Jenny Rae Rappaport
@jennyrae.bsky.social
Writer of SFF stories. Published in Nature, Lightspeed, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, among others. Member of Codex. Genealogist, too. All opinions are my own. She/her. www.jennyrae.com
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Look, look, it's me! In a book! I'm so excited about seeing my short story in print. 😊
The anthology is gorgeous and full of so many awesome writers! ❤️❤️❤️
The anthology is gorgeous and full of so many awesome writers! ❤️❤️❤️
One, I agree with this idea.
But two, I want to point out that if you're immunocompromised, there are certain vaccines that you can't get. The MMR vaccine is one of them because it's a live virus vaccine.
But two, I want to point out that if you're immunocompromised, there are certain vaccines that you can't get. The MMR vaccine is one of them because it's a live virus vaccine.
If you are worried this is too big an executive function barrier you can go to a pharmacy and they will probably just jab you. That is what I did.
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right way to do this, that is just how much I am not fucking around with the measles
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right way to do this, that is just how much I am not fucking around with the measles
Go to your doctor and get your measles titers checked to make sure you are still immune and if not get re-vaccinated. It’s more and more likely all of us are going to eventually come in contact with it.
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
One, I agree with this idea.
But two, I want to point out that if you're immunocompromised, there are certain vaccines that you can't get. The MMR vaccine is one of them because it's a live virus vaccine.
But two, I want to point out that if you're immunocompromised, there are certain vaccines that you can't get. The MMR vaccine is one of them because it's a live virus vaccine.
My kid has to do a heritage project. But said project assumes that you come from one country, and that country represents your culture.
We're Ashkenazi Jews. That's not how this works. Yes, my family came from what is now Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania. 1/
We're Ashkenazi Jews. That's not how this works. Yes, my family came from what is now Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania. 1/
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My kid has to do a heritage project. But said project assumes that you come from one country, and that country represents your culture.
We're Ashkenazi Jews. That's not how this works. Yes, my family came from what is now Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania. 1/
We're Ashkenazi Jews. That's not how this works. Yes, my family came from what is now Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania. 1/
When your child wants to read an obscure Australian field guide, but you live too far away from any libraries that could lend it via ILL. 😂
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When your child wants to read an obscure Australian field guide, but you live too far away from any libraries that could lend it via ILL. 😂
Damn right. (Also, theater is awesome and humans are awesome!)
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Damn right. (Also, theater is awesome and humans are awesome!)
TIL That if you save an Ancestry DNA match to your tree, not only does it create a citation, the citation has the EXACT AMOUNT OF DNA you share, not just the rounded number they display on the website.
Ex, one of my matches says 47 cM on the website, but we share 46.572 cM precisely. #genealogy
Ex, one of my matches says 47 cM on the website, but we share 46.572 cM precisely. #genealogy
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
TIL That if you save an Ancestry DNA match to your tree, not only does it create a citation, the citation has the EXACT AMOUNT OF DNA you share, not just the rounded number they display on the website.
Ex, one of my matches says 47 cM on the website, but we share 46.572 cM precisely. #genealogy
Ex, one of my matches says 47 cM on the website, but we share 46.572 cM precisely. #genealogy
This hurts my heart. 💔
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This hurts my heart. 💔
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
I'm sorting through 1924 marriage records from Brooklyn, and I need you all to know that there are literally pages and pages of women named Giuseppina who married in that year. Possibly, one of these is your ancestor. 🙂 #genealogy
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm sorting through 1924 marriage records from Brooklyn, and I need you all to know that there are literally pages and pages of women named Giuseppina who married in that year. Possibly, one of these is your ancestor. 🙂 #genealogy
Following up on this, I bought two Hanukkah sweatshirts on Etsy, and almost had a mini heart attack when I got a shipping notice from DHL Global.
But never fear, the US-based seller is using them to ship domestically for some unknown reason. 😅
But never fear, the US-based seller is using them to ship domestically for some unknown reason. 😅
Every single Hanukkah “sweater“ online is really a sweatshirt, not an actual sweater. This is very frustrating.
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Following up on this, I bought two Hanukkah sweatshirts on Etsy, and almost had a mini heart attack when I got a shipping notice from DHL Global.
But never fear, the US-based seller is using them to ship domestically for some unknown reason. 😅
But never fear, the US-based seller is using them to ship domestically for some unknown reason. 😅
Spotify: Guess what, guess what?!
Me: What?
S: Your listening time this year was 21 DAYS!
Me: Because I listen when I work from home.
S: AND!
Me: Yes?
S: You listened to your favorite song 27 TIMES.
Me: That's not a lot.
S: Because you listened to 2342 DIFFERENT SONGS this year! That's unique!
Me: 😂
Me: What?
S: Your listening time this year was 21 DAYS!
Me: Because I listen when I work from home.
S: AND!
Me: Yes?
S: You listened to your favorite song 27 TIMES.
Me: That's not a lot.
S: Because you listened to 2342 DIFFERENT SONGS this year! That's unique!
Me: 😂
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Spotify: Guess what, guess what?!
Me: What?
S: Your listening time this year was 21 DAYS!
Me: Because I listen when I work from home.
S: AND!
Me: Yes?
S: You listened to your favorite song 27 TIMES.
Me: That's not a lot.
S: Because you listened to 2342 DIFFERENT SONGS this year! That's unique!
Me: 😂
Me: What?
S: Your listening time this year was 21 DAYS!
Me: Because I listen when I work from home.
S: AND!
Me: Yes?
S: You listened to your favorite song 27 TIMES.
Me: That's not a lot.
S: Because you listened to 2342 DIFFERENT SONGS this year! That's unique!
Me: 😂
It’s like poetry. I’m really fond of the concept of negative space, where what isn’t said matters just as much as what’s on the page.
For me, it's about context, implication, and reference. A tiny story needs to expand in the mind of the reader.
With all due respect to my ultra-short short fiction writers, how the fuck do you write anything shorter than 500 words? That's like, a twenty-skeet thread. But with plot and characters and ideas and stuff! I can barely keep my short stories under 10k!
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It’s like poetry. I’m really fond of the concept of negative space, where what isn’t said matters just as much as what’s on the page.
Oh, hey, it's the Jewish food documentary that I helped out with! I appear in the section about blintzes, for a small amount of time. 🙂 #genealogy
www.pbs.org/show/family-...
www.pbs.org/show/family-...
Family Recipe: Jewish American Style
Enjoy a feast for the soul in a culinary journey through the diaspora in homes across America.
www.pbs.org
November 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Oh, hey, it's the Jewish food documentary that I helped out with! I appear in the section about blintzes, for a small amount of time. 🙂 #genealogy
www.pbs.org/show/family-...
www.pbs.org/show/family-...
Every single Hanukkah “sweater“ online is really a sweatshirt, not an actual sweater. This is very frustrating.
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Every single Hanukkah “sweater“ online is really a sweatshirt, not an actual sweater. This is very frustrating.
Jewish Family Thanksgiving, where everyone gets told a time to arrive.
And everyone arrives late. 😂
And everyone arrives late. 😂
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Jewish Family Thanksgiving, where everyone gets told a time to arrive.
And everyone arrives late. 😂
And everyone arrives late. 😂
One, I adore these books.
And two, as an adult, I made a point of collecting them all because I love them THAT MUCH. If you’ve never read them, you absolutely must. ❤️
And two, as an adult, I made a point of collecting them all because I love them THAT MUCH. If you’ve never read them, you absolutely must. ❤️
You know what’s ripe for a comeback is the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series by Joan Aiken. Smart & non-condescending YA, fantastical without being fantasy, dark and Dickensian as hell, extremely lefty and anticapitalist, a full dozen sequels, amazing Edward Gorey covers.
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One, I adore these books.
And two, as an adult, I made a point of collecting them all because I love them THAT MUCH. If you’ve never read them, you absolutely must. ❤️
And two, as an adult, I made a point of collecting them all because I love them THAT MUCH. If you’ve never read them, you absolutely must. ❤️
Sauce Ragoût, which makes the best Thanksgiving gravy ever. ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sauce Ragoût, which makes the best Thanksgiving gravy ever. ❤️
Not a movie.
Kaos, season 2.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Kaos, season 2.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Not a movie.
Kaos, season 2.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Kaos, season 2.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
I have to tell you, hosting major holidays while working full-time is a kick. And by that, I mean that I haven't shopped for ingredients yet, nor figured out entirely what I'm making. And I'm not sure we have a turkey. 😅
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I have to tell you, hosting major holidays while working full-time is a kick. And by that, I mean that I haven't shopped for ingredients yet, nor figured out entirely what I'm making. And I'm not sure we have a turkey. 😅
I'm fruitlessly searching my old texts to figure out what brand of turkey my parents bought last year, and I have discovered this list of last-minute Thanksgiving main course ideas. I think everyone should have a ceremonial macaroni and cheese. 😂
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I'm fruitlessly searching my old texts to figure out what brand of turkey my parents bought last year, and I have discovered this list of last-minute Thanksgiving main course ideas. I think everyone should have a ceremonial macaroni and cheese. 😂
I see this and raise you:
Is kugel a casserole?
Potato kugel? Noodle kugel? What about the more "exotic" kugels, like broccoli?
Is kugel a casserole?
Potato kugel? Noodle kugel? What about the more "exotic" kugels, like broccoli?
What’s casserole?
Seriously, I’ve never eaten one in my life.
Is a lasagna a casserole? How about a shepherd’s pie?
Seriously, I’ve never eaten one in my life.
Is a lasagna a casserole? How about a shepherd’s pie?
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I see this and raise you:
Is kugel a casserole?
Potato kugel? Noodle kugel? What about the more "exotic" kugels, like broccoli?
Is kugel a casserole?
Potato kugel? Noodle kugel? What about the more "exotic" kugels, like broccoli?
In case you're wondering, the awesome alien trading game you played as a kid was Gazillionaire! 🙂
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazilli...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazilli...
Gazillionaire - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In case you're wondering, the awesome alien trading game you played as a kid was Gazillionaire! 🙂
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazilli...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazilli...
When you go to a bat mitzvah at a science museum, you wear the dress with dinosaurs. ❤️
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
When you go to a bat mitzvah at a science museum, you wear the dress with dinosaurs. ❤️
Dearest hive mind: I have a lot of dried beans and an Instant Pot/slow cooker. What recipes involving beans can I cook for twelve hours?
Meaning, I throw it in there in the morning, and it's ready after work, etc. 🙂
Meaning, I throw it in there in the morning, and it's ready after work, etc. 🙂
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Dearest hive mind: I have a lot of dried beans and an Instant Pot/slow cooker. What recipes involving beans can I cook for twelve hours?
Meaning, I throw it in there in the morning, and it's ready after work, etc. 🙂
Meaning, I throw it in there in the morning, and it's ready after work, etc. 🙂
The 8 year old and I are writing stories, as one does.
8 year old: How do I make the indent?
Me: You make the indent by hitting tab.
8 year old: *genuinely shocked gasp*
Basic typing skills are still useful to learn in school. 🙃
8 year old: How do I make the indent?
Me: You make the indent by hitting tab.
8 year old: *genuinely shocked gasp*
Basic typing skills are still useful to learn in school. 🙃
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The 8 year old and I are writing stories, as one does.
8 year old: How do I make the indent?
Me: You make the indent by hitting tab.
8 year old: *genuinely shocked gasp*
Basic typing skills are still useful to learn in school. 🙃
8 year old: How do I make the indent?
Me: You make the indent by hitting tab.
8 year old: *genuinely shocked gasp*
Basic typing skills are still useful to learn in school. 🙃