Frank Owen

Drafting a nonfiction picture book means doing lots of research. But I think I may have overdone it at the library. #writingcommunity #picturebooks

Today in America.

Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died — The 19th News Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and feminist activist, died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer, her family confirmed in a statement. She was 67.

Such a loss. Cecile Richards was a warrior for women and girls. I will never forget the impact she made, or her fierce spirit.

May she rest in peace 🙏🏼🩷

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I’ll always be on the side of these heroes.

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Still have Christmas presents left to buy? For scifi lovers with an interest in AI and modern technology, try the Panopticon series www.amazon.co.uk/Panopticon/d...

Or just have fun reading them over Christmas!

Frank knew.

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

We are facing the most difficult test of our democratic society.

Join these amazing people #GuardiansOfDemocracy

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I'm so sorry about that, may her soul rest in peace. Accept my condolences.

Chronic Pain Is a Hidden Epidemic. It’s Time for a Revolution. As many as two billion people suffer from it — including me. Can science finally bring us relief?

Chronic Pain Is a Hidden Epidemic. It’s Time for a Revolution. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/m...

An actual giant. What a loss.

ox anchor downplays reports about defense secretary nominee Pete Hegeseth's alcohol use

"What secretary of defense doesn't have a bottle of bourbon whiskey in their office?”

In a wilderness where gale force winds & furious weather reign supreme, Patagonia's mount Cerro Torre is bathed in the warm light of the rising moon, while the stars reflect beautifully in it's still waters.

#photography #travel #nature #bluesky #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography

Photo of the Mineral Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London. There's a badly drawn smiling stick figure in the centre of the photo. The view is down the central aisle looking towards the entrance. There are rows upon rows of wooden cabinets with sloping glass lids - you can just about see some mineral specimens inside them. Every couple of rows are sandy coloured, rectangular terracotta columns with carvings of fish and various extinct sea creatures. There are tall windows and some wall cases with minerals on either side of the gallery.

I heard it's #MuseumSelfieDay. I don't have any selfies to share so have this instead and just pretend it's me:

these people really are the biggest piss babies on the planet

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