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Christine Park
@christinepark.bsky.social
Life and Career Coach, Physician, Writer, and Novice at most things including stand up comedy and ukulele.
Three Prepositional Phrases ultra short story of the day:

On my first day of Refreshment aka “Retirement,” I woke up without an alarm clock and I loved it.
August 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Three Prepositional Phrases ultra short story of the day:

“I've been experimenting with rice,” she said to her cousin. “But nothing quite hit the mark perfectly until today.“
July 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A summer day in #Chicago
July 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Three Prepositional Phrases (my new genre) short story of the day: The hungry cat barely noticed the bouquet of roses from the garden that my spouse made for our anniversary.
June 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Reposted by Christine Park
June 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The squirrels beat us every year on knowing exactly when the fruit is perfectly ripe. So we just enjoy a few cherries at a time now, and agree to share the rest.
June 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm thrilled to announce the debut of an ultra ultra ultra short story genre called Three Prepositional Phrases. This one goes:

I scattered rose petals in the vegetable garden, on a whim, for no good reason.
June 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Who knows what this flower is? #flowersofbluesky
June 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Reposted by Christine Park
"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
June 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Reposted by Christine Park
13-yr-old Camarria Williams made a remarkable discovery when she found a compound with potential cancer-fighting properties in goose poop from Garfield Park, Chicago.

This surprising find happened while participating in the Chicago Antibiotic Discovery Lab, a STEM program in collaboration with the
June 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Our fur babies each have their own portrait! Pépé and Chewy have gone over the rainbow bridge but they still have seniority. Then we have Leo, Junebug, Capone, Ziggy and Pablo. #catsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky
June 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I stepped away for literally 30 seconds. But we respect #dibs in this household.
May 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'm discarding the word #Retirement

And claiming the word #Refreshment

Because I like the idea of hydration and energy rather than retreat and fading

Then someone said pfft it's just words doesn't matter what you call it

I bet if I called him stupid vs insightful, it would not be just words
May 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A friend told me that they still have old voicemails from their mother who passed away a few years ago, and haven’t been able to listen to them again yet. Sitting in a similar boat as I am, this has been on my mind a lot during these past 12 months. Read more here 👇
For What Is Grief, But Love Persevering
A friend told me that they still have old voicemails from their mother who passed away a few years ago, and they haven’t been able to listen to them again yet.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I love these cuddlebugs in their new napping bed #dogsofbluesky
May 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Anyone else seeing what I'm seeing, "NYK wins 4-1"?? Yeah, and "Dewey Defeats Truman" #nbaplayoffs #detroitpistons #tntsports
April 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
@davidepstein.bsky.social In our house we have all kinds of books in various states of reading. And our cat Pablo is obsessed with only one of them. Maybe he's trying to teach me how to attack my reading.
April 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I love that one animal or another is almost always photobombing and I don't realize until later, and then I love the photo even more
April 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Spring wake-up in #Chicago in full progress. Including my favorite, the tiny perfect little baby gingko leaf.
April 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Here's are the top three things on my mind at 100 days out from #retirement a decade before the traditional age. Read this article and more from The Retirement Chronicles: open.substack.com/pub/coachchr...
The Top Three Things On My Mind At 100 Days Out
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April 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Transition to plant-based diet going pretty well. Here is almond milk made into pudding with chia seeds. A tiny drizzle of maple syrup. Topped with berries and nuts.
April 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
He loves a good Sunday stogie. #dogsofbluesky
April 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Pablito has a new pastime called "Devouring Books," which he took up partly to model for me how to attack my reading list. #caturday
April 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#checkmate! It's not #caturday but I just had to share. Junebug doesn't disturb a single piece, unlike her younger brothers who absolutely relish knocking them over.
April 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM