Washington state has officially abolished the death penalty. komonews.com/news/local/was…

Hauled myself up to Oyster Dome and Lily Lake. Beautiful day in the woods - grateful to be outside! #hiking #Bellingham #EarthDay2023

PIECING ME TOGETHER, a fantastic book by Renée Watson - I should have read this when it first came out. Can’t wait to introduce it to any of my students who haven’t read it yet! #books #mglit

We celebrated the grand opening of the Bellingham Public Library’s new Bellis Fair Branch today. Thank you to everyone who attended. We are so proud to expand library services in the north part of Bellingham and it was wonderful to see everyone who joined us. 1/3

POEMS TO SEE BY - a wonderful book by Julian Peters Comics 😊📚 Can’t wait to use some of the artwork in our poetry unit, this will help make poetry accessible for many students! #books #poetry #mglit

What is your favorite line of poetry? You never know what might save someone on this thread. ❤️

A great night in Seattle listening to “Rev” Rainn Wilson hacker talk about spirituality, loneliness, mental health and hope, with both honesty and humor. Even a few #Office references thrown in. Can’t wait to read his new book! #spirituality

Value shift: “Students are not apathetic, they’re uninvited”. Ever since I heard that, my teaching has been about inviting students to the table

Getting ready for graduation at WSU Pullman so proud of our Coug in the back row!! 😊😂 #GoCougs

So proud of our new WSU Pullman graduate! A great weekend in Pullman with family and friends, now on to new adventures! #GoCougs #graduation2023 #ProudParentMoment #LastCougarGoldCheese

A teacher affects eternity. 💫 #TeacherAppreciationWeek

It’s all hands on deck tomorrow in The Deep! In an effort to help, your fav admins are back to give away tickets to Game Six to two lucky fans! All you have to do is follow Seattle Kraken & hit the RT button before 11:59pm PT!

8:32 a.m. May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupts and becomes the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history. This hiker witnessed the eruption from neighboring Mount Adams, a moment captured by photographer John V. Christiansen.

A beautiful morning hiking Horseshoe Bend on the Mount Baker Highway. Grateful to be outside. #hiking #Bellingham #snowday

A nice morning walk along Lake Whatcom on the Hertz Trail with my favorite person Stefany #Bellingham

GHOSTS OF RANCHO ESPANTO by @acuevaswrites - a wonderful book that addresses tough issues with honesty and humor. My 10 minutes of daily classroom independent reading became 15-20 as I kept wanting to read more. 😊📚 #books #mglit

ASCENSION - mix Lovecraft with Ridley Scott, add some Crichton and Thomas Olde Heuvelt, throw in a splash of Ted Chiang, stir with Nicholas Binge - find me elsewhere, I'm not here’s own creative efforts and you get this delicious treat. 😊👍🏼📚 #books #existentialcrisis

"I’m always interested in taking the straw of my life and spinning it into gold, so that some young person understands the straw of their lives can be gold as well." ow.ly/QBSM50OC8Mn

Hello, yes I took a long break from posting on social media. If you are still following me and still interested, I am now posting on Instagram as dantoliva - mostly middle grade fiction reviews, maybe occasional random stuff. We will see how it goes 🙂