Helen Broom
@helenbroom
Podcaster at Common Language Network, book curator and many hats wearer at East Lansing Auction Company, writer.
Week 29 starts a night early. All female writers this week, all fiction. Camilla purse Piranesi upstairs Celestial Lights downstairs
When I was like 7 I wanted to go as Noah's Ark and my mother was amazing with a cardboard box, some paint, a box cutter, and a glue gun.
Week 28, two titans of female science fiction and Andrew Jackson gets a second week because honestly, it bums me out. The writing smacks of "Magda Goebbels makes great strudel."
Week 27. At one of the estate sales I went to two weeks ago I found a stash of lesser known Madeline L'Engle books I'm excited to dive into. American Lion because you can't just read about the presidents you like. Meet the Austins purse History of Scotland upstairs American Lion downstairs
She also brought home the prawn crisps I asked for (kinda), and some Macaron socks from Paris.
When my daughter asked me before she left what I wanted her to bring home for me from Europe, I said something with the German flag on it.
The 14th anniversary is the Elephant Anniversary. (Used to be ivory but, you know. Unethical.)
Some days my job involves rare vinyl presses, antique artwork, and fancy jewelry. Some days, it's toilet paper.
Week 26, Taggerung gets a second week while the Dickinson and Obama books were part of my estate sale haul this past weekend. Taggerung purse Skies in Blossom upstairs Audacity of Hope downstairs
When you buy a book at an estate sale because you love historical mysteries and shipwrecks and then you realize it was signed by the author.... ❤️
Working at the drive through food bank and watching Freddy Krueger build a house across the street.
My last four watched for #letterboxdfriday and first time ever, O was the first one to review the new Paul Simon concert!
Week 25, Ike's Bluff gets a second week, joined by another Alexander McCall Smith I haven't read yet, and the purse takes a break from Trek with a little fantasy by Brian Jacques. Taggerung purse My Italian Bulldozer downstairs Ike's Bluff upstairs
Been awhile since I've shared a LFL #shelfie. We had a broken door to deal with but are back in action!!!
So A24 has published a lil zine of The Yellow Wallpaper to coincide with the release of Backrooms and of course as a Charlotte Perkins Gilman stan I HAD TO HAVE IT!!! ❤️
Pretty sure my ex boyfriend in 1993 had the shirt Ed is wearing in this scene.
Week 24, back on the nonfiction, and Uhura's Song gets a second week because most of my reading time this past weekend was spent sleeping. Uhura's Song purse Ike's Bluff upstairs Intermediaries downstairs
Watching Stop! That! Train! and everyone's phones go off, it's a real stormaganza!!!!