@leftylyons.bsky.social
I think I’m a formidable badass, but two different people on the same morning described me as “sweet and shy.” WTF is up with that? Also: I love books, movies, travel, dogs, cats, birds, the occasional lizard, and large bodies of water.
Trying to remember to recharge my batteries with some beauty and tranquility as often as possible.
In 2024 Estelle Wong, a student at Fremd High School, won the Making History Come Alive Through Words Competition held by the Chicago Collections Consortium with their poem "An Ode to the L"
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President Biden officially signs the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act.
It boosts payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers, & other public service jobs.
Great news! 💕
On this day in 1818 Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is first published, by 20-year-old Mary Shelley, the world’s first science fiction novel.
“I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine...
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Dr. Oz reported owning more than half a million dollars in stock in the largest private insurer in Medicare Advantage, the privatized program. If traditional Medicare collapses, then he’d get richer. He absolutely cannot be in charge of Medicare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Time to wake up!
Yes, very rainy, gloomy day here.
Hi Edd!
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Hi! Nice to be here! Here’s a nice picture of me and my existential dread.
Yikes!
Yay! You are my first follower! I haven’t written any poetry in a long time, but maybe this will inspire me.