MaryAnn Shank
@maryannwrites.bsky.social
Treasures Gaia, friends and natural world. Sometime poet, and author. SOR JUANA, MY BELOVED (2024). Former #PeaceCorps Volunteer, with tales of Somalia in THE MYSTICAL LAND OF MYRRH.
#literaryfiction #AuthorsGuild #womensfiction
http://www.maryannshank.com
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MaryAnn Shank
@maryannwrites.bsky.social
· Nov 21
A brilliant poet, dramatist. She loved deeply and fought deeply to protect those she loved, yet she stood in front of the Inquisition, alone. #booksky #books #writers #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #womenshistory #sorjuanista
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Good morning, creatives! I've been too busy lately, dashing off here and there. I need to be in one place for an extended period of time to get my creative juices flowing. That won't happen for another week yet. Sigh. Ah, well. I'll edit.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
October 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Good morning, creatives! I've been too busy lately, dashing off here and there. I need to be in one place for an extended period of time to get my creative juices flowing. That won't happen for another week yet. Sigh. Ah, well. I'll edit.
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub #writingcommunity
@authorsguild.bsky.social In the 1960s gay/lesbians were denied service in the Peace Corps. If discovered, they were summarily dismissed, shipped home with no supper. One determined lesbian made it through the selection maze to serve in Somalia. This is her story.
June 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@authorsguild.bsky.social In the 1960s gay/lesbians were denied service in the Peace Corps. If discovered, they were summarily dismissed, shipped home with no supper. One determined lesbian made it through the selection maze to serve in Somalia. This is her story.
@authorsguild.bsky.social Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, the brilliant 17th century Mexican nun, had two passions in life: Poetry and the Viceroy's wife.
June 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@authorsguild.bsky.social Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, the brilliant 17th century Mexican nun, had two passions in life: Poetry and the Viceroy's wife.
Send to your reps:
Pass Jt. Resolution NOW:
"Mr. Zelensky, we are so sorry. We apologize for the hissy fit of the kid in charge. The citizens of the United States respect and honor you and your country."
A simple statement. If Congress can't support it, they should all be kicked out. #Ukraine
Pass Jt. Resolution NOW:
"Mr. Zelensky, we are so sorry. We apologize for the hissy fit of the kid in charge. The citizens of the United States respect and honor you and your country."
A simple statement. If Congress can't support it, they should all be kicked out. #Ukraine
March 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Send to your reps:
Pass Jt. Resolution NOW:
"Mr. Zelensky, we are so sorry. We apologize for the hissy fit of the kid in charge. The citizens of the United States respect and honor you and your country."
A simple statement. If Congress can't support it, they should all be kicked out. #Ukraine
Pass Jt. Resolution NOW:
"Mr. Zelensky, we are so sorry. We apologize for the hissy fit of the kid in charge. The citizens of the United States respect and honor you and your country."
A simple statement. If Congress can't support it, they should all be kicked out. #Ukraine
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I may have been under the weather, but Womens Fiction Writers Assoc was busy promoting SOR JUANA, MY BELOVED in its 8 top "love-ly" reads for February! booktrib.com/2025/02/26/l... #booksky #writers #authors #romance #biofiction #histfict #Mexico #writingcommunity #novels
Love-ly Reads for February | BookTrib.
This month, WFWA is celebrating women’s fiction that highlights February’s favorite topic: Love! Check out these heartwarming stories to bring some of cupid’s magic to your bookshelves!
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February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I may have been under the weather, but Womens Fiction Writers Assoc was busy promoting SOR JUANA, MY BELOVED in its 8 top "love-ly" reads for February! booktrib.com/2025/02/26/l... #booksky #writers #authors #romance #biofiction #histfict #Mexico #writingcommunity #novels
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People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!
February 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!
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February 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
On BBC's Essential List this morning.
February 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On BBC's Essential List this morning.
Standing up for what you believe isn't easy. But do it anyway. #blackhistory
February 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Standing up for what you believe isn't easy. But do it anyway. #blackhistory
Women! for Valentine's Day, snuggle with your best girl and read chapter 6. #romantic #lgbt #gifts #valentine #romance #lesbian #historicalfic A glass of wine is optional. amzn.to/419irIm
February 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Women! for Valentine's Day, snuggle with your best girl and read chapter 6. #romantic #lgbt #gifts #valentine #romance #lesbian #historicalfic A glass of wine is optional. amzn.to/419irIm
Ms. Angelou no doubt did many splendid things throughout many lives. #feminism #blackhistory #womenshistory #poets #writers
February 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ms. Angelou no doubt did many splendid things throughout many lives. #feminism #blackhistory #womenshistory #poets #writers
I get requests for money to “fight” the oligarchs securing power. But the best way to use our money is to disarm them and starve the corporations. Step down, step away from big box, step toward local vendors and farmers markets. It matters. #consumer #politicalpower #localpower
January 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I get requests for money to “fight” the oligarchs securing power. But the best way to use our money is to disarm them and starve the corporations. Step down, step away from big box, step toward local vendors and farmers markets. It matters. #consumer #politicalpower #localpower
January 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If you are in the NY area, treat yourself to the spectacular new #opera of the #sorjuana #poem, "Primero Sueno." ("First Dream") It winds through the Cloisters, with dancers and audience following. It is the sole poem she wrote only for herself, a masterpiece in every respect. #poet #poetry
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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This poem feels appropriate on a day like today.
And after checking the news/X this morning, it felt like a good day to move to this app.
And after checking the news/X this morning, it felt like a good day to move to this app.
January 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This poem feels appropriate on a day like today.
And after checking the news/X this morning, it felt like a good day to move to this app.
And after checking the news/X this morning, it felt like a good day to move to this app.
"All life is interrelated, and we are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be."
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"All life is interrelated, and we are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be."
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I really enjoy poetry, especially on a cold rainy night. Thank you for recommending this.
My review of Nostalgic for a Place Never Seen by @bhaswati.bsky.social
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#BookSky 📚💙
January 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I really enjoy poetry, especially on a cold rainy night. Thank you for recommending this.
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January 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
AKMARAL is an AUDIOBOOK! Listen here. Available everywhere:
amzn.to/3W8VmTs
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/akmaral-ju...
www.everand.com/audiobook/80...
#audiobook #audiobooklover #audiobookaddict #akmaralnovel #authorscommunity #litfic #histfic #ancienthistory #amazonwomen @regalhouse.bsky.social
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www.barnesandnoble.com/w/akmaral-ju...
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#audiobook #audiobooklover #audiobookaddict #akmaralnovel #authorscommunity #litfic #histfic #ancienthistory #amazonwomen @regalhouse.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show.”
-Andrew Wyeth
#winter #AndrewWyeth
-Andrew Wyeth
#winter #AndrewWyeth
January 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show.”
-Andrew Wyeth
#winter #AndrewWyeth
-Andrew Wyeth
#winter #AndrewWyeth