Charlene Ellen
@charleneellen.bsky.social
I’m busy writing… uh… exchanging beta reads with authors. Former sfx editor. Current latte drinker and travel geek. In the 8th year of my Shut Up and Dance World Tour.
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The elementary school in our neighborhood has been getting a playground remodel. New equipment, new surfaces, and even overhead sun protection. Today we heard the team installing squeaks on the swings.
Incredibly thorough work. 😀👍🏽
Incredibly thorough work. 😀👍🏽
Over 30 min to de-ice the plane but everyone is quiet… chill, actually. At 50 minutes on the tarmac the babies are getting vocal.
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Over 30 min to de-ice the plane but everyone is quiet… chill, actually. At 50 minutes on the tarmac the babies are getting vocal.
What’s a memory you have of childhood play?
During the summers of decades past, we had “My Way Day.” The first kid to proclaim ownership ran the show: freeze tag, hide-n-seek, Red Rover, tree climbing, bike riding, etc.
Dibbing out MWD for future days wasn’t allowed.
During the summers of decades past, we had “My Way Day.” The first kid to proclaim ownership ran the show: freeze tag, hide-n-seek, Red Rover, tree climbing, bike riding, etc.
Dibbing out MWD for future days wasn’t allowed.
January 20, 2026 at 2:59 AM
What’s a memory you have of childhood play?
During the summers of decades past, we had “My Way Day.” The first kid to proclaim ownership ran the show: freeze tag, hide-n-seek, Red Rover, tree climbing, bike riding, etc.
Dibbing out MWD for future days wasn’t allowed.
During the summers of decades past, we had “My Way Day.” The first kid to proclaim ownership ran the show: freeze tag, hide-n-seek, Red Rover, tree climbing, bike riding, etc.
Dibbing out MWD for future days wasn’t allowed.
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A lesson from history...
381 days. That’s how long the Black community in Montgomery walked, carpooled, and biked to dismantle bus segregation. It wasn't just a moment—it was one of the most organized acts of nonviolent resistance in history. And, one of the longest. (cont)
historylearning.com/civil-rights...
historylearning.com/civil-rights...
January 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
A lesson from history...
Have to visit a (brrr) cold climate tomorrow. Gonna miss handing out nectar shots to the Sky Chihuahuas.
January 19, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Have to visit a (brrr) cold climate tomorrow. Gonna miss handing out nectar shots to the Sky Chihuahuas.
Here’s some pretty flowers.
January 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Here’s some pretty flowers.
I like music from the ‘30’s and 40’s. This morning I REALLY listened to the words in “I Wish I Were in Love Again”. Yikes!
Plate-throwing, biting, and fighting are not healthy behaviors. This one belongs with “Baby, it’s Cold Outside” 😧🤣
Plate-throwing, biting, and fighting are not healthy behaviors. This one belongs with “Baby, it’s Cold Outside” 😧🤣
January 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I like music from the ‘30’s and 40’s. This morning I REALLY listened to the words in “I Wish I Were in Love Again”. Yikes!
Plate-throwing, biting, and fighting are not healthy behaviors. This one belongs with “Baby, it’s Cold Outside” 😧🤣
Plate-throwing, biting, and fighting are not healthy behaviors. This one belongs with “Baby, it’s Cold Outside” 😧🤣
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If you don’t know what to say while living through the horrors, it’s okay. Boost the voices of your colleagues and peers that do.
You can use your platform, even if words are failing you.
You can use your platform, even if words are failing you.
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
If you don’t know what to say while living through the horrors, it’s okay. Boost the voices of your colleagues and peers that do.
You can use your platform, even if words are failing you.
You can use your platform, even if words are failing you.
Art in the park. I snapped this photo from far away because artists need their space. 😎
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Art in the park. I snapped this photo from far away because artists need their space. 😎
There’s someone set up in the park with four easels and four little girls and they’re painting.
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
There’s someone set up in the park with four easels and four little girls and they’re painting.
Recent rains have flooded the grassy field at the grammar school. The geese and ducks worked the day shift. Now, a chorus of frogs serenades us.
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Recent rains have flooded the grassy field at the grammar school. The geese and ducks worked the day shift. Now, a chorus of frogs serenades us.
It’s been an interesting start to 2026. After a yummy home-cooked brunch we discovered a small pool under the sink😧. Guess we shoulda lit those firecrackers in the house to scare off the evil spirits. Oh well… next year for sure. 😂
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It’s been an interesting start to 2026. After a yummy home-cooked brunch we discovered a small pool under the sink😧. Guess we shoulda lit those firecrackers in the house to scare off the evil spirits. Oh well… next year for sure. 😂
NYE cupcakes: outside, a sunny sunflower decorates each treat. Inside: banana, chocolate chips and walnuts.
January 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
NYE cupcakes: outside, a sunny sunflower decorates each treat. Inside: banana, chocolate chips and walnuts.
A very young man asked me if I had plans for New Year’s Eve. I told him that when I was 19 I’d slept on the sidewalk on Colorado Blvd to get a good spot for the Rose Parade, and while it was fun, I no longer sleep on concrete for NYE.
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 31, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A very young man asked me if I had plans for New Year’s Eve. I told him that when I was 19 I’d slept on the sidewalk on Colorado Blvd to get a good spot for the Rose Parade, and while it was fun, I no longer sleep on concrete for NYE.
From a 2021 trip to Bryce Canyon. Keep an eye out for the prairie dogs.
December 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
From a 2021 trip to Bryce Canyon. Keep an eye out for the prairie dogs.
A few months after I’d pranked My Sweetie with the Iocaine Powder spice jar, I announced: Our relationship has reached the point where we can watch “What’s Up, Doc?”
He’d never seen it.
We’re still laughing together.
He’d never seen it.
We’re still laughing together.
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A few months after I’d pranked My Sweetie with the Iocaine Powder spice jar, I announced: Our relationship has reached the point where we can watch “What’s Up, Doc?”
He’d never seen it.
We’re still laughing together.
He’d never seen it.
We’re still laughing together.
My daughter making pie for a work potluck.
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My daughter making pie for a work potluck.
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My big brother doesn’t do emails.
In my Christmas card to him I jokingly teased that the recent king tides woulda messed with his surfing (he’s not a surfer). Then I left the card out for my daughter to sign. She made the whole thing pop.
In my Christmas card to him I jokingly teased that the recent king tides woulda messed with his surfing (he’s not a surfer). Then I left the card out for my daughter to sign. She made the whole thing pop.
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My big brother doesn’t do emails.
In my Christmas card to him I jokingly teased that the recent king tides woulda messed with his surfing (he’s not a surfer). Then I left the card out for my daughter to sign. She made the whole thing pop.
In my Christmas card to him I jokingly teased that the recent king tides woulda messed with his surfing (he’s not a surfer). Then I left the card out for my daughter to sign. She made the whole thing pop.
#Waterfall in Brienz, Switzerland. #wednesday
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#Waterfall in Brienz, Switzerland. #wednesday
Like a film script that surprises while coaxing a grin>>>
It's Navel Gaze o'Clock - time for Shell to turn a trivial anecdote into reason for a rambling thread on something Super Deep.
Today it's the mystery of why my alcohol prep pads defied not only statistics but the laws of physics as we know them.
Today it's the mystery of why my alcohol prep pads defied not only statistics but the laws of physics as we know them.
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Like a film script that surprises while coaxing a grin>>>
Sheesh. Got my eyes dilated. It’s gonna be an ALL CAPS DAY🤣
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sheesh. Got my eyes dilated. It’s gonna be an ALL CAPS DAY🤣
My daughter and I are working on a webtoon project. Her idea and drawings, my dialogue, shared plot line. We’re in Act Two territory and tonight, with a huge smile she said, “I’ll always have this incredible thing we did together, forever. Just me and my mom.”
Giving thanks for this amazing human.
Giving thanks for this amazing human.
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
My daughter and I are working on a webtoon project. Her idea and drawings, my dialogue, shared plot line. We’re in Act Two territory and tonight, with a huge smile she said, “I’ll always have this incredible thing we did together, forever. Just me and my mom.”
Giving thanks for this amazing human.
Giving thanks for this amazing human.
They still haven’t gotten paid?
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
They still haven’t gotten paid?
I didn’t have “sunset at low tide” on today’s task list. So glad for the ad lib.
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I didn’t have “sunset at low tide” on today’s task list. So glad for the ad lib.