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Trashcanman

Trashcanman

Joined August 2017

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1) Not usually. I need to start carrying some so when the revolution begins I can use it to buy stuff before the whole system collapses and it becomes tissue paper.

2)Miss Havisham is rich and she‘s FN nuts! But not rich enough for me to spend the remaining minutes of my life rereading the god awful book she‘s in.

#Two4Tuesday
Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView
#FriendsdontletfriendsreadDickens

@Leftcoastzen @TheBookgeekFrau @5feet.of.fury

TheBookgeekFrau 😂😂 7h
TheSpineView YW and thanks for playing! 39m
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Pyramid Song | Jamie Townsend
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And we all went to heaven in a little row boat
And there was nothing to fear
Nothing to doubt

T.Y

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Convenience Store Woman | Sayaka Murata
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“The sensation that the world is slowly dying feels good.”

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Coming Insurrection | The Invisible Committee
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Reread time. Society is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions—economic, social, and environmental. Individuals should begin organizing outside the state. This a blueprint for revolutionary action. Yesterday protest went well. We need to keep at it. We need to do more.

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Who else fucks with Choose Your Own Adventure books? I can never find the one I enjoyed most as a kid. Hell I don‘t even remember its title but it has to do with a ranch hand during the Wild West. Happy whatever you celebrate day.

Leftcoastzen Hope you find it one day! I had a good protest day yesterday! 3d
Bookwormjillk I haven‘t read one of these in years. I should. 2d
Laughterhp I feel like I read goosebumps choose your own adventures when I was a kid! 2d
TheBookgeekFrau Yes! One of the endings has getting shot by an arrow. I also have never found one I enjoyed as much. But I always figured because it was my first experience with one and had no idea what to expect going in. 2d
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I hate night time.

TheBookHippie ♥️ 3d
kspenmoll 💕 3d
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Mimi28 😊🫶🏽🩷 3d
CarolynM 💕 3d
dabbe ❤️‍🩹 3d
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The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD
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TheBookHippie Omg 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 4d
TheBookgeekFrau 😂😂😂 4d
Susanita Octavia Butler would also like a word. 4d
dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 3d
dabbe @Susanita 🎯🩵🎯 3d
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Untitled | Untitled
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1) My 20th wedding anniversary was on Tuesday
2) I was paid a nice compliment that made my day
3) I had more good days than bad
4) It‘s a short week. I love 9/80 schedules.
5) I‘m watching The Price is Right as I type this. I hope someone plays Plinko

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Kerrbearlib Happy anniversary! 5d
Yuki_Onna Congratulations for the good days 🤗 and Happy Anniversary, George❣️🥳👏 5d
Deblovestoread Happy Anniversary 🎉 5d
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Beatlefan129 I love Plinko! And the mountain climber game, those are my favorites 5d
Trashcanman @Beatlefan129 They played the mountain climber game today. Some dude won 16K. I also liked the one where they have to crack the safe. 5d
TheBookgeekFrau Happy Anniversary! And Yayyy to more good days than bad 🎉 5d
mcctrish Happy Anniversary and yay for more good than bad ( that‘s a hard balance ) 4d
CarolynM Happy Anniversary 🥂🎉 4d
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Fuck You George | Devon Harris
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Isn‘t it strange how so many words in a conversation can say so little? gods how I long for a meaningful conversation. I‘m surrounded by people but feel so lonely. I feel as I‘ve been sad so long that I‘m addicted to feeling that way. There‘s a comfort in it. But fuck Im trying, and I‘ll keep on trying.

#findingjoy
#pillfreenopsychotropicsforme

TheBookgeekFrau ❤️ 6d
Centique You trying so hard is a worthy endeavor - so tiring for you but there are people so blessed that you keep trying 💕 Kia kaha George - i wish for you the strength and energy that you need xxx 6d
dabbe Keep fighting the good fight. It‘s worth it. And tou have a community right here. 🤗 6d
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Mimi28 How are you doing? 7d
Leftcoastzen This has been on my TBR for awhile 7d
Trashcanman @Mimi28 I‘m okay Michelle, how are you? How‘s the recovery going? What‘s new? What are you excited about? Today‘s been rough to be honest. I‘m pretty lonely. But overall better 3d
Mimi28 Glad you are ok and overall better 😊 The recovery is going well - MRI on Thursday to see what the next step will be because I am still in a lot of pain. They may have to fuse a couple of discs. What‘s new- this book I am reading I Am The Swarm is really making me think about how I chose or chose not to express my emotions. The main character has bugs come out when she is hiding something or didn‘t know she was hiding some emotion. They are 👇🏽 3d
Mimi28 All graceful but still creepy. Sorry you had a rough day. I know tomorrow will be better 🫶🏽😊🫶🏽🩷 3d
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1) Last night I did. I pay every year. I paid more in taxes than Nike, AT&T, Charter, Duke Energy,Kinder Morgan and the list goes on. But the single mom on food stamps is the problem.

2)illuminating.

@TheSpineView

#ThewholethingIthinkitssick
#Two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 1w
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Fuck You George | Devon Harris
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1) Not well. Tomorrow can be better though.
2) They‘re as phony as the orange Cheeto.

#ThewholethingIthinkitssick @Kerrbearlib
#Mentalhealthmonday

JenniferEgnor 1. Better than yesterday and Sunday. I was a mess…probably should see a therapist. 2. I‘d rather be honest…I think it‘s all bullshit. 1w
Kerrbearlib I hope things are going better! Thanks for responding. I agree, some positive affirmations can definitely be fake. 6d
Trashcanman @JenniferEgnor I agree. I hope the messiness as it were is a little better. I like people that are a message. There‘s a sincerity in them that most people try so hard to hide from everyone, including themselves. 6d
Trashcanman @Kerrbearlib Things are day by day. I have Bi-polar disorder and MDD but I‘m trying. Things are actually a lot better than years ago and even months ago to be honest. (edited) 6d
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Fuck You George | Devon Harris
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Abridged books!!! Who the fuck buys these? It‘s literary vandalism!!! People say it‘s for kids, let kids read the whole thing. Abridged books feel like someone chewed your meal for you and handed it back — it might technically be “digestible,” but the soul of it is gone. They‘re like fucking cliff notes in my opinion. Only one authors work should be abridged and thats Dickens.

@BookmarkTavern #SundayFunday #friendsdontletfriendsreadDickens

TheBookHippie OMG YES!!!!!!! It‘s just censorship!!! 1w
dabbe I even say no to any abridged Dickens! 1w
BookmarkTavern And when it doesn‘t make it clear it‘s abridged! 😡 My father gifted me a copy of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea when I was younger, and neither of us realized it was abridged because it was in such tiny font on only one of the title pages! Thanks for posting! 1w
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TheBookgeekFrau Add John Irving to that list 🤣🤣 I never understood why abridged books even exist 1w
Trashcanman @TheBookgeekFrau is John Irving to you what Dickens is for me? 6d
TheBookgeekFrau @Trashcanman Yes 😂 I just can't with his 9 million side stories 6d
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Welcome to the Monkey House | Kurt Jr. Vonnegut
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What‘s your favorite collection of short stories and or essays? Welcome to the Monkey House is one of my favorites. Which would you recommend?

mobill76 So many Bradbury collections are near and dear to me. Lately, I've been remembering stories from John Joseph Adams's "Wastelands" anthology. This is the way the world ends... 2w
Reggie The Living Dead edited by John Joseph Adams. The 1st volume. Nothing but zombie short fiction every which way. I loved it. 1w
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Trashcanman @Beatlefan129 Thank you, I‘ll definitely check it out. Thanks for the recommendation. 🙌🏽 1w
Trashcanman @mobill76 Thanks for the recommendation! I‘ll check it out, I‘ve heard of the author but I‘ve never read any of his books. 🙌🏽 1w
Trashcanman @Reggie Thanks Reggie, I appreciate it man. Hope all is well on your end. 🙌🏽 1w
Trashcanman I was hoping for more recommendations. I thought more people liked short stories. 🤷🏽‍♂️ 1w
Billypar My favorites are probably Get in Trouble by Kelly Link, Stories of Your Life by Ted Chiang, and Ficciones by Borges. And the two Alice Munro collections I've read - Open Secrets and The Love of a Good Woman. 2d
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Fuck You George | Devon Harris
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I finally got one!! I‘ve been tagging this book since 2018 (for those that don‘t know my name is George). It‘s been out of print since 2019 since it‘s from a small independent author. It cost a bit for what it is but I finally found a used copy. I got it from Abe‘s books. Seems interesting too. @Yuki_Onna

Deblovestoread 🎉🎉🎉 2w
AmyG Huzzah! 2w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w
MommyWantsToReadHerBook Very cool 🙂 2w
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Fuck You George | Devon Harris
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I took this photo in 2017 at the height of my mental health struggles and significant depression. Appearances are meaningless. Everyone wants to present themselves in a way that often conflicts with how they actually feel inside. I‘ve been off medication for almost one year (except for anxiety). For the first time in my life I feel like there might be a grain of truth to what many people have said & that I dismissed. It can get better.

dariazeoli Cheering for you from NJ! 2w
Bookwormjillk My favorite post today. 2w
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Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
jdiehr 💕 2w
TiredLibrarian That's so good to hear! 2w
AmyG I am so happy you are doing better. All the ❤️ 2w
kspenmoll ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
Mimi28 Yea!! I‘m so proud of you!! I‘m still on 5 psych meds. Keep up the great work you‘re an inspiration 🫶🏽😊🩷 2w
JenReadsAlot ❤️ 2w
TheBookgeekFrau Yayyyy!!!! ❤️🎉❤️ 2w
Patchshank Hey! Good to see you back! ❤️🥳🎈 2w
JessClark78 ❤️ 2w
Leftcoastzen I‘m so glad you are back . Good to hear you are doing better.❤️👏 2w
Purpleness I‘m so glad to see you back! 2w
CarolynM That‘s great news ❤️ Always glad to see you here. 2w
LeahBergen So good to hear! ❤️ 2w
dabbe 💙💚🩵 2w
Bookwomble I love this post, George! 💖🤗 2w
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Fuck You George | Devon Harris

I want to feel like more
More than this routine
Than this loneliness that hums beneath everything.
I want to feel like I was meant—

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TheBookgeekFrau I'm curious, if you don't mind explaining, what do those numbers mean? 2w
Trashcanman @TheBookgeekFrau I don‘t mind explaining. I‘ve been open about my mental health diagnoses and struggles. This will be a trigger for some so I‘ll hide it in the next comment. Suicidal ideation trigger warning @Dabbingpat 2w
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Trashcanman I chose this “name” to write poetry under. There was a time where I had been involuntarily committed. At this time I was asked to note how many times a day I had a suicidal thought. This number represents the mean number for the amount of suicidal thoughts I had over a period of 180.8 days per day. It holds a significance to me. I feel like I‘m mostly in a better place. I‘ve stopped taking meds save for one. (edited) 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @Trashcanman First, it's nice to see your face instead of scary creatures!! You have a nice, kind face--glad you decided to share. I'll put the rest in a spoiler comment. 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @Trashcanman Wow, that's a lot of time to spend thinking about leaving this world. And I'm glad you're still here! We've had some great little convos here, and I miss you when you're gone. I appreciate your openness with your mental health, and I've felt for you deeply when things are going well.I don't always know what to say when that happens. I'm happy for you that you're in a more stable place now and back with us on Litsy.Thanks for sharing❤️ 2w
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If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence

dabbe I 🩵💚💙 this novel! 2w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads This is one that I must get to soon. 2w
mobill76 A world of a book. I like to believe that the world is really like this. That my epic struggles are part of a larger tapestry that includes everyone. We're all in this together. Be strong. Be kind. 2w
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The Magnetic Fields | Andr Breton
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We are nothing but perpetual animals. What‘s the use of these huge fragile enthusiasms, these dried-out leaps of joy? We know nothing but dead stars; we look at faces; and we sigh with pleasure. Our eyes turn aimlessly, hopelessly. There‘s nothing now but these cafés where we meet to drink these cold beverages, these mixed drinks, and the tables are stickier than these sidewalks where our dead shadows from the day before have fallen.

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Now the darkness only stays the night-time
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It's not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away

George Harrison

#findingjoy

CarolynM Hope the morning dawns brightly💕 2w
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Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

#findingjoy
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TheBookHippie I miss California… soaking in your picture!!! 2w
Trashcanman @TheBookHippie today‘s been a great day. ❤️🤗 2w
TheBookHippie @Trashcanman I‘m so glad. 2w
Leftcoastzen 👍👏🏖️ 2w
Bookwormjillk Love that quote 2w
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I heard of a saint who had loved you
So I studied all night in his school
He taught that the duty of lovers is to tarnish the golden rule
And just when I was sure that his teachings were pure
He drowned himself in the pool
His body is gone, but back here on the lawn
His spirit continues to drool

One of us cannot be wrong

Leonard Cohen

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Fuck You George | Devon Harris

God the nights stretch endlessly, filled with thoughts. The thoughts don‘t stop. It feels like having different conversations at the same time. I speak over myself. I hear jumbled words. Incoherent phrases. Hope is a stranger. My thoughts at time are unbearable. Tonight is such a night. I hope you all have a kind night.

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CarolynM 💙❤️ 2w
Bookwomble 🫂 2w
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LeahBergen Sending ❤️❤️ to you. 2w
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
Bookwormjillk ❤️ 2w
JenReadsAlot ❤️ 2w
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I hope the new day brings different thoughts. ❤️ 2w
Trashcanman @CarolynM 🫂❤️ 2w
Trashcanman @Bookwomble 🫂❤️Thank you mate. 2w
Trashcanman @MommyWantsToReadHerBook ❤️Thank you Leah. 🫂 2w
Trashcanman @Librarybelle ❤️❤️Thank you Jess. How‘s Zieke? 2w
quietlycuriouskate Wishing you a kinder night tonight. (I'm no stranger to the ungodly o'clock interior doom-scroll.) 2w
Trashcanman @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick ❤️🫂 Thank you Kelly. Today is better. I have more tools know that I use. I‘ve been exercising a lot more than before. It helps, truly. The good part of being mentally defunct and off meds now is that the mood swings are much quicker than before. But they swing in both ways these days. Extreme happiness and extreme moments of sadness. I‘ve been finding joy more than before and for that I‘m grateful. Have a great day. 2w
Trashcanman @quietlycuriouskate ❤️🫂 Thank you Kate. My gods the nights are the worse. My spouse goes to sleep in mere minutes and I stare at the topography of the popcorn ceiling. I swear I could close my eyes and draw it out to near perfection. I know every nook, every valley. Sad huh lol. 😂 2w
Librarybelle @Trashcanman It‘s been a rough weekend for Zeke. He had several good days, and starting Friday, he‘s been struggling…GI issues are no fun. He‘s resting right now, which is good. Thanks for asking! ❤️ 2w
JessClark78 ❤️ 2w
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Fuck You George | Devon Harris

They want silence more than freedom.
Not your chains, just your quiet.
Not your heart, just your hush.
They fear your voice like thunder,
Because truth breaks more than glass.

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#poetrymatters
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Open your eyes
Get up off your chair
There‘s so much to do in the sunlight

The Monkees

Los Angeles Littens I hope to see you there.

#ThewholethingIthinkitssick
#Feedthepooreattherich

Deblovestoread Yes! ✊🏼 My local protest in noon to 3 in Oregon. And thanks for The Monkees because my younger self loved them with her whole heart 💙🩵💙 3w
Trashcanman @Deblovestoread You‘re most welcome. I was born in 78 but I love The Monkees (and so much music from the sixties). I‘ll be there with you in solidarity as you will be with me! 3w
TheBookHippie We had ours!!! 1-3PM!!! It was amazing!!!!! Hope yours was too!!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙 3w
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My Friend Levar | Ezra Edmond
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Leftcoastzen 👏👏👏👏 3w
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Hello my friend! It's good seeing you back here.💛 3w
Trashcanman @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Hi Kelly!!!!! It's so lovely to hear from you. I hope you've been well, truly. What's new and exciting on your end? Things have been better for me. I still have extreme days of depression and mania here and there, but it's been much better overall. I have more moments of happiness and sometimes a full day of happiness too. Tell me how you have been. 3w
dabbe 🎯🎯🎯 3w
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I am so happy to hear that you've been feeling better. The world is in chaos, and some days I fall into a funk, wondering if I'll die from hunger, WW3, a riot, etc, but then some small goodness reminds me that for now I am safe, healthy, and rather OK. My loved ones are in the same boat, so onwards I go. Otherwise, I plug away a work & life, enjoy my guy, my friends, and my dog. If only I could stop doomscrolling and read instead. 3w
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“What happened to the U.S businesses that collaborated with fascism? Corporations like DuPont, Ford, General Motors, and ITT owned factories in the enemy countries that produced fuel, tanks, and planes that wreaked havoc on allied forces. After the war instead of being prosecuted for treason ITT collected 27 million from the U.S government for war damages inflicted on its German plants by allied bombings. G.M collected over 33 million

Trashcanman You can‘t make this shit up. 3w
Bookwormjillk You really can‘t 3w
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Deblovestoread Unbelievable 🤯🤬🤬🤬 3w
TheBookHippie Blows my mind everytime. 3w
wanderinglynn Every time the rich will take care of themselves and ultimately get richer. Often on the backs of the poor and minorities. A recurring theme throughout history. 3w
mcctrish It‘s just so disgusting 3w
Mimi28 This is a nightmare and I want to wake up and go home - oh, wait, I am awake and this IS home. 3w
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This months tattoos. Both are for my youngest daughter ❤️❤️❤️

mcipher Louise! I love it 3w
Amiable Louise is the best! 3w
5feet.of.fury Yessssss 3w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3w
WorldsOkayestStepMom Bob's is my comfort show!! 3w
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They want to cling to their comfort systems
They keep feigning ignorance
Of the past
Of the present
Of what needs to change.

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Leftcoastzen 👏 3w
dabbe 🎯 3w
Leniverse Frances the Mute! 3w
Trashcanman @Leniverse Yes, the photo is from that album. I saw them for the first time in March. I really enjoyed them. My daughter did not. The “poem” is my own. 3w
Leniverse I didn't realise The Mars Volta was still going. Frances the Mute was my introduction to them 20 years ago, and it blew my mind. I played the album on repeat, but especially The Widow and L'Via l'Viaquez. But I guess I lost track of them over the years. 3w
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When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free

wanderinglynn ❤️ excellent quote 3w
Bookwomble Beautiful ❤️ 3w
Deblovestoread Lovely! Thanks for sharing! 🩷 3w
Leftcoastzen Wendell Berry is so wise ! 3w
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Illuminated Poems | Allen Ginsberg
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“Who can live with this consciousness and not wake frightened at sunrise”

Allen Ginsberg

We know who. History will know who.

#ThewholethingIthinkitssick
#gobacktosleep

TheBookHippie 💯💯💯💯💯 3w
dabbe 🎯🎯🎯 3w
dabbe #liberationday will only happen when this a**hole is no longer president. 3w
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The Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Salinger
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1) I went to Catholic schools K-12 and I was an average student. I did better in college and graduated summa cum laude from Colorado State University.

2) I tagged my favorite book and I am wondering if it counts because Holden technically just got kicked out of high school.

@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

AmyG I am wearing my CU shirt as I type. 🦬 3w
TheSpineView Well done on #1! Thanks for playing 3w
Trashcanman @AmyG Good lord in heaven I‘m getting old. I didn‘t realize it until your comment but I think it corrected my text. I graduated from CSU, Colorado State University. lol. Go Rams. 🐏 (edited) 3w
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AmyG Go both! 🤣 3w
Trashcanman @AmyG lmao Yes!! 🙌🏽😂😂😂 3w
Bookwormjillk I think it counts for sure. 3w
britt_brooke One of the many reasons we‘re friends! As you know, my youngest is named Holden. 3w
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Tuesday vibes.

BarbaraJean I love this. 💜 3w
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Today is national Trans day of visibility. My son came out to us in 2013 at 11 years old. I admire him for being able to be his authentic self. Trans people represent 1-2% of the population. They want to live life just as you we do, and have the same rights that we do.

If the love for your child is contingent on them being a cis-gender heterosexual then you are the problem. Not the transgender person who wants to use the bathroom.

dabbe Bravo! 🤗 to you, your family, and your son! ♥️👊🏻💙 3w
Deblovestoread Love this! 🏳️‍⚧️ 3w
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Leftcoastzen Yes ! What @dabbe said !👏👍✊🏳️‍⚧️ 3w
Amiable Amen! 👏🏼👏🏼 3w
LeahBergen ❤️❤️❤️ 3w
marleed Yep 🥰 3w
CarolynM Well said 👏 3w
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@jen_the_scribe This is the photo my wife took Jen. See the orb by the window. There‘s no glass in that window. She‘s convinced it‘s a spirit.

jen_the_scribe Oooo wow that‘s an awesome shot 3w
Eggbeater It is so good to see you! 🤗 3w
Trashcanman @Eggbeater Lily!!!! How are you? How have you been? It‘s so nice to hear from you too. What‘s new? 3w
Eggbeater @Trashcanman I am doing okay. My dog has lymphoma, and that makes me sad, but other than that, I don't feel like I can complain considering the sky is falling down. How are you? 3w
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We visited the Whaley house tonight. America‘s “most haunted house”. There‘s a lot of history at the location their house was built and the family had an obscene amount of tragedies. I don‘t believe in ghosts but none the less it was fun to hear about the history and family that lived here in the 1860‘s. It‘s located in San Diego, California. I bought the tagged book from the gift shop. If you like ghost shit you‘ve probably heard of this place.

kspenmoll What fun!!! 3w
jen_the_scribe I was just recommending the Whaley House to a friend who‘s about to visit SD. I lived there for five years and we visited it several times. We had a creepy experience in the house with my daughter when she was a toddler 😬 3w
Trashcanman @jen_the_scribe What was the creepy incident? Omg my wife was looking at the photos she took and there‘s an orb by the 2nd floor window but that window has no glass it‘s open with bars so you don‘t fall out. 3w
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jen_the_scribe @Trashcanman We were in the theater room and several people were seated while the tour guide was telling stories about the family and the house, and my daughter was seated at my feet on the floor and she started giggling and it seemed like she was playing with something that wasn‘t there. Everyone got quiet and the tour guide said it was the Whaley‘s dog, that they‘ve had that happen with really small children several times. 3w
Trashcanman @jen_the_scribe Oh wow, some other people in our group said they smelled cigar or pipe smoke in the courtyard and no one around us was smoking. Creepy shit. Does your daughter still remember that? 3w
Trashcanman @kspenmoll it really was. I enjoyed it. 3w
jen_the_scribe @Trashcanman She doesn‘t, no. But we joke that she‘s such an animal whisperer that her powers work with animals from beyond the grave lol 3w
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“What distinguishes fascism from ordinary right-wing patriarchal autocracies is is the way it attempts to cultivate a revolutionary aura”

Sound familiar?
#Thewholethingithinkitssick
#gobacktosleep

BookwormAHN Unfortunately 🤦🏼‍♀️ 4w
Leftcoastzen Indeed 4w
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“Is fascism merely a dictatorial force in the service of capitalism? That may not be all it is, but that certainly is an important part of fascism‘s raison d‘être.“

The Cheeto and his minions co-opt nationalist rhetoric and militarism to channel discontent away from economic inequality and toward scapegoated groups. The Cheeto wants workers to remain divided and unable to organize effectively against exploitation.

#gobacktosleep

Deblovestoread Yep, this is where we are. Unbelievable, isn‘t it? 💔 4w
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This world is full of injustices that make daily living unbearable for those poor souls (like me) prone to melancholy and despair. On top of all the bullshit going on I had to see these two authors works side by side. Further proof that life is cruel, heartless and pointless. #FriendsdontletfriendsreadCharlesDickens #sacrilegious #DickenscouldntholdDostoyevkysumbrella
#Thewholethingithinkitssick

Bookwomble 😄 I love them both. Whenever I read a Dickens, I think of you fuming! 4w
Bookwormjillk Have you read this book? It‘s not about Dickens but there is random shade thrown at him every few chapters 4w
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Minerva's Ghost | Danielle Elise Girard
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You're the same numb
When you sing, it's over
Such a strange numb
It could bring back peace to the Earth

TheBookHippie ☮️ 4w
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History teaches us that all ruling elites try to portray themselves as the natural and durable social order, even ones that are in serious crisis, and that threaten to devour their environmental base in order to continually recreate their hierarchical structure of power and privilege.

#Firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

I tag @MommyWantsToReadHerBook @Yuki_Onna @jen_the_scribe

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She's mostly gone
Some other place

I'm getting by
In other ways

Everything it whispered in my ear
Is coming true

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Soon this will be all over. Well I hope soon, so she sang.

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A Confession | Leo Tolstoy
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I love this book. I read it every year. Leo Tolstoy‘s Confession is a deeply personal account of his battle with depression and search for meaning. He describes feeling lost, overwhelmed by doubt, and consumed by despair, even contemplating suicide. Yet, through his struggle, he eventually finds hope in a simple, faith-filled life. While I‘m agnostic I am envious of people of faith. People who have true inner peace. I can‘t imagine the feeling.

TheBookHippie Having battled over 50 years- 30 of them 😵‍💫 really tough ..I finally became at peace with this is me. It makes me fight so much harder for everyone and has given me empathy in spades and the ability to survive. I just try to be light in and of itself, and always strive towards it. I am not religious either but my grandmas faith is a warm place to land most days in the food, and way of being light for all. I like this book too. Stubborn helps🙃 4w
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I grew up religious. I would gladly trade ignorant bliss for enlightened sorrow again and again. I may not have the inner peace often depicted by some believers, but I didn‘t have it back then either. I am happier now in my lonely misery than I ever was when I thought an “all loving” deity was doing this to me on purpose. 4w
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And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
He said all men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

LapReader Have you watched So long Marianne? 4w
Trashcanman @LapReader No, I‘ve never heard of it. What is it? 4w
LapReader A series about Leonard Cohen. I loved it. 4w
Cathythoughts ❤️ 4w
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John Wayne's America | Garry Wills
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Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?

Come back.

Now I‘m going to read on the floor.

jen_the_scribe Hey there! Haven‘t seen you on here in a long time, glad to see you‘re back! 1mo
TheBookHippie Where is the cowboy hat though? 😂🤣 Enjoy your read! 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau 🤩🤩 1mo
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Leftcoastzen Wow , nice photo! Trees like pines & redwoods make me feel better always . 1mo
Yuki_Onna Beautiful pic! 1mo
Deblovestoread 💚💚💚 4w
LeahBergen Great photo!! 4w
Trashcanman @jen_the_scribe Hi Jenny! Yes, it‘s been a few years. It‘s nice to hear from you. How have you been? What‘s new? I left instagram because of the state of affairs. It‘s been nice reconnecting with everyone. I hope you‘re well. 4w
jen_the_scribe @Trashcanman Everything is good on my end, but I completely understand needing to step away from social media. I haven‘t been on IG much these days either. I‘ve been sticking to Litsy and Substack, but mostly trying to limit screens altogether. How‘s everything with you? 4w
quietlycuriouskate It's good to see you again! 4w
Bklover Welcome back!!!! It‘s so nice to see you back again! Hope family is well and happy and most importantly hope you are well and happy! Beautiful photo!💛💛💛. George, you made my day! (edited) 4w
Trashcanman @Yuki_Onna Thank you. 4w
Trashcanman @LeahBergen Thank you 😊 4w
Trashcanman @TheBookHippie I have a Sombrero de Charro. But I look ridiculous in it. My mustache isn‘t thick enough. lol 4w
Trashcanman @quietlycuriouskate Likewise! How are things over there pond? I hope you‘ve been well. What‘s new? 4w
Trashcanman @jen_the_scribe I don‘t even know where to start. Things with me are…better. Limited in a way but better. I stopped taking all of my medication. It‘s been a wild ride but I‘m feeling again. Truly I am. I have a wide range of emotions and it gets overwhelming. But I can feel again. It‘s glorious. 4w
Trashcanman @Bklover Missy!!! You know what? I‘ve missed you. Truly! How are you doing? What‘s new with you? Catch me up on things. I‘m better in many ways. I‘m not the same person in many ways, and in some ways I‘m the same. I‘m giving you a big hug. 🤗 4w
TheBookHippie @Trashcanman 😂😂🤣😂😂 4w
Cortg Welcome back! 😊 4w
Trashcanman @Cortg Hi Cortney! Thank you 🙏. How are you? What‘s new and exciting in your life? I hope you‘ve been well. Hard to believe it‘s been more than 2 years. 4w
Cortg I‘m doing just fine, George. Not too much happening, just looking forward to warmer days. 😊 3w
BarbaraBB Hi George! So good to see you back here 🤍 3w
Trashcanman @BarbaraBB Hi Barbara! How are you? I hope you‘ve been well. I left instagram and came back here. I like it here a lot better. What‘s new in your slice of the world? 2w
BarbaraBB @Trashcanman Hi George, I get you, Instagram has become quite toxic too. I‘m good, my slice of the world is holding its breath I guess. How have you been? And your family? 2w
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Das Gottesgrab | Will Adams
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This wonderful gift of life, this sight, this smell, this touch, this taste, the glorious ability of thought.

Will Adams

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Third World revolutionaries are branded as the enemies of stability.
“Stability” is a code word for a society in which privileged social
relations are securely entrenched. When popular forces mobilize
against privilege and wealth, this causes “instability,” which is judged
to be undesirable by U.S. policymakers and their faithful flacks in the
U.S. corporate media.

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Sicko | Kay Oliver
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AmyG Isn‘t that the truth. 1mo
Yuki_Onna So true!👌🏻 1mo
BookmarkTavern 🫡🫡 1mo
Bklover Boy, no kidding! 4w
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Pensees | Blaise Pascal, A. Krailsheimer
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27. Miscellaneous. Language. Those who make antitheses by forcing words are like those who make false windows for symmetry. Their rule is not to speak accurately, but to make apt figures of speech.

CarolynM George! So good to see you here again 💕 Hope you are doing ok. 1mo
Trashcanman @CarolynM Hi Carolyn!! How have you been? I‘m doing so so. Better than years pasts but a lot has happened. What‘s new with you? How‘s everyone on your end? 1mo
CarolynM I‘ve been through a challenging period, but time and some counselling have helped. Things are looking up at a personal level, if not at a geopolitical one 😬 Hope you can say the same 🙂 4w
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