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A white woman with dark hair and glasses stands in front of a wall with several words in 3d on it. The word 'BOOK' is centered over her head.
Kimberly Hirsh in front of the wall of words at
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

📚 I’m reading Leigh Bardugo’s WONDER WOMAN: WARBRINGER & while it took a little while to grab me, here at about 2/3 of the way through I’m constantly thinking “WAIT WHAT? AAAHHH!” in a good way. Kinda wish someone would make this a movie.

I’m announcing it to make it real: I’m going to write a sweet romance novella for Camp NaNoWriMo in July & I’m going to write it in public on a blog as an open learning exercise. I’ll post the blog link once I’ve got it set up.

💬📺 “No one likes having a curse, but if you take the right steps, it’s manageable.” - Eda the Owl Lady, The Owl House Season 1 Episode 4, “The Intruder”

Anybody else feel like a lot of qualitative methodology writeups in studies are basically “I did a qual! I analyzed a thing! DATA! CODES!” and not any detail? No particular study driving this now, just a general sense.

Me: What am I going to do with my kid all summer? The pool: Hi. Me: 😍🧜🏻‍♀️

Someone in my neighborhood is doing yardwork at 9 pm and I’m not okay with it.

Do I pretend I’m Kaz Brekker when I use my new cane? Only with every step I take.

Part of me is always working on a taxonomy and ontology of #StarTrekTNG episodes. (Currently: only Data can safely go down to the planet. A girl or woman befriends him.) 🖖📺