Loretta Crawford

Devourer of stories.

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

Meanwhile, in freaky billboards… #botoxrambo #nurseratched

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

In the supermarket the other day and some guy is openly vaping. I walked through a cloud of it. Felt annoyed, so I wrote a poem.

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

Hallelujah. Some blue sky and sunshine would be most welcome!

[BOP Civil Defence @BOPCivilDefence]

👍 Some good news heading into the long weekend - Metservice has lifted all weather warnings and watches for the Bay of Plenty.

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

Now, off to track down Vol II...

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

Love a good anthology. Just finished Vol. I of Year’s Best NZ Science Fiction & Fantasy from @paperroadpress. I was delighted to discover such tasty, inventive and distinct morsels.

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

“Common Denominator” by @MelHardingShaw is about a woman trialling a media chip implanted in her brain. She has to decide what to do when the results have unexpected consequences. That was my best fist pump moment of the anthology.

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

Just over here #gleefullydabbling

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

1933 newspaper article on artist Frida Kahlo with editor headline #WomensArt
(Look out, later this year, for a new Women's Art book all about women who painted/paint! )
🎨❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[Sara Wahedi @SaraWahedi]

The Taliban’s hatred of women extends beyond the living. It is now mandatory for store owners to cover the faces of mannequins.

These dystopian images are a sign of how much worse life is going to become for Afghan women if the world doesn’t stand with them.

[NIWA Weather @NiwaWeather]

It's official, 2022 was Aotearoa New Zealand’s warmest year on record, again 🤒

Mother Nature is running a fever & it's not getting better.

https://t.co/FRYGHPBtyX

🧵 on the 22 things you should know about 2022, through the eyes of @niwa_nz's climate scientists

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'Days of Innocence' painting by Betty Acquah, contemporary Ghanaian painter #WomensArt

[Varangian Chronicler @Varangian_Tagma]

There are a ton of great accounts here on Twitter.

Here are some that I recommend you follow in 2023 for excellent content:

[Nick Jack Pappas @pappiness]

At Jerry's Pizza, we deliver swift justice.

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Respect women at work.
Respect women at home.
Respect women at school.
Respect women in politics.
Respect women on the road.
Respect women in the streets.
Respect women on public transport.
Respect women online.

Respect women EVERYWHERE.

RT if you agree!

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

@strangerwriters Hopper and Enzo in prison, talking about Hopper’s tour of Vietnam and his family. When Hopper said “I am the curse” - suchhhh a good scene *chefs kiss*

[Rijula @RijulaDas]

Aotearoa writers: soliciting literary nonfiction for Reading room. Can be essays, criticism, creative nonfic, bookish elucidations, long held bibliophilic obsessions. Deadline 7 September. Hit me with a pitch. Paid gig. RT if you're a good soul.

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

@AnnaGConnell Congrats, Anna!

[Loretta Crawford @clumsydolly]

@BR3NDA Started keeping the teenager home once his school reached 500 close contacts. Our plan is still to avoid the virus, to protect immune compromised close family members.