I enjoyed being a guest at the author book reading and Q&A sessions of the 2025 conference for The New England Association of Teachers of English. Big thanks to the teachers who work tirelessly every day to provide the best possible education for our kids. #books#Damselfly
Can someone please help me identify this #plant growing in my yard in Connecticut? When touched, it launches its seeds into the air.
#weed#gardening#nature
I’m in @TheEconomist today screaming (literal) bloody murder about situation in El Fasher. Break glass. Pull fire alarm. Call 911 + your elected representatives. We are passing point of no return in Darfur. Meanwhile, international community issues press releases as time runs out
I’m quoted in this spot on 🎯 @guardian piece today on El Fasher about the humanitarian blockade and sporadic fighting strangling a city on the brink of catastrophe. READ IT 👇 https://t.co/r2S2J7rvJS
Stone relief of a chained hydra on exterior of #Kilmainham Gaol in #Dublin. I couldn’t help but notice that the historical gaol’s execution of political prisoners seeking independence resonates starkly with world events today.
This Earth Day, let’s protect the only planet we’ve got by taking action in the fight against climate change.
One way to do that is through @POTUS’s American Climate Corps, which will provide opportunities for thousands of young people to gain skills and find good-paying jobs tackling climate change in their communities.
Today i learned that, To avoid traumatic brain injury, woodpecker's tongues wrap around their skulls in a small empty cavity, which helps to cushion the blows.