Happy birthday, Carl Sagan. Your legacy is a candle in the dark for so many of us, especially as your forebodings feel truer than ever. But each person you’ve inspired stands as a new candle, now, and each person they’ve connected with has lit another…
So proud of @FTS_Tennis for a hard fought win at the @NCHSAA State Tennis Championships! Such a great accomplishment sweeping the individual titles and the team title! Great job @CoachCGoodman , players, parents, & administration! ❤️💙 @910Preps
I am so glad I got to be at the Senior Night of these special young women! I left earlee before I got teary-eyed, I mean, allergies. What an honor it was to coach them, feed them, and listen to them sing. I will miss them, but don't tell them that! 😄❤️
Freedom of speech means you can say what you want, and the government can't arrest you for it. Freedom of speech does NOT protect you from consequences if you tell lies, if you are hurtful, or if you're a jerk, because others enjoy the same freedom as you.
not to be sentimental but I think it’s beautiful that libraries exist and are free and that we can use them. I love that there are so many bookish folk who are always reading and learning. I’m so glad to live in a world where there are books.
My life: for decades I wrote novels for teens, about teens, advocating teens. Then -- call it karma? -- a teenage girl read some of those novels and spearheaded making #EnolaHolmes into a movie that changed my life. No longer must I struggle to pay the mortgage. Thank you, MBB.
We all have our chance with each interaction, to be that person who helps others feel good. Your words, your smile, and your listening and caring, can be so powerful. ❤
#BeTheChange
In a culture of constant busyness, finding the time to read can be challenging.
Here's a list of some excellent SHORT books you can read in just a few hours: