write and read with me AT THE LIBRARY 📚 quiet study, ASMR (?), ambient, ambiance

today, i'm at the library yay writing in my journal for a few minutes and then reading "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers" by Jesse Q. Sutanto
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hey howdy hey

my name is justine and i’m your expert encourager! i talk a lot about being a writer, an educator, and what it’s like to be an american who’s filipino.

so yeah, i'm a teacher again. i've worked as a service coordinator in nyc, as the front desk of a sleepaway camp in pennsylvannia; directed people to the right aisle for canned soup in new jersey, and took a chance on my first business for a month in boston.

you can find me (@) franksmycousin on instagram and linked in, and read some of my work on my notion page: https://franksmycousin.notion.site/essays

follow/shop my 2025 reading list here https://bookshop.org/lists/justine-s-2025-reading-list and here, my profile on The StoryGraph, https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/justri

i'm currently at book 10/40 ^^