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What I Wish Micro.blog Bookshelves Could Do
I saw a post today from Robert Birming about a "currently reading" widget he built for Bear Blog. Just HTML and CSS, no plugin, no API.
An Unplanned Offline Day
No Internet all day, so I cracked open a book. Then another. Then a third.
I Miss Reading Like I Used To
I read Tugba Kibar's post about never sticking to one book at a time. She's got four going at once, a book club pick, a novel, a classic, something non-fiction.
Setting Down My Own White Flag (For Now)
I just read a post by Aaron over at The Disorientation about giving up on the 52 book reading challenge for the year, and it hit close to home. I know that feeling.
TIL: Foppish
📚 Currently reading: The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton — 19% through (p. 55 of 290). I was curious what foppish means.
I’m finally reading a book — The Andromeda Strain 📚 by Michael Crichton — on my porch. It is very nice outside.
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! I should buy from local or online independent bookstores like Bookshop. org, but I keep buying from Amazon.
I used the Kindle app for PC years back and wondered why anyone would bother. A mobile or tablet app always seemed more practical – but I suppose it’s a personal preference.
I’m 6% through this book - “The Lincoln Lawyer” by Michael Connelly.
February’s Amazon First Reads dropped & I need your help picking my free book! Historical fiction, psychological thriller, fantasy, romance, sci-fi & more are on the list.
Another horror find from Bookshop’s eBooks under $4 newsletter—a globe‑trotting dark fantasy about a painter who steps inside cursed canvases & must destroy them b4 collectors or the magic does.
My mamaw started a tradition of giving me a John Grisham book every Christmas. After she died, my parents kept it going.
Watched Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 episodes 6 (rewatched) and 7. One more to go and it’s been great! Season 3 is coming and I can’t wait.
Apparently reading can drop stress by 68% in just 6 minutes? Wild.
Reading strengthens your brain, builds empathy, improves sleep, & might even help you live longer. I will do a 30-day winter wellness challenge—just reading daily.
Came across a review for Every Day I Read by Hwang Bo-Reum, and now I’m sold. 53 gentle, bookish prompts to help me fall back in love with reading? Yeah, I need that.
I am taking a break from watching TV. I want to read a book!
I am bingeing on TV series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, I have read books 1-4. But I can’t read if I had read the 5th or not. I just learned that there is the 6th book.
Talk about timing! Got an email about the Cross series right after binging three episodes. Season 2 starts in 5 days—the article suggests books to read while watching.
I finally watched Together last night. It was a tripping experience, and I didn’t see the ending coming. Hmm, wow—that’s all I can say.
Promising Science and My Mountain of DNF Books
Posted on Substacks on January 9, 2026 Hey folks, I’m experimenting here.
Thrift store haul
Thrift store haul from Pikeville, KY! Yesterday’s adventures led my parents and me through two local thrift shops, and I struck an absolute jackpot in the book section.