NancyBell.bsky.social
@nancybell.bsky.social
Writer. Performer. Director. Professor of Theatre.
Words in/forthcoming: StoryQuarterly, Terrain, Shenandoah, Flyway Journal
Words in/forthcoming: StoryQuarterly, Terrain, Shenandoah, Flyway Journal
I loved this when it was published and I love it now.
November 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I loved this when it was published and I love it now.
Wow, that is good.
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Wow, that is good.
But what did that accomplish? For heavens sake!!!!
July 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
But what did that accomplish? For heavens sake!!!!
This story really affected me and I’m not quite sure why. Which I love.
July 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This story really affected me and I’m not quite sure why. Which I love.
In academia, the arts and humanities—arguably the disciplines that help us think critically, morally, and compassionately about the uses of science—have been systematically and ruthlessly devalued and underfunded to the point of extinction. Scientists should speak up against this.
June 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In academia, the arts and humanities—arguably the disciplines that help us think critically, morally, and compassionately about the uses of science—have been systematically and ruthlessly devalued and underfunded to the point of extinction. Scientists should speak up against this.
I am a non-scientist in love with science but utterly horrified by the tech that is dooming the world. Science is only a good if it is used for good. Too often science has enriched the few at the planet’s and humanity’s expense. I believe this is where the distrust springs from.
June 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I am a non-scientist in love with science but utterly horrified by the tech that is dooming the world. Science is only a good if it is used for good. Too often science has enriched the few at the planet’s and humanity’s expense. I believe this is where the distrust springs from.
Impossible not to think of this Emily Dickinson!
“A narrow Fellow in the Grass
Occasionally rides -
You may have met him? Did you not?”
The whole poem is here:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49909/...
“A narrow Fellow in the Grass
Occasionally rides -
You may have met him? Did you not?”
The whole poem is here:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49909/...
A narrow Fellow in the Grass (1096)
A narrow Fellow in the Grass Occasionally rides - You may have met him? Did you not His notice instant is - The Grass divides as with a Comb, A spotted Shaft is seen, And then it closes at your Feet ...
www.poetryfoundation.org
June 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Impossible not to think of this Emily Dickinson!
“A narrow Fellow in the Grass
Occasionally rides -
You may have met him? Did you not?”
The whole poem is here:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49909/...
“A narrow Fellow in the Grass
Occasionally rides -
You may have met him? Did you not?”
The whole poem is here:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49909/...
Yes, I wondered if her designer is trolling her.
June 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Yes, I wondered if her designer is trolling her.