Ellen Brown
@ellenbrownarts.bsky.social
Science Writer. Editor. Artist. Minnesota's Northwoods. #naturewriting #naturejournaling #noticing #conservationartist #birds #birdart #greatlakes #binders #flashnonfiction #cnf #essayist #delmarvareview #johnshopkinsalumni
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Ellen Brown
@ellenbrownarts.bsky.social
· Nov 15
"We cannot predict the value our work will provide to the world. That’s fine. It is not our job to judge our own work. It is our job to create it, to pour ourselves into it, and to master our craft as best we can."
~James Clear
~James Clear
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s... This technology is going to be a game changer and I’m definitely going to download this app. So looking forward to Dan Fagin’s next book!
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s... This technology is going to be a game changer and I’m definitely going to download this app. So looking forward to Dan Fagin’s next book!
We are so lucky to have Margaret Renkyl. She is such a lovely writer. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... #naturewriting #november #nostalgia #Autumn
Opinion | The Lovely Loneliness of Sunday Afternoons in Autumn
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November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We are so lucky to have Margaret Renkyl. She is such a lovely writer. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... #naturewriting #november #nostalgia #Autumn
A.O. Scott takes apart a scene from “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s 1925 masterpiece, and shows why the book is a must-read now. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #readingsky #writingsky #litsky
How Virginia Woolf's ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ Predicted the Future 100 Years Ago (Gift Article)
Our critic A.O. Scott takes apart a scene from “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s 1925 masterpiece, and shows why the book is a must-read now.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A.O. Scott takes apart a scene from “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s 1925 masterpiece, and shows why the book is a must-read now. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #readingsky #writingsky #litsky
Yes! ❤️
August 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Yes! ❤️
I Can’t Look Away From This Poem About Looking www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #poetrysky #writingsky #litsky
I Can’t Look Away From This Robert Frost Poem About Looking (Gift Article)
Our critic A.O. Scott gazes into a well with Robert Frost.
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August 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I Can’t Look Away From This Poem About Looking www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #poetrysky #writingsky #litsky
He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/b... #booksky #writingsky #litsky #readingsky #booklist
He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List.
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July 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/b... #booksky #writingsky #litsky #readingsky #booklist
I definitely started feeling a bit fidgety toward the end! A worthwhile exercise. It was interesting learning about this painting, too! www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #focus #seeing #looking #meditation
Test Your Focus: Can You Spend 10 Minutes With One Painting? (Gift Article)
It’s very hard to slow down and look closely at something. You may find it’s worth it.
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July 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I definitely started feeling a bit fidgety toward the end! A worthwhile exercise. It was interesting learning about this painting, too! www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #focus #seeing #looking #meditation
Joe Harkness' new book "Neurodivergent, By Nature" looks like a fascinating read! I'm looking forward to it! #naturewriting #sciencewriting #neurodivergent #biodiversity #booksky #readingsky
July 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Joe Harkness' new book "Neurodivergent, By Nature" looks like a fascinating read! I'm looking forward to it! #naturewriting #sciencewriting #neurodivergent #biodiversity #booksky #readingsky
I Want This Poem Read Aloud at My Funeral www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #writingsky #naturesky #poetrysky #litsky #naturewriting
I Want This Jane Kenyon Poem Read Aloud at My Funeral (Gift Article)
Jane Kenyon’s “The Pond at Dusk” is a quiet, mischievous reckoning with nature and mortality. Our critic A.O. Scott plumbs its depths.
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July 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I Want This Poem Read Aloud at My Funeral www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #writingsky #naturesky #poetrysky #litsky #naturewriting
Reposted by Ellen Brown
🧪 Open to Science Poetry Submissions 🖋️
The Consilience journal is now open for submissions of science-themed poetry and artwork! Issue 22 explores the topic of ‘Waves’.
Submit your work for free here:
www.consilience-journal.com/submit
#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry
The Consilience journal is now open for submissions of science-themed poetry and artwork! Issue 22 explores the topic of ‘Waves’.
Submit your work for free here:
www.consilience-journal.com/submit
#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry
submit — Consilience
For each issue of Consilience we invite submissions of poetry or artwork. All submissions must have a link to science, fit the theme of the upcoming issue, and also be in line with our inclusivity sta...
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June 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🧪 Open to Science Poetry Submissions 🖋️
The Consilience journal is now open for submissions of science-themed poetry and artwork! Issue 22 explores the topic of ‘Waves’.
Submit your work for free here:
www.consilience-journal.com/submit
#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry
The Consilience journal is now open for submissions of science-themed poetry and artwork! Issue 22 explores the topic of ‘Waves’.
Submit your work for free here:
www.consilience-journal.com/submit
#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry
Despite the saying, I do judge books by their covers. This article prompted me to consider why that is. #booksky #readingsky #litsky #bookcovers #books #publishing www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/b...
The Book Cover Trend You’re Seeing Everywhere
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June 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Despite the saying, I do judge books by their covers. This article prompted me to consider why that is. #booksky #readingsky #litsky #bookcovers #books #publishing www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/b...
Reposted by Ellen Brown
🧪 New Science & Poetry Journal 🖋️
Issue 21 of the science, poetry, & art journal Consilience, has just been published and free to read!
This issue features poetry and artwork that explores the scientific topic of ‘Chaos'.
🔗 www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21
#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry #Chaos
Issue 21 of the science, poetry, & art journal Consilience, has just been published and free to read!
This issue features poetry and artwork that explores the scientific topic of ‘Chaos'.
🔗 www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21
#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry #Chaos
Chaos (Issue 21) — Consilience
Issue 21 of Consilience features poetry and artwork that explores the topic of 'chaos'.
www.consilience-journal.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🧪 New Science & Poetry Journal 🖋️
Issue 21 of the science, poetry, & art journal Consilience, has just been published and free to read!
This issue features poetry and artwork that explores the scientific topic of ‘Chaos'.
🔗 www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21
#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry #Chaos
Issue 21 of the science, poetry, & art journal Consilience, has just been published and free to read!
This issue features poetry and artwork that explores the scientific topic of ‘Chaos'.
🔗 www.consilience-journal.com/issue-21
#SciComm #SciArt #Poetry #Chaos
Happy Friday! I hope you all get a chance to connect with the Wood Wide Web this weekend! Kingdom of Funga: A Mycelial Reading List on a Strange and Surreal World Around Us longreads.com/2025/06/17/k... #naturewriting #writingsky
Kingdom of Funga: A Mycelial Reading List on a Strange and Surreal World Around Us - Longreads
Seven stories celebrating the mystery and power of fungi.
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June 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Happy Friday! I hope you all get a chance to connect with the Wood Wide Web this weekend! Kingdom of Funga: A Mycelial Reading List on a Strange and Surreal World Around Us longreads.com/2025/06/17/k... #naturewriting #writingsky
Calling all nature writers and writers of flash fiction. Check out this opportunity from @ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social #naturewriters #naturewriting #ecofiction #writers #writingsky #submissioncalls #litsubmissions #flash #flashfiction #litsky
🐺 Feral Lines — a flash fiction call from The Ecological Citizen — seeks *plot-driven* stories of nature’s resurgence, human retreat, and Earth unchained.
ecologicalcitizen.net/call-for-fla...
🖋️ <500 words
📅 Due: 30 Sept 2025
#EcologicalFiction #Rewilding #EarthStories #FlashFiction
ecologicalcitizen.net/call-for-fla...
🖋️ <500 words
📅 Due: 30 Sept 2025
#EcologicalFiction #Rewilding #EarthStories #FlashFiction
June 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Calling all nature writers and writers of flash fiction. Check out this opportunity from @ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social #naturewriters #naturewriting #ecofiction #writers #writingsky #submissioncalls #litsubmissions #flash #flashfiction #litsky
Reposted by Ellen Brown
Three simple approaches that will make our writing lives less frustrating and richer in countless ways.
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Butterflies, Clouds, and Joan Baez: How Mindfulness Enhances My Writing Life
By Dinty W. Moore Three brief, mindful reminders have significantly influenced my writing over the years, and along the way, have greatly enhanced my writing life. I’d like to share them. The…
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June 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Three simple approaches that will make our writing lives less frustrating and richer in countless ways.
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/m...
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/m...
The Subversive Joy of BookTok www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o... “To read for joy, for wonder, for emotional truth is to hold onto something deeply human. In a moment when the stories we’re allowed to tell and read are increasingly politicized, if not outright banned, that act feels quietly radical.”
Opinion | The Subversive Joy of BookTok
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June 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Subversive Joy of BookTok www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o... “To read for joy, for wonder, for emotional truth is to hold onto something deeply human. In a moment when the stories we’re allowed to tell and read are increasingly politicized, if not outright banned, that act feels quietly radical.”
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Margaret is a (very fine) nature writer. I try also to focus on nature writing. But none of us can “stay in our lane” while authoritarian destruction is aimed at our neighbours. (By the same people who are also coming for nature, not coincidentally.)
Grateful to Margaret for her non-nature writing.
Grateful to Margaret for her non-nature writing.
Not my usual essay, but sometimes the world gives a writer no choice of subjects. When terror comes for your neighbors, you stand witness. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...
Opinion | The Profound Inhumanity of ICE Raids
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May 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Margaret is a (very fine) nature writer. I try also to focus on nature writing. But none of us can “stay in our lane” while authoritarian destruction is aimed at our neighbours. (By the same people who are also coming for nature, not coincidentally.)
Grateful to Margaret for her non-nature writing.
Grateful to Margaret for her non-nature writing.
'We all have “our rivers.” We have relationships with nature. Macfarlane’s book is a call to talk about those relationships more. Use the language of connection. Don’t just imagine a river is alive, but believe it.' bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#booksky #readingsky #mayreads #naturewriting
#booksky #readingsky #mayreads #naturewriting
You cannot put the wind in a bag: How we learned to see nature
The award-winning nature writer, Robert Macfarlane, talks with Big Think about how to reacquaint ourselves with the rivers in our lives.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
'We all have “our rivers.” We have relationships with nature. Macfarlane’s book is a call to talk about those relationships more. Use the language of connection. Don’t just imagine a river is alive, but believe it.' bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#booksky #readingsky #mayreads #naturewriting
#booksky #readingsky #mayreads #naturewriting
Reposted by Ellen Brown
April 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is one of my favorite weeks of the year! I can’t wait! #nature #naturejournaling #naturesky #biophilia #natureconnection #sciencewriting #naturewriting
Say you’ll BEE there! Early Bird Passes on sale now for the 7th annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference–live online September 10-14, 2025.
WHAT’S ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT? Learn more, check out the stellar line up of speakers and teachers, and sign up now at wildwonder.org/25
WHAT’S ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT? Learn more, check out the stellar line up of speakers and teachers, and sign up now at wildwonder.org/25
April 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is one of my favorite weeks of the year! I can’t wait! #nature #naturejournaling #naturesky #biophilia #natureconnection #sciencewriting #naturewriting
I've loved this poem for many years. I find myself returning to it a lot lately. #wendellberry #nationalpoetrymonth #naturewriting #naturepoetry #nature #peace #peacefulmoment #deepbreaths youtu.be/-ewB0WL3bNw?...
“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry, A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang
YouTube video by The On Being Project
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April 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I've loved this poem for many years. I find myself returning to it a lot lately. #wendellberry #nationalpoetrymonth #naturewriting #naturepoetry #nature #peace #peacefulmoment #deepbreaths youtu.be/-ewB0WL3bNw?...
A useful tool. www.project2025.observer
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
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April 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A useful tool. www.project2025.observer
Politics and policy affect EVERY living thing. #conservation #environment #biodiversity #wildlife #habitat #naturesky #climatechange #ecology #USPolitics #bees #savethebees www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/b... #conservation #environment
The Bees Are Disappearing Again (Gift Article)
For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Politics and policy affect EVERY living thing. #conservation #environment #biodiversity #wildlife #habitat #naturesky #climatechange #ecology #USPolitics #bees #savethebees www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/b... #conservation #environment