Laura Rink

Geraniums by Laura Rink | The roots of red.

"...three thousand years as mysterious as twenty-three, my grandmother’s age when she came to America, her previous life hushed..."

Read IALA member @laurarink.bsky.social's piece "Geraniums" published in Short Reads. 🌺 💬

Check it out: bit.ly/3JoCjRM

Thanks!

Crumbling US democracy, social media, my privilege, and a cameo by Sliver—my September blog gets political.

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I know! It’s like Christmas when a book comes in the mail and I’ve forgotten that I pre-ordered it.

Summer!

Happy Superb Owl Day!

Lewis H. Michaux, Our Greatest Bookseller,1932 - 1974 (Video) Harlem bookseller and civil rights activist Lewis H. Michaux, 1895–1976. Harlem's Troy Johnson founder of AALBC.com called Michaux "our Greatest

Today in #blackhistorymonth, here's to Lewis Michaux who opened up one of the most prominent African-American (first?) #bookstores in the country in 1932.

It's a Good Day | Laura Rink | Substack A blog on writing, wondering, books, and nature. Click to read It's a Good Day, by Laura Rink, a Substack publication. Launched 3 days ago.

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Love your photo-that vibrant color

Good morning!

Small pink flowers on a light green succulent plant in the top of a gray rain barrel.

Winter blooms.

Organizing the fridge for the holidays. What should I find but a pre-Covid condiment! “Best if used by July 10, 2019.”

I need headspace to write and so much (holiday prep, national news, international news) is competing for that space right now.

That is just the reality of this moment.

Still heading to my desk this morning to get to work.

South Koreans just squashed a fascist coup in 6 hours We could learn a thing or two about how to resist fascism from the people who did it efficiently in the middle of the night.

I wrote about South Korea's heroic coup resistance, which is basically a recap of all the incredible BlueSky reporting from today, and how I wish I were in the position to hoist my own representative's ass over a military baricade: www.laura-bassett.com/p/south-kore...

Wow beautifully written! Brava!

Bellingham, WA

Mashed potatoes

PNW peeps, how is Bellingham faring the storm?

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” - James Baldwin

Just the room I need!

An escape room for writers:

You must finish your current draft. That’s it.

Tortico cat curled up in shallow box on a white table in the sun.

Our tortico Sliver enjoying some PNW sunshine.

Rainy and windy. May affect our ferry on Sunday.

In case you’re wondering, the Belize City Zoo is well worth visiting, even in the pouring rain. The jaguar was out, as was the puma, the monkeys, several birds, and the river otter. Little peccaries roam free within and between the jungle enclosures.

This is the most fun I’ve had setting up a new social media platform. Feeding off all your creative energy!

Book cover with dark skinned woman with long brown hair wearing a toga holding a lyre in one hand and other hand raised in a fist. “Crafting the Lyric Essay: Strike a Chord”

Never on twitter but here to support and connect with other writers.

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