Frances Dowell

Writer, Quilter, Army Brat, Dog Lover. Will work for pimento cheese.

[Mark Wright @markeology]

My daughter Annika is proudly autistic and 12 years old.

She drew this butterfly from a photo she took herself — every vein, every scale, rendered by hand on a tablet.

She signs everything she makes. Dates it. Like she already knows it matters.

She's turning 13 tomorrow. Please share this for her birthday. Let's make her day.

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@EthanClarkWX I recommend you to everyone! Thanks for your hard work!

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@Andrewnsnyder I'm really excited for this, not only because the book is excellent, but because @hendrixart has consistently contributed fantastic work to the world of children's literature. It feels like a win for the good guys.

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@WilliamHBoyd2 @amjuster Same. And still it's a loss

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@amjuster Oh no!

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@chaslutz @Chris_arnade Yep. Deets.

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@oblatenate Durham, NC. Use it all the time. My husband is from Charlotte. Same.

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@oblatenate Good man!

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@hendrixart I read this during the week leading up to Christmas (which was a perfect time to read it). What a marvelous book! Congratulations on all of its/your well-deserved success!

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@PhilKlay Just finished reading. A brilliant essay--thank you for writing it.

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@hendrixart That's what I said! I'll check back later and see if they've updated.

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@RizomaSchool That's it right there. There's nothing else.

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@AvainAfrica @PatchNavillus that's what my grandfather always called it

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@ESOldfield Congrats! Preordered my copy earlier this week (I'm in the US) and so looking forward to reading it!

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@JuilliardSchool @iamfujimura It's a wonderful doc--and you can watch it on YouTube! https://t.co/W0jOaLCqUN

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@silasdhouse I was saddened to hear of his passing. His voice was the voice of good radio to me, and I don't think I've ever forgiven NPR for replacing him. My mother was born and raised in Kentucky, and it made me proud that Bob was from there as well.

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

We were about $6,999,999 short on funding for a Super Bowl ad with this same message, but maybe if everyone shares it, we will reach the same number of people?

[Frances Dowell @franfromnc]

@soulfoodscholar It's been a long time since I heard anyone call an electric stove top burner an eye, but I feel like my mom did back in the day. She grew up in Louisville, KY.