💙 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/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/3mi5pjmv5is2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mhwetqgrkk2wSunset from my city window! Loving you, St. Louis. ❤️26 Mar 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwetqgrkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mh53rrpql22wTomorrow spring break ends and I will teach two classes. One will look at The Master Key by Togawa Masako. The other includes stories by Enchi Fumiko. All feature older women. Like me! Thank goodness for great role models! 🤪15 Mar 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh53rrpql22whttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mh53lvi7nc2wI’m 70!!! Turning 60 was exciting, but that’s so old now. 70 is already a great year.15 Mar 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh53lvi7nc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mgzl4nnmuc2kHappy 314 Day, St. Louis!14 Mar 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzl4nnmuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mgsruabe222oHey Dissertators! Pick a topic you love. Such obvious advice , but it doesn’t hurt to repeat. Here’s my story. https://www.rebecca-copeland.com/pick-a-topic-you-love-the-best-advice-for-dissertators/11 Mar 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsruabe222ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mgrsxrxw622yA few seconds of calm:gulls overhead and dolphins gliding. Virginia Beach.11 Mar 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrsxrxw622yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mgpbtxtz6k2n10 Mar 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpbtxtz6k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mgnrcrfgq22hEven with the fish kill, Virginia Beach is beautiful.09 Mar 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnrcrfgq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mgimgspfq22nTrump demanded the removal of plaques in Philly honoring the people George Washington enslaved. A federal judge ordered the reinstatement, ruling that the removal constituted an attempt to alter historical records. The panels have yet to be returned. The obvious absence tells a chilling story.07 Mar 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgimgspfq22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stlrebecca.bsky.social/post/3mgim7x6gvk2nIsaiah Zagar’s mosaics, South Street, Philadelphia. It was a chilly day, but the art was warm and beautiful.07 Mar 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:eo7c4fyfyisjbzelrmh2qvmo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgim7x6gvk2n