Kristin Darden

"Strong character and contributions to the community," immediately means Liz. From communicating for the schools through the pandemic, fostering connections within her neighborhood, working for equal rights, promoting arts in Salem and more, Liz is a force to be reckoned with!"- Councillor Meg Stott

If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel.

I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!

Pls repost 🙏❤️

Publicity graphic reads "Join Amal El-Mohtar on Tour" above side-by-side images of my headshot and my forthcoming book The River Has Roots. On the left, a photo of me with my dark hair in an updo, wearing red lipstick, long red-and-blue earrings, and a red velvet jacket over a dark blue dress with white flowers while looking to the right of the camera. On the right is the book cover of The River Has Roots, featuring colourful dahlias emerging from a stylized line zigzagging curvily from the top left to the bottom right of the cover.

US friends, I'm very excited to announce that @tordotcom.bsky.social is sending me on tour for THE RIVER HAS ROOTS next year!

Confirmed so far are stops in NYC, Portland ME, Chapel Hill, Cincinatti, & St. Louis, & you can book your tickets now!

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Photograph of two copies of "Inventing the Renaissance" sitting on a table. One is flat on the table, the other standing on it. It's a gorgeous vivid orange, with Cellini's Perseus looming in black holding Medusa's severed head, with the title in white, the word "the" impaled by the sword. If you zoom in you can see the dust jacket has a gorgeous linen fiber paper texture. The sideways copy reveals the spine is very thick. But packed with history fun, I promise!

It exists!
Head of Zeus (the UK publisher) sent me a photo of it hot off the presses!
It has amazing textured paper!
It's so beautiful!
It's so orange!
It's so violent!
It's so
so
so
so fat! 😰
But it's a fast read! I swear! 🥺 Full of jokes & tales & passion & drama & giraffes &...

Our declutter day has turned into a run around for groceries and craft supplies to prepare for the incoming (likely sparse) snow so we can stay inside tomorrow day. Also known as procrastination in service to family time.

Cover of the book Wintering by Katherine May.

This book is a perfect antidote to our horrific current events. Coping lessons from books, nature, and mythology…. It’s a beautiful read. #Booksky 💙📚

Another post-this-list-so-I-can-find-it-later

8 pies lined in 2 columns with forks plates and serving pieces

There were 16 folks gathered, every household brought at least one.

Three women standing at a trail summit with arms draped around each other. Looking away from the camera out over the ocean

None of my photos from those years are digital!
Pretty sure I was 25 the summer in question. Siblings and I at the top of the Beehive in Acadia. I’m on the left.

Part joy in that there are so many ways for people to be fed and deep sorrow that they’re necessary.
Also, lots of people in my feeds offering spaces at their tables or even just a plate if a guest does not wish for company this Thursday.

Many thanks to NSCAP for again compiling their list of free Thanksgiving dinners being offered for folks in need here in #SalemMA and throughout the surrounding region. Please share!

New Players Handbook for Dungeons & Dragons 5th ed 🐉⚔️🍻

Also, third places are really important, especially when raising kids.

Coastal Mass. Brewing Craft brewery and taproom located in the historic Porter Mill Building in Beverly, Ma serving up New England Style IPA's , fruited sours and other styles of beer.

Joy 5/n
No picture bc I’m making Christmas presents. I just spent a quiet afternoon at a brewery, crocheting, while spouse read new PHB for a family D&D game. Short interludes of conversation, but mostly focused on individual pursuits. Lovely

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And the answer to that is “very”

He was listening to Christmas music on the 4th of July, so you’re good. Keeping the Christmas music balance aligned.

Tabby and white cat laying belly up with his front paws tucked under his chin.

Joy 4/n
This weirdo. You’d think he was angling pets.

Because it’s fantastic! I read it bc of the Hugo nomination with no context of the historical references. I’m gearing for a reread with that setting in mind. This broke me open: “Recognizing the gramarye of dehumanization does nothing to prevent it from working its way upon his body and his mind”

Joy 3/n: my sibling’s middle school humor

Two words: speed hump

Bookshop.org Best Sellers of the Week Jump into our most popular books from last week, which include nonfiction by Indigenous authors, Samantha Harvey's recent Booker Prize–winning novel, and plenty of political picks sparked by the recen...

I love a good list
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Joy 2/n
Our little free library is used frequently, has become a cool sticker repository, and a landmark to give people directions to our home.

YouTube video by DisneyMusicVEVO Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi - I See the Light (From "Tangled"/Sing-Along)

Things that bring joy 1/n:

Having this play on my way to work bc my adolescent (!) kids were watching Tangled in the car the other day.
@cbdarden.bsky.social
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10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.

wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...

More shiny things

Dorothy, a publishing project Dorothy, a publishing project is a St. Louis–based feminist publisher of innovative fiction, near-fiction, and literary criticism. They publish two books per year, together in the fall, in beautiful p...

Found this too! My feed may be a magpie’s cache for a little while. I keep finding things I want to remember when I follow someone.
www.nyrb.com/collections/...

The 11 best science fiction and fantasy books of 2024 These stories feature questions about robot personhood, journeys into enchanted forests and much more.

Leaving this here so I can find it later
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...

We're proud to support this rally on Sunday.

Witch City Neighbors Against Hate
Sunday, 11/17
12 pm
Rally for Genderqueer Neighbors
21 Front Street, Salem, MA