AP: “Florida could be on the hook for $218 million… Alligator Alcatraz may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely…” apnews.com/article/flor...
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AP: “Florida could be on the hook for $218 million… Alligator Alcatraz may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely…” apnews.com/article/flor...
“If you enjoy complex characters, thrills, and a strong story you'll love POTHOLES AND MAGIC CARPETS.” "I loved this book." "Compelling." "Another great read from Joy Mutter." The audiobook is on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes, narrated by @DartmoorGal My 24 Kindles are FREE with KU. amzn.to/29Bawbi
And will continue as the years pass. No doubt.
Yes. Sigh.
Donald Trump appears at golf after viral online conspiracy theory | 9 News... youtu.be/suFN1dSpWFc?... via @YouTube
Couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary at assisted living facility in Lancaster, California 8️⃣ 0️⃣ 🎈🎈🎈🎈 bit.ly/3UUvoC0
#QueerWriters Magni reminisces: “The desire, the warmth, the happiness, the relief. That feeling when I first ate a peach and everything became more than I had words for. I hadn’t tried the fruit for such a long time now. I recovered.” The topic of #addiction somehow always makes it into my books.
Join me on #Substack every Monday morning for "Leave it to the Prose", inspirational or amusing (or sometimes both) quotations from great writers to start the week off with the little push of encouragement you just might need... ☺️ #substack #writers #inspire 📚💙📚 open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
Government Efficiency!!
Where is the mainsteam media? Anyone out there? Can you hear me???
Christopher, the Dog-Headed Saint 🐶 Although the tradition has largely faded in the Western church, Saint Christopher sported a canine head through much of Christian history. bit.ly/3UQG6tg
Miss Redmond’s Deception books2read.com/u/4jo8ro “Bloody hell,” floated on the clear night air as Greyston fought to get his mount under control, not quite believing what he was seeing as three ghostly apparitions stared at him from behind an ancient funerary marker. #RegencyRomance
‘Monty the Motor Coach’ (Tootles the Taxi, 1956) Artist: John Kenney
Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives 2025 -#Memoir #Waterford #Ireland 1920s - The Colour of Life by Geoff Cronin smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/s... Step back in time to #Waterford 100 years ago #pigeons
Pissing off their constituents is going to backfire. Their gerrymandering efforts are about the nullified by their own constituents voting against them. That'll be a quick way to turn red cities & states BLUE!!!! www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...
Mount Baker rises ahead while the trail clings to the hillside, lined with stone and alpine green. I wrapped up my holiday weekend a bit early, but a few stunning days in the mountains were just what the doctor ordered. #Stunday #photography #pnw #mountains #landscape #nature #hiking
From the lighthearted to dark and thought-provoking tales, SILENTLY IN THE NIGHT has something for everyone who enjoys #mystery & #sciencefiction bookgoodies.com/a/B078VL5VSH ★★★★★ "Worthy of the genre master Arthur C. Clarke’s Tales of the Unexpected.” #scifi #ian1 #ebooks #kindle #IARTG #Booksky
Audiobook On Amazon amzn.to/4lOyXG2 or on Audible adbl.co/3SFAUXZ FREE on KU USA amzn.to/4cQmHj0 UK amzn.to/4eXVtIY A Nile cruise time slip brings two couples together with consequences for the future of what becomes the Roaring 20s. Can they return or are they destined to live out the 20s?
💙📚💙 #booksky History, mystery and romance! The Hartford Manor Series is a heart-warming 19th-century family saga set in Victorian Devon. mybook.to/Betsey viewauthor.at/MarciaClayton #historicalfiction #Victorian
What a NIGHTMARE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QH...
#BookSale! Just 99c for the next few days! January 1536 The King is dead... but who will live long now? A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos... All the King's Bastards #Free #KU! #Histfic 📚💙📚 www.amazon.com/All-Kings-Ba...
Here's a picture of a wee coo to lighten ye heart.
Video Of Little Boy Sobbing After Finding Out Trump Is A Real Person Goes Viral—And We Totally Get It www.comicsands.com/boy-cries-tr...
THE SUM OF OUR SORROWS 💔 "A gripping, emotional story about surviving grief and guilt." "Every character was impressively vivid. The author was superb in her use of detail and dialogue to create emotional nuances that made them feel real to me." mybook.to/Sorrows 📘 #KU 🔹 #comingofage 🔹 #Booksky
LOVE, LOOK AWAY 💘 "Lots of laughs, poignant moments, and great twists." "Snarky, philosophical, passionate. Everything you could ask for in a romantic comedy." 👗👒 "The cast of characters are colorful enough that you'll wish they existed in the real world." mybook.to/LoveLookAway 📘 #RomCom 💞 #KU
Awesome
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
I originally intended this to be a preliminary sketch for a larger piece. But after living with it for a few days I actually like it as is - scrappiness and everything #watercolor #watercolorsketch #watercolorpainting #watercolorcityscape #cityscape
I drove past the Bowl yesterday and saw what the show was. So wished I could attend. It only said "special guests" on the marquee, but wow, how very special.
California stepping up.
You're most welcome. I saw it the second I looked at the photo.
I've seen them drink out of the slimy turtle pond. 😫
The Unfolding Sky. Josef Kote
wow
Hope so!!
Open at your own risk! Dragons, Wizards, Elves & one kick-ass female warrior packed inside! Check out the free sample chapters of the Imago Chronicles here: www.imagochronicles.com & Smashwords ow.ly/aoK230mjQnw TAKE A PEEK! I DARE YOU! #BookBuzz #BookSky 📚🪐⚔️💙
This is a great photo. It looks like a Hopper painting.
📚Today is the day! 🤯 The Fall Between is out! Grab it on Amazon and it’s free if you have Kindle Unlimited. #books #booksky #lgbtqreads #pridereads #newbook #comingofage a.co/d/4aadexB
Not to mention the effects of ignoring climate science.
Science is real
Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere you find yourself.. ☮️ #Photography #Scape #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #Colorado #Backroads #Travel #PhotographersofBlueSky
The undead were changing. Evolving. Acting and reacting together in a kind of hive-mind. STAGE 3: DELTA. The latest in the Stage 3 series. mybook.to/stage3delta FREE on Kindle Unlimited Also on #audible #audiobook #apocalypse #horror #WalkingDead #zombie #zombies
“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
Trump KILLING HIS PRESIDENCY, the recession may be coming substack.davidpakman.com/p/trump-kill...
BREAKING: Trump poised to execute DANGEROUS plan with US troops youtu.be/B7y5MmcpAx4?... via @YouTube
This is the way
Trump cancels millions in funding for offshore wind projects www.npr.org/2025/08/31/n...
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“Ken Stark has created a zombie unlike any you've ever read before. Stark's skill at characterization and suspenseful scenes is second to none!” Bite into the award-winning STAGE 3 series! viewbook.at/stage3series All FREE on #kindleunlimited Also on #audible #horror #zombies #audibook #zombie
‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona 🌞 bit.ly/4mDypmd
“Fire RFK Jr. now.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm still waiting for the relentless onslaught of media demands for a press conference and calls to resign.
They do. I've brought fresh water, but they're not interested.
He wants people to ask what it's all about so they'll forget the Epstein Files. And … just a narcissist seeking attention.
7 Novels Set During Times of Great Political Upheaval 📚🔥 These #books "capture the terror and resilience of those caught in history’s undertow, where survival is an act of defiance." bit.ly/4n1qlvs
All you needed was a rope and a lamp post, Manchester, March 1943 (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk).
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up - August 25th -31st 2025 - Smorgasbord Blog News, Music, Book Reviews, Summer Book Fair and Blogger Weekly. smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/s... @dgkayewriter.bsky.social @carolcookstwo.bsky.social @beemweeksauthor.bsky.social
HATEFUL. EVIL. MONSTER.
He Found a Clam, A CLAM! 😊 #dog #dogday #bluesky
THE TROUBLE WITH LIAM is a “disturbingly good” psychological thriller. “A well-crafted plot delivered with panache.” The audiobook is on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. My 24 Kindles are FREE with KU. amzn.to/2Zqce7C
Gold Coast by H.M.I. - A world beat blend of African, Caribbean and alternative #worldbeat #alternative #dancemusic #upbeat #musicsky youtube.com/shorts/7_CaV...
Blessing your timeline: Obama getting a huge ovation at Clippers game. This how you welcome a president:
New on the blog today, I've written about some of my favourite spinsters in literature for @pear-jelly.bsky.social's #SpinsterSeptember, which starts tomorrow. Featuring books by Anita Brookner, Muriel Spark, Rumer Godden and many more! #BookSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/s...
Fall on the Yampa River 🍂 #Photography #Stunday #EastCoastKin #Nature #Fall #Landscape #Colorado #Scape #ColorADay #OrangeSun
This looks awesome! 😋
Recipe in the comments
You're so kind! Just saw this! Thank you!!
Fantastic! These are SUCH great #memoirs by @vallypee.bsky.social about life in #SouthAfrica. The first two books now in #audiobook. 📘📗
The rise of dog-friendly cinema screenings: ‘We never have to break up fights – there’s enough trouble with the humans’ 🎥 🍿 🐕🦺🐕 bit.ly/3Vp6mei
D I S T R A C T I O N
Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum. IG tatterbluelibrary
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Chekhov and Memory Anton Chekhov’s stories are a testament to the way memory can illuminate the path to understanding and endow a life with meaning. 📔 bit.ly/4mGTegX
✨ From a single Life Stone, an island rose. From lupin fields, a people were born. Thus began the Sanctuary, the heart of hope in a darkening world. 🌿⚔️ 📚 The Shadows of Pangea awaits. 🔗 thepangeanchronicles.com #FantasyBooks #EpicFantasy #ShadowsOfPangea
My absolute pleasure! :)
🔶 THE WAITING HOUSE: A Novel in Stories 🔶 Alejandro, a former Santa, feels unworthy of happiness 🎅 Gracie unwittingly takes revenge on her cruel mother ✂️ Fiona lives in the shadow of her late movie-star mother ⭐️ mybook.to/WaitingHouse 📕 #KindleUnlimited ✨ #LitFic ✨ #Booksky
THE SUM OF OUR SORROWS 💔 "A gripping, emotional story about surviving grief and guilt." "Every character was impressively vivid. The author was superb in her use of detail and dialogue to create emotional nuances that made them feel real to me." mybook.to/Sorrows 📘 #KU 🔹 #comingofage 🔹 #Booksky
August 30, 2025
The Surprising Hobby People Are Abandoning—Down 40%, New Study Finds 😢 Researchers say the drop is "deeply concerning." bit.ly/3UPJsN9
I've seen this twice
Yup. It's hot out here! 🐿
California is getting safer. Homicides down 20% Robberies down 19% All within this year. And we're deploying CHP officers to more regions across the state to keep this momentum going.
Reuben Hayes www.amazon.com/Reuben-Hayes... The crusty middle-aged rancher had only ever loved one woman. And now her daughter stood on his doorstep. #Westerns #ActionAdventure #KUFree #HistoricOldWest #booksky #readersky #books
Thanks for sharing these photos. They're of exceptional beauty and clarity and are a welcome reminder that we can always find consolation and tranquility in nature's priceless gifts.
Thank you so much, Charles! :) Deeply appreciate you. 🌻🐿️
Visit my website for free sample chapters & reviews of both epic fantasy Imago Chronicles & YA fantasy Dream Merchant Saga here: www.imagochronicles.com I’ll also post updates as they come available from the exec. producer I'm working with to develop Imago for the small screen. #BookSky 📚🪐⚔️💙
I’m no longer a Californian but they’re the only state with the resources, and Governor, capable of carrying this off. Don’t let America turn into a science wasteland because of MAGA Morons! 🙏
NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT as DONALD and CRONIES SPIN OUT youtu.be/5GAR1TsWoLo?... via @YouTube
@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
Let that sink in.
It was a splooting kind of day. :)