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Learning and teaching my language—Nishnaabemwin. Jijaak ndoodem. Consultant at Oodenaw.com. Award-winning short fiction author and poet. Developmental editor at DarlingAxe.com. Kidlit, YA, hist fic, women's lit. She/they
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“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” —Francis Bacon

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A poetry professor once told me, "if you want to write a good poem, find one you love and copy it." I was shocked, but I realized he meant "learn from it" and "try to replicate it's greatness." “Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” —Salvador Dali What do you think?

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I absolutely loved this memoir!!

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A poetry professor once told me, "if you want to write a good poem, find one you love and copy it." I was shocked, but I realized he meant "learn from it" and "try to replicate it's greatness." “Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” —Salvador Dali What do you think?

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Barred Owl 🦉❤️📷 #birdphotography #bird #photography #birdsky #skybird #birdwatching #photographer #birds

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Photographer Varun Aditya captured this stunning clip of a pride of lions without using a flash. The photographer spent three nights in a hiding place, waiting for the perfect moment.

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Doesn't happen often, but sometimes you have too much lens for wildlife. I had a 700mm prime lens on the camera (500mm + 1.4x TC) when this White-tailed Deer basically walked right up to me. This image is not cropped. Rothesay, #NewBrunswick, Canada February 2018 📸 #photography #nature #mammals

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What's invisible and smells like nuts? 🤔 Squirrel farts!🍃 #SquirrelSaturday #sqrlpix #squirrels #mammals

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“Great art picks up where nature ends.” —Marc Chagall

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“Great art picks up where nature ends.” —Marc Chagall

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An Osprey tending to its nest on a clear June morning. Jemseg, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2024 📸 #birds #osprey #OSPR #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

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We want to share our book with the world. For a limited time, Story Skeleton: The Classics is FREE in exchange for joining our monthly newsletter. (And it's a damn good newsletter!!) darlingaxe.com/products/sto... #writingcommunity #booksky

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“Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.” ~Eckhart Tolle 💙 Either way, I felt it with this click. #ThursJay 🐦 📸 Woodhouse's Scrub-jay 🪶🌿 #Corvids #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding

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Got a thumbs up from an acquisitions editor. Had an enthusiastic zoom meeting. He asked for 30 days exclusivity so the boss editor could read my MS. And then, after 6 months roll by: "It is a very good book, but we just don't feel it's the right fit for our list." #writerslife

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I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul. —Pablo Neruda

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“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” —Pablo Picasso

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"The most important lesson I've learned is to try to finish writing the whole book first." We met Heather at our 2024 writing retreat. A huge congrats on the publication of her first novel! darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/h... #writingcommunity

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“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” —Pablo Picasso

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snow clings to branch— a hand half open waiting to let go #poetry #haiku #photography Jackie Hanna-Jones @mookyshi91.bsky.social

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twilight my unbridled sense of loss #vss365 #haiku

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😍😍😍

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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. —J.R.R. Tolkien

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The parcel in your hands suddenly starts ticking. #writingprompt

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“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” —Andy Warhol

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I feel this so hard today

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“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” —Andy Warhol

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Long billed curlew at Devereux Beach, Goleta California. I love watching these birds use their amazing bills with the skill and precision of a surgeon wielding a scalpel. Canon R7 + RF 100-500L. 🪶#birds

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onslaught: again the toddler asks why #vss365 #sixwords

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Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty. ~John Ruskin 🕉️ Did you hear that?? I did. 🫶 📸 Odocoileus hemionus fawn 🦌🌿 #WildlifeWednesday #Mammals #NaturePhotography

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"Clue" originally meant "a ball of thread." Thanks, Greek mythology! Theseus used a ball of thread to find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth. #amwriting

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"In silence I have watched you comb your hair." —Tennessee Williams

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“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” —Edward Hopper

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If I could paint, I wouldn't have to say it in words 😄

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“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” —Edward Hopper

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Good morning Bluesky! 💙 🐦A Bluebird of Happiness always brightens the day! 🐦 📸 Western Bluebird female, enfloofenated 🪶 #Bluebirds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Birds

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The interweb tells me squirrels are diurnal, meaning they are most active during the day, especially in the early morning and late afternoon. Except this one. 😉 Happy #SquirrelSaturday! 🐿️ #Mammals #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #sqrlpix

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From your friendly neighbourhood agent, with love 😭😅

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that summer displaced in time riding bicycles your essence unfolding in slipstream #vss365 (revised)

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Holy smokes!! We just hit #1 🥳🥳🥳 Thanks so much to everyone who has supported our launch 🥰😍😁

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“I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.” —Vincent van Gogh

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“Creativity takes courage.” —Henri Matisse

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“Creativity takes courage.” —Henri Matisse

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“I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.” —Vincent van Gogh

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a cute cat in possession of a furry head, must be in want of a scritch. #caturday

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