Erica Bretall

I have an MLIS and work in an independent k-8 school library. I enjoy writing letters, sewing, and other anachronistic activities.

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

@regina_gladii Me too! I remember my mom reading it to me when I was a kid. Of course I've read it on my own many times since

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

It took 17 takes for E. B. White to record the death scene for the audiobook of Charlotte’s Web without breaking down.

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

@amandelirium My dog would be all over that! He wouldn't want you to finish the chapter though he'd just want to sit on you forever.

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

In related news I am so over 2017. Why did I think it would end any other way?

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

Seriously cool tile + place to vomit that's all I need in life atm

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

TFW lying on the bathroom floor seems like the best idea ever and why doesn't everyone do this all the time?

[S. Williams @ShakWills]

Much love to folks who are swimming through grief this season. Those who are creating a new normal and those who are still wrestling with the reality of life without a loved one.

[Amy Pistone @apistone]

Millennial Greek Myths are really something 😭

[Terry Crews @terrycrews]

Repeat tweet. This movement needs LEADERS. Not MARTYRS.

Shaming EVERYONE is unhealthy. Rooting out THE GUILTY is necessary. https://t.co/d1wD3QkHsY

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

In 1975, a cat was listed as the co-author of a prestigious physics paper because the author had accidentally written 'we' instead of 'I' throughout and couldn't be bothered changing it.

[A.R. Moxon 🦋 @JuliusGoat]

This is just to say

I have eaten
the plums
they were my plums
totally mine

and which
you will probably
say (lying!)
were yours

Fake news
they were impressive
so huge
and so mine

and I never ate
them
there never were
any plums

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

I'm staying with family for Thanksgiving and the view out their guest room window keeps reminding me of Turtles All the Way Down by @johngreen

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

I never thought a non-fiction book about octopuses could make me cry so much. The Soul of an Octopus is phenomenal! @SyTheAuthor

[A Mighty Girl @amightygirl]

An important reminder from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie of why we need diverse stories: https://t.co/7B4IlJXQpX

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. As we remembers those killed by hatred let's also pledge to stand up to the increasingly vitriolic campaign of abuse we're seeing in some sections of the media.

Trans rights are human rights. #TDOR

[hux | lizzie huxley-jones 🍟📚 (they/them) @littlehux]

Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance, so I’m going to do a little thread of important books about/by trans people. Learn about our lives, listen to us, support us.

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

@SeeStephWrite I got it three weeks ago and I'm still not 100% it sucks.

[John Lewis @repjohnlewis]

I was beaten, left bloody and unconscious so that every American has the right to vote. Friends of mine gave their lives. Do your part. Vote

[Erica Bretall @ebretall]

Today your librarian is Piggie and she has been invited to a party! @The_Pigeon