Kate Fedewa O'Connor

observes worlds • dreams into space • nurtures futures • imagines pasts • writer, editor, teacher • she/her

[Happily Ever Afters for Trans Kids @HEAforTransKids]

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[Incunabula @incunabula]

THE AFRICAN BOOK
Africa has the oldest and most diverse book culture of any continent. Here, in a dozen tweets, is why.

One of only four independent inventions of writing on earth - hieroglyphics - is African, as is the first surviving 'book': the Egyptian Book of the Dead. 1/

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

The most powerful feature that Twitter has:

Advanced search

Until recently I hadn't even heard of it, but now I use it all the time.

Here are 6 twitter advanced search features that will revolutionise the way you search for what to read: 🧵👇

[✨ nova ✨ @novatjerneld]

HOW TO BE A CRITIQUE PARTNER (AND ALSO GOOD COMMENTER ON WRITERTWT TIPS)

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[Kate Fedewa O'Connor @iverbwords]

Definitely a mood

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Marble Head of Aphrodite Found in Ostia Antica, Italy.

[Kate Fedewa O'Connor @iverbwords]

@soulsmiles The hiss of milk frothing, the particular aroma of coffee and bacon, which I will not eat but still smells like morning

[John Wiswell @Wiswell]

Several newer writers recently asked me how I submit my short stories. I figure a thread is the easiest way.

Want some tips from a Nebula winner? Here they come.

[Jess🏺 @_Jess_Matthews]

A short 🧵 on one of my absolute favourite pieces of evidence from the Roman world, which I finally found a picture of today (and am very excited about!):

This letter was written by a schoolboy, named Thonis, in the 3rd century AD, Egypt.

[Kate Fedewa O'Connor @iverbwords]

When I grow up I aspire to be the writer version of Frankie

[Incunabula @incunabula]

European civilization is built on ham and cheese, which allowed protein to be stored throughout the icy winters.

Without this, urban societies in most of central Europe would simply not have been possible.

This is also why we have hardback books. Here's why. 1/

[Dr Rachel Claire Morris, Shadow Secretary of Snark @5By5Creativity]

I think I’m in love.

[Kate Fedewa O'Connor @iverbwords]

@gravity_fail09 I feel seen. Also called out 😉

[Chaucer Doth Tweet @LeVostreGC]

Ich have Beowulf joke but ye will have to hwæt for it

[Tomer Hanuka @tropical_toxic]

I’ve asked my 3rd year illustration students at @sva to come up with a post-pandemic New Yorker magazine cover. Here is what they sent in:

[Kate Fedewa O'Connor @iverbwords]

Is this some sort of Bernstein Bears situation where we've entered an alternate reality and the spelling has changed? Or is it just a fluke of my Michigander pronunciation that there’s no A when I say it?

[Kate Fedewa O'Connor @iverbwords]

I was today years old when I realized that “temperament” and “temperamental” had that middle A

[Renée Watson @reneewauthor]

Teachers, I hope you’ll be sharing Amanda Gorman’s poem with your students. Here’s a lesson plan.

https://t.co/vonJ7358ef