Mike Brislen 🇩🇯🇰🇪🇫🇷🇺🇲🇪🇹🇬🇧
@yurugu67.bsky.social
I recently retired from teaching at James Madison University. I have personal and intellectual interests. Personally, I enjoy sports, gardening, hiking, reading, and warm places.
Apathy is the biggest problem.
October 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Apathy is the biggest problem.
French and Somali language film made by a young filmmaker in Djibouti. It was a really good film.
August 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
French and Somali language film made by a young filmmaker in Djibouti. It was a really good film.
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 18: Arundhati Roy
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 18: Arundhati Roy
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
July 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 18: Arundhati Roy
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 18: Arundhati Roy
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 17: Alice Walker
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 17: Alice Walker
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
July 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 17: Alice Walker
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 17: Alice Walker
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 16: Shannon Chakraborty
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 16: Shannon Chakraborty
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
July 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 16: Shannon Chakraborty
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 16: Shannon Chakraborty
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 15: Kelly Brown Douglas
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 15: Kelly Brown Douglas
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
July 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 15: Kelly Brown Douglas
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 15: Kelly Brown Douglas
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 14: Nalo Hopkinson
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 14: Nalo Hopkinson
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
July 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 14: Nalo Hopkinson
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 14: Nalo Hopkinson
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 13: Sofia Samatar
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 13: Sofia Samatar
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 13: Sofia Samatar
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 13: Sofia Samatar
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 12: Saidiya Hartman
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 12: Saidiya Hartman
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 12: Saidiya Hartman
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 12: Saidiya Hartman
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
This study concludes that when a people are no longer existentially threatened by poverty and have reached a level of society security, that religious devotion and adherence decline. They looked at countries around the world. The US was noted as the only exception.
June 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This study concludes that when a people are no longer existentially threatened by poverty and have reached a level of society security, that religious devotion and adherence decline. They looked at countries around the world. The US was noted as the only exception.
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 11: Shirin Ebadi
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
#Iran
In honor of Iran. Ebadi is also a great and important writer.
Day 11: Shirin Ebadi
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
#Iran
In honor of Iran. Ebadi is also a great and important writer.
June 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 11: Shirin Ebadi
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
#Iran
In honor of Iran. Ebadi is also a great and important writer.
Day 11: Shirin Ebadi
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
#Iran
In honor of Iran. Ebadi is also a great and important writer.
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 10: Louise Erdrich
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 10: Louise Erdrich
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 10: Louise Erdrich
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 10: Louise Erdrich
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 9: Imani Perry
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 9: Imani Perry
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 9: Imani Perry
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 9: Imani Perry
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 8: Nnedi Okorafor
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 8: Nnedi Okorafor
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 8: Nnedi Okorafor
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 8: Nnedi Okorafor
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 7: Octavia Butler
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 7: Octavia Butler
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 7: Octavia Butler
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 7: Octavia Butler
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
#booksky
I just finished this book. Read others by the same author. She is an incredible writer. I'm posting this here, because I hear very little about her. This book is simply incredible.
I just finished this book. Read others by the same author. She is an incredible writer. I'm posting this here, because I hear very little about her. This book is simply incredible.
June 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#booksky
I just finished this book. Read others by the same author. She is an incredible writer. I'm posting this here, because I hear very little about her. This book is simply incredible.
I just finished this book. Read others by the same author. She is an incredible writer. I'm posting this here, because I hear very little about her. This book is simply incredible.
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 6: Toni Morrison
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 6: Toni Morrison
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 6: Toni Morrison
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 6: Toni Morrison
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Here are some examples where nonviolence stopped dictatorship.
June 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Here are some examples where nonviolence stopped dictatorship.
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 5: Thrity Umrigar
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 5: Thrity Umrigar
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 5: Thrity Umrigar
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 5: Thrity Umrigar
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 4: Ursula LeGuin
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 4: Ursula LeGuin
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 4: Ursula LeGuin
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 4: Ursula LeGuin
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 3: Angie Kim
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 3: Angie Kim
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 3: Angie Kim
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 3: Angie Kim
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 2: N.K. Jemisin
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 2: N.K. Jemisin
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 2: N.K. Jemisin
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 2: N.K. Jemisin
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 1: Silvia Moreno Garcia
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 1: Silvia Moreno Garcia
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
June 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
Day 1: Silvia Moreno Garcia
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙
Day 1: Silvia Moreno Garcia
#Writers #Authors #BookSky #AuthorChallenge #writing #women #womenwriters 📚💙