Tag Archives: bookstore

Consequences of a Con

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Ryn PB

Cornhusker Cons: Psychics, Clairvoyants, and Mystics in the Heartland. Fran had never actually read the book in which their father’s scams had been made public. An entire chapter had been dedicated to him and his two partners. “Just put that … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Fiction Short Stories | Tagged anxiety, barn, blog, book, books, bookstore, camera, cat, cats, cemetery, clairvoyant, con, crime, family, fiction, ghost, graveyard, ice cream, illegal, jail, LGBT+, life lessons, mental health, photography, psychic, seance, spirit, spirits, statue, stories, supernatural, writing | Leave a comment

July 2020: How I Went a Little Overboard with Graphic Novels and Book Acquisitions to Find a Little Joy

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Ryn PB

What I Got: To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 2 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo The Deep by Rivers Solomon Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, … Continue reading →

Posted in polysyllabic spree, stories | Tagged advice, audiobook, becky chambers, black mage, booklover, books, bookstore, chronicles of narnia, creative writing, daisy jones and the six, death note, everyone's a aliebn, how to drag a body, i am not okay with this, job hunt, library, nanowrimo, queer lit, reading, sci fi books, sci-fi, writing | Leave a comment

The Mini Apocalypses in My Life: How I’m watching doors close around me with no way to open them back up … yet

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Ryn PB

CW: mentions of suicidal ideation, fatphobia, transphobia, JK Rowling, depression, anxiety My life has been full of endings lately. And the unsettling part is that these endings haven’t been followed by new beginnings. I’m stuck in place while things I … Continue reading →

Posted in mental health, new era | Tagged anxiety, apocalypse, bookstore, chosen family, colorado, depression, doctor who, endings, found family, graduation, grief, grishaverse, harry potter, hydra monster, indie bookstore, jackson bird, jk rowling, job, john green, LGBT+, loss, pandemic, podcasts, quarantine, safe space, school, six of crows, spider-man, spidey, trans, trans experience, transphobia, unemployment, work | Leave a comment

July 2019: How Working at a Bookstore Has Made My Book Obsession Grow and I Got Back Into Sci-Fi

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Mettanoia, Vol. Two: Mental Health and Self Care Strategies (zine) by ?? The Miserable Mill by Lemony … Continue reading →

Posted in polysyllabic spree | Tagged anger is a gift, annalee newitz, becky chambers, betta fish, bookstore, buying books, darius the great is not okay, lauren graham, lemony snicket, long way to a small angry planet, on a sunbeam, paul rudd, police brutality, sci-fi, spider-man, the luminous dead, thriller, tillie walden, time travel, wayfarers series, zines | Leave a comment

Mom Hugs and Puppy Snuggles: How I Let Depression Get the Best of Me Before I Explored Why Life is Worth Living

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Ryn PB

As you already know, this summer has been rough for me. I have been lonely, dealing with an emotional new roommate, and starting a job at Walmart that was slowly sucking my soul out like a Dementor. I won’t go … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT+, mental health, new era, stories | Tagged anxiety, bohemian rhapsody, books, bookstore, boston terrier, bullet journal, colorado, denver, depression, dogs, goldendoodle, pride, roadtrip | Leave a comment