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School librarian in Northern Virginia.

A photograph of a large cluster of lithops, which are succulents known as "living rocks" that frankly resemble butts.
Quote by Anne Lamott that reads: "You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better."
A screenshot of a Bookriot article coveredy by a large, black ad that cannot be closed.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt quote: "No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level. I mean the wages of a decent living."
The cover of the book Annie Bot: a novel, by SIerra Greer.
Quote from Trevor Noah's book Born a Crime that reads: "The way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. He's attracted to independent women. 'He's like an exotic bird collector,' she said. 'He only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage.'"
A fancy bearded dragon is snuggled into a cave full of coconut shavings.
A bearded dragon sits in her enclosure wearing a paper birthday hat.
A slide featuring a dragon on an open book with the text "Welcome to your KJMS Library!"
A young bearded dragon stands on her back legs and gazes sassily at the viewer.
A plant seed pod appears to be screaming in abject horror.
A plant seed pod appears to be screaming in abject horror.
A poster for the 1990s film "Junior" featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger pregant, with Danny Devito and Emma Thompson.