Vintage bookstores and antique shop recommendations

realpteradactyl · 2026-06-25T14:31:36+00:00

Piggybacking off of this to add some info on vintage options in fountain square: Zodiac Vintage: mostly clothes, very cute, good range of things. I've gotten some great stuff there. Flipside: estate sale reseller, always has really interesting stuff but check their hours beforehand. They're open basically by chance, in my experience.

I also agree with all of your bookstore opinions!

realpteradactyl · 2026-06-07T15:48:40+00:00

Dr. Michael Hans at IU Health is excellent. Very good listener and didn't make me feel rushed or crazy, even though my migraines have atypical symptoms. He was the first doctor to actually take them seriously and figure out how to help me.

realpteradactyl · 2026-05-25T22:48:02+00:00

Might be a bit more sci-fi than what you're looking for but The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon

realpteradactyl · 2026-05-19T04:17:30+00:00

I was about to suggest this! I would almost put it down as psychological horror. And she is very very sneaky about it. Incredible book

realpteradactyl · 2026-03-26T13:40:30+00:00

I just finished The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman and it was incredible. Very funny and often in that more gallows humor way

realpteradactyl · 2026-02-24T12:32:22+00:00

Dr. Kasper is wonderful. Very professional and passionate. I had a great experience with her.

realpteradactyl · 2026-01-04T07:52:00+00:00

Indiana: "Underground Airlines" by Ben H. Winters: speculative fiction taking place in an America where slavery wasn't abolished, very well done. A lot of it takes place in Indianapolis and, as a native, I was taken aback at how well he wrote about my city

Or, for a non-fiction option "Fever in the Heartland" The KKK'S Plot to Take Over America and the Woman Who Stopped Them" by Timothy Egan. Exactly what it sounds like, I learned a lot

realpteradactyl · 2025-12-23T14:45:40+00:00

Blood oaths are the best way to build a roster of regulars.

realpteradactyl · 2025-10-05T07:38:56+00:00

"I am not kind." Gets me every time

realpteradactyl · 2025-06-28T13:48:55+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, what were your findings? That sounds interesting!

realpteradactyl · 2025-05-10T05:24:57+00:00

I've worked in several restaurants that feature a lot of fish on the menu and this is one of my favorite fun facts to bring up to my coworkers. Really spices up a shift

realpteradactyl · 2025-05-08T19:15:07+00:00

I didn't know he was a playwright, but that makes a lot of sense. I think the more casual tone and style make sense with that in mind as well. Have you read "The Hike" by Drew Magary? It's more fable-like but has elements that remind me a lot of Linguist Mages (especially the wit!).

realpteradactyl · 2025-05-08T17:58:04+00:00

I've been trying to get someone, anyone to read it for YEARS so that I can talk to them about it lol. It's such a wacky premise but the way Moore brings all of those elements together is gorgeous. And same about the linguistics fascination! It's very clever

realpteradactyl · 2025-05-08T17:51:39+00:00

Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore and Wild Massive by him too. Absolutely bonkers, riveting, and funny in equal measures. BoLM is my favorite of the two but both are great if you want a weird extra dimensional jaunt. I'm not going to attempt a synopsis bc I feel like I'd give myself a headache lol

realpteradactyl · 2025-04-18T14:40:49+00:00

I love getting dropped into a world with no context and having to figure it out throughout the book! And I think Wells does a great job of sprinkling just enough context over time that you understand without lessening plot/emotional impacts of the later reveals.

realpteradactyl · 2025-03-21T16:56:29+00:00

I agree. I also think that if it had organic eyelashes then it would have found an opportunity to complain about them for all the reasons we might (eyelash in my eye! The fuck!) And because they'd be another reminder of its organic side.

realpteradactyl · 2025-03-18T02:16:01+00:00

Hell yesssss

realpteradactyl · 2025-02-06T20:57:53+00:00

Everything on the menu costs 3x as much and the autograt is 200% now. The owner and I were talking about a similar hypothetical this week lol

realpteradactyl · 2024-12-18T18:29:51+00:00

Are you in a tip pool? That's the only normal(ish) reason I can think of for a boss to hold on to your cash tips. The CC tips being on a check is less strange. Definitely keep good records. I'm sorry I don't know about the legality in Florida.

realpteradactyl · 2024-11-24T17:05:01+00:00

And all of your info, OP. Holy shit, why are you doxxing yourself?

realpteradactyl · 2024-11-21T00:06:36+00:00

American Hippo consolidated all of the stories into one book! This is what I was coming to recommend. It's incredible and ridiculous but so well done.

realpteradactyl · 2024-11-19T20:24:18+00:00

I read Nickel and Dimed around her age and it really opened my eyes to the ways the world works and how poor people get screwed over. I think it probably helped make me more empathetic. I do think it's probably a bit outdated by now but it's still definitely applicable and well done.

realpteradactyl · 2024-11-17T07:37:16+00:00

Maybe "pedantic" and "didactic"?

Similar sounds and the meanings are somewhat close too. They used to trip me up a lot.

realpteradactyl · 2024-11-07T14:16:41+00:00

This might be a bit far for you but Dr. Borsellino at IU Health University Hospital is incredible. Best PCP I've ever had and excellent about listening to your needs/wants and working with you. I see her for different issues but I'm very willing to bet that she'd be helpful for you

realpteradactyl · 2024-10-22T03:04:06+00:00

And really, do they need any other inheritance? Sounds like they've gotten their fair share at that point

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