Indie Book Spotlight

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26 Oktober 2026 14:11

Fake pockets are my villain origin story tbqh

Barry Ryerson

barryryerson.bsky.social

26 Oktober 2026 14:11

My wife loves getting dresses from Millets (yes, the outdoorsy camping shop) because they usually come with 2 deep pockets. You know what's worse than no pockets, though? Fake pockets. Like, there's a slot for a pocket, a flap or indentation, but it's sewn shut. 🤬

Diane Duane

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21 Oktober 2026 15:28

(actually, sort of a quarter of the pie...)

Whitney Curry Wimbish

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19 Oktober 2026 15:52

Child abuse is widespread in the US. According to the CDC, the number of kids who experience it is one in seven. The most common type of abuse is neglect, followed by physical and sexual abuse. I don't think this response should come as a surprise.

Helen Rosner

hels.bsky.social

19 Oktober 2026 15:40

Obviously the pain of being cut off is real! But I guess I don’t understand why the social crisis is their pain—the phenomenon’s upshot—when the real crisis is clearly the phenomenon’s cause: parent-led parent-child relationships that the child finds intolerable.