Jann Alexander

The tree awaits its angel topper and a delivery by sleigh including all the #histfic #books on my TBR list (please, Santa?) 💙📚

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What’s to debate about an innocent font that’s designed to help people with low vision or dyslexia? #fontdebate
Cruel and unusual.

Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.

Others have dubbed this as a #fontcoup!
I’ve known thousands of typefaces in my time as a designer, none of them have been anything but peaceful, minding their own business, helping us understand text…couldn’t be further from Power-hounds like Rubio

www.huffpost.com/entry/rubio-...

Marco Rubio, graphic #designer, noted #typography expert, bans CALIBRI for gov’t!

@nytimes.com: “The change to Calibri was meant to improve accessibility for readers with disabilities, such as low vision, dyslexia, and people who use assistive technologies like screen readers.“
Rubio: “No DEI!“

Drum roll …. 🥁📚

The tenacious girl who faces up to what’s unspoken in a Texas town where nobody knows how to fix air you can’t breathe SPEAKS!
#audible #booksky
Hear UNSPOKEN: A Dust Novel from Audible in Ruby’s own words: www.amazon.com/Unspoken-Dus...

Wow what a tradition Felix started! Anyone know who started those bragging letters of family accomplishments so popular in the 60s-90s?

🙏🏼 From My Gratitude Practice

✨ “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously." 💫

— RALPH WALDO EMERSON
#quote #gratitude

Brilliant case made!

Writers with books, your to-do list just got a little bit longer
#mondayblogs #writersky

Today (and every day) is a great day to join and support Authors Against Book Bans #writersky

Do you write about secrets? (I do) Here's the emotion that pairs so neatly with secrets #mondayblogs

so insightful, thank you. Shame appears often in what I write, as it is the natural companion to secrets.

When US propoganda posters met the moment:
Remember Pearl Harbor became the new battle cry.
Today, we still remember Dec. 7, 1941, "the date which will live in infamy"
Here's more on why, in film, books, speeches, art , even cocktails:
#mondayblogs #history
www.jannalexander.com/post/remembe...

I share this career path with @sheilasharpeauthor.bsky.social but will add one caveat: in writing, one accumulates a lot less stuff than in painting #mondayblogs #creativity

There is a ghost who walks my garden each night, summer or winter, rain or snow, and this ghost causes quite a furor in the village…

The Ghost Walk | @DrAlexandriaSZ.bsky.social vist.ly/4fr6y

#Poem #MondayBlogs #Memoir

💚 Finding Refuge in Marriage: Turning a Painful Past into Lifetime Love | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social https://buff.ly/iGS23F4

Refuge can refer to shelter or protection from danger or distress, but it can also refer to a feeling of being seen and cherished, of belonging.

#MondayBlogs

Reading this cool article, I see why beavers are justifiably dubbed "busy" ... a trait #authors possess, too
#mondayblogs

On December 7, 1941, as FDR and Congress prepared to declare war on Imperial Japan, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took to the radio waves:

🎙️"We know what we have to face and we know that we are ready to face it.” —ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

#mondayblogs #history
www.jannalexander.com/post/remembe...

As remembered in From Here to Eternity, a film classic, Pearl Harbor had its own cocktail. Here's the history behind it all:
www.jannalexander.com/post/remembe...
#MondayBlogs #rememberPearlHarbor #history #films

As remembered in From Here to Eternity, a film classic, Pearl Harbor had its own cocktail. Here's the history behind it all:
www.jannalexander.com/post/remembe...
#MondayBlogs #rememberPearlHarbor #history #films

It Became "The Date Which Will Live In Infamy," as Predicted. Here's Why We Still Remember Pearl Harbor Today Read why we Remember Pearl Harbor, which continues to as infamous as predicted, nearly 85 years later.

Dec 7, 1941 was dubbed “the date which will live in infamy.”
Do you Remember Pearl Harbor?

I bet you do! Here's why: Countless reasons, including speeches, films, books, podcasts, museum exhibits, and our own family members’ stories:
#mondayblogs #history
www.jannalexander.com/post/remembe...

Free Holiday Adventure Tales Enjoy the Holidays with Our Free Adventure Tales! Happy Holidays! We're giving you the gift of reading with free stories of action and advenure.

📚 So many #free stories featuring action and adventure...take a look and grab a new book!
#booksky #bookfunnel #adventure
books.bookfunnel.com/holiday-adve...

YouTube video by Martin Breinschmid The Typewriter Leroy Anderson Martin Breinschmid with Strauß Festival Orchestra Vienna

This could be called The Author’s Anthem.
youtu.be/g2LJ1i7222c?...

A photograph of Willa Cather, sitting at a desk.

Today is the birthday of American novelist Willa Cather, who is particularly known for her depiction of life on the Great Plains. Her top-rated books on LibraryThing are "My Ántonia" and "O Pioneers!" Have you read her work? #WillaCather #💙📚 #Booksky

Yes and loved both!

It Became "The Date Which Will Live In Infamy," as Predicted. Here's Why We Still Remember Pearl Harbor Today Read why we Remember Pearl Harbor, which continues to as infamous as predicted, nearly 85 years later.

#OnThisDay
Today, Dec 7, 1941 was dubbed “the date which will live in infamy.”
Remember Pearl Harbor?
I bet you do! Here are some of the countless reasons why, including speeches, films, books, podcasts, museum exhibits, and our own family members’ stories:
www.jannalexander.com/post/remembe...

It Became "The Date Which Will Live In Infamy," as Predicted. Here's Why We Still Remember Pearl Harbor Today Read why we Remember Pearl Harbor, which continues to as infamous as predicted, nearly 85 years later.

Tomorrow, Dec. 7, is Pearl Harbor Day. I wrote about why we still Remember Pearl Harbor, with a look at books, films, speeches, stories, videos, podcasts, memoirs that keep it alive. Including a cocktail, handy for sipping while streaming!
#history #blogshare

www.jannalexander.com/post/remembe...

The Hidden History of Women Game Designers - JSTOR Daily Nineteenth-century women turned music lessons into interactive entertainment, complete with spinning wheels and ivory counters.

More overlooked #herstory for gamers and idea makers and anyone fascinated by untold #womenshistory
daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-h...