…actually, why not?
What’s your definition of romantic?
Walking through a meadow and falling in love with all the wildflowers.
Joyful moments, together.
Details, remembered.
Slow boatrides along a languid river.
Long days in sunny places.
Poetry, wine, and candlelight.
#throwback
What makes a teacher great?
Teaching is like stand-up, except the audience can’t leave.
A good teacher listens to what is not being said.
A good teacher is a tour guide to the world, with niche interests.
A good teacher knows their subject so well, they can admit to their own ignorance.
A good teacher remembers their students are young humans growing, learning, developing.
A good teacher understands that being liked and being respected are two different things. And that liked and respected often overlap in the best of them.
#monday
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle?
RDD: Regular Digital Detox
At least one (1) full day a week without any type of social media. Reduced app use during the week and No AI.
Also:
Eating good food. Reading interesting fiction. Taking time to rest. Singing in the shower. Talking to friends over snacks and wine. Enjoying the small things. Prioritising mental health. Taking your time. Listening to what the body needs and following through. Living well, as best as you can.
#friday #mentalhealth
Describe your dream chocolate bar.
Boss: Go on.
Agent: They’re definitely watching, sir.
Boss: Quite so. Get Hayfield, Simons, and Bashar on this. We’ll need the whole crew.
Agent: Yes, sir. Codename?
Boss: Pondicherry.
Agent: Bit on the nose, sir
Boss: That is the point.
#sweet
Who is your favorite historical figure?
There are too many to count, but the following ladies Changed Things:
Mitochondrial Eve
Queen Hatshepsut
Queen Boudica
Murasaki Shikibu
Hildegard von Bingen
Maryam Al-Astrulabi
Eleanor of Acquitaine
Elizabeth I
Ada Lovelace
Jane Austen
Mary Wollstonecroft Shelley
Phillis Wheatley
Harriet Tubman
Florence Nightingale
Sojourner Truth
Susan B. Anthony
Josephine Baker
Virginia Woolf
Simone de Beauvoire
Toni Morrison
Wangari Maathai
Maya Angelou
I’m pretty sure a whole number of amazing historical women are missing here. Feel free to add more Women Who Changed Things.
#women #history
Words, images & collages tossed from a window.
Essays, notes & interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living
small press. great publishing.
but don't take my word for it
Home hub & scribble space of Prose Writer & Poet Kristiane Weeks-Rogers (she/hers), author of poetry collection: 'Self-Anointment with Lemons'.
A journey from one end of the bookshelf to the other
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