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kspenmoll
Navigate Your Stars | Jesmyn Ward
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ncsufoxes
What Now? | Ann Patchett
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Every day, all day (as it feels like we‘re on the 1,000 month of this administration). That & when I hear “breaking news” all I wonder is what ridiculous thing has the occupant of the WH said or done now.

Eggbeater There's breaking news several times a day now! 2w
Aims42 Oof, I feel this 😖 I swear I‘ve been in flight or fight mode since Jan. 20th 🙄 2w
Tamra E..v…e…r…y D….a…y… 2w
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AmyG Same. Every damn fuc*ing day. 2w
Librarybelle Every time I get an alert my cats hear a lot of things… I agree with you, @Aims42 . 2w
lil1inblue Every morning before I start reading the news I think to myself “What fresh hell awaits us today?“ And yet I am never really prepared for whatever it happens to be. 😭 😡 😳 😰 2w
Amiable I‘m eagerly awaiting the obituary notice. Come on, karma bus! Where are you?? 2w
Deblovestoread I feel all of this every f'ing minute of every day. It's exhausting. 2w
AnnCrystal Absolutely, and those Emergency Alert tests always has us jumping these days. 2w
Bette A friend just told me her 90 yr old aunt was musing out loud and said: everyday I wake up and hope he‘s dead. 2w
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Coffeymuse
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A really great commencement speech by David Foster Wallace.

#Schoolspirit
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

Eggs He was amazing 🥲 11mo
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Robotswithpersonality
I Have a Dream | Martin Luther King
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I mean, what do you say about what is arguably THE most famous speech in history? I appreciated Gorman's perspective provided in the forward, the significance to her and the role it played in her poetry reading. I feel like there's a point of view gained by reading the actual content of the speech that you cannot have just knowing that it exists and what it is about. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? I haven't looked into the art of speech making any more than studying a bit of ancient Greek rhetoric and philosophy years ago would provide, but I feel like the balance between poeticism in phrasing, moments that are powerful and eminently quotable, alongside elucidating the core purpose that you wish to communicate, make for a great speech, and it's obvious this is a prime example of that balance. 1y
Robotswithpersonality 3/3 Is it a little depressing reading it in 2024 and recognizing the dream isn't yet realized? Yes. But King spoke to galvanize people into making change, and in that sense, the speech is still as useful and powerful as it ever was. 1y
Suet624 I think everyone should read that speech. 1y
Robotswithpersonality @suet624 AGREED! 👏🏻 1y
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Rachiiebookdragon
I Talk Like a River | Jordan Scott
Pickpick

A beautiful picture book, with an important message.

Read for reading prompts

Library book 📖

5/5

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iread2much
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Fast and easy read. Provides a lot of detail on how Stella learned to talk using an assistance device - voice buttons. It seems almost too good to be true, but the dog research I‘ve read over the years indicates it‘s possible that Stella (and other dogs) have higher neurological functions that we thought. 3/5 stars - cites Speech Language research, but almost no canine research so a lower rating.
Also, welcome Aloy - our rescue puppy!

Jari-chan Welcome sweety pie! 😍 2y
CatLass007 🐶🐶🐶 2y
MemoirsForMe Awww! Hello gorgeous puppy! 🐶❤️ 2y
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Cupcake12 Cuteness overload. Lots of fun in the coming months 🐾 2y
iread2much @Jari-chan 😊🐕💜 2y
iread2much @CatLass007 💜🐕💜 2y
iread2much @Cupcake12 and lots of work! She‘s sweet but super bite-y 😅 2y
Hooked_on_books Hi Aloy! What a cutie! 2y
AmyG Adorable!!! 2y
dabbe I've missed seeing your posts! Welcome, adorable Aloy! Sir Castle, how do you feel about your new friend? 🖤🐾🐾🖤 2y
AnnCrystal 💝💝💕🐶🐕💝💝 Welcome Aloy!💝💝. 2y
iread2much @Hooked_on_books thank you 😊 2y
iread2much @dabbe he‘s actually really happy. He likes having another dog around, it helps with his confidence and Aloy is rather fearless of the things he‘s afraid of like strangers 2y
iread2much @AmyG thank you 😊 2y
iread2much @AnnCrystal 😊💜🐕 2y
dabbe @iread2much 🤩😍😃 2y
Soubhiville Wow, I have been missing a lot of your posts! Congrats on the new baby! She‘s beautiful 🩷 1y
iread2much @Soubhiville thank you! She‘s very sweet and shy 1y
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liz.eng
I Have a Dream | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This is a biography about Martin Luther and his I have a Dream speech. He was an African American public speaker who spoke about a better future for his people. He talked about how one day they would get treated as real people instead of overlooked. He lead many group riot walks through the streets to make his presence known and know that he was not going to stop until his people were heard. He knew everyone was different and that made us unique.

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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
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Late because the Litsy app would not cooperate and let me add images last night! As an English professor, here are three of my favorite words to say out loud:
* onomatopoeia
* abecedarian
* soliloquy

Any other #TeachersOfLitsy want to chime in?

#TLT @dabbe

dabbe #2 is FUN to say out loud! 🤩🤩🤩 2y
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StaceGhost
Make Trouble | John Waters
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Such a lovely man & such a great book to audioknit to 🎃👻🔮

Gissy Did you do it? Knitted? So pretty! 🧡🤎💛 2y
dabbe Beautiful! 🤩🤩🤩 2y
Clare-Dragonfly Eep, so cute! 😍🎃 2y
StaceGhost @Gissy @dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly thank you! I‘m knitting a few for friends too 🎃✨ 2y
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Kenyazero
I Talk Like a River | Jordan Scott
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It takes a while to address what the child is dealing with (stuttering), which may create opportunity for many children dealing with different speech things to find a connection with the text. The art and poetry in this book are beautiful. #PictureBook #DisabilitiesRep