Jess Nelson Kid Lit Author and Teacher
@jnelsonbooks.bsky.social
Thing is we need to start expecting better for ourselves and everyone around us. The adult temper tantrums need to stop. Anyone having public meltdowns over anything benign needs to take a look in the mirror and get a grip. Adults need to learn how to process all their big feelings.
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thing is we need to start expecting better for ourselves and everyone around us. The adult temper tantrums need to stop. Anyone having public meltdowns over anything benign needs to take a look in the mirror and get a grip. Adults need to learn how to process all their big feelings.
The real power is rejecting fear.
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The real power is rejecting fear.
Today is a good day to write...stories remind us of the world we can build and the heroes we can be. And right now, we could really use some more heroes.
June 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today is a good day to write...stories remind us of the world we can build and the heroes we can be. And right now, we could really use some more heroes.
I want the America from before Trump back...
June 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I want the America from before Trump back...
Wonder if anyone has considered making the Idiocracy Movie prequel yet. They could just use real life headlines to make it...
May 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wonder if anyone has considered making the Idiocracy Movie prequel yet. They could just use real life headlines to make it...
Looking around at some of these adults thinking...yep, glad I don't act like that. Apparently even wit all that money, you can't afford to buy the C and L and are stuck with the a,s,s, part of who you are. Seriously people...like what are we doing? Raise the bar please.
May 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Looking around at some of these adults thinking...yep, glad I don't act like that. Apparently even wit all that money, you can't afford to buy the C and L and are stuck with the a,s,s, part of who you are. Seriously people...like what are we doing? Raise the bar please.
Does art imitate life or does life imitate art?
May 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Does art imitate life or does life imitate art?
Escaping with beach reads feels like a luxury right now. One I refuse to give up...
May 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Escaping with beach reads feels like a luxury right now. One I refuse to give up...
Data is the new currency. And it's frightening how it's used. I'm afraid to read Careless People because I know it will make me angry. tech.yahoo.com/social-media...
Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads
You might have heard the famous maxim, "if something is free, you're the product." That's true in a sense — 21st century tech has heralded a previously unseen era of surveillance and erosion of privac...
tech.yahoo.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Data is the new currency. And it's frightening how it's used. I'm afraid to read Careless People because I know it will make me angry. tech.yahoo.com/social-media...
Wishing I could spend the day outside writing...
April 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Wishing I could spend the day outside writing...
With storms rolling it, it's a good day to just curl up and read a book. Unfortunately, that's not an option...students need teachers today. But-what's everyone else reading today?
April 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
With storms rolling it, it's a good day to just curl up and read a book. Unfortunately, that's not an option...students need teachers today. But-what's everyone else reading today?
Imagine if photos had been around during the crucifixion of Jesus...wonder how many of those in the mob would have snapped selfies in front of the "criminals" on the cross with a big smile on their face.
April 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Imagine if photos had been around during the crucifixion of Jesus...wonder how many of those in the mob would have snapped selfies in front of the "criminals" on the cross with a big smile on their face.
Really interesting article on how political speeches has changed and now contain less and less facts. www.iflscience.com/use-of-facts...
"Gut Feeling" Is Outweighing Evidence-Based Rhetoric In US Politics"
A new study has examined 8 million speeches from 140 years of Congress, showing a massive decline in evidence-based language since the 1970s.
www.iflscience.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Really interesting article on how political speeches has changed and now contain less and less facts. www.iflscience.com/use-of-facts...
Never forget the smallest acts of resistance are filled with power. They can do a lot, but what they can't do is change who you are. Hold tight. Hold fast. Even if it means standing alone.
April 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Never forget the smallest acts of resistance are filled with power. They can do a lot, but what they can't do is change who you are. Hold tight. Hold fast. Even if it means standing alone.
Some one might want to remind Space Karen that America isn't for sale. He should probably get out of politics before he's completely demoralized. I heard South Africa wants him back.
April 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Some one might want to remind Space Karen that America isn't for sale. He should probably get out of politics before he's completely demoralized. I heard South Africa wants him back.
As Cory Booker is reminding all of us. Never let them silence you. Speak. Talk. Tell the truth of what is happening.
April 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
As Cory Booker is reminding all of us. Never let them silence you. Speak. Talk. Tell the truth of what is happening.
Never let them silence your voice...
April 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Never let them silence your voice...
I see a lot of posts of people that I want to argue with. I have to take a deep breath, and remind myself it's rage bait and they aren't worth it.
March 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I see a lot of posts of people that I want to argue with. I have to take a deep breath, and remind myself it's rage bait and they aren't worth it.
Wonder how long it is until we start hearing the word "corrective labor" to open up for labor camps.
March 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wonder how long it is until we start hearing the word "corrective labor" to open up for labor camps.
Never underestimate how your words and actions will go out into the world with ripples that bring change.
March 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Never underestimate how your words and actions will go out into the world with ripples that bring change.
Listening to students discussing their fear of war and that there will be no college for them to go to...adults what are we doing here? This is not how this generation should be feeling.
March 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Listening to students discussing their fear of war and that there will be no college for them to go to...adults what are we doing here? This is not how this generation should be feeling.
Don't let them silence our voices. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/24/i...
March 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Don't let them silence our voices. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/24/i...
I'm determined to finish this novel's draft this week. I think I hate revision more than writing a first draft. Ask me what I think when I'm working on my next first draft and see what I say...
March 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I'm determined to finish this novel's draft this week. I think I hate revision more than writing a first draft. Ask me what I think when I'm working on my next first draft and see what I say...