LisaMarie

From Brené Brown. 💙

Practice..."the oldest human technologies - practices of collective mourning, mutuality, love + action in relationships." Just beautiful ❤️

“A poet is a nightingale who sits in the darkness, and sings” —Shelley, in Defense of Poetry * "In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing About the dark times." —Bertolt Brecht

"If you are, as I am, a nomad, draw a border around me: make me your country." --Abdulla Pashew Tr fr Kurdish by Alana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse

Starting a new social media feels very much like coming back to school after a summer break where you didn't see anyone. Will I make new friends? Can I try out goth this year? Will I finally be popular? Will a bajillionaire ruin this school too?

I love seeing all the library support, but here's some realistic ways to help, from a former public librarian: - Circulate materials. Budget is often based on circ not only overall, but genre/category as well - Volunteer as a shelver if that's something they do - Don't "donate" your old crappy books

Mary Oliver with a prescription pad beside her. Poetic medicine.

"Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - over and over announcing your place in the family of things." - Mary Oliver, Wild Geese reposting one of my first #pixelart pieces 💜

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Just to be clear, nowadays this is the place where I feel safe. All day, every day, I am longing to get back to this sassy feline whose medicine always centers me in love.

So hello Bluesky! We're stepping into a shifting world, albeit with fear and guarded hope. I am shifting my website's focus to the grief work I offer and participate in, along with my writing & emotional support. Focusing on community, connection, and creativity.