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Louisa

@llws

talks to strangers. semi-reformed, mostly retired matchmaker. librarian’s librarian. farmer. loves book covers, Buck O’Neil, rag tag teams & you. she/her

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Every 2 weeks I host a team of 6 to 9 ER nurses on my back deck. They grill & drink & debrief at the end of their 90 hour shift. Ever since the 1st time, when the public park they had met in for years closed to the public, I do RA. @HQforLibraries & @TheSierraSimone send books

llws's tweet image. Every 2 weeks I host a team of 6 to 9 ER nurses on my back deck. They grill & drink & debrief at the end of their 90 hour shift. Ever since the 1st time, when the public park they had met in for years closed to the public, I do RA. @HQforLibraries & @TheSierraSimone send books

My stepdad was a meteorologist with the Navy and @nws his whole career Profoundly grateful for @NWSGSP & all the meteorologists whose forewarnings helped so many prepare for the unimaginable

Progression of messaging from local forecast office, NWS GSP: 1/n "several inches of rain not out of the question" - 8 hours after the pre-#Helene disturbance designated a Potential Tropical Cyclone; 76 hours before landfall



Just got canvassed by @MSVotes & could not be happier Grateful for all the good hearted folks working hard to empower voters


What a gift it is to see @tigestgn’s IMMORTAL DARK go from #DVpit pitch to Number 1 debut And on such a stacked list!! Image credit @aidenschmaiden whose apocalyptic roadtrip CELESTIAL MONSTERS I finished with joy yesterday

llws's tweet image. What a gift it is to see @tigestgn’s IMMORTAL DARK go from #DVpit pitch to Number 1 debut

And on such a stacked list!! 

Image credit @aidenschmaiden whose apocalyptic roadtrip CELESTIAL MONSTERS I finished with joy yesterday

NINTH HOUSE X BLACK VAMPIRES African Classics. History. Art. Murder. To inherit their families’ vampires, five heirs study an arcane philosophy at a uni that fosters peace between humans & vampires. But peace proves impossible when one of them turns murderer. #dvpit #CF #A



Louisa reposted

watching Going Varsity in Mariachi tonight and ten out of ten would recommend if you’ve got netflix absolutely thrilled to see something this beautiful getting attention ❤️

JONNYescribe's tweet image. watching Going Varsity in Mariachi tonight and ten out of ten would recommend if you’ve got netflix absolutely thrilled to see something this beautiful getting attention ❤️

Louisa reposted

Y'all @LaurieHernandez is doing SO WELL as a commentator for the Olympics: she is funny, affable, enthusiastic, earnest, really knowledgeable, knows when talk, knows when to shut up — a NATURAL


Started off my Olympics with Sabre & men’s volleyball, and I am not mad about it at all (Tried to start with men’s AG qualifying but was up just a smidge too late) What are y’all watching?


Y’all, the way I yelped & made Carolina turnaround the car when I saw Buck O’Neil on a billboard by the side of the road

llws's tweet image. Y’all, the way I yelped & made Carolina turnaround the car when I saw Buck O’Neil on a billboard by the side of the road
llws's tweet image. Y’all, the way I yelped & made Carolina turnaround the car when I saw Buck O’Neil on a billboard by the side of the road

Louisa reposted

"I don’t want you to say, 'Honey, I’m behind you.' Well, move, I don’t want you back there. Because you could be 200 miles behind. I want you to say, 'I’m with you.' And we’ll go up this freedom road together." - Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) Activist and humanitarian.

FLHAmerica's tweet image. "I don’t want you to say, 'Honey, I’m behind you.' Well, move, I don’t want you back there. Because you could be 200 miles behind. I want you to say, 'I’m with you.' And we’ll go up this freedom road together."
- Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) Activist and humanitarian.

Louisa reposted

To photographers out in the field with me 💙💙💙

KailSovl's tweet image. To photographers out in the field with me 💙💙💙
KailSovl's tweet image. To photographers out in the field with me 💙💙💙
KailSovl's tweet image. To photographers out in the field with me 💙💙💙
KailSovl's tweet image. To photographers out in the field with me 💙💙💙

Louisa reposted

SOIL A photo story about Black Farmers in the Mississippi Delta that’s aims to deconstruct the negative stereotypes that are attached to farming while black. I’m honored that I am able to work with and create images that accurately represents the people of the Mississippi Delta.

KailSovl's tweet image. SOIL

A photo story about Black Farmers in the Mississippi Delta that’s aims to deconstruct the negative stereotypes that are attached to farming while black. I’m honored that I am able to work with and create images that accurately represents the people of the Mississippi Delta.
KailSovl's tweet image. SOIL

A photo story about Black Farmers in the Mississippi Delta that’s aims to deconstruct the negative stereotypes that are attached to farming while black. I’m honored that I am able to work with and create images that accurately represents the people of the Mississippi Delta.
KailSovl's tweet image. SOIL

A photo story about Black Farmers in the Mississippi Delta that’s aims to deconstruct the negative stereotypes that are attached to farming while black. I’m honored that I am able to work with and create images that accurately represents the people of the Mississippi Delta.
KailSovl's tweet image. SOIL

A photo story about Black Farmers in the Mississippi Delta that’s aims to deconstruct the negative stereotypes that are attached to farming while black. I’m honored that I am able to work with and create images that accurately represents the people of the Mississippi Delta.

Louisa reposted

The entire A- review has me smiling, but this has me over the moon: “Pardon My Frenchie is undoubtedly going to be on my top-ten list this year. It’s a perfect read for summer and just a wonderful story for anyone who enjoys love stories. I recommend it to all romance fans.”


I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) by Stevie Wonder


Louisa reposted

Official statement from @nlbmprez Bob Kendrick on Negro Leagues statistics entering @MLB record.

NLBMuseumKC's tweet image. Official statement from @nlbmprez Bob Kendrick on Negro Leagues statistics entering @MLB record.

Louisa reposted

BREAKING: Negro Leagues statistics will officially be integrated into MLB database on Wednesday. Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson will become MLB record holder in multiple categories. Story to come for @YahooSports on a monumental day in baseball’s history.


Louisa reposted

I’m writing more YA!! 💕 this one has: ⏱️time magic from dragon ancestors 💕 reluctant allies to lovers 🔎 a search for a sister no one else remembers

KylieYamashiro's tweet image. I’m writing more YA!! 💕 this one has:
⏱️time magic from dragon ancestors 
💕 reluctant allies to lovers 
🔎 a search for a sister no one else remembers

Louisa reposted

It's that time! Submissions are open for the 2024 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, a cash award of $1000 for an outstanding book collection built by a woman aged 30 or younger, anywhere in the US. Please share! lithub.com/submissions-ar…

honeyandwaxbks's tweet image. It's that time! Submissions are open for the 2024 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, a cash award of $1000 for an outstanding book collection built by a woman aged 30 or younger, anywhere in the US. Please share!

lithub.com/submissions-ar…

Louisa reposted

Submissions open til June 15 for the 2024 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize! Over the next seven days, we’ll be celebrating our first seven winners. Today: 2017 H&W Prize winner, librarian Jessica Hubbard, for her collection “Romance Novels of the Jazz Age and Depression Eras.”

honeyandwaxbks's tweet image. Submissions open til June 15 for the 2024 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize! Over the next seven days, we’ll be celebrating our first seven winners. Today: 2017 H&W Prize winner, librarian Jessica Hubbard, for her collection “Romance Novels of the Jazz Age and Depression Eras.”

Sometimes I like to torture myself by checking the status of my NetGalley request for CELESTIAL MONSTERS by @aidenschmaiden

llws's tweet image. Sometimes I like to torture myself by checking the status of my
NetGalley request for CELESTIAL MONSTERS by @aidenschmaiden

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