You know what’s really great for a migraine is the monthly test of public warning sirens in the Netherlands. OH WAIT NO THAT DOES NOT HELP WITH A MIGRAINE.
Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC
Hi there! I'm Kimberly Hirsh. My pronouns are she/ her/hers. I'm somebody's mom. I work as a school librarian. I have a PhD in information and library science. I love to read, play tabletop and video games, and make things. I used to perform in theater and improv comedy and I may one day again. I have been extremely online since 1993 and still enjoy tinkering on the web. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I'm married to my kid's dad. We have a cat.
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Recent posts
🔖 Read Is My Child Eating Enough Pirate’s Booty?
Parenting comedy is a microgenre that always lands with me.
🔖 Read “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather.”
Took me a little while to get into the format of this short story but in the end I loved it. Big The Hazards of Love vibes.
Today’s adventure: NEMO Science Museum. Very cool, but I’m spoiled by having an awesome science museum in my hometown. I think it would have seemed even cooler were I not so blessed.
Finished reading: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 📚
I’m extremely late to this one. It’s excellent, of course. I love the way Angie Thomas shows that even in the face of tragedy and appalling oppression, there’s room for joy.
🔖 Read Interview with Kelly J. Baker: “I can’t push through when I’m stuck.”
“My writing routine became write frantically whenever I had a chance or had the energy to do so.” Dr. Baker knows.
Another Dutch meal: stamppot boerenkool. This is smoked sausage with sauce on a bed of potatoes mixed with kale. I really liked the sausage but it turns out even mixing it with potatoes can’t make me like kale.
I made a menu of Dutch foods for us to try. They’re sort of home food staples, not anything too elaborate or traditional. This is the first thing we tried: hagelslag, which literally means hailstorm. It’s bread and butter topped with real chocolate sprinkles.
I’m so excited to hang out with my friends for new stories.
🔖 Read WE’VE LOST THE PLOT by Megan Garber (The Atlantic). “Our constant need for entertainment has blurred the line between fiction and reality—on television, in American politics, and in our everyday lives.”
Chilling. What now?