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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

No YOU’RE spending too much time looking at vintage tartan and/or velvet blazers on Etsy.

But before I go I’m just going to say that listening to my genius husband present about pedagogy is… um… pleasant.

Today, because we’re on migraine day 3, I’m looking for scientific evidence that when I have a migraine my cognition is, in fact, impaired. This study says that when you’ve got a migraine, you have poor cognitive performance. So I’m going to bed.

Welcome to Kimberly’s Migraine Day 3, brought to you by Lowered Estrogen and Serotonin!

You ever watch a rom-com & forget the characters don’t know they’re in a rom-com? Things are looking their darkest and I’m like, “Bro, this is just a story beat. Remember how it’s going to work out okay?”

Y’all I am so scared about this current COVID surge. I haven’t had a real strong COVID anxiety spiral in a few weeks but I feel one building now.

Tonight my kid requested a bedtime story about @emilyvgordon & @kumailn’s cat, Bagel, and asked me to sing the Kim Possible theme for his lullaby, so I guess what I’m saying is that @tceles_b_hsup and I are amazing parents.

I coded an interview with a migraine. Aren’t you impressed?

This thread terrifies me.