Kendra James
@kendrajames.bsky.social
Author (ADMISSIONS: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School); WIP on four summers at The American Girl Place; Mission Impossible enthusiast.
Baby says, they got so many Basquiats they call me Blue Ivy.
November 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Baby says, they got so many Basquiats they call me Blue Ivy.
Here’s a signed Picasso— the ending got cut off but the final price you hear is what it was eventually won for.
November 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Here’s a signed Picasso— the ending got cut off but the final price you hear is what it was eventually won for.
This is a sharp contrast to this headline that found its way into my box in August and whose use of “necessary” has haunted me ever since.
October 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is a sharp contrast to this headline that found its way into my box in August and whose use of “necessary” has haunted me ever since.
The Free Press is free this week to coincide with the CBS announcement. The first newsletter from them this morning was a head/dek that pretty much any reasonable person could get behind. They’re gonna be posting their most reasonable content over the next week or so as bait. Warn your parents etc.
October 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Free Press is free this week to coincide with the CBS announcement. The first newsletter from them this morning was a head/dek that pretty much any reasonable person could get behind. They’re gonna be posting their most reasonable content over the next week or so as bait. Warn your parents etc.
Pediatrician: So how many minutes is he sitting up unassisted? 5? 10?
My baby, after 30min in a grocery store: And we better still be hitting Nordstrom Rack after this, where you *will* put me in the cart again. Bet.
My baby, after 30min in a grocery store: And we better still be hitting Nordstrom Rack after this, where you *will* put me in the cart again. Bet.
September 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pediatrician: So how many minutes is he sitting up unassisted? 5? 10?
My baby, after 30min in a grocery store: And we better still be hitting Nordstrom Rack after this, where you *will* put me in the cart again. Bet.
My baby, after 30min in a grocery store: And we better still be hitting Nordstrom Rack after this, where you *will* put me in the cart again. Bet.
For those not following closely, the new American Girl of the Year doll is named Raquel Reyes and — BIG NEWS — she is Samantha Parkington’s great-great granddaughter.
September 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For those not following closely, the new American Girl of the Year doll is named Raquel Reyes and — BIG NEWS — she is Samantha Parkington’s great-great granddaughter.
We got the baby a Next Generation crib mobile.
August 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We got the baby a Next Generation crib mobile.
This algorithm is my crowning achievement.
August 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This algorithm is my crowning achievement.
Counterpoint: This man who earnestly plays Star Trek themes on the banjo.
August 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Counterpoint: This man who earnestly plays Star Trek themes on the banjo.
The aforementioned helmet baby. I am excited for my husband to return from building booths at SDCC tomorrow so that I can go back to work.
July 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The aforementioned helmet baby. I am excited for my husband to return from building booths at SDCC tomorrow so that I can go back to work.
Popping in briefly to make sure everyone has seen the unhinged (complimentary) Quark cosplay.
June 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Popping in briefly to make sure everyone has seen the unhinged (complimentary) Quark cosplay.
Twelve weeks ago today I almost died, teehee!
May 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Twelve weeks ago today I almost died, teehee!
I know I keep harping on this, but this is such a break from the norm*!!!
*dressing like an accountant.
*dressing like an accountant.
May 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I know I keep harping on this, but this is such a break from the norm*!!!
*dressing like an accountant.
*dressing like an accountant.
Baby’s first Eurovision.
May 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Baby’s first Eurovision.
I see a cyber truck parked on a front lawn and I suddenly understand why my mother was constantly on the phone with the town zoning board.
May 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I see a cyber truck parked on a front lawn and I suddenly understand why my mother was constantly on the phone with the town zoning board.
The company is Nella, and their website is very 2015 The Wing coded. Also I’d have taken another swing at this pun before sending it off to 4imprint.
May 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The company is Nella, and their website is very 2015 The Wing coded. Also I’d have taken another swing at this pun before sending it off to 4imprint.
We do 3-5mile walks every morning. I feel as though I have a completely different perspective on the neighborhood I’ve lived in for seven years. We found an elementary school with a hobby farm! And don’t get me started on the sidewalks (or lack there of).
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We do 3-5mile walks every morning. I feel as though I have a completely different perspective on the neighborhood I’ve lived in for seven years. We found an elementary school with a hobby farm! And don’t get me started on the sidewalks (or lack there of).
Greetings from Antiques Roadshow.
April 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Greetings from Antiques Roadshow.
Watching tariffs hit each and every one of my hobbies 🫠
April 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Watching tariffs hit each and every one of my hobbies 🫠
Baby’s first Worlds.
March 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Baby’s first Worlds.
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Going to either be on here way too much or not at all over the next few months.
Going to either be on here way too much or not at all over the next few months.
March 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
✨02.24.25✨
Going to either be on here way too much or not at all over the next few months.
Going to either be on here way too much or not at all over the next few months.
Y’all they’re doing Newsies next.
February 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Y’all they’re doing Newsies next.
Aladdin Jr has opened and we’re very proud of them.
February 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Aladdin Jr has opened and we’re very proud of them.
Update: The seas are not safe.
February 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Update: The seas are not safe.