Helen De Michiel

Filmmaker, writer, artist, mom, professor, organizer, and feminist. Co-Author OPEN SPACE NEW MEDIA DOCUMENTARY. New doc BETWEEN THE SUN & THE SIDEWALK (2021)

[Gary Snyder @GarySnyderQuote]

Here

In the dark
(the new moon long set)

A soft grumble in the breeze
Is the sound of a jet so high
It's already long gone by

some planet
Rising from the east shines
Through the trees

It's been years since I thought

Why are we here?

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

I’ve never observed anyone, regardless of field, achieve lasting prominence while voicing rancor or focusing much on the failings of others. Create and share, support others and enjoy. Givers and creators always prevail.

[Gary Snyder @GarySnyderQuote]

In the blue night
frost haze, the sky glows
with the moon
pine tree tops
bend snow-blue, fade
into sky, frost, starlight.
The creak of boots.
Rabbit tracks, deer tracks,
what do we know.

[Erica Schneider @ericasmyname]

I've edited 3+ million words in 5 years.

"Step away for 12 hours, then edit" is elementary advice.

Here's the 3-step process pros use to polish drafts to (near) perfection:

[AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31]

Today is National Cat Day and, believe it or not, cats have a long history of standing in solidarity with the labor movement.

THREAD:

[Gary Snyder @GarySnyderQuote]

Like most writers, I don’t educate myself sequentially, but more like a hawk or eagle always circling and finding things that might have been overlooked.

[Aggressive Jezebel Spirit Fella @Patrice_Royale]

@Angry_Staffer

[Ellie 🇺🇸 🦅 @ELLIEMAE239]

@duty2warn

[Ally_Baba3 @ally_baba3]

@ELLIEMAE239 @duty2warn

[Arvind Narayanan @random_walker]

15 years ago my PhD advisor taught me One Weird Trick for editing your own writing. Edit **back to front**, paragraph by paragraph. I still use it and it still surprises me how well it works. When I get my students to do it, it often blows their minds. Try it!

[Gary Snyder @GarySnyderQuote]

Intricate layers of emptiness
This only world, juggling forms
a hand, a breast, two clasped
Human tenderness scuttles
Down dry endless cycles
Forms within forms falling
clinging
Loosely, what's gone away?
- love

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Think about this.

There is not a single state or county in America today where a full-time worker making minimum wage can afford the rent for a two-bedroom home.

Does that sound remotely acceptable to you?

[Thom Hartmann @Thom_Hartmann]

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[Tyson Wrensch 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇨🇴🏳️‍🌈 @TysonWrensch]

@BananaBanana151 @lyzl

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Forced birth in a country with:

—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations

This isn't about "life." It's about control.

[Nancy Comics by Ernie Bushmiller @JohnnyCallicutt]

Later@ Nancy’s

[Alfred Twu @alfred_twu]

While national news focuses on San Francisco, if you really want to know where California's headed - look at the East Bay. Home to nearly 3 million people (3x the size of SF), it's a window into the future of America's suburbs & non-superstar cities. And the future is bright. 🧵

[Helen De Michiel @Helendemichiel]

How the film fest converges local,global,commerce,art,
political struggle & star culture. Cannes ‘22 intensified the fissures. A provocative essay by Patty Zimmermann #film https://t.co/aJ3p560hRu