth is here! come spread some good cheer 💛
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
Guys I love Bruce Springsteen and I don’t care who knows it
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Guys I love Bruce Springsteen and I don’t care who knows it
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I'm here! Please leave your name so I can tell you how great you are!
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I'm here! Please leave your name so I can tell you how great you are!
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Okay, well, first of all, calling it "the Bajoran war" makes it sound like it's the Bajorans' fault that their world was occupied by Cardassia, and that they were wrong to fight back; SECOND, I am in this picture and I do not like it.
Bluesky not addictive to teens but definitely a crutch for elder millennials who know too much about the Bajoran war.
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Okay, well, first of all, calling it "the Bajoran war" makes it sound like it's the Bajorans' fault that their world was occupied by Cardassia, and that they were wrong to fight back; SECOND, I am in this picture and I do not like it.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
You KNOW it’s gonna be good when a customer sends *my* bookstore an email that begins ‘Dear Sirs’
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
You KNOW it’s gonna be good when a customer sends *my* bookstore an email that begins ‘Dear Sirs’
Ooooops I accidentally watched half of the Alpharetta GA swarm tour set featuring this diva
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Ooooops I accidentally watched half of the Alpharetta GA swarm tour set featuring this diva
Getting covid+flu jab today, then will be racing against time to get any porn written before I get flattened by it
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Getting covid+flu jab today, then will be racing against time to get any porn written before I get flattened by it
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Even funnier it also seems to be at least the second time it's happened at this same roundabout in Oslo meaning it's not just ourobobus
It's sisybus
It's sisybus
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Even funnier it also seems to be at least the second time it's happened at this same roundabout in Oslo meaning it's not just ourobobus
It's sisybus
It's sisybus
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all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
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These French babies arguing 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
These French babies arguing 🤣
At my store it’s one or maybe two
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
At my store it’s one or maybe two
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
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I just think it would be neat if turkeys used the same technique to draw us
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I just think it would be neat if turkeys used the same technique to draw us
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out