The Once and Future Librarian
@onceandfuturelibrarian.com
i like pinbacks, antiques, mythology, pop culture, & campy fantasy.
📼 former blockbuster csr. 📚 librarian (mls).
👩🏻🎨 artist. 📸 photographer (sometimes).
✍️ writer. 🦉 bruxa/witch.
🌍 bilingual 🇧🇷 / 🇺🇸
http://onceandfuturelibrarian.substack.com
📼 former blockbuster csr. 📚 librarian (mls).
👩🏻🎨 artist. 📸 photographer (sometimes).
✍️ writer. 🦉 bruxa/witch.
🌍 bilingual 🇧🇷 / 🇺🇸
http://onceandfuturelibrarian.substack.com
Been processing a lot lately. . .
10 things I wish I knew when I was young and leaving the LDS church
I started deconstructing the Mormon or LDS Church when I was in my early 20s. This was after attending BYU, getting married in the Temple, and having a child with my spouse. Here's what I wish I knew:
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July 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Been processing a lot lately. . .
Just let me have a pink redbull and a cross stitch project while I listen to dark forest fairy music. I’m not hard to please.
April 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Just let me have a pink redbull and a cross stitch project while I listen to dark forest fairy music. I’m not hard to please.
I promised people I would update everyone with my newsletter and I am wildly overdue. Maybe this week.
February 25, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I promised people I would update everyone with my newsletter and I am wildly overdue. Maybe this week.
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HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
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A reminder if a woman called the cops or tried to file a report because a man was following her from a safe distance, the cops would tell her no crime had been committed & there's nothing they could do. It's a free country, yadda yadda.
But precious ICE babies armed for WW3? Well that's different.
But precious ICE babies armed for WW3? Well that's different.
January 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A reminder if a woman called the cops or tried to file a report because a man was following her from a safe distance, the cops would tell her no crime had been committed & there's nothing they could do. It's a free country, yadda yadda.
But precious ICE babies armed for WW3? Well that's different.
But precious ICE babies armed for WW3? Well that's different.
I’m rebranding my blog from “The Screechy Herald” to “Muse of Hermes.” I have been feeling rather stuck and I think that a big part of it has been the fact that words are spells and I don’t want to be ‘screechy.’
I’m also retiring my pseudonym “Raven” and going by my name: Larissa Castagno.
I’m also retiring my pseudonym “Raven” and going by my name: Larissa Castagno.
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’m rebranding my blog from “The Screechy Herald” to “Muse of Hermes.” I have been feeling rather stuck and I think that a big part of it has been the fact that words are spells and I don’t want to be ‘screechy.’
I’m also retiring my pseudonym “Raven” and going by my name: Larissa Castagno.
I’m also retiring my pseudonym “Raven” and going by my name: Larissa Castagno.
Trying to level up on a personal level while shedding old toxic habits will bring all the demons to the front.
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Trying to level up on a personal level while shedding old toxic habits will bring all the demons to the front.
Stephen runs a fabulous Vermont based, online writing group I have had the pleasure of attending off and on the last few months. At a recent sprint, I wrote an essay and some haikus about tiktok. They are posted here if you’d like to read them.
Night Driving
Editor’s Note:
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Stephen runs a fabulous Vermont based, online writing group I have had the pleasure of attending off and on the last few months. At a recent sprint, I wrote an essay and some haikus about tiktok. They are posted here if you’d like to read them.
I don’t need facebook, because the co-star app gives me enough passive aggressive notifications, thanks.
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I don’t need facebook, because the co-star app gives me enough passive aggressive notifications, thanks.
Been stuck in a vortex of “what’s the point.” But meaningful purpose is around the corner. I can feel it.
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Been stuck in a vortex of “what’s the point.” But meaningful purpose is around the corner. I can feel it.
Name this movie. One of my new faves. 👀
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Name this movie. One of my new faves. 👀
The moon is a wowsers tonight.
October 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The moon is a wowsers tonight.
Something about these guys on the ceiling at the Bread and Puppet farm, it was quite an immersive haunting experience.
October 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Something about these guys on the ceiling at the Bread and Puppet farm, it was quite an immersive haunting experience.
I do appreciate the vibe here on bluesky. Threads is full of people who are mad all the time.
August 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I do appreciate the vibe here on bluesky. Threads is full of people who are mad all the time.
It’s easier to call someone “performative” than it is to take an unpopular and visible stand.
August 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It’s easier to call someone “performative” than it is to take an unpopular and visible stand.
We had an unintended litter of rabbits. (Seven!) And I was told recently this color pattern is known as “brindled”? Etymologically it might mean “marked by fire” or “burning.” Anyways, super cute, amiright?
July 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We had an unintended litter of rabbits. (Seven!) And I was told recently this color pattern is known as “brindled”? Etymologically it might mean “marked by fire” or “burning.” Anyways, super cute, amiright?
Good morning.
July 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Good morning.
I loved doing story time at MemSEC’s new Science and Education Center in Newport, Vermont! It’a an amazing place and I am grateful to be a volunteer here.
July 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I loved doing story time at MemSEC’s new Science and Education Center in Newport, Vermont! It’a an amazing place and I am grateful to be a volunteer here.
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I gave a presentation earlier this year which neatly encapsulates some of the absolutely key issues around libraries and the frankly very complicated social media landscape. 📚
It was filmed, and here’s the first three minutes of the talk.
🧵 >>>
It was filmed, and here’s the first three minutes of the talk.
🧵 >>>
July 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I gave a presentation earlier this year which neatly encapsulates some of the absolutely key issues around libraries and the frankly very complicated social media landscape. 📚
It was filmed, and here’s the first three minutes of the talk.
🧵 >>>
It was filmed, and here’s the first three minutes of the talk.
🧵 >>>
I’ll be doing my first family story time in YEARS. So excited. Dusting off my penguin puppet and practicing my ukulele this week. I have missed this. 🎶 💃🏻
July 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I’ll be doing my first family story time in YEARS. So excited. Dusting off my penguin puppet and practicing my ukulele this week. I have missed this. 🎶 💃🏻
As someone with social anxiety, my life got so much easier when I started taking people at their word. If I feel a vibe shift, ask “what’s wrong,” and am told everything is fine, it’s now my prerogative to not inquire further. Or think about it. It’s up to the other person to communicate.
July 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
As someone with social anxiety, my life got so much easier when I started taking people at their word. If I feel a vibe shift, ask “what’s wrong,” and am told everything is fine, it’s now my prerogative to not inquire further. Or think about it. It’s up to the other person to communicate.
Why do people still use X?
July 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Why do people still use X?
I love my local library! It has the US and Canadian border running right through it. Got a card there yesterday to engage in some liminal magic.
June 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I love my local library! It has the US and Canadian border running right through it. Got a card there yesterday to engage in some liminal magic.
It’s the summer solstice today. Trying to understand where I am headed. But feeling more and more like I am not going anywhere. At least for now.
June 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It’s the summer solstice today. Trying to understand where I am headed. But feeling more and more like I am not going anywhere. At least for now.