Laura B.
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Laura B.
@hecate527.bsky.social
Interests are Samuel Johnson's 18th century circle (particularly Hester Thrale Piozzi), reading, writing, scientific journals, University Presses, face blindness/prosopagnosia, embroidery, web comics, &c.
Love a good malaphor.
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I'm currently juicing my reading numbers by working through Gordon Korman's middle grade ouvre.
January 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
THAT WAS A TEST!
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
He also sent out an email polling his constituents on how we felt about Trump's actions in Venezuela. Kind of feels like something you should have your own opinion about, Tom!!
January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
He's been primaried before, I voted for Melanie D'Arrigo! Guess my neighbors didn't.
January 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I think a teachers' strike could also be very effective
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Do you do the ink or the color first? This is lovely, thanks for sharing.
January 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I would donate all my money to a strike fund for nurses & teachers to demand new gun laws. Heartbreaking every time.
December 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Strong enough to beat up Bugs" and "conveniently knowledgeable about arcane rules of etiquette," that's our Sally
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Yeah, did poor Sally get a single personality trait? What she would have given for a tooth collection...
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I enjoyed your Encyclopedia Brown posts! I've had to reread a lot of the books recently. I really like the chapter where Bugs Meany, Encyclopedia, and some other kid keep passing around a stolen harmonica and communicating via song titles. Just delightfully out of character and ridiculous.
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Could read so many of the Murderbot novellas before Jan 1!
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
That cover looks magnificently tactile!
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I felt that way when Feynman devoted an entire chapter to how DARE anyone ask him to provide receipts for his travel reimbursement.
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Good thing you don't show signs of any special interests.
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Wirecutter's business strategy.
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Great topic!
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM