Jim Sullivan
@jdsullivan1960.bsky.social
I read and write poetry, love books and art. Small town lefty. That's my late llama Accie in the picture. Spouse, parent, gardener, English teacher at a community college.
A former student ran into me years after he'd taken my class and quoted that poem to me.
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A former student ran into me years after he'd taken my class and quoted that poem to me.
"Conduct your blooming in the noise and whip of the whirlwind"--Gwendolyn Brooks
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"Conduct your blooming in the noise and whip of the whirlwind"--Gwendolyn Brooks
If anybody deserves a completely empty honor, it's him
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If anybody deserves a completely empty honor, it's him
Robert Caro's (so far) 4 volumes on LBJ. It is a great feat of storytelling
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Robert Caro's (so far) 4 volumes on LBJ. It is a great feat of storytelling
I thought that the first thing they did was to send a polite rejection note.
October 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I thought that the first thing they did was to send a polite rejection note.
Deer dare, dear
October 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Deer dare, dear
Dignity, always dignity
October 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Dignity, always dignity
Gwendolyn Brooks!
October 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Gwendolyn Brooks!
DeLillo bores me
October 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
DeLillo bores me
What, even my favorite stuff?
October 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What, even my favorite stuff?
The Man with the Golden Arm is the greatest American novel of the 20th century.
October 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Man with the Golden Arm is the greatest American novel of the 20th century.
Steinbeck is a once-in-a-lifetime experience
October 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Steinbeck is a once-in-a-lifetime experience