Nancy Freund
@nancyfreund.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Wife, Mom & Mum. #T1D. Mostly vegan. Cambridge & UCLA & just started, CW PhD @Brunel! 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇭 My mom painted the above. She was amazing.
When I 1st saw word online about the CONCEPT of a European Writers Salon, this is exactly what I imagined. And it's here! Happening in Paris! Sorry I couldn't make it this weekend, but what a fabulous thing to see in action, even if only in pictures this time. Rock on EWS! @saloneurope.bsky.social
This morning, we are having an ekphrastic workshop at ́Museé de l'orangerie led by writer Yara Zgheib.
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
When I 1st saw word online about the CONCEPT of a European Writers Salon, this is exactly what I imagined. And it's here! Happening in Paris! Sorry I couldn't make it this weekend, but what a fabulous thing to see in action, even if only in pictures this time. Rock on EWS! @saloneurope.bsky.social
Serious FOMO.
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Serious FOMO.
Most of the news, with or without closed captions, is hard to watch. Hard to hear. However, the incorrect caption I just read, showing the word "sickopants" is a tiny joy.
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Most of the news, with or without closed captions, is hard to watch. Hard to hear. However, the incorrect caption I just read, showing the word "sickopants" is a tiny joy.
I’ve just learned from #paulainsworth on @saturdaykitchen that you can use a tomato vine in roast potatoes and veg like a bay leaf. Extra scent and flavor! I’m so thrilled.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I’ve just learned from #paulainsworth on @saturdaykitchen that you can use a tomato vine in roast potatoes and veg like a bay leaf. Extra scent and flavor! I’m so thrilled.
These new Zweifel Truffle Cashews I got at the petrol station smell and taste exactly (somehow) like the dry gin martini my father drank every night after work, "olive and a twist, both, please." To this day I've never had a sip of one, so this Proustian moment is impossible to explain. Madeleine?
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
These new Zweifel Truffle Cashews I got at the petrol station smell and taste exactly (somehow) like the dry gin martini my father drank every night after work, "olive and a twist, both, please." To this day I've never had a sip of one, so this Proustian moment is impossible to explain. Madeleine?
This isn't a random thing. It's my friend Ken, a real person, a really GOOD person. And his partner Jude, who's really great too. I hope posting this might help. Feel free to share it further. That would be wonderful. youtu.be/WLHv0Z_7rHw
Ken Is Seeking A Living Kidney Donor | What I Am Looking For
YouTube video by Ken Polotan
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This isn't a random thing. It's my friend Ken, a real person, a really GOOD person. And his partner Jude, who's really great too. I hope posting this might help. Feel free to share it further. That would be wonderful. youtu.be/WLHv0Z_7rHw
Reposted by Nancy Freund
Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator. Check out her work here at Comics Beat!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
Reposted by Nancy Freund
Once in a blue moon I write a poem.
November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Once in a blue moon I write a poem.
I've studied much #poetry in academic settings, often super boring & I can say THIS 1st session on sonnets was a delight. Interesting, inspiring, organized, substantial. Can't wait for Rhythm & Ballad in session 2. TY, @saloneurope.bsky.social.
Next session 23 November - Rhythm and The Ballad.
Join us! 🖊 🖋
Join us! 🖊 🖋
Build your knowledge of poetic style and form with our very first course series✨
Have you ever wanted to write poetry but felt held back by your lack of formal knowledge? Or are you already writing poetry and would like a better grounding?
Have you ever wanted to write poetry but felt held back by your lack of formal knowledge? Or are you already writing poetry and would like a better grounding?
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I've studied much #poetry in academic settings, often super boring & I can say THIS 1st session on sonnets was a delight. Interesting, inspiring, organized, substantial. Can't wait for Rhythm & Ballad in session 2. TY, @saloneurope.bsky.social.
true.
You would be kicked out of any writer’s room in existence if you had the villains celebrating a Great Gatsby-themed party while taking away food benefits from millions of poor people.
November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
true.
Every school & summer camp & Rotary exchange & literary conference or retreat I've attended... it's the people who stick around afterwards - zoom, emails, socials, in person - who truly make the thing. Last night's mtg w/#LucyCaldwell's Short Stories 3 die-hards was brilliant. So smart! So generous!
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Every school & summer camp & Rotary exchange & literary conference or retreat I've attended... it's the people who stick around afterwards - zoom, emails, socials, in person - who truly make the thing. Last night's mtg w/#LucyCaldwell's Short Stories 3 die-hards was brilliant. So smart! So generous!
Sad I couldn't make it! I KNOW it was fabulous.
Moley holey. Gotta love this lot. @saloneurope.bsky.social
The online salon is on!
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Sad I couldn't make it! I KNOW it was fabulous.
Last night's EWS @saloneurope.bsky.social #poetry session w/French poet Julie Irigaray was GOOD! I'm glad I'm in the full course. Next one - November 23. #Alexandrine Metre has 12 syllables per line... Take that, #IambicPentameter of my youth! It's for all levels, so if you're tempted, join!
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Last night's EWS @saloneurope.bsky.social #poetry session w/French poet Julie Irigaray was GOOD! I'm glad I'm in the full course. Next one - November 23. #Alexandrine Metre has 12 syllables per line... Take that, #IambicPentameter of my youth! It's for all levels, so if you're tempted, join!
In high school we had a bar called Someplace Nice. In college we had a bar called Father’s Office. Now I’m a full-fledged grown up in a bar called Study Hall. I’m not with a load of drunk pals though… I’m with a good book. And a pen. So there’s that.
October 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In high school we had a bar called Someplace Nice. In college we had a bar called Father’s Office. Now I’m a full-fledged grown up in a bar called Study Hall. I’m not with a load of drunk pals though… I’m with a good book. And a pen. So there’s that.
I’m very good at finding my next #book for the European Writers Salon book club in fabulous bookstores, but I gotta admit I’m terrible at taking selfies. That’s “I Who Have Never Known Men” by Jacqueline Harpman in front of Pegasus Books in Berkeley California.
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I’m very good at finding my next #book for the European Writers Salon book club in fabulous bookstores, but I gotta admit I’m terrible at taking selfies. That’s “I Who Have Never Known Men” by Jacqueline Harpman in front of Pegasus Books in Berkeley California.
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“Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules” -Ashleigh Brilliant
September 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Rest in peace brilliant Ashleigh Brilliant. 1933-2025. Santa Barbara. Berkeley. London. 💙
“What we need is to realize how little we really need.”
- Ashleigh Brilliant.🌱
- Ashleigh Brilliant.🌱
September 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Rest in peace brilliant Ashleigh Brilliant. 1933-2025. Santa Barbara. Berkeley. London. 💙
Cool!
Hey, did you know that @merriam-webster.com has great merch? I just bought my nephew this very cute monster shirt. Perfect for getting in the halloween mood.
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merriamwebster.threadless.com/designs/mons...
Monster Kids T-Shirt | Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Monster on Kids T-Shirt – monster : an animal of strange or terrifying shape
An apparel design from Merriam-Webster featuring the definition of 'monster.' Perfect for Halloween!
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September 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Cool!
I'm in Switzerland. Neighbour's playing basketball in the driveway, solo, and the sound of it makes all seem right in the world. Especially somehow when his shot misses and he groans & says a thing in French.
September 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm in Switzerland. Neighbour's playing basketball in the driveway, solo, and the sound of it makes all seem right in the world. Especially somehow when his shot misses and he groans & says a thing in French.
Turns out there's a LOT more Taylor Swift music out there than I realized. Every time I go exploring, I really like her stuff, (didn't really know it till she got together with Travis Kelce -- I'm a KC girl) but now I'll really dive in. My answer too: Evermore. 🤎 I'll start there.
which taylor swift album came out closest to your birthday?
Evermore for me! 🤎
Evermore for me! 🤎
September 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Turns out there's a LOT more Taylor Swift music out there than I realized. Every time I go exploring, I really like her stuff, (didn't really know it till she got together with Travis Kelce -- I'm a KC girl) but now I'll really dive in. My answer too: Evermore. 🤎 I'll start there.
Reposted by Nancy Freund
Arthur Sze has been named the new U.S. poet laureate. He succeeds Ada Limón, who has held the position since 2022. During his term as poet laureate, Sze plans to have a special focus on translating poetry originally written in other languages. Read more: at.pw.org/ArthurSze
September 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Arthur Sze has been named the new U.S. poet laureate. He succeeds Ada Limón, who has held the position since 2022. During his term as poet laureate, Sze plans to have a special focus on translating poetry originally written in other languages. Read more: at.pw.org/ArthurSze
Having personally cut and (in)expertly folded a boatload of these, I can say they're fabulous to create, and I can't wait to try to roll the dice with my writing. And I do NOT claim responsibility for any wonky ones. TY EWS for an outstanding #writerly experience in Brussels! #ewsbrussels2025
Are you wondering about the little paper boxes on tables all over Full Circle at #EWSBrussels2025?
Wonder no more!
Here, in their creator Europeana’s own words, are six ways to use them to kickstart your writing
Wonder no more!
Here, in their creator Europeana’s own words, are six ways to use them to kickstart your writing
Six ways to play with Europeana story dice - Download, cut out and fold, roll and be inspired!
Use Europeana story dice to develop your storytelling and creative idea generation
www.europeana.eu
September 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Having personally cut and (in)expertly folded a boatload of these, I can say they're fabulous to create, and I can't wait to try to roll the dice with my writing. And I do NOT claim responsibility for any wonky ones. TY EWS for an outstanding #writerly experience in Brussels! #ewsbrussels2025
Hooray! More Michael Rosen!
August 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Hooray! More Michael Rosen!
I've been #T1D for 33 years. Tom & Crystel's youtube is really valuable! This one on #morning blood sugars is especially good - even when you've been working hard to fine tune 24/7 for 3 decades plus. #hydration #movement #split-long-acting-insulin www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ipm... #diabetes
Sharing Our Morning Blood Sugar Routine (That Actually Works) - Ep. 14
YouTube video by Diabetes Unlocked
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August 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I've been #T1D for 33 years. Tom & Crystel's youtube is really valuable! This one on #morning blood sugars is especially good - even when you've been working hard to fine tune 24/7 for 3 decades plus. #hydration #movement #split-long-acting-insulin www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ipm... #diabetes