Lover of Learning. Queen of Quirky. Wordsmith of Wonderlands. I write middle grade fantasy and teach… because children and books are the changers of worlds! 💕
@SeptimusBrown Her gaze penetrated a point in the distance, watching the wall between realities crumble. The fragile white birds of her hands fell still by her sides, their usual flapping and fluttering stopped. She had never looked so small. So weak. So tragically and terribly in love.
@leochampion_ There’s a lot to be said for listening more than you speak.
When you only care about building a platform to preach from, what you’re really building is a barrier; you’re shutting yourself off from the immeasurable wealth of knowledge you could get by just shutting up.
@cortneydirks @literaticat I’ve learned waaaaaay more geography out of a desperate desire to not embarrass myself in front of a room full of small children than I ever did in my own time in school 😅
@glisiswriting @danyakukafka “Kissing your butt,” as in flattering her or behaving sycophantically. Which makes the parenthetical a comment on what he thinks about that particular body part.
Two teenagers buying #crochet hooks and yarn at Michaels today loudly announced that #knitting is “so cringe,” and I have never been happier to be old and uncool in my life because HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? 😵💫🤯😭
Proposing a return to the patronage system. Being put up in a fancy room by the ocean to focus on #writing is the least we deserve for what we contribute to society. Change my mind. 😅
Hairdresser: you have such an interesting personality! You’re like a chameleon, you can morph to whatever you need to be for any situation!
Me: that’d be the #autism, yeah 😅