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@devrose.bsky.social
Not actually a penguin. Instead, a very human librarian. Mostly cat pictures and book recommendations here.
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This was my last post on Twitter and yes, I do still stand by it. A Half-Built Garden by @r-emrys.bsky.social has joined my short list of books that get annual rereads. 🌈📚 ✡️📚

Two tweets reading:

Dev Singer @devrose • Sep 11, 2022
Just finished A Half-Built Garden by @R_Emrys. Just what | needed this weekend! Queer. Jewish. Multiple abilities. Hopeful without ignoring humanity and what we've done to our planet. I need a sequel set during the kids' young adulthood!

Dev Singer @devrose • Sep 28, 2023
All this is still true!
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This was shared by @appyjumpindaze.bsky.social on Twitter not long before I stoped using Twitter, and it is the #1 thing I need to save off that site.

Table that reads:

Pain Scale

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No Pain
Pain free!

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Minimal
Pain is barely noticeable; tightness

3
Mild
Feel a low level of pain entering awareness only when my attention is devoted to it

4
Uncomfortable
Pain is troubling but can be ignored most of the time; am able to continue activities

5
Moderate
Moderate pain but no break in activity or concentration; guarded movement patterns

6
Distracting
Pain is troubling and breaks through concentration but is tolerable; activity level changes.

7
Distressing
Pain is intense and preoccupies my thinking; can complete tasks but it is difficult and must cease some demanding activities; considering pain medication or other pain reducing agent.

8
Intense
Severe pain that makes concentration difficult; can do only non-demanding activities; taking pain medication, etc. Can't carry on a conversation well, pacing, etc.

9
Severe
Cannot concentrate on anything else; sweating, unsteady breathing, can do almost nothing. Can barely talk.

10
Immobilizing 
Excruciating pain, constant; unable to move.
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My synagogue has a beautiful sukkah. I aspire to do as well someday.

A sukkah with a lattice roof and real branches for s’chach. The walls are made of a see-through material attached to a wooden frame and it is decorated with rainbow fabric streamers. A pumpkin sits in the corner.
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The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl by Marra B. Gad is the memoir of a woman with an incredible sense of the need to do right even by those who have harmed her. I stand in awe of her compassion. Audio/print. ✡️📚 #readsofaweapp.thestorygraph.com/books/d9e549...

The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl by Marra B. Gad
The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl by Marra B. Gad

An unforgettable memoir about a mixed-race Jewish woman who, after fifteen years of estrangement ...

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The Northern Lights as seen over Morses Pond via my partner’s phone camera.

A purple sky reflected in the water of Morses Pond.
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There is enough room in our hearts to have empathy for many peoples. When we limit our capacity to hear other's pain, we limit ourselves, our own growth, awareness, and kindness.

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Print copy of The Papercutter by Cindy Rizzo ORDERED! My local independent couldn’t get it so I was waiting for Bookshop to have free shipping. I will be able to lend this book to friends! Yay!

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Having devoured The Papercutter and The Border Crosser by @cindyrizzo.bsky.social, the only thing I can do is hope that the third book in the trilogy is published soon. I need more!

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We're four days into the most significant natural disaster in the recorded history of our region. Our community is experiencing an ongoing crisis created by infrastructural collapse and the profound failure of capitalism to value and sustain life. 1/?

A photo of Firestorm Books' front door. Cardboard signs taped to the glass read: "Info & Resource Sharing, Daily 12-4. Please do not leave donations outside of this time frame. Community meetings @ 2pm around back in parking lot area. Community Board: Share info, requests, resources, etc." Inside the building piles of supplies are visible.
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Dev
@devrose.bsky.social
Not actually a penguin. Instead, a very human librarian. Mostly cat pictures and book recommendations here.
37 followers47 following418 posts