Jean Gordon Kocienda

January 6 should have been the last straw

Girl in a Box is featured this week on #NetGalley! Come for the tanka poetry, stay for the love story. #historicalfiction

Hey you guys, I got my Advance Readers Copy (ARC) for my novel GIRL IN A BOX last week! Isn't it pretty? So excited to hold the real thing in my hands. It doesn't release until April 21, but pre-order is possible now. www.jeangordonkocienda.com

Librarian of Congress Dr. Hayden summarily fired today. Shocking, in a world where I am shock-weary.

Look, a list of words to start using as much as possible! VICTIM EQUALITY COMMUNITY CLIMATE SCIENCE WOMEN GENDER SOCIAL JUSTICE

Female(s)! Really?

You could have worse tunes stuck in your head! Those drums would help me get stuff done. :)

Opinion | How Democrats’ Bad Messaging Could Ensure Another Republican Win Donald Trump is already wreaking havoc — even on his own supporters. But don’t worry. Democrats have a winning strategy to beat him. Or not.

Democrats need a better strategy than, "I told you so". We are waiting for a leader, time is short, and no one is stepping forward. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/o...

Happy Girls Day in Japan! #Japan #poetry #historicalfiction #girlsday #ひな祭り

A Delta flight to Toronto ended up upside down on the runway. Here’s what we know | CNN A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed and turned upside down on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport while attempting to land on Monday, the latest in a string of passenger ...

Horrifying, but this surely speaks to hard work paying off in making plane crashes survivable. Incredible that everyone survived this, and relatively few were even hospitalized. www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/u...

I wish these ladies were still around so I could interview them. I have so many questions! #WAC #Pacific #historicalfiction #author

I bet they have strong opinions on this matter! Why did we never ask before? #grammar

Ugh!

I have hopes for Blue Sky, but--if I'm honest--they're not panning out yet. 🤨

Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the National Archivist who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear.

While ERA should be a complete no-brainer, I am concerned about this precedent - i.e., President proclaims an amendment to the Constitution when the legal requirements weren't met. #ERA #precedent #Biden #ruleoflaw www.npr.org/2025/01/17/n...

TikTok plans to shut down app in US Sunday if ban holds, reports say. Here's what to know. TikTok's reported plans include giving users a pop-message directing them to a website with information about the ban.

Even if you revile TikTok, watch this space. BookTok moves books in the digital economy. Parent co ByteDance says it will proactively switching off its app. Trump/Musk may pull a 13th hour turnaround. www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...

One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake Recipe This standalone lemon cake needs no adornment; no glaze or drizzle, no syrupy soak (just a light dusting of powdered sugar if you want it to be beauty contest-ready) – yet it practically oozes with gl...

I will not make this cake, but I can imagine doing so. It's way better for my mental health than worrying about All the Things. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...

'Used to be'? It's great! If he needs encouragement, send him some from me!

2024’s Record-Breaking Heat Brought the World to a Dangerous Threshold. Now What? Global temperatures last year crept past a key goal, raising questions about how much nations can stop the planet from heating up further.

With the LA fires still burning, is anyone else in the Bay Area starting to fret that we need more rain here, too? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing The justice said that the call was a routine job reference for one of his former clerks and that the request to stay the president-elect’s sentencing did not come up.

Justice Samuel Alito spoke with Donald Trump shortly before Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to delay his hush-money sentencing.

Yes! I just finished stomping through first draft undergrowth. Second draft for me, at this point, is about getting past plot to theme and, if possible, the first glimmers of good writing.

Good news for creatives, including writers, as well as teachers, counselors and therapists: www.nasdaq.com/articles/10-...

I hope that BlueSky will not become a political echo chamber in the way that Twitter did, only with a different political agenda. I revile the MAGA set as much as anyone here, but I am also weary of pointless name-calling.

I wouldn't recommend it. Having a website seems like a basic 'take me seriously' calling card. It really is a pain in the butt though.

How Much Alcohol Does it Take to Raise Your Cancer Risk? The surgeon general cautioned the public on Friday that even light or moderate drinking is harmful.

Another inconvenient truth. :(
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/w...

The cat ate my stationery

Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was a tanka poet. My translations are sad shadows of her verses, but I love to try. Here's the original :「このあした君があげたるみどり子のやがて得む恋うつくしかれな」(find more at www.instagram.com/accidental_f... )

Printed instructions for microwaving a potato with encircled bullet point, “Potato may whistle in microwave.”

for the potato fears not death

Olivia Hussey, Teen Star of a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ on Film, Dies at 73 Her passionate portrayal of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation won enduring acclaim. In 2023, she sued over the circumstances of a nude scene.

I didn't go to my high school senior prom. Instead, a dateless friend and I stole into the AV Dept of our boarding school and watched this version of Romeo and Juliet on the school's VHS machine. We had a blast, and Olivia is my favorite Juliet. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/a...