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Frances O'Roark Dowell

@francesdowell.bsky.social

Author of many books for young readers (Dovey Coe, Shooting the Moon, The Secret Language of Girls, Hazard, etc., all with Caitlyn Dlouhy/Atheneum), quilter, Christian anarchist wannabe. Big on trees. Wilco's good, too

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You, too, Teresa!

07.12.2024 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't love it either, but I'm not sure how you tell a man that he should let his only surviving son rot in prison to respect norms, institutions, and the rule of law, when the country you devoted your life to serving just pretty comprehensively voted they don't give a shit about any of that.

02.12.2024 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3258    πŸ” 658    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 91
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#quilts #quilting #usefulbeautifulthings

22.11.2024 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is on top of my TBR stack!

21.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s gorgeous!

21.11.2024 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Debora!

21.11.2024 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Lisa! It's brighter than I usually go (I'm not a yellow girl as a rule), but my friend loved it and it is cheerful as all get out! πŸ˜‚

21.11.2024 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same! (I wonder who it was if it wasn't you? I'll have to ask Amy M.!)

20.11.2024 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is very quirky and sometimes hard to navigate. Still, an amazing site! In fact, I think I first learned about it from you at my first Quilt Alliance "Not Fade Away" conference. 2015? Was that you?

20.11.2024 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello, #quiltsky! I'm so happy to so many quilters around here! I've been making quilts since 2007 and have a side hustle writing for mags like Quiltfolk, Quilting Arts and QuiltCon Magazine. Here's my latest quilt, made for a friend going through chemo who wanted lots and lots of yellow:

20.11.2024 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Jacquie, I've interviewed you at least three times now, and I had no idea about your love of Formula 1. Clearly, I've been asking the wrong questions! (Love the quilt!)

20.11.2024 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t need to go on social media to have my worldview challenged I am in theoretical physics I have a new existential crisis daily

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