This came to mind just now because the situation here in CA. I'm in the mountains. I worked from home today because there were some issues on the freeway due to fires. They ended up closing some of the roads and issuing evacuations and the power has been out here for almost four hours (I presume due to the fire, though So Cal Edison hasn't said that is why).

Anyway, the evacuations are small and about 30 miles away, so there's no immediate danger here and I don't expect there to be any danger, but it got me thinking about my book collection and where I'd put them on the list of things to take if I ever had to evacuate my home and were given time to decide such things.

My daughter is grown and I don't have pets currently, so I don't have to think about those things (which would be at the top of the list). I think my list would be something like:

1. Clothes, shoes, things absolutely needed for a few days away
2. Laptop computer and work materials that I have at the house.
3. Passport.
4. Books

and then whatever.

It would pain me greatly to leave any of the books but I think that's where they'd fall out. If time were pressing, I'd at least have to grab some of my favorites, some of my signed books, some older editions etc. It would be hard to drive away from any of the book collection knowing it could be destroyed.

It’s such a cute concept for an app and I feel like Boundlings are just the type of people to love a pen pal slow communication app like this!

finally here w poems to celebrate the arrival of august!!!

august by federica garcia lorca

“august. / children eat / dark bread and tasty moon.”

may to december by megan fernandes or if that link doesn’t work for you!

“by august, we are sluggish with love”

you can’t have it all by barbara ras

“when it is august, you can have it august and abundantly so”

the months by linda pastan

“barefoot / and sun-dazed, / i bite into this ripe peach / of a month”

the pond by mary oliver

“august of another summer, and once again i am drinking the sun”

high bridge park by carlie hoffman

“it is august: the true ending of a year.”

by marina tsvetaeva

“august!—heart! / month of late kisses, / of late roses and late lightning! / of the rain beneath the stars”

now there are SO many poems abt august so this is only a selection, please feel free to comment any favorites of yours and happy happy august all!!

Lately I've been feeling very out of touch with my queerness, and im really craving that connection. Does anyone have any book recs that could help?

It can be fiction or nonfiction, but preferably romance wouldn't be the main focus. I'm looking for queer culture, queer joy, gender-queerness.

Thank you in advance to my beautiful queer people on pagebound 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

time to run to the app store and update the app! 🏃‍♀️ dark mode is finally out for us as well and it is truly as gorgeous as everyone raved about!! 😍

also happy to see that the other updates that were on web, like notif management, are now on the app too! 🤭

Just learned that the artist, Ofra Amit, is Israeli and Maria Popova has posted some.... interesting things about Israel and Palestine in the past. Just interesting to keep in mind while reading her work.... especially while she talks about peace and war and human nature.

When you’re reading a book and sobbing your eyes out, who do you cuddle with? Show us a picture!!

(Yes, this is absolutely 100% me shamelessly posting a thread to see everyone’s pets. And if you cuddle a plant or a stuffed animal, show us those too! I’m not sorry for this post.)

we’re a little over halfway (okay like a good amount) into the year! my birthday is tomorrow, aug 7, and i’ve read 21 books this year. my goal is 52, obs im a little behind. my secondary goal is to read 23 books by eod aug 7, being that it is my 23rd birthday!

so what are your goals looking like? how far in are you? are you confident in reaching your goal? is anyone doing any challenges? i want to hear all about it!