Mary E. Swigonski

Author: The Letters from Eleanor Roosevelt. Celebrating Women's Wisdom & Work. Feminist, Friendly, Fierce. Pls. NO DMs. (she/her) Blog:

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

Now Available on Amazon: Letters from Eleanor Roosevelt.
Set in the 60s, Joan Zatańczy stumbles & triumphs as she finds wisdom in the letters from her mother's pen pal #EleanorRoosevelt.
#historicalFiction
#womensfiction
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[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

does anyone know who holds the copyright to the poem Talisman by @SuheirHammad1 ? how can I get permission to use it in a book?

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

So I was thinking about #enlightenment and the zen injunction to wake up.
We can wake up every morning.
It's not so much a once & done thing. It is an everyday, ongoing practice, this waking up, this enlightenment.
May grace & joy pave your path...

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

Nothing is inherently and invincibly young except spirit.

George Santayana
#mindfulness

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

Happy 2024.
May we all be happy, safe & and unconditionally loved.

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down.
#puns
#amreading

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.
#WinniethePooh, "Pooh's Little Instruction Book"
#mindfulness
#amreading
#amwriting

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

Phillis Wheatley said, in every human breast, God has implanted a principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of oppression, and pants for deliverance.

ME: I think those are apt words to be remembered in this moment.
#strongwomen
#amreading
#amwriting

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
Martha Washington

ME: today I choose to be disposed to happiness & kindness
#KindnessMatters
#BeKind

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

@WordWitchLife Every now & then, it's nice to take a break from the intensity of every day stress. Check out "Letters from Eleanor Roosevelt." A coming of age story, a story of how a sack of letters changed the life of young Joan.
https://t.co/0tIHD9b4t9
#HistoricalFiction
#womensfiction

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

@JackWillems1986 Ever wonder about what college life was like in the 1960s? Are you curious the #strongwomen who helped to build our world? Do you love a sweet coming of age story? check out "Letters from Eleanor Roosevelt"
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[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

@KindlePromos It IS Sunday. Time for a sweet read that will evoke smiles and an Ah-ha or two. Read "Letters from Eleanor Roosevelt" to follow Joan, a 1960s #BarnardCollege coed who makes every mistake you were afraid you might make. Read it to celebrate #StrongWomen.
https://t.co/sHePxYosrs

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

@Pagimater Ah, and if you are looking for a sweet read that will evoke smiles, an Ah-ha or two, and maybe a tear, check out "Letters from Eleanor Roosevelt" the story of a 1960s Barnard College student's coming of age.
https://t.co/sHePxYosrs

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
#MayaAngelou

ME: and that, I think, is where mindfulness meditation can really help. Breathing in that momentary gap between event and reaction.
Just Breath!!

#Mindfulness

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else.
Charles Dickens

Me: so let's all do something useful today & share some random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty. The world can certainly use some!

#bekind

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

For years, decades even, I've said, love is all these is.
This poem is a powerful reminder that love is not enough...
#poetry
#Mindfulness
#amreading
#amwriting

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love. #CarlSagan
#awe

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

Of all the things that are beyond my power, I value nothing more highly than to be allowed the honor of entering into bonds of friendship with people who sincerely love truth.

Baruch #Spinoza
#mindfulness
#amreading
#amwriting

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

It's a crazy world out there. Be curious
#StephenHawking
#mindfulness
#amreading
#amwriting

[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

1960. Barnard College. Joan is determined to graduate, and yet makes every mistake possible. Will she succeed? How will a sack of Letters from Eleanor Roosevelt help her?
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#BooksWorthReading
#historicalfiction
#womensfiction

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Who would like a #writerslift today? Authors add your books and links below for book lovers to find their next thrilling read!

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[Mary E. Swigonski @MarySwig]

The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.
Tom Clancy
#amwriting
#amreading