MaryAnn Shank
@maryannwrites.bsky.social
Treasures Gaia, friends and natural world. Sometime poet, and author. SOR JUANA, MY BELOVED (2024). Former #PeaceCorps Volunteer, with tales of Somalia in THE MYSTICAL LAND OF MYRRH.
#literaryfiction #AuthorsGuild #womensfiction
http://www.maryannshank.com
#literaryfiction #AuthorsGuild #womensfiction
http://www.maryannshank.com
@authorsguild.bsky.social In the 1960s gay/lesbians were denied service in the Peace Corps. If discovered, they were summarily dismissed, shipped home with no supper. One determined lesbian made it through the selection maze to serve in Somalia. This is her story.
June 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@authorsguild.bsky.social In the 1960s gay/lesbians were denied service in the Peace Corps. If discovered, they were summarily dismissed, shipped home with no supper. One determined lesbian made it through the selection maze to serve in Somalia. This is her story.
@authorsguild.bsky.social Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, the brilliant 17th century Mexican nun, had two passions in life: Poetry and the Viceroy's wife.
June 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@authorsguild.bsky.social Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, the brilliant 17th century Mexican nun, had two passions in life: Poetry and the Viceroy's wife.
On BBC's Essential List this morning.
February 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On BBC's Essential List this morning.
Standing up for what you believe isn't easy. But do it anyway. #blackhistory
February 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Standing up for what you believe isn't easy. But do it anyway. #blackhistory
Women! for Valentine's Day, snuggle with your best girl and read chapter 6. #romantic #lgbt #gifts #valentine #romance #lesbian #historicalfic A glass of wine is optional. amzn.to/419irIm
February 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Women! for Valentine's Day, snuggle with your best girl and read chapter 6. #romantic #lgbt #gifts #valentine #romance #lesbian #historicalfic A glass of wine is optional. amzn.to/419irIm
Ms. Angelou no doubt did many splendid things throughout many lives. #feminism #blackhistory #womenshistory #poets #writers
February 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ms. Angelou no doubt did many splendid things throughout many lives. #feminism #blackhistory #womenshistory #poets #writers
January 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If you are in the NY area, treat yourself to the spectacular new #opera of the #sorjuana #poem, "Primero Sueno." ("First Dream") It winds through the Cloisters, with dancers and audience following. It is the sole poem she wrote only for herself, a masterpiece in every respect. #poet #poetry
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"All life is interrelated, and we are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be."
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"All life is interrelated, and we are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be."
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Eleanor Roosevelt is my she-ro in so many ways. She led the fight for women's rights at the UN, fought for recognition of black pilots in WWII, led a coterie of women who supported each other, and so much more. #womenshistory #womensrights The lady had moxie.
January 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Eleanor Roosevelt is my she-ro in so many ways. She led the fight for women's rights at the UN, fought for recognition of black pilots in WWII, led a coterie of women who supported each other, and so much more. #womenshistory #womensrights The lady had moxie.
January 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Amelia Earhart had it right. So often, it is the decision to act that sends us around the world.
December 31, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Amelia Earhart had it right. So often, it is the decision to act that sends us around the world.
May the joys of the Winter Solstice echo throughout your world. #writers #authors #readers #librarians
December 21, 2024 at 6:17 PM
May the joys of the Winter Solstice echo throughout your world. #writers #authors #readers #librarians
Diane Arbus, the brilliant photographer, found mystery is going to new places. As a writer, where do you find joy? #booksky #writer #literaryfiction #litfiction #authors
December 7, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Diane Arbus, the brilliant photographer, found mystery is going to new places. As a writer, where do you find joy? #booksky #writer #literaryfiction #litfiction #authors
Marilyn told the hotel manager that she would go to every single Ella Fitzgerald show IF Ella were given a room in the hotel. Ella got her room, and the hotel got Marilyn Monroe in the front row every single night. I do love MM!
December 6, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Marilyn told the hotel manager that she would go to every single Ella Fitzgerald show IF Ella were given a room in the hotel. Ella got her room, and the hotel got Marilyn Monroe in the front row every single night. I do love MM!
A brilliant poet, dramatist. She loved deeply and fought deeply to protect those she loved, yet she stood in front of the Inquisition, alone. #booksky #books #writers #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #womenshistory #sorjuanista
November 21, 2024 at 4:38 AM
A brilliant poet, dramatist. She loved deeply and fought deeply to protect those she loved, yet she stood in front of the Inquisition, alone. #booksky #books #writers #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #womenshistory #sorjuanista
Just thinking about books and life, and I've got to admit that the one book that I keep going back to is WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS. This book was first published when I was a childlren's librarian, many years ago, but its influence and pure genius keep growing. #booksky
November 19, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Just thinking about books and life, and I've got to admit that the one book that I keep going back to is WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS. This book was first published when I was a childlren's librarian, many years ago, but its influence and pure genius keep growing. #booksky