Welcome to Litsy!

Taking some liberties with the syllable pattern today.

Today's compliment:
"I'm not embarrassed by
anything you wear, Mom."

High praise from my almost-16-year-old.

#haikuaday #haikuhive

Photo: Yellow Warbler at Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan, 2025.

Midwest to East Coast road trip. Hope to finish my #AuthorAMonth pick on the way.

With the latest in scientific research, Dan Siegel illustrates how we can best connect and nurture our relationship with our teens by understanding It‘s not “raging hormones” so much as it is the profound changes that take place in the brain during this period in their lives.

Adolescence (Netflix) review. Red pill culture: https://youtu.be/OcM-od_uV6M?si=1XvApkCtjJ7lXL6Q

Listening to Go Ask Alice while I work on this artsy puzzle. I found a woman reading this book on YouTube. I was a little worried at first since the narrator seemed to be untrained, which is totally fine, but it held my attention the whole way through. While her tone was a little monotone, she was consistent and read solidly throughout the novel. This book is wild, and there is so much controversy behind it!

#hoax #diary #drugaddiction #teens

Democracy, not theocracy!
In the name of humanity and all that is good, REFUSE FASCISM.

#childlesscatladiesforharris2024

These are such cool thoughts about God and philosophy. I found this one by Jesuit Teilhard de Chardin and his thoughts on evolution and creationism are very unique. This is such a beautiful thought. That seems very cool and Christian too.

Honestly, I have been obsessed with Christopher Pike's books for a long time, so when I found out that I could get the second book of this series, I needed to read this one again.

Christopher Pike wrote another FANTASTIC supernatural story in Witch World, and he did it in an extremely unique way. I love it and can't wait to read the next book!

I think I have figured out the beginning of my autumn book list

This is an extraordinary book. I say that as someone who has had very little to do with writing it. All I did, really, was “show up,“ ask a few questions, then take dictation. This book has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 91 weeks,This book took years to write. It did not come easily