Shelfish Thinking

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Storing my thoughts like books on a shelf 📚 ✍️ short reflections on reading and life 🍁 a touch of awesome nature (she/her) #BookSky #WritersOfBluesky

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki is held up against the night sky. The moon sits just above the top corner, with trees and lampposts blurred in the background
“They say nothing lasts forever but they’re just scared it will last longer than they can love it.” A quote from the book On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Orange text on a navy blue background, with an orange leaf in the corner.
Different hues of pink Sweet Williams flowers, including some freckled versions with multiple colours surrounded by lush greenery
Mystery In White: A Christmas Crime Story by J. Jefferson Farjeon is held up in front of a lucious green Christmas tree, decorated with twinkling lights and colourful decorations
Such Small Hands by Andres Barba lies on the covers of a made bed that has a slightly cold or clinical aesthetic
A pink foxglove flower creeps out among bushy rosemary twigs, face turned up to the sky. Purple spots are inside the bell of the flower, and blurred purple flowers can be seen in the background
The book Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield held up on a cliff, against a backdrop of a deep blue sea, light blue sky, and fluffy white clouds
A bright purple flower with small petals and full green leaves dotted along a hedgerow
“I’m trying every day to face myself. The results vary, but the attempts are consistent.” A quote from Jennette McCurdy’s book, I’m Glad My Mom Died, is in pink writing on a yellow background, matching the book cover. A flower is in the bottom left corner
The book Veronica Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho nestled among palm tree roots, with big green leaves swathing it
The Lonely Planet Cuba travel guide held up in front of a classic car outside a hotel. International flags are flying behind a giant a blue sky.
The book I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel held up against an orange wall with a contrasting yellow shape painted on, giving the effect of an abstract rising sun
Original cover for Stephen King’s The Stand. It shows two jester-like characters fighting. One wears white, looks elven, and has a sword. The other has a long blank beak, red hood and fights with a pick axe.
A gold, ornate mirror with the poem text across it in a cursive handwriting font. Rays of light reflect onto the mirror.
The book Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow pictured in a scratched, white shower tray with a chrome plug. Shadows are cast across the picture
The book Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger on a symmetrical chevron striped blanket
The book The Motorcylce Diaries by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara held up in front of a motorbike on a gravel path, with a field behind it.
The book Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater held up in front of a Waterstones bookshop
The book ‘Butter’ by Asako Yuzuki lying in a patch of bright yellow buttercups and green grass, surrounded by dry, pale, dead grass
The book ‘The dream you ordered is sold out’ by Miye Lee is on a blue bed with a black cat lying across it, staring into the camera. The book cover is bright pink with a tall rainbow stretching around a brightly coloured high rise building with trees surrounding it.
The book ‘You are not alone’ by Cariad Lloyd on a wooden table with a cup of half-drunk strong tea next to it
The book Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang sitting on a cooker hob next to pancake ingredients, a whisk and a tiny frying pan
The book Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason in a puddle on an outside concrete floor. Rain is pouring down.
A close-up picture of two black cats with white patches on their chest standing on a pile of blankets in front of a large window. They are staring intensely at the camera, looking quite silly
The book ‘The List’ by Yomi Adegoke laying on an open MacBook, with an open notebook and pen next to it. The social network Twitter is open on the screen.
The book ‘Making it’ by Laura Kay on top of a scrap book with scissors lying near by
The book ‘Timeless Simplicty’ by John Lane held up against an uneven red and beige stone wall
A close-up of a large red book (The Descent, by Jeff Long). A black creature with big wings and small horns sits atop the title letters.
The book ‘burnout’ by Dr Claire Plumbly against a charcoal wash background with three matches next to it. One is straight and unlit, the second is burnt half way down, and the third is completely black, burnt, and bent over.
The book ‘Buried in Treasures’ partially hidden by various clutter, from magazines, jumpers and clothes to cat toys, shoe boxes, and tins.
The book ‘An Unquiet Mind’ by Kay Redfield Jamison against a backdrop of a brain scan showing an area lit up in contrast
The book ‘Shark Heart’ by Emily Habeck propped up on a wooden bath tray, surrounded by crystals and bath salts
The book ‘Orbital’ by Samantha Harvey held up against the night sky. Bare trees, the moon, and a few stars are visible.
The book ‘Wintering’ held up against a skyline of bare trees and a large, frosty lawn