rachelgogan

I'm a married queer librarian.

I live with my wife, 2 cats and 2 hamsters (Syrians). We live in New England.

Things that are important to me: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Anti White Supremacy, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights are Human Rights, and Women's Rights. Also trans women ARE real women.

About my 3 rating - I changed jobs last November and needed to pause my swaps while I handled that huge transition. I thought that I had them all wrapped up but one postcard either got missed or went missing in the mail and it took a few months for me to get back to swap bot and notice the message. I'm kicking myself for missing that one because I had all 5s before! Oh well, I'll just have to be more careful.

I am a voracious reader. My GoodReads account is always up to date. I love books with queer characters and happy endings. Absolutely NO "bury your gays". Give me the fantasy and sci fi adventures, the tales of adventure, and give me your books that teach me how to make and do new things!

Favorite Authors: Becky Chambers, Martha Wells, Alexis Hall, Lily Morton, Terry Pratchett, and Jim Butcher.

If you're sending me a book, make it gay and I'll be happy. I love queer romance.

I knit, crochet, weave, and spin yarns. I knit a lot of socks and hats

In quilting I love to make mini quilts for wall hangings. I love bright colors and modern prints. Favorite designer is Alison Glass and I love her sunprint series.

I do bullet journaling so I love things like washi tape, fun pens, stamps, and stationery items.

Rainbow themed things, hamster toys, pin cushions, fabric (scraps are fun, anything 2 inches or bigger I can use), washi tape, post cards with fun stamps, wonky star quilt blocks with white/low volume/white reading backgrounds, tea (no mint or licorice, please), queer liberation themed things, loose tarot cards, oracle deck cards.

Favorite motifs: Stars, moons, rainbows, witches, knitting, quilting, sewing, hamsters, cats, dragons/dinosaurs, mythical creatures, tarot, quilt blocks (especially stars), dragon age (my favorite character is Dorian), splatoon, sky: children of light, animal crossing, tetris, legend of zelda, pokemon, cupcakes, Assassins Creed Valhalla, untitled goose game, jellyfish, mandalas, crystals, plants, cute animals, libraries, books, reading

I've decided that I want to create a Frankendeck of playing cards since I've seen other folks doing that and it sounds really fun!

If you're looking for an extra to tuck into a swap this would be a great one.

Hearts: 3 4 5 7 8 10 J

Clubs: A 5 7 10 Q K

Spades: A 4 6 9 10 J Q

Diamonds: 4 5 6 J K

My favorite colors are blue and rainbow. I love bold bright colors and modern prints. I'm not a fan of pastels or old style florals. I avoid mustardy yellow, burnt orange, olive green, and browns.

I love all things with sparkle and glitter.

Favorite Candy: Fruit flavored things - Starburst, regular and sour skittles, gummi bears, sweet tarts, spree, strawberry/fruit Mentos

I love teas, hot or iced, favorites are fruity teas and cinnamon ones. No mint or licorice flavors. No Coffee, please.

I love dark chocolate with nuts and/or fruit. Nothing banana or watermelon.

I'm a witch/pagan, so please don't send me Christian items, I just don't have any use for them and I'm sure someone else would enjoy them.

Nothing related to conservative politics.

Please don't send me anything that smells of cigarette smoke, I have asthma and it triggers it.

We are a vegetarian house so no meat products please. Honey/eggs/ that kind of thing is okay.

I love oddball post cards. Not a huge fan of the touristy general area kind. Themes I would love: nerdy, geeky, outer space, constellations, fantasy, queer themed, gems, quilting/knitting/yarn, bookstores, books, water color, painting, art, bright colors, art supplies, cats, witches, tea, cakes, baking, rainbows, underwater, fairy tale, folklore, hamsters, libraries, queer romance, tarot, video games

I am a self identified and self initiated witch. I consider myself an eclectic witch. I am interested in mysticism, kitchen witchery, textile crafting, herbs, candles, and intuitive practices. I read tarot, drink so much tea, and work with rainbows. I am interested in Norse runes (fuck white supremacy and those who have co-opted runes to serve their racist bullshit), Greek pantheon, solitary practice, rituals, and chaos magic.

Plant Allies: lavender, cedar, citrus. Herb and spice allies: cinnamon, hot peppers Power colors: blue, purple, teal Animal allies: cats, hawks