J. K. Rowling

[kestrell]

A few days ago I finished reading a book that had lots of things I love in it, and it made me feel really happy and, for the first time in over a week, not anxious and stressed.

I realized that I should do more things that make me happy, so I began writing a Harry Potter fanfic that I've been contemplating for a while, and throwing into it all sorts of random things that I love, such as library ladders.

Pursuant to this decision, I have come to the conclusion that the real J. K. Rowling has retired to a private island off the coast of Scotland, and is no longer communicating with the media in order that she can spend her time communing with her muse.

Also, did you know you can ask Alexa to use a word, such as "pursuant," in a sentence? Alexa can also spell the word arithmancy.

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Library ladders are most excellent. I especially like the ones where the top has two steel rollers riding a rail, plus a platform for the librarian to sort books on as they reshelve.

And what does Alexa say when prompted to use both "pursuant" and "arithmancy" in the same sentence?

[kestrell]

I once had a long conversation with a couple of other women at a party where we went through all the fanfic stories in which library ladders and other library furniture (I remember, one had Giles on a library table) were found, either because we found them online or we wrote them ourselves. During the entire lengthy conversation, there was a man sitting across from us just staring at us, I couldn't tell if he was impressed or appalled. I think up until then he had mostly thought of us as rather reserved bookworm types.
Library ladders show up in all of my best stories. I posted one to an erotica writing list once, and a man said "That isn't possible on a library ladder!" and two female librarians said, "Yes, it is."

Sadly, if you ask Alexa to use "pursuant" and "arithmancy" in a sentence, she either loses the thread completely, or begins throwing out the word "precocious," which perhaps isn't a mistake.