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Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead
#1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Pulitzer PrizeWinner of the National Book AwardWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize One of the Best books of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, HuffPost, Esquire, Minneapolis Star Tribune Cora is a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood--where greater pain awaits. And so when Caesar, a slave who has recently arrived from Virginia, urges her to join him on the Underground Railroad, she seizes the opportunity and escapes with him. In Colson Whitehead's ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor: engineers and conductors operate a secret network of actual tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora embarks on a harrowing flight from one state to the next, encountering, like Gulliver, strange yet familiar iterations of her own world at each stop. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the terrors of the antebellum era, he weaves in the saga of our nation, from the brutal abduction of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is both the gripping tale of one woman's will to escape the horrors of bondage--and a powerful meditation on the history we all share.
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LitsyEvents
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Here is a bonus bingo board for #USPresidents. The goal for the reading challenge is to read one nonfiction a month about the monthly president. However, while reading about history you may find yourself wanting to learn more, go down the rabbit hole. So here is bingo board for 2026 of related prompts. One book counts for one prompt. Just a bit of extra fun if you wish to participate.

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*Reminder* that sign-ups are open for #valloweenswap 2026!

Valloween returns for a second year! Pink hearts and cherubic angels don't appeal to everyone, so we invite you to join the dark side.

Sign up at this link by Wednesday, 1/7/2026:

https://forms.gle/hMLR8SJQ1cd6Wp5z5

Due to issues last year and recent complications in international shipping, this swap is US only

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LitsyEvents
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It is Initiate Obi-Wan Kenobi for #HoloNet Legends version because you can pry the Obi-whump from my cold, dead hands

The Jedi Apprentice books were my thing as a kid 😂

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 4h
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LitsyEvents
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#Read2026

I loved hosting and seeing everyone‘s posts & reviews so much that I decided I‘d do it all again🤓📚🤪

DieAReader @LitsyEvents ♥️Ty so much for sharing! 4h
tpixie @DieAReader is this for ANY book you read this year, or for books PUBLISHED this year? Thanks! 😊 2h
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Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- 🎉 New Year 2026 🥳...No👀SAY WHAT 🤔😜🤗🥳.

2- this is my birthday week 🥳🌺💃💫.

3- I've officially joined two more Litsy Book Clubs 💝📚💃📚💝.

#AllergicToChunksters2026
&
#BooksToSavor

Thank You @julieclair for hosting these 🥳👍🏼📚💝.

👇🏼

4- garden magic 🪄🌱💖.

AnnCrystal

5- Litsy & HaikuHive & Beautybreak...ChunksterChallenge2026, antifabookclub, overcomingevilempires, & SeriesLove2026 📚🐝🤩💝.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
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IriDas Happy birthday 🎈🎉🎁🎂🎊 🥳 16h
julieclair Happy Birthday Week! 🎂 I‘m so glad to have you in both clubs! 🤩 14h
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DebinHawaii Wonderful joys! 💛💛💛 Happy Birthday Week!!! 🎊🎂🥳 12h
AnnCrystal Thank You 🥳 @IriDas 💝🎶💃🎶💝. 12h
AnnCrystal Thank You 🥳 @julieclair 💝🎶💃🎶💝 and Thank You for hosting Litsy Book Fun 💝📚💃📚💝. (edited) 12h
AnnCrystal Thank You 👏🏼🥳 @DebinHawaii 💝🎶💃🎶💝. 12h
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ChelseaM6010
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#Celebrate
Day 1. Title based on song
#TitleBasedOnSong

Eggs Well played! 13h
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DieAReader
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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My word for the year is “control.” Now that I‘m retired, my goal for this year is to take control of my time and set up routines for all the things I‘ve wanted to do all these years but never had time for. I‘m looking forward to it! #JOURNALINGPROMPTS

TheBookHippie YAY!!!!!!!! So exciting! 1d
DrSabrinaMoldenReads I am working on at least semi-retiring. The final decision has been difficult for me to make. You are one of my role models now. 1d
dabbe Yay for retirement! You're going to love it! 🤩😍🤩 22h
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CindyMyLifeIsLit @DrSabrinaMoldenReads Wow! I hope I can live up to that designation! It certainly adds to my motivation to get my time organized, which is a good thing! 😁 Good luck on your semi-retirement—every step closer brings an increased level of freedom! (edited) 18h
CindyMyLifeIsLit @dabbe I already do! 😁🎉❤️ 18h
DrSabrinaMoldenReads I am working on this @CindyMyLifeIsLit and @dabbe , following your lead. It certainly is a new life journey for me. 17h
CindyMyLifeIsLit @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I am still subbing at a couple of schools in my district, so semi-retired is a more accurate description of my situation. I have officially retired and receive my retirement payment, but I usually sub 2-3 days per week. It has been enjoyable in that it allows me to interact with kids again, and to see my friends, all without the headache of all the responsibilities of being the teacher. 17h
dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads YAY for you!!! 🥳🤩😍 16h
dabbe @CindyMyLifeIsLit I don't want to sound like a broken record (#boomer!), but that's exactly what I did! I did AP testing, too, for the first 3 years I was retired. Then I subbed for “friend“ who had freshmen English all day. 😳I haven't been back since. 🤩 16h
CindyMyLifeIsLit @dabbe That is understandable! Freshmen are deal-breakers for me! 😂😂 15h
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LitsyEvents
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#ReadOrDonate friends! What will everyone be reading and/or donating in January? My choice is the tagged… Joan is Okay.

If anyone would like to be added or deleted for the tag list, please comment on julieclair's post.

Everyone welcome!

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By request … 2026 Book bracket in a second color palette for your enjoyment 🤗

#readingbracket #readingbracket2026
#bookbracket #bookbracket2026

CSeydel Thanks for posting both graphics! This way people can run category-specific “tournaments” - eg, nonfiction, genre books, memoirs, graphic novels, etc. 1d
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LitsyEvents
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Happy new year, everyone! I made a 2026 bracket template for those who would like one.

Each month, choose the best book you read that month and repost this graphic with your book added to the appropriate box. They will face off against each other until one is crowned the best book you read all year. There are also two “bonus” spaces to even up the matches!

#readingbracket #readingbracket2026
#bookbracket #bookbracket2026

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Almost 2026, whattttt? Post your list if you haven‘t, and if you already have, yay! Important housekeeping thing though - if you‘d like to be removed from my tag list, let me know! And to those who want to hang around, thanks! 😊 #readyourkindle #readyourebooks #readyournook #readyourkobo

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I‘m hosting several challenges for 2026. Everyone welcome!

All are low-key, join in as your schedule allows. None have discussions. Just read your book selection and post about it using the hashtag. All have companion challenges on StoryGraph, for those who like to plan and track.

#FictionalTraveler
#AllergicToChunksters
#ReadOrDonate
#ClearTheCozies
#MonthlyNonfiction
#BooksToSavor

Looking forward to reading together!

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New year, new goals! Actually, I‘m setting pretty much the same goals I always do.
📖 75 books
📖 12 nonfiction #Nonfiction2026
📖 #SeriesLove2026 (not just recent series I‘ve been into, I need to make progress on some old series)
📖 #Buzzword2026 MURDER
📖 5 books from my #WaybackTBR. And I mean way back

Wishing everyone a fantastic 2026 reading year!

BookmarkTavern Good luck! 🍀 2d
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Happy New Year. This is exactly what we did for New Year‘s Eve . We stayed home ordered wings and went to sleep. No one stayed up till midnight (except my son of course) lol Chloe Okoye and Buddha were waiting for us to go to bed. 🤭

Happy New Year from my family to yours.

Bookwormjillk Happy New Year! 2d
TheLudicReader Sounds like the perfect NYE to me! 2d
TheBookHippie Happy New Year! 2d
dabbe #photocontestwinner! 🤎🐾🤎 2d
Dilara Happy New Year! 4h
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AnnCrystal
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vonnie862
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With my busy work schedule, I always keep my reading goal reasonable. I'm always thrilled to see that I'm able to exceed it. 🤗

dabbe #welldoneyou! 👏🏻🥳👏🏻 3d
Ladygodiva7 Congratulations!! 🎉 What app is this? 3d
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ChelseaM6010
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3d
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I‘d like to provide this hashtag and challenge to anyone interested in 2026! I had a much better physical books reading year in 2025 and hope to continue in the new year. 🥂 #AVL26

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Congrats everyone who finished all the words in December or any words because you got books off your TBRs!

2026 Theme: Board Games

Now who is ready to figure out January‘s #WickedWords Game?
- King
- Rook
- Pawn
- Knight
- Queen

All are welcome to join! Let me know if you want to be tagged!

AsYouWish Thank you!!! 4d
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I have soooo many books I want to finish and start for this #Welcome2026Readathon I'm working on, 4 I want to start. Let's see how I will do. Tag and join me @Liseworks

#Readathon

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#DashingThruDecember
Day 26. Favorite Xmas book
#FaveXMasBook

Eggs Fantastic 🥳 4d
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ChelseaM6010
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Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 5d
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I prepared my #bookspin titles! I also grabbed a new notebook from my hefty pile and dubbed it my bookish notebook. I'm not entirely sure what else I'll add into it. Any ideas that don't require a lot of prep? Sometimes I get a bit swamped with work and can't dedicate spread design time @TheAromaofBooks #bookmarkscrim

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5d
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Gameplay From The Darkest Chapters Of History
A Petite Story By Ann Crystal
A Story Of RELIGIOUS & POLITICAL Fantasy 🙏🏼✌🏼
Art by Ann Crystal
#petitestoriesbyAnnCrystal

The old man was ancient, yet he moved with the ease of youth. His long gray hair swayed as he walked.

He came in his traditional uniform, black boots and red suit with white trim.

There was purpose in his steps, as he entered a massive room of marble and glass. 👇🏼

AnnCrystal A room without elegance or style, even while the floors were solid gold bricks.

There was a table at the center where four, smiling men sat playing a strange game. Toy soldiers were pawns and torn pages from history books were used as currency. Around them, heavily armed men stood guarding their gameplay.

The gamers wore blue suits with red ties, while the guards were dressed all in black with ski-masks pulled over their faces.

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AnnCrystal When the ancient man in the red suit entered the room, all the guards turned to look at the stranger who marched forward without hesitation.

In a language very much like Greek, the old man spoke two words that made the guards jump and run away, abandoning the gamers who seemed oblivious to the happenings occurring around them.

The old, strange man circled the table studying each gamer.

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AnnCrystal “Why have you invaded this space?“ A disembodied voice crackled with annoyance.

“These four play a game of cruelty,“ the old man said.

“Each has sold their souls to me,“ the voice replied. “Now they must do my bidding.“

“You have them competing for the darkest chapters in history,“ observed the old man, “Whoever wins a round, brings that history into modern times.“

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AnnCrystal “This is non of your concern!“ the voice boomed as a darkness began to build around the far edges of the room.

“Oh, but this concern me greatly,“ the old man shouted, “Because your Father gave me the the duty to protect children, and I must therefore answer the call when the children of the world cry out from hunger, pain, and fear.“

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AnnCrystal “You waste your time, Old Saint Nick!“ crackled the voice, “The corrupted souls of these men are beyond your reach.“

Saint Nicholas laughed, “Perhaps my reach, but no one is beyond your Father's reach.“

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AnnCrystal Saint Nick reached out and touched the shoulder of one of the gamers. “In the name of Jesus Christ and His Father, my God, return to your current human body. Allow for emotions such as empathy and remorse to flood you again with feeling and guide you as you work to repair all the damage you have allowed Lucifer to cause.“

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AnnCrystal The smiling gamer began to frown just as he began to wake from his trance, then he vanished from his seat.

After the fourth soul was released from Lucifer's hold, the room disappeared and Saint Nicholas began his journey home.

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AnnCrystal Christmas 2025 was one of the saddest Christmases for the children of the world.

There was still much work to be done before next Christmas, which Hopefully would be a Glorious, Peaceful Christmas without any more fear.

Saint Nicholas, the protector of Children, is always hard at work...all year round.

May we all have a JOYFUL Two-Thousand-Twenty-Six New Year 🎅🏻❤️🦅🤍🇺🇲🕊️🇺🇸💙.

#Campaign4Empathy
#petitestories
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick A fab story! Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to a joyful 2026 indeed. 6d
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🇺🇸🫂🦅🥳🇺🇲. 6d
dabbe Much needed. 🩵🤍🩶 5d
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @dabbe 🌍🫂🌎🦅🌏🥳. 5d
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 6d
coffees oh! you just reminded me i have to make mine too xD 5d
Eggs @TheAromaofBooks 🤗👍🏼 5d
Eggs @coffees Enjoy your list! 5d
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ChelseaM6010
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Eggs Lovely ❄️✨ 6d
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Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 6d
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AnnCrystal
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Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- Christmas 💚☺️🤍💃❤️.

2- Rain, sweet rain 🎶 🌧️💃🌧️🎶.

3- Litsy book📚 clubs that I have joined (so far, four).

#ChunksterChallenge2026
#antifabookclub
#overcomingevilempires
#SeriesLove2026

Thank You
@Amiable
@Chrissyreadit
@TheEllieMo & @Susanita
for hosting 🥳📚💝...my apologies for being a sluggish reader.

👇🏼

AnnCrystal 4- my time spent reading by our Christmas Tree will continue until January 6th 2026 💚📚🤍🎄❤️📚💚.

5- Litsy & HaikuHive & Beautybreak 📚🐝🤩💝.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

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Amiable 💙🩵📚😍 1w
Chrissyreadit 😘😘😘😘 1w
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AnnCrystal 😘👍🏼 @Amiable 🥳📚💝. 7d
AnnCrystal 😘👍🏼 @Chrissyreadit 🥳📚💖. 7d
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💚❤️💚 (And thanks for the heads up on #SeriesLove2026 I‘m excited to see it continue!) 7d
AnnCrystal @DebinHawaii 👏🏼😘👌🏼 it's wonderful 🥳📚💗. 7d
lil1inblue 💓💓💓💓💓 7d
dabbe 💙🤍🩵 7d
AnnCrystal 😘👍🏼 @lil1inblue 🥳📚💓. 7d
AnnCrystal 😘👍🏼 @dabbe 🥳📚❣️. 7d
Suet624 💕💕💕💕 6d
AnnCrystal 😘👍🏼 @Suet624 🥳📚💞. 6d
kspenmoll 💛💛💛 2d
AnnCrystal 😘👍🏼 @kspenmoll 🥳📚💗. 2d
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Eggs Brilliant 👏🏻 1w
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Anyone in for a New Year‘s #Readathon?

Join me for #26in26 - the aim is to read 26 hours, 26 chapters, 26 pages, whatever works for you!

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I'm not a partying person on New Years anymore as I'm too old for that. I do love to read, though, to bring in the New Year. What say you to a low key #Welcome2026Readathon Dec 30 to Jan 2. A good time to finish a book or maybe start one. Join and Tag me @Liseworks

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I‘m not trying to take over, honestly! Just care-taking for absent friends.

@TheSpineView and @Andrew65 have hosted the very popular year-long SeriesLove event in recent years, and I‘d like to keep it going, at least until the original hosts return.

Let us know what series you‘re planning to read (though you can bail on or add new ones at any time!), and tag us in on your reviews, using #SeriesLove2026

LiseWorks I'm a series junkie so I'll be joining this 1w
AnnCrystal Hope all is well with the original hosts.

I will be joining 🙋🏽📚💝💝💝...I'm a sluggish reader...but I love a good series 😉👍🏼📚💝📚.
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RamsFan1963 One of my reading goals for 2026 is to get more series off my TBR shelves. Some I haven't started yet, some I'm half way through, one I just need to bear down and read the last book (I've put it off because the series has gone to crap the last couple of books). 1w
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Gissy 🙋🏽‍♀️ 1w
kspenmoll Thanks for doing this! Nor sure what series exactly but the Shardlake series & 2d
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!! Here are my bookish gifts from my lovely family! In the top left picture, the squares are coasters with Shakespearean quotes. The middle picture is showing the Pennywise shelf insert. The grey bag in the bottom left picture is a book pack! My family really gets me! 😁❤️🎄🎅🎁🤡🎈

TheBookHippie How fun! 1w
AmyG Oh Wow! And brace yourself….Nuclear War is amazing and frightening. 1w
dabbe 💙🤍🩵 1w
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Merry & Happy Everything. I know I missed a few holidays so here is love for all of them 🖤

TheBookHippie ♥️💚💙 1w
catiewithac Happy holidays!!! 1w
BookishMarginalia 💜💜💜 1w
dabbe #merryeverything 💚🤍♥️ 1w
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Buddha pushing the mistletoe bottle towards me.

dabbe 💚🤍♥️ 1w
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Merry Christmas from Buddha. He is sick of me taking pictures of him. He is sleeping and enjoying another Christmas. Who knew this little senior dog would make it to 19? #seniordog #readingbuddy

Cupcake12 Happy Christmas to you and your family xx ❤️🎄 1w
Deblovestoread Merry Christmas to you and yours and Buddha! 1w
dabbe Go, Buddha, go! MC! 💚🤍♥️ 1w
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What do we do when we can't find organic corn masa to make our Christmas Tamales? We make Organic Chicken 🫔💃🫔 Tamale 🫔😋🫔 Pie with Organic Tortillas...yum, yum...Delish 🪄🫔😉👍🏼💝.

🎄💃 To all who Celebrate 💚🤍❤️

Hope You're having a fun, relaxing, delicious Christmas Eve 💖🎅🏻🎄🤶🏻💖.

And from my family to yours, Merry Christmas 🥳💚🦌🤍🦌❤️.

#craftbyanncrystal
#californiananncrystal

Ruthiella Merry Christmas to you! 🎄 1w
AnnCrystal @Ruthiella 🥳🎄💚🤍❤️. 1w
TheBookHippie Happy Christmas to you. 1w
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AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 🎄💃💚🤍❤️. 1w
lil1inblue Merry Christmas! 💚🎄❤️ 1w
AnnCrystal @lil1inblue 🤩🎄💚🤍❤️. 1w
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#HOLIDAYFRIENDS CHRISTMAS DAY

I‘ll be here with nonsense all day 🤣🥳😳🙌🏼❄️

If you need a space to run to I‘ll be here posting once an hour for the 5th year in a row.

#HOLIDAYFRIENDS is the hashtag to follow.

Come chat or even just see someone is around.

Holidays are hard for a lot of peeps.
So just know there is a place to go 🙃♥️💙💚

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Thank You @TieDyeDude for #TuesdayTunes 🎶🥳🎶💫.

It would be impossible to select one favorite Christmas song...yet it is always fun to add a new favorite 🎶💃🏽🎶.

Christmas Magic by Laufey 🪄🎄🎶💚🤍❤️.

#musicreviewedbyanncrystal

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

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It‘s here! #Jolabokaflodswap