Jessica Sawin 💖
@jessicajrossana.bsky.social
Editorial Assistant. Freelance editor. Former Bookseller. Writer. TBR pile is frankly out of control. Books, Broadway, Baking, and Bards. She/Her.
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Hi new Bluesky users! 👋 I’m Jess. I currently work in academic publishing, but have also been a bookseller, freelance editor, and comics editor.
Give me a follow if you want to hear rants re books and pop culture, see what I’m baking, and find out what I’m playing in my current ttrpg campaigns
Give me a follow if you want to hear rants re books and pop culture, see what I’m baking, and find out what I’m playing in my current ttrpg campaigns
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I already posted about this but genuinely, this is why we don't back down. (And even if this hadn't happened, we'd have kept fighting.)
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I already posted about this but genuinely, this is why we don't back down. (And even if this hadn't happened, we'd have kept fighting.)
I’m starting 2 new ttrpgs in the new year, Monster of the Week and Daggerheart. We’re in the character creation phase for both and I’m getting excited to see what we come up with. As with all my characters, they will be chaotic bisexual. Moral alignment tbd but also probably chaotic.
December 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I’m starting 2 new ttrpgs in the new year, Monster of the Week and Daggerheart. We’re in the character creation phase for both and I’m getting excited to see what we come up with. As with all my characters, they will be chaotic bisexual. Moral alignment tbd but also probably chaotic.
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Saw this and momentarily thought Rachel Brosnahan had gotten engaged to Ernie.
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Saw this and momentarily thought Rachel Brosnahan had gotten engaged to Ernie.
I started Heated Rivalry the show. Should I also read the book? If anyone’s read it, let me know!
December 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I started Heated Rivalry the show. Should I also read the book? If anyone’s read it, let me know!
Yet again I shan’t be posting my entire Spotify wrapped because all my musical theater listening and singing along has skewed my results. Top genres track though. Medieval I’m assuming comes from my Bardcore D&D playlist.
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Yet again I shan’t be posting my entire Spotify wrapped because all my musical theater listening and singing along has skewed my results. Top genres track though. Medieval I’m assuming comes from my Bardcore D&D playlist.
A conversation that happened this weekend
Husband, seeing me put a pot on the stove: Are you going to do one of your smelly pots?
Me: You mean a simmer pot?
Him: Yeah, those
Me: I’m heating apple cider…
I did a simmer pot for Samhain and will do another for Yule. At least he’s supportive 😆
Husband, seeing me put a pot on the stove: Are you going to do one of your smelly pots?
Me: You mean a simmer pot?
Him: Yeah, those
Me: I’m heating apple cider…
I did a simmer pot for Samhain and will do another for Yule. At least he’s supportive 😆
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A conversation that happened this weekend
Husband, seeing me put a pot on the stove: Are you going to do one of your smelly pots?
Me: You mean a simmer pot?
Him: Yeah, those
Me: I’m heating apple cider…
I did a simmer pot for Samhain and will do another for Yule. At least he’s supportive 😆
Husband, seeing me put a pot on the stove: Are you going to do one of your smelly pots?
Me: You mean a simmer pot?
Him: Yeah, those
Me: I’m heating apple cider…
I did a simmer pot for Samhain and will do another for Yule. At least he’s supportive 😆
My most boomer opinion (back in my day, etc) is that remote learning days are crap and kids should just be allowed to have snow days.
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My most boomer opinion (back in my day, etc) is that remote learning days are crap and kids should just be allowed to have snow days.
I’ve never done the NYT SuperMega crossword before. Let’s see how this goes.
December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’ve never done the NYT SuperMega crossword before. Let’s see how this goes.
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While you're scooping up Black Friday sales, may we direct you towards our own year-long discount on ✨ALL 9✨ of our eBooks for just $25. In stores, these books sell for around $20 a pop, so you're basically getting 9 whole books (~2k pages) for about the price of 1.
www.patreon.com/c/ohjoysexto...
www.patreon.com/c/ohjoysexto...
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
While you're scooping up Black Friday sales, may we direct you towards our own year-long discount on ✨ALL 9✨ of our eBooks for just $25. In stores, these books sell for around $20 a pop, so you're basically getting 9 whole books (~2k pages) for about the price of 1.
www.patreon.com/c/ohjoysexto...
www.patreon.com/c/ohjoysexto...
Watching The Scorpion King for the first time in…idk 15 years? 20? I don’t expect it to be good but I hope it’s still entertaining.
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Watching The Scorpion King for the first time in…idk 15 years? 20? I don’t expect it to be good but I hope it’s still entertaining.
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Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
Cranberry sauce? Also potions
Soup is potions
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Cranberry sauce? Also potions
A nice unintended consequence of having to go to the grocery store is that I bought the things to make a nice charcuterie board to snack on just for us. Meats and cheeses continues to be my love language.
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A nice unintended consequence of having to go to the grocery store is that I bought the things to make a nice charcuterie board to snack on just for us. Meats and cheeses continues to be my love language.
Sometimes I yearn for the Beverages of Yore
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Sometimes I yearn for the Beverages of Yore
I need to make a ton of cranberry sauce today not for tomorrow but because I’m baking it into other things and I FORGOT THE ORANGE JUICE. I guess I’m running to the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving. Pray for me.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I need to make a ton of cranberry sauce today not for tomorrow but because I’m baking it into other things and I FORGOT THE ORANGE JUICE. I guess I’m running to the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving. Pray for me.
PAXU Day 3! Definitely moving slowly today, but have played great games and got some swag from some cool booths. Dice bought: Just 2! I got this set of d6s cause they fit thematically with my Masks character and, though our game is ending soon, I’ll always remember when I was briefly Nimue.
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
PAXU Day 3! Definitely moving slowly today, but have played great games and got some swag from some cool booths. Dice bought: Just 2! I got this set of d6s cause they fit thematically with my Masks character and, though our game is ending soon, I’ll always remember when I was briefly Nimue.
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so i guess the preview dropped WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL YOU I AM WRITING THE BROTHERS WINCHESTER!!!!!!!!
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
so i guess the preview dropped WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL YOU I AM WRITING THE BROTHERS WINCHESTER!!!!!!!!
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
PAXU Day 2! Games played: too many to count. Pins purchased: one so far. Dice sets gained… surprisingly zero 😮
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PAXU Day 2! Games played: too many to count. Pins purchased: one so far. Dice sets gained… surprisingly zero 😮
There is nary a table in the main room NOR in the kitchen
I can tell this Airbnb belongs to a man because there is one small mirror over the sink and not a single other mirror anywhere in the house
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
There is nary a table in the main room NOR in the kitchen
On one hand, I believe everyone is allowed to be sexual, with other adults and with the proper consent. On the other hand, Ew ☹️🤢
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
On one hand, I believe everyone is allowed to be sexual, with other adults and with the proper consent. On the other hand, Ew ☹️🤢
I can tell this Airbnb belongs to a man because there is one small mirror over the sink and not a single other mirror anywhere in the house
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I can tell this Airbnb belongs to a man because there is one small mirror over the sink and not a single other mirror anywhere in the house
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
Evil. Absolutely, unequivocally evil.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Evil. Absolutely, unequivocally evil.
I unabashedly love the Killers Christmas album. See also Cowboy’s Christmas Ball and ¡Happy Birthday Guadeloupe!
But I think I love it most when pop punk goes Christmas. This was a bonus track on Simple Plan’s debut album
open.spotify.com/track/5yqePw...
But I think I love it most when pop punk goes Christmas. This was a bonus track on Simple Plan’s debut album
open.spotify.com/track/5yqePw...
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I unabashedly love the Killers Christmas album. See also Cowboy’s Christmas Ball and ¡Happy Birthday Guadeloupe!
But I think I love it most when pop punk goes Christmas. This was a bonus track on Simple Plan’s debut album
open.spotify.com/track/5yqePw...
But I think I love it most when pop punk goes Christmas. This was a bonus track on Simple Plan’s debut album
open.spotify.com/track/5yqePw...
It’s PaxU week! I have a short work week and another short week next week (because Thanskgiving) and omg there’s so much to do by the end of November
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It’s PaxU week! I have a short work week and another short week next week (because Thanskgiving) and omg there’s so much to do by the end of November