Let's remember to watch and support our U.S. Olympic athletes!! I cannot image how hard they train and the discipline required to compete in one event. #booksky #writingcommunity

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Ladies, you cannot eat flowers (unless that is your thing). Chocolate for Valentine's Day, however, is a great idea!! No wilting or watering involved!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Happy Galentine's Day!! A time for women to celebrate their friendships with each other, often with brunches, parties, or gifts, a tradition popularized by the show Parks and Recreation. I love this idea!! #booksky #writingcommunity

According to letterpressproject.c..., Flannery O’Connor had a strong affection for domestic poultry. It started from having a chicken in childhood and developed into a collection of turkeys, pheasants, a quail, and a duck!! I just have one goofy cat!! #booksky #writingcommunity

I found online that reading for just six minutes can reduce stress levels by 68%. Now imagine a whole day of reading with your friends!! No stress at all. #booksky #writingcommunity

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” — Frederick Douglass. He was a towering 19th-century abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped slavery to become a powerful voice for human rights, freedom, and equality!! What an awesome man!! #booksky #writingcommunity

NATIONAL FOOTBALL HANGOVER DAY | The Day After the Big Game!! Per National Day Calendar site, today is the day! So if you called in sick today, you are not alone!! www.nationaldaycalen...

Now Sunday is usually considered a rest day BUT I don't see reading as performing work. Thus, my day will be spent reading and drinking tea. How heavenly indeed!! #booksky #writingcommunity

I found the group Books and Cookies of LA online. They share high-energy, interactive literacy experiences for children in Los Angeles! How absolutely cool!! If you are in the LA area check them out! www.booksandcookiesl... #booksky #writingcommunity

George Eliot, one of the most celebrated British authors of the 19th century, was a woman (Mary Ann Evans). I am certainly glad I can write under my own name!! #booksky #writingcommunity

”Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.” – Kate DiCamillo. Kate, I agree 100%! #booksky #writingcommunity

National Thank a Mail Carrier Day is today folks!! When you see your local postal carrier please give them a BIG thanks and maybe a sweet treat!! #ThankAMailCarrierDay #booksky #writingcommunity

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” A quote by Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Great man indeed!! I love that quote!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Hey Guys Happy Tuesday!! Hope all is well and you are warm!! Just a reminder to check out my Indie book Kickstarter project!!

The 2026 Black History Month theme is "A Century of Black History Commemorations," highlighting a century of intentional efforts to study, preserve, and celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of people of African descent. #booksky #writingcommunity

Hey guys Happy Monday!! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I have a new Kickstarter project out now for my indie book Swift Wings Shadowed Heart. Come support an indie author by joining!! Bless everyone and stay safe and warm!!

National Freedom Day, always observed on February 1st, celebrates freedom from slavery. It also recognizes that America is a symbol of liberty. President Lincoln signed the Amendment outlawing slavery on February 1, 1865. Awesome Day indeed!! #booksky #writingcommunity

“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald. Let that sink in my friends!! We ALL belong. #booksky #writingcommunity

This may be controversial but I will say it. Fiction is WAY better to read than non-fiction. Who is with me on this? Is this even a debate?? volanteonline.com/20... #booksky #writingcommunity

Hey my friends happy Friday!! Help support your local indie author by joining with me on Kickstarter!! Let’s create something beautiful together guys!!

I saw that tennis players in Australia recently needed breaks for the scorching heat. How much is a ticket to the Land Down Under right now?? #booksky #writingcommunity

Kickstarter guys!! Now live! If you guys love the underdog and indie authors come support me and check it out. Thanks!!

I am geeking out guys!! I just saw an advert for the NEW Masters of the Universe movie!! Corny I know BUT brings back great memories!!! I Have the Power!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Dang! This stat is SO depressing! 1 in 5 adults worldwide cannot read or write. Think of all the worlds books open to us!! If we could get the whole world to read things would improve!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Come Join Us Guys!! This Kickstarter for my novel Swift Wings Shadowed Heart will be amazing!! We need your support for indie voices!!

Considering the winter weather I figured this post would be appropriate. If you are homebound why not read?? www.npr.org/2026/01/... #booksky #writingcommunity

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If your significant other asks why you read romantasy, show them this article!! But then again, we women are tired of explaining ourselves!! We like what we like, period. www.feministbookclub.... #booksky #writingcommunity

Per the Society for Research in Child Development, naptime may bolster literacy skills among preschoolers. So what is my husband's excuse for napping so much? :-) www.srcd.org/news/st... #booksky #writingcommunity

If you have given up on your New Year's resolutions already, you are in good company!! Next year we all need to resolve to read more books!! Plus the gym sucks!! Just saying. #booksky #writingcommunity

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." — Groucho Marx. Groucho was right BUT did not have to fight with doom scrolling!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Per PBS: Readers are lifelong learners! Children are never too young to start a love of reading that will last a lifetime. Some of the best ways to encourage young readers are simple: talk with, listen to, read to, and write with your kids. #booksky #writingcommunity

Damn I love this quote!! "Human kindness is deeply subversive to totalitarian creeds, which seek to thwart all compassion toward those deemed unworthy of moral consideration, those branded as internal or external enemies." author unknown. #booksky #writingcommunity

Per electricliterature.com one of the best dark-humor books about modern office culture is The New Me by Halle Butler. I have not read it but I definitely understand the sentiment and subject very well!! electricliterature.c.... #booksky #writingcommunity

Max out on joy today guys!! Read a good book (NOT news), drink good tea, share a laugh. Treat yourself well and love yourself!! #booksky #writingcommunity

I found this corny author joke on the net. Why did the author get married? She found Mr. Write. I figured we can all use a little humor by now!! Even bad humor. #booksky #writingcommunity

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace." This is a quote from the Buddha. If only we could bring him back to our present age!! We need leaders like this!! #booksky #writingcommunity

I remember reading great novels like A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and pondering how he created a stunning masterpiece with the words, choice of phrases, and the timeless story. The book was written so beautifully, one could get lost within it. Anyone else have a book like that?

Paddington Bear- another lovely bear from fiction. Paddington is said to promote kindness, tolerance, and inclusion for outsiders. Hmm. Seems we could use Paddington with his marmalade sandwiches and pertinent lessons today!! #booksky #writingcommunity

I was thinking of Winnie the Pooh this morning! What a great character in fiction for all of us! Pooh says he takes time every single day to relax and do nothing at all and urges his friends not to underestimate the value of relaxing. Chill people! #booksky #writingcommunity

"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen. We all must put in a big crack in our current dark situation to let in much-needed light. Stay hopeful guys!! #booksky #writingcommunity

George Orwell's book 1984 is one of the most banned. I suggest it is very appropriate for our current situation. #booksky #writingcommunity

"Friday I tasted life. It was a vast morsel." – Emily Dickinson. You go girl!!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Thirsty Thursday? Nope, I say books and tea Thursday. It doesn't rhyme but oh well. #booksky #writingcommunity

If work and office life is getting to be too much, try escaping with a good book! During a break or lunch escape with a stimulating, engrossing book!! Nothing beats the beige prison like reading!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Is anyone sick of cold, cloudy days yet? Spring, are you here yet?? Nope, but another 74-5 days!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Charles Dickens practiced hypnosis and slept facing North for better writing, while Friedrich von Schiller kept rotten apples under his desk to smell them for inspiration!! Weird but fun literary facts! #booksky #writingcommunity

The biggest library in the world, by collection size, is the Library of Congress, located in Washington, D.C., USA, holding over 173 million items!! Makes me wonder how many leaders of the U.S. government actually read? #booksky #writingcommunity

Bring a child to a library and collect books to read together. I brought my two kids to the library and we would literally fill up a laundry basket. They still love to read. #booksky #writingcommunity