Annie Cardi

And we're having fake spring here so let's celebrate with a #giveaway! I'm giving away three copies of WINTER WHITE. Comment GIVEAWAY to enter. Extra entry for teachers and librarians and for people in Minnesota and Maine. Giveaway only available to those in the US and Canada. #booksky

Do you have a book club/English class or just like asking your friends questions about books you read? There's a discussion guide of WINTER WHITE for that! Link in the bio. Plus if you read WINTER WHITE in your book club/English class, I can send you bookmarks. anniecardi.com/wp-content/u...

a stuffed animal is sitting at a table with a plate of donuts . ALT: a stuffed animal is sitting at a table with a plate of donuts .

That was the exact same as my 9th grade assigned reading. MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO.

Coworkers and I just scheduled Spicy Lunch (aka a trip to a nearby restaurant for spicy food) for the beginning of April and it's getting me through March.

Alice, a poodle lab mix

Oh Alice. Picked up as a stray in Arkansas and unclaimed. She was scheduled to be euthanized but caught a break and is coming to the Twin Cities. She needs a foster home and some love.

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Today’s an office day and I just slipped on black ice, this day can already go fuck itself.

I'm doing day job-related work and came across the phrase, "Time to call in [NAME], bird-organizing wizard."

EXCUSE ME, THIS IS A FANTASY NOVEL WAITING TO HAPPEN.

The Disappearance of Young Adult Books and Services in Public Libraries: Book Censorship News, February 20, 2026 Teen collections in public libraries are disappearing. So, too, are professionals dedicated to serving this demographic.

Book banners are trying to create a world in which no one is able to imagine living lives different from their own

The bar is in hell.

Not to brag, but I make the most awesome tomato basil soup.

Brookline Public Library has made an immigration themed reading list. I think it's a great idea, and I'm honored that they included I Dream of Popo.

You can read the article here: www.timeout.com/newyork/news...

In WINTER WHITE, Pia's father tells her that his strict rules and the family's isolation are intended to keep them safe and that she shouldn't question the decisions he makes.

In other news, all art is political. #booksky

They went to war with Iran (which nobody in America was asking for) so they could conjure an excuse to allow ICE to keep murdering Americans and teargassing schools here at home with impunity (which nobody in America was asking for).

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No thanks, I don’t need a walk, I’ll just sniff the air and make you stand on the stoop for ten minutes.

Supporting Northside Minneapolis Families By Supporting Northside Beyond the Bell

Rent is due and we still need to raise tens--if not hundreds--of thousands of dollars. North Minneapolis doesn't get the same kind of attention the southside does, and kids there are hurting badly. If we raise $1000 I will match. (Reply, DM, or email.) givebutter.com/beyondthebell

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉

This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here!

You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

Americans of Conscience Checklist: February 27, 2026 - Americans of Conscience Take these clear and well-researched actions to advocate for democracy, equality, and decency across our nation.

I took three small advocacy actions today. I've been paralyzed by all the atrocious things happening in the US to our neighbors, our future, our rights.

If you too are stuck between fear and anxiety: I see you.

This resource helps me. Maybe it'll help you too: americansofconscience.com/02-27-2026/

Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.

I live in Minnesota and I want the federal government to stop trying to kill us. And hurt us. I want them to stop attacking us.

It sucks.

We’re just trying to live our lives and take care of each other and we don’t deserve all this.

I kid around sometimes here but I’m not kidding now.

When life gives you lemons, buy more lemons. More lemons. Make a person out of lemons. Give them a nickname and a festive hat.

Ka Vang on War in Southeast Asia, ICE in Minnesota, and Mental Health Echoes Newspaper columnist and community leader Ka Vang reflects on surviving war and displacement as a Hmong refugee and the lasting mental health impacts on her family. She shares how generational trauma c...

A show I don't host but produce is In This Family, which is about mental health & families. What we inherit from our family of origin, what we do and don't bring along to families created later.
Our new episode is remarkable. Here comes a thread about it.

www.nexusfamilyhealing.org/podcast/ka-v...

My winter hack is buying a big bag of lemons from Costco and cutting them up to add to tea/hot water.

And yes it's snowing again, this bag of lemons is doing the emotional heavy lifting right now.

Kickass job team. Keep it up

I try Blusky but don't get much traction. And I want to connect with fellow writers/creators but it's so exhausting to rise above the algorithm.

Howl's Moving Castle

Neverland, WWI, Zepplins, lost boys (and girls), toy swords, real guns, hungry mermaids, bitter fairies, ghost soldiers, General James Hook, and Wendy Darling, mother, out to save her daughter from herself.... and Peter Pan.

I know it is, drugstore, but it’s one of the only skills I have.

I'm sure it depends on the character's financial situation, but having had two grandparents with dementia/Alzheimer's, needing outside help was a major need.