Susan Ray, Writer
@creativewordcraft.bsky.social
Curiosity is underrated. Not knowing is just the start of the adventure!
I am the author of multiple books including (but not limited to) poetry, folklore, family activity books, history, foodie everything.
www.SusanRayWriter.com
I am the author of multiple books including (but not limited to) poetry, folklore, family activity books, history, foodie everything.
www.SusanRayWriter.com
And a reader of books who inspires & encourages children to read through her Imagination Library.
Happy birthday Dolly Rebecca Parton, US singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman and humanitarian - 80 years old yesterday #WomensArt
January 20, 2026 at 6:49 PM
And a reader of books who inspires & encourages children to read through her Imagination Library.
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The problem with being a fan of classic literature is that you end up knowing so many fantastic words that basically never come up in everyday conversation. Do you have any idea how rare it is to get the chance to drop an "illimitable"?
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The problem with being a fan of classic literature is that you end up knowing so many fantastic words that basically never come up in everyday conversation. Do you have any idea how rare it is to get the chance to drop an "illimitable"?
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Ñandutí, Paraguayan lace. The name means "spider web" in Guaraní, the official, indigenous language of the country. Due to Spanish colonialism, it is related to Tenerife lace #WomensArt
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Ñandutí, Paraguayan lace. The name means "spider web" in Guaraní, the official, indigenous language of the country. Due to Spanish colonialism, it is related to Tenerife lace #WomensArt
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I love that the wonderful @womensartbluesky.bsky.social have highlighted Beatrix Potter today as the amazing natural scientist she was 🥰🥰
Study of the head of a bat, 1888 by Beatrix Potter, not only an English writer and illustrator, but also a natural scientist and conservationist #womensart
January 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I love that the wonderful @womensartbluesky.bsky.social have highlighted Beatrix Potter today as the amazing natural scientist she was 🥰🥰
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Morning all. Warm again but without the wind - glorious! Enjoy the Day 🌞
January 19, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Morning all. Warm again but without the wind - glorious! Enjoy the Day 🌞
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The Wine Shop - Edward Hopper, 1909.
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The Wine Shop - Edward Hopper, 1909.
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
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Saw this beauty three blocks from home, remembered an Issa poem:
just a single branch
can remake a city's sky
plum blossoms
--Kobayashi Issa (1802)
just a single branch
can remake a city's sky
plum blossoms
--Kobayashi Issa (1802)
January 18, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Saw this beauty three blocks from home, remembered an Issa poem:
just a single branch
can remake a city's sky
plum blossoms
--Kobayashi Issa (1802)
just a single branch
can remake a city's sky
plum blossoms
--Kobayashi Issa (1802)
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Speaking of taping things up, here is the text of the note which playwright Lillian Hellman kept on the door of her work room to keep guests from interrupting her writing time.
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Speaking of taping things up, here is the text of the note which playwright Lillian Hellman kept on the door of her work room to keep guests from interrupting her writing time.
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12th century German nun and illuminator Guda who created one of the earliest surviving self-portraits of a woman in European imagery #womensart
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 AM
12th century German nun and illuminator Guda who created one of the earliest surviving self-portraits of a woman in European imagery #womensart
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Summer will be here sooner than you think. Applications for Summer Youth Employment Program are now open at nyc.gov/SYEP. Don’t get caught sleeping.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Summer will be here sooner than you think. Applications for Summer Youth Employment Program are now open at nyc.gov/SYEP. Don’t get caught sleeping.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Before Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica, Lorne Greene was a CBC newsreader, a narrator for the NFB, a mentor to Canadian actors and a performer at Stratford.
This the story of Lorene Greene, before Bonanza.
youtube.com/shorts/P8L1h...
This the story of Lorene Greene, before Bonanza.
youtube.com/shorts/P8L1h...
Lorne Greene Before Bonanza
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
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January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Before Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica, Lorne Greene was a CBC newsreader, a narrator for the NFB, a mentor to Canadian actors and a performer at Stratford.
This the story of Lorene Greene, before Bonanza.
youtube.com/shorts/P8L1h...
This the story of Lorene Greene, before Bonanza.
youtube.com/shorts/P8L1h...
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Bluebird morning along the Air Line Railroad. Middlefield, CT.
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Bluebird morning along the Air Line Railroad. Middlefield, CT.
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Today, we honor Dr. King’s legacy as we work to build the future he fought for and believed in.
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Today, we honor Dr. King’s legacy as we work to build the future he fought for and believed in.
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The imagination is not only holy, it is precise
it is not only fierce, it is practical
men die every day for the lack of it,
it is vast & elegant
Diane di Prima
it is not only fierce, it is practical
men die every day for the lack of it,
it is vast & elegant
Diane di Prima
June 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The imagination is not only holy, it is precise
it is not only fierce, it is practical
men die every day for the lack of it,
it is vast & elegant
Diane di Prima
it is not only fierce, it is practical
men die every day for the lack of it,
it is vast & elegant
Diane di Prima
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On this day in 1931, Robert MacNeil was born in Montreal. After growing up in Halifax, he became a journalist and news anchor. He hosted The Robert MacNeil Report (now PBS NewsHour) from 1975 to 1995. He received an Emmy and the Order of Canada. He died in 2024.
January 19, 2026 at 3:50 PM
On this day in 1931, Robert MacNeil was born in Montreal. After growing up in Halifax, he became a journalist and news anchor. He hosted The Robert MacNeil Report (now PBS NewsHour) from 1975 to 1995. He received an Emmy and the Order of Canada. He died in 2024.
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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his vision of justice for all. Happy MLK Day! ✊
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his vision of justice for all. Happy MLK Day! ✊
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First acceptance of the year is from a market I've been trying to crack forever for a poem I had given up on submitting until some feedback from @readinstead.bsky.social gave it new life. Get yourself some literary friends who make you want to keep trying.
January 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
First acceptance of the year is from a market I've been trying to crack forever for a poem I had given up on submitting until some feedback from @readinstead.bsky.social gave it new life. Get yourself some literary friends who make you want to keep trying.
According to the latest forecast, this coming week’s temps will be frigid. Ideal weather for working on the spring issue of Naturally Creative.
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 AM
According to the latest forecast, this coming week’s temps will be frigid. Ideal weather for working on the spring issue of Naturally Creative.
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It’s cold and I’ve been on my belly for hours with my Nikon and wide-angle lens hoping to catch an emperor fly like missile from the sea.
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
January 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM
It’s cold and I’ve been on my belly for hours with my Nikon and wide-angle lens hoping to catch an emperor fly like missile from the sea.
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
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Another foggy boat scene I painted with acrylic paint on 9x12 canvas. This one is a bit moodier.
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #artist #artists #art #painting #originalart #traditionalart #Portland #Maine #fineart #scenery #landscape #fog #sea #ocean #boats #blue #mood #water #boat
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #artist #artists #art #painting #originalart #traditionalart #Portland #Maine #fineart #scenery #landscape #fog #sea #ocean #boats #blue #mood #water #boat
January 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM