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Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead
#1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Pulitzer PrizeWinner of the National Book AwardWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize One of the Best books of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, HuffPost, Esquire, Minneapolis Star Tribune Cora is a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood--where greater pain awaits. And so when Caesar, a slave who has recently arrived from Virginia, urges her to join him on the Underground Railroad, she seizes the opportunity and escapes with him. In Colson Whitehead's ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor: engineers and conductors operate a secret network of actual tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora embarks on a harrowing flight from one state to the next, encountering, like Gulliver, strange yet familiar iterations of her own world at each stop. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the terrors of the antebellum era, he weaves in the saga of our nation, from the brutal abduction of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is both the gripping tale of one woman's will to escape the horrors of bondage--and a powerful meditation on the history we all share.
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AnnCrystal
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#unrelated2books

Went out and got myself a pager 📟! Anyone can now reach me by dialing 📞 Pennsylvania 6-5000 😉💝.

#californiananncrystal

Bookwormjillk They still make those? 15h
AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk just playing around on April 1st 🥳💝. This was an old family pager from way back when before mobiles were affordable. Dug it out from storage 📟🎶🎷😎💝. (edited) 11h
Bookwormjillk @AnnCrystal 🤦‍♀️that is the second time I‘ve been fooled today. 10h
AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk so you had a fun day 😉💖. 10h
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Bookzombie
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#Bookspin My list is all books I own this month. It‘s made up of a few I have started and set aside in the past, a few my husband picked, random others, and possibly my oldest unread Kindle book.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 11h
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AnnCrystal
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Today is Cesar Chavez Day

✊☺️🇺🇸💝.

My late Aunt Linda (my Mom's sister) was involved in the movement during her younger days.

#unrelated2books

#californiananncrystal

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AnnCrystal @Leftcoastzen ✊☺️💝. 1d
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ChelseaM6010
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#CoverStories
Day 31. Prison
#Prison

Eggs 🖤🤍🩶 21h
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ChelseaM6010
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#CoverStories
Day 29. Music
#Music

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent choice 🎵 2d
Eggs Unforgettable story👌🏼 21h
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ChelseaM6010
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#CoverStories
Day 28. Golden
#Golden

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 21h
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JoeMo
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My list for April #Bookspinbingo!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2d
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vonnie862
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Heartbound Book Shop in Anaheim, California, is my new favorite indie bookstore!

It's a romance bookstore and it has an awesome selection of books! They also have constant events, which are so fun to participate in.

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

Soscha Oooh…New place to me! 2d
BookmarkTavern What a sweet name! I love it! Thanks for answering! 2d
Kristy_K That‘s near me! I haven‘t heard of it before, but I‘ll have to visit. 2d
vonnie862 @Kristy_K you must visit! 1d
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Scochrane26
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My favorite bookstore is Joseph-Beth in Lexington. Another indie bookstore I love is Sassafras in Black Mountain, NC. There‘s several indies around my state, & I‘m planning to road trip to some this summer. #sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

Butterfinger Maybe, it was you I planned to meet I'm Asheville before covid hit. Not, @Chrissyreadit Do you visit Asheville often? 2d
BookmarkTavern I love the name Sassafras so much! Thanks for posting! 2d
Scochrane26 @Butterfinger I think it was me. I‘ve been at least 4 times, maybe more. I love it there, but with the flood situation & my dad‘s health, I haven‘t been in a few years. 2d
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Butterfinger I am sorry to both of you for getting you mixed up. I hope everything stabilizes soon. 2d
Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I def talked about visiting Asheville at some point- I cannot remember why my plans switched but i live in chaos so am not surprised. Either way you have a good memory 2d
Chrissyreadit I wish litsy had a search bar like texting does. 2d
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ChelseaM6010
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#CoverStories
Day 27. Lake
#Lake

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3d
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ChelseaM6010
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Day 25. Waves
#Waves

Eggs Beautiful 🩵💜🩶 3d
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DebinHawaii
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Ack! How is it almost Friday again which means it‘s time for #5JoysFriday & listing those 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week.💛

Use the #5JoysFriday hashtag & tag me in your post as well as others if you want to help spread the joy. You can use the background graphic as you like or use your own.

Tagging in some regulars to help get this Joy party started, but as always, anyone who needs a spot of joy is welcome to join in! 🤗

Sace Thanks for the tag! 5d
TheSpineView Thanks for the tag!💛🏷 5d
Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 5d
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Eggs 🧡🌟🥰 5d
AnnCrystal Thanks for the tag 👏🥳👌💝. 5d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for the tag!! 🏷️ 💛 4d
julieclair Thanks for the tag! Just posted. 3d
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vonnie862
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I haven't watched many of the films listed but my top three are:

Fiddler on the Roof
E.T.
The Color Purple

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

dabbe 🩵 all 3! Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d
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AnnCrystal
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Thank you @dabbe for creating this fun play-card ☺️💝

14/100 · 14% 🎬💝.

ET 📞.

Mary Poppins 🪁.

Raiders of the Lost Ark 💼.

#TLT
#ThreeListThursday

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

AmyG All 3 are favorites, too! 6d
dabbe Fab choices! Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6d
AnnCrystal @AmyG 👏🎬💝... genuine classics ☺️👍🏼💝. 5d
AnnCrystal @dabbe ☺️👍🏼🎬💝. 5d
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ChelseaM6010
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Day 23. Jewelry
#Jewelry

Eggs Perfect 💎 7d
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vonnie862
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A used bookstore tucked away in a corner amongst some shops in Big Bear. I almost missed it!

willaful Awwwwww! 1w
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ChelseaM6010
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Day 21. Clock
#Clock

Eggs A classic👏🏻🙌🏻👌🏼 1w
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ChelseaM6010
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Day 20. Bridge
#Bridge

Eggs Awesome 💙🩵💙 1w
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AnnCrystal
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#unrelated2books

On the first day of Spring I was drinking tea...this was the quote connected to my tea bag...cheers ☺️☕💐💝.

#ThinkPositiveBePositive

#binspired

#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal

kspenmoll Synchronicity! Just love that! Happy spring! 1w
AnnCrystal @kspenmoll 🥳🪄🌱💖 Happy Spring! 1w
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 1w
AnnCrystal @dabbe 💝💝💝. 1w
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DebinHawaii
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It‘s Thursday night here which means it‘s almost time for #5JoysFriday & time to list the 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week.💛💛💛

Use the #5JoysFriday hashtag & tag me in your post as well as others if you want to help spread the joy. You can use the background graphic as you like or use your own.

I'm tagging a few friends to get the Joy party started, but as always, anyone who needs a spot of joy is welcome to join in! 🤗

Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 2w
Daisey Thanks for the tag. It‘s going to be a busy day, so I may be late with my post but I have lots to be joyful about. (edited) 2w
Sace Thanks for the tag! 2w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 2w
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 🩵💙🩵 2w
AnnCrystal Litsy's working again! 🥳📚💝💝💝 Thank you for the tag!!! 2w
julieclair Thanks for the tag! Posting now. 😍 1w
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ChelseaM6010
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Day 16. Running
#Running

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🏃🏻‍♂️ 👌🏻📚 2w
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2w
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HeyT
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I decided to test out my beginner knitting skills by making a book snake reading tracker. I‘m very pleased it‘s only a little “rustic” looking so far. I‘m also laughing at the comically large (2lbs) bag of stuffing I accidentally ordered.
#CraftersOfLitsy

Soubhiville I love the idea of a reading snake, maybe I‘ll take crochet back up! 2w
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ChelseaM6010
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Day 14. Feather
#Feather

Eggs Great choice 🪶 2w
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ChelseaM6010
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Day 12. Tuxedo
#Tuxedo

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2w
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AnnCrystal
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#unrelated2books

💝🇺🇸🐕‍🦺🇺🇲💝.

#californiananncrystal

Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 2w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
AnnCrystal @Ruthiella ❤️🐕🤍🐕‍🦺💙. 2w
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AnnCrystal @dabbe ❤️🐕‍🦺🤍🐾💙. 2w
TheSpineView ❤️🐾❤️🐕❤️ Did you know that roughly 7M - 10M horses were used in WWII. Animals have served selflessly for centuries. 2w
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 💝🐎💝🐎💝 Amazing!

K9 veteran's day honors dogs who served in military, police, and I believe other departments like fire. This day should also be for all other service animals who serve ❤️🐎🤍🐕‍🦺💙. I always love to see equestrian mounted police portals. Horses need to be honored too! 💝💝💝.
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AnnCrystal
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To all who celebrate...

Happy St. Patrick's Weekend ☘️🥳🍀💚💚💚 and Day (March 17th 2025).

“May the dreams you hold dearest, be those which comes true; the kindness you spread, keep returning to you.“ -An Irish Blessing.

I always believed that the true pot of gold at the end of the rainbow 🌈 is not filled with actual gold, it is a collection of genuine magic...or a passage to a magical library 😉🪄📚💝.

#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal

AnnCrystal Image found on Web. 3w
GingerAntics I always thought that‘s why it was Reading Rainbow. The books were the treasure at the end of the rainbow. 2w
AnnCrystal @GingerAntics absolutely 😉👍🏼📚🌈💝. 2w
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Littlewolf1
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While technically I am still working on both spins for February and one of my spins for January, it‘s not gonna stop me from trying to complete March as well. Luckily, I have one of these done already, and both of them are part of two other challenges. Which is not hard since most of the books on the spin are challenge books… Lol. #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2w
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Read4life
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#WeekendReading

It‘s a #readyourebooks weekend for me.

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AnnCrystal
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Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday & for the tag 💖🌺💝.

1- ☘️🥳🍀 St. Patrick's Day Weekend 💝.

2- Coffee, Chocolate, Mint, and more Coffee ☕💝.

3- the Fantasy genre 🧚🧙🧛🐉🦸🧜🧝🦇🪄📚📺🎬💖.

4- reading 2 the soundtrack of rain 🌬️🌧️📚💝.

5- Fruit 😋💝.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

Deblovestoread All of this 💚🍀💚 3w
AnnCrystal @Deblovestoread 🥳👍🏼💚☘️. 3w
kspenmoll 💚💚💚 3w
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dabbe 💙🩵💙 3w
AnnCrystal @kspenmoll 🥳☘️💚. 3w
AnnCrystal @dabbe ☘️🥳💚. (edited) 3w
mcctrish Fantasy is saving me right now 3w
AnnCrystal @mcctrish 🫂 absolutely, me too 🪄📚☘️💚. 3w
thecheckoutstack Lofi + rain soundtrack is my favorite reading sound 🎼🎵☔️ 2w
AnnCrystal @thecheckoutstack 👏🏼☺️ utterly beautiful indeed 🌧️🎶📚💝. 2w
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💚🍀💚 Reading to the sound of rain is always the best! 2w
AnnCrystal @DebinHawaii 🪄💝💝💝. 2w
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Jari-chan
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Happy #5JoysFriday 💛💛💛

My joys have been simple.

1) spending time in the sunshine
2) family walk in the woods, discovering flowers
3) while enjoying the Merlin app
4) book mail is best mail
5) redecorating the children's book nook

@DebinHawaii

AnnCrystal Simple Joys are just as important as the big ones 💝💝💝💝💝. (edited) 3w
TheBookHippie I love the Merlin app!!! What wonderful joys. 3w
Jari-chan @AnnCrystal You're totally right! 💛💛 3w
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Jari-chan @TheBookHippie 💛💛💛 3w
dabbe Simple joys are simply the best. 🩵💙🩵 3w
Jari-chan @dabbe They are! 💛💛💛 3w
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DebinHawaii
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How is it almost Friday so quickly again?! That means it‘s time to list the 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week for #5JoysFriday 💛💛💛

Use the #5JoysFriday hashtag & tag me in your post as well as others if you want to spread the joy. You can use the background graphic as you like or use your own.

I'm tagging some of our regulars to get things started, but as always, anyone who needs a spot of joy is welcome to join in! 🤗

AnnCrystal 5JoysFriday 👏🏼🥳💝 Thank You for the tag 💝💝💝. 3w
TheSpineView 💞❤️🌞 3w
Aims42 Thanks for the tag! 3w
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peaKnit Thank you! 3w
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 🤗 3w
Daisey Thanks for the tag! Time to put together my list. 3w
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AnnCrystal
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Thank You @dabbe for creating this fun play-card and Thank You Dabbe 🎬😉💝 & @TheSpineView 🎬🐎💝 for the tags.

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Again...I'm sure I've watched some more...yet it's been years and I'm not 100 percent certain.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Suspicion (1941)

#TLT
#ThreeListThursday

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

TheSpineView 🥰🎬🌞 3w
TheBookHippie The Bishops Wife! ♥️ 3w
dabbe Love Hitchcock! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🍿❣️🎬 3w
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AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 🎬🥳💝. 3w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie my absolutely favorite movie with Cary Grant 🎬🤩💝. 3w
AnnCrystal @dabbe Hitchcock is truly iconic Hollywood, I hope he's work is valued well into the future 🎬📺💝. 3w
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🎯🎯🎯! 3w
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ChelseaM6010
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#CoverStories
Day 10. Direction
#Direction

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ChelseaM6010
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great covers 🌳 3w
Eggs Well done 🌳 3w
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Deblovestoread
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https://youtu.be/MbW0GDoN5WE?si=ZPSEDJomB0WsnQVY

This came up listening to a rotation of my liked songs while doing chores. I love it so much and perfect for #TuesdayTunes

@TieDyeDude

TheBookHippie Nice! 3w
TieDyeDude So appropriate! Thanks for sharing. 3w
Leftcoastzen Oh yes ! Fantastic! 3w
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ChelseaM6010
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#CoverStories
Day 4. Body Part
#BodyPart

Eggs Perfect 🦶 3w
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ChelseaM6010
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Day 2. Evening gown
#EveningGown

Eggs Perfect 💚 👗 🖤 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Evelyn 💚 3w
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AnnCrystal
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✊🏼😢📚💝📚.

“What books are banned in 2025? Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the country.“

https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2025/

@TheBookHippie

AnnCrystal While I believe in book warnings, I will never understand book bans. (edited) 3w
TheBookHippie It is reprehensible and a tool to control and disenfranchise people and their identities and prevents knowledge of anything other than one narrative. Pure evil. 3w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 😢📚💝...Little Free Libraries are going to need to be utilized all the more! ✊🏼📚💝. (edited) 3w
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TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal Yes. For sure. 3w
dabbe 🤯😤🤬 3w
AnnCrystal @dabbe IKR 🧐😕✊🏼📚💝. 3w
Jari-chan 🫢🙄😡✊📚 3w
AnnCrystal @Jari-chan ✊🏼🥺📚💝📚. 3w
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AnnCrystal
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There are different versions of this legend, my favorites are the longer ones. I found a shorter version of the beginning from the web so I could share here for International Women's Day 2025.

I always liked the beginning, because I felt it hinted how men need to show respect to all woman... whether they recognize the woman as a Holy person or simply human.

Have A Power-Infused Women's Day!

#EarthHealingHopepostsbyanncrystal

#MMIWG

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AnnCrystal
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Thank you @AllDebooks for creating #SaturdayChatterday and thank you @TheSpineView for the tag 💕🐎💝.

After some errands, I plan on a mixture of books & movies...(watch something strong-woman focused to celebrate International Women's Day) while snacking on goodies 📚🎬😋.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

AllDebooks Sounds like a perfect day 👌 4w
AnnCrystal Thank You 💕 @AllDebooks 😉👍🏼💝. 4w
TheSpineView 🥰🥰🥰 4w
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 💝💝💝. 4w
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AnnCrystal
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Thanks @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday & for the tag 💖🌺💝.

1- @TheSpineView has returned to Litsy! It's wonderful to know that you're alright and on the mend 🙏🏼💝.

I always keep my Litsy friends in my prayers and good wishes. When regulars vanish (TheSpineView, bthegood, @JudeCC, & other Littens), I remain hopeful that they're simply too busy 💝.

May your recovery be swift TheSpineView, I an enjoying reading your posts again 📚💝.

👇

AnnCrystal
2- we're staying strong with our store/shopping choices...not easy when no one else sells DVDs/CDs, yet since DVDs/CDs are not necessities we've remained committed ✊🏼😉🛍️🚫🛒.

3- reading to the soundtrack of rain 🌬️🌧️📚💝.

4- my Garden 🌱💝.

5- Litsy 📚💝.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
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TheSpineView Awww... thank you!🥰 4w
TheBookHippie I‘m so thankful for our libraries massive dvd collection. I too worry when Littens disappear. 4w
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mcctrish I think of Littens I started here with and wonder about them - some I know just went in another direction but some I worry about so much. I can‘t wait to ignore all the things and just be in my garden 4w
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 🫂💝💝💝. 4w
AnnCrystal Hopefully our missing Litten friends are alright 🙏🏼💝 @TheBookHippie.

I've seriously been meaning to check out my local library branch for DVDs...I'm way behind on so many good movies and series 🎬💝.
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AnnCrystal @mcctrish gardens are genuine therapy 🌱💝.

True, hopefully all the Littens who are no longer on Litsy are simply busy, or moved to another book community 🙏🏼💝.
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dabbe 💚🌼💚 4w
AnnCrystal @dabbe 💕🌱💝. 4w
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 I too am so happy @TheSpineView is back. 🤗 3w
AnnCrystal @DebinHawaii Wonderful 👏🏼🥳💝💝💝. 3w
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