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Not actually a penguin. Instead, a very human librarian. Mostly cat pictures and book recommendations here.
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Luna is ready for bed.
A black cat with yellow l eyes lies on a bed with purple sheets. Her back half is under a purple blanket and her head faces the camera, ears up.
September 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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The cats love the bay windows in our temporary rental. How do I break it to them that our new house doesn’t have any?
A black cat with yellow eyes lounges in a bay window, her front end and head facing the camera. Her ears are straight up. Through the window a grey wooden house is visible.
July 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Thanks, Billy and Pepper! Your sister says hello!
A lynx-point Siamese cat is curled up on a lap, her nose tucked under one of her front paws.
June 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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The rescue is trying to trap these two and if so, it’s socializing time! I finally feel recovered enough to start fostering again!
Two light grey tabby kittens lie on an outdoor table, one against the other. Their faces are towards the camera, ears straight up, and one little white paw is poking out from under the kitten in front. Bare tree branches are in the background.
May 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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The therapist is in.
A lynx-point Siamese loafs on a black table with her front end towards the camera, one leg stretched in front of her. Her crossed blue eyes are looking up into the camera though her head is straight and her ears are pointed straight up. A sunbeam shines on the left side of the cat and her outstretched leg. To her right, in front of a computer monitor, is a black baseball cap that reads “my therapist purrs” above an embroidered white sitting cat and multicolored embroidered paw prints. To the left of the cat is a printer.
May 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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I met the neighborhood void yesterday! Judging from the sleekness of this feline, I'm fairly certain they have a home. Our neighborhood is not known for its community cats. (As much as I loved admiring them, can the family of this cat please keep them inside before the wildlife does them harm?)
A long-haired black cat looks down at tall grass with their tail curved upwards. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. Behind the cat is a dark railing. In the background on the left is a closed dark green outdoor umbrella. A long-haired black cat with an upright tail stands on a grassy slope with tail upright. They are facing downhill with their head slightly down and turned to the right. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. At the bottom of the frame is the top of a stone wall. To the left of the cat is a black mailbox with its red flag lowered. A black cat walks in the overgrown grass to the right, away from the camera, with their tail upward and slightly curved. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. At the bottom left of the frame are a couple of stones.
April 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Do I have the most adorable cat in the world or do I have the most adorable cat in the world?
A fawn-colored tabby cat is splayed on her back on a blue bedspread, hind legs in the air and her tail curved. One forepaw is folded in to her chest and the other is stretched out by her head, which faces the camera. One eye is open and the other is squinting.
April 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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This one was very needy today! In a first, she was also very kneady on my glutes! Dali, how can I train you to do that on a regular basis?
A close-up of a lynx-point Siamese as she shoves her face into the camera. She stands ok a brown wooden table and her whiskers are ridiculously long.
April 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Seriously, cats. I know you’re the best medicine but sometimes I do need to supplement you with OT exercises, and that involves you not sitting on them.
A black cat sits on an open folder on a bed facing the camera. She is on top of occupational therapy exercise sheets, specifically four square saccades and alphabet line twines.
March 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I feel very kneaded.
March 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Alas, I do not have a minyan of cats in this house to daven with me. These two have volunteered to join Zoom services this morning, though!
A grey tabby cat and a fawn-colored tabby cat sit on a brown wooden table. Next to the cats is a maroon siddur (Jewish prayer book).
March 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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She came. She purred. She left to attack the tissue box. My emotional support cat is still a cat.
A fawn-colored tabby car is stretched out on the legs of her human. The human’s legs are covered in a pink blanket with cats on it. The side of the tabby’s face is to the camera and she looks like she’s smiling. This is a picture of a previous day because said human is unwilling to post about the cat without also showing her off.
March 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Lassi says, “Forget your OT exercises. The only lines you need to follow are my stripes.”
A brown tabby cat with a red collar sits on a table, her head looking underneath it. Under the cat is a sheet of paper with images linked together by a mess of lines - an OT exercise. The images on the right of the page are entirely covered by the cat.
March 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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This cat.
A fawn colored tabby cat lies on a rainbow flag blanket with her tail closest to the camera. Her head is turned to the left as she gazes off into the distance. A fawn-colored tabby cat lies on a rainbow flag blanket with her tail closest to the camera. Her ears are in airplane mode and her eyes are slightly squinted as she looks past the camera.
March 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 17: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
The cover for Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa. Below the title in smaller letters reads 'A powerful and passionate novel' MICHAEL PALIN. The cover features a woman in a long pink head covering holding a boy on her hip while gazing out at a Palestinian village with mountains in the background. The top of the cover is bordered in stylized leaves.
February 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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20 books - er, written works - that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16: “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills
A slide for "Rabbit Test" by Samantha Mills with a purple, spacey background. To the left of the title is the cover for the Uncanny Magazine issue in which the story appeared, which features a girl standing in a way on a blue background. At the top of the slide in hard-to-read letters on an orange banner reads "Finalist Short Story."
February 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The one who is going to wake us up in the wee hours of the morning as she scratches at the newfound basement door has decided I’m not allowed to get sleep on this end of the night, either. Isn’t she lucky she’s adorable?
A lynx-point Siamese cat lies in her human’s lap on a beige armchair.
February 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 15: Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant / @seananmcguire.bsky.social
The cover of Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant. In the foreground, a Caucasian woman in a doctor's coat sits with her hands folded in front of her. Her head is bowed and while the left side of her face is normal, the right side shows her skull. A syringe full of a red substance is in a white circle in front of her chest. Behind her are oversized virus cells.
February 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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20 books - er, written works - that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 14: "And Then There Were (N-One)" by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social
The cover for Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker, which contains the short story "And Then There Were (N-One)." The background is a sort of light blue and pale orange tie-die with a tight spiral of dark orange at the top, like a stylized sun. In small white letters at the bottom reads "WINNER OF THE NEBULA AND STURGEON AWARDS."
February 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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If I were eligible to submit a picture to Baker & Taylor's cat calendar, this is the one I would pick.
A lynx-point Siamese is curled up on a blue tie-dye pillow with her bellow to the camera. Her head is upside down facing the camera and her left forearm is covering the right side of her face, including her eye.
January 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Dali agrees that sitting on boxes is the best, even when they’re not heated.
A lynx-point Siamese loafs on top of a brown box.
January 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I have yet to convince Dali that the kitchen towel bin is not a cat bed. Gotta find new towel storage.
A lynx-point Siamese is curled up inside a wooden box. Under her and next to her head are rolls of reusable “paper towels.”
January 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 13: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
The cover for The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon. The background is dark with purple and white sparks overlaying it from the left side.
January 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 12: The October Daye series by @seananmcguire.bsky.social
The spines of all 18 books in the October Daye series. They are lined up on a dark wood bookshelf.
January 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 11: Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay, and Jewish edited by Christie Balka and Andy Rose
The cover for Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay, and Jewish edited by Christie Balka and Andy Rose. There is no illustration but the top features a quote: "Jews and non-Jews, of every sexual orientation, will be challeged and informed by these essays.... A resource for all individuals and communities working toward renewal and liberation." - Adrienne Rich
January 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM