Rae

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Writer, Reader, Eater ~ they/them I run the Today I'm Reading... feed! “If more of us valued food and cheer above hoarded gold, it would be a much merrier world" "I thought: I cannot bear this world a moment longer" "Then, child, make another"

A grid of characters this user relates to, including Dana Scully, Daniel Jackson, Marceline, Adora, Matilda, Clara Oswald, Tohru Honda. And Elizabeth Bennet
A plate of avocado toast and a fried egg sits next to a Cholula bottle, a mug of black coffee, a small bowl of vitamins, and a copy of Holler by Denali Sai Nalamalapu
A picture of a cat with an envelope and a question mark with the text "can I interest you in some bok mail?"
Grey tabby curled up in the sun on a blanket
Crying Tiger Thai Beef Salad with sweet potato - a delicious and colorful meal
A tabby cat lays on a fluffy blanket, napping as a sunbeam warms her face
Multiple birds peck at feeders while snow falls behind them, creating a thick white background. There are juncos and white-breasted nuthatches
A picture of snowy Vermont woods: big pine trees coated in snow just past a white field
Two cats on a cat tree. One lounges on a platform and the other is tucked into a box, peeking out
A computer with a word doc open sits next to a latte in a pretty blue mug and a slice of cherry chocolate coffee cake.
A picture of a Thanksgiving plate, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a drink, and The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A grid of books I read in November with ratings. The Entanglement of Wizards - 5 stars Love is a War Song - 3 stars The Blueprint - 3.5 stars Learn My Lesson - 4 stars A Worthy Opponent - 4.25 stars Fate's Bane - 5 stars Local Heavens - 5 stars To Bargain with Mortals - 3.75 stars A Dowry of Blood - 4 stars A Marvellous Light - 5 stars Spells for Forgetting - 4.25 stars The Serviceberry - 5 stars The Maiden and Her Monster - 3.5 stars
A 3-legged black cat curls up like a shrimp on a green bedspread
The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rashad sits on a laptop playing a jazzy lo-fi beats video. A cup of tea sits next to the book.
A white hand holds a Nook with the cover of CG Drews Hazelthorn on it in front of a bed and pillows
The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch sits on a green background. Two Wizards stand off, one smirking sexily and the other glaring, annoyed.
A brown/grey tabby named Tsuki sits on a box by a window, enjoying the sun
Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes. The cover is mostly blue and centered on two boys holding each other
A view of the beach approaching sunset. The sky is mostly blue with a hint of orange on the horizon. Waves crest on the beach with greenery on the dune and a walkway leading to the sand.
A Substack blog post image with the headline "On Boycotts, Habits, and Building a Better World". Behind it is a screenshot of a post that says "It's obvious that humans need community - we're wired for it. we've always gathered, shared food, raised kids together, mourned and celebrated side by side. so why would we ever walk away from that? the truth is, we didn't. capitalism pulled it apart and put a price on every piece. care became a job. connection became content. help became a service. we're not broken, the system is. and what we long for isn't gone, it's just waiting to be rebuilt beyond profit"
A white hand with pink nail polish holds A Letter From the Lonesome Shore up in front of the ocean
A picture of the ocean with waves breaking by the sand and a perfectly clear blue sky above
A cast iron with maitake, spring onion, and garlic
A hand holds a nook with the book Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil displayed on it
A hand with pink nails holds a copy of The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates up against a wall with posters
A male goldfinch on a red feeder
10 points if it's a favorite book, 5 points if you've read it, 2 points if it's on your TBR, -5 if you hated it Blood Over Bright Haven, Lioness Rampant, The Goose Girl, What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia, Circe, The God and the Gumiho
A smiling white non binary person on a blue textured background with the title "how similar is our book taste?"
A picture of a dark shirt with a matching skeleton screenprinted on it, holding a banner that days "email is not dead". Little flowers grow at its feet.
A hand holds up a library card for the Appalachian Regional Library
A hand holds Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto in front of a wall with posters. The cover is colorful, mostly yellow, with a queer Hawai'ian person sitting on a box
A non-binary person takes a selfie in a bathroom mirror, holding up a peace sign. They have a short red pixie cut and are wearing a cropped rainbow Yaaaascar tshirt
Two arms with fresh tattoos wrapped in plastic wrap. One is a soft color violet and the other is a woodblock style lily of the valley
Two boys are on the cover of Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas. One has beautiful green wings behind him and they look at each other lovingly.
A green, woodsy book cover for The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
A Trans Rights Readathon TBR! Sorrowland and Model Home by Rivers Solomon, The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadry, Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas, Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews, Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender, Fable for the End of the World and Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid.
A white hand holds Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins in front of a wall with food posters on it.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. A blue book cover with a brown-haired scientist kissing a surprised black-haired scientist
A brown/black tabby with green eyes loafs in a square of sunlight, looking up at the camera
A hand holds Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls Night by Amélie Wen Zhao in front of a wall with food posters. The cover is warm and pink with a phoenix on it.
A Storygraph graph of smolhousewitch's February reading wrap-up. 12 books read, 4142 pages, 4.4 average rating. Some of the highest rated reads were Chain-Gang All-Stars, Hungerstone, and Mockingjay. The average book length was 336 pages and average time to finish was 14 days.
A hand holds Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah in front of a wall with food posters on it.
Weekly REPORT 2/17-2/23 is overlaid on the cover of Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay. It announces a post by literatureandlentils.substack.com
An orange background with the words "Weekly REPORT 2/10-2/16" on it for the Literature and Lentils substack.
A hand holds the Fairyloot edition of The God and the Gumiho in front of a wall with some food posters. This cover is blue with a fox wrapped around Seokga the fallen god.
A three legged black cat curls up on a green bedspread, shrimp-like. One eye squints open suspiciously at their owner.
A hand holds Desperate Measures by Katee Robert in front of a while wall over a green bedspread. The cover features Jafar and Jasmine in a sexy pose with gold embossed lettering.
The cover of The Moonlight Healers by Elizabeth Becker. The cover has a blue background with an illustration of a magnolia blossom on it.
A Substack graphic announcing a Weekly REPORT post is live. The background image is the cover of Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove.
Close-up video of a black cat with green eyes rubbing her head into her owner's hand and purring loudly.
A special Fairylook edition of The God and the Gumiho with an alternate cover and sprayed edges
A hand holds The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim in front of some nature/food themed posters. The cover is vibrant, warm, and pink featuring the main couple.
A greyed-out image of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night held in front of several posters. The text on top reads "Weekly REPORT 1/26-2/2 - literatureandlentils.substack.com"
A hand holds a to-go coffee cup in front of some Western NC mountains. The cup has a coffee stopper that looks like a little wooden person with a smiley face.
A Storygraph month review featuring: The Blood Trials, Untethered, The Midnight Feast, The Hunger Games, Lucha of the Night Forest, Catching Fire, Homegrown Magic, Sorcery of Small Magics, Song of Silver Flame Like Night, A Fate Inked in Blood
A black cat with green eyes and only one front leg lays on top of a laptop, head resting in her owners hand. Her ears are back as if she's annoyed the owner is taking pictures instead of scratching her.
A grey bowl on a black table with brothy beans topped with 3 chicken meatballs, maitake mushrooms, and a horseradish sauce. A second bowl of the same meal is in the background.
New Chapter's DEI web page with the headline "Looking out for the wellness of everyone"
A plate on a black table with a crispy chicken thigh, potato wedges, rice, and asparagus
A Carolina Wren perches on a suet block cage, snow coating the hill behind it