💙 Writer, runner, resister, wanderer, translator and professor, flood survivor. Debut novel The Kimono Tattoo. www.rebecca-copeland.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3myt66xk4us2k27 Oct 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3myt66xk4us2khttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mv3sbqpo222mI enjoyed speaking with Wendy Jones Nakanishi about her latest novel, Falling Leaves. https://www.rebecca-copeland.com/falling-leaves-an-interview-with-wendy-jones-nakanishi/09 Sep 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3sbqpo222mhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mv2e7367cs2yMoving. People who stop by to make a repair ask if I’m moving in or out. I guess it’s not obvious. I guess we’re all always moving somewhere.09 Sep 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2e7367cs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mv2e2fuvc22yI love the story shoes tell.09 Sep 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2e2fuvc22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mturi7c2gs2bCleaning my house in preparation to move and came across these old racing bibs. They don’t take up much space, I think I’ll keep them awhile longer.25 Aug 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mturi7c2gs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mscgjxlxzk2dBreaking: Amendment 4 and 5 in Missouri have been voted down in a landslide!!! Guess we “showed you,” Kehoe.05 Aug 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscgjxlxzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mscelbpuik2dSummer rains and the refuge of a porch. #stlouis05 Aug 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscelbpuik2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mrti5kvtyc2qDr. Fauci saved my life when the world was collapsing. If not for him, we’d be injecting bleach and gagging on horse dewormer. I’ll never forget how scared we all were and how his presence offered reassurance. Instead of skewering him, we should be thanking him30 Jul 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrti5kvtyc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mrbesegh4k2eThe whole world is going to hell. Trump being trump; ICE killing innocent people; Israel being a terrorist country; McConnell denying he’s dead; and all that and more. Still, heaven breaks through. (And by heaven, I mean the sun.)22 Jul 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbesegh4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mqzyl3ppoc2pMAGA Masculinity…20 Jul 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzyl3ppoc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mqkwbf3sos2zThese snaps make great wallpapers!14 Jul 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkwbf3sos2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mpmxtalsps2t02 Jul 2026 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmxtalsps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mpgdkmlgoc2eGolden morning.29 Jun 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgdkmlgoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mo7iso5e4c2wButterflies don’t care; they just do butterfly things.14 Jun 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7iso5e4c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mnqk6quqj22xDreams of yesteryear. I once was a triathlete. And now that past is hanging forgotten in my garage. But oh, there was a time!08 Jun 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqk6quqj22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mldibs5qpc2tPinwheels at Yanagidani Kannon in Nagaoka-kyo.08 May 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldibs5qpc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mldhrpj4mc2tWatch out!!!08 May 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldhrpj4mc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mkk2fqbmv22oWater harp at Enkoji. Sound on, please.🥰28 Apr 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk2fqbmv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mkfdugw2vc2zRuth was fictional, but she lived here. #thekimonotattoo26 Apr 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfdugw2vc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mkfdsbjhd22zReturning to the beloved past. Tanizaki, Honen-in, and my fictional friend, Ruth. https://www.rebecca-copeland.com/edited-out-part-four-tanizaki-and-the-homeless-cuckoo/26 Apr 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfdsbjhd22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mkfcgiot6c2zDang! Now what will I do!26 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfcgiot6c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mkabacjd4c2bFoxes and tanuki24 Apr 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkabacjd4c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mkab6aj77s2bI love a good cross breeze.24 Apr 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkab6aj77s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mkab3zs6a22b24 Apr 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkab3zs6a22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mkab2um56c2bSeven lucky gods X infinity.24 Apr 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkab2um56c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mk3f6yfuis2vOne of my favorite temples in Kyoto, high in the eastern hills.22 Apr 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3f6yfuis2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mjyrogya322xJust here to say, not all of Kyoto is saturated with tourists. But never you mind about those unsaturated spots!21 Apr 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyrogya322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mjyraqoyhc2xHeron vs lizard at Takaraike in Kyoto.21 Apr 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyraqoyhc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mipmwi5j6s2mToo soon?05 Apr 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipmwi5j6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mi5pjmv5is2lNo Kings!! Manchester, St.Louis County! We numbered in the 1000s. Cars honked, children played, oldsters swapped protest stories. It was glorious.28 Mar 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5pjmv5is2l