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Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation

"Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail"

"About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation"

It helps my sanity!😆

I don't think anyone, male or female, was as pretty as Bowie.

This was the only era of Bowie that I saw in concert. ( Philadelphia, the early '80s.)

The alt text here is full of typos. Here's what it SHOULD say:
"Sketchbook drawing of David Bowie as the Thin White Duke, black vest and trousers, white shirt, standing against a dark background. He looks down and to the side. The cigarette smoke spirals behind him into the shape of a black hole."

Thank you!!😊

Next one will be The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Sketchbook drawing of David Bowie as the Thin White Duke, black vest and trousers, white shirt, standing against a dark background. he looks down and to the side. The cigarette smke spirals behind him into the shape of a balck hole.

Sketchbook Bowie character #7:
The Thin White Duke.

Same here. I always look at who follows me and what they're posting. If they look like a bot or a scam, I block.

Maybe the Bowie fans all leave in one big group and come back when they like a new drawing better.😄

More than likely!

Weird. Suddenly I seem to have a thousand followers, and the next day, I have a thousand less. And the next day they're back. And then they're gone again. (yoink!)

I'm actually happy to have ANY followers here, but I feel like Bluesky is gaslighting me.🙄

I am SO looking forward to this.

Thank you!!😊

With that being said... "SO COOOL!!!!!" 🤩

Yeah, sending Godzilla over here is probably a good plan right now.

This kid is alright.

A new Patreon post explaining my thoughts behind this latest sketchbook Bowie drawing. www.patreon.com/posts/sketch...

They say the Pope is weak on crime but he has an elaborate costume, a Popemobile and is seldom seen after dark.

CHRISTINA KOCH GREETING HER DOG AFTER RETURNING FROM THE MOON IM GONNA CRYYY 😭😭😭

I remember in 2020, when Biden won, hearing all the loud, happy mariachi music in the area where I live. It was wonderful.

We'll all be singing "Yub Nub", that's for sure!

What's the saying...? It's always darkest before the dawn.

I'm guessing it would be that way around the world, as well.

I would like to see the day when every city in the US celebrates like Budapest. It will be that cathartic.

We can do this.

Two things this week that gave me hope:
Artemis and Hungary.

My greatest hope is that the next President of the United States has a golden retriever and an orange tabby.

H pencils are too hard for me to draw with.

Yes, just a basic pencil. The higher the "B"s (5B, 8B, 9B, etc.) the softer and darker the graphite. I like the darker ones for "finishing up."