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justineodashs.bsky.social
Justine O-S
@justineodashs.bsky.social
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writer (mostly with Lilith magazine). MA. folklorist, hobby baker, באָבעלע. repro worker, covered in cat hair.

AN AMERICAN GIRL ANTHOLOGY out now from University Press of Mississippi 📕

https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/An-American-Girl-Anthology
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first snow of the season lead directly to the first drinking chocolate of the season
Ice and snow covered brown leaves on the ground Rich drinking chocolate in a white mug, in front of a William Morris tapestry blanket
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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furnace is out but our press just emailed us about audiobook narrators and a 2026 release date ❗️
A cup of green matcha tea with steam curling upward on a green felt coaster, atop a white marble and wood coffee table. You can see a tv + a stack of New Yorkers in the out-of-focus background
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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first week of november
A pile of wet yellow fallen leaves A close up of a red leaf clinging to a completely bare tree
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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An $11 matcha in rural Pennsylvania…LA is everywhere 🙂‍↕️
a matcha latte in a white mug, served on a small wooden board. The latte has a dark brown dusting of nutmeg/spices
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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🎶I love LA🎶
A smiling, stuffed Dodger Dog at Dodger Stadium A mural of Hello Kitty as a Dodger A real hot dog being eaten at Dodger Stadium Pink dole whip in a plastic Dodger hat with LA in the background
November 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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absolutely no one is having more fun on book promo than I am. happy Halloween dolls 🎃
The American Girl Doll Molly, wearing black Mary Jane’s, fishnet tights, an American girl doll hospital gown, pink rubber gloves, and a set of pearls, leaning against a pumpkin. She’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter for Halloween The American Girl Doll Molly, wearing black Mary Jane’s, fishnet tights, an American girl doll hospital gown, pink rubber gloves, and a set of pearls, standing against a pumpkin. She’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter for Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The lyrics “I’ll love whatever kicks me hardest in the mouth” from Nina + Field of Cops by Cameron Winter
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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babka mail 💌
Holding a sealed envelope in front of a tree with yellow leaves; the seal of the envelope has tulip washi tape on it and there is a sticker depicting a beautiful chocolate babka affixed underneath the seal line
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Fritz was the absolute STAR (I’m not even a little bit biased) of our neighborhood cat walking tour this afternoon (he will do anything for a Churu)
Fritz (a long-haired orange and white tabby) being offered a Churu squeeze treat in front of a sunny window. You can see people on the opposite street outside
October 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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inaugural ice cream from my new cuisinart: pumpkin, brown sugar, bourbon
A rich golden colored ice cream inside a thick glass ice cream dish, with rainbow sprinkles Close up of the ice cream. Really golden-colored
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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perfect autumn day 🍂
Really vibrant red and green leaves against a grey, stormy sky A copy of The Life of Violet by Virginia Woolf
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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pumpkin sugar cookies (that look more like egg yolks 🍳) + my haul from @princetonupress.bsky.social’s 70% off sale
Sugar cookies with orange pumpkin motif centers on a white plate in the sun A stack of books on a marble coffee table including Virginia Woolf’s The Life of Violet and a large biography of Maria Theresa
October 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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from my delightful co-editor/ deeply cherished friend @kchysmith.bsky.social !!!
The Jewish Foods Sticker Book on a colorful Merimekko bedspread A page that says “l’chaim” surrounded by stickers of pppular Jewish foods like matzo ball soup and pomegranates
October 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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a cherished tradition: making the last piece of birthday cake an entire lunch
a piece of chocolate cake with espresso buttercream on the inside and pink and red frosting on the outside, on a white plate, in front of a TV with an art backdrop
October 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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rolled right through Sukkot
My hand holding an etrog and a lulav, with glowing outdoor lights and a wooden structure with open slats visible Etrog liqueur from Sukkah Hill Spirits, with my orange cat sleeping in a blanket in the background
October 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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reading the New Yorker interview with Tim Curry that just came out and completely hung up him having to quit the physical therapy that was getting him close to walking again after a stroke because of…insurance
a question and an answer from the new New Yorker interview with Tim Curry: "You’ve always been an incredibly physical performer: your strut during “Sweet Transvestite” in “Rocky Horror,” or the way you run around unfurling the mystery at the end of “Clue.” Do you still feel that in your body? Does that live somewhere in you still?" "I think it does, but it’s angry. My mobility is angry to get out. But it’s not happened yet. I do a certain amount of physical therapy. I did a whole bunch of it at Cedars-Sinai, and I got very close, I think, to walking. That was tantalizing. For insurance reasons, I had to withdraw. And I have a visiting physical therapist now, but I can only really do exercises from my bed, which is pretty pathetic. It’s not going to get me walking, I don’t believe."
October 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I am thirty today ✨
October 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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rolling right into Sukkot-posting
A bright yellow etrog (citron) and a lulav (palm fronds/branches) in front of a green door; I’m standing on a fire escape in bright sunlight
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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sweet potato snacking cake with brown butter and cardamom buttercream caught the light ✨
A brown snacking cake with warm vanilla-colored buttercream and rainbow spineless on a yellow glass cake stand in front of a calendar image with muted orange and yellow flowers by Gustave Baumann
October 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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a very merry Giant Soft Pretzel season to you all
A huge soft pretzel twist on a wooden plate, in the sun
October 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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break fast babka dough is rising 🕵🏻‍♀️
A ball of warm yellow dough in a stainless steel bowl
October 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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this really got me today: “Because Yom Kippur is a solemn day, you should observe kashrut”
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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cursed google AI overview just making up halacha as it goes
A screengrab of a Google AI summary about Yom Kippur break-fast stating that “meat and dairy” are not to be fixed “because Yom Kippur is a solemn day” (and not because that is not kosher to begin with); it also mentions hydration is important so you should drink water “or lemonade”
September 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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had such a blast at my first #ECJamboree with @amsocforec.bsky.social 💕thank you to all the clinicians, researchers, partners, and speakers who made today possible!
A white screen that says “American Society for Emergency Contraception” followed by “Welcome to the 2025 EC Jamboree”
September 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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first pumpkin cone of the season 🎃
A large soft serve ice cream piled onto a cone, with rainbow sprinkles. I’m holding the cone in front of a sign that says “try our delicious sundaes”
September 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM