Wendy Gassaway

My sister calls herself a professor of MSU, as in Making Shit Up.

@adamcsharp.bsky.social do you have any other terms for "like taking candy from a baby" in various languages or cultures?

YES! Thank you!

I know there's a person on here who shares related idioms across many languages, but I can't find them, so please if you know, either tell me their handle, or tell me how whatever cultures and languages you're familiar with say "easy as taking candy from a baby." TIA!
#language #linguistic

@halseanderson.bsky.social didn't really need to be sobbing on my front porch this morning, but Rebellion, 1776 did me in. Gotta say I love a middle grade book that doesn't pull any punches. So good.

"This one simple trick will save your eyes," I grumble to myself as after several hours of doomscrolling I remember to put on my computer glasses so the words will actually be in focus.

That and Fast Times at Ridgemont High horrified me when I finally saw them.

I think this is extraordinary: the most recent Democratic Presidential nominee thinks our political system is broken and not strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles.

We have to understand that this crisis is bigger than one person, or one party--it's the entire system.

Every accusation is a confession.

I always appreciate northwest settings and older protagonists. I loved that once Sheila opened herself to community, that connection spread all over the timeline.

I am stuck in a German hospital for several days. My friend's husband loaned me one of his precious issues of Asimov's Science Fiction. Molly Gloss's short story Wápato is simply lovely. Makes me wonder if she and LeGuin were friends. #booksky 📚💙

Me, a 56 year old woman with a horrifying foot infection as I'm briskly wheeled down a hall by the German orderly, softly to myself: wheeeee

Happy World Rain Day! It’s raining…

– Cats and dogs (English)
– Old ladies and sticks (Welsh)
– Like a pissing cow (French)
– As from Esteri’s ass (Finnish)
– Penguins headfirst (Uruguayan Spanish)
– Pilot whales (Faroese)
– Chair legs (Greek)
– Wheelbarrows (Czech)
– Men (hallelujah)

When you strip away humanity

It's a 6-8 selection.

@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Shipbreakers has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

@travisbaldree.bsky.social Congrats! Legends & Lattes has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 tea!ms of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers! We 💙PNW authors!

@geneluenyang.bsky.social
Congrats! Your book Dragon Hoops has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

We are always thrilled to have Oregon authors represented on our list. Given that I nominated Cemetery Boys, I am extra delighted with this outcome.

@aidenschmaiden.bsky.social This is a first. Your book Cemetery Boys was chosen as a high school title for Oregon Battle of the Books, AND Sunbearer Trials was chosen as the student choice option! OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students.

@laekanzeakemp.bsky.social Congrats! Your book An Appetite for Miracles has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books high school title. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

@ohtruth.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Uprooted has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

@rroumani.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Tagging Freedom has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

@alangratz.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Projekt 1065 has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

@sassinsf.com Congrats! Your book Ellen Outside the Lines has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

@deuceofgears.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Dragon Pearl has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

Side note: I nominated and pushed for this book after speeding through the series on audiobook last summer. So much fun!

@bethatintervals.bsky.social Congrats! Your book A Dictionary of Scoundrels has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

@ivynoelle.bsky.social Congrats! Your book The Secret Garden on 81st St. has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!

@kaaauthor.bsky.social Congrats! Your book Odder has been selected as a 2025-26 Oregon Battle of the Books selection. OBOB has over 30K participants annually, with 750 schools fielding 8,000 teams of students. We're excited to share your book with Oregon readers!