Helen Sonner

PhD medical writer by vocation and cultural historian by avocation. More often than not, these are one and the same. Enjoying the blue sky.

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

The best synopsis of the psychology (pathology?) of writing: "Growsing is hopeless. I shall go on, collect my guts, face fifty thousand words of forced and accumulated time. One can't tell whether there won't be a tide to catch, some beautiful morning." TH White

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

@drynwetice @synekura_audio The best use of AI to date

[Daniel Mendelsohn @DAMendelsohnNYC]

I am the happiest person in New York because i just watched “Metropolitan”
again for the first time since it came out. What an absolutely delicious and truly civilized work.

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

@_XDogs Bless you.

[James Rice 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦆 @JamesRice21]

"And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way."

[Jeff’s Wildlife Photography @sykesjeff]

One of them garden birds nobody really takes many photos of including me, so give me a retweet if you like the European Blackbird.

[Jim Wald @CitizenWald]

Terry Eagleton, The return of America's Puritans
https://t.co/DVXVIi3grG

I was of course ready to pounce because so many people completely distort the nature of Puritanism, but Terry acknowledges its radical propensities & ties them in interesting ways to the US/Europe contrast

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

Worth reposting

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

A good puzzle would be cross Rockville Town Square without passing a bubble tea sign. #NotInDublinAnymore

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

@weskrantz I know that look!

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

@DAMendelsohnNYC https://t.co/bfvzLEOSmJ

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@DAMendelsohnNYC Intentional this time, even though, for all intensive purposes, I try hard usually to be sure my own writing is not rife with usage errors.

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

@JohnBrownlow All best.

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

@DublinAirport @united @JuliaHoey

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

One of my all-time fav movie quotes.

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

I had a neighbor who never replied the same way to "Hello, Mr B. How're you today?" My favorite: "Kicking, but not high."

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

@ThatEricAlper I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways
That it wouldn't last

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

@ThatEricAlper I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways
That it wouldn't last

[Helen Sonner @helensonner]

Congratulations @dramdarcy. I am in awe of your strength, perseverance, and commitment to justice. So happy you prevailed.

[21group @21percentgroup]

The @21percentgroup congratulates Dr D'Arcy on damages from @uniofleicester

"The respondent unfairly dismissed the claimant"

Employment Tribunals are stressful, but it is important to hold bad #university management to account

You're a hero, @dramdarcy

#academia