A shy bird of made of wires. Ever early; eats no worms. Writing, language games, some Esperanto. Remember me from school? Pronouns: surprise me. Flyover country, Northern Hemisphere wires by my friend Cindy Oliver (not me)https://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lf3w3wyhes2xJanuary Blues? Here's "The Tomb of Pan" (233 words) by pioneering fantasist Lord Dunsany, as reprinted in The Golden Book Magazine (Jan 1927). More info in the comments. 📚🪐💙 #mythology06 Jan 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3w3wyhes2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lewlqforgs27Another extraordinary Gujarati poem translated by the ever-thoughtful @nileshb.bsky.social in the comments. Social context is provided, too. Give it a read. #poetry #langsky #writingcommunity [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jan 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewlqforgs27https://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lerlefhvqc2tEven if (like me) you can't read Gujarati, @nileshb.bsky.social has translated this lonesome poem into English in the comments. #poetry [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jan 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerlefhvqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3leq2bfbidk2iThanks kindly, Walt Whitman; I will endeavor to be 𝑎𝑠 "ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦" 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 in the new year. #poetry #booksky (photo of The Golden Book, Jan 1927)02 Jan 2025 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3leq2bfbidk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lepl765ins2iJust look at this lovely cover illustration by Amy Hogeboom from The Golden Book Magazine (Jan 1927). Hogeboom also authored several "how to draw" animal books. I'll share some of magazines' contents (including a Lord Dunsany story!) this month as well. #booksky01 Jan 2025 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepl765ins2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lcjconbvdk2nLet's play a game. Quickly find & share a phrase from whatever you're reading or writing that would make good Lyrics from a Blues Song! #writing #booksky #music @theresewalsh.bsky.social @bookfella.bsky.social @littlestrings.bsky.social @trinadas.bsky.social @sotirazbook.bsky.social04 Dec 2024 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjconbvdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lcgwu7n7qc25A card from the game Bring Your Own Book. Playing is easy: 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 & 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐑 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 (𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲!) 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡. #writingcommunity #mythology #games #booksky @bookfella.bsky.social @kateandsee.bsky.social @trinadas.bsky.social04 Dec 2024 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgwu7n7qc25https://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lcedd7zd6c2tHere's my editing moustache. I managed to affix it despite not having lips, so all you ladies, gentlemen, and nonbinary paragons out there have no excuse not to strap one on. @sotirazbook.bsky.social @bookfella.bsky.social #writing #editingmoustache #writingcommunity #booksky02 Dec 2024 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcedd7zd6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lcciyvrvqk2nThe book (War with the Mutant Spider Ants, Edward Packard) is asking if I should try to trap the insect, watch it a while, or return to Aunt Lily's to tell her about it. What should I do? (I skipped past the boring bits at the start.) #booksky #chooseyourownadventure02 Dec 2024 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcciyvrvqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/birdfromschool.bsky.social/post/3lcbx3qvnc22iHello! I'm bird. I'm going to perch over here. Is this a good idea?02 Dec 2024 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:no7sdt5b2r7ebclzydu7uqdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbx3qvnc22i