Ledys Chemin

A fan of reading, learning, and curious things

[Ledys Chemin @LChem1]

@KaitlynLeann17 Hello! A while back we had an exchange here on Twitter about this article, and you had showed some interest in a PB ms on this subject. I am wondering if you would still be interested? Thank you! All the best!

The Woman Who Made van Gogh https://t.co/SUeWl096hT

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@soontornvat @Candlewick Very excited to have this in my hands!! Congratulations!!

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@me_mwai Sending ❤️ It’s two years for my mom. I still cry at random moments! Sending love and a big, strong hug.

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@MyrnaFoster @safajarwrites @gila_be @BGOwriter @elawreads @StorytellerAdmy @pamcour_MyLMNOP @MonaAnom3 @JudyLangemoRoth It really is amazing, @MyrnaFoster, what you do bringing people together! We know each other so well now, and our strengths, receiving critique never feels daunting but exciting because we know our stories will be stronger for it ❤️

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@MyrnaFoster Excited to read all of these!!

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@safajarwrites @gila_be @BGOwriter @elawreads @StorytellerAdmy @MyrnaFoster @pamcour_MyLMNOP @MonaAnom3 @JudyLangemoRoth Yes, yes!! So grateful, @MyrnaFoster for bringing us together! ❤️

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@MonaAnom3 @Jarrett_Lerner I will look for it @MonaAnom3 thank you for the heads up!! Wonderful!

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My dear critique partner @safajar is teaching at the The Writing Barn with @SraSiqueira1307 ! Sara is a dedicated writer who has an eye for honing in the heart of stories. She has a wonderfully lyrical voice, and I cannot think of two better people to teach this class! ❤️

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@safajarwrites This story is so full of heart! I love you’re telling it!!!

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@safajarwrites This story sounds so amazing! Magical realism meets an actual situation a child would struggle with. Your pitch is such a fabulous cliffhanger! Oh no, Mayu, will you get the birds back? Will you lose Mami? What an awesome premise! I love it!

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@safajarwrites @marianallanos Think they mean to do it I just think they don’t have better tools to deal with it. Not sure what the right answer is. Like, I love saying things in the language wherever I am visiting, but I try to say useful things to show I am trying to relate, not just some cliche…

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@safajarwrites @marianallanos I wonder if people just get nervous and blurt out the first thing that comes to mind? It used to bother me too because, for example, if they say “Ándale!” That’s an expression that is not used where I am from. So, there they are again, assuming. I don’t

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@marianallanos That kind of thing only showcases how little Spanish —or what little understanding of Spanish culture—they themselves know/have. Anyway, sorry you had to go through that! 💕

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@marianallanos Nice. Still… for the most part, I think people are not ill-intentioned when they do this, and I wish I had a good answer prepared whenever this happens to us, something that is witty but also educational. Everybody who looks foreign does not speak Spanish. And

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@marianallanos Completely ignored it and went on his way. At first I was a little embarrassed he had not been polite, but then I realized—this is ridiculous! Why would anybody assume? And now, several years removed from the incident, I realize she was probably trying to be

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@marianallanos I really appreciate this thread! My son got this one time at a tour in a foreign country! I was walking next to him, and another tourist kept telling him “como esta? Como esta? Como esta?” And, of course, he had no idea what he was saying, so he just

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@KaitlynLeann17 I think I might take you up on this, Kaitlyn! ☺️ I write about art on the side at DailyArt Magazine, so I think about these types of topics a lot. I love all the possibilities that can come from this one story alone, and there are so many others! Thank you for sharing this! 💕

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@JustinRColon @marchsoloway @AndreaBrownLit Justin, so excited for you!!! Yay! Congratulations!!!

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@adriamgoetz Thank you so much, Adria! Very grateful for all your encouragement and support!

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@HannahWHolt @PhilomelBooks So excited about this, Hannah!!! 💖💖💖💖