PSA: Did you know you can support your favorite writer without buying their book? Get it from the library! We still get paid - and often the library will get the book if you request it, which you can usually do on their website. Spread the word!
forgive the earnest posting, but there have been a few pieces of certifiably Good News in the last few weeks here in Toronto and i feel like sharing them they all share the common trait of addressing problems in a more socially conscious way (short thread)
just a reminder that when you’re feeling overwhelmed and powerless, look for someone you *can* help, and help them. then remember that helping others is one of the most powerful things any of us can do. i believe in us. 🖤
Wanna know how dark the sky can get? You have to get away from city lights, and atmosphere lights, and even solar system lights. In fact, launching a probe to interstellar space past Pluto is the way to go. And then you find the universe itself glows..… www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
The night sky isn’t perfectly dark—instead it glows faintly, and the source isn’t exactly local
There was a story about mules having no problem navigating the washed-out broken roads to bring meds and other supplies to stranded folks, also. A good reminder that tech isn't always going to save us.
Days later I'm just recovering. I don't know how extroverts do it.
Did you know that there was a mental help line just for people going through a disaster? Natural disasters as well as "incidents of community unrest." I didn't. But I'm glad to know of it now. www.samhsa.gov/find-help/di...
The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is the first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 ...
Save journalism with UBI. Grants for artists (or anyone with a public arts idea). More community theater and amateur orchestras, more arts funding for schools, writers' groups in libraries. This is not the most important thing we could do but it would be my crusade.