Thinker, Writer, Educator. Building a life on reason, empathy, and baked goods. I keep the good stuff at AmyLeask.substack.com, AmyLeask.com and RedTKidsMedia.com. She/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mumzttd5ct2zYears later, I'm still trying to figure out "human". https://amyleask.substack.com/p/i-am-the-yetiagain03 Sep 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumzttd5ct2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mu5wzpqoci2xHow lost is lost, exactly? Is it the end of the road, or just a bend in it? Grab a little thinker, take a walk, and try out this big question! https://youtube.com/shorts/1wludMZ0MUs?feature=share28 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5wzpqoci2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mu3glp4tkl2qIt'll be different, but it'll still be there. https://amyleask.substack.com/p/dodging-the-meteorite27 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3glp4tkl2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mtwccvy6z62aTime to get in touch with our inner 80's TV icon? It might really help. https://amyleask.substack.com/p/the-age-of-macgyver?r=2kiffo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true25 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwccvy6z62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mttrr3saau2qYou can be brilliant and quirky at the same time, right? Here are the receipts: https://youtube.com/shorts/anlguCdQlec?feature=share24 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttrr3saau2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mtoqultqoi2kIf you're on a walk, do you think about big questions like this one? https://youtube.com/shorts/6cDSs_knacs?feature=share22 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoqultqoi2khttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mtjpyqbch62kIt's never going to heal if we don't stop picking (on each other). https://amyleask.substack.com/p/a-plage-of-otherness20 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjpyqbch62khttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mth7i7zn7222Okay, maybe these famous philosophers were brilliant, but they could also be a bit on the quirky side. https://youtube.com/shorts/DL9tmjgkDCw?feature=share19 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth7i7zn7222https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mtesdr76mk22Break out the duct tape, bubble gum and rubber bands! This may be just the right time to get reacquainted with a beloved 80's TV icon. https://amyleask.substack.com/p/the-age-of-macgyver?r=2kiffo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true18 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtesdr76mk22https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mtc363n2tw26Do you and your little thinker know Mr. Hobbes? Well, maybe you should! Here's a place to introduce yourselves: https://youtube.com/shorts/Wo6wqyNlKVg?feature=share17 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc363n2tw26https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mt5axe7ntw2kOkay, so it isn't always fun to ask the difficult questions, but maybe we should be doing it anyway. https://amyleask.substack.com/p/philosophy-as-pain15 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5axe7ntw2khttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mst3rogvnp2hWhat does it feel like to collectively want something to change, like really, really want things to be different, and then a few decades later find out that they haven't and they aren't? https://open.substack.com/pub/amyleask/p/the-times-they-are-a-changin?r=2kiffo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true11 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst3rogvnp2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mslh24bb2i2pWhat makes a sport a sport? Take a walk, and have a think! https://youtube.com/shorts/OEaK9ZS52t4?feature=share08 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslh24bb2i2phttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3msgmti6og623Your grade 9 English teacher may have been onto something. https://amyleask.substack.com/p/making-it-through-with-metaphor06 Aug 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgmti6og623https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3msgg6gqv6s22What kinds of jobs can #robots do? What kinds of jobs do we want them to do? Hmmm... Good questions for a little thinker! https://youtube.com/shorts/z39PVbnFQl0?feature=share06 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgg6gqv6s22https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3msbfbhitho26I'm still waiting for the second part of these times that are a-changin', the part where stuff actually happens. Anyone else? https://open.substack.com/pub/amyleask/p/the-times-they-are-a-changin?r=2kiffo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true04 Aug 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbfbhitho26https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3ms6unungfk2sKids love learning about famous thinkers from around the world and throughout history! This week, introduce them to #SimonedeBeauvoir! https://youtube.com/shorts/K3prUElvC3c?feature=share03 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6unungfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mrxjxxe2na25Maybe moving forward means taking a closer look at the risks we take? https://amyleask.substack.com/p/how-big-a-leap-is-it31 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxjxxe2na25https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mrxgmyezeq22#Philosophy On A Walk: Some Thoughts On Creativity Share this big question (and a nice walk) with a little thinker! https://youtube.com/shorts/60i6WS1aGr4?feature=share31 Jul 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxgmyezeq22https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mruzkop5so2cWhat if we started to look at philosophy with a fresh pair of eyes? https://amyleask.substack.com/p/philosophy-is-not-a-four-letter-word30 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruzkop5so2chttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mrscfeg7dl2cDo robots have to follow rules? Ask a little thinker (and maybe Isaac Asimov)! https://youtube.com/shorts/GjA9tNi0Bxc?feature=share29 Jul 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrscfeg7dl2chttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mrprwqlfxe24Do you and your little thinker know Val Plumwood? Well, you (both) should! Here's a quick introduction to this amazing mind! https://youtube.com/shorts/ZYJcqvpCxzM?feature=share28 Jul 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrprwqlfxe24https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mrnet3ixie2nYup, and that last little bit of a project will really kick your butt. https://open.substack.com/pub/amyleask/p/the-view-from-the-end-of-a-book?r=2kiffo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true27 Jul 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnet3ixie2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mrdgau7p5r2dIt really is okay to be in the dark once in a while. It may actually be helpful. amyleask.substack.com/p/i-dont-know https://amyleask.substack.com/p/i-dont-know23 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdgau7p5r2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mr6fatol4k25That last five to ten percent of a writing project (maybe any project) will getcha. Notes from the final stretch of a children's book: https://open.substack.com/pub/amyleask/p/the-view-from-the-end-of-a-book?r=2kiffo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true21 Jul 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6fatol4k25https://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mr5znvlcw22kI’m at “that point” in the process of creating a book. 😀 https://open.substack.com/pub/amyleask/p/the-view-from-the-end-of-a-book?r=2kiffo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email21 Jul 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5znvlcw22khttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mqwnde2l6x2xAre some ideas just so big that they leave us without the words to describe or explain them? Which ones are too big for words? Ask a little thinker! https://youtube.com/shorts/05qMMFdyyxU?feature=share18 Jul 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwnde2l6x2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mqrmnoq7jz2kHave you and your little thinker met Buddha? Here's a fun intro to this amazing mind! https://youtube.com/shorts/ECCJN6RliKY?feature=share16 Jul 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrmnoq7jz2khttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mqp7cnz6ob2wMaybe we run on a little too long about ourselves and our lives, but it might not be all bad. https://amyleask.substack.com/p/why-fiction-writers-are-chronic-oversharers15 Jul 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp7cnz6ob2whttps://bsky.app/profile/amyleask.bsky.social/post/3mqmlm4y6zo24Just how much can we change the future...or the past? Got a little thinker who's interested in history, or maybe time travel? Try this one with them! https://youtube.com/shorts/zwS8dCpyD18?feature=share14 Jul 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:we26ick43fzrakzs2wlzzi2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmlm4y6zo24