Transcriptionist by day, writer by night. Cat wrangling Bluenoser. 🇨🇦 Links to some of my shorties: https://elleboyd.com/ Unsolicited DMs will be ignored like the scourge they are.https://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3ml6mx5r3y22jCat bones are mostly liquid. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6mx5r3y22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3ml6mtxgtmc2jWithout downloading anything new, where are you, mentally? [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6mtxgtmc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mkq6k3bzys2zI just discovered a treasure trove of old notebooks full of stories I wrote about 25 years ago. I have so much reading and remembering to do! #amreading #WriteSky30 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq6k3bzys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mkkgedlvzc2pGood morning, #Bluesky! Cats had me up early, but that just gives me more time to fool around online before work. https://media.tenor.com/AJiKuxbYzogAAAAC/bengal-cat-tiktok.gif?hh=498&ww=37328 Apr 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkgedlvzc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mkhvx2prrc24I said it before and I'll say it again: The Houston government is an embarrassment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhvx2prrc24https://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mkhv73eo3s24Currently reading Still Alice by Lisa Genova. It's a more engrossing read than I expected. Thumbs up so far. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhv73eo3s24https://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mkajlbss322sIncidentally, I have a stack of unread books on my shelf and am considering skipping work to hit the bookstore again. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkajlbss322shttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mk5ryjxloc2vPick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: Her face felt stiff as from pain and her mouth actually hurt from having stretched it, unwillingly, in smiles to prevent the twins from learning her secret. Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the Wind [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5ryjxloc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mk5rmn6ew22vHappy #WorldBookDay! What is life without books? https://media.tenor.com/ci7T7dCYjZAAAAAC/reading-levar-burton.gif?hh=480&ww=48023 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5rmn6ew22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mk3glo6mfc2hThis is literally our weather in Nova Scotia right now. Frost in the morning, shed your layers in the afternoon, crank the heat in the evening. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3glo6mfc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mk22o6vnuk2kHe's not wrong. (~stretches out on couch~) [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk22o6vnuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mjsfrgfp422jYou think I can get them both to look up at the same time? #CatSky #Cats18 Apr 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsfrgfp422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mjpzm3ubzc2vLuke Dumas's novel is on my TBR. Looking forward to your review! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpzm3ubzc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mjmezwdbdc2l1. I am SO excited for this. 2. Mel Brooks is 99 years old and still making films?? I'm in awe. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/spaceballs-2-trailer-star-wars-the-new-one-title-1236720900/16 Apr 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmezwdbdc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mjmb3ayws22r*wakes up* *checks social media* Me: Still alive, is he? *goes back to bed*16 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmb3ayws22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mjkygdjmu22pBookish Checkpoint 💙📚 Last book read: In the Woods by Tana French Currently reading: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson Next read: Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky Last book added to my TBR: The Artist by Lucy Steeds [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkygdjmu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mjjuxihe222zMy Bluesky engagement strategy [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjuxihe222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mj5ahd4pvc26 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ahd4pvc26https://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mj3ysf4yqc2wA lesson corporations will never learn, unfortunately. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3ysf4yqc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mj2sihzmak2mHappy #ThrowbackThursday! Work has been a bear lately. A party tune is just what I need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwb9-OlQimc&list=RDkwb9-OlQimc&start_radio=109 Apr 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2sihzmak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/theelleboyd.bsky.social/post/3mitcc5psus2gJust started The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson. An enjoyable and well-written read so far, but he tends to reference his own previous works in the notes section. 🤔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:fo43yaxgotwt5z6yf5bknzsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitcc5psus2g