observes worlds • dreams into space • nurtures futures • imagines pasts • writer, editor, teacher • she/her
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Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
The Tasty Treats Bundle is available RIGHT NOW!
Donate $25 or more to @SouthernEqual through this link before 11:59 PM PST on 10/3 to get this delicious bundle of 13 books for yourself! 100% of the funds go directly to their Trans Youth Emergency Fund.
CSE.HEAFORTRANSKIDS.COM
ALT An image of a tablet with the Tasty Treats ebook cover on the left. On the right, it reads "13 delicious stories, one amazing cause! donate now! 100% of proceeds go to the Campaign for Southern Equality's Trans Youth Emergency Fund"
Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
THE AFRICAN BOOK
Africa has the oldest and most diverse book culture of any continent. Here, in a dozen tweets, is why.
One of only four independent inventions of writing on earth - hieroglyphics - is African, as is the first surviving 'book': the Egyptian Book of the Dead. 1/
Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
The most powerful feature that Twitter has:
Advanced search
Until recently I hadn't even heard of it, but now I use it all the time.
Here are 6 twitter advanced search features that will revolutionise the way you search for what to read: 🧵👇
Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
Several newer writers recently asked me how I submit my short stories. I figure a thread is the easiest way.
Want some tips from a Nebula winner? Here they come.
Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
European civilization is built on ham and cheese, which allowed protein to be stored throughout the icy winters.
Without this, urban societies in most of central Europe would simply not have been possible.
This is also why we have hardback books. Here's why. 1/
Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
I’ve asked my 3rd year illustration students at @sva to come up with a post-pandemic New Yorker magazine cover. Here is what they sent in:
Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
Teachers, I hope you’ll be sharing Amanda Gorman’s poem with your students. Here’s a lesson plan.
pbs.org/newshour/extra/lesso…
Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
Fall instructors in the US: get ready for your students to be dealing with major crises. A sampling of what my summer students have been going through (1/5):
- Losing housing
- Trying to find housing for unhoused family members
- Working extra hours/jobs to support family
Kate Fedewa O'Connor retweeted
It isn’t easy being 80 years old.
Things don’t work like they used to. People don’t treat you like they used to.
I’m standing before the shower in my hotel room.
“Temperature?” A voice asks me.
“Warm, but not too hot,” I answer.
The shower starts, the water’s perfect. 1/