dranise.bsky.social
Called by the line where the sky meets the sea. Doctor. Biblioholic.
👤 Joined on 30 November 2023
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@dranise.bsky.socialDolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Show PostImagine writing a song as good as I Will Always Love You and another song as good as Jolene in the same week, and not having it be in the top ten best things about you! We will not see anyone like her again.
Show PostWhen we say Dolly Parton changed lives, she did, it was clear, it was evident, it was everywhere. The Imagination Library was a supreme act of loving children and families and showing it through books and money and effort. The Moderna vaccines she funded. The money she poured into her hometown.
Show PostI started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.
Show PostOne thing that is obvious from the Odyssey/Wilson discourse is that English comprehension and attention spans have taken a hit over the last...dunno, few years?
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