I am a writer obsessed with time. A public librarian turned freelance book editor. Bicycling through life with my bike named Gidget.
Rhode Island, USA
Joined December 2020
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“I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.” — Virginia Woolf
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“People are afraid of things they don’t understand”
Joni in conversation with Hege Duckert in July 1988.
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There are a gazillion important reasons to #CancelStudentDebt, but today I've been thinking about how challenging it is to create art in the face of precarity.
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This is the reason we have failing bridges, potholes, cracked sidewalks, and overgrown greenery. The calculus of our transportation funding – both federally and locally – is *still* focused on expansion of highways over maintenance of everything else.
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“Should we run the name of this new bra by the copy editor?”
“Nah, it sounds good to me”
ALT An ad for the bra company Lively, showing a woman wearing a bra named “the comfort minimizer.”
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After a 2.5 year planning process – during which there were citywide public meetings, neighborhood meetings, and one-on-one meetings with stakeholders – some business owners along S Water are raising opposition to the urban trail project at the 11th hour.
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Need weekend plans? Look no further than @ProvidenceRI's brand new Foodie Bike Routes! Featuring:
- 🍩 PVD Donut Loop (14 miles)
- 🍺 PVD Brewery Loop (3.7 miles)
- 🌱 PVD Vegan Tour (9.4 miles)
Ride, eat, drink, repeat! #bikemonth #bikepvd #shoplocal
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New t-shirts! You can win one, or buy one, this afternoon at the Boathouse, or tomorrow afternoon at the Botanical Center. Come say "hello" and walk away wearing your love for the Park on your sleeve! 💚
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Plike Newport is just one week away! Space is limited - so register today! Sign up for free here: eventbrite.com/e/plike-newpo…
Video credit: Claire Nelson from @contemporaryclarity
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"The current mindset tells us that walking, biking & transit are for poor people & weirdos, & cars are the 'good' mode of transportation. But why?"
Today on #StreetStories we've got a mother/son duo, Traci and Levi Picard!
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Jessica Faye D'Avanza retweeted
Writers who constantly think they're supremely talented will fail and burn out. Same with writers who constantly berate themselves and think they're inadequate and terrible. The only sustainable way is to swing from one extreme to the other, several hundred times a day.
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"The only people who feel good about their writing are liars, egomaniacs or psychopaths. Everyone is scared. Everyone feels like a fraud... No one knows what the hell they are doing until, suddenly, they do." ~ Paisley Rekdal
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Wonderful article, @ecoRI_Frank Fascinated to read that the EBBP was conceived as a transportation alternative. Also, love to hear from our hero, Barry Schiller @ecoRInews ecori.org/transportation/202…
Jessica Faye D'Avanza retweeted
Thanks to our readers: Damont Combs @mypoemmyriddle, Anna Aresi, @pattimcalpine, @markbinderbooks, @karinalutz, @DrMichaelFine, Ana Arelys Cruz Cabrera @anacruz210, @theresezink, @cindyelder49, @jessicadavanza, @sashacagen, Kou Nyan @KoulS_Tweeting & Kate @Sharksketchbook.
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I’m live now with @M_Z_Harrison @DominicCouzens @AmyJaneBeer @TimDee4 @RobbieCowen & @TFrancisBaker for a special set of live readings as 2020 comes to a close. Tune in! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OwxWVDVo…
