Wife, RETIRED elementary librarian, current public library assistant, horn player, READER, parent of 2 college kids. A hopeful blue dot in a rabidly red county.https://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mo2murvrcs2lWhen I was in 4th grade THE Jane Yolen visited my school for an author visit! She made an impact on generations of kids! #booksky 🦕🦉🌕12 Jun 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2murvrcs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mix5xej2mc2zI hate that I live in a district that will vote against their interests EVERY DAMN TIME. Holy fuck! The president is insane, and GA14 still voted for a Trump ass-kissing yes man. I KNOW there are intelligent people here- why the hell won't they VOTE!!!08 Apr 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mix5xej2mc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3miuq5jkq4s2lWe live in #GA14 and have an important runoff election tomorrow. My son is in college and requested an absentee ballot. It never arrived. He's disappointed that he won't get to vote, despite doing everything right. I hope this wasn't a widespread problem. @shawnforcongress.bsky.social07 Apr 2026 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuq5jkq4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mike3c4y5k2hHere are the books I read in March. I am frustrated with myself that I didn't DNF Wicked. It was just so bad. I loved Black AF History and Invisible Women. All the Sinners Bleed was also really good. Fantasy readers will never go wrong with Brandon Sanderson!!! #booksky02 Apr 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mike3c4y5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mgaqrtaw6c2iDo you want the Federal Government controlling your local school libraries? Help stop the Federal Book Ban Bill today!  action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social https://action.everylibrary.org/hr_766104 Mar 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaqrtaw6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mfyxfe4y722f💙📚 lots of really good books this month! Nothing less than 4⭐️01 Mar 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyxfe4y722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mdtrbjj6ys23Here are my January reads! Five star: The Lion Women of Tehran, The Rose Code, The Corespondent, and The Trees. If you are looking for a good book for black History month, I highly recommend The Trees. Percival Everett is a master! #booksky02 Feb 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtrbjj6ys23https://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mdc2jhzpa226His actions contributed to untold harm, but he has recognized it and is trying to do better. If EVERYONE would recognize their own failures and work for redemption, then the 🌎 would be a better place. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdc2jhzpa226https://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3maz5y2gfhc25Happy #caturday from Isabella!28 Dec 2025 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3maz5y2gfhc25https://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mayhqrgmmk2fMy kiddo is in the air, today! I ❤️ he is pursuing something he is passionate about! 🛩️27 Dec 2025 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mayhqrgmmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3mavsmwb5pc2bMy mom shared this document with the honors my late uncle received in 2006 (8.5years after he retired). I knew he was brilliant, but DAMN! The ‘father’ of NASIC’s Links and Nodes telecommunications database? I wish I could get his insights for the current shitshow26 Dec 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mavsmwb5pc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3maubgdy2222pFixed it26 Dec 2025 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3maubgdy2222phttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m7v3pqxbm22q💙📚 is 3 Body Problem worth reading? I’m 55% through, and don’t feel like the main problem has been introduced. I can see where it is going, but I wonder if the series is better?13 Dec 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7v3pqxbm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m7dq4cpaek2wsouthern tip: recognize Genteel- the ability of a southern woman to make her insult sound so kind and friendly, you don't notice you're bleeding until too late. ex1: Bless your heart (trans- you are an idiot)ex 2: he has a waffle brain (trans-incapable of complex thought)06 Dec 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dq4cpaek2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m7dod3rbhk2wBet all those corporations that spent millions 'donating' aka bribing him are sick that they could have just made up an award and gotten the same thing [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Dec 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dod3rbhk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m7dbl6mve22tI’m gonna start calling anyone who can’t follow a train of thought from action to consequence a ‘waffle-brain’. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Dec 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dbl6mve22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m6x27lvrg22mdamn! I always forget the hashtag! #booksky [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6x27lvrg22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m6wzvx6joc2mI read some great books this month. I think Theo of Golden is my new favorite book, but the Correspondent and Coded Justice were also 5⭐. Separation of Church and Hate (nf) is definitely worth reading, too!01 Dec 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wzvx6joc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m6wuyf7rvk22I just finished Coded Justice by @staceyabrams.com Amazing! Imbeds AI privacy concerns (among other things) in a fast paced thriller. There was a scene towards the end that gave Blaine the Mono (Wastelands) vibes. Coincidence? Inspiration? Either way- a GREAT read. 💙📚01 Dec 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wuyf7rvk22https://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m5rvzdivg22tI just finished this book and it is really good! It is funny, factual, and gives great tips for fighting back against hate-filled Bible thumpers! 📚💙 #booksky16 Nov 2025 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5rvzdivg22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m5ohqdi6ik25Yesterday spent lovely day in Huntsville with/son #1. A little hiking and good food. Today, headed to NGA mtns to spend some quality time with son #2.15 Nov 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ohqdi6ik25https://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m5jvcafphs2cI just spent a tense few minutes- I got a Discover Card Alert for out of country card use. I immediately thought my card was hacked. Very thankful for Discover fraud alert team member for figuring out where the problem was! Apparently, Fubo.tv can't spell New York in their address🙄13 Nov 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jvcafphs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m5cdmlbnds26Happy 15th birthday to our kitty queen, Isabella! #catsofbluesky10 Nov 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cdmlbnds26https://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m4k24fnwjk2pMy October Reads- so many great books this month! I think my favorite was the Women of Wild Hill, but I also LOVED Wild Dark Shore AND Sandwich. #booksky01 Nov 2025 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4k24fnwjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3m2dbf5j7ac2jI enjoyed a little digital detox in the Smokey Mountains! Here are my September reads (a little late). Of these, my favorite is The Secret Book Society. Braiding Sweetgrass was excellent, too! #Booksky03 Oct 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2dbf5j7ac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3lzbnvca2422aHappy caturday from Isabella! Chin scritches on a lap make for a good morning!20 Sep 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzbnvca2422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mmcarlson428.bsky.social/post/3lz5sxisps22rI’m a little late to the party, but Assistant to the Villain was such a fun book! Sometimes a silly rom-com is exactly what I need!💙📚19 Sep 2025 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:beiik7dpllf2cpiwfvtzddmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5sxisps22r