Hey guys? Low-income people are allowed to have phones, eat chips sometimes, and experience joy. Just a heads up!
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Hey guys? Low-income people are allowed to have phones, eat chips sometimes, and experience joy. Just a heads up!
If I could make anything from TV real it would be the sound-vision glasses from that one episode of Magic School Bus.
October 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
If I could make anything from TV real it would be the sound-vision glasses from that one episode of Magic School Bus.
"I'm just a little mean when I have a cinnamon roll in my mouth."
-5yo
-5yo
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"I'm just a little mean when I have a cinnamon roll in my mouth."
-5yo
-5yo
Hot take: Electabuzz was a perfect Pokémon and it was a mistake to introduce Electivire. I won't be taking comments at this time.
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hot take: Electabuzz was a perfect Pokémon and it was a mistake to introduce Electivire. I won't be taking comments at this time.
My 7yo announced that he would NEVER learn to drive.
Me: "That's fine, but you don't have to decide that right now. You might change your mind one day. Like if you have a child who needs a ride to school!" (what we were doing)
5yo: "WHOA whoa whoa. HE can't have a baby. He doesn't have a VULVA."
Me: "That's fine, but you don't have to decide that right now. You might change your mind one day. Like if you have a child who needs a ride to school!" (what we were doing)
5yo: "WHOA whoa whoa. HE can't have a baby. He doesn't have a VULVA."
October 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My 7yo announced that he would NEVER learn to drive.
Me: "That's fine, but you don't have to decide that right now. You might change your mind one day. Like if you have a child who needs a ride to school!" (what we were doing)
5yo: "WHOA whoa whoa. HE can't have a baby. He doesn't have a VULVA."
Me: "That's fine, but you don't have to decide that right now. You might change your mind one day. Like if you have a child who needs a ride to school!" (what we were doing)
5yo: "WHOA whoa whoa. HE can't have a baby. He doesn't have a VULVA."
Finished STARTER VILLAIN by @scalzi.com and boy does this book have everything: foul-mouthed unionizing dolphins, backstabbing (and regular stabbing), and a reluctant "hero" who is smarter than you think.
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Review by banana_hutch - Starter Villain
I really enjoyed this silly book. It's fast-paced but keeps you guessing. It's funny, surprisi...
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October 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Finished STARTER VILLAIN by @scalzi.com and boy does this book have everything: foul-mouthed unionizing dolphins, backstabbing (and regular stabbing), and a reluctant "hero" who is smarter than you think.
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"No. It's the children who are wrong."
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"No. It's the children who are wrong."
Finished UNNATURAL MAGIC by C.M. Waggoner last night. I haven't picked up a new fantasy book in awhile so here is a review about me re-finding my fantastical roots.
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Review by banana_hutch - Unnatural Magic
This book both gave me an existential crisis and also pleasantly surprised me. I have long lov...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Finished UNNATURAL MAGIC by C.M. Waggoner last night. I haven't picked up a new fantasy book in awhile so here is a review about me re-finding my fantastical roots.
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Recently rediscovered a letter I wrote to Santa when I was probably 7 or 8 that ended with "No pressure" so it turns out I've literally always been this way.
September 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Recently rediscovered a letter I wrote to Santa when I was probably 7 or 8 that ended with "No pressure" so it turns out I've literally always been this way.
Finished COME FLY THE WORLD: THE JET-AGE STORY OF THE WOMEN OF PAN AM by Julia Cooke last night. I was happy to take a little break for nonfiction this month. Here is my review!
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Review by banana_hutch - Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
I've been reading a lot of magical realism and speculative fiction this year, so I paused to t...
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September 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Finished COME FLY THE WORLD: THE JET-AGE STORY OF THE WOMEN OF PAN AM by Julia Cooke last night. I was happy to take a little break for nonfiction this month. Here is my review!
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Salazzle is such a diva. I love her.
September 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Salazzle is such a diva. I love her.
Playing "Spiders" with the kids.
Me: Hi, what's your name?
7yo: Stanley!
Me: Oh, hi Stanley! It's nice to meet you!
7yo: Please call me Justin.
Me: Hi, what's your name?
7yo: Stanley!
Me: Oh, hi Stanley! It's nice to meet you!
7yo: Please call me Justin.
September 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Playing "Spiders" with the kids.
Me: Hi, what's your name?
7yo: Stanley!
Me: Oh, hi Stanley! It's nice to meet you!
7yo: Please call me Justin.
Me: Hi, what's your name?
7yo: Stanley!
Me: Oh, hi Stanley! It's nice to meet you!
7yo: Please call me Justin.
When one of the kids slips into bed with us in the middle of the night, I never send them back. I know that one day they won't want to crawl in and snuggle, so I'll take what I can get.
September 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
When one of the kids slips into bed with us in the middle of the night, I never send them back. I know that one day they won't want to crawl in and snuggle, so I'll take what I can get.
Me: "UGH. I'm sorry, [daughter], but I think I'm done with this level for tonight."
Daughter, scornfully: "Okay, Ms. Fixed Mindset."
Daughter, scornfully: "Okay, Ms. Fixed Mindset."
September 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Me: "UGH. I'm sorry, [daughter], but I think I'm done with this level for tonight."
Daughter, scornfully: "Okay, Ms. Fixed Mindset."
Daughter, scornfully: "Okay, Ms. Fixed Mindset."
I am SO excited for this to come to Bloomington and so happy for Twila/BookMother. Absolutely cannot wait to throw money at this business!
We WON! THANK YOU to every single one of my family, friends, loved ones, colleagues, community members & kind souls who have cheered for this dream out loud & in quiet moments.
THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart, for supporting BookMother
THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart, for supporting BookMother
September 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I am SO excited for this to come to Bloomington and so happy for Twila/BookMother. Absolutely cannot wait to throw money at this business!
Last night my son had a dream that he was drowning and crawled into bed with us. Little did he know I was in the middle of my own dream about an unquenchable bloody nose. Perhaps we're dream-linked.
September 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Last night my son had a dream that he was drowning and crawled into bed with us. Little did he know I was in the middle of my own dream about an unquenchable bloody nose. Perhaps we're dream-linked.
My final book of summer, GHOST MUSIC by An Yu. This one was melancholy, sedate, and eerie.
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Review by banana_hutch - Ghost Music
This is a book about unfulfilled potential, family dynamics - specifically Chinese family dyna...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My final book of summer, GHOST MUSIC by An Yu. This one was melancholy, sedate, and eerie.
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I'm done with DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP by Satoshi Yagisawa (translated by Eric Ozawa). It was a perfect lakeside read.
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Review by banana_hutch - Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
This a very fast and gentle story. I wish I could visit a place with that density of bookstore...
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August 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I'm done with DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP by Satoshi Yagisawa (translated by Eric Ozawa). It was a perfect lakeside read.
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THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW by Adrienne Young was enjoyable, though I had been hoping for more.
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Review by banana_hutch - The Unmaking of June Farrow
This feels like a book that a lot of people will love. It has the makings of what could be a d...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW by Adrienne Young was enjoyable, though I had been hoping for more.
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If my husband dies before me I'm going to get remarried to one of my best friends so we can grow old together and be happy and then I'll tell people, "We're friends with benefits...TAX BENEFITS."
August 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
If my husband dies before me I'm going to get remarried to one of my best friends so we can grow old together and be happy and then I'll tell people, "We're friends with benefits...TAX BENEFITS."
Finished TOWARD ETERNITY by @antonhur.com. Summed up, this one was all too brief but brilliantly descriptive.
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Review by banana_hutch - Toward Eternity
Me a few pages in: I don't know if this one is for me. Me a few sections in: WELP, that was a ...
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August 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Finished TOWARD ETERNITY by @antonhur.com. Summed up, this one was all too brief but brilliantly descriptive.
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Yeah well this time last year the air was 31% less full of wildfire smoke and global warming. I'M DOING MY BEST.
August 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yeah well this time last year the air was 31% less full of wildfire smoke and global warming. I'M DOING MY BEST.
THE 7 1/2 DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE by Stuart Turton was a treat, and I devoured it.
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Review by banana_hutch - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
It's like a literary escape room. What a fun, almost interactive mystery this book is. I kept ...
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August 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
THE 7 1/2 DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE by Stuart Turton was a treat, and I devoured it.
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