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.

Tag: My Life

  • Write about your strongest memory of heart-pounding belly-twisting nervousness

    Write about your strongest memory of heart-pounding belly-twisting nervousness: what caused the adrenaline? Was it justified? How did you respond? Sometimes fear grips me at the most inopportune time. In these moments I freeze, which is unfortunate. I had this reaction this past weekend when I was at a workshop and was suddenly face to…

  • Dia De Los Muertos

    Dia De Los Muertos

    I was reminded* that yesterday and today is Dia De Los Muertos. This is is very interesting because, as you know,  I found myself thinking of Gary, the boyfriend who died in a car accident when I lived in New York. It is weird that my mom sent me the photo that was taken the…

  • That THING

    Something happened to me a week ago and it’s been bothering me all week. I walked into a store that I frequent often. When I walked up to the counter to conduct my business a shop assistant who I have worked with often walked out of the back. Instead of greeting me with a smile, this…

  • This is a poem to my Grandpa Ed (Wayback Wednesday)

    This is a poem to my Grandpa Ed Who smiles at me from these faded pictures. Who holds my grandmother happily among the corns stalks. Who stands, posing in front of his truck, With his children, with his brothers and sisters. This is a poem to my Grandpa Ed Who tells the story of the…

  • Tell Me Everything You Remember About Kindergarten

    My first day of kindergarten was the first time I would take a bus anywhere. The yellow bus picked me up right in front of my house. My mom reluctantly handed me off to the bus driver and away I went to school. The trip to school was fine. It was getting back home that…