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Rachel Borchardt
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Scholarly communication librarian, mom, lurker. Researching publishing and researcher evaluation equity models, OA and societal impact. Views are my own.
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Michaels' Halloween decor is absolutely rising to meet the national moment
Wall hanging depicting a pink and black skeleton with a black hair bow holds sign saying "Dead inside but cute" in Gothic script
June 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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This is Penny, a very good girl. She loves taking naps underneath covers.
Tortoiseshell cat, Penny, stares at the camera surrounded by a white duvet cover.
May 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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My mom saved the cactus!!!
A small, round, dead cactus in a white clay pot
December 31, 2024 at 9:20 PM
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Jimmy Carter was someone we should all strive to be more like. I got to interact with him in 2008 during a Habitat for Humanity build. He asked where the group was from and I shouted out "Emory!" since I worked there at the time and he was affiliated with them and he responded. An amazing person.
Jimmy and Roselynn Carter pose with a Habitat for Humanity build group of 10-15 people in 2008.
December 29, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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Book cover for "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
December 20, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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Book cover for "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver
December 19, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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Book cover for "The Golden Enclaves" by Naomi Novik
December 18, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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Book cover for "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse
December 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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Book cover for "Bee Season" by Myla Goldberg
December 16, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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Book cover for "1Q84" by Haruki Murakami
December 15, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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Book cover "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein
December 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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Book cover for "Love, Theoretically" by Ali Hazelwood
December 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Book cover for "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb
December 12, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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Book cover for "The Once and Future Witches" by Alix E. Harrow
December 11, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Book cover for "Who's Got the Apple?" by Jan Lööf
December 10, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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Book cover for "Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins
December 9, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Book cover for "The Neverending Story" by Michael Ende
December 8, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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Book cover for "A is for Alibi" by Sue Grafton
December 7, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Book cover for Stiff by Mary Roach
December 6, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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Book cover for Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
December 5, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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December 4, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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Book cover for Aimee Bender's The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
December 3, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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Book cover of "Bathe the Cat" by Alice B. McGinty
December 2, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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Book cover Nicholson Baker's The Mezzanine
December 1, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Not my most mind-blowing creation, but one I'm proud of: Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich (turkey, stuffing, gravy, mayo on sourdough) with the special addition of my Mom's red wine vinaigrette. Could use some cranberry sauce, but it's pretty great!
November 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM