J.S. Lampe
@jslampe.bsky.social
Pragmatic Idealist. Nurse. Thinker. Storyteller. I sometimes write down the thoughts I have, but usually not in 300 words or less. All views expressed are my own and do not represent my employer in any way.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Just a reminder that there are tools that make contacting your members of congress so easy.
It’s the power WE THE PEOPLE have at our fingertips EVERYDAY.
I use Resist Bot and 5 Calls regularly. You can exercise your rights too!
apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
resist.bot
It’s the power WE THE PEOPLE have at our fingertips EVERYDAY.
I use Resist Bot and 5 Calls regularly. You can exercise your rights too!
apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
resist.bot
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November 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Just a reminder that there are tools that make contacting your members of congress so easy.
It’s the power WE THE PEOPLE have at our fingertips EVERYDAY.
I use Resist Bot and 5 Calls regularly. You can exercise your rights too!
apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
resist.bot
It’s the power WE THE PEOPLE have at our fingertips EVERYDAY.
I use Resist Bot and 5 Calls regularly. You can exercise your rights too!
apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
resist.bot
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
From @hcrichardson.bsky.social this morning. Peaceful protest is powerful.
I also encourage writing or calling your members of congress.
- get back in session
- negotiate to re-open the govt
- confirm Adelita Grijalva
They work for us. Not the other way around.
I also encourage writing or calling your members of congress.
- get back in session
- negotiate to re-open the govt
- confirm Adelita Grijalva
They work for us. Not the other way around.
October 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
From @hcrichardson.bsky.social this morning. Peaceful protest is powerful.
I also encourage writing or calling your members of congress.
- get back in session
- negotiate to re-open the govt
- confirm Adelita Grijalva
They work for us. Not the other way around.
I also encourage writing or calling your members of congress.
- get back in session
- negotiate to re-open the govt
- confirm Adelita Grijalva
They work for us. Not the other way around.
You know, if my gym played their crappy music just a tad louder it would almost cancel out the really great music on my noise cancelling headphones.
October 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
You know, if my gym played their crappy music just a tad louder it would almost cancel out the really great music on my noise cancelling headphones.
I’ve become one of those women who stashes a pair of reading glasses in every room. The trick is to have glasses so pretty they look like decor. 🤓
#MidlifeMusings #WomenInMidlife
#MidlifeMusings #WomenInMidlife
September 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’ve become one of those women who stashes a pair of reading glasses in every room. The trick is to have glasses so pretty they look like decor. 🤓
#MidlifeMusings #WomenInMidlife
#MidlifeMusings #WomenInMidlife
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Fell off the 10 female authors who published their first novel after 50 because I was under the weather for a few days. So, today on my birthday, I’ll finish the list. The last 4 are below… 1/5
💙📚 #booksky #femaleauthors #WritersOfBluesky #BookishThoughts
💙📚 #booksky #femaleauthors #WritersOfBluesky #BookishThoughts
August 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fell off the 10 female authors who published their first novel after 50 because I was under the weather for a few days. So, today on my birthday, I’ll finish the list. The last 4 are below… 1/5
💙📚 #booksky #femaleauthors #WritersOfBluesky #BookishThoughts
💙📚 #booksky #femaleauthors #WritersOfBluesky #BookishThoughts
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Day 6: 10 Female writers first published after 50
Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 54
Novel: Secret Life of Bees
*published memoirs in her late 40’s
**bonus points for also being a nurse
💙📚 #booksky #womeninmidlife #writersofbluesky #nurse
Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 54
Novel: Secret Life of Bees
*published memoirs in her late 40’s
**bonus points for also being a nurse
💙📚 #booksky #womeninmidlife #writersofbluesky #nurse
August 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Day 6: 10 Female writers first published after 50
Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 54
Novel: Secret Life of Bees
*published memoirs in her late 40’s
**bonus points for also being a nurse
💙📚 #booksky #womeninmidlife #writersofbluesky #nurse
Sue Monk Kidd
Age: 54
Novel: Secret Life of Bees
*published memoirs in her late 40’s
**bonus points for also being a nurse
💙📚 #booksky #womeninmidlife #writersofbluesky #nurse
Day 4: 10 Female writers first published after 50
Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry
Age when published: 65
💙📚 #booksky #writersofbluesky #femaleauthors #WritersOfBluesky
Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry
Age when published: 65
💙📚 #booksky #writersofbluesky #femaleauthors #WritersOfBluesky
August 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Day 4: 10 Female writers first published after 50
Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry
Age when published: 65
💙📚 #booksky #writersofbluesky #femaleauthors #WritersOfBluesky
Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry
Age when published: 65
💙📚 #booksky #writersofbluesky #femaleauthors #WritersOfBluesky
Day 4: 10 Female writers first published after 50
Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing
Age: 69
Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing
Age: 69
August 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Day 4: 10 Female writers first published after 50
Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing
Age: 69
Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing
Age: 69
Day 3: 10 Female writers first published after 50
Anna Sewell: Black Beauty
Age: 57
💙📚 #booksky #womeninmidlife #writersofbluesky
Anna Sewell: Black Beauty
Age: 57
💙📚 #booksky #womeninmidlife #writersofbluesky
August 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Day 3: 10 Female writers first published after 50
Anna Sewell: Black Beauty
Age: 57
💙📚 #booksky #womeninmidlife #writersofbluesky
Anna Sewell: Black Beauty
Age: 57
💙📚 #booksky #womeninmidlife #writersofbluesky
10 Female Authors first published after 50.
#2 Annie Proulx
First book: Heart Songs and Other Stories) came at 57
She the Pulitzer Prize for The Shipping News (one of my favorites) and also wrote Brokeback Mountain.
💙📚 #femaleauthors #writersofbluesky #booksky
#2 Annie Proulx
First book: Heart Songs and Other Stories) came at 57
She the Pulitzer Prize for The Shipping News (one of my favorites) and also wrote Brokeback Mountain.
💙📚 #femaleauthors #writersofbluesky #booksky
August 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
10 Female Authors first published after 50.
#2 Annie Proulx
First book: Heart Songs and Other Stories) came at 57
She the Pulitzer Prize for The Shipping News (one of my favorites) and also wrote Brokeback Mountain.
💙📚 #femaleauthors #writersofbluesky #booksky
#2 Annie Proulx
First book: Heart Songs and Other Stories) came at 57
She the Pulitzer Prize for The Shipping News (one of my favorites) and also wrote Brokeback Mountain.
💙📚 #femaleauthors #writersofbluesky #booksky
In anticipation of my 50th birthday in 10 days (and celebration of my writing efforts), I am featuring 10 female writers who published their 1st novel after 50.
Name: Laura Ingalls Wilder
First published: age 65
Book: Little House in The Big Woods
💙📚 #booksky #femalewriters #writersofbluesky
Name: Laura Ingalls Wilder
First published: age 65
Book: Little House in The Big Woods
💙📚 #booksky #femalewriters #writersofbluesky
August 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
In anticipation of my 50th birthday in 10 days (and celebration of my writing efforts), I am featuring 10 female writers who published their 1st novel after 50.
Name: Laura Ingalls Wilder
First published: age 65
Book: Little House in The Big Woods
💙📚 #booksky #femalewriters #writersofbluesky
Name: Laura Ingalls Wilder
First published: age 65
Book: Little House in The Big Woods
💙📚 #booksky #femalewriters #writersofbluesky
You are allowed to be a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.
Image: “Open House” unknown artist photographed at Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, CA by yours truly
#SelfCompassion #GrowthThroughFailure #MidlifeMusings #writersofbluesky
Image: “Open House” unknown artist photographed at Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, CA by yours truly
#SelfCompassion #GrowthThroughFailure #MidlifeMusings #writersofbluesky
August 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
You are allowed to be a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.
Image: “Open House” unknown artist photographed at Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, CA by yours truly
#SelfCompassion #GrowthThroughFailure #MidlifeMusings #writersofbluesky
Image: “Open House” unknown artist photographed at Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, CA by yours truly
#SelfCompassion #GrowthThroughFailure #MidlifeMusings #writersofbluesky
Last night I dreamed I was watching that awful HBO/Max show “The Regime” and couldn’t get the channel to change.
Can’t imagine what that was about… 🤔
#prodemocracy #writersofbluesky
Can’t imagine what that was about… 🤔
#prodemocracy #writersofbluesky
August 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Last night I dreamed I was watching that awful HBO/Max show “The Regime” and couldn’t get the channel to change.
Can’t imagine what that was about… 🤔
#prodemocracy #writersofbluesky
Can’t imagine what that was about… 🤔
#prodemocracy #writersofbluesky
The new principal at my daughters’ school is a dude with a podcast who hasn’t actually principaled in 20 years. I’m genuinely not sure how I feel about that. Mostly I’m wondering when he last was around 3000 teenagers and if he’s prepared for that reality. 😵💫
I’m just glad she’s a senior!
I’m just glad she’s a senior!
a man is standing in front of a sliding glass door and says i 'm feeling this like deep aching sense of dread
ALT: a man is standing in front of a sliding glass door and says i 'm feeling this like deep aching sense of dread
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August 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The new principal at my daughters’ school is a dude with a podcast who hasn’t actually principaled in 20 years. I’m genuinely not sure how I feel about that. Mostly I’m wondering when he last was around 3000 teenagers and if he’s prepared for that reality. 😵💫
I’m just glad she’s a senior!
I’m just glad she’s a senior!
Just finished Carrie Soto is Back. I really loved this book. The MC is so very flawed you can’t help but root for her to change. TJR is a such skilled story-teller.
The Midnight Library… just reached the midpoint. Reading it old-school style with a hard copy. 🤩
💙📚 #booksky #wwwwednesday
The Midnight Library… just reached the midpoint. Reading it old-school style with a hard copy. 🤩
💙📚 #booksky #wwwwednesday
July 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Just finished Carrie Soto is Back. I really loved this book. The MC is so very flawed you can’t help but root for her to change. TJR is a such skilled story-teller.
The Midnight Library… just reached the midpoint. Reading it old-school style with a hard copy. 🤩
💙📚 #booksky #wwwwednesday
The Midnight Library… just reached the midpoint. Reading it old-school style with a hard copy. 🤩
💙📚 #booksky #wwwwednesday
Anybody else love an indie bookstore? Stumbled on this one when we stopped for lunch on our way home from the mountains. Story on the Square in McDonough, Ga.
💙📚 #booksky #bookstore
storyonthesquare.com
💙📚 #booksky #bookstore
storyonthesquare.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Anybody else love an indie bookstore? Stumbled on this one when we stopped for lunch on our way home from the mountains. Story on the Square in McDonough, Ga.
💙📚 #booksky #bookstore
storyonthesquare.com
💙📚 #booksky #bookstore
storyonthesquare.com
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What happens when a character chooses isolation instead of action? I reviewed Community Board—a novel that quietly subverts the “finding yourself” arc. Great book club material.
Full review: open.substack.com/pub/jslampe/...
📚💙 #BookClubFiction #booksky #Review
Full review: open.substack.com/pub/jslampe/...
📚💙 #BookClubFiction #booksky #Review
I Love Story Time: Community Board by Tara Conklin
Darcy Clipper has been sleepwalking through her life, choosing comfort and security over adventure and excitement.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
What happens when a character chooses isolation instead of action? I reviewed Community Board—a novel that quietly subverts the “finding yourself” arc. Great book club material.
Full review: open.substack.com/pub/jslampe/...
📚💙 #BookClubFiction #booksky #Review
Full review: open.substack.com/pub/jslampe/...
📚💙 #BookClubFiction #booksky #Review
All the Missing Girls - what a wild and twisty ride!
Carrie Soto is Back - First book to make me cry in years. 🥹
Lillian Boxfish… since I’m re-reading I’m taking my time.
My review of Community Board by Tara Conklin will be up later this week!
💙 📚 #wwwwednesday #booksky #bookreviews #bookclub
Carrie Soto is Back - First book to make me cry in years. 🥹
Lillian Boxfish… since I’m re-reading I’m taking my time.
My review of Community Board by Tara Conklin will be up later this week!
💙 📚 #wwwwednesday #booksky #bookreviews #bookclub
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
All the Missing Girls - what a wild and twisty ride!
Carrie Soto is Back - First book to make me cry in years. 🥹
Lillian Boxfish… since I’m re-reading I’m taking my time.
My review of Community Board by Tara Conklin will be up later this week!
💙 📚 #wwwwednesday #booksky #bookreviews #bookclub
Carrie Soto is Back - First book to make me cry in years. 🥹
Lillian Boxfish… since I’m re-reading I’m taking my time.
My review of Community Board by Tara Conklin will be up later this week!
💙 📚 #wwwwednesday #booksky #bookreviews #bookclub