Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Author: Moni

  • A Tale For The Time Being

    A few weeks ago I was in the middle of a children’s craft program. We were making mini collages on magnets and I was thumbing through a stack of old magazines to find stuff for my collage. I happened on the book review page for People Magazine from last year and a book cover caught…

  • “The sky can fall down, the wind can cry now The strong in me, I still smile.” “I” by Kendrick Lamar http://instagram.com/p/wG8haloLAX/?modal=true  

  • Give it away, Now.

    Give it away, Now.

    A few days ago someone shared an article at The Onion about a Buddhist extremist cell threatening to unleash peace and tranquility on the West.  Being both Buddhist and a fan of satire, I thought it was hilarious. Then I thought, “you know, this isn’t a bad idea.” I am weary of all the hate…

  • “Fear is the mind killer. “ –Frank Herbert

  • The Great Transatlantic Pinhole Filmswap Project

    “What if a person just sent an entire camera, with film re-rolled and ready to double expose,  to another person? My Pinholga is lightweight and cheap, so if it gets lost in the mail it’s no big deal.” This is an idea I had after pondering film swaps and pinhole photography.   And thus an idea started to…