Historian, writer of historical fiction. Retired museum educator. Garden, books, and bird lover. Skills: can churn and wash butter, write in 19th century cursive & wield beater and froe. https://www.jloakleyauthor.com/https://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mu6gafvgwk2hI'm totally indie, but I do use KDP to distribute the ebooks. I"m wide on the paperbacks, but truth be told, Ingram Spark sales are so minimum. I do consignment, also. The three audiobooks for my Norway in WWII series are wide. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6gafvgwk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mu6g34bpgk2hThat's why the lower shelf of my Little Free Library is full of kid's books. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6g34bpgk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mu65ehlcb222I watched it on TV just north of there. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu65ehlcb222https://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mu62immfbs22Best wishes for the best library system around. Just a pleasure to visit it during Shetland Noir23 and have one of my books on the shelf. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu62immfbs22https://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mu62ff2ehc22I'm so sorry. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu62ff2ehc22https://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mu4b7biz322fStep back and leave him alone. He could run out into traffic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4b7biz322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mu3xakb3rk2fThank you. The name has been around 400 years on maps. Trump barely 80. Honoring the people who lived around it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3xakb3rk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mu345rd2rk2gWe'll make sure that continues. I was so happy to introduce my great niece to the program for her new-born boy. The gift of books will continue until he is 5. He loves his books. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu345rd2rk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtylmwq45c2aI signed a great niece's little boy up for it. The parents had never heard of it, but he loves his books so much. He's now 2 1/2 with a new sister. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtylmwq45c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtylawpcwk2aWell said. I'm writing a novel set in 1864 in the Pacific NW DURING the Civil War and the Union election still was going in the states from Oregon and CA to the states fighting the South. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtylawpcwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtw44ez2nc2j@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social It's been a year since mine was set up with a garden around it. It's doing everything I hoped for: university students stopping by to put in or take out books and neighborhood kids enjoying books on the bottom shelf just for them.25 Aug 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw44ez2nc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtuzthkg2s26A rare category for those who write about what it's like to serve and stories about military life. Some of the winners in the past have been amazing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuzthkg2s26https://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mttmqsck5k2vWhat a sweet thing to cherish. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttmqsck5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mttj5lquu22vSo hard to tell. Almost to the point to no comment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttj5lquu22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtrlfpilkc2kI think we're in the same club. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrlfpilkc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtrhybv43k2iA good one. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrhybv43k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtrfes3ty22iThis is the first time I've seen this one. How brilliant it captures rain and mist on dreary day. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrfes3ty22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtig7m5zg22oWith 50 million people in her state, she has a lot of bathrooms to focus on. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtig7m5zg22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mth4nmgjh22lWonderful news, Sandy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth4nmgjh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtfojocd5k2wOr, she's a nut. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfojocd5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mteheub2xc2hBut we ain't going to let it disappear. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteheub2xc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtbywtlazk2jBest summary yet. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbywtlazk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtbyltyz7k2jIn the top 10 for the weirdest looking thing invented by man. (Not a woman) [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbyltyz7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtaugcb65c2bThat's beautiful work. I have some 19th books that are in really excellent shape. Such a joy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaugcb65c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtaqzlwau22bI know. Some of us feel helpless (Sounds cowardly) but all we can do is vote those who follow him. Too many want to hold onto power. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaqzlwau22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mtanpq5hsc2bSo cool. He also seems very pragmatic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtanpq5hsc2b