Rose Lerner
@roselerner
(she/her) Historical romance author. Freelance editor, book doctor, researcher. Camp is a tender feeling. Repped by @millercallihan.bsky.social #mybooks
supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony
There is something really odd about the art on this one (the art styles of the figure on the left and right seem quite different to me, only one of them has a face???) but also they look very queer and I'm here for it www.etsy.com/listing/4480...
The art is VERY post-war cookbook. Also I think they did an R instead of the second E by mistake in "where"? Maybe it's just a weird angle www.etsy.com/listing/4467...
If this was cheaper I might get it, I like hospitality cross stitches www.etsy.com/listing/4502...
The fat shaming is unfortunate but the art is SO cute! www.etsy.com/listing/4408...
This one is oddly compelling but I don't quite understand it. It feels like it's literally a wish for my wheat harvest but the listing claims it's from the 1980s, not THAT many wheat farmers about surely www.etsy.com/listing/4482...
I wasn't really planning to do a thread every time I do this but I needed you all to see this because....what www.etsy.com/listing/4473...
This is the one I would most like to have in my house despite not, you know, having a man. But I agree with the sentiment and also I just love the look, the colors, etc. www.etsy.com/listing/4444...
Periodically I trawl Etsy for vintage cross-stitches, here are some of my faves from this round... Oddly menacing www.etsy.com/listing/4487...
Sorry if someone else has already said this but I think you should use curly quotes on the TOS ones? See what I mean? The quote marks don't go straight up and down I absolutely adore this, thank you!!!
The amount of joy it is giving me that Finch has added lighting based on time of day is absurd
Buddy Up on Broad (my synagogue's spring toy and book drive) is back!!! Please donate a book in English, Spanish/English, or Spanish/Chinese: headhousebooks.com/list/donate-... Choose "in-store pickup" at checkout and put "buddy up on broad" in the comments at the bottom.
my synagogue's knitting group is selling a bunch of beautiful donated yarn on ravelry to benefit our upcoming 2026 warm clothing drive! ALL proceeds will be set aside for this year's wishlist!! deets: www.ravelry.com/discuss/yarn... the yarn: www.ravelry.com/people/mater...
You may be totally right that she just didn't know what it meant but apparently it was also slang for "drunken" so maybe she's using it to mean "crooked" or "wonky"
My friend just talked to me about this interview and yes. The makers of LLMs also see no inherent value in human life (source techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/s...)
Ash Wednesday is this week, and once again I'll be writing flashfiction on my Patreon in honor of my baby Ash Cohen (hero of "True Pretenses")!!! Esteemed Patronesses (gender neutral) at any paid level can comment with a prompt! Join by Wed 2/18 to get notified: www.patreon.com/roselerner
#spoiler for shetland finale does anyone recognize this sweater pattern???
when i saw this headline ("Snowman appears at Eiffel Tower after Paris Snowfall") i was really hoping for something more like @jackielaubooks.bsky.social's "Magically Generated" www.accuweather.com/en/leisure-r...
I guess he oversimplified for the purpose of brevity? But he WAS part of a major advance with a 30% reduction in mortality per Wikipedia... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...
also I found this Venn diagram I don't remember making but I stand by it
Did a Google image search for young Joan Hickson and most of the results are this image on the left which is clearly not her. The one on the right is her. People truly cannot bear to let a woman have a big nose.