Fellow academics, do you have a writerly identity? I told my artist BFF my 1st diss draft was garbage & she said “Lol so writing like art has garbage stages” & I thought “But my diss isn’t, like, WRITING writing.” Pretty silly way to think of my 50000-word creative work.
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 have decided to go all-in on Star Trek. Especially TNG of course, but for the time being, I’m making Trek writ large my primary fandom.
I’m not saying I’m just saying I kind of wish the Season 2 finale of Picard would be Picard and Q’s wedding is all. 🖖🏻📺
Which Muppet do I most identify with? Well… 
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Don’t mind me, I’m just over here flailing in response to the Picard Season 2 Teaser Trailer. 🖖🏻📺🔖
Reddit user JaytheChou is photoshopping Paddington into a different movie every day and it is a source of joy. 🍿🔖
I’ve always been resentful of the trope where girls have to pretend to be boys to get stuff done, but Natalie Zutter’s piece about Leia disguising herself as Boushh especially the part about Padme subverting it, is a welcome fresh perspective. 🍿🔖
Improv as community/business/cult has a lot of problems that would require a radical new model to fix but improv as playful art form taught me a lot about the openness to unexpected conversation & skill for listening that Austin Kleon writes about here. 🔖
I’m in a hammock and I don’t want to get up.
I just finished Leigh Bardugo’s Siege and Storm and I’m so glad I’ve got the next one ready to go tonight. I’m not saying I’m going to stay up all night reading it, but I’m not saying I’m NOT going to stay up all night reading it. 📚