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Jan Ashton πŸ“šπŸ±πŸŒŽ

@wordyashton.bsky.social

Author and editor of regency romance novels. I love #JaneAusten, animals, democracy, and a good Bolognese.

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I was a bit late on my brakes at a red light in Evanston, Ill., and a man in the crosswalk wearing a tweed jacket and scarf looked at me and wagged a finger. It was Mikhail Baryshnikov, in town for his daughter’s graduation from Northwestern U.

19.07.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Evan Anzoo, a five-year-old boy in South Sudan who died when Elon Musk shut down USAID and the boy lost access to his HIV meds. Musk says no one has died because of the aid shutdown, but that's because he didn't look. RIP, Evan, you deserved better. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

17.03.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4338    πŸ” 1833    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 160
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Movie mavens Max and Finn loved Flow. Paws crossed it wins the #oscar for best animated film.

22.02.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every act of resistance matters, however small.

12.02.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice
1st published 28 January 1813

28.01.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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These women didn’t sit down, stay quiet, or ask for permissionβ€”they broke the rules and changed the world. Role models.

We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.

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Pitch perfect.

09.12.2024 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yardsticks. Their only real use is for under-the-furniture sweeps.

07.12.2024 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Helpful hotlines today:

1-800-BUTTERBALL - for your Turkey

1-800-662-3263 (Ocean Spray hotline) - for your cranberry sauce

1-800-CALLFBI - for your annoying insurrectionist cousin

Happy Thanksgiving.

28.11.2024 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 35510    πŸ” 6476    πŸ’¬ 972    πŸ“Œ 391

So chocolate shakes can be delicious, inspiring, and a tax write-off? Perfect!

24.11.2024 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I knew I liked you!!!

22.11.2024 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet he was excited! Winters are meant to be snowy, and it’s bliss to have actual accumulation in November.

22.11.2024 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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By next week, the yards will be dull and brown and my unraked leaves will emerge to mock me, but right now I just love #Chicago and its autumn wonderland.

21.11.2024 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A tale as old as time. πŸ˜‰

20.11.2024 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A tale as old as time.

20.11.2024 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking very grown up.

20.11.2024 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

19.11.2024 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

βœ…βœ…βœ…

19.11.2024 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ Safe spaces have their limits, right?

15.11.2024 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, a common question for me too.

14.11.2024 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for creating this group, Abigail!

13.11.2024 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This site feels like twitter when twitter was fun and weird and cool.

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