#6–Reader
We have both kinds of elfgames, Dungeons AND Dragons
December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I somehow missed that sweet @imleor.bsky.social listed "Why Self-Publish Under Fascism?" as something you should give people for the holidays in the Chicago Reader! What a nice treat this would be for someone in your family that likes to write AND wants to punch nazis.
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
just finished: System Collapse by Martha Wells (my 100th book of the year!!!)

now picking up: Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood

💙📚

#booksky #fiction #nonfiction #memoir #currentlyreading #finishedreading #audiobook
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I just say 1-6, 3-18, 4-16, 2-24 and let the reader infer the dice, like in the good old days.
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This letter from a religious woman who is salty her DIL is an atheist, seems to think DIL is the only reason her grandchild is being raised without religion, and wants to impose her faith on her grandchild, is an excellent representation of MILs being a problem.

(Screenshots cont'd in thread)
December 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Set myself a goal of reading 10 books this year as I’m a terrible reader. Extended the goal multiple times as I kept surpassing it. Currently on book 32 🙌🏻 Proud of myself

(Should clarify this does include 6 short reads, about 2-3 hours each, and 2 graphic novels)
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I hated being pregnant. It’s like leading your body out to a stranger and you are no longer in charge. Nothing romantic about it.

However, dear reader, I had 6 kids.

They are actually worth it.
December 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Two french copies of Apianus's Cosmographia, with the volvelle 'Miroir du Monde' (1581), and his universal altitude sundial (1551), which allows the reader to read time holding the book under the Sun...

6/...
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Maybe it’s just where I live, but my daughter reads 4-6 full books per year for English. She was ticked that they only did sections of the Odyssey. She actually does the reading but she also works at a local book store and reads a lot. I got her an e reader in self defense.
December 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
very excited to share my project for @jvhorrorweek.bsky.social at long last.

for day 5 - psychological
[ ISOLATION & PARANOIA & SURVIVAL ]

✞︎. pit / ravine timeline
✞︎. mage viktor
✞︎. ambiguous ending
✞︎. cannibalism

please 👏 read 👏 the 👏 tags
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Community Members Favorite Songs Bracket 💙🦋

And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends, I'd never walk Cornelia Street again 💙🦋

Results:
Teardrops on my Guitar: 31 votes
Cornelia Street: 37 votes

Today’s bracket battle is Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus vs. Out of the Woods
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Posada & Pilgrimage March with Union Migrante Thursday, December 18
Begins at 6pm at Canal & Galvez, ends at City Hall, complete details in the ALT text on the flyers #ImmigrantsAreWelcomeHere #ICEoutofNOLA #UnitarianUniversalist
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Tonight! Tuesday, December 9, 6-8 PM at Walls Turned Sideways (2717 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL 60612). Join us for Matteo Guidi and Chicago’s Joe Sorrentino for a conversation on cooking in prison. Brett Bloom and I will be there with the book for sale. wallsturnedsideways.org/event/cookin...
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My next novel, Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance comes out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social

If interested in hosting me for a book event or being an ARC reader, sign up here: bit.ly/ARCSandEvents

#romancelandia #mmromance #blackbooksky
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith (ARC Request Form and Events Planning Request)
This request form is for an Advanced Reader Copy of LOVE IS A CONTACT SPORT, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance novel by Frederick Smith, releasing June 16, 2026 on Bold Stroke...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
🎄Christmas opening hours

✅Saturday 20 December open 10am-5pm
❌Sunday 21 December until Tuesday 6 January The Rylands will be closed
📅Open as usual from Wednesday 7 January 2026

📚Reader appointments are available on
Monday 22 December
Tuesday 23 December
Tuesday 6 January
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Community Members Favorite Songs Bracket 💙🦋

You take my hand and drag me head first, fearless 💙🦋

Fearless moves onto round 2!

Results:
Fearless: 56 votes
Innocent: 12 votes

Today’s bracket battle is Teardrops on my Guitar vs. Cornelia Street
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
🦇 Gothica returns!

Join Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (Reader in Film Studies & expert in Gothic & Horror Cinema) for ⬇️

🗣1980s Popular Gothic 2

We can't wait to discuss Stranger Things!⚡️

📅 Thurs 11 Dec
⏰ 6–7:30PM GMT
💻 Zoom

DM for link!
a red sign that says stranger things 3 on a black background
Alt: a red sign that says stranger things 5 on a black background
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December 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
6. Describe Your OC creation process.

I start with a germ of an idea. I roll it around in my head for a bit. Then I go through a very clearly laid out process. ⤵️
December 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
So here's more Amazon bullshit. I want to send my books to a reader as a gift. If I choose the 'author copy,' which costs me $6, it will take five weeks to ship. If I pay full whack, it will be there in three days.
a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .
Alt: A red cartoon character shooting fire from his head.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I was lucky enough to attend a few MICE panels this year! I love listening to cartoonists talk about their work 😊 🎨✨
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Had a nice moment remembering that Buttersafe exists today when they apparently fixed their RSS feed and everything suddenly showed up in my feed reader. The fact that this is the one that resonated with me the most probably isn't a great sign, though.
www.buttersafe.com/2025/09/18/e...
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
One abuser told me that I only started eating my ancestral food “after [she] told [you] I didn’t like the smell.”

Reader, I was born in Korea. I ate kimchi in-utero. I spent my first 6 years of life in my country of birth. The yt violence is disgusting.
December 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Community Members Favorite Songs Bracket 💙🦋

Oh, here we go again, the voices in his head called the rain to end our days of wild 💙🦋

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys moves onto round 2!

Results:
MBOBHFT: 44 votes
No body, no crime: 36 votes

Today’s bracket battle is Fearless vs. Innocent
December 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Day 6 #Teavent with a name like Tropical Snowflake and an ingredients list of green tea and natural passion fruit flavor, I had very low expectations. But, reader, it was good! A fruity smell, a pleasant taste, and I know it would make a beautiful iced tea. I would buy a box of this?! Rating: 🫖🫖🫖🫖
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
aghghh @reviewers sorry i forgot to add this , slide to the review guide that went out
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM