we should abolish credit scores and replace them with a new system where everyone is given a library card and you receive prizes for checking out a certain number of books. please hire me to run the economy

Poem out today in Vol 12 of Behind the Rain series. Love this project championed by J Hall: The Okie Bookcast . Have a listen to some wonderful plains poets! buzzsprout.com/1845017/episod…

Happy Easter to all who are celebrating today. This season of renewal invites us all to believe in the triumph of light over darkness, life over death, love over hate.

You know who rocks? Indie bookstores. The vibe. The booksellers. The uniqueness. The recommendations from a human. Support indie bookstores yesterday, today, tomorrow, & always. Buy a book or ten today. You deserve it. Indie bookstores deserve it. Happy Independent Bookstore Day!

Here’s another clip of that podcast with Ben Folds, where Pete Buttigieg talks about access to the arts as a way to develop critical thinking. A shiver went down my spine re-listening to this.

I just took action to save my local public media stations! Public media is a lifeline for emergency alerts, educational content, and trusted news. If you value it, now’s the time to fight for its future. Email your lawmakers now: bit.ly/3YMxiXB #ProtectMyPublicMedia

"Happiness is in the quiet, ordinary things. A table, a chair, a book with a paper-knife stuck between the pages. And the petal falling from the rose, and the light flickering as we sit silent." - Virginia Woolf

protectmypublicmedia.org

We fought the good fight for years and I’d do it all over again because I still believe it’s the right thing to do and a cause worth fighting for. #pbs #publicbroadcasting

I see you there, putting in the work. Keep at it. Write that thing. Paint it. Sculpt it. Compose it. Photograph it. Play it. Record it. Choreograph it. Draw it. Cook it. Knit it. Whatever. Keep making art.

"Why don't you read the books you already own before buying new books" why don't you eat all the food in the house before going shopping? That's what you sound like. That's how crazy you sound right now

To find a place of stillness, of quiet, of peace is a sacred space in this world of noise, busyness, & chaos. Root yourself there. This is where you will nourish and nurture your tender heart and resilient soul. (art is Morning Atmosphere by Laurits Tuxen)

Exactly this

This is Bodie. He’s here to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Been working on this pose for weeks. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾

Just saying. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Ray Bradbury's rules for living

"There is no force in the world but Love; and when you carry it within you, if you simply have it, even if you remain baffled as to how to use it, it will work its radiant effects and help you out of and beyond yourself. One must never lose this belief." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke