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Cora | Orchid

@orchidscript.bsky.social

she/her/hers writer, by unpopular demand

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Eric Smith@ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 7d ago

I think the most “adult who was in a gifted and talented program as a kid” thing I could have done to myself was become an author. Just giving myself endless homework and a need for people to be proud of me forever.

Bookshop.org@bookshop.org · last wk.

Join us in celebrating Latine Heritage Month by purchasing a new book written by a Latine author! 📚 From now through September 30, use code LHM26 and get 15% off select titles. See the full list of recommendations from booksellers at Latine-owned bookstores: bookshop.org/info/latine-...

Latine Heritage Month

Join Bookshop.org in celebrating Latine Heritage Month Sept. 15 to Sept. 30. Purchase a new book by a Hispanic or Latin American author and receive 20% off at checkout with code: LHM25

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@missedinhistory.bsky.social · 4w ago

The second part of Percy Fawcett's story delves into his fascination with a document known as Manuscript 512 and how it impacted his life. His obsession led to his disappearance; there has been endless speculation about what exactly happened. Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...

Square promotional graphic for the podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class. The background shows a weathered, yellowed manuscript page covered in faded handwritten script, with worn edges and signs of age. The podcast title appears across the top in white and dark blue text, with the show's purple profile icon in the upper right corner. A dark blue circular badge in the lower right reads, “Percy Fawcett, Manuscript 512, and a Lost City in the Amazon, Pt. 2.”
Evie | everwitch🌻@everwitch.bsky.social · last mo.

if you ever see someone talk about their WIP and you're curious beyond that snippet/moodboard/etc. but you don't want to bother them - oh my god, you could never! writing can be the loneliest thing. go talk to that person about their story. it's gonna be such a fun time! 💜

Cora | Orchid@orchidscript.bsky.social · last mo.

Celebrity deaths never hit me, but Dolly was not just a celebrity to us. She was a neighbor — not literally, but close. She and my nana grew up in the same town in Tennessee. She sounds like my people. Her stories sound like our’s. To take from my nana today: “We were blessed to have her.”

Picture of a farm field in high summer, Roan Mountain, Tennessee. Black cows graze under cloudy blue skies and the foothills of the Smokey Mountains stand in the background.
Library of Congress@librarycongress.bsky.social · last mo.

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
@missedinhistory.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Swing Riots took place in eastern and southern England in the years between the Luddite uprising and the Rebecca Riots. One of the hallmarks of the riots was the destruction of threshing machines – but that’s just part of the story. Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...

Square promotional graphic for the podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class. The background features a hand-colored historical illustration of the Swing Riots, showing villagers rushing through a rural village as a thatched-roof house burns, sending large red flames and black smoke into the sky. People carry belongings, operate a hand-pumped fire hose, and gather around carts and livestock, creating a scene of unrest and urgency. The podcast title appears across the top in white and dark blue text, with the show's purple profile icon in the upper right corner. A dark blue circular badge in the lower right reads, “Swing Riots.”
Cora | Orchid@orchidscript.bsky.social · 2mo ago

am I allowed to be annoyed at historical fiction novels that advertise one era and then show a completely different era of fashion? Like, ma’am, that’s not regency that’s 1830s. Look at that Cindy Lou Who hair! Those big ass sleeves! 1830s!! Instagram makes me grumpy

Cora | Orchid@orchidscript.bsky.social · 2mo ago

feeling motivated so, the current two projects on my slate. genuinely excited about both of them, and about the other things I’m working on. writing has been hard this year, and last year, but I’m more comfortable with that these days than I used to be.

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