ashley ✨📖

@storyteller.bsky.social

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toddler mom. books, politics, horror movies, and plenty of things in between. she/her. 🗓️ ‘24 goal: 18/75 @readbyashley on threads and insta.

Photo of the book All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker being held up to the camera, held out by a Caucasian person, wearing a black sweatshirt in a modern living room with a blurred wood entertainment stand, green velvet chair, and cream rug in the background. The book cover features a late fall or winter scene in the woods at sunset, looking up at bare trees and a blue sky that gradually fades to red. There is a red river streak winding down the center of the cover with the name of the book and author in white text.
A copy of Stephen King’s “The Stand” complete and uncut edition lays atop a white comforter and black knit blanket, next to a rust velvet pillow. Stephen King’s name appears at the top of the cover in white text over a black background. A red band wraps around the book below his name stating “For the first time complete and uncut.” And below that in large gold letters the title “The Stand” appears. Below the text an illustration of a person in white clothing holding a sword is fighting a person dressed in all black holding a sickle, representing the battle of good and evil.
Book of the Month editions of two books are laying on a fuzzy white blanket with one book overlaying the other. The book on the bottom is titled ‘A Fire Endless’ by Rebecca Ross and features a black cover with red drawn flames. The top book is titled ‘A River Enchanted’ by Rebecca Ross and the back cover features hand drawn blue wavy lines meant to represent waves with a gold harp floating in them. These books are a duology.
The cover of Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. There is a black background with white shutters of two teens smoking a cigarette in the left, center. The smoke floats up and creates the illusion of water, with a ship floating, then swirls down the right side into the white outline of a small city skyline in the lower right corner. There is a gold sticker in the center that readers ‘Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.’
A copy of the book ‘Her Body and Other Parties’ by Carmen Maria Machado lays on a grey knit blanket.
A copy of the book The Cider House Rules by John Irving behind held up by someone wearing a beige sweatshirt. The dusk jacket is a yellowed beige with the book title and author in brown lettering. It also features a red apple hanging from a branch.
A copy of Margaret Atwood's book 'The Handmaid's Tale' lays on a wooden floor. The cover features a handmaid, dressed in red with a white bonnet, walking near a brick wall.
Image of Vtech Talking Whiz Kid Genius children’s game computer
Screenshot of an article: "I Was a Starter Wife": Inside America's Messiest Divorce” from mareiclaire.com Sub headline: In the middle of her headline-grabbing divorce settlement from Elon Musk, Justine Musk reveals the truth about her marriage to the multimillionaire cofounder of PayPal, Tesla Motors, and SpaceX.
Photo of The Newsroom cast sitting on anchor chairs, desk chairs, and desks in a modern newsroom setting
M3GAN movie poster featuring an android doll with blonde hair, creepy blue eyes, and serious expression. She’s sitting on a sofa, near a window looking ominous. Text on the poster reads: She’s more than a toy. She’s family. MEGAN.
Pig pen at a hobby farm packed with kunekune piglets and their mamas lying in the dirt at the entrance to their enclosure.
Norah, a black cat with green eyes, sits on a bed looking at her human mom who has just told her to stop trying to wake up the baby who is not pictured. She woke up the baby moments later. The baby kicked her gently and she ran away.
Norah, a black cat with green eyes, curled up in bed next to her human mom on a white comforter.
Norah, a black cat with green eyes, snuggling her human mom’s pregnant belly.
A light brown tabby cat with green eyes and a white patch of fur around her mouth, sits on a white comforter with an annoyed look on her face.
Screenshot of a comment on Facebook that says “After all the evidence coming out and they are still pushing this agenda. Unbelievable". The name and photo are blurred out because OP wants to keep her job.
Promo photo from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy of The Boys Club news crew which include sportscaster Champ Kind (David Koechner), feature story guy Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), and the dumb as a post weatherman Brick Tamland (Steven Carell) jumping in the air in the newsroom.
Paul FĂźrst, engraving (coloured), c. 1656, of a plague doctor of Marseilles (introduced as 'Dr Beaky of Rome'). His nose-case is filled with herbal material to ward off the plague.
Black and white selfie of @storyteller laying in bed on her stomach with a white duvet pulled up to her chin, head resting on a pillow with a striped tabby cat asleep on her back.
Light blue background with text that reads “This Barbie takes Lexapro” in the Barbie font. Copyright: gmf designs
Screenshot from The Washington Post. Headline reads: Scientists woke up a 46,000-year-old roundworm from Siberian permafrost By Carolyn Y. Johnson July 27, 2023 at 3:04 p.m. EDT Article photo is a still image of a video of the roundworm in question. The caption reads: Scientists published a study in PLOS Genetics on July 27 in which they genetically sequenced a worm that had been frozen in permafrost for 46,000 years. (Video: Reuters)
Looking over the shoulder of an infant wearing a black onesie with white constellations laying on her tan and green tummy time mat that is decorated with green leaves and dots. She is looking at a high-contrast panel featuring a smiling mushroom and the book The Snowy Day propped up in front of her.
Looking out onto a street festival with outdoor bistro chairs and table in the foreground, with white and red vendor tents in the background and small trees planted in the median. The sky is bright blue with a few puffy white clouds and sun shining.
AI generated realistic image of a great white shark with a brown wrapped package floating alongside. A headline reads “Cochin sharks” might be feasting on drugs dumped off the Florida coast, says scientists.
Screenshot from the show The Office (U.S.) of Dwight staring at his computer screen, holding a phone away from his ear. The subtitles read [Dwight] It appears that the website has become alive.
All Dogs Go To Heaven movie logo with the text “Except for those class traitors in the” above the Paw Patrol logo
A black cat lounges on a wooden coffee table looking up at the ceiling
Pixelated image of Tenacious, a tall ship with white sails
Polyphemus moth with tan coloring in profile on a wood beam
Screenshot of social media post from BBC news. The caption reads: “Deeply bizarre and anti-man.” The link preview is a still image from the Barbie movie of Ken (Ryan Gosling) and Barbie (Margot Robbie). They are both wearing white shirts with pink stripes and pink captain’s hats. Both are smiling. The BBC News logo appears in the bottom right corner. The headline reads: bbc.com Barbie reviews: What do critics make of the Margot Robbie
Screenshot of social media post from WAVE news. The caption reads: Legend claims the oarfish appears just before natural disasters like tsunamis or earthquakes. The link preview is a photo of a see-through oarfish with a glowing pink spot in its center with a large eye facing the camera. Divers can be seen in murky blue water in the background. The headline reads: wave3.com Massive 'doomsday fish' stuns deep sea divers in international waters
Screenshot from a Schitt’s Creek GIF of Alexis Rose sitting at a computer desk, in front of an open laptop using her finger to “boop” the screen. The suntitle reads BOOP.
Screenshot of @theonion on Threads. The post reads “An in-depth analysis:” and links to an article titled “Twitter vs. Threads vs. Shouting Into A Hole.” The link preview shows the Twitter logo, Threads logo, and a photo of a hole in the ground.
Tan and grey possum with a pale pink nose stands on all fours on a wooden deck, looking at the camera
Looking down at top of Starbucks cup with a sticker that reads “Today is your day.”
Meme of Jonathan van Ness wearing a black turtleneck with his hair pulled back into a low ponytail and sporting a handlebar mustache, holding a comb and saying “Just because you Ameri-can doesn’t mean you Ameri-should.”
Screenshot of Insider online article. Headline reads: A Kentucky man busted by the FBI with 40 skulls, spinal cords, and other bones in his home may be linked to the Harvard morgue human remains trafficking scheme, FBI alleges By Michelle Mark Jul 15, 2023, 6:09 PM ET Accompanied by an image of FBI agents in navy jackets and FBI in yellow printed across the back carrying supplies down a concrete sidewalk.
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Still from the show Parks & Rec. Ron Swanson (played by Nick Offerman) is in his office, sitting at his desk, and using a hammer to smash his phone that is laying in front of him.