Lisa Eckstein

Reader. Writer. Appreciator of clouds and flowers. Pronouns: she/her. Pronounce: EX-teen.

[Lisa Eckstein @lisaeckstein]

Not sure if I'm ready to entirely give up on this place, but I've set up camp under bluer skies. Account is under my personal domain name.

[Lisa Eckstein @lisaeckstein]

#FridayReads I'm loving Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford. It's a complicated mystery set in an alternate history US, and it also happens to be about fighting back against white supremacy!

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October Reading Recap - My reviews of The God of the Woods, The Singer's Gun, Gender Queer, Shanghailanders, and The Far Reaches: https://t.co/K0XPXntTEo

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#FridayReads God of the Woods by @LizMooreBooks has been keeping me up too late reading. I simultaneously want to find out what happens and don't want it to be over!

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@sbearbergman I'm not able to make out anything in the video, it just looks dark.

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@AndreaBlythe How cool! My copy just came in the mail!

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@AndreaBlythe Wow, amazing!

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@sbearbergman I'm curious about the approximate percentage that make the cut when you pre-screen.

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September Reading Recap - My reviews of Chain-Gang All-Stars, Fight Night, Loka, and Entitlement: https://t.co/T8C8CrU0py

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#FridayReads Enjoying getting to know the characters in the fascinating SHANGHAILANDERS by @JuliMinNYC!

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Slow and Steady - Still doing this writing thing! https://t.co/hRcWO1Hb2Q

[S. Bear Bergman @sbearbergman]

I turned 50 this week, and I’ve been thinking about what I’ve learned:

1. Look out for each other. This is a group project.
2. Identify your core values, and follow them.
3. Stay curious and open to change
4. Make the time to visit.
5. You can be afraid and do it anyway.

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@sbearbergman Oy vey

[Hamilton @HamiltonMusical]

In honor of National Voter Registration Day tomorrow, the Broadway company of Hamilton headed into the booth to record “The Election of 2024”. We’re proud to partner with @WhenWeAllVote and @VoteRiders to make sure everyone’s voice is heard at the polls. Register to vote now!

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#FridayReads Chain-Gang All-Stars by @NK_Adjei. Really impressed by how this intense story is developing as more POVs are introduced, and the writing sure is great!

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@AndreaBlythe Woohoo!

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August Reading Recap - My reviews of The Ministry of Time, Special Topics in Being a Parent, Demon Copperhead, Slow Dance, and The Berry Pickers https://t.co/Y5epGDbtMJ

[Lisa Eckstein @lisaeckstein]

@TheWheelMe Some would say that being poly is already playing in hard mode!

[Lisa Eckstein @lisaeckstein]

#FridayReads The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is thrilling and fun and funny and serious and sexy. It's got a lot going on, and it works!

[S. Bear Bergman @sbearbergman]

I want to talk about Tim Walz and GSAs, as one of the founders of the first-ever Gay/Straight Alliance in a high school, in 1990 at @Concord_Academy. A thread:

The GSA movement was a student movement, which took hold for complex reasons - a collision of increased awareness about