Amy Lynne

#amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #WritingTips

ESL teacher here, working with a little 8 year old who had to leave her 4 BFFs, grandparents & 2 cats behind in #Ukraine .

She talks a lot about things she saw, the anger at leaving her home (&cats). The fear.

…Let me just say: I hope if there is a Hell there’s a real special spot for Vladimir.

Komal S-P @Komalsp

#Ukraine "It's not the damage 2 the school that I mourn," as she surveyed the damage, glass crunching under her feet. "It's the destruction of childhood." https://www.npr.org/2023/0...

War in Ukraine causes a kindergarten class to spread out over the globe : NPR

Broken glass, empty desks and a love story: War brought upheaval, scattering classmates across the world. Here's how they're settling in after schooling, friendships and families were uprooted.

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This is a pleasant short short story written by an honest to goodness old witch. Enjoy.

https://www.dailykos.com/s...

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The Drunken Ladies of the Garden Club

It was ironic, thought Sophie Martin, that the eve of her first anniversary—the anniversary of her first year without alcohol—should coincide with the hazard of a possible slip from abstinence. Usually, garden club meetings occurred on Saturday...

05:10 PM - May 01, 2023

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LOVE THIS POINT #Spoutible #WritingCommunity #books "We might reconsider the current role of the HS #english classroom. Instead of simply preparing students 2comprehend informational texts, it could again become the setting where students encounter great literature." via Bulwark

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American Students Are Starving for Fiction and Poetry - The Bulwark

Several writers have recently called attention to the decline of literature in American schools. Nathan Heller’s much-circulated New Yorker article “The End of the English Major” examined the slow death of fiction and poetry in colleges and universities. In the New York Times, Pamela Paul responded ..

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One of my early landscapes. Don’t usually put a name to them.
Oil on large canvas.

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In response ManKillah Fruitface to their Spout

Forgiveness is subjective from person to person on both ends. Some things can't be forgiven & no one is owed someone else's forgiveness. Forgiving for misunderstandings and other petty issues can be cathartic and allow for more "happiness" but forgiveness and happiness are not mutually exclusive.

10:11 AM - Apr 29, 2023

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In response to indie perfume lover.

Agree. Forgiving the unrepentant is just a recipe for more abuse. Also steps 2 and 3: get the fuck away from the abusers and their flying monkeys, and fully accept that you will never, ever, be "normal" but you will nonetheless be healed.

02:54 PM - Apr 29, 2023

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In response ManKillah Fruitface to their Spout

Been fed that bs my whole life, too. Took me 'til my 60s to realize um yeah no, I *don't* have to forgive those who were supposed to love me but instead damaged me. *That's* what has *finally* set me free from my inner struggles and put me on a path to healing....

02:41 PM - Apr 29, 2023

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If our friendship is dependent on me supporting your business, I don't want it.

Too often people don't want friendship, they just want someone they can use when they feel like it.

08:53 PM - Apr 29, 2023

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In case you need some #peace today. #DeepPeace

Photo of trees with a deep peace blessing.

10:19 AM - Apr 29, 2023

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😂😂😂😂

09:34 PM - Apr 28, 2023

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Don’t go back to what broke you.

Christopher Bouzy @cbouzy

This is the point I was making earlier. Some folks in the media will hype Bluesky as they did with Mastodon and Post News. It's troubling that certain individuals would suggest Bluesky knowing what happened under Jack's watch. Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ users were harassed way before Elon took over.

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In case anyone needs a reminder (I know sometimes I do). #loveyourself #AsYouAre #YouAreThePrayer #selfcare #selflove #YouAreEnough poem by the amazing, illustrious Nayyirah Waheed

A meme with the poem “as you are / you are the prayer.”by Nayyirah Waheed

08:03 PM - Apr 26, 2023 (Edited)

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Am I a terrible person for rubbing my hands together with extreme glee whenever yet another story comes out about how he’s Fing it up?? I feel bad for my friends who loved it there pre-Elon. But honestly it’s been a cesspool for quite some time. I just think we can do better.#Twitter.

07:49 PM - Apr 26, 2023 (Edited)

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07:50 PM - Apr 25, 2023

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“Korap and other Munduruku #Women took up the responsibility of defending their people. ... [T]hey orchestrated demonstrations, presented compelling evidence of environmental crime ... and vehemently opposed illicit agreements and incentives.”

#environment #IndigenousPeoples #Brazil

nbcnews.com

An Indigenous woman from the Amazon wins the Goldman Environment Prize

Indigenous leader Alessandra Korap won the Goldman Environment Prize for the defense of her Munduruku people's territory in Brazil'sAmazon, helping to halt mining.

06:27 PM - Apr 26, 2023

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In response to Jeff Tiedrich.

11:37 AM - Apr 26, 2023

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Over the mountain, over the sea/ Back where my heart is longing to be/ Please, let the light that shines on me/
Shine on the one I love

I see the moon, the moon sees me/ Down through the leaves of the old oak tree
#GoodnightSpoutible

10:21 PM - Apr 24, 2023

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Just gonna leave this here…

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07:41 PM - Apr 24, 2023

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DONT BE LIKE THE GOP AND BAN BOOKS. Pick up a book today & celebrate #WorldBookDay knowledge is everything READ a book & learn about others in our world. Expand your knowledge & accept everyone is different. Don't force your beliefs on others' ACCEPT WE'RE ALL GODS CHILDREN

04:25 PM - Apr 23, 2023

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My cat has been sniffing the sequins…again. #Cats #catsofspoutible #spoutiblecats

A grey cat with a blue sequin stuck on her nose.

11:06 AM - Apr 23, 2023

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/CICIOJqEb5c

Sunday.
https://youtu.be/CICIOJqEb...

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine - YouTube

08:20 AM - Apr 23, 2023

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Happy #EarthDay . Our beautiful home…I hope we take better care of her soon. #EarthDay2023

05:03 PM - Apr 22, 2023

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update # 3

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Near Misses in Movie Making

In the wake of Cocaine Bear, comes Rogaine Bear.
Middle-aged rage was never like this.
No one is safe from a grumpy old man who
thinks nobody finds him attractive anymore.
Rogaine Bear...hear him growl!

A bear with a bad case of mange looks like he could benefit from being dipped in Rogaine. Run for your lives, it's Rogain Bear.

09:25 AM - Apr 22, 2023

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Dear new people. We're so glad you're here. Just a tip: we have people here who are sight impaired. Adding an alt tag to your images, including memes with text, helps them immensely. Be descriptive rather than terse. It takes time, but it's a good deed. Example below.

Classic New Yorker cartoon. A herd of sheep in a field with a billboard that is a political ad with a wolf in a suit with text "I am going to eat you." One sheep says to another "He tells it like it is."

11:25 AM - Apr 22, 2023

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Love this ❤️💫

V.Lane @vlanegil

Grapes must be crushed to make wine
Diamonds form under pressure
Olives are pressed to release oil.
Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed, or in darkness, you’re in a powerful place of transformation and transmutation.
Trust the process.

🎨V.Lane
.#writerscommunity #artistsinspoutible

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Used to see blue checks on Twitter & go oh, this person has a check. They must be legit in some way. Maybe they’re a government official, a well-known or respected journalist/actor/writer/whatever of some sort.

Now I see them and go, oh man Elon has your financial data?! *cringe*

05:57 AM - Apr 21, 2023

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