I promised myself if I ever got the chance to be in RENT I’d go for it. 🎭💃🏻🎉

“Last saved celebrity pic is your therapist.”

I love this for me.

Most of the water is covered in ice this morning.

I’ll take a 2-day snow storm every year, thanks. #bayoublizzard2025

Little buddy was literally freezing to the wooden walkway outside.

Redoing the bonus room and turning it into my new studio. Stay tuned!

I cannot wait to get this started!

Book rebuild:
I didn’t like the bright red color, so my airbrush and I fixed it.
❤️➡️♥️

The husband got me a chai advent calendar and so far, it’s delicious! The first day was a spicy kick in the face (in a good way). Today’s was subtle and sweet.

You can see the full list here: www.bookweb.org/james-patter...

Headline that says “Congratulations to the Patterson Holiday Bonus Recipients!”

So excited and appreciative for making this list! The bookselling life is challenging—especially when you juggle it with being an author, repairing and rebinding books, and so many other hats.

But it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. It feels awesome to be recognized and acknowledged. 🥰

Spooky bayou when it’s cold and rainy 😍

Thanks!! I love working on books. I get in the zone and forget to document progress, so I’m working on that.

• fav childhood book: Where the Wild Things Are, The Giver
• fav teen book: Interview with the Vampire
• current fav: Nothing I’ve read lately has taken any “fave” spots. Fight Club is still my #1
• fav show of all time: Daria
• current fav show: Abbott Elem
• fav movie: Empire Records, Fight Club

I’m nice and I write! I also own a bookstore, rebind books, and provide workshops and other services to my community.

Table with book binding supplies.

Book mending for a customer today. Repairing pages, rebuilding the spine, and preparing for a brand new cover. 🥰

Last day to claim an exclusive special edition 📚💙

www.kickstarter.com/projects/eup...

It’s hard to tell, but all the little families of herons and egrets are having a field day today. There are so many babies 🥰

Spent the morning with this little cloud of goth birds. ❤️🐦‍⬛

This is the attitude I’m sculpting.

I’ve yet to have any morons shop at my bookstore. They don’t like the big, scary books that make their brains think. You’re safe here!
#oldetownebookshop #slidell #louisiana

Worn down, old book cover

Ripped and worn book spine

Aged book broken down into the pieces that have detached—cover, end pages, loose pages, spine, and text block

Rebinding a 100+ year old book for a customer 📚💙

Airbrushing books today 🧘🏻‍♀️

Update 1: 'Twas the night before release, and all through the house · The Lightworkers (Special Edition Urban Fantasy Trilogy) ... the Author was frantically running about...We are just over the halfway mark and the books and goodies are already in production. I know it says to expect everything by April 2025, but I have a fe...

An update on my career and this project!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/eup...

I think he’s saying “Good morning” but I won’t be walking the dog just yet. 🐊💙

Edgar Allen Poe speakeasy with the husband. 🐦‍⬛

Oh nooooo. My bookstore is registered as a Safe Space, and I lost 3 customers.

But I also gained several new ones because in this crayola red state/parish/city, there’s so much love and kindness in so many people. It’s sad others want to stifle their voices, but I’m determined to lift them up. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Photo of the bayou in southeastern Louisiana.

The bayou says, “Good morning.”

a cartoon of spongebob holding a vacuum cleaner and ironing clothes Alt: Cartoon of Spongebob Squarepants using 5 arms and a leg to multitask through several jobs at once.

Wondering what it’s like at Bluesky headquarters right now…

What’s it require to manage this platform when you suddenly have millions of active new users in such a short span of time? 🤔

#randomthoughts

Happy Thursday.