A young mother holds a 1-year-old boy up in her arms.

Back view of a dad with his infant boy resting his head on dad’s shoulder.

A 4-year-old boy peaking out from tree trunks and smiling.

An almost-3-year-old boy in a hollow tree stump.

Did a photo shoot for my daughter’s sister’s family yesterday. Still haven’t recuperated from running around in a park, but these little boys are a treat.

Dropped off a copy of my book “There’s Something Wrong with Mercy” at the South Adams Ave. Little Free Library in Lebanon, MO…come get it! 💙📚🩸 #booksky #littlefreelibrary #indieauthor #freebook #horror

Shout-out to @kerrimcbooknerd.bsky.social for the inspiration!

Book Tag: Quarter Year Crisis Book tag time, babyyyyyyyyyy! I found this one from Kerri McBookNerd (follow her on Bluesky). Today, I'm looking back at the first quarter of 2026, January 1st through March 31st, and reflecting on the books I've read. 1. How many books have you read so far? Fifteen, which means I'm behind compared to where I was this time last year.

It's time for another book tag, my poor little bookish friends! How did your reading go in the first quarter of 2026? Here's my update...

💙📚 #booksky #bookblog #booktag

Sharing this again for the folks who stay up late. 💙📚

Aaaaaarrrrrgh, why is writing a book so hard right now??? 💙📚 #booksky #writingcommunity

While I’m working on my novel, you can ready my novelette, “There’s Something Wrong with Mercy”!

Ebook and paperback available here ➡️ poorlittlebookishgirl.wordpress.com/my-writing/

💙📚🩸 #booksky #indieauthor #horror #horrorstory #readersofbluesky

Chapter 2 is actually starting to look like a chapter. 💙📚 #booksky #writingcommunity

Book vs. Movie: “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting” Y’know how I occasionally drop Poor Little Bookish Girl lore in these blog posts? Well, here’s another one: I named my house Hill House. Not only is it literally on a hill, but it&#8217…

Okay, but I actually thought that about "The Haunting"...

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Book vs. Movie: “Kiss of the Spider Woman” When I was growing up, my family would watch the Tony Awards every year because we love ourselves some musicals. My first exposure to Kiss of the Spider Woman was not through Mauel Puig’s 197…

Throwback to a Book vs. Movie (vs. Movie) post I'm still rather proud of.

💙📚 #booksky #bookvsmovie #bookblog

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I just need someone to feed me naan and tell me to shut up. That would make me a better person.

a man with a beard and mustache is laughing with his mouth open ALT: a man with a beard and mustache is laughing with his mouth open

Hey y’all, I’m not doing so great tonight!

To the seven people ahead of me in the queue to borrow “Half His Age” from Libby…y’all better read quickly. 💙📚

Book 15 of 2026: “Milk and Honey” by Rupi Kaur, via Libby. Review will be up on my website soon! 💙📚 #booksky #poetry #poetrysky #readersofbluesky #librarybook (God, give me strength as I write this review…)

My red flag is that when I’m insecure, I try to control things. When I can’t control things, I raaaaaaaaaaaaage.

What’s your red flag?

Free ebook, my poor little bookish friends! 💙📚

3 Good YouTube Videos about Poetry I don't expect that many people interested in poetry are going to think, "I know...I'll go to YouTube!" No, the obvious place to learn more would be from books or classes or poetry readings, right? Well, I've got news for you, gentle readers: You actually can learn about poetry by watching videos from creators on YouTube. Well, I have. It's possible.

Want to learn more about poems during National Poetry Month but can't afford an English degree? Check out these three YouTube videos to start...

💙📚 #booksky #bookblog #poetry #poetrysky

Old book smell is better than new book smell. I will not be taking questions. 💙📚

the ai slop discourse is turning into a witch hunt tbh YouTube video by D'Angelo

D'Angelo Wallace made a good video about how trying to detect AI in writing is turning into a witch hunt. Use your em-dashes and "it's not X, it's Y" in your books. 💙📚 #writingcommunity

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JP7...

Sharing this again for the #booksky night scrollers. 💙📚

Boosting fellow book reviewers!

Deb, the main character in "There's Something Wrong with Mercy," is very concerned about how her dress and her home appear to others. She worries very much about not measuring up. 💙📚 #booksky #writingcommunity #indieauthor

Review: “Conjuring The Hurricane” by Sarah Hanson Since I am celebrating National Poetry Month on my blog, I figured that an ideal way to do that would be to review an advance copy of a poetry book--makes sense in my head. I wanted to find something that would stir me emotionally, something that would give me "the big feels." That's why I selected Conjuring The Hurricane: The Best Way to Save Your Life is Any Way You Can…

National Poetry Month continues with my advance review of "Conjuring the Hurricane" by Sarah Hanson. Trigger warning: abuse.

💙📚 #booksky #bookblog #bookreview #poetry #poetrysky

Donated a copy of my book “There’s Something Wrong with Mercy” to Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City. Come check it out!

💙📚 #booksky #indieauthor #library #loveyourlibrary #freebooks

Book 14 of 2026: “Liars” by Sarah Manguso, via gifted book. Review will be up on my website soon! 💙📚🖋️ #booksky #litfic #readersofbluesky

Yo guys, books are pretty cool 💙📚

1. "Liars" by Sarah Manguso
2. "Beyond the Bucket List" by Sonci Bleckinger
3. "Milk and Honey" by Rupi Kaur
4. "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Manuel Puig
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Free book thread, my poor little bookish friends! 💙📚

Trope Talk, part 6: Poetry Tropes In my Trope Talk series, I've been discussing storytelling devices in fiction books. However, did you know that poetry has tropes, too? I mean, you might be like, "Well, yeah, I guess that makes sense," but have you really thought about it? Like, really? Let's think about it together! Much of what we could call poetry tropes has to do with the sound of the poem.

National #Poetry Month continues with the latest installment in my #TropeTalk series, Poetry Tropes!

💙📚 #booksky #tropes #poets

Sharing this again because it's a good book. 💙📚 #poetry