Brooks Benjamin

@brooksbenjamin.bsky.social

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Writer, reader, pizza eater Librarian the rest of the time Writes books like MY SEVENTH-GRADE LIFE IN TIGHTS. Rep’d by Triada US 🇵🇸✊🏾🏳️‍🌈

The right half of my tattoo (Pooh Bear and Max from Where the Wild Things Are sitting by Lady Amalthea from The Last Unicorn.
Vanilla wafers with red and white icing decorated to look like used band-aids. Gross, I know.
A bit of yard overgrown with deadly amounts of poison ivy that I must have wronged in another life because it wouldn’t stop trying to pull me underground.
A pen sketch of Player 456 from Squid Game. The left side of his face is his picture from season one: innocent, naive, and smiling. The right side of his face is his picture from season 2: hardened, wise, and prepared.
Picture of a page from We Used to Live Here. It says: “REPLY 4: USER: Navidson_27” Navidson is the surname of the family who lived in the creepy house in House of Leaves.
A picture looking down at the bottom rack of our dishwasher where my dishes are all gorgeously lined up and all the space is used and it just looks so neat even though they’re all dirty.
My score from blueskyroast.com calling me the librarian with a literary lift and my posts a delightful mix of book smarts, cat love, and pizza dreams.
Closeup of the cover of Redwall by Brian Jacques
Audrey, our black cat, sitting in front of her new favorite toy, a long foam packing noodle she enjoys killing from time to time.
A pen sketch of 4 dragons sitting around a table playing Houses & Humans, a very popular tabletop role playing game among mythical creatures.
Audrey, our black cat, lurking in the shadows while her cat toy, a motorized feather wand, whirls around its base, taunting her.
A tortoise-shell kitten sitting on our deck, a bit unsure if it wants to play or not.
A picture of the Bigfoot and Chemtrails and UFOs, Oh My! conspiracy kit and magnetic tiles pieced together to say, “Them cosmic rays will hypnotize the Metaverse n distract the purpose a the International Space Station.”
A passage from my book. It reads: “Trust me, it looks terrible,” Austin said. “We need to invest in some lights. This place is a cave. And don’t get me started on the smell. It’s like someone farted in an old shoe.”
Our adorable black cat, Audrey lying in her mom’s arms getting a much needed chin scratch.
Our vet’s sign that says “Dogs can’t hold their licker.”
When you’re considering getting into a fight, and I usually am, here’s a bit of advice: Never punch a nose.
Our mini-panther black cat, Audrey sleeping on her mom about as dramatically as a young cat can sleep. Belly up, feet stretched out, one arm extended to the side, mid-Wednesday dance.
A sleek cat with pointy ears and pointier whiskers wearing a collar and a look of pure derision.
My latest manuscript, Tales of a Teenage Scream Queen, is finished!
Audrey, our little black cat who thinks animals come in tin cans.
An image of Audrey, our black cat who is standing on my laptop and keeping me from writing which is probably just another way she asserts her dominance over me. But she’s adorable so it’s okay.
Burt the Yurt
A message from a reader that says, “is there a full version of your i-ready story "The Art of Change"? I was reading it and got interested in the story from a lesson for once, lol”
Audrey, our black cat wearing a purple witch’s dress as well a look of pure contempt.
A roma-tomato-sized chocolate skull waiting to be devoured.
A frothy pillow of Moreno sugar mixed with the first drizzles of brewed espresso.
Me standing in front of a dirty mirror while showing off my morning hair reminiscent of a lazy tumbleweed.
Me (not actually me) excitedly scrolling through my notifications.
Our cat, Audrey Marceline, staring judgmentally at the camera while somehow also looking adorable.
A screenshot of my YA book-in-progress where our cat has added some important scene details in what I can only describe as details in her native tongue that don’t quite translate to English very well. Knowing her it’s probably profanity.
A picture of my cat sleeping like an adorable vampire