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Universal Monsters

Art by Greg Staples

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This war has to stop. Israel is stopping aid from getting into Gaza and people are starving.

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In Sicily, Mount Etna Blows an Unprecedented Frequency of Rare Volcanic Smoke Rings

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The Beatles at their Shakespeare skit on the TV show "Around The Beatles", April 28, 1964. ㅡ From the book "THE BEATLES" by Terry O'Neill.

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I’ve been wanting something to wear for my grocery trips so this one comes as a sticker AND a variety of shirt options!  😬

Available on society6: https://society6.com/emmikatjohnson?sort=new

Stay safe!

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We really don’t talk enough about the spleen these days. People used to talk about the spleen like it was the king of organs, Shakespeare wrote it verse, these days you’re lucky if someone even knows they have one. Moby Dick opens with Ishmael going to sea to drive off the spleen, what have you done for your spleen lately? I want to be complemented on the splendour of my spleen, just once. I want to taste splenetic delights.

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A snake story, based on an experience I had while I was in Florida.

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First test of the Squonk face. I think it shows promise.

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The Addams Family

Art by Marie Enger

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Made the worst brownies ever created just now

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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie

Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.

"No" is a complete sentence. Use it often.

The Cursed Object went splashing in puddles, but now hasn’t found a form to shift to that isn’t still damp. 

❤️ Auntie Jilli

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"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.