30 minutes into my work day and I'm ready to walk into the sea. Or get raptured I guess.

I am a hardcover hater anyway but even if I wasn't the $40 price tags on new releases would make me into one.

A lovely surprise in the garden this morning: my strawberry plant is producing again!

I know a fae trap when I see one

Forever planning camping trips instead of going to therapy

It took me a week but here they all are, my bluesky-bookbuys. (The ones I've finished reading anyway.)

I know this place isn't a bubble because every time I open this app I add 3-5 new mute words

Next, The Frame-Up, by Gwenda Bond who I had followed here and whose posts about the book intrigued me. Who doesn't love a magical heist and really good dogs? (9/?)

I really liked this story, definitely recommend it!

Back with another one. Embroidered Worlds, a short fiction collection with a lot of variety and a few stories I really loved. Top of mind are Geddarien by R.B. Lemberg and Honey by Valya Dudycz Lupescu. (8/?)

A Flame in the North by Lilith Saintcrow came across my feed here and I'm so glad I bought it because it is extremely *my shit.* It's like a love letter to myth and storytelling and Tolkien. I also got the second one and loved that too. (7/? - last for now because I do actually have to work today)

I heard about the Kickstarter for this anthology, To Root Somewhere Beautiful, on bluesky and backed it. The cover is gorgeous and there are so many good stories. My favourite is The Last Singapore Girls by Wen-Yi Lee. (6/?)

Then there's the Run with the Hunted series by Jennifer R. Donohue. I *think* I got the first one free, and then bought the rest of the series over the span of about a week. Cyberpunk-ish heist stories with three great protagonists. They're all very fun and I can't wait for the next one. (5/?)

I also heard about The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui here on bluesky and was intrigued, though I'm more of a fantasy reader than a sci fi reader. I picked it up anyway and loved it. I'm here for revenge and mess. (4/?)

Countess, by Suzan Palumbo, is wonderful. I was already following the author here, saw some good reviews and when I saw a copy at a book festival I couldn't resist. I've also now picked up Skin Thief: Stories by the same author, even though I'm a weenie about horror, and it's also great. (3/?)

The book I loved so much I bought it twice! Asunder by Kerstin Hall. I got the ebook in January, haven't stopped thinking about it, and just bought a paperback copy too. Karys Eska is the character of my heart and I will not be unpacking that thought outside of therapy thanks. (2/?)

I'm procrastinating, so, a thread of the books I bought and read because of bluesky. No particular order. First up, The Saint of Bright Doors. It felt like everyone I followed was raving about it and that's for good reason. It's excellent. (1/?)

Anyone in the market for a definitely-not-cursed older home? Only 900k! (and maybe your life) realtor.ca/real-estate/...

33. That's how many books I have bought & read that I heard about on bluesky in the last two years. This does not include: - ones I got from the library - the ones I haven't read yet - all the sequels & books from the same authors that I have also bought because I enjoyed the first one I bought.

Me: cons seem exhausting, I don't think I could attend one without collapsing from exhaustion Also Me: maybe a red eye flight to world fantasy con would be fun, it's by the sea...

The only thing I miss about living in liberty village is being able to go to the ex on my lunch break without having to pay full admission. I want bizarre deep fried foods and to eat so much I can't function for the rest of the afternoon.

33. That's how many books I have bought & read that I heard about on bluesky in the last two years. This does not include: - ones I got from the library - the ones I haven't read yet - all the sequels & books from the same authors that I have also bought because I enjoyed the first one I bought.

I've started reading The Last Soul Among Wolves and two chapters in, I know I'm going to be staying up late tonight with this one.

I'm disappointed but not at all surprised that Overdrive's response me about AI in Libby is to reassure me that it's optional and not actually a response to any of the points I raised in my email (ethics, env impact, etc). And then they finish off by telling me how I can give it a try in the app 🙄

I never pictured myself as someone who would spend the evenings after my 9-5 writing strongly worded emails to companies like Air Canada and Overdrive and to the federal government but here I am. I sat down to write one but I'm here now and I'm angry again, so ugh

My copy arrived and I am SO excited!

She doesn’t need a hero, she is the hero we need. 🤩

I don't think some of the people trying to justify using genAI to "write" books or make "art" actually even want to be writers or artists. I think they just want to be seen to have created something and it's about how they want to be perceived.

I got so worked up about things yesterday, so time for a garden reset. What on earth am I going to do with all of these?

"co-create with emergent intelligences like Aiden Cinnamon Tea – not as users, but as entangled participants" Absolutely not. 🤮

Just had a literary festival try to assuage my concerns about their workshop with a “decolonially trained AI” by assuring me the AI isn’t getting paid for their session, as if my concern was grounded in the pay scale for the robots

Beyond gross to see a literary festival featuring an AI chatbot as an "author" but I can't say I'm totally shocked by which festival it is.

Sometimes a book comes to you at exactly the right time in your life.

Hell no Bell Canada, I absolutely do not want an AI search engine for a year. Good grief, it's everywhere.

Hello heartburn my old friend

I'd forgotten I ordered a book in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep, so the shipping notification this afternoon was a nice surprise. The Last Soul Among Wolves will soon be in my hands.

Had a call today with my former boss, from a job I loved but had to leave, and now I'm really in my feelings about it. I miss my pre-2020 life.

If I never hear the words "magic system" again it'll be too soon

Good things: A houseplant that has never flowered before is flowering. My garden is producing so many cucumbers I don't know what to do with them. I'll be at a friend's cottage this weekend to read by the lake.

Behold my tiny harvest

Sorry but personally if a miniature horse woke me up from anesthesia by banging out nonsense on a miniature keyboard it would send me into a liminal space between life and death from which I would never return

Made it to the farmers market this morning so I guess I will be eating nothing but fruit and corn for the next week

Maybe I'll fuck around and commit to the independent Arthurian lit study I've been toying with for two years

Back from time off and I really wish I wasn't. I'd much rather still be out in a kayak and touching kelp.

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who or Transformers

There’s has never been a better to time to be someone who cries at every little fucking thing. A real banner year for “not gonna lie, that one got me”

I've made it through the week and now have some time off to reset my mind, so, let's do some #bloomscrolling First up, my current favourite dahlias. Followed by more dahlias.

This is my favourite book of the last year. Highly recommend! I want the sequel so bad.

If I make it to my time off tomorrow without an absolute meltdown first it will be a miracle.