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🇨🇦 Author/illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, more: https://debbieohi.com/links/ Atmosphere updates: https://debbieohi.com/standard-reader 📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS 🎨 I'M BUSY DebbieOhi.com

One Thing I've Learned
One Thing I've LearnedSep 15, 2026
Taking the "what advice would I give my younger self" exercise a step further
What would advice would my future self give me now? And will I take that advice? It's always an interesting exercise to answer the question: I would tell my younger self a LOT of things, though I'm not sure how much of it I'd pay attention to (shut up, old lady! you don't know what you're talking about etc).
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One Thing I've Learned
One Thing I've LearnedSep 13, 2026
Before I invest time in learning a new app, I look under the hood
I used to be much more spontaneous in jumping into new apps because they just looked too cool or useful or amazing. Now I tend to be more cautious and try to look under the hood first. Why? Because I've been burned way too often, spending a lot of energy and time learning how to use an app and integrate it into my life....only to have the developer abandon it after just a short time, find out that it doesn't live up to the shiny window dressing, find out that the company is just luring in as man...
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How Readers Find Books
How Readers Find BooksSep 10, 2026
"Ghost In The Night" by Tiffany D. Jackson
Discovered by Julie D. aka @mellendamerell.bsky.social
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Music by Debbie
Music by DebbieSep 10, 2026
Starting to play my keyboard again
Thanks to those who offered advice re: my audio interface question!
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Board Gaming: Games, Community, Comics by Debbie
Board Gaming: Games, Community, Comics by DebbieSep 9, 2026
Beast
One of my favourite semi-cooperative games!
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Comics by Debbie
Comics by DebbieSep 9, 2026
Cat Owner's Writer's Block
From what I can tell from photos online, a common problem 😉
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One Thing I've Learned
One Thing I've LearnedSep 9, 2026
Sometimes it's better to be kind than prove I'm right
On being kind to yourself as well to the other person
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How Readers Find Books
How Readers Find BooksSep 8, 2026
GalleyChat for Librarians: An Interview with Robin B.
An interview with @galleychatter.bsky.social
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My Library Project (aka #100Branches, #AllTheLibraries)
My Library Project (aka #100Branches, #AllTheLibraries)Sep 8, 2026
Maryvale branch, TPL
85 Ellesmere Road, Unit 22, Toronto, ON M1R 4B9
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Debbie's Blatherings - by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Debbie's Blatherings - by Debbie Ridpath OhiSep 8, 2026
Happy 60th birthday, Star Trek!
Also a poll: who was YOUR favourite Star Trek captain?
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Comics by Debbie
Comics by DebbieSep 7, 2026
Scarlet Letters For Sale
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One Thing I've Learned
One Thing I've LearnedSep 6, 2026
Take the time to verify "facts" before sharing
And why I no longer believe that covering banana stems makes bananas last longer
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