One of our smoke detectors crapped out while we were naked in the shower.

Always remember the capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa, with yellow yuzu fruit floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara's head.

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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike. Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year. Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.

Woke up with "Jenny from the Block" earworming in my head this morning. Why? No clue. I haven't actually heard this song in years.

GETTING IT RIGHT is out today! Grumpy single dad horror novelist meets sunshiny artist. Sarcasm and shenanigans ensue. books2read.com/u/4X18Va #romancelandia #contemporaryromance #romancereader #booksky

Regular boyfriend: Sends good morning texts Paranormal romance hero: Fights off rival packs/covens while declaring you're his fated mate Yeah, I know which I prefer. 🔥 #romancelandia #romancereader #romance #booksky #pnr #paranormalromance

My librarian colleague and me today... Her: Forget giving people the stick or the carrot. They don't need to be spoiled with a carrot, just give them the stick! Me: Girl, you are so Gen X sometimes, it's painful. Her: (grinning) Especially when I'm the one swinging the stick.

What's your paranormal romance mood today? 🌙 Forbidden vampire love 🐺 Fated mate shifters ✨ Witches with attitude 🖤 ALL the supernatural chaos #romancelandia #romancereader #romance #booksky #pnr #paranormalromance

Happy Day of the Dead, friends!

Happy Halloween! 🎃 May your night include: ✨ Magic that doesn't backfire 🐺 Shifters who claim you as their mate 🧛 Vampires with excellent consent 🖤 At least ONE book boyfriend What paranormal romance are you reading tonight? #romancelandia #romancereader #romance #booksky #pnr #paranormalromance

These people are lucky they're in South Carolina. With wildfire season still in full swing in SoCal, it wouldn't just be 1% of the neighbors calling the fire department in absolute panic. 🔥😱 🚒

This Halloween, I'm dressing as someone who has their TBR under control. Scariest costume I could think of. 👻📚 #romancelandia #romancereader #romance #booksky #pnr #paranormalromance

Libraries are political!!!!!!!! !!!!

Roman Surovtsev is like many others who were detained at their regularly scheduled ICE check-ins. What makes his case different is that his wife has marshaled a team of lawyers on his behalf.

Me to my characters: MUST YOU BE SUCH IRREDEEMABLE ASSHOLES??? Them: You made us. Me: Don't pretend like I'm in charge NOW, fuckers. Them: Wait, who's driving this thing? Me: ... Them: ... #writerlife #amwriting #romancelandia #romancereader #booksky

Thanks, NYT, but I think I'll stick to the Rock Horror Picture Show. That's about as much "horror" as my psyche can handle. 😱 #halloween #RHPS #horror #scaredycat #authorlife

Cuts to federal funding are already making impacts in communities nationwide. Library workers worry about domino effects: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2025/10/13/librarians-sound-alarm-as-trump-administration-takes-aim-at-agency-that-supports-museums--libraries #ForOurLibraries

"But read looking backward, having seen all that came later, the nurse novels come to look like more than a curiosity."

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Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanics, an AP-NORC poll finds, after the key group helped his return to the White House.

Idk, guys, I think we've seen this before....

The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.

Priorities.

Health insurance is not healthcare. It’s an unnecessary middleman designed to restrict access to healthcare and transfer wealth upwards by exploiting people for profit. Medicare for All: $0 premiums $0 deductibles $0 copays …and would cut spending by $650 billion per year

"Where am I, and what is the time?" he said aloud to the ceiling. "In the House of Elrond, and it is ten o'clock in the morning." said a voice. "It is the morning of October the twenty-fourth, if you want to know." #Tolkien #BookSky Image: "Rivendell - The Riders" by @donatoarts.bsky.social

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BREAKING: Social Security recipients will get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, reflecting an average increase of $56 per month.

Life motto: Be the witch who hexes her enemies and gets the hot werewolf. ✨🐺 #romancelandia #romancereader #romance #booksky #pnr #paranormalromance

I will repost this forever.

Halloween costume ideas for PNR readers: 🐺 Fated mate (carry books, look possessive) 🧛 Blood donor (turtleneck + mysterious vibes) 🔮 Witch with attitude (you already are) What's YOUR costume? #romancelandia #romancereader #romance #booksky #pnr #paranormalromance

Halloween tariffs 🎃 😭

October = reading MORE paranormal romance and calling it festive. 🎃📚 No regrets. #romancelandia #romancereader #romance #booksky #pnr #paranormalromance

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BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered.

a lot of CDC staff and their families depend on these services. the cruelty is astounding

Reminder that it's long past time to reform the Supreme Court. Here's how. https://youtu.be/RwxNnqy8YRA?si=U6gGIo8RF1KNYhYR

They're framing it as a way to share data and messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy at a time when the federal government isn't doing its job in public health. n.pr/48PdMQj

A bunch of little KPop Demon Hunters running around my neighborhood would be SO FREAKING CUTE! 😍

What's your supernatural soulmate? 🐾 Protective alpha shifter 🧛 Charming vampire with centuries of experience 🔮 Powerful witch Drop your answer below! ⬇️ #romancelandia #romancereader #romance #booksky #pnr #paranormalromance

Wishing all my northern neighbors a very happy thanksgiving weekend!

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Feeling exhausted this fall but still want to celebrate all the good things the season brings? We've got a list of simple ideas to make your lead-up to Halloween feel warm, restful and a little eerie.

Tropical Storm Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico.

Went to a party hosted by an absolute icon

Only tech dudes would reframe the relentless management exploitation of their time and talent as a feature, not a bug. They're self-exploiting, and then they'll be tossed aside when their value is depleted. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/b...

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

Leave Hawaii and their reasonable gun laws alone!

You do not have your shit sorted as much as you think; you are not old; this is not your last chance to get strong but it’s the best time to start; life is not an exercise in what is enough; shitty jobs and spouses to the airlock; get free, get fed, then help others do the same.

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