The library is the fountain of knowledge. From a fountain of knowledge flows critical thinking. From critical thinking flows democracy. From democracy flows our livelihoods. We know what flows from defunding libraries. Let us defend our libraries like our liberation depends on it. Because it does.

Phew! What a whirlwind four days of virtual conferencing with the Women in Publishing Summit. We ended in the most uplifting way: discussing hope and the power of WORDS. Hoping to keep up with everyone I met. (WIP needs to get on Bluesky! @dusablonediting.bsky.social pass it on!)

Anyone else going to the Women in Publishing Summit next week? I'm a first-timer!

Hello! I'm Julia Thompson. I have a Certificate in Editing from the Univ. of WA. My editing approach prioritizes accurate, thoughtful, and accessible language in nonfiction. I offer free sample edits up to 1000 words. Get in touch! www.jhtediting.com

This, like everything I’ve read by Gary Shteyngart, made me howl with laughter.

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This was a fun way to spend the evening. Hopefully it’s a worthy first Bluesky post. I’ll mostly be posting about professional stuff here, but I figure there’s decent crossover between Jeopardy! fans and editing folks!