Happy 314 Day, St. Louis!

Hey Dissertators! Pick a topic you love. Such obvious advice , but it doesn’t hurt to repeat. Here’s my story. www.rebecca-copeland.com/pick-a-topic...

A few seconds of calm:gulls overhead and dolphins gliding. Virginia Beach.

Even with the fish kill, Virginia Beach is beautiful.

Trump demanded the removal of plaques in Philly honoring the people George Washington enslaved. A federal judge ordered the reinstatement, ruling that the removal constituted an attempt to alter historical records. The panels have yet to be returned. The obvious absence tells a chilling story.

Isaiah Zagar’s mosaics, South Street, Philadelphia. It was a chilly day, but the art was warm and beautiful.

For Brian McGinnis in his Dress Blues, who stood up to protest the illegal war in Iran. “There's red, white and blue in the rafters And there's silent old men from the Corps What did they say when they shipped you away To fight somebody's Hollywood war?” youtube.com/watch?v=aJb1...

Amidst all the horrors, it’s still Hina-matsuri. Here are my dolls, reaching out to comfort the little girls murdered in Iran.

Half of my posts don’t show up on my timeline here. It represents much of my life! So much of my labor had been hidden, overlooked, beneath notice. And I am not alone. Those in power will see what they want to see; or what they feel is unthreatening.

I travel to Japan once every 2-3 years. Before each trip I totally stress out about what shoes to pack. Is it just me???

I have fought the academy in the US to make the study of East Asia relevant. It’s been 40 years. And yet US academe remains Euro-centric. Ignorance at our own peril.

I’m ready to retire, and yet I feel I have so much left to do. When can we stop?

Last night I could not sleep. This isn’t an isolated event. It has happened more often since 2025. Should we all just do more gummies or what?

Recently released from University of Hawaii Press. Edited by Anne Sokolsky. A collection of mostly modern Japanese women writing on divorce. Translations and substantial introductions.

Everything sucks! Every piece of news we get is horrible. So let’s just laugh for a minute. (Even though it is quite possible this is not satire!)

Graduate students have invested their time, trust, and money in journeying to the United States to study. Now they are being told they cannot apply for appropriate post-graduation jobs here b/c their potential employer cannot afford the exorbitant costs of visas. 1/1

“And there were bloody footprints, where mercy should have stood.” Once again, Bruce puts his finger on the pulse of America.

Thinking about 19th-century Japanese women writers.

Makeup for hikers? I don’t know, I’d rather have water, emergency rations, a flare? Maybe moleskins?

Getting ready for the spring semester and my two Japanese literature classes: Mystery Fiction and Modern Women Writers

Mayor Jacob Frey did not mince words and his are the words we need today. youtu.be/1ghkDa-Tkds?si

Five years later and we have fallen deeper into chaos and corruption.

Happy New Year! May the Fiery Horse stamp out injustice and round up some much needed peace and calm.

It’s brutally cold this morning and the wind is howling, but the sunrise is still beautiful!

Any Radical Leftist Scum here? Let’s be friends.

As we close in on Christmas Eve, please send me vegetarian recipes ! I gotta make some snacks for dinner. www.rebecca-copeland.com/snacking-our...

Thank you, Governor Hunt, for all you did to make NC the great state that it is. www.wfmynews2.com/article/news...

Snowy morning on Three Top Mountain.

I live in a snow globe!

Snowfall in the NC Blue Ridge.

As we near the Christmas season, I'm drawn to memories of Christmases past. What are some of yours? www.rebecca-copeland.com/imaginary-re...

November morning.

🤣🤣

First snow of the season! In Ashe County, North Carolina.

Came across this pretty marbled-orb weaver on the afternoon walk. Also known, appropriately, as the pumpkin spider!

When adjective and noun are a perfect fit. Noisome and trump.

My older sister was hospitalized with cerebral palsy. Back in those days, parents had to leave their tiny children at the hospital all alone. The trauma this left in the children and the guilt in the parents was incalculable. We must do better. www.rebecca-copeland.com/a-childhood-...

Enjoy the Hunter’s Moon with me tonight. Let’s enjoy the glimmers of hope that the recent elections bring. We walk through the darkness with celestial light.

Tonight the moon is bright!

SNAP recipients are not the problem. Tax equitably. The Walton family are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The problem is corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

Reminder:

Hi St. Louis Friends! People here have always struggled with food insecurity. After the tornado, the issues grew severe. They’re even worse now! If you aren’t already giving to food banks, please consider giving now. The STLfoodbank is a great agency. Thank you! stlfoodbank.org?fbclid=IwZnR...

Hi NC Friends! People in our area have always struggled with food insecurity. After the hurricane, the issues grew severe. They are even worse now! If you aren’t already giving to food banks, please consider giving now. Second Harvest is a great agency. Thank you! www.secondharvestnwnc.org

62% of those getting SNAP are in families with children. 37% have family members who are elderly, or disabled per Federal rules. Cutting SNAP not only impacts them, but also every grocery store, and their employees as people will no longer be able to afford food their SNAP lifeline provided.

The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

Late autumn in the Blue Ridge Mountains on NC.

I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food. I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.