J.C. Joranco
@jcjoranco.bsky.social
Writer. Agnostic humanist. Revising first novel six years now. Slow progress. Everything’s a journey.
“It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about.”
— Albert Camus (1913–1960), “A Happy Death”
— Albert Camus (1913–1960), “A Happy Death”
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about.”
— Albert Camus (1913–1960), “A Happy Death”
— Albert Camus (1913–1960), “A Happy Death”
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
— Henry David Thoreau
— Henry David Thoreau
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
— Henry David Thoreau
— Henry David Thoreau
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
— Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)
— Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
— Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)
— Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
lithub.com/human-writte...
It may sound silly, but this might be an important, necessary act very soon.
It may sound silly, but this might be an important, necessary act very soon.
“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel
Helm is my tenth work of fiction, and the front jacket of the novel will feature a Human-Written maker’s mark—one of the first in the book trade. I’m not exaggerating when I say this novel took dec…
lithub.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
lithub.com/human-writte...
It may sound silly, but this might be an important, necessary act very soon.
It may sound silly, but this might be an important, necessary act very soon.
“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), “Familiar Studies of Men and Books”
— Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), “Familiar Studies of Men and Books”
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), “Familiar Studies of Men and Books”
— Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), “Familiar Studies of Men and Books”
Good planets are hard to find. #Earth #careforourplanet
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Good planets are hard to find. #Earth #careforourplanet
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BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
“The flower bloomed and faded. The sun rose and sank. The lover loved and went. And what the poets said in rhyme, the young translated into practice.”
— Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
— Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“The flower bloomed and faded. The sun rose and sank. The lover loved and went. And what the poets said in rhyme, the young translated into practice.”
— Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
— Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.”
— Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
— Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.”
— Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
— Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
"Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it."
~ Tom Waits
~ Tom Waits
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it."
~ Tom Waits
~ Tom Waits
Found this at the park and my son was fascinated with it.
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Found this at the park and my son was fascinated with it.