Katherine ✨
@lightandedges.bsky.social
Chronically ill cat lady & librarian. She/her 🏳️🌈🍉
I've gotten much better at it but I still have to give myself a little pep talk when I call out sick from work. "Okay, Katherine. No one's going to be mad at you. All they're going to think is 'Oh I hope she feels better.' And what are you going to do after this? Lie down."
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I've gotten much better at it but I still have to give myself a little pep talk when I call out sick from work. "Okay, Katherine. No one's going to be mad at you. All they're going to think is 'Oh I hope she feels better.' And what are you going to do after this? Lie down."
One positive of Boston having streets built for horses is that it's hard to imagine Waymo ever working here.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
One positive of Boston having streets built for horses is that it's hard to imagine Waymo ever working here.
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I'm stepping away for awhile. The news about SNAP, the election, dealing with my sudden unemployment, is all just a little too much today.
Please, please if you see this, share it. We're $1770 short for November. Every dollar pitched in helps! Thank you, friends 💜. I'm sorry.
Please, please if you see this, share it. We're $1770 short for November. Every dollar pitched in helps! Thank you, friends 💜. I'm sorry.
Hi yes hello! Is anyone out there super wealthy and secretly longing to pay rent/utilities for a single mom and her little family during her second layoff of 2025??
Just got the news that I'm being laid off from my job of two months after being laid off from my job of a decade earlier this year 😭😭
Just got the news that I'm being laid off from my job of two months after being laid off from my job of a decade earlier this year 😭😭
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I'm stepping away for awhile. The news about SNAP, the election, dealing with my sudden unemployment, is all just a little too much today.
Please, please if you see this, share it. We're $1770 short for November. Every dollar pitched in helps! Thank you, friends 💜. I'm sorry.
Please, please if you see this, share it. We're $1770 short for November. Every dollar pitched in helps! Thank you, friends 💜. I'm sorry.
I think it's funny we came full circle so quickly on wireless headphones. In 2019 I remember feeling embarassed wearing airpods bc it was considered cringy. Now I'm seeing people baffled that people are wearing wired ones.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I think it's funny we came full circle so quickly on wireless headphones. In 2019 I remember feeling embarassed wearing airpods bc it was considered cringy. Now I'm seeing people baffled that people are wearing wired ones.
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Good morning! Y'all have most awesomely helped raise $280 towards overdue rent and utilities! $1720 left to go now! ANY amount helps, even simply sharing this helps, truly. Unemployment and illness left me in a hole. Help me climb out?
Recap: Rent went up in January, I was laid off, utility rates went up, the kids, dogs, and I've all had urgent health issues in addition to the cost of food, gas, everything going up.
If anyone can help at all, I would be so grateful 💜
Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis
If anyone can help at all, I would be so grateful 💜
Paypal: affirmationgin at gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis
October 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Good morning! Y'all have most awesomely helped raise $280 towards overdue rent and utilities! $1720 left to go now! ANY amount helps, even simply sharing this helps, truly. Unemployment and illness left me in a hole. Help me climb out?
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PSA: Please remember to wear a well-fitting mask when you’re at the pharmacy getting vaccinated (or are there for any other reason). I really appreciate anyone taking a step to protect themselves by getting vaccinated, but you put yourself at unnecessary risk if you don’t wear a mask while doing so.
September 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
PSA: Please remember to wear a well-fitting mask when you’re at the pharmacy getting vaccinated (or are there for any other reason). I really appreciate anyone taking a step to protect themselves by getting vaccinated, but you put yourself at unnecessary risk if you don’t wear a mask while doing so.
It's the fifth anniversary of my cat Piper's death. Losing her to cancer in 2020 was really traumatic. At the beginning of that year I was planning to quit my job and move to SF. Instead I went through a breakup, lost my emotional support cat, and can't risk moving anymore.
August 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's the fifth anniversary of my cat Piper's death. Losing her to cancer in 2020 was really traumatic. At the beginning of that year I was planning to quit my job and move to SF. Instead I went through a breakup, lost my emotional support cat, and can't risk moving anymore.
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Ahmad has been through so much. He's getting so thin. Can I get matches on my $10 donation?
July 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ahmad has been through so much. He's getting so thin. Can I get matches on my $10 donation?
Do you count picture books toward your yearly reading goal? I do, because life is short and kids' books are lovely.
July 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Do you count picture books toward your yearly reading goal? I do, because life is short and kids' books are lovely.
The number of emails I get on my weekend asking why I didn't respond yet... 🙄
July 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The number of emails I get on my weekend asking why I didn't respond yet... 🙄
One of my first jobs was writing metadata for digitized photos and perhaps consequentially I think writing alt text is fun.
July 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One of my first jobs was writing metadata for digitized photos and perhaps consequentially I think writing alt text is fun.
I'm endeavoring to watch all of Katharine's Hepburn's movies because I need a distraction from, well, everything. I am not going to watch them in order because I am a chaos agent with no patience.
July 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm endeavoring to watch all of Katharine's Hepburn's movies because I need a distraction from, well, everything. I am not going to watch them in order because I am a chaos agent with no patience.
How it feels to finally read something delightful after disliking the last five things I picked..
a woman is standing in a field of grass with mountains in the background .
Alt: Julie Andrews dancing on a hilltop singing "the hills are alive"
media.tenor.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
How it feels to finally read something delightful after disliking the last five things I picked..
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Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
July 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
At any moment I'm prepared to battle imaginary scholars of Katharine Hepburn about various aspects of her life. I could chat about her all! day! Where's an early aughts web forum when you need one?
July 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
At any moment I'm prepared to battle imaginary scholars of Katharine Hepburn about various aspects of her life. I could chat about her all! day! Where's an early aughts web forum when you need one?
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
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If you're on StoryGraph, I'd love to be your friend there as well. app.thestorygraph.com/profile/spar...
sparklekitten's profile on The StoryGraph
app.thestorygraph.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you're on StoryGraph, I'd love to be your friend there as well. app.thestorygraph.com/profile/spar...
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It's the last day of #PrideMonth and I would once again like to talk about the itchio bundles we put together for #PrideBookFair.
I put a lot of time into organizing these with Cara Nox, gathering 100+ authors and creating both a big bundle and smaller one, ALL QUEER BOOKS.
Spare a RT? <3 🌈📚
I put a lot of time into organizing these with Cara Nox, gathering 100+ authors and creating both a big bundle and smaller one, ALL QUEER BOOKS.
Spare a RT? <3 🌈📚
June 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's the last day of #PrideMonth and I would once again like to talk about the itchio bundles we put together for #PrideBookFair.
I put a lot of time into organizing these with Cara Nox, gathering 100+ authors and creating both a big bundle and smaller one, ALL QUEER BOOKS.
Spare a RT? <3 🌈📚
I put a lot of time into organizing these with Cara Nox, gathering 100+ authors and creating both a big bundle and smaller one, ALL QUEER BOOKS.
Spare a RT? <3 🌈📚
I remember where I was when I learned marriage equality was passed. I was walking to work through the Science Center plaza. I called my fiance, then my best friend. Then I went to work and my coworker said "Who cares? This is Massachusetts, we already have it."
June 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I remember where I was when I learned marriage equality was passed. I was walking to work through the Science Center plaza. I called my fiance, then my best friend. Then I went to work and my coworker said "Who cares? This is Massachusetts, we already have it."
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Less than 50 followers away from 4k! If you wanna support a queer BIPOC artist and aspiring author, I'd love to reach my goal today on my anniversary ♡♡♡
#pridemonth #booksky #writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #artsky
#pridemonth #booksky #writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #artsky
Happy Anniversary to me and my husband!!! Four years ago, i made the best decision of my life. ♡♡♡
I love this man with all my soul. He's the best thing to ever happen to me. No matter what we go thru together, its always worth it with a man like him. 💖💍
#pridemonth #t4t 🏳️🌈✨️🏳️⚧️
I love this man with all my soul. He's the best thing to ever happen to me. No matter what we go thru together, its always worth it with a man like him. 💖💍
#pridemonth #t4t 🏳️🌈✨️🏳️⚧️
June 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Less than 50 followers away from 4k! If you wanna support a queer BIPOC artist and aspiring author, I'd love to reach my goal today on my anniversary ♡♡♡
#pridemonth #booksky #writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #artsky
#pridemonth #booksky #writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky #artsky
in my head Noah Kahan is an honorary lesbian. the guy understands yearning.
June 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
in my head Noah Kahan is an honorary lesbian. the guy understands yearning.
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After 104 days of being unjustly detained for his advocacy for Palestinian rights, Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his wife and newborn son.
June 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
After 104 days of being unjustly detained for his advocacy for Palestinian rights, Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his wife and newborn son.
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This is not a hopeless fight. This administration is fundamentally ghoulish, cruel, and incompetent. They can, may, must be beaten
Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.
June 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is not a hopeless fight. This administration is fundamentally ghoulish, cruel, and incompetent. They can, may, must be beaten
I can't be the only one with tattoos who spends an inordinate amount of time staring at the empty spots and wondering what other tattoos would fit there, right?
...right?
...right?
June 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I can't be the only one with tattoos who spends an inordinate amount of time staring at the empty spots and wondering what other tattoos would fit there, right?
...right?
...right?