Lesa Quale ferguson
@lesatalking.bsky.social
Novelist in progress, essayist, hobby photographer, and stay-at-home mom in Buffalo, NY. I write and build at https://talkingiguana.com/ , exploring Tales from Ordinary Life, My First Novel, and Advocating Like a Mother.
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Sitcom-ing it
📺 “Forget ‘expecting.’ Try ‘communist.’ Or ‘divorce.’ Or ‘trans.’ Or ‘DEI.’ Or ‘immigrant.’ That’ll get them going.”
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Sitcom-ing it
📺 “Forget ‘expecting.’ Try ‘communist.’ Or ‘divorce.’ Or ‘trans.’ Or ‘DEI.’ Or ‘immigrant.’ That’ll get them going.”
talkingiguana.com/expecting-tr...
The Word That Shook the Living Room: A TV Moment, Reimagined
In 1952, Lucy says she’s “expecting”—and a third-grader’s grandparents lose it. A funny, tender look at parenting, ADHD, and the power of one taboo word.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Sitcom-ing it
📺 “Forget ‘expecting.’ Try ‘communist.’ Or ‘divorce.’ Or ‘trans.’ Or ‘DEI.’ Or ‘immigrant.’ That’ll get them going.”
talkingiguana.com/expecting-tr...
Sitcom-ing it
📺 “Forget ‘expecting.’ Try ‘communist.’ Or ‘divorce.’ Or ‘trans.’ Or ‘DEI.’ Or ‘immigrant.’ That’ll get them going.”
talkingiguana.com/expecting-tr...
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A ghost story, a friendship, and how we pass down the things that haunt us.
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A ghost story, a friendship, and how we pass down the things that haunt us.
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The Conductor’s Daughter - Talking Iguana
My Lunch with Max J • Written by Lesa Quale Ferguson Max sat rapt by the campfire, flames flickering in his wide eyes, lips smudged with burnt marshmallows and chocolate. The story I told—off the c...
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February 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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A ghost story, a friendship, and how we pass down the things that haunt us.
talkingiguana.com/the-conducto...
A ghost story, a friendship, and how we pass down the things that haunt us.
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A Story in 3 Cakes
Sneak Peak" "Well, the Pike’s ma hadn’t a ha’penny to her name, but by Jesus and Patrick, she wouldn’t hear of her mac sailing off without something finer than that fella’s cake."
#operacake #riffing #mothering #stories
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A Story in 3 Cakes
Sneak Peak" "Well, the Pike’s ma hadn’t a ha’penny to her name, but by Jesus and Patrick, she wouldn’t hear of her mac sailing off without something finer than that fella’s cake."
#operacake #riffing #mothering #stories
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The Opera of the Cake: A Tale of Three Mothers - Talking Iguana
Originally posted on FB, December 2018 • Written by Lesa Quale Ferguson •
My son Sam and I come from two cultures famous for mothers who spoil their sons: Immigrant Irish and Italian. It must be ...
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January 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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A Story in 3 Cakes
Sneak Peak" "Well, the Pike’s ma hadn’t a ha’penny to her name, but by Jesus and Patrick, she wouldn’t hear of her mac sailing off without something finer than that fella’s cake."
#operacake #riffing #mothering #stories
talkingiguana.com/the-opera-of...
A Story in 3 Cakes
Sneak Peak" "Well, the Pike’s ma hadn’t a ha’penny to her name, but by Jesus and Patrick, she wouldn’t hear of her mac sailing off without something finer than that fella’s cake."
#operacake #riffing #mothering #stories
talkingiguana.com/the-opera-of...
Reposted by Lesa Quale ferguson
This is Carolyn Edwards. She was one of the first officers attacked and knocked out on January 6th. She bravely testified before the January 6th committee. She is one of the bravest people I know and she deserves better. (She posted this publicly on her FB page which is why I'm sharing publicly)
January 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is Carolyn Edwards. She was one of the first officers attacked and knocked out on January 6th. She bravely testified before the January 6th committee. She is one of the bravest people I know and she deserves better. (She posted this publicly on her FB page which is why I'm sharing publicly)
Brilliant author Shari Lane examines Hopeful Pessimism:
...driven by principles such as justice, duty, solidarity with your fellow human, and . . . your sense of goodness. You act because you feel you must.
www.sharilane.com/journal/opti...
...driven by principles such as justice, duty, solidarity with your fellow human, and . . . your sense of goodness. You act because you feel you must.
www.sharilane.com/journal/opti...
Optimism - Take 2 — Author Shari Lane
For the writers and the dreamers. For all of us.
www.sharilane.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Brilliant author Shari Lane examines Hopeful Pessimism:
...driven by principles such as justice, duty, solidarity with your fellow human, and . . . your sense of goodness. You act because you feel you must.
www.sharilane.com/journal/opti...
...driven by principles such as justice, duty, solidarity with your fellow human, and . . . your sense of goodness. You act because you feel you must.
www.sharilane.com/journal/opti...
A Harvard study suggests that Buffalo could become a "climate haven" because of our cool climate, access to freshwater, and a low risk of wildfires and coastal storms. Um, I have a hard time imagining Martin Short living next door.
January 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A Harvard study suggests that Buffalo could become a "climate haven" because of our cool climate, access to freshwater, and a low risk of wildfires and coastal storms. Um, I have a hard time imagining Martin Short living next door.